New-York tribune., 1908-03-18
IT M4GD4LEN4 BAY.
ddmiraI Erans 4dmirfs Natural
.sdTantages Of the HarbOr.

Macdalena Baz- Lower California. March IS via
san Diego Cal. March ID.-Rear Admiral Evans
"a for several hours to-day enjoying the semi
--7r,icsf sun IN an armchair placed the after
r-zc= - the Connecticut. gazing over the harbor-
SIC pointed its merits as naval base IN de-
tail and regretted that il had no counterpart on
rHe outhzvester1 shores Of the United States 1T
would be a great thing for us he exclaimed
What fine place FOR our purposes, Deep water
h.ch surrounding hills and deserted shores, which
permit Of any range Of target practice
The refrigerator ship Glacier shows some evi-
dence Of her voyage Her port haVser pipe has
been broken in and her bowsprit broken OF
short The hawser pipe was broken al Punta
Arenas vhere q merchant ship ran into her While
ehe vas q anchor. The hgurehead had been
broken of the bow and ashed temporarily
WIKI ropes
Tie Mexican gUnboat TamPlco arrived IN the
hsv shortly before sUndoEn last night, and came
10 anchor between the flagship and the town
lieutenant Antonio Ortegay. who was IN command
aid that he had come TO add TO Governor San
su.nez-s welcome T. tbs feet. but the premature
arrival q Admiral Evanss feet had precluded his
participation in the ceremonies
Admiral Evans has placed a limit Of seventy-f1ve
-o~5s nightly on wireless press dispatches TO be
fle5 d. The correspondents with the feet in order
&C precedence. established by drawing lots under
direction Of Lieutenant Commander Lloyd X
Chandler Has secretary. No press dispatches can
he sr until official business IS cleared up. and
e. fs- there is no indication that the official dis
patches viii rot monopoljze the wireless estaohsh-
1-en- for some tine 70 come
Ca-tain 2 r Ingersol chief Of staff TO Rear
Admiral Evans. upon whom devolved large
portion of the work Of executing the cruise is
sued the following statement to-day
The trip from Hampton Roads Magdalena
Bav mas demonstrated that the Atlantic fleet can
z 70 any part Of the world II coal Is provided
Ire plans which were formulated last AuggsS
for the Coal;ng on the present cruise provo
for the use Of eighty tons Srsanllng rllte 1nefl
rh.re was added eight additional tons daily Tor
various necessary allowances We have. founu
--E1 -Fe-e 7hE IN
and maintain the Io-knot speed Ihe ar
rangenen- for coaling at all OF our various stop
ping places have been carried out, ana the pre-
arranged plans have proved entirely adequate
A. Rio de Iareiro took 2i.e0e tons. a.
Purta Arenas. - 600. at Callao. elooo. and at
EzzdzIena. when have finished with the col
This supply viii be adequate 10 last until we ar
rive san Francisco. This provides also for the
cosl b. used in target practice All ms
amount of coal provided. with the exception
OF the amounts taken AT Rio and Trinidad
IRON chartered COlllerS
The supply ship loads and the provisions for
TIE coal estimate. and submitted TO the depart
menj These have worked out 10 perfection our
fresh meat lasted until reached Magdalena,
where still had 200. 600 pounds left over We
started. The bakeries our ships have supplied
l. Vith from geo 10 goo loaves OF bread daily
.e1oes- which supply was exhausted al Punta
arenas We issued the last four thousand pounds
mere From there TO CalIaO the crews were ra-
TONED with deilygrated dried vegeta bles. which
~e took on 900 pounds Of potatoes. which
lasted until reached Magdalena- Here the
oITalo met Us with TWO hundred tons more rms
VII LIST ten days. until the Culgoa can get here
from san Diego where she sent from Caliao
Win orders take stores and return here
ene VIII give as enough fresh provisions to last