Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-20
COAL IS NAW'S
ONLY PROBLEM
FLEET CAN GO ANYWHERE WITH
SUFFICIENT FUEL, SAYS
INGERSOLL.
TRIP NOT so REMARKABLE
Evans Aid Declares Sailors Simply Re-
gard Cruise Around South Amer
lea as Days Work.
FOOD ESTIMATES WERE ACCURATE

MAGDALENA BAY, Lower CallfOr-
MIA, March ID via San Diego, March
17.)-"The trip from Hampton Roads to
Magdalena Bay has demonstrated that
the Atlantic feet can go to any part OF
the world, if coal is provided declared
Capt. r. Il. Ingersoll, chief of staff to
Rear Admiral Evans today. Upon Capt.
Ingersoll devolved a large portion of the
work of executing the cruise.
THE plans which were formulated last
August he continued, for the coaling
on the present cruise, provided Tor the
use of eighty tons per stea1ulng mile.
Then there was added eight additional
tons daily fer various necessary allow
ances. We have found that we could
keep well within this estimate and main
tain the ten-knot speed. The arrange
ments Tor coaiing at all of our various
stops have been carried out and the pre-
arranged plans have proved entirely AIDE
quate.
AT Rio we took on $4,000 tons; at
Punta Arenas 21,0OO; at Callao p 900,
and at Magdalena, when we have fin
ished with the Golfers. we shall have
taken on $4,000 tons additional. This
supply will be adequate to last until we
arrive at San Francisco. This pro-
vides also for the coal to be used in
our target practice. All of this amount
of coal was provided with the exception
of the amounts taken on at Rio aud
Trinidad from chartered golfers.
Estimates Were Accurate.
THE supply ship loads and the pro
visions for the feet were computed at
the same time as was the coal estimate
and submitted to the department. These
have worked out to perfection. Our
fresh meat lasted until we reached Mag
dalena where we still had 100000
pounds left over. We had 100000
pounds Of fresh meat when we started.
The bakeries on our ships have supplied
us with from 900 to 1000 loaves of
bread daily.
I'VE started with half u million pounds
of potatoes which supply was exhausted
at Punta Arenas. We issued the last
1000 pounds there. From there to Cal
lao, the crews were rationed with de
hydrated or dried vegetables, which were
found to be most satisfactory. At Cal
lao, we took on 23S,OOO pounds Of po-
tatOes which lasted until we reached
Magdalena. Here the Buffalo met us
with 200 tons more. This will last ten
days until the Culgoa can get here from
San Diego, where she was sent from
Callao with orders to take on stores and
return here. She will give us enough
fresh provisions to last until We arrive
at our final destination at San Fran
cisco.
van oLCoA1 any "ACAC.
''The trip has demonstrated that the
Atlantic fleet can go to any part of the
world if coal is provided. The rest will
be easy. l may say that, all taken to-
gether, the men and officers of the fleet
have not regarded the present cruise in
the same remarkable sense that the public
has. With them it has merely been a
days Woodworking more"
Much disappointment is expressed
fhfn1 ICrbn t6n foil, G
the expedition to rescue the American
sailor Jetfs, from interchangeable island.
The fleet passed within about forty miles
of the island and the tender Yankton
was sent in to make the search. The
landing party from the tender searched
all habitable portions of the island for
two days. Remains of camp fires were
found in several parts, bat no trace of
the sailor was discovered. In one place
a razor was found with Jeffs' initials on
it. 1t is the belief of the men on the
Yankton that the maroOned sailor has
been picked up by some passing vessel.
Search was made in every possible place
where the man could have concealed him
self before perishing, but it was without
result. The YanktOn proceeded to Aca-
pulco and is expected to reach Magda-
lena the first part of next week.
Ready for Practice.
Target practice will occupy probably
about three weeks. There will be no
battle practices, that being held in the
fall of the year. Preliminary practice is
limited to two ships, the Kansas and the
Vermont, which have not yet fired all of
their guns in practice. All will engage
in record target practice. There viii be
four ranges, four ships firing at time.
The little town of Magdalena has not
grown to any appreciate extent because
of the fleets visit. 1t is about the same
size that it has been for years past It
consists of a row of small one and two
story white washed houses located on the
northern shore of what is known as
Mano'war cove. The houses set back
from the beach some fifty feet and extend
for perhaps 1000 yards along the shore