Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-03
LETTER PENNED
ON BOARD SHIP.
Prest. Angus N. Cannon Writes
Interestingly Of His
Journey.
he WILL MAKE A LONG TRIP.
Expects TO Circumnayigate the Globe
Before Returning Homc--iIad
\ Delightful Voyage.

President Angus NJ. Cannon, who has
taken a trip TO his native land, the Isle
Of Man, ana who before returning home
expects 10 clrcumnavigate the globe
has written an interesting letter to the
editor OF the News" Tho letter was
penncd ON board the $. $. Teutonic,
eight miles from Queenstown, ireland,
under date Of March Il, and is as fol-
lows:
On Board the Il. N. s. Teutonic,
March II, 1906, within eight miles OF
queenstown
Editor Deserct Evening News;
Our party that left home at l5O ?. m.
on 2sth ult via the oregon short Line
railroad, with the purpose of visiting
the Isle Of Man, were three In number,
viz. Mrs. Mary Alice G. Lamebrt, your
humble servant and my grandson, Elder
George NJ. Cannon. Jr. Our object IN
leaving home before the company Of
Elders that are TO leave your city on
18th inst, was give my grandson, who
has been appointed to fiji a mission 20
South Africa, time to visit. with us,
tho home OF our ancestors, before ms
companions arrive, tprobably TWO
weeks) My grandson parted with US IN
Chicago and went by way Of Washing
ton for the purpose of seeing the capt.
tai Of our country first, before visiting
foreign countries; while we called on
and were kindly received By our KIN
bred residing In Chicago, Ills canton,
Ohio and Brooklyn. New YORK. all or
whom were pleased To see US. we ar
rived In New York. on 5th inst, NJ
$3.50 a. m. having made the entre as
lance from home in 80 hours travel
Our companion Joined us from WASH
ington the following morning. II was
10 a. IN. when we lett tltr
as" North River, New YORK,
on the mail steamship Teutonic ana
~ m. on the 7th inst, when the pilot
left us outside the bar at SANDY HOOK.
The next day at ~ m, We had made
iI2 miles. after the Pilot left W.
Sandy Hook IL our important point TO
vessels going from and entertaining the
New York port. as each vessel Is re"
dulred to engage the services OF a
pilot. leaving or entering said port
according to the rules that have been
established by the board of UNDER
writer's, through board or commits
sioners that control pilots, who are
qualified to take charge of vessels en-
tering and leaving New York This
gives protection to property that 9th"
erwise might be lmperiled from dam
ages attending the passage of the
| straits. In former years there were
pilots who banded together and pos.
| sesed themselves of n pilot boat and
would 20 outside q great many miles,
| looking for ships, enduring hardships
and suffering from great exposure. TO
secure employment for their respective
companies. As II is now and has been
for several years. the old system is
done away and a union Is formed, gov
erned by a commission, as before re-
ferred to, who enact rules, with the
consent of the parties concerned. and
they now have two very fine small
steamers. comfortably furnished Zone
built Of wood and the other of from.
that convey pilots outside and give
shelter and comfort to those so en-
gagged. The importance OF their calling
is evidenced In the fact that a vessel
bound for New York has to remain
outside, until entered by a competent
pilot.
The result Is. they pool their earnings
and divide the net profits derived from
their business, which n conducted and
controlled upon a system that does
away with much III feeling. that arose
formerly IN the rivalry that existed
among these men,
am also told that provision Ia being
made to care for those who become dis
abled through age and otherwise. that
they may be provided for The second
day AT sea we passed through small
school Of porpoises or sea hogs, as they
are sometimes called. The sight brought
vividly TO my mind one of the sights
witnessed when boy, crossing the
ocean on an eight weeks voyage.
For the Information OF those who
never saw q porpolse I will say:
Judge them to be about seven feet long
and possessing shouts several Inches
long; in movement they resemble hogs,
running as they bound over the waves
I'm droves. was privileged to 60
through and view the machinery OF
our boat night before last. She was
built by Harland & Wolff, az Belfast.
Ireland, In 1859, at n cost OF 81. 500, 600.
She Is 5S2 feet long, with 81 feet length
OF beam. She has a draft of 29ib feet.
with 1884 tonnage displacement. She
Is propelled by two screws OF IS feet
IN diameter, upon shafts "a inches in
horsepower. produced by two reclpro-
eating engines OF ,000-horsepower each.
She has l6 boilers and "A furnaces. They
consume 300 tons OF coal every u hours
She has captain ana six officers. who
direct the labors OF 1854 men, who con-
stitue the quartermasters, stewards
boatswains, engineers, firemen. store.
keepers, cooks. doctors, butchers, bak-
ers, walters, deck hands. etc.
She can carry 500 flrst-class cabin
passengers, 220 second class cabin pas.
sengers and 100 third-clas passen-
gers, She has made 1871 voyages, or
round trips, between England and New
York, at n cost OF Al3S 900 for each WOW.
age, She laid up on dry dock last No.
vember, and underwent thorough re.
pairs. costing $500 900, OF new engines
boilers. etc, and resumed business
on Jan. "a last, She Is 80 feet deem
from main deck 10 bottom OF her hold
with two upper decks. This steamship
and her twin sister, Majestic. are the
smallest Of the White Star line OF ships
running between the British Isles and
the United States, The Battle is their
largest steamship, and liz 20 feet long,
and possesses tonnage displacement
Of $4,000 tons. From the foregoing one
can imagine what the expense and ca
paclty OF such n vessel must be. These
ships are owned and controlled by
British capltal. They are subsidized
by the British government and carry
the mails, and are equipped TO be used
as arinored cruisers provided the gov
eminent needs their service.
We have had Il most delightful pas
sage and expect 10 reach Queenstown
this afternoon We have been sailing
along IN plain sight OF the Irish coast.
since daylight. We have received the
best Of treatment from this company,
on our voyage and have been abu,id-
antly supplied with the best OF food.
and the klndest OF attention Divine
service. according 20 the English or
Episcopal church. Il conducted by the
purser In the FIRST cabin and IN the sec
ond cabin, by the heed stewart OF one
hour. commencing et 1880 a. m. on