The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-21
A SCHOOLSHIP IN PORT.
The Saratoga Reaches Philadelphia
After a Cruise.

PHILADELPHIA. oct. 21.-The training
ship Saratoga tied Up at Pier 2S. South
Nharves yesterday afternoon, after an
interesting four-months' cruise. Barring
several boys who had sDraiued muscles.
everybody on board was in good health,
and there was soon an almost general eX-
odus 10 the shore In company with rcla-
tives and friends. Delaware Avenue was
soon lined with a stream Of boys with
their friends, and hats were made at al
most every corner TO go over the main
points of the cruise and exhibit the queer
things brought from foreign shores
Every boy had presents Of some kind
or other for the folks AT home Among
the souvenirs which had been gathered at
the various ports visited We're wicker
baskets Of every conceivable shape. Many
colored birds were also largely in evil
dence, but the favoritc gift was the pc
culiarly shaped water monkey which
the boys had obtained at Madeira. A wa
ter monkey is an oddly-formed pitcher
or ever, with spout and handle. made
Of red clay. A few Of the boys brought
home some Madeira wine for their par
ents, and several had fine presents bought
ia Paris
Aside from the introduction and prac-
tice In Seamanship which the hfty-siN
. BOYS received on the trip. many OF them
were allowed 10 make extended shore eX-
curSions- After leaving Philadelphia
-FOUR months ago the Saratoga sailed to
Southampton, whence those boys who had
good records and were otherwise qualified
were allowed 10 20 to London. Cher
Dourg- france, was the next port touched
at, and a side trip was made by rail 10
PaTis. Upon arrival al Gibraltar the
boys inspected the famous rock and then
crossed the Mediterranean to TanEiers.
Morocco. At the Madeira Islands the ship
Nna.N H.~s- N..|#
TENDER p for this port
Only two assertions occurred during tho
trip-One at London and one at Paris
These two boys were not recovered but
Information was received that they had
| later SmugElcd their way home At
. London four broke shore leave. and We're
I left behind. but afterward rcioiued the
snip az Cherb0urg. With these exceptions
everything proceeded smoothly during the
I. entire trip
The voyage home across the Atlantic
was very rapid for the Saratoga. she
I. LEFT Fuuchal on September q and reach
I'd the Delaware Capes on October 10.
whore the tug Juno took her in tow At
South Street President Charles Lawrence.
I ~ the Pennsylvania Nautical School,
went on board and made a thorough in
Sprction Of the vessel He reported every
. thing as being in satisfactory condition.
The officers I'm charge We're w. j. Bar
nstte, commander; r. =. Jones. first lieu
tenant = v Graham. second lieutenant.
O. i. RunkIe. third lieutenant. and Dr.
Joseph p Tuuis. surgeon
The officers stated that while they were
At FUnchdl, Madeira. memorial services
were held by the Church Of England on
Jht same day that President Mckinley
was buried at Canton The services we
attended by the Governor and his staff
together with representatives OF all she
[ foreigu war vessels in port The exer-
cises were impressive and of an elaborate
character
The boys on board are divided into four
classes They serve two years. making
Z ola
graduates at the end Of each trip. The
present graduating class has only three
I boys left ont Of "a class Of thirty-twO who
| entered u two years ago About the mid
Z die Of January the Saratoga will start
for the West Indies with her crew Of
boys enlarged by q new class