The sun., 1908-05-07


Boston, Philadslpha Baltimore, Atlanta,
PitlSbuTg, St Louis, San FrAnei'eO.
the persistent Amazon current caused the
feet to sail far out to the eastward along the
northern coast Of South America. The next
longest run was from Callao to Magdalena
Bay, SOS miles, occupying twelve days
twenty-five hours The trip from Punta
Arenas to Calao, although only 2,69S miles
long. occupied Twelve days ten hours,
largely because the fleet was slowed down
on the way for nearly fOrty-eight hours 10
Obtain data az to slow cruising, aud also
because of u log Slow speed was main
lained for some time, ia order not to enter
Valparaiso harbor in advance Of schedule
time. Here IL u tsbulated schedule winch
Tells the story Of the cruise IN figures,
Sailed hou Hampton Roads. Va, December Q, 1907.
Arrived Port Of spain. december g. lsOi. sailed
december ~ isU7 .Jy47 knots, time, daysshous'
Arrived Rio de IAnriro January y, iss; sailed
Jauuary -. 1913 D. pa knots; time, IS days - hours
Arrived Possession Bar, chile January 81 iST
sailed February I, 1915, 2O'd knots time. days
tfrlyed Punta Arenas. Chile, February /, 1903,
sailed February T. 1909, - knots time hours
Arrived Csnao Peru February -, 1905 sailed
February 20 1919 .GsS knots time lsdsys 10 hours
Arrived MagdalCna hay, Mexico, March u, lVn
sailed Apn II. Is' Su,l Knots, time, u days y
hours
Arrived San Diego. Ca. April H. 1905. sailed
Apr, t. IgOs. go knots. rllNr days q hours.
\rriyed San Pedro. Cal. April IS, iSe, sailed
\prI IS igys - knots time hours.
Arrived santa barbara. cal, April IS, 1898; sailed
\grI 80 1915. NJ knOt- time, 10 hours
Arrived Monterey, cal. May l. 1905 sailed May
2 lOU,. 20 knots; tine - hours
Arriyed Santa cruz Cal, MAY ,, lSOs' @iIea
May 5. IsOs Is knots time hours.
Arrived Sau Francisco lLghtshp May .. 1903
,,lled MAY q. 1905 ~ knots. time. hours
Arrived san Francisco. Cal, May o, l9Os Is Knots
linr . hours Total knots, lS7S.
Actual time Of cruising 6l days ~ hours
LIKE A PLEASURE TRIP,
This trip from Atlantic 10 Pacific was
supposed by people generally TO be one
Of hazard and great daring. Judging
from the way California has received the
ships, the people in this Commonwealth
still hold something Of that idea. Other
wise there would be no reason for the hys-
terical acclaim with which the feet has been
welcomed home. There has been no war
and the trip has developed no heroes
unless II be Admira! Evans, for the pathetic
struggle he has made against an illness
which has caused him intense suffering
From the cruising standpoint the trip has
been almost picnic.
There has been no bad weather 10 SPEAK
Of On the River Plata there was half
storm one morning and the ships we're
shakenup a little as they emerged into the
Pacific from the Magellan Strait, always a
bad place. Not once, however were table
racks used on the ships and the heaviest
roll the Louisiana experienced was less than
twelve degrees Other ships would prob
ably tell similar story,
There may have been some element of
danger in passing through the Magellan
Strait. but otherwise the cruise has been =
summer iuunt over smooth seas and for
the greater part Of the time under blue
skies. There we're loar da"s Of intermittent
fog after entering the PIcit" and there were
one morning and ;wu hours one afternoon
Of fog on the Atlantic u day or two before
the Strait Of Magellan was reached. The
passage through the strait. the last forty
miles OF which was sailed through quite
thick log. was accomplished, according u
commanding officers generally, with greatrr
ease and leSs real danger than entering New
York harbcr aud sailing up the lludSon
River 70 the usual ahchOrag" ;here.
100 u.ppptIIs
The rip was one or surprises, largely IN
respect TO the receptions given to HE saips
in various ports The coolness Of the people
OF Trinidad was as great u surprise as was
the exuberanl welcome Of Brazil and other
foreign countries. Rios welcome was the
most demonstratve, Callao's probably the
most heartfelt, that Of Punta Arenas the most
| unexpected
The most anxious time on the cruise was
during the passage through the Magellan
Strait. although II turned ont there was
little occasion for any anxiety. There were
two highly spectacular events on the cruise
the welcome az sea on the morning Of Jan
nary ~ by a squadron ot the Argentine
navy On the mouth OF the River Plata and
| the entrance 10 and exit from Valparaiso
harbor on the afternoon Of February H.
The American and Argentine fleets eI-
changed national salutes on the high seas.
Many naval officers believe this was the
first time such an act Of courtesy ever
took place.
No naval oticer ever remembered such a
ceremonious call as was made at Valapa-
raise. With the Chilean ensign at the fore
the ships made a great curve in the shape
of crescent in the harbor, On entering
the port the ships fired national salute
OF twenty-one guns in unison. On leaving
the hsrbor each ship fired twenty-one guns
as a personal salute TO Chile's President,
' who had come out 10 review the parade
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