The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-09-08
AFTER
.sy SAMOA TRIP

NJ ~ OVlhIOu luI9
wan ,nyo lack of time and the in
kins' of weekdays by Sunday, the
manuok emotions in honor of Admiral
snip Tie and officers of the cruiser
<l torpedoboat destroyer fotilla,
ben deferred until after the
+ n ,eturn from Samoa in October.
Fife fleet entertainment commit
Fed upon the Admiral yesterday
IN, ana after discussing the plans
committee, the Admiral felt that,
eing short, as he wished to move
II the harbor by Wednesday af-
,n for Thursday departure, the
Sion to Pearl Harbor and Wahi.
u the formal ball and the parade
e well be postponed.
se Admiral was delighted with the
psed arrangements on behalf of
elf and officers and expressed his
sure in acceding to the request of
S committee, voiced by Chairman
Jorge w. Smith, to have the men of
e fleet parade the streets. Mr.. Smith
id ,khat this was feature which he
3.ltfthe entire city was interested in,
nd as the Atlantic fleet had honored
ieAcity with parade of its fighting
ed, he hoped the Admiral could see
W. way clear to do the same.
Jas to the excursion to Pearl Harbor,
dmiral Swinburne also expressed him
If as well pleased with this feature
3ld mot only wished to make the trip
mHlf but desired all his officers to
y M pmmittee found Admiral Swim
4 IN fhis Chief of Staff, Commander
1 - and aide, Lieutenant Poteet, a
}hospitable trio. The Admiral IS
81 rang with laughter over the Ad-
Ms tales of his former visits. 1t
rthe comment of some of the COM
Zee that it seemed a coincidence
Mr.. Smith should be at the head
Sommittee to arrange for the Ad-
official doings ashore, when in
It the time of the overthrow, he
lmong the leaders who officially
Fed the Admiral, then Command
Then the marines were landed from
cruiser Boston.
bring the committees visit with
Admiral, Rear Admiral Sebree was
nounced and the interview came to
end.
The committee was then escorted to
3 torpedoboat destroyer Stewart by
cut. Poteet and placed in charge OF
cut. Edwards, who, arrayed in denim
iorted the visitors over the ship
fey jwere interested in the knife-blade
arters of the seamen and the mass
machinery. In fact they discovered
tia destroyer is merely thin skin
steel crammed full of machinery
unlike peas crowding pod.
n the room directly under the
dye, where the ship is directed, the
itors were shown that marvel OF
f1ern science, even SURPRISING the
Ieless telegraph. This was the wire
telephone. 1t is small appara'
looking not unlike the exchange
zone apparatus in a corporation
IRE. All the destroyers are not pro
ed with wireless telegraph, SO com
s&nkon is maintained between the
the fiotilla by the wireless
F When an officer of the
\ ,esires to talk to Lieutenant
,of the Truxtun he merely sits
Sfhe table takes the receiver of
pf SO to speak, touches up the al
,hrk, and then calmly speaking
transmitter calls mp the officer
lion. That officer responds, and
iaversation is carried on across
ater without wires. Then the
gatus can be used for telegraph
Uses as well.
- lis wireless telephone apparatus,
De Forrest system, was installed
he torpedo fiotilla when it left
pton Roads in advance of the At
fleet ON its long cruise around
Horn. It is not altogether sue
yet, for sometimes the spark
t come, but when it does the Of
can talk across the intervening
of sea and air.
one of the deStrOyers it was learn.