New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-22
TRAINING SHIP HERE
THE ARGENTINE PRESIDENTE SARNII-
ENTO STOPS ON HER ROUND
THE WORLD CRUISE.


THE WORLD CRUISE.
The Argentine training ship Presidente sar-
mientO Captain Betbeder rode into port yester-
day proudly and gayly though she
the flower of the biggest navy in the world.
She came up of the mist of the ocean with
flags flying sped by the Sandy Hook ltghtship.
picked her way carefully through Ciedney Chan
mel. and then slid through the Narrows, belched
forth a salute which answered by Fort
Wadsworth, and dropped anchor off Tompkins
VILE, while her boy sailors lay out on the yards
and furled her sails. And all this as though she
were a double turreted battleshp with fight
ing record. Yet every one of the 367 loyal Ar
gentine men aboard her thinks she is one of the
finest vessels ever taken out of the stocks and
those who know agree with them. The Presi-
dente Sarmiento is a brand new training ship
of best design and she has presented an object
lesson of the South American republics enter
prise in seaports all over the world, for she has
just come back from cruise that comprised
the circuit Of the globe. Her flag consists of
three horizontal stripes, the two outside stripes
blue and the inside white. with the rising
sun portrayed upon IT, and the last time man
of-war carried that flag into this port was seven
years ago when the Argentine warship Nueve
de Julio came here to take part in the Column
bian naval parade. The Argentine sailors were
kept busy lowering their colors in response to
salutes yesterday. for their flag is seldom seen
in these waters. and shippers who made out the
bright colors against the green OF the Staten
Island shore went out of their way to pay their
respects
LAUNCHED IN LIVERPOOL.
The Presidente Sarmiento launched In
1898 from the Brkenhead Iron Works in Liver
pool. and on January II. 1899, she started from
The -y,rI1
She carries twenty-five officers and forty mid
dies" and she is manned by a crew of 300. Of
whom 100 are apprentices. who were between
sixteen and eighteen years Of age when they
started on the cruise. The middes VIII become
officers in the Argentine navy when they reach
home. and the sailor boy apprentices will be
made petty officers The ships officers are pro-
fessors in the naval school at Buenos Ayres, for
this IS a cruise OF instruction. Ever since the
ship left Buenos Ayres the middies and ap-
prentices have been under instruction in the les
sons Of the navy. and besides the handling OF
sailing vessels and steam craft in their every
part these have included, fencing. gUnnery,
revolver practice. geography, languages, print
ing, photography, boxing and many other things
An American from San Francisco. named Col
Inns. teaches the Argentine boys how to use their
dukes"
The Presidente Sarmiento sailed from Ruenos
Ayres down the Argentine coast to Puerto Ma
dryn Santa Cruz san Sebastian. Port Famine
and Punta Arenas She has auxiliary steam
power but she is at the same time a fun rugged,
three masted ship, and she uses her canvas al
together except when entering or leaving a
harbor A. Punta Arenas she waited while the
Argentine President had friendly talk with
the President OF Chilli The Gillian Executive
had three warships with him, while the Argen-
tine man had only two 80 the Prcsidente Sar-
Iniento stayed at Punta Arenas during the con-
ference TO even up matters In the escort
line. The Presidents settled some delicate
questions Of boundaries and then the training
ship sailed to Valparaiso and on up the west
coast 10 Callao Panama. Acapulco and San
Francisco Here the Argentine men were cord
tally received and the middios were taken
through the Union TroHsWorks.
The Presidente Sarmlcnto sailed for Honolulu
on June 10 and arrived there In time for the
Fourth Of July celebration.
ENTERTAINED OF AMERICAN TRANSPORTS.
"Feasts and dancing parties and promenades
all the time-that is the way It was" said tn"
'Tenientc" Your transports Sheridan and
Valencia were there and you Americans know
how TO entertain"
From Honolulu the training ship went across
the Facihc straight to Japan. where she touched
Mt Yokohama KOBE Kure Yetashrna. Miashima
and Nagasaki on the way 70 Kurt she came up
with the United States transport Morgan city
fifteen minutes after the latter had been wrecked
and beached. Boats were sent of to help the
transport but the Americans declined the offer
with thanks and all hands got ashore in safety
through their efforts Along the Chinese
coast the Sarmiento touched at the mouth OF the
Yalu River in the Gulf Of Pe-Chi-Li, at fallen
Wan Port Arthur, Che-Foo. Wei-Hai-Wei. Kiao-
Chau Shanghai and Hong Kong and then sailed
[ over 10 Manila where several days spent.
From Manila the Sarmiento sailed 10 Singa-
pore. Colombo ana Alden, through the Red Sea-
stopping a Mocha Port Ibrahim and ISmdilia.
to Port Said; then through the Levant TO Alex
andria Pireo. in Greece. and POla, and to
the Italian ports Of Venice, Naples. Maddalena.
in Sardinia, and SpeZZia At TOulOn, France.
several days spent and then, after putting
/ in at Barcelona, Algiers. CarthaSena, Gibraltar
and FunChal the Sarmiento came across the
Atlantic to Barbados and La Guayra, and
finally, after visiting Santiago de Cuba and Ha-
vana came to this port. From here she will
sail In about two weeks to Hampton Roads.
/ Bahia, Rio and then back to BuenOs Ayres, her
home port. Her officers hope to reach home by
/ September and they say that this shows fast
sailing by their feet craft.
Carlos Roll the Argentine Consul General at
this port visited the Presidcnte Sarmento yes
/ terday, and is planning to give his countrymen
! a gala time during their visit here.
/ AMSTERDAM PUTS Up THE PRICE, TOO.