New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

transport the entire neet TO the wate- 70 ~
chesapeake Bay, after which for brief ns-;I y
the officers and men of Great Britain ,i1I PsIrod
entertained by the United States VII Dc
BevInS stopped and looked into 80
confronting him, which expressed a .aeeS
emotions, running the gamut from stod;.3y.
wonder. and from cOmplalSanCe TO ind;g1at! %
The paper IN his hands gave our > Ts%It9n
noise he turned 1t backward and fn-iihs
between his fingers. s'c
= British Adrniral's visage was a f-o,-.
ont our country asks too much 2" bs.s
almost exposively. And really it vountes-osdil 3D.
explanation of its acts or intentions SSo S.slo
of his companions nodded their he'd ;ooine
proval. We can't accept aP
Bevins reOpened the parchment. "T --.
then read You the concluding clause. he Ss,S
and began:
1T is strongly desired that there be moi.
at arms; put m any event YOU are TO retur,
There was brief silence IN the r,,-, ~,
was broken by Fields. who jumped 70 his So ~.
Bevins also rose, and the other officers did IL
wise The situation threatened unbannI, '~e raE
clusions; but BevIns held up a restrsi1,1.
hand and went on
Here Before Won undere- tinlate the To-
OF the last clause. let me give YOU a denonst--o
ton Of what We can do and how diffculf !,
would be for YOU 70 offer any defense or ..
fective resistance whatever-
He turned TO q speaking tube gave a c,-.
fO0l
the Transparent ports. which we're St,5da19.
opened beneath their feet. The Roberts Swen.
up into the arr % such pr1tigious height tbs,
the internal pressure against le- she'll becars
terrific. She WaS at such altitude thar ~
mortal being could have with tood the stra5,
and onlv her splendid anch0rabfe constr1rt,o.
and cohesive qualities kep- her from ayino
apart The world below was reduced in an
pearance until It's surface Wa obiIterated IN I.
dull haze and the shadows of the sun we,-
marked against its eastern outline
In great circles she descended Until The
water again became visible. then the vessels
upon It. and last OF all the Cr--t- OF the waves
Now she swoOped lower, anu then at a speed
OF nearly SIX hundred miles az our whiope5
a straight line close above the tops Of the hgh+
ing nasts. slowed down. and WhIred IN AMI
out about and above the British ships as easIv
as would a swallow IN plaviu- flight On M.
decks of the vessels men stared in wide eyed
arnazement at this demon ct the air az hr,t
fearing that control had been lost and the lives
OF those aboard were IN jeopardy. Then AZ
the splendid exhibition o. speed and handling
they were dumbfOunded- The Roberts thes
rose in one quick lit until ,- vas above N.
plane OF altitude assumed By the other ma
chimes. poised for d moment and came TO a
stop. In all this time no one mad spoken
word Now they turned to the american U
loUsing their convulsIve clutches from ths
seats and liberated from the peI.
Admiral 90 YOU IDllk JltT- g. any gIu-srv
that can hurt uS. anything that can Overtaks
Us or that # we wish 70 We NAY not master N.
world ne asked IN a Voice ~ extreme quiet
Field shrugged his shoulders hopeesslv
made q grinace. and looked 10 his fellows
' 'Grertlerncn. ne said IN a dry tone. II seems
20 me that We should without any delay accent
the hospitality which the United States has
EXTENDED SO cOUrteouslv
The Others appreciated the g-lu hu-lor Of
the situation and II Ike VEN l- -IIesCed The
surprise which they had undergone vas moth
ing compared % that with which, as the day
waned. they witnessed the hitting OF their craft
from the water With the utmost care the
task was accom- plIShed. AMI eve-ythIng made
ready for the westward journey Only one
rnishap occurred beyond the necessary dan
age TO the ships. and that was not discoy
cred until the following DAY y sailor Of the
DreaduOught. uladdeued by the spectacle he
had witnessed. had unlea~lri a he raft unOb
served and thrown hIUse.- and II into the
water by the use of IT. tackle at some hour OF
darkue-S when the vessel were travelling az
slow speed and close 70 the surface OF the waves
Beviu> g-lcved more over -l-- incident than
anv other. for ne had SCI his heart upon j
bloOdleSS victory
Thus II wa> that on the -..Hv.-5 dav there
rested in the Chesapeake d -.-.- N-l-e lreS were
banked whose ne1 were pr. a--c1 from shore
leave. and whose chief officer N--e guests II
the principal hotels OF New A.-s and Wash
ington under pledge ot --.-..-. But II tbs