The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-09
Incidents Of Voyage TO Pacific
From New York.
WAS HONORED ALONG ROUTE
In Company of Iowa-A Spanish
Gunboat-A Presidents Brief
Comment.

The story Of the voyage OF the bat
tleShip Oregon from San Francisco
around TO the Cuban waters last year.
is quite generally known. The mind
of the American people was on her
during this historic trip. Her arrival
1T the different ports along the route
was heralded in the dispatches and
published in every newspaper in the
world.
While the return trip OF the Oregon
was made very quickly. numerous in
teresting incidents transpired which
made it an eventful one to the five
hundred officers and men aboard. Cap
tain Barker and some OF his officers.
in talking to the Advertiser yesterday
made up this account OF the voyage:
The Oregon left New York on oc-
tober - last. accompanied by the bat
tleship Iowa. The port OF Bahia was
reached on October 81 where full
supply of coal was taken on. On No
vember the vessels were on the high
seas again headed for Rio de Janei.I.
Three days sail brought them TO this
port.
\ week of festivities took place At
Rio. American Minister Bryan enter
tanned the officers at n garden party
given at Petropolis. a summer resort
nestled among the Organ Mountains.
A grand ball at one OF the hotels took
place in the evening. On the day the
Oregon minstrel troupe gave per
formance and the English and German
officers in port were invited to attend.
Every English officer attended while
not a single German officer put in an
appearance. When the English officers
put off in their launches after ;he
evenings entertainment they gave up
| three terrific cheers for the Anglo
American alliance.
On the following day the British
warships Flora and Beagle were dec
GRATED and a reception rendered the
American officers. The day after that
the Iowa gave a return reception. The
sent regrets. On Thursday. which was
the day following the Iowa's reception.
a grand fete was held aboard the larg-
est OF the German warships in port.
This affair had been scheduled to take
place several weeks. The Oregon and
Iowa officers were asked to be present
Only a very few attended. however,
the majority OF the officers refused "a
go for the reason that they did not
believe that the regrets sent by the
Germans were sincere. They became
convinced of this fact when Il was
learned that the American flag was
conspicuous by its absence among the
elaborate decorations on the German
war vessel.
During the stay OF the warships ir
the Rio port, the Inauguration of ;h'
new Brazilian President took place
None OF the foreigners participated to
the parade The Oregon fired n salute
OF twenty-one guns. After the eNss'
cises the better people of Rio came
aboard the Oregon and Iowa. and con
graduated the officers upon the mag
nifcent victory attained BY America
in the war. Each officer was presented
with bronze medal bearing the Bra
lillian seal. in appreciation OF theii
bravery and loyalty 20 their native
land.
The vessels left Rio harbor on No
vember 10 and arrived of Montevidst
five days later. They anchored nine
miles from the city. because Ct tF'
shallow water nearer and also for Oh.
reason that the Rio de n Plata rive
is noted by heavy gales. Lying usa
the wharf in Montevidso and within
plain sight OF the Oregon. was tn