Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
TELLS OF THE VOYAGE
Washington Boy Describes
Trip of Battleship Fleet.
SERVING ON u. S. S. KANSAS
Attends Bull Fight and Hears Native
Band Play Dixie"
VESSELS ABOVE SUNKEN CITY
Railroad Jaunt High Up Mountain
Side, With Landslides as
Diversion.
rESSELs ABOVE SUNKEN CITY

Edward LuSk Kelley. seventeen years
of age who is serving on the ISIS. Kan
sas of the American battleship Meet that
has just arrived at San Diego. Cal. from
the Atlantic coast. in letter TO MS
mother a resident of this city. relates
some of his experiences on the voyage.
We arrived at Callao the 10th instant,
he writes. land things started to happen
right away. They promised us SVEN
time. and we certainly had one when
We came in the President of Peru re-
viewed US and saiutes were exchanged.
At the start the place had an attraction
for me because of the romance attached
| to it, For instance, 1t feels rather queer
to be anchored over submerged Guy,
with your anchor. perhaps, in somebody
back ward Such is the case here Inc
former city of Callao was sunk years
ago. whether suddenly or gradually
did not learn. About three miles out
from the present water front monstrous
island arose from the sea. AS to length
and breadth. il is small, but Its helgnt 10
surprising. The island is pure sand ana
sandstone. with nothing else mixed win
it except in one place. high on the slos:
where there is kind of moss that forms
naturally large cross. about which the
people are very superstitious. 1t seems
that in former years this island noun
tain was formed by being below the
farther inland. and naturally 1t IS fuii OF
the gold washed down by the river 1t Is
probably worth untold wealth.
Witnesses a Bull Fight.
Rewriting to Callao and to 'bullhght
he saw there, he says:
WAS l there? Vel. 1 guess; and you
didn't see me leaving until it was all over.
/ went early and got 'front.' seat. On,
but 1t was exciting. 1 thought had some
disease of the nerves when 1t was over,
and saw bulls in my sleep for a week
after. OF course. nobody expected the
band to play decentiy. especially Amer
lean pieces but when they, struck on
.Dixie'-well. If there had been top on
that arena it surely would have been
splintered."
The bullfght is described in detail.
Writing ION the target range, sunday
the 18th, Kelley says: We are firing
now. and have just finished run for the
seven-inch battery. l have charge or the
wireless telephone room. which Is up on
the bridge. The first run raised Cam win
it. The wooden partition was smashed 10
atoms. the lock on the door was twisted
all out of shape. and the deck was lit
tered with odds and ends. Wen, mere
for Peru / heard lots of fellows say
when they got paid off. Me for Peru.
are plenty of them there, and they dress
out of sight l have cussed the Spanish
1anpuape dozens of times-but it did nc
good-because couldn't talk to them.
Trip Up the Mountains.
.There is large American mining
company at Lima and they wanted to
show the feet a good time at our (the
jackies) own expense. They organized a
trim IN into the mountains. The price
was 50 gold. which was about ~ too
The event.
ful dav came and when we went ashore
at 6 o'clock for the start. 1t was Only 10
find that we had missed the tram. W.
DAYS later l put my name down again LOT
the mountains. for l was detsrmlneo 10
get there. There were thirteen of us this
time, and l said Look out. am aWrui
Ieary about thirteen. We went over ear
lier this time. but the train mad gone.
However. we were not going to be left.
We met a party of the fellows from the
Vermont and the New Jersey. which
made I'D fifty-twO in ALL and IN ABOUT
five minutes we had money enough to-
gether to scare the railroad omclals haii
TO death Well. We chartered a specia.
train hired two guides. telegraphed aheao
for lunch. and also to the ship that We
might not be able to get back before iate
at night. The train came at last. we piled
In and started. and that was the grand
est trip ever We followed the banks or
a mountain torrent all the way up. There
try. What do they make their fances or:
Why. the energetic people make bricks or
the clay of which there is plenty, and out
of these make houses and fences. Others
make fences of stones. and they are GER
tain!y skilled in the art.
When you get up a couple Of thousand
| feet and look down the valley looks ike
| a checker board. There was a small VII
LACE on the way every two miles or so.
| and as the trains always stop we would
| pile out to get fruit and snap pictures
| Oh. we had all kinds of fun. We finally
came to the place where we were to get
our lunch. and it was ready, on the back
porch of the so-called hotel. long ia
bile was spread with large palms all
| around. and fountains here and there,
while the grand mountains formed the
background. going out of sight into the
| clouds We had rice soup. fried eggs.
| heefst sak. cold roast beef. cheese, pickles,
| fruit galore. beer and lemonade. That
was a swell lunch. Everything wen; of
| fine.
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