The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-19


trying 70 get back his health. was IL
condition TO take command os the feet
Not 81 wei man by any means was
Admiral Evans. but a wise doctor knew
the grit Of the man. knew the soul o.
the admiral and knew that one thins
now above all else would help 70 make
him WELT was the fGlfllmsnt OF his
dearest wish that he might direct the
movements Of his feet when II finished
its Journey half way around the wcrli
III was the climax 70 the career ot
one Of the worlds greatest adniralS.
DAYS ago Evans said that he would
DO this. and the doctor. knowing the
man. bent all his efforts 10 getting the
man ready for the triple knew the
trip was going 20 be made, 50 sl he
had 70 do was 70 get his patient into
the best possible shape 70 make IL
I And 50 it came about that the day
\ the fleet was 70 leave. the Connecticut
/ left the vessels at anchor and steamed
over 20 Monterey again 10 meet the
I special train which wSs hurryins up
from the South with the commander
Z iu-chisf aboard The Yanktor. which
was nearby. hOiStsd anchor and moved
over toward one OF the long wharfS
while the crowd knowing that the ad-
uliral was 70 so on board the Con-
uecricut bit al this bait and haStsnsd
after the vessel. never stopping 20
think that boat which was tiying its
washing from the forward rigging was
not in fit condition 10 receive the COM
u&nding admiral Before the crowd
was aware OF what was going on Evans
had been carefully lifted from his car
and taken down 20 another wharf
where he embarked in & smaller boat
for the battleShip.
Late that afternoon the Connecticut
hove into view again Steaming rapidly
toward Santa Cruz, and before the
watchers fully realized what was going
70 happen & string OF flags futtered
ont from the Connecticur'S signal hal
yards which read, Form exact column
and follow the flagship" Then it was
that those on shore were treated 10 s
sample OF what quick action means in
the navy. Some OF the boats and
launches OF the anchored battlsships
were still Scurrying 9bout between the
ships and the shore In i've minutes
they were all alongside and were being
hoiStsd aboard Great clouds Of black
smoke began 10 roll from the stacks,
and the distant rumble OF engines and
chains indicated the hauling up OF an
chorS. Straight down upon the feet
came the Connecticut al a thirteen
knot Clip. never slaCksnins speed for
an instant the bone in her teeth
growing larger with her approach.
Pointed directly for the feet the great
baCClsShip plunged on. swept between
the two rows OF now slowly moving
vessels and took her place AT the head
OF the divisions turned sharply 10 the
left and swung out toward the horizon
The Kansas dropped in behind the flag
ship and soon the whole feet was on its
way 10 sea The Vermont had some
trouble with her anchor. and was de-
Iayed. but once started she put on full
speed and tore through the water 70
take her place in the line Ten minutes
later the feet had disappeared around
the point and the last leg Of the Jour
ney had begun
THE TRIP UP THE COAST To SAN
FRANCISCO
The new Ocean Shore railroad. which
runs down the coast from san Fran
-----l- -1HE EE-rk-E GA4 lErk'g- LLAAALE ~
greet the fleet at night before it reach
ed san Francisco. and as 9 couse-
qUsuce Hundreds went down % the
beaches 70 watch the vessels as they
came into view.
At eight O'Clock Tuesday night
watchers on the hills were startled by
i sudden shaft Of light which seemed
70 come from the far-of horizon and
pierce the heavens. then sweep down
and rest for q moment upon the shore {
It was the search-Iight from the Con- [
ueCticut- q silent signal sent out 70 the
eXpectaut thousands that the feet vas 1
approaching Suddenly the light dis
appeared. and nothing more was seen 1
for q half hour. when those with I
glasses made out q long string Of 4
swiftly moving lights IN the distance j
The feet Is coming" rang out from I
the hiI-tJps and was answered back 4
by those on the shore And then as
though by q prearTanged signal great
fires burst out at different points along 4
the shore Huge boufres had been
built az intervals OF q mile Or more.
and thesS blazing Up and throwing
their dickerirs light against the sky
constituted san Francisco's first well 1
come 70 the feet On the ships came
until they were plainly disceruibIe 20 4
the naked eye q lire Of lights which 4
seemed 20 stretch out 70 an indefinite
distance and which moved quickly and 4
silently Up the coast When opposite
the long beaches some ten miles below 4
the cliff house the watchers were treat
I'd 10 q display such as has never BE-
fore been seen IN Pacific waters. L i
vas Z sezrchIisht drill by the sixteen 4
oattIesdfps. started by the Connecticut 1
which was suddenly lighted from stsm 4
% stern BY the great flashing arms. /
Immediately there came answering /
CLEANS from the battleships strung out |
for over mile behind I was verify I
night turned into day, and for five min I
utss the great bars Of light sTung TO I
and fro IN every direction piercing the /
heavens centering On some point on /
the shore for an Instant and then
switching away to the open sea II
was sight worth going miles 70 see, /
and those who had gone The distance I
were amply rewarded and thankful for
the courtesy OF Admiral Evans. who. /
knowing the feet was being watched. /
had ordered the display Suddenly the |
lights dfuued auG then as quickly dis
appeared entirely. leaving nothing but
the fnkv bIackneSs al around. and the
Impression that one had for Al instant