Evening star., 1898-06-04
THE QUESTION OF DISTANCE.
Hemoteness of Some of the Scenes OF
Warltke Action

Hemoteness of Some of the Scenes OF
Warltke Action.
From the New York Tribune
Some one who was asked tho o,har ao,,
how long IT would take to send aid from
San Francisco to Commodore Dewey at
Manila, was surprised TO learn that the
fastest ocean liners would do well 10 make
the voyage in two weeks. and that most
vessels would require nearer three weeks
Tor the trip. In view Of the Jack OF exact
knowledge as to the distances between the
various geographical points now prominent
IN the war news. brief statement regard
ing the most important OF them may bs
useful
From San Francisco TO Manila the dis
lance Is, in round numbers about 6Egp
,i.iies, or nearly 100 miles more than twice
the distance between New York and IIy-
eipool 1t is 2.oso miles from San Frar-
cisco TO Hawaii. and about 4,ala nIIrs
from Hawaii to Manila. so that II the y.r.
~. ~ touched AT Hawaii on her way across
the Pacific TO Manila she would leaye tho
ulrect course slightly and increase her vov-
age 10 about 700 miles. From Hong Kor1
TO Manila Commodore Dewcy's ships had n
southeast.
The distances between various points on
the Atlantic ocean have also been discussed
IN IN reference TO the probable movements of
I fnKs q
Nome rendezvous OF the Spanish navy to
Ihe canary Islands Is 200 miles from Ca6iz
70 tne cape Verde Islands about tU,Ica a.
al OF nearly LOO miles. The distance be-
tween Cadiz and New York is nearly 2ag
miles, and the Canary and Cane Verde Isl-
anus each group about the same distance
from inns city. are more than 3n miles
11earer pia 70 US than Cad.z. From Cadlz u
mo Janeiro fs over 5000 miles. from, Nh
hofk TO Rio. $500 The distance h.tu-..,
new York and Porto Rico is | 43O rnIlea
anu TINS is on the direct route TO Rio 80
pn 1,la. II uhe oregons course is from Rio 10
Porto Rico, she had. on leaving RIO. ahov,
100 miles TO travel in order 10 make tbs
island From New York to Havana n =
miles. ''i"' O.
The difference in time betveap ,ho .0,
ters OF war news is point which mus, bs
observed IN order TO form a correct i,I.a a.,
siie reports rega garding the work of distant
n ,oices manila is nearly the antipodes of
~" iork, being situated on the 10th mer-
inlan east Of Greenwich. as New York Is
on the i4th west. The difference I'm TIM
between the two places is thirteen hours or
IN other words. Manila clocks are thirten
,loufs ahead or those here. The battle of
mania Bay, which began at : O'clock on
sunday morning, May l. according TO the
ulspatches, was thus being fought on Sat-
uIday afternoon by New York time no
ginning at about o'clock In London tbs
,iour was O'Clock in the evening and a,
Gaaurlu, where the actual time is fourteen
ci niteen minutes behind that of Green
,n' wien' IL was $40 I'm. III the report of tho
naiie mad been transmitted promptIy 10
tnis city, there would thus have been an
other example of the familiar but peculiar
experience of getting news of an event ON
lhf, DAY before that event took place But
owing to the delay caused because the ~
sage went through Spanish channels. no
report of Deweys victory reached New
hork until Sunday night
me actual or local time at Havana is
NlPJn
YORK; that OF Rio Janero is two hours
ahead OF New York. At the Hawaiian Isl
ands, situated on and about the l55th ner
ieidn west longitude, the time is about
five hours and a half behind or o.. .rijar tba,.
the time here, so that at noon in this CITY
III Is $50 am. at Honolulu