The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-01


sent. left postal card with the Cable
company. which IL 20 be forwarded 70 YOU
through friend as soon as the Official
cablegram reaches the United States. an
nouncing our safe arrival in ST Thomas
We have had a most exceptionally pleas
ant cruise so far. as regards weather
Bright moonlight nights and no blows
! TO amount TO anything. Our ice gave out
when we were three days out OF Newport
and the water had 70 be distilled. making
| a somewhat salty and sure enough
aeroated.
We keep a water monkey fun which
makes a difference OF ten TO fifteen de-
! grees of temperature These water
monkeys are any form CT water pots made
Of earth. which when hung in breeze
cause a rapid evaporation TO take place
| thereby producing an artificial lack Of
heat, the same principle as evaporating
ammonia makes ice.
The things intend TO buy al ST. Thomas
are numerous and varied We go 10 Car
aecoa toward the end of the cruise where
I intend to see a bull fight.
| The first land we saw was night before
| last and IL was in my watch that II was
discovered II is Sombrero Island. phos-
| phorous deposit formed by the sea- They
| fly the British naval reserve flag There
| Is a light on il and II marks the best
/ entrance 10 the sea. enclosed by the Wind
/ ward islands on the east and the Leaward
/ islands on the north. About twenty peo-
pie live there in small frame houses. There
! is not tree on the island. which is about
! fifty or sixty acres in extent and the
| sea washes right over it. The next in
sight was Saba islands. mountain stick
| ing right out OF the sea 2.25O feet. II can
| be seen fifty miles with clear atmosphere
ST Thomas is a Danish island and cur
| consul there Is a negro.
| For the last fifteen days have had my
| daily bath in cold water and enjoy this
! climate for that reason. having been so
! far north most Of the winter.
/ Millonaires spend their winters coming
I here in their yachts 10 enjoy this weather
/ and spend thousands OF dollars In this
| vicinity
The apprentice boys on board are great
/ deal better lot than ! expected 70 ind
| them. You know how I love youngsters
and there are about FIVE Of the brightest.
| quickest, cleanest little fellows you ever
/ saw in any division. Or. Johnson took
/ our pictures Sunday. which I Will send
/ you may not look very natural 20 you
/ as I had a two weeks growth OF scat
1 tered beard at the time.
| Sunday. February s. we arrived safely
! In 81. Thomas. Found a Danish Eunboat
| and a Russian cruiser here. besides
| GoeIet's yacht. We sent an officer to
| return the boarding calls Of each nan-of-
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| our arrival and ask him when he will
| visit the ship officially. He comes to-
| morrow and am 20 go for him in one
| OF our boats. then our captain viii return
/ his call. This OF course Is naval etiquette
| We expected 70 find the United States
| Eunboat Annapolis here upon our arrival.
! but she was delayed at barbados. She
/ also belongs with the vicksburg 10 the
| apprentice training squadron.
/ The weather IS extremely warm and
/ our captain refuses To allow u 20 wear
| our white uniforms This IL certainly n
very pretty old place: very quaint look
! ing. l. IL built on three SUBMITS which
! come down 70 the sea, separately but are
/ Joined in the middle. These are named
( from the tops o. the three masts % =
shlp-fore, main and n1izzen and the ioTn
is built the same distance upon east
/ The houses are all square with red roofa.
| IA. topped and splendid looking from sea-
| Several times a day showers pass over
| produced By the varying temperature q
| the trade winds and the proximity q the
| warm gulf stream. understand that
negotiations are nov on between Denmark
ana tire United States looking toward the
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