The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-11
TIE COST OF VOYAGES,
Expenses Of Notable Trips Of Some
Noted Cruisers,

Somo tlmo ago Senator Morgan ia.
II oduood resolution calling upon the
navy department for information as 10
tho difference in tho moDoy cost of a
voyage by naval vessel from Now Y York
to Manila by way Of tho Straits of
Magellan or the Suez canal and tho
proposed Nicaragua canal. In reply tho
secretary Of tho navy has sont to tho
senate a lot of tablos showing tho cost
OF voyages mado by difforont ships, but
they arc accompanied by no cxplana.
tlons and arc not intelligible to tho or
dinary reader. This and other oom-
munlcations show that naval officers
are not efficient in furnishing infor.
nation as they arc in fighting and sail
ing ships, but patient examination of
the tables discloses some interesting
information. The distance from Now
York to Manila by way Of tho Suss
canal is IL 706 miles, aud by way Of tn.
Straits of Magellan l9, 1872 miles. When
tho Nicaragua canal ls built tho VOYAGE
viz, Honolulu and Guam, 3,g,l 5s.esi si ;Srt,
ened to IL 260 miies. 4
There seems to be great differonoe
betWeen the cost Of sailing vessels,
some being more economical than 9th.
ers. This depends largely upon the cap
tain and moro upon the oDgineer. The
Same rule applies to a ship that applies
to a kitchen. Ooo cook can sorvo the
samo family with tho Same kind Of food
at much less cost than another. It is
also question of economy and skill.
There is difference in ships also. but
comparatively littlo.
An examination Of the tables shows
that it cost the Oregon, under Capt.
CLARK, $98 253 to make her famous voy.
ago Of ID, O64 miles from San Francisco
to Koy West during tho war. She was
pushed to hor utmost speed, as you will
remomber, but she hal tho best of cap
tains aLd tho most careful and skiliul
of onginoors. Sho was stripped for
fighting. She fooled away no timo, but
tended etriokly to business. Oa the
other hand, it cost Admiral Dewey
$fb5, 1856 to bring tho Olympia home
from Manila, distance of IL, T49 miles,
although she had only about half tho
Grew and half tho tonnage Of tho Orc.
gon. But that was picnic. Sho oamo
along slowly, stopped at various places
and had good time. These figures in.
clude coal, wages Of tho men, subsist.
oncc and all other expenses. It cost tho
Oregon $l40, 734 to 60 from Now York
to Manila a distance Of 1882 miles
by way of tho Straits Of Magellan,
Honlulu and other ports en- route. The
same diffaronoo will be found in the
smaller vessels.
The Nashville and tho Helona 7aro
about tho samo sizo, and wont to Ma
nila about the same time, the voyage
boing approximately IL, 900 miles, yet it
cost $44 262 for the Helona and only
$29, b2O for tho Nashville. Tho Buffalo
Is twice as largo and has twioo tho GROW
Of tho Now Orleans, yet it COST tho for.
NOR $42, ,767 and the lattor $40, ,594 to
make the samo voyage. 1t cost tho
Buffalo 20 per cent. moro to return
from Manila than to make tho outward
voyage. This was duo to tho captains
and the engineers.
The Princeton and tho Marietta arc
about tho samo sige--1, 900 tons oaoh---
and both made tho same voy ago, II, 800
miles. to Manila. It cost tho Marietta
$23, BIT and tho Princeton $27, ,499.
Thoro is an even creator contrast be-.
tween the cost Of running the Brooklyn
and tho Olympia. Tho Iater, q oruisor
OF 8, $40 tons, spont $155. 1876 on.a
voyage from Manila to Now York, while
tho Brooklyn, with 9,21b tons and o
Grew larger in the samc proportion,
cost $50 392 for tho san,e voyage
through tho SueH oanal.