The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
GENERAL ALGER'S
PARTY GETS LOST
Transport ingalls, Goes
AStray.
LATE ARRIVAL AT HAVANA
NAVIGATING OFFICER LOSES
HIS BEARINGS.
While American Officers Are Cruising
Out to Meet the Secretary, His
Vessel Sails Almost to
Mantanzas.
OFFICER LOSES
HIS BEARINGS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

HAVANA. March 26. = Secretary
Alger and his party arrived here this
afternoon on the United States
transport Ingalls,, after having lost
their way at sea for several
hours. 1t seems that the ingalls,
was m-!3fng very good time yes
terdav and was likely to make Havana
last night if she kept on a straight
course. General Alger suggested wait
ing a while at Key West and leaving
there in time TO reach Havana at y
o'clock this morning. The ingalls, put
into Key West, and General Alger
wired General Brooke to expect MIN
about o'clock to-day.
The ingalls, left Key West at IL
o'cloc.. last night, and the whole party
was M for an early breakfast this
morning. after which all went on deck
TO wait for Ell MORO to loom UP. Nine
o'clock came, but there was no sign Oh
the castle. General Alger, getting a
little impatient, sent to the pilot house
TO INQUIRE when Havana. would be
reached. The reply was. In about an
hour" An hour and half passed with
tho Cuban coast on the left and Ha-
vana was still unsighted. Toward
noon the roofs of a city could be made
out. and General Alger, calling 1or
glass, took a close look.
WHY. that is Matanzas," he said.
and lust then the ingalls, began to
turn around. The navigating ofhcer
was all out in his calculations. He
thought he was west of Havana IN
stead of east.
Meanwhile Generals Brooke, Ludlow.
Lee, Bates, Wilson ana HarorouGn'
with their stats, had risen early
boarded a tug and had been cruising
outside the harbor waiting for the In
calls All the officers were in heavy
bIue cloth in honor of the Secretary or
VIZ having la aside their khaki.
duck and flannel The generals kept
in and out until noon, then took
luncheon at a cheap water-side restau-
rant returned to their cruise, going
outside the harbor for another look. AT
2 O'Clock they saw the smoke or
steamer going down the coast, but as
n was In the direction opposite to that
from which they expected the lngaIls
they had no suspicion that 1t was the
transport. and therefore returned to
La Machina wharf.
But the ingalls, it was, and In due
time she entered the harbor, but with
ont the arranged reception. Shortly
after. however, the generals went on
hoard and had brief conference with
the Secretary, who arranged TO meet
them again tomorrow morning at the
Hotel Trocha, Governor General
Brooke's headquarters at Ell Vedado.
General Alger did not land, saying
.bot he preferred to remain on board
the transport He expects to stay here
Two DAYS at least and he may go to
Pinar del Rio. The trip to Cienfuegos
will be made overland, the transport
going around the west end OF the
island. so as to be able to take the
Secretary from Cienfuegos to Santiago.
Canera1 Alger says his trip is partly
FOR. rest and partly for purposes of in
spection. He desires to get informa-
ton at first hand with regard to Cuban
affairs and administration.