The San Francisco call., 1906-05-20

, some of the securing bolts holding the
pontoons to work loose, and we SLOW ed
down a few days to tighten them To get
at the outside bolts II was necessary for
some one to go over. the side. This was
done by Mr.. Hansen. as no one else
seemed to desire the job. Several times
a sea wrenched him from the bolt on
which he was working, to dash him vfo-
lently against the side, perhaps thirty
feet away. Fortunately he escaped with
out serious injury.
After passage Of two months, the coal
and water supply IN the fiotilla was get
ting low. so stop at the Canaries was
considerd advisable, and the Potomac was
despatched ahead to prepare the way for
the Dewey In Las Palmas.
Away she went like bird out Of can
tivity, leaving a long steak Of foam
trailing after her, and day OF two later.
in the sheltering lee Of majestic TeneriYs.
the tow separated and shortened hawsers
for our trip through the islands.
What these Isolated islanders in thar
mountain villages thought Of the strange
fleet standing about In so queer a man
ner for whole day off their shores would
be interesting to know. Had IL been a
day later instead they might have taken
alarm at the Yankee feet when harS
were broken out and a national salufa
was fired in honor Of Washington's birth
day.
Next day, on February %, hfty-seven
days out from home. towed by the Caesar
alone. we slipped into the beautiful har-
for Of Las Palmas. while the natives lined
the wharves and housetops on the hills.
few days later the cruiser Tacoma an
peared OF the harbor with repairs FOR ~.
towing machines and fired a salute to the
nag OF old Spain and the fort on the
mountainside replied with one to Ola
Glory
Tlrrrf
tied by as many as could gain the priv
iege. hSst interesting among these wera
a company OF middies from H. NJ s Isi.
VINO swarmed over the dock. intensely
interested in the strange raft ana o,,r
voyage in her.
Had we remained week or so longer
the. dock with its significant name mfeht
nave neen visited by the King Of Spain
himself as he paid a state visit To tha
Islands shortly after our departure.
Thoroughly. refftted we once moro NM
10 sea on the 18th of March and headed
up for Gibraltar against two knot c,,,--
rent. but fortunately encountered ,o.
heavy weather. and when the great rocs.
rose out of the sea ahead we felt that -
last one stage OF our journey was &C..
and we entered the Mediterranean urttn
fresh, confidence in our ability 70 vvaatho..
the storms Of other seas vet to corc,,a.
Outside Of the demise of three Chinass
S1Aois honi oeIlToerl IN the Caesar there
was no serious Illness in the fleet on ths
passage over.
Poor Chinks deprived of Chinaman,s
chief ambition of a ceremonial Funeral
they were buried at sea with what bonc,...
We could give. and at burial an shi,s
took part
Uncer slow .headway and with aa1s st
haH mast. the white shTouded figure va
slipped over the side into the sea 60
as the hugler on THE Glacier SOUNDED
taps. MS shipnates tossed after him
contributions of rice to provide g.. III ~
VOYAGE to the Chinese heaven.
lie was even defrauded Of that nor
consolation. however. as "a few g1lns tb.t
had been circling about swooped ao..r
and with loud screams devoured ths M
expected feast. 1"