Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-06
TRYING TO Guido EACH OTHER
Fleet Sails Tomorrow, the Torpe-
do FlotiIIa Accompanying
The BatteShipS.
), valparaiso, Which viii be Reached
Feb. IT, Vessels win Go Close in
Shore and Fire Salute.

pa,ta Arenas, Strait of Magellan,
r, The social gaities in connee-
a, with the presence of the American
r.s, continue undated. Dinners and
,rstnp with excursions and recep-
a,.i follow one another. The Amer-
cams are trying to repay the hospitali-
A.. cs their Chilean hosts and the Chill
ssny striving constantly to put their
visitors further in their debt. It was
originally planned to have the fleet
leata here last evening, but the depart
ire was delayed until tomorrow In or
dor ia give the Americans more time
iS which 70 return the Inequalities.
The health of Rear Admiral Evans,
who. al Rio Janeiro was suffering from
rl.aumatism, is improving steadily.
SAILS FRIDAY.
The fleet will leave Friday night at IL
o'clock. The torpedo hotilla will accom-
pany the battleships through the strait
ms far as Cape Pillar, at the west end,
from which point the smaller vessels
win take an inside passage to the north.
At Valparaiso the fleet will steam close
in-shore and salute the town. The Chill
enn cruiser Chacabuco will preccde the
fleet out of the strait The vessels eX-
pect TO arrive off Valparaiso FRIDAY,
Feb IA, about p. m.
one of the boats of the battleshlp
Rhode Island. in which Midshipman
Herndon b. Kelly and four seamen We're
row was capslzed off the spit yesterday
afternoon. The FIVE men chung TO the
bottom of their upturned boat. capt.
Martin, the maritime governor OF the
territory, Immediately went out in
launch and rescued the sailors.
John Hicks, the American minister TO
Chile who came to Punta Arenas on
the Cahacabuco, entertained the Amer
lean admirals and captains at break
fast Yesterday on board the vessels
Commander Hodges of the British
cruiser Sappho was also guest No
toasts were offered by the officers, but
Henry l.. Jones, secretary of the Amer
lena legation at Valparaiso, made
brief dadrsss, closing with the state
ment that he expected some day the
sailors of the British. Chilean and
American navies would claim and at
tain dominion over the seven seas.
While the officers We're being enter
tained in the ward room of the Chaca-
buco, 200 Americans and 20 British
blue Jackets were given a splendid
breakfast ON the lower deck Great
enthusiasm prevailed and the sailors
drank to the health of their respective
hhtlONS ana llltlt tOllliiluliuii5 "'i''A
rails.
A FASHIONABLE DANCE.
Tuesday afternoon there was dnace
On board the Chacabuco, at which the
society OF Punta Arenas was well rep
resented. Four hundred guests danced
until o'clock In the evening.
Among those present were Minister
Hicks, Admirals Thomas, Emory and
Sperry of the American fleet, and 9TH
tr American officers; me- as Of tho
leading Punta Arenas families, and
several British and Argentine naval Of
acers. The decks of the Chacabuco
we're draped with the flags of all ma
ions and decorated with eVergreens.
The orchestra was installed in the
boats hanging at the davits. The af-
lenoon was one of animation and the
dance came to an end with the Amer
lean cake-walk and the rendering Of
The famous Chilean dance, the Cue
Ca"
punta Arenas is having fesat Of
music, Every day bands from one or
another of the American warships play
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