The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-23
AMERICAN FLEET
AGAIN IN motion
ADMIRAL EVANS 6ATTLES!.lra
LEAVE RIO JANElRo.
WERE GIVEN FINE sENDoFF.
The Brazilian Navy Acted as Escort
for Our Warshps When They
Began the Third Stage of
the Voyage to Frisco.

Rio Janeiro, Jan 23.--To the boom
ing of guns and the cheers of thou
sands on the accompanying pleasure
craft, the American warships sailed
from Rio Janeiro Wednesday. bound
for Punta Arenas. on the Magellan
strait. Ten days will bring the fleet
almost midway on it's 14.000mile
cruise to San Francisco, and the ships
and the men carried with them the
good wishes of the whole Brazilian
nation.
Not an untoward incident marked
the visit of the Americans here. They
were feasted and feted, both officers
and men, during their sojourn in Rio,
: and half the population turned out to
give them a fitting farewell AS up
on the arrival of the fleet, so upon its
departure the quays. the public build.
ings and the hills were crowded With
thousands watching the warships un-
I'll they had disappeared through the
mouth OF che bay into the open sea.
The president of Brazil, DIR. Penna,
came to Rio Janeiro from Petropolis
about II o'clock and proceeded on the
yacht Silva down to where the war
ships were lying. He went aboard the
cruiser Benjamin Constant, which was
In readiness to accompany the Amer
lean fleet, and made tour of all the
American ships. Accompanied by Ad.
miral Alencar, the minister of marine,
and other high officials, he visited the
divisional flagship Minnesota, remain
ing there about an hour. Admiral
Thomas, commander of the flagship,
Capt. Hubbard and the American am
bassador. Irving B. Dudley, received
him with all honors, and the band
played the Brazilian national anthem.
In the salon of the Minnesota there
was mutual exchange of greetings.
While the president was aboard the
Minnesota and during his trip among
the vessels salutes were exchanged,
and on his departure from the flagship
Fl guns were fired. DR.. Penna then
returned to his yacht, which proceed
ed to point off Fort Villegagnon to
watch the departure of the ships.
About o'clock the American fleet
began to move, passing out in single
column and in inverse order accord
ing to divisions, the Alabama lead
ing. The Brazilian navy followed
in three divisions, composed of three
battleships, seven cruisers and three
destroyers. In the vicinity of Fort
Viilegagnon many steamers circled
about, having on board thousands of
spectators from shore.
The warships as they passed the
presidents yacht saluted with 81 guns
and the forts replied in kind.
With the departure from Rio ia.
metro the battleships under the com.
mand Of Rear Admiral Evans enter
upon the third stage of their voyage
to the Pacific. In this run Of 1890
knots which will terminate February |
at Punta Arenas, the most southern
port in the world, the ships will ira.
verse the hazardous narrows at the
eastern entrance to the Strait of Ma
gellan.
Magellan strait consists of two
nearly equal branches running from
northeast to southwest and from
northwest to southeast, with q total
length Of $40 miles and width vary.
ing from 20 miles to hardly two miles
and half.
In going through the strait Admiral
Evans fleet will have the best time
OF the year for the purpose, the mid
summer of the southern hemisphere.