The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-20

CADET SHIP
AT NEWPORT
First Argentine Vessel to Visit
Nanagansstt Waters Is Tbs
Steamer PreSident0 SarmiantO

Not far from the United States train
ingship Monongahela, of the UnitedU. s.
navy lies the frigate OF War Presiden;e
sarmiento. which has the distinction
Of being the first ship to represent the
Argentine Republic In these waters.
The carft is a handsome model o IA full
risged clipper and is used as a training
ship for naval officers of Argentine
The craft is a handsome model of a fell
are officers, II civil officers and teachers
ana SZ cadets, and at present the latter
are on 10-months cruise which COM
plettes their four years course at the ma
val school previous 10 their Appointment
as midshipmen.
The Presidente Sarmlento Is named for
former president OF the Republic OF Ar
gentina, and ship having engines of
2'Os6 horsepower, which give her a cruis-
Ing speed OF IL knots. She was launched
In 1897 from the yards OF Laird Brothers,
Birkenhead, England. and is one OF the
largest vessels In the Argentine navy
She is 2sS feet In length, has a beam
OF 43T feet and is 8.1 feet in depth The
armament OF the vessel consists OF four
6-inch Armstrong rapld-ire cannon. four
Nordenfeldt 6-pounders four Hotchkss
3-pounders four Maxim automatic guns
and three torpedo tubes, one OF which
is In the bow.
The cruise began March 25 and will ex-
tend 10 Jan. 2 next, when II is expected
that she will arrive at Buenos Ayres.
from which port she sailed She comes TO
Newport from New York The ports
visited by the Presldente Sarmlento are
Bahia, Brazil; Port Royal, Martinique;
San Juan, Porto Rico; Colon, Neuva Gra-
nada. San Juan, Nicaragua: Puerto
Cortes, Honduras: Puerto Barrios. Guat-
smalo; Havana, Cuba: Annapolis, Md
Baltimore. Nd; New York and thence
70 Newport. The vessel will go TO Hall
fax, Que. San Miguel. Azores: Dacar.
Africa; Bahia, Blanca, Argentina; San
Bias, Msdryn, Cabo Raso. Camarones.
Rsda Tilly, Cabo Blanco. Deseado. San
Julian, Santa Cruz. Gelegos. Punta,
Arenas, Chile: Lapataia. Argentina.
Ushuoia, Puerto Cook, san Sebastian.
and Buenos Ayres
The ship Is in command OF Frlsate
Capt. Belisario p. QuIroga. Besides Capt.
0ulrogs' the ship has a second and third
commander. they being Lieut. Diego G.
Garcia and lieut. Bernabe Merono.
There are some good llnguists among
the cadets, who speak fiuently I'm several
languages and their life Is a busy one
The drill IL very similar TO that OF the
cadets In the United States navy. as they
stand watches and have practical drill
In seamanship. gunnery and engineering,
but do nothing with the working OF the
vessel the crew doing this wholly. Their
drill on deck last until $50 in the after
noon, and the evenings are spent I'm study
ON Sunday there Is no drill. The cadets
sleep I'm hammocks. have thei rown mess
and class rooms. In which there are a
piano and extensive library They pub
lish little monthly paper called the III
Sarmiento. which contains an account OF
the places visited, which T. mailed 20
friends Mt home The vcsesl carries its
own photographer. and views are taken
~ all the ports visited
The craft will he open to visitors AT
Newport each afternoon.