The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-23

ed0eS Of mountains above you which you
knov Won will surmount. You coma TO a
dead stop against the face Of a mountain
thousands Of feet high. You back away
I'm ia aldo, and little by little, twisting and
turning yOS lift yourself above announcer
cloud layer.
sIcKNEss coNEs ON.
The air gets cold, a dash OF rain comes
as YOU pass through the clouds Az lo'ooo
feet high a sharp pain runs through your
ears. You take several long gasps OF
breath and IL passes away. A slight head
ache comes at $4,000 feet. II passes away
and finally you reach the tunnel and emerge
on the other side Of the Andes with the snow
all about you and you throw a few snow
balls and start back. Your head begins 10
feel strange. At 1900 feet It aches NO
lently. The ache is As near like the morning
after headache as can be. In the otnclal
party not one person escaped IT, nan d
dozen strong men became sick at the stom-
ach and had violent attacks OF vomiting
The mountain sickness was on. other
men were laid out in the cars proetrate'
AT this stage came q complication.
Heavy rains had been falling below n
word was telegraphed that there we're four
washouts and the party would a v 70
stay in the mountains all night. Ihe races
Of the railroad officials became grave
To keep that party at the height OF 1900
feet ell night might prove almost fatal 70
some. Il was this trip which brought on
the illness that ultimately killed the late
DR.. Nicholas Sem.
Word was sent that by care the trSin
might descend as far as 10000 feet. A hand
Ger was sent on as a pilot and in the dark
ness and snow that train was piloted doWn
those mountain declivities, where the least
slip OF the earth would have sentit hurting
down cliffs thousands Of feet. The pece
was only Eve miles an hour.
The sickness did not diminish until at
lio'clor K at night Tsmboraque wa reachedI
where the unoficial party Of officers which.
had not gone up the full height wax sJaIisd.
There was one inn with four beds and ninety
men 10 C them. The unofical party
was in full possession. They had organized
the Society OF the Llama, Landslide Chapter.
They had a merry night. The official party,
sick, worn out, turned in TO sleep in car
seats. The next morning by walking around
landslides and meeting trains in the gaps
the party was got down to Callao, Several
Gid not get over the mountain illness FOR
three days. II was a magnificent trip in
the grandest scenery in the world, but
mountain sickness, all concurred, was worse
than seasickness,
BY way Of return entertainment by the
feet a dinner was given TO President Pardo
on the Connecticut, and then a feet recep-
ton was held on the same ship the day be-
fore sailing. This morning President
Pardo boarded the Peruvian cruiser Amir.
ante GFau and the feet Numbered out
twenty-one guns on each ship In unison.
The Grau passed out to sea and orders we're
signalled from the flagship TO get under
way
ELIJAH EYocH ToMPKNsl
The first division had Just swung around
into position and the Georgia was leading
the second Here It is that on Elijah
Enoch Tompkins, ordinary SsamAn on the
Georgia literally leaps into fame. He
wanted 10 stay In Peru Hundreds Of
small craft we're near the Georgia. The
feet was about to pass In review before
President Pardo. Elijah thought his alb.
sence would not be noted, and there were
plenty Of baots TO pick him up He jumped
overheard To his surprise the Georgia
thought him worth saving, even II II spoiled
a P esidential review She drew out OF
line, sounding her siren whistle and lower
ing away her life boats. The crews rowvd
Justify and the other ships filled up the gap
where the Georgia should have been.
They got Elijah all right and had TO
struggle with him. There was another
quick row Of a quarter Of a mile, the boats
were hoisted in and the Georgia was able
TO swing in at the end Of the column at the
right time, and 40 the feet passed by Presi-
dent Pardo in the best Of style, each ship
firing a salute as II went by. II made a
fine spectacle. The honors were the same
as paid 10 President Roosevelt in Hampton
Roads, President Penna at Rio and Presi-
dent Monte at Valparaiso.
President Pardo sent his thanks by wire
less and got a fine reply Of appreciation from
Admiral Evans, and II was good.by 70