The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-23


peered out OF the car window.
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concluded. Il forebodo to finish my pie
there. II no maniac orders up the root beer
again and starts me goin'.S ,
FULL STORY OF A GREAT VOYAGE.
Taie OF the Indomitabies Ocean Test when
the Prince steked. ,
After her record run across the Atlantic
the Indomitable is lying Oh Cowes to-day
an object Of wonder and admiration to
ell the seafaring folk assembled here,
The secrecy observed regarding her con-
~struction when she was on the stocks In the
Clyde yard - now recalled with removed
interest, for her latest run throws new
Light on the purpose Of that secrecy.
Although her average speed from Quebec
10 Fastnet was only about "a knots and
that for the full journey to Cowes still
lower by nearly two knots. her real ocean
speed test works out much better, says a
special correspondent OF the London Daily
cArOnicls.
Reckoned from land to ~Iand-from South
Point, Belle Isle, to Lands End-the
cruisers average works out at 24.s knots.
which. as I said yesterday. is o record for
warships, and Is almost equal to the achieve
ments or ocean greyhounds like the Lusi-
tania and the Marretania. In fact at one
stage OF the voyage he cruiser ever ex-
oeiied the best work Of these liners for she
steamed 7e.4 knots for four hours.
The chief impression made on spectators
t~o-day-one which would have delighted
the heart Of Mr.. Samuel Pimsol -was that
the Indomitsble's water line is ak or seven
feet higher thar when she left Quebec six
days ago. The consumption Of 5000 tons
OF coal. which ahs bunkerei at Quebec.
has lessenei her displacement to that
extent. making her look like an ocean tramp
after disoharging Its cargo.
The next thing that struck one on q near
view Of the colossal cruiser was the airy
steriike devices adjusted between her
masts, the wireless telegraphy apparatus
which has kept the Indomitablo In o n
slant touch with the Admiralty from either
the American or the British side ever since
che cleared the Straits Of Belle Isle and
thus escaped the dangers OF fogs and Ice
bergs. One OF these floating icebergs.
which suggested a transference OF the Arctic
regions to the mouth of the st. Lawrence,
seemed to rise 500 feet out OF the sea and
was computed to weigh ao.ooo.o 900 n
To-day the Indomitable has lost the most
distinguished member Of her crew The
Prince Of Wales. who for a brief period
acted as a s~toker-and enjoyed the ex-
p~erience-left this morning and took up
his quarters on board the royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert. II any oficer or seaman
Of the Indomitable were asked his opinion
of the Prince the frank and democratic
answer would be, Hes a jolly good fellow
and a fine sailor
Throughout the voyage his Royal High
ness, who holds the rank Of ar Admiral.
enjoyed himself thoroughly and was in
tho best Of health and spirits. As a tried
sailorman, in stomach, mind n heart, he
took the keenest interest in all the details
Of the working Of this beautifully built,
powerfully engined and brilliantly handled
-battleship cruiser
So keen was his concern n interest
that, as I have said, he went down into the
stokehole and acted as q stoker. His turn
Of duty lasted for half an hour, and I learn
that in that time besides putting into one
of the furnaces many shovelfuls Of coal
he did his share Of the trying work OF ex-
tracting the Stag and -~clinkers.' His
Royal Highness went down into the stoke
hole wearing e white uniform and looking
&c ;so% D,1 e, %S1n irssh st ai 4 h %h Haa he ssi iss s 3
deck again he was, in the words Of one
who saw him, -as black az o niger
The spirit Of c~omradeship which ami
mated the Prince in this enterprise was
shs, ,si,s to s %I,so satsn ths sy ID nos aesrsI ~
help in the stoking work. they, assisted in
transporting the coal from the bunkers
to the hold. The names Of this distin-
gdisheh company Of coal heayers' were
Lord Annaly, Lieut.-Col- Sir Arthur Bigge
| cis Hopwood and Capt. Godfrey-Faussett.
r. N, who, II memory serves me right, was
commanding officer OF the Ophir. in which
| the Prince and Princess Of Wales made the
the action Of the Prince aud the members
Of his suite in taking on themselves this
work was no nero idle freak intended to
| relieve the tedium Of the voyage. 1t was
o serious undertaking aud was made In
p to a call for volunteers. Every
one on tho Indomitable was nxiou about
| the record, and tho Prince OF Wales was
| the frst to offer his services.
But the Prince Of Wales howed that he
| had a mind to study as we'll as a stomach
to endure, and On the way out he spent
works referring to the early history Of
Canada. as may have been gathered from
his we'll informed speeches at Quebec. -
In other respects the Prince showed his
great liking for tho profession to which
he was trained. Last Sunday he dined
In the officers wardrooEn, and before he
| parted with the 1ndomitablc he presented
| most Of the officers with souvenirs Of the
| voyage, besides leaving a sum Of money
| 20 be distributed among tho mon.
1t has been stated that the l~ndomitable's
| average speed was 2s.l3 knots. but while
| that Is correct as originally announced.
tho effect Of a command given by the King
| to-day is' to reduce that average for the
purpose Of the official record. Tit Kings
| command wa that the speed Of the In
| dornitable should be returned -from land
to land" In other words, his Majesty
ordered that the record should DO made
| not from Quebec to Cowes, nor from Quebec
TO Fastnet, nor yetfrom Belle Isle to Fastnet.
| but from South Point. Bale Isle. to Lands
| End, The effect Of this order was to reduce
| the average by some points.
The Indomitasie ieft Quebec early last
Weinesday m3Tning ana was tnen tne
| Capt. II. G. King-Hall, AID his staff to
| drop anchor at loves at ESQ last night.
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