The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-24
CADETS FROM ARGENTINE
Training Ship Arrives at New York
After Long Voyage.
A Trip Around the World on n
Vessel Using Only Sail Power
Preparing for Active service
for Officers in the Navy of
the south American Republic.

| NEW YORK, June 23.-The Argentine
training ship Presidente sarmiento is an
chored off Tompkinsville in the lower bay,
Just in front of full-rgged merchantmen.
From the shore the only difference in the
appearance OF the two vessels is that the
South American ship has two yellow fun-
| nels rising between her main and mlzzen
masts When seen closer there is marked
difference; the merchant vessel is peace
able looking old wooden ship and the Sar-
miento is a modern ironclad, bristling with
| small rapid-fring guns. Very rev war
| ships in time of peace carry such args
crew as the little South American vessel
| Her complement is made up OF thlrty-si3
officers, forty cadets from the Argentine
Naval Academy, and 25S men before IN"
mast Besides these there are two little
japanese boys and little negro. lhese
are the ships mascots.
| The Sarniento is on the last leg" of
voyage around the world. The trip was
| taken to give the forty cadets. or mid
! shipmen," as they are called, course IN
practical seamanship, in order that they
may qualify as officers in the Argentine
navy Their time at sea is taken up with
lectures on navigation, gunnery, electric
| ity, mechanics, and all other subjects
which are necessary for the education OF
| naval officer What little time they have
| for recreation is usually devoted to music.
boxing, fencing, and target practice with
small arms One hour iG me evening is
| taken up with the posting OF the cadets
| log books. 1t is one of the rules in the
Argentine navy that, every officer on board
| a ship must keep diary OF the day nap
penings. The sindGies' " diaries will be
examined by a naval officer when they re
| turn to Buenos Ayres. and due credit VII.
be given for the manner in when each Is
| kept when the author is subjected to his
examination for lieutenancy in the Ar
| gentine navy.
Perhaps the most interesting feature OF
| the Sarmientos trip around the world is
| that it has been done entirely under can
vas. The vessel is fully equipped with
the latest appliances of steam navigation,
but her engines are only used upon en-
tering or leaving harbor-the rest of the
time she is under sail. When the ship is
in port the cadets are given full shore
| leave: in fact, they, are supposed to learn
from personal experience q coed deal con-
corning each country they may visit.
Within an hour after the Sarmiento
| dropped anchor on Thursday the majority
of the cadets were in New York. Some
were on their way to see the Niagara
Falls, others went to see the Great Lakes,
but more of them stayed for day or two
In New York-"to see the high buildings
| as one of the officers said.
On the way up the bay all the cadets
gathered in the forward part OF the ship
to look at the sky scrapers OF the city.
They said they had seen nothing like the
sky line of New York during their voyage.
II possible the cadets will be taken to
visit the navy yard in Brooklyn. They
have been through the navy yards OF many
foreign countries, but are especially anS-
ious to see the ships that smashed the
Spanish fleet. Lieut. Leopoldo Gard, chief
officer OF the Presidente Sarmiento, would
not discuss the Spanish American war
yesterday
you have fine navy. That's all can
say" he said.
He explained that 1t would be breach