The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-02
AROUND THE WORLD.
Webster Boys Tale
Of An Enviable
Journey.
SAILED OVER NINE OCEANS.
Visited Manila and Other
Foreign Ports Made Fam
Gus Of Late.
SAILED OVER NINE OCEANS.

Webster, June 1.-Vance w. Crosby
returned this morning from trip
around the world. He made the IA
nous journey in 116 days. He was not
out on a record breaking trip, but went
as the winds carried him.
In his travels Vance sailed on nine
different oceans, and journeyed in the
same number of different countries.
He arrived in town this morning af-
ter an uneventful trip across the con-
tinent. He left San Francisco on the
2Sd Of May, and arrived in New York
city the 2Sth day of the same month.
He is rather tired and exhausted after
his ride of $500 miles
Vance, now the center of admiration
here, left town last winter, bound for
New York city. BY his good looks and
bright ways he had no trouble in Sc
curing a job in the commissary de-
partment on board the United States
transport Sherman, and on the second
of February he sailed on his journey
around the world The big boat sailed
Coe 4AANO the nal DOI hHeIe II IlOOItu
over night and the next morning at s
o'clock weighed anchor and slowly
started to steam to Gibraltar A very
rough voyage resulted, and a terrific
gale was encountered. This was the
storm that sunk the France, a trader,
and all went down. The boat that
Vance was on arrived in Gibraltar
Feb. Il, and left on the 18th.
On the POD of the month the first ac-
client of the voyage occurred, One of
the seamen fell overheard. The big
boat was heaved to, and the crew spent
couple of hours in searching for the
man, but he was not found
The next day the boat arrived at
Port Said, Egypt, where those on board
that got permission to leave went
ashore and saw the sights. Many in
teresting incidents We're witnessed by
the Webster boy.
The following day the boat entered
the Suez canal, and it took the steamer
is hours TO steam through. February
IS the Apostles were passed and the
transport steamed into the Red sea.
March LIST the party arrived at Pc
rim, an English coaling station, where
an abundance of coal was loaded into
her hold. Columbo was reached a week
later. In reaching this port they had
a race with a Russian transport, but
the American ship out distanced the
Russian.
March 16 Singapore was reached, and
on the 22d day of the same month Ma
Mia was reached after a trip of 40 days.
Here the 1900 regulars and IS officers
and their families were unloaded. The
boat stayed there until the Sd of
April.
While there, Vance made the most
Of his time, and visited everything of
interest He saw the capture OF Mala-
bon by the Americans. and Mololas
was also taken. He also saw Admiral
Dewey as he was going from his flag
ship the Olympia to the Oregon HIS
boat left Manila on the 4th of April
When the ship was two days out. fire
was discovered in the paint buckets,
and it was only by the heroic work of
the crew that the vessel escaped de-
struction. It was a hard fight while 1t
lasted, and excitement at the time was
at fever heat.
April s the port of Nagaski, Japan,
was reached. where the transport re-
NAMED until the 18th. Here 1900 tons
of coal was taken on, and then the
boat sailed for American shores, san
Francisco being their destination.
While on the royage the transport
encountered a peculiar thing, and
many of the Webster people that
Vance has told about it, cannot under
stand it, 1t was that he encountered
two Fridays in the same week, some
thing unusual in Webster, but OF ire
ouence and customary occurrence out
there. This double day was caused by
crossing a degree of longitude.
The Golden Gates was reached on the
Doth of April. Coming into port the
sherman had a race with the Grant,
~ nv the mar
row margin of three minutes. the
speed of the Sherman is apparent when
IL is known that the Grant had lett
Manila ten days before she sailed.
The sherman was held in quaran-
fine for two weeks at Angel island on
| account of a smallpox case. on the lHIh
| the boat left quarantine and sleahis =.
J into the city. Here Vance received ms
I nay and left the ship. He remained 81 III I
| the city seeing the sights, until Ohe -'N
day of the next month. o
During his voyage, he sailed over IL
4G6 miles of sea and $500 miles OF land
In all he has Travelled since he LEFT
| tovvn "a 7s6 miles. The seas that he
| has sailed in are the Atlantic, Mediter-
ranean. Gulf of SueZ, Red sea, Arablar
! sea. Indian sea, Indian ocean, emma
| sea. Yellow sea and the Paclhc ocean
other former Webster boys VINO arc
now in Manila are Edmund Filmer, SOL
of Rev. Thomas 7. Elmer pastor OF
the Baptist church, Frank z. Atkinson
| and Harry Taylor. Taylor lived il
! North Webster twelve years ago. He
| is not remembered very well here. At
| kinsOns father a few years ago, rar
| a dry goods store where f. n. BigeloW
| is now situated He recently sent Z
Manila newspaper to Fred G. Crawford
here. All of these young men are
members of California regiments, {
state they have called their home fol
| some time.
Crosby has not yet decided what he
will do, but he will remain here and
take things easy for a few weeks, at
least.
Liver complaints cured by Beecham's
pile