The Washington herald., 1908-02-15

money began to melt quickly. But what
did Jack care?
Here Is a summary Of what work was
done for our sailors by this bureau In
ten days:
Eight thousand sheets of paper and
1900 envelopes provided free Of charge.
q, 900 guides 10 the city printed and cir
culated about 17500O postage stamps sold.
nearly 1000 meal tickets sold. $500 spe-
cial excursions provided, these in addition
70 the many general excursions; about
sl75 900 exchanged at the lowest possible
rates; about 10000 postal cards sold.
about 1900 automobile trips arranged.
The sights All Hands Saw.
So Jack and all the others Of the fleet
went sightseeing They went 10 Petrop-
Oils. the sumer capital. with its temper
ate climate IN the tropics. and only TWEEN
ty-two miles away. up back of the Organ
Mountains You climb the heights OF a
cog railroad. just as you climb Mount
Washington, and you see magnificent
views of valleys, the bay, the ravines. and
gulches that would do credit 10 the Rocky
Mountains Jack and HIS mates went to
/ Corcovado IN throngs, starting on tr0lleys
that crossed the famous old aqueduct
back of the hills right iR the city and
climbed on and up around the city for
miles with scarce a hundred feet Of
straight track. Then they took the steep
cog railroad. and after a time found
themselves poised on she peak 1890 feet
above the city, with this place of $4,000
inhabitants and its bay and the sea all
spread out before them in probably the
most fascinating panorama that the world
presents They visited the wonderful bo-
tanical garden, with its magnificent ave
nue. of royal palms and It's fora, lis trees,
its ferns, "a truly royal place. One Of the
young officers told what he thought of
this garden when he said:
/ When I get married I am going to
come down here and march up that mile
Of palms for the aisle Of Gods church
II viii be the finest setting for the finest
/ bride in the world The newspapers
needn't take the trouble 10 mention the
/ bridegroom's name. That Of the bride
/ linked with the majestic aisle Will be
/ sufficient"
Fine Behavior of the Sailors.
The sailors grew 10 the situation. Day
/ by Gay there We're fewer signs Of too
much drinking. Occasionally a man OF
two would overstep the bounds. but the
authorities saw 70 # that the Americans
handled their own men in that condl-
tion.
only one incident marred the visit, and
It was a pity that any mention Of it was
cabled to the United States After that
had been done it was necessary 10 send
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It was on the first night Of liberty. It was
/ merely a saloon brawl. A native negro
had row with another and threw a bot
tie at him. The second lodged 1t and the
/ bottle struck one Of our seamen al a
table and hurt him. He got after the
negro, who escaped. Back the negro
/ came with a razor and fell upon the first
buejacket he saw.
Several Of the best petty officers on one
Of the ships jumped in to quen the dis
turbance The rabble thought they Jumped
In to fight. Stones were thrown and three
/ Of the peacemakers were hurt. The local
police didn't size up the situation and
were slow TO act. They arrested the
negro. but let him go. After that they
| said it was a deploTable blunder
Liberty was recalled at once and ma
rines were sent ashore but It was soon
over, and the next morning at the request
of the authorities 1900 men were sent
ashore instead Of 1000 daily, as had been
planned The men were warned 10 con-
duct themselves properly, and TO the
/ everlasting credit of our American sea-
men 1t must be said they needed the eau
ton we'll
By the end OF the week so completely
had good feeling been established that
from 1900 TO 5.000 men were sent ashore
/ on Sunday. 1t was the largest liberty
party of American sailors ever known.
The Official Receptions.
OF the official receptions those that the
officers took part in the dispatches have
given full mention. Nothing could have
been more cordial and warm-hearted,
more lavish. than the entertainments
given in the name Of the Brazilian gov
ernment
The one regret was that Admiral
Evans, because of an attack of his recur-
rent malady, rheumatism. was unable to
take part in them personally. Admiral
| Thomas took his place admirably. Admi-
raj Evans was not seriously indisposed,
but he was too lame to move from his
cabin with comfort He attended 10 all
his business affairs constantly.
Tone of the Greetings.
The tone of all the official greetings was
that of undisguised friendship. President
Penna made it manifest on the first day
when he met the officers at Petropolis
Then Vice Admiral Cordovil Maurity
voiced it in English on the top OF CorcO-
vada the next day
Outburst of Enthusiasm at Smoker.
The spirit of ghcd feeling was iterated
and reiterated in hundreds Of private din
ner parties. 1t rece ved its most vocifer-
Gus expression on January Is at a smoker
given to the officers OF the fleet at the
PARK Fluminense, an outdoor music hall
with a mere roof covering and a stage,
set in a garden. 1t was like the outdoor
suburban amusement places in which St
/ Louis and Other Of our Western cities
| abound. -Four bands of the ships were
| massed at the entrance to the pavilion.
An immense American shield was lighted
| with electricity.
The flags of Brazil and England and the
i United States were entwined. The place
! was reserved exclusively for American
officers and their hosts. They had an un-
usually good vaudeville show, and in the
intervals our combined band played. Beer
| and cigars were served, and soon things
began to warm up. When a medley of
patriotic American airs was PLAYED the
/ cheers began TO rise. Tney could have
been heard for blocks Soon Annapolis
songs and yells and shouts were being
given. In the intermissions t'a place
fairly rocked with the songs and yells of
old days. Men who had been tableunates
] for months shook hands with one an