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

Some time ago Senator Morgan ia.
tioduood resolution calling upon the
navy department. for information as 10
tho difference in tho moncy cost of a
voyage by a naval vessel from Now. York
to Manila by way Of tho Straits of
Magellan or tho Suez canal and tho
proposed Nicaragua canal. In reply tho
secretary of tho navy has sont to tho
senate a lot of tables showing the cost
OF voyages mado by difforcnt ships, but
they arc accompanied by no explana-
tlons and arc not intclligiblo to tho or
dlnary reader. This and other oom-
munications show that naval officers
arc not efficient in furnishing infor.
nation as they arc in fighting and sail
Ing ships, but patient examination of
tho tables disoloses some interesting
information. Tho distance from New
York to Manila BY way Of the Suss
canal is IL 706 miles, aud by way Of the
Straits of Magellan 19, 1872 miles. When
tho Nicaragua canal Is built tho voyage
via Honolulu and Gnam 8is,ll !. a.s%.s q ;ssrt.
ened to IL 260 miles. M "
There seems to be great difference
bctween the cost of sailing vessels,
somo bolng moro coon oMioal than 9TH
ers. This depends largely upon the cap
tain and moro upon the opgineer. The
samo rule applies to ship that applios
to kitchen. Oao cook oan sorve 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 little.
An examination of the tables shows
that it cost tho Oregon, under Capt.
CLARK, 1913 253 to mako her famous yoy-
ago Of ID, O64 miles from San Francisco
to Key West during the war. She was
pushed to hor utmost speed, az YOU will
remember, but sho hal tho best of cap
tains and the most osicful and skiliul
Of engineers. Sho was stripped for
fshting. She fooled away no time, but
tended atriokly to businose. On the
other hand, it cost Admiral Dewey
$fb5, 1886 to bring the Olympia home
from Manila, distance Of IL, 749 miles,
although sho had only about half the
Grew and half tho tonnage Of the Ore
gon. But that was q picnic. She came
along slowly, stopped at various places
and had o good time These figures in
clude coal, wages Of tho mon, subsist.
onco and all other expenses. 1t cost the
Oregon $40, ,734 to go from New York
to Manila q distance Of 1882 miles
by way of the Straits Of Magellan.
Honlulu and other ports on route. The
eamo difference will be found in the
smaller vessels.
The Nashville and tho ,Holona are
about the samo size, and wont to Ma
Mia about the same time, the voyage
ooing approximately IL, 600 miles, yet it
cost $44 262 for the Helena and only
$29, $40 for tho Nashville. Tho Buffalo
is twice as largo and has twiso tho crew
Of tho Now Orleans, yot it cost tho for
NOR $42, 767 and tho lattor SAC, ,694 to
mako tho samo voyage. 1t cost the
Buffalo 70 per cent. moro to return
from Manila than to mako the outward
voyage. This was due to tho captains
and the engineers.
The Princeton and the Marietta are
about the same sizo--l 900 tons oaoh-
and both mado the samo voy ago, ii, 800
miles. to Manila. 1t cost the Marietta
$23, 3,3l7 and tho Princeton $27, 499.
There is an even greater contrast be-
tween the cost Of running the Brooklyn
and the Olympia. Tho later, cruiser
OF 8, $40 tons, spont $155 1886 on.a
voyage from Manila to New York, whilo
tho Brooklyn, with 9,21b tons and q
Grow larger in tho same proportion,
cost $50 392 for tho samo voyage
through tho SueH canal.