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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-08-23

Avanzadds anae1icaoaQs
Pe,Ipeeias
A cuatro Kilometres de distanoia de
ibonito, sc nos present6 le primera di-
,ultad. Dos grandes zanjones de un
etro de profundidad y otro de anchura,
iertos de un borde 4 otro de la csrre-
"a, que mide en- aquel parsje diez me-
>s de anoho, obstaculizaban el paso del
rruaje. que, & costa de muchos esfuer-
8, pudo ser trasladado, caai en- hom :
os, 4 la parte opuesta.
A los nueve kilometros nos cruzamos
ell camino con las primeras fuerzas
!ericanss: tres so.dados que montaban
oallos de gran alzada. NADIA ncs di-
on, Emitandose & saludarnos al pasar,
lriendo cort6smeute.
Novecientos metros mas adelante,
lanos los centinelas de la primera
.nzada, armados de Maisser: igual
tesla 8 igral silencio. Segaimos de
60, y & medic kil6metro escaso, hacia
81, se nos ofreci6 & la vista el primer
npamento, levantado ambos hanoos
la carretera. Componen diohas fuer'
oien hombres, al mando de un capi :
ALI SO nos detuvo y Sc nos mani :
IS que habfa orden terminate de nc
mitir el trAnsito. En- virtui de nues
insistenola, una vez discutido ell pun.
aocedi6 ell jefe & que nuehtro compa.
don Adrian Lopez Nussa, Sc trasla'
en- compahfa de dos numeros
.ados otro campamento, distante de
como dos millas, & fin de ponerse &
OK con 81 oapitan James, jefe de la
avauzada, perteneoiente al 100. regi'
nto de infan,erfa. Una vez allf, re
sulto por telefono al general Wilson,
mo pudo contestar nj decidir la
,tion por hallarse en- los bsfios de
mo.
Un detalle: ell aparato telef6nico es.
.mplemente oolg ado de un Arbol, jun.
la tienda del jefe.
Despues de dos horas de larga espe
ego el permiso, af1adiendo eli gene
Wilson que enyiarla una escolta con
5 nuestro oompsilero 4 su punto de
da con Is fausts nuevs, y, va entra.
noche, & ESQ de las ocho, nos pusi
en- marchs, pero muy lentamente, &
de la obscuridad y de los peligros
,amino. que por aquel sitio es muy
,ho y muy tortuoeo, con rapidas
ientee.
FL puente denomiaado eCalabaza,, ,
uido en- parte por lbs fuerzas espa
y situsdo oercs do la avanzada de
lanes, ha sido reoompuesto, y pu-
X, atravezarlo sin Inconvenience al
81 capitan James, va citado, por
csmpaInento hubimos de pasar nue..
ate, nos recibi6 CON extremada cor.
Ia, invitandonos & conner y ofrecit n.
cuanto crey6ramos necesario 6 con.
lte para Ia mayor faoiiidad del
el que aoontinuamos despu6s de
sscer :sus ofrecimientos sin aoep.
pooa distancis, or ell puehte do !
denominado eel Atajo, moi espe.
escolts, oompuests del CONAN
de Ingenieros, Mayor Flagler y
ombres, todos ellos montados 60
rogsntes csballos. .ss
compaisdos as estas suerts, liepa
10 $stusts wills 40 4 Coatno POGO
10 Do las dies, hoSpsdAndonos ep
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DELLA CAPITAL a PONCE
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Conforme & 10 que nos ofreciera aver
90. TELEGRAPH, nos env1a nuestro director,
aue una vez mas ha puesto su actividad
"a perspicacia al servicio del publico,
,xtensos 8 interesantfsimos pormenores
.cerca de su viaje, abundante en- peripe'
,ias 8 inoidsntes, aunque no desagrada'
56, |56 no a5np npett4 aeeas Ys ase " 81 .a senior
>asaron la lfnea que ocupan las primeras
,vanxadas americanas.
Hasta Aibonito no ocurri6 s los
isjeros NADIA digno de menciona' SO,
parte dc las denoras que sc vieron pre-
isados sufrir causa de las ditcuita-
!es que ofreo1a el re!evo de tiro, por fal'
q de csballos On los sitios de oostumbre.
Y squf le cedemos la palabra, fin
que commence por ST nj .mo el relate,
ue es por demas sustandioso y ameno:
<Bajo copioea lluvia, las tres J
.ledia de la tsrde, llegamoe & Aibonito,
'onde no SO nos puso obstAcul alguno
ara proseguir el visje. Tpvimos oca-
on de zanzibar ligeras impresiones con
bizarre oomandante &c infanter1a,
uestro amigo don Jose NouF Filas, agra
aci9ndole infiuito las atencipnes y los
onsejos que se sirviera dispehsarnos. A
ouatro y media emprendim6 6s de nue.
la jornads. Pero esto merece capftulo
,arte.
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mean high water. available for docking
gunboats and the very smallest of our
cruisers.
At the New York navy yard are
three docks. one a stone craving doc
OF 800 feet available length. 66 feet
width. and % feet 3 inches depth over
sill. The other two are timber docks,
one 451 feet in available length, SO feet
wide at sill and % feet 8 inches deep
over sill: the other. els feet in available
length. II feet az inches wide at sill.
and 2s feet deep over sill. IL is this
last named dock which to-day Is the
sole dependence for getting our battle
ships and armored cruisers into shape
after the recent war. The situation Of
the New York navy yard complies
with every requisite for a nav yard
site.
At the Philadelphia League Island)
navy yard Is a timber dock 451 feet
long with a depth over sill of % feet 6
inches In the 90-mile reach OF Della
ware river and bay which connect IL
with the open sea but IS feet of water
can be carried at high tide through
dredged and tidal channels. and there is
obstruction In the winter from ice.
While Philadelphia Is an admirable site
for the building of naval ships. its ap-
proach is too difficult for prompt repair
TO injured vessels. Moreover in war
both approach and ingress could be
readily closed by an enemy with mines
placed below any Of it's d~efenses.
Newport News n Norfolk may be
considered together al a naval station.
At the first named place is the large
commercial dock of the Newport News
Shipping company. which can take all
classes OF naval vessels except armored
cruisers and battleships. Newport
News is in all respects a good site for a
naval dry dock. 1t the navy yard at
Norfolk. IL miles away. are two dry
docks. one of stone 2S5 feet in length,
with % feet depth of water on sill; the
other of timber 45l feet in length, and
% feet s inches over sill. The approach
to the navy yard. through Hampton
Roads, is protected by Qualifications
and mine fields.
At the Port Royal, s. c., naval sta
ton is a timber dock 40 feet long with
a depth over sill of IS feet. From the
outer bar to the dock is a distance of
Is miles with a channel which. while
81 feet deep at low water, is too mar
row and shallow to allow a battleship
to anchor at the station.
There are no naval dry docks or ade-
quate docking facilities on the whole
coast of the Gulf of Mexico or upon it's
tributary waters. From commercial
and naval considerations a commission
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SERIOUS LACK OF DRY DOCKS.
Including Those Proposed the United States
Will Only Have as Many as England Has
in the Portsmouth Yard Alone.

II was in the reign Of King Henry
VIII. that the beginning Of the present
British navy was made. and with its
development the modern naval history
OF the world II contemporaneous. 1t
was . necessity of the system of naval
defense tina he instituted. which
should hold England against the world.
that there should be naval stations
where vessels OF war could be fitted u
and to which they could resort for re-
fitting and repairs. In any nava sta
ton the main and essential feature IL
the dry dock. or docks, into which YES
sels are warped to be left high and
dry where they can be overhauled and
needed repairs made.
While In general the great maritime
nations Of the world have increased
their docking facilities to correspond
with the growth of their navies, a sig
nal exception to This rule has been in
case OF the United States. This
country. tardily equipped with war
ships far fever in number than would
nn the requirements of a first-rate ma
Hd power, found itself on the outbreak
of m recent war with Spain with an
avalAabae navy in rating not superior
TO Its antagonist. and with practically
such coast defenses only as could be
exteusporized after 1t was seen that the
war was inevitable. These conditions
were generally understood, but a weak
ness - serious which few outside the
naval experts could appreciate was the
lack Of any means for docking a battle
ship or armored cruiser anywhere upon
a Atlantic coast. Our prompt taking
OF the initiative, In operations against
the Spanish fleets and colonies, the
excellence OF our ships and the brilliant
performance OF the American comman-
dsrs n sunners. together with the
ine~ffectiveness of the enemy. kept our
ships intact and held the Spanish squad
rom from our shores. But had there
been a general naval battle, with fore
es evenly matched, In the Caribbean
sea or on the Canary Islands, whatever
might have been its issue our feet
could scarcely have emerged from the
fight without the necessity of repairs
to most Of the vessels engaged. Eve
with no injury from battle. storm or
accident, had the war been protracted
all our war vessels would have needed
docking In order to have their bottoms
scraped. Yet at a time when II was
certain that war with Spain must come.
there was but one station in all our
1000 miles OF coast line where a bat
tleship or armored cruiser could be
d~ocked-the remote and unavailable
one. the farthest of all removed from
the scene of operations, the naval sta
tion at Puget Sound.
Through the prompt action of the
commander at the New Yor navy
yard the most capacious of the three
docks there was put into condition to
receive our largest warship-and the
spectacle Is seen to-day OF the squadron
Of ironclads which last month returned
in triumph from their glorious achieve
ments in Cuban waters waiting patient
ly each its turn at the dock where but
one ship can be received at a time.
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New Orleans and Tortugss respectively.
and a dock and fresh water basin at
New London, Conn.
AL these proposed new docks would
be of a capacity TO take the largest YES
sells now afloat or likely to be built
hereafter. They could all be completed
In two years, at an estimated cost not
exceeding $40. 900, 600.
1t will carry an idea of our present
need of dry docks to mention the fact
that with the addition Of all the docks
proposed by the board we would have
for naval purposes, on our entire coast
line. but one more dock than Great
Britain has in one of her navy yards
that of Portsmouth.
OF the IL naval docks. such as they
are, that we have, four are of granite.
one of wood and masonry combined
and six of WOO To compare this array
with the complete n permanent
equipment of some of the other mari
time nations of the earth will De in
structive.
Great Britain. besides the many pri-
vate docks available for her naval use.
has CO naval dry docks. OF these "a are
80 feet or more in depth and can dock
the largest ship afoat or any ship that
IL can reasonably be expected will be
built. OF these docks. 43 of which are
in the United Kingdom and 20 in its
distant possessions, all are built Of
stone. concrete or brick, except W.
floating docks, one of iron. the other Of
wood.
France has 43 naval dry docks. Is OF
which have a draft of 80 feet or more.
All are Of masonry except four floating
docks, three of which are for torpedo
craft.
Italy has 13 naval dry docks. OF
which are 20 feet or more in depth.
Three of the docks are floating ones;
the others are built OF stone.
Germany has IL ava docks. one OF
which Is iron. 4 are stone. 3 are OF gran
lite and concrete. and 3 are floating
docks. Two of these docks have a draft
of 20 feet 6 inches; the others are small
er.
Russia has 6 naval docks, . OF which
are at Vladivostock on the Siberian
coast. OF these docks 8 are 30 feet
deep or over. Four are of stone and 2
ire floating docks.
Spain has 6 naval docks, of which 3
are at Cadiz. / is at C~artagena, 1 at
Ferrol and 1 at Lube. Two OF these
docks "a a draft of more than 80
feet, and one a depth of 20 feet 6 inches.
Japan has 3 naval docks, all of stone.
OF these ! is 30 feet deep.
China has z naval docks Of timber or
granite. One Is 30 feet in draft.
II will be seen that In h character
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has 30 feet depth of water over the sill.
being capable OF taking u largest
ships.
In the way Of commercial docks. al
though there are many on the At
lantic coast. the only ones available
among them for naval use are the Erie
Basin at New York and the dock at
Newport News. On the Pacific coast
there is at San Francisco a dry dock.
al Hunters Point. available for the
protected cruiser class. and a hydrau-
lie lift. 40 feet long. at the Union Iron
works, capable OF lifting 1000 tons.
Neither can take an armored cruiser or
battleship.
In 1897 a board of naval officers was
appointed by the secretary OF the navy
TO consider the subject of dry docks re-
quired by the government. OF this
board. which was carefully selected for
the illness OF its members. Rear Ad-
miral Francis NJ. Bunce was senior
member. In an exhaustive report sub
mitted in September. 1897. this board
recommended the establishing Of add
tional concrete docks at the Boston,
New York. Norfolk and Mare Island
navy yards. and OF building similar
docks at Yerba Buena island and San
Pedro on the Pacific coast: also three
steel floating docks at Newport News.
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OF naval md commercial dry docks
there are two types Of the best con-
~ftruction. One of the craving or basin
dock. of wood or masonry. into which
the vessel to be overhauled is warped
and the entrance closed with a caisson
or gate; then the water Is pumped from
the dock. leaving every part of the ship
accessible for inspection and repair.
The other is the floating dock formed
by the joining Of steel or wooden pom
toons. This having been lowered to a
sufficient depth through the admission
of water to the ~pontoons, the ship Is
hauled above II. Then by pumping the
pontoons dry the structure is made to
rise until II has lifted the vessel clear
above the waters surface, supporting
IL there steadily on the principle of a
mammoth raft with strong enclosing
sides. The one or the other of these
two forms are preferable according to
the varying conditions az stations
where docks are to be placed. For YES
sells of less thar $500 tons displacement
hydraulic or depositing docks built on
he lift" principle, and marine rail-
ways are found serviceable. and they
are less expansive than the ravin
and floating docks.
Under the present conditions of na-
val construction, and in view OF the
near developments Of its future, there
should. In general. be nc dry dock built
Il less dimensions thar 500 feet in
,ength. 30 feet breadth at the coping
md a depth over the sill OF 30 feet
such a dock would accommodate the
longest armored cruiser now afoat. or
4 battleship of Is, 900 tons displacement.
With these requirements in mind let
~ see how the eight naval stations
which we possess. with their ii dry
docks. meet the needs Of the situation.
At the ANY yard at Portsmouth, \.
H., is a wooden dock. OF obsolete pat
tern. with ar actual lifting capacity on
800 tons, unsuitable for the docking
n any naval vessel larger than a dis
patch boat. The yard and dock are
ON a river with strong idal currents
and channel, n are exposed
10 attack from sea
AT Boston navy yard are all the
requisites for the site of a dry Jock
Here is a stone craving dock. $50 feet
long with . depth Of "a feet ~ inches al
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strength and vitality. indeed u may be
kin from N. Nor IL II .ow 50 much
a question OF what a man eats as II II
Of how ne eats h. Proper surround
ings and proper m~astication are mat
tiers hat are TO b. aiken int account.
The secretary OF the Columbia COL
lege gymnasium. Msrcellus T. Hayes.
who has had years OF experience n a
teacher OF physical culture. gave me
a description OF the method OF train
ing employed at Columbia college.
where the strength tests agreed upon
last December al a meeting Of the
physical directors Of Is colleges inc
universities are used.
At tina time the principle was laid
down that the main object OF physi-
cal training was the development OF
all around muscular power a. a means
OF strengthening and improving the
structure and functions of all parts Of
the body"
The strength tests TO be used in max.
ing up the total strength OF any indi-
yidual are as follows:
strength OF back.
2-Strength of legs.
strength Of right forearm.
4-Strength OF left forearm.
5-Strength Of lungs. or i-20 capacity
OF lungs.
e-Strength Of upper arms Oriceps,
and chest.
7-strength Of upper arms Cblceps)
and back.
Candidates for the university crew.
and football team. and weight throw
ers are expected q maks a total
strength test OF 700 points.
For the university ball nine. track
and field events. class crews and foot
ball teams. ~gymnastic. wrestling and
sparring contests. candidates are ex-
pected to make a total OF 500 points.
For lacrosse. cricket. tennis teams. class
baseball mines and class track and field
events. 500 points.
No student will be permitted In the
gymnasium who has o FIRST passed
under the eye OF the medical directors
VINO carefully examine him.
II he has any organic trouble, such
a a weak heart. for instance. ne is
only allowed such exercise as will in
no way increase that tendency. He Is
not permitted 10 appear in any contests
where n nervous strain and excite
ment would add TO the difficulty. OF
course he Is not told that IL is his
heart that bars him: he Is simply ad-
vised not TO do this or that. and the
instructors see that he heeds the ad-
vice. Further than this each student
has to answer a long list OF questions
relating to his family. going as far
back as possible. In this way the d.
rectors know what physical traits are
hereditary and recommend such exer-
else as will most likely prove OF bene-
ht.
After the physical data relating 10 a
mans ~antecedents IL gathered. a study
OF his ancestry from the mental side
Is made.
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bic: or when this Is not the case. the
enthusiast goes to the other extreme
and WORKS his muscles up to a point
where atrophy sets in-thfs is where
the muscles waste away-and this
waste of n muscular tissue can never
b. completely repaired.
One OF the most common conse-
quences of entertaining Is dilatatiOn.
or enlargement of the heart. Long
and continued trials OF skill. or violent
contests. force its action beyond the
limits intended. II expands and the
coating thins down. In some cases II
hardens or ~toughens again. but his
does not always happen. When II
does. " is natures attempt TO make
the best OF a wrong condition.
Another and somewhat similar trou-
bic may occur Involving the air cells
OF the lungs. Overwork expands them
until the separating tissue gives way.
and where there should he many small
cells there is but one. The surface Is
less. while the power OF contraction Is
lost. to say nothing Of the harm one
10 the smaller blood vessels.
The old and crude methods Of train
ing did untold harm. Probably more
men were ruined than were helped. II
was literally a survival Of the httest.
Muscles were wrenched and ~strained
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Profanity IS
Decreasing
Marked s~ubsidenee Reported Frss TIE
City of Brotherfy Love.

From the philadelphia Press.
The revival Of prosecutions I'm b
states OF New York and New Jersey
directed against those who use pro-
fame language has called attention TO
n fact that In the city of brofherfy
love there has been a very great de-
crease OF profanity. 81 keen an OBJ
server as Prof. Robert Ellis Thonp-
son. president Of the Boys Central
High school. a student OF sociological
phenomena. and therefore an interested
investigator. II authority for the state
ment that since the civil war no iudica-
ton OF the city's moral growth 10 more
pronounced than the subsidence Of pro-
fanity on the streets.
The report that DIT. Thompson had
made such a study Of the subject OF
profanity that he was able TO give sta
tisucs was ~iauEhin-iy dismissed By him
when called upon by a Press reporter
at his GOrgas Lane home. But" ne
explained. i have ~ several occasions
stated that I am convinced that pro-
tanity u much less nov that IL ever
was. 7 came to the city in 81. when
mules performed the service that
horses. electricity and steam now per-
form. The old Pennsylvania railroad
station stood then where the Bingham
house stands now. Then II was q by
word on the streets that q mule
"OAANbh y 81 AAAAFES Nv W2& CuIW20 -
And how they did curse in those times?
When a drayman met a drayman there
was a low OF profanity until they
parted.
To-day people meet or even come
into collision on the streets. and there
may be angry words. but there 10 little
profanity. very little compared with
What there would have been 70 years
Many causes have contributed 20
bring about n better condition Of af-
fairs. To my mind the most potent
factor was the religious revival in mis-
city in '5s and SO carried on BY 0uin-
ness OF Ireland. Mr.. Guinness va q
man OF attractive personality. scholar
ly attachments and captivating speech.
He came 10 this city as a member Of
the established church OF Ireland and
received a welcome in many churches.
The people were touched by his words
and the moral hfe OF the city was i'm
proved. He made no specific effort
against profanity. bat from the time ne
visited the country I have noticed q
gradual decrease. OF course. there
have been many other causes. religious
societies and the spread OF education
and the like"
Professor Thompson also said that.
while he was not familiar with the old
laws on profanity. he knew thst some
existed in this state and In almost
every state OF the union. For" said
he. while n may not be the province
~ law to take coenizance OF the moral
aspect OF profanity. ~ must be remem-
bered that he who uses profane an
guage I'm public places invades the
rights Of others who may be shocked
to hear ~. and In that respect the law
may interpose and hne him who uses
profanity on the streets"
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by the heavy work foolishly given
them.
the system Of dieting. Ideas here are
gradually approaching the rational. II
II no longer considered necessary that
o man to be In prime condition should
get rid OF all his fat. as was once the
case.
The intelligent trainer knows that q
certain mount of fat IL not harmful
IL is just so much stored up energy.
and to get a man down 10 bone and
muscle is not necessarily to add to his
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a sample of Feminius wit.
From the san Francisco Argonaut.

From the San Francisco Argonaut.
Lady Blessington. who was accorded the
name of the gorgeous" when Prince
Louis Napoleon. the last emperor OF the
French. was an exile in London vas re-
msrkably courteous to him. extending her
hospitality In the most lavish way. After
his accession to the throne Of France she
was In Paris for a season. and somewhat
naturally looked onward to an Invitation
to the Tuileries. Time passed annd ZONE
came. But at a sumptuous ball given else
where the emperor passed In full splendor
~ his triumph. Catching sight Of his ben
,factress. he smiled and asked: "Ah, Lady
Blessington, You remain In Paris for a
timer Yes. sire" said she; and your
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ENTERTAINING ATHLETES
Why Football Players Could Not
Pass Enlistment Examination.
UNEQUAL DEVELOPMENT
Vigorous Measures Are Now Being Taken
at Many OF he Leading Colleges
20 Check the Growth
OF the Evil.

The fact hat several prominent am
ateur athletes-men who had fig
ured with credit in intercollegiate con-
tests-were yet unable to make good
at the comparatively easy physical ex-
animation prescribed for those who
would enter the United States army.
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ent defect OF this station as a docking
station Is the fact that the channel
from San Francisco bay to the Mare
Island yard has an available depth of
only from l9 to 20 feet. For this rea-
son thai splendid battleship. the Ore
gon. built at the Mare Island yard. had
TO go TO the Puget Sound station TO be
locked.
At the Puget Sound naval station the
dock of timber and masonry Is SOS feet
long. 20 feet wide at the copings, and