Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

are so small that there will be more
than enough fatted calf to go around.
They are b small, exclusive party by
themselves, and they would want big
boot to trade places with the battle
ship crews.
The bulldog battleships of grand
dignity despisc the coast, make long
runs. and take more time in harbor.
From dawn to dark proceeds the rou-
tine of drill and keeping shipshape.
Evans part is mucn like that of the
chairman of Trust with sixteen fac
tories. His chief of staff, Captain
Gngersoll, is his general manager, the
master of all details, and responsible
only to HIM; and he has, besides, a
nag lieutenant and flag secretary.
on the flagship with him are the
feet navigator, the fleet Ordnance Of
iicer, the fleet marine Officer the
fleet surgeon, each responsible for his
department. From his cabin the Adj
miral can now telephone as well as
telegraph by wireless. Finally, all
centers on him. 1t is he who reports
10 the board of directors: to the
United States of America. II Is he
who gets the blame for any damage
TO the whole or the honor for the
safety of the whole--of property val
Ted at more than a hundred million
dollars, which could not be reproduce
cd inside of three years-when the
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into the Pacific. If one battleship
should strike rock, then one of the
sixteen links of the chain would be
broken. And such a big fleet has =,
never gone through Magellan before.
The passage is so long tnat 1t takes
| two days steaming.
Midway on the mainland is Sandy
Point Here the stop will be five
days. Beyond lie the difficult turns
and the narrow channel of the Eng
fish Reach and neighbornood aboun
ding in such kindly names rs Desola-
lion Island and Useless Bay. To the
south are the alpine heights of the
islands, and from their WALLETS de-
scend snow and mist storms In sud
zen squalls that may blanket the nav
gators eye.
Out of the Magellan Trap.
The fleet Will start at midnight
from Sandy Point, in ORDER 10 have
daylight for the bad places, and be-
fore darkness falls again 1t will have
the freedom of the Pacific; and,
though everyone speaks confident
~" as II Magellan were no trick at
ell, everyone will breathe easier when
II is passed especially the fleet navi-
gator, who leads the way.
Always the flagship leads, unless
in battle she chooses to take another
place in the line to fool the enemy.
On her the fagships of the squadrons
and the divisions guide.
There are two squadrons of eight
ships each, Admiral Evans flying the
lag OF the first and Admiral Thoma&
of the second. There are four divi-
cions, Admiral Evans flying the flag
of the first, Admiral Emory the flag
Of the second, Admiral Thomas the
, flag of the third, and Admiral Sporry
the flag of the fourth-iH other
. words, an officer of flag rank FOR ev-
cry division.
In each division are grouped the
, ships most like in tonnage and IN
= type. Leading are the Connecticut
evans ship, the Louisiana, the
Kansas, and the Vermont, the final
. word of our shipyards, In the fourth
, division, bringing up the rear, are
, the Alabama, the Illinois, and the
, doublc-turrete Kearsargo and Ken
, lucky. the older types, which are yet
| very modern compared to the Oregon
and the Iowa.
In division, that Is, four abreast,
each keeping her distance as careful
Z ~ as cadets in drill at West Point, at
@ ten or twelve knots, an economical
Q .teaming speed, Is favoritc Torma-
= ton. But at nuttcr OF a nag from
the Connecticut the giants will swing
r into double or single file, and then
{ flagship in praise or in ccnsure OF
Y some ship.
I A combination of routine drudS'
Q cry, of responsibility, Of expectancy
= am of sightseeing is this cruise
From shore leave in beautiful Rio de
JancIro in the late southern summer
y to Magdalena Bay in April Is a
= change from oasis to desert. For the
-, fleet docs not go direct to San Fran
y cisco. At Magdalena Bay in Lower
= California It disappears from public
4 view. Suspicion of our forward IN
tentions presently lullcd make
Mexico grant us II coaling privilege
- for three years, and about all Lower
California is good for Is naval base
- On the sandy shores of Magdalcna
:, the only habitations are the few nuts
. of the Indians who gather moss fol
the coloring matter. Here the loct Is
;, coaled and prepares for the month II
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