Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-03-20
MIDSHIPMAN
COCHRANE'S
EXPERIENCES
Is ON THE VERMONT IN BOB Ev
ANS BIG BATTLESHiP
FLEET
HAD FINE TIME AT RIO, PUNK
TIME AT PUNTAS
ARENAS
SAYS THERE is NO TIME FOR
IDLE DREAMING IN THE
FLEET

The following letter from William
Cochrane of this city, midshipman
on the Vermont of Admiral Evans
fleet will interest Bismarck readers:
U. S. S. Vermont, at Sea.
Here is where I commence let
ter. We are at sea and bound for
Punta Arenas, Stats of Magellan.
We left Rio three days ago and this
is Wednesday, January 26.
I had fine time at Rio and met
lots Of nice people. One gentleman
who had spent two years at the Bos-
ton Tech. The city is grand and the
Avenue Central is without doubt the
prettiest business street ever saw;
very wide, beautiful buildings, lights
all over the avenue with grass plots
around the lights in the center of
the street and the avenue runs into
long boulevard passing all around
the Bay and then connecting with the
Palm Drive which is but continuation
of the boulevard. 1t has a row of
beautiful palms on either side and
is three miles in length. The palms
are equal in heigth and it is sure
most grand and beautiful.
The swell residence part of the
city is up at Pretropolis and there are
n1n nd
dences here, fine homes, large gar
dens ETC., and here is also the noun
tain, called Corrado, and about two
hours ride from the city, on the cars,
and the top of the mountain is above
the clouds, most of the time. A cog
railroad runs up to the top of the
mountain and about two thirds of
the way up is restaurant. Norton
and l rode up and then ran back
down to the first stop and we got on
so much steam that it was hard work
to STOP
Everything there is very expensive
and as we say, the only place we have
struck where our money won't buy as
| much as it would at home. It is
hot in the day time-no name for it.
There are lots of pretty girls there
and a bunch came out to the ship,
spoke English, and we sure had
jolly time
We left Wednesday afternoon.
The President visited the fagship
and all ships were in full dress, fired
tWenty-one guns. Then the presi-
dents ship took up its station at the
entrance of the harbor and our ships
passed out and again saluted and we
manned the rail the same as we did
at Hampton Roads and we sure did
it up brown.
We had all kinds of entertainments
while there, dances, receptions, pic
MICS, etc, but I don't go much on
their dancing-jump about like so
many jumping jacks. Everybody
CANDLES and they have about twenty
ANSeNiiSo SoiAS AZ JIG Sd lie Clmo.
They have clubs where the better
class gamble and they play the
wheel and every device for gambling.
None of their games for mine.
Mr.. Norton has gone to the Hop
kins. temporary duty, and Mr.. Ro-
berts has been put on board here.
as had his leg broken and will re.
main witHus until he is well.
We are having drills to beat the
band and they will continue from
now on and it will not be long until
target practice. We ought to get to
Frisco by the. middle of April and i
sure am busy. Go to work at $50
a. m. and keep it up until 5 D. m.
and there is something doing all the
time. When you see every officer in
overalls all grease, and all the men