The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-04


water at Etlpt hama. admired by all
foreigners and a welcome sight to all
Americans. The day previous to the
departure OF the ship the boats crew
had gone ashore, and their baseball
telra mad taught the nine from the
Imperial University at Toxic, s-me-
thing about the great American game.
The same morning of the day that the
Minnesota was 81 heduled to leave Yo-
kohama for Seattle the homeward
bound pennant of the battlesh!p was
seen flying astern of the boat which
lay i'll hailing distance of the Mime
sofa. The nomeward- bound Dennant
of TIE Wisconsin is the especial aride
of every jackey that treads hSr deck
The crew always buys the remnant
| according tc custom, and they are en-
titled tn a foot II ribbon for every
man the. chip carries. At any
rate, the l.omewal d. bound remnant OF
the Wisconsin, which is of the @nest
silk TIE Orient provides. is nearly SOC
feet long. and the boys think it is the
prettlest thing that floats in the breeze
next 20 the Stars and StriSas.
In that clear oriental September
morning the Wjsconsin's homeward-
bound pennant was a pretty SIGHT as
1t rounded out from the topmost point
Of the highest mast, and anchored on
the main deck astern 1t r1und out tc
the trisk nreezo that came inward
over the bay.
At luncheon tin, "tiffin' they cal
ii in the East--CaDtain Drake brought
hiI wife ahf ard the Minnesota and
took tiftin with CAPTAIN Kinder. Upon
leaving the ship he waved ader
and said; I'll see you later" SSoSor
afterMar,. the Wisconsin S, canned
slowly past the Minnesota, wiM the
hateewardbc und pennant galla1tly fly
Ing ana 'hc banu playing Home
| SSweet Homs." In a couple Of hours
the smoke from her huge stacks disap'
peared below the horiz.n and nont
| thought to see the Wisconsin again
Later in the day the Minnesota s2i!eC
| for home. taking the same route al
the Wisconsin. For time the coursC
of the northern and Of the southern
routes from Yokohama to the United
States comedies. Then one bend
sharply to the south toward Honolulu
ana the other as sharply north toward
the Islands.
lust as the sun was casting its las
brilliant coloring over the waters Q
the Pacific the passengers Of tn
Minnesota were surprised to see tn
Wisconsin directly ahead and steam
ing at about one-quarter speed. Hav
Ing reached the open waters of tn
Pacific, Captain Drake had "loafed
with a view ID letting the Mlnnesot
overtake him. 1t was pretty SIGH
as the big steamer overhauled tn
great battleship, the passengers of tn
former. Mrs. Drake included, wonder
ing what was to happen, Mrs. Drak
went onto the bridge and through tn
marine glass saw her husband on tn
quarter deck In full uniform Th
battleships full crew We're drawn u
on deck, their officers at their heat
The arrangement of the crew wa
artistic in the extreme as they IRE
scented an almost solid phalanx froi
the main deck to the crows nest.
The white uniforms of the men ellis
tened In the setting sun, and to tn
man who had been in the orient fc
three months the Wisconsin presente
g3odly sight. a sight which thrille
the heart and fired slumberlng patriot
ism. The band Of the Wisconsin wa
on deck playing patriotic airs.
wish / was in the land Of cotton,
came floating in rythmical strain
across the intervening waters.
The Minnesota, having drawn eve
with the battleship, slowed her er
gines, and the two great b3ats sale
, slowly side by side AS the last strai
Of 'fDixie" came across the waters tn
/ flag of the wisconsin was dipped
salute and nearly 900 deep-chestet
leather lunged young fellows gay
, three cheers. 1t was like the bla'
| fromfrom so many trumpets. TT
passengers of the Minnesota hastil
> organized cheer for the Wisconsin
) but compared with what was sent
| sounded like the vail of a dying il
r FAINT against the battle roar of a lion
E my Country, It's Of Thee struc
! up the Wisconsin's band, and ever
tar on board who could sing joine
: in the chorous with a will, So did Il
passengers Of the Minnesota. II
: song concluded down came the Wi
s consfn's flag a second time followed /
three cheers for Mrs. Drake.
: A moments pause as the sinkir
:. sun made its last plunge into Il
J western waters, and then came Il
y stirring notes of 1.-THE Stars az
: Stripes" While band was still pla,
g the boys of the Wisconsin gave thr'
: cheers and tiger for their believe
e flag. The music ceased as the Ia
faint echo Of the huzzas came softl
e born by an idle breeze. Darkne
closed in, the lights of the battlesh
y began to twinkle the throaty whist
e Of the Minnesota blew three blasts f
farewell" the Wisconsin turned h
o PROV southwark, the Minnesota stu
e her nose into the north wind, adm t
shades iof the oriental night fell st
Y deeper as the great battleship and t
e great steamship parted company up
o the blu eboson of the Pacitic,-Chica
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