Evening journal., 1905-11-16
The Preside I'M IS
4 GOOD SAILOR
Pilot Lewis Tells ol Mr
koosevoits "Trip on tne
West Vrsiaia
ESlCUllgE e.8 NOT CIT 55lSHc.
from the Bal, 0o IVA

From the Bal,ual. .ea
Nothing thai President r
could do would enarr haI ln
Of the officers and cf ln
more than the seama '.. u., u.ft
he acquitted himself iha rs
from New Orleans to Cane u nn
the cruiser West Virginia 0s, n.s.s
ago, said Captain 4. b. j. ha
Maryland Pilots Association .It fa
Captain Lewis met the West tftc
OF the Capes the day the big
carrying the President arrived m
photed the vessel, with the rest of .r
squadron, up the bay to Annapo
roads He also performed the sam
Service when the same squadron sailed
for New York last Tuesday.
while ! did not have much OF an
opportunity to witness the actions OF
President Roosevelt at sea-" said Cap
tain Lewis Il was told by the officers
lof the West Virginia that he was every
Inch a sailor, and a good one at that.
Although the wind howled at times
lduring the voyage and the sea rolled
high. President Roosevelt never once
forgot that he was the High Admiral
lof the American Navy and that as such
it would have been pebian for him TO
have allowed himself to fan victim to
lmal-de-mer. He passed through the trip
with the record Of being the only land
lubber on board who did not take the
count at the first roll OF the ship
According to the ships officers"
continued Captain Lewis, "the Presi-
ldent enjoyed every moment OF the
voyage. but he seemed to experience
the greatest delight when the big ves-
sci rolled with the swells or pitched
5ows-on into heavy sea- He was on
ldeok the best part of the time. they
said and even the fierce gale met with
off Hatteras held no terrors for him.
Not so with Secretary Cortelyou and
Dr. RiXey, however II Is said they
were with the ships surgeon. below
decks. until the voyage was over"
MY first glimpse of President Roose-
velt.' continued Captain Lewis, "was
when the pilot boat steamed along side
the West Virginia to put me on board
for the trip uD the bay. He was stand
Ing on the bridge and was an Interested
spectator as we made repeated efforts
10 get alongside without being dashed
to pieces against the great mountain of
Steel After / had boarded the vessel
The Dolphin endeavoied to perform the
President and his party of the cruiser
for the run To Washington. but the sens
were running so high that It was
thought inexpedient-in fact. danger
ous-to make the transfer, and It was
not until the squadron had proceeded
up ms FAR as Wolf Trap that it was
Thought advisable TO land the President
aboard the Dolphin"
Cantnin Lewis said thot tho NaNv
Department, IN changing the sailing
lordets OF the American squadron broke
iup what probably would have been the
lmost Interesting deep-sea races ever re-
corded. From the time the American
land English squadrons met" he said.
1T had been the hope OF the officers and
men ON the vessels of both nations that
the sailing of the two squadrons would
be simultaneous. a great deal OF talk
OF the speed qualities of the ships I'm the
respective squadrons was iniulged in,
land 10 was thought the trip to New
York would afford am opportunity 20
lascortain whether the boastei s1eed Of
some of the British vessels was real
The Navy Department evidently be-
lcame alive TO the fact that something
Iwoul1 DE doing in the racing line n the
two suuadrons sailed together. and con-
lseluently the orders came for the
Americans TO sail nearly two hours in
advance OF their English brothers. II
was probably an for the best however
as Il Is said that the boilers on some
lof the American vessels are not I'M con-
ldition to stand such "a pounding as they
would be subjected TO in am ocean race
such as that one would have been"