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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-02
DEBT OF UNITED STATES is
VERY SLIGHTLY REDUCED
Total Indebtedness Of Country Now
Totals Nearly Three Billion Dollars.

IOtdfS WARY THTee DII'IV1 D0ITdIs'
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA work.
ing balance in treasury offices much
the same as a month ago-a little less
than $4,000, 000-a balance in the
general fund Of s8s,1O3,O7S. or approx
imately 100000 less than month
ago, the ordinary disbursements over
running the ordinary receipts by
$685. 95, and an aggregate debt
which decreased $395,544, are some
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TROOPS DEPART
Continued From Page One)

Fourteenth cavalry, and who will
spend the next two years in the ISL
ands are: Captain M. C. Smith, Cap
tain Francis H. Pope, First Lieuten-
ant H. j. Mckinney, First Lieutenant
r. Norton, Second Lieutenant M. B.
Rush, Second Lieutenant G. L. Con-
vers, Jr, and Second Lieutenant ]. d.
Park
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II you want TO buy, or sell. see FOX
Rooms 8 and 4, earrstt BUILDING.
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Fort Is Quiet.

Fort Is Quiet.
Fort Walla Walla today presents a
quiet appearance, the absence of the
21O uniformed men making a great
infantry from Vancouver barracks is
stationed at the post to keep up the
round of military duties, and a de-
tachment of L troop, Fourteenth cav
airy, from Boise barracks, arrived
Monday to care for the mounts until
the arrival of the Sixth cavalry from
the islands in February
With the Sixth cavalry will be head
quarters, the band and four troops, this
being the first time the Sixth has been
assigned to this fort, although troop
was stationed here in 1899, in COM
mand of Capt. Benz. H. Cheeber.
At Fort Stotsenberg.
Upon arrival in the islands, the
Fourteenth cavalry will be stationed
at Camp Stotsenberg, 50 miles from
Manila on the Dagupan railroad. The
which has been in the Philippines for
more than two years past, and which
is expected to arrive at Fort Walla
Walla early in February, sailing from
Manila soon after the arrival of the
Fourteenth.
Special Equipment.
The special train that left last night
with the Fourteenth cavalry aboard
was equipped with one of the new
Kitchen cars" built by the railroad
company under plans drawn by the
subsistence department in Washing
ton. Practically all railroad compa-
MES are now equipped with these cars,
which are equipped with every facility
for cooking, and also have a complete
mess outfit. The car taken out last
night is said to be the first ever run
over the o. R. & N. company's line in
this section, and attracted much at
tention
Another Good Band.
The Sixth cavalry band is said to
be enc of the best in the. army, and
| is expected to be fully as popular with
| music-lovers of the city as was the
Fourteenth, which, during the time it
was stationed at Fort Walla Walla,
gave programs for many of the more
important functions Until the ar
rival of the Sixth, the detachment
from Vancouver and Boise will be in
charge of Fort Walla Walla.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14

Dos, page %, No: IS. and List Of Lights, Bnoys
and Daymarks. Pacific Coast, 1905. page OBJ
Notice Is hereby given that Point CabrIIlo
light station wills be established June lu. lSUs
on Point Cabrillo about $50 feet from its end,
about % miles north-northwesterly from Point
Arena lighthouse. and about 81 miles southeast
erik from Cape Mendocino lighthouse
The light viii be OF the third order. flashing
white every 10 seconds, "a feet above the water,
81 feet above base of tower. and should be viSi-
bic 14si miles in clear weather, the observer 5
eye Il feet above the water.
The tower Is white oetagOnal frame strue-
ture with brown trimmings and surmounted by
a black cylindrical lantern. 1t rises from the
rear of one story, white fog signal building
with brown trimmings and red roof. Three
white, two story. frame dwellings,. with red
roofs, stand about COO feet esstery from the
tower: white barn. with red roof, and several
small ontbuldngs by.
The approximate geographic position OF the
light. taken from Coast and Geeodetic Sur
vey Chart. No. 57o5. is: Latitude. north. SO de-
grees 20 minutes 30 seconds. longitude, west, 12S
degrees 40 minutes SO seconds
Point Arena Lighthouse. 10 degrees. 80 min
utes true tsouthsogtheast Is east mag.l-
Punta Gorda. 335 degrees 10 minutes true
northwest Il east mag-)
The fog signal. first class compressed air
siren. will sound thus: Blast. seconds; silent
interval. seconds; blast, seconds; silent in
teryal "A seconds
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antine and customs inspectors and was
able to land its passengers at Pacihe
street wharf at $50 o'clock yesterday
morning. The liner brought so passen-
gers. some of them tourists, but many
through passengers from New Zealand
and Australia.
one OF these passen gers. II. 7. Low
ell a New Zealand commission mer-
chant. VINO visits London every year,
saws that the route via Tahiti and san
Francisco is the shortest road between
London and the antipodes. he viii re-
turn by rhfs route and epects TO leave
here on the Mariposa next July
Another Australian passenger was =
Duffy. a sydney fruit shipper, VINO dld
a large business with California Defore
the Oceanic steamship company TOOK
its steamers off that run.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Doyle. theatrical
people. who have been touring the col
onies with their own companv were
Messengers on the Mariposa- Mrs
Doyles stage name is Miss Flora
Among the passengers from Papeete
were: y Fillon and c. Lagarigue, in
spectors in the service of the French
government, who have been 10 Papeete
on official business
The Marfposa s cargo of 1850 tons
included copra, cocoanuts, vanilla,
EaSlri gum and tropical fruits.
rrf,o nasSenZ ger list included
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NEWS OF THE OCEAN

The steamer Century sailed for Auckland and
Sydney, via Apia, Wednesday, with gen
distributed as follows: For Australia. S45. e7s;
New Zealand, S26, 319; Samoan islands. 1851;
Priendly. islands. $40; New Caledonia, s463;
South Africa. s2si. The principal shipments
and their destinations were as follows:
To Australs-es. sls los sonee: 0e l ',, lbs
92S cs canned goods, 2.025 lbs beans. cs grape
juice J5 pkgs agricultural implements IL bales
betting rolls leather, IL pkgs Ink, Kiss pkgs
roofing material, a bbls asphalt. II cs books 20
pkQs machinery 81 bales hose. S35 pkgs metal
polish, II cs spool silk. cs shoes. bales over
alls. 5 cs sewing machines 15,461 lbs manAifac
tured lead 225 pkgs paints, 4.457 lbs old rub
her. 50 bbls oils. cs cash registers.
To New ZeaIand-9s. $50 lbs dried fruit 20 SIS
lbs raisns 2s4s lbs beans. 1887 cs canned
goods. s74 lbs hams. cs meals - cs books, 3
bale betting. 40 bags plaster. 10 hbls oils, IL
pkgs agricultural implements, ass pkgs roofing
material 31o pkgs metal polish, so pkgs ma
To samoan Islands, bbls -four, 1.l50 lbs rice
IS cs bread. cs baking powder 56s lbs and 3
cs meals 2i2 lbs coffee, 1l6 cs canned goods, 457
cs IA of bills and kits salmon, cs eggs, 1
bbl beer. so gals wine. boots and shoes
3 pkgs bicycles 10 drums coal OIL rs pkgs
drugs, pkgs dry goods. 8 pigs machinery. 2
Is naphtha i Dbl oil. so bales bags, IL windows
0 pkgs ship chandlery. IL bdls wire. IL pkgs
paints. 400 pigs government 6 stores ss,ason
canned goods 2 CO meals pkgs vehicles
To New Caledonia--1o0 cs canned goods. 116
his dried fruit 200 lbs Goldfish. . es salmon
To bismarck acknowledgement cs salmon
To Fiii islands-4S bxs metal polish
To south Africa-44 pkgs roofing material
In addition TO the foregoing the steamer had
e2s167 it lumber, %; 722 # door stock and
E,,reta FOR Anstraifa and 5s.05S IT lumber and
10 bdls latbs, valued at sso3, from the same
port for Apis-
Notice 10 Mariners
POINT CABBILT0 Cal
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TrauspOrt Logan Here From Mania
The army transport Logan, Captain
Stfnson narrowly escaped going TO
quarantine yesterday on account OF IT.
Irregularities in its health cert l 5s,lsse
The troopship was held until Cnlel
Quarantine officer Trotter could be
communicated with at Angel island
After a couple of hours delay the ship
was granted pratique. The inexperi-
ence OF the transport surgeon and the
quartermaster captain was responsible
for the irregularities in the ships pa
pers and on this account, there being
no quarantine disease on board. DIR.
spared the passengers visit 10 Angel
The Logan came into port flying the
dag Of a brigadier general, having two
ofTicers Of that rank aboard The rank
ing brigadier was General A l.. Mills,
who has been in command OF the Luzon
district in the Philippines. The other
was General c. L. Hodges. General
Mills was superintendent of the milf
tary academy At West Point for eight
wears He and General Hodges have
finished their tour of duty in the Phil
lppines and have come home TO await
orders.
The most interesting event of the
Logan's homeward voyage, was the
birth. four days after leaving - y
lulu of a girl baby TO the wife or Cor
poral Knight OF Company a, engineer
corps. The passengers made up a
purse for the baby and Miss Knight,
whose middle name Will be Logan,
starts life with 500 in hard cash.
In addition TO more than soc enlisted
men from Manila and Honolulu, the
Logan brought large number of cabin
passengers, among whom were the fol-
lowing.
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REACHES WHARF
AT EARLY HOUR
Brings Large Number of Pas
sengers, Among Them Many
From the AntipOdes

He sun rises early
these mornings and
so. perforce. 10 the
quarantine and Gus
toms officials. whose
b u sine SIS day is
measured by the ris-
ing and setting of
the orb of day. 1t
was because the off,
cial world was up
and about that the
liner Mariposa, which
arrived from Tahiti
even before the sun
got no. passed quar-
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800 LIvestock AIarkets


KANSAS CITY. May lS.--Cattle-R Receipts
1000; market stesdv- Native steers, S3S0sq /:
tive COWS and heifers S3Me.Jo- stockers ana
feeders. ssa5 Coz bulls 81 T5e35 -. calves. S+sg
-a5- western steers S5.5OF9s.7o; western cows,
81 1906 So
HCg- Receipts. l. GO. market "a Zoe higher
Huik ~ saIcs $3.50 80. heavy. Sf-2oeI 9-49;
packers and butchers, ST-l0G7.;l5; light S6-sV9
= pigs S5-T5N6.T5.
S6eep-ReceiDts. s.0oe: market steSdy. Nut
. tons s5.25d6-75. lambs, s7.5049-25; Tethers
snd rearlings. S5N7.s5; ewes, S4db-29; Texas
and Arizona muttg1s. S5-256g6
OMAHA
OMAHA May I3.-Cattle-Receipis. s. $40;
market slow TO Toe lower. Western steers $50
n6l0. Texas steers 5000: COWS and heifers.
- Tse75.5O. Gamers. s. 25dS75; stockers and
feeders S3d5.zO; calves, S3-25GF; bulls and
sfsEs. S3G5-50.
HCgs-Reccipts 5000; market Gloc higher.
Close steady. Heavy. ST.15 $50; mixed. $6-Sog
10; lighr. 1913 a7.20; pigs, S5a6-5o; bulk OF
sales Sc s5eI7-20
Sheep-Reoeipts. 5000. market steady; year
lnes. s5I5d6-S5; lambs, S5-J0d9.5O.
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thst country. and the poor prospects OF securing
nee71eo supplies from India. stocks at Bombay
being ~, 600 hales compared with a9S 600 last
3esr ana 100000 bales year before last. Large
s1pps q American and foreign cOttons VIII be
required next vear.
spet cotton closed quiet Middling uplands.
1850, middling gulf. II soc. Sales J. 200 bales
COTTON FUTURES
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!, DTRFcT LINE TO- HAyRE- PARIS

DIRECT LINE TO 1f1A' Isl1-f ahIo.
Sailing every Thursday. instead of Saturday
al 10 a. m. from pier ~. North river, foot Of
Morton ST.
First class to Havre, $3.50 and upward; sec
nns, ciass no Havre $40 and upward GENERAL,
AGENCY YoR UNITED STATES AND CAN
ADA 10 State ST.. New York j. f. FUGAZI
Manager Pacific Coast $50 Montgomery ST.. san
Francisco Tickets sold by all railroad ticket
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London Wool saIes

LONDON May l3.-Tbe offerings at the
wooi; auction ssles today amounted 10 I3-243
bales mainly cross hreds. which were eagerly
taken by home French aad American buyers.
Tho latter securing f1e haired grades st ex
IRENE prices. Msrinos were frm with the
exception 81 the very poor. which were with
drawn American purchases thus far amount 10
.. eaO bales.
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Northwestern Pacific R. R. CT

SOUTHERN DIVISION, MAY II, 1909
VIA sAUSALTTo
For sausaIito, Mil Valley, sam Ra-
fael=Daily except Sunday; Every 80 minutes
from 6.45 a. m. until s;45 g m; hourly until
2:45 p m. then 3:15 and every SO minutes until
T:45 p m. then 900. 1928 p. N. and 1901 am
On Sundays every 30 minutes until las p. N.
then 2:45 p. M and every so minutes until 7:45
= For or FairfaxMweeE days-s:45. T;15. T:45.
Sis. 9:1J f0;45. Has a. 12:45. las. PAS
s:15, s:45 AIS. 4:45. 5:15. 5:45. 6:i5. 845 p. m
sundays-7:i5. Sis. a:15. s:45. 10:45. 11:45
5:45 6:I5, e:45. 7:45 p m
For San Observation-Disclosures a. m las D. m
T:15 a. N. daily for Glen Ellen and way sta
tions.
7:45 a. m daily for Pstaluma Santa Rosa
Healdsburg, cloverdale, Ukiah. Willis. Shsr-
wood Sebsstopol.
vile. River Landing and way stations
Sis a M daily for Cazadero and way stations
s:45 a. m sunday only for Petaluma. Santa
Rosa, Guerneville. River Landing and way sta
s:I5 a. m. Sunday only for Glen Ellen. Point
Reyes
S:45 p. N. daily. except Sunday, for cazsderO
and way stations.
3:15 .. m. daily for Petaluma, Santa Rosa.
HeaIdsburg. Cloverdale. Ukiah. GuernerIile.
River Landing Sebastopol.
4:45 p m. daily for Glen Ellen and way sta
tons.
5:45 D. M. daily except Sunday and T:45
D. m Sunday only for Point Reyes and way sta
~ VIA TIBURON
For TiburOn. Belyedere-week days $50.
$780, al AZ a. m. ('12s45 p m Saturdays only,
S,s ssnS days 1900. ti1oo a. IN. 1920,
via sausalito. Connect with train for
Schuetzen Park
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New YorIs MetaI aIarset

NV YORK. May l3.-The London TN mar
ket was tower today with spot quoted al
E f-2l LIS I'd. and futures ~ f132 LIS Cd
- local market was weak and lower Ar
IS s-as n =. l2lac.
Copper was Is I'D lower ia London with spot
quoted az fJ9 a1d futures AT E59 l3s 81. Local
market was quiet but unchanged with lake
quoted 81 10 i2iS q 1881 l.e- electr0lytic AT
I2T5N iSc and casting ar 1262ls q I2.67 &c.
Lead was lower az &c IS Cd in London 10
cauy the market steady and unchanged
~ 4S0N4-35c.
Speiter was unchanged at Ell 17s sd in Lon
don The local market remained steady at
P sea- q 507lec.
The London iron market was lower with
Cleveland warrants quoted at AS 10lad. The
local market wss unchanged.
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81. LouI. Wool Market

grades. combiag ana clothing. 25I30iac: light
me 22a27c; heavy me, $50 DC; tub washed,
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PACIFIC OCEAN TRAVEL


sPresident Mon. May II. 81; June IA. IS, pm.
'Governor =. Mon. May "a; June Z. 81. 2 p. IN.
Alternately Every Monday thereafter.
Rosa. Thu. May 20-27. June 8. 1880 a. m.
sDirect FOR Los Angeles; viii not call S. Barbara.
SEATTLE (DIRECT), TOWNSEND.
VICTORIA, VANCOUVER
Connecting at Seattle for S. Z. Alaska, Skag-
way, Dawson. Fairbanks. Nome st. Michael.
Queen. Tues. May 10; June /. Is. 20. 2 p. m.
president ...... Sat, May %; June 5. 10. 2 pm.
Puebla. -. Tues, May %; June s. %, D. m
fGovernor. Sat-. May Is. 20: June IL, %. pm.
Alternately every Tues. and Sat. thereafter.
twin not call at Victoria, Townsend. Vancouver.
NOME AND ST. MICHAEL
Umatina (direct) ...-...--...-.4 p. m. June 1
EUREKA HUMBOLDT BAY)
Topeka. May II, 10, "a, 20; June 8, s, 10
1890 a. m; every fifth day thereafter.
GUAYMAs, MAZATLAN, LA PAZ
Curacao. .............7th each month, 10 a. N.
ALASKA CRUISEs-Leave Seattle:
Spokane. June is. 80; July IS, so; August IA
Queen July 10, ~
Right reserved to change this schedule
TICKET OFFICES Market St, liz Market st,
and Broadway Wharf. Tel Ksaruy 4s2
oAKLAND-1056 Broadway. Tel. Oakland $780,
C. d. DUNANN. G. P. A.. San Francisco.
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COREY GOES TO EUROPE York. Nav
lS--Nilisam r. Corey. president OF the United
States steel corporation. sailed today on vaca-
tion trip 10 Europe He Was a passenger on tle
steamer La PrcTencc for Hayre
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California Limited through to Chicago
leaves at 1000 p. m.
OFFICES:
673 Market Street and Market Street
Ferry Depot, San Francisco
l112 Broadway, Oakland
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Weather Report

United States department OF agriculture
Weather bureau. San Francisco. May 3D. 1909.
RAINFALL, DATA
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Notice to Mariners

Notice TO Mariners
HUMBOLDT. Cal
Ist q Lights and Fog Signals. Pacific Coast
1905 page a No 81. and List Of Lights. Buoys
and Daymarke. Pacific Coast. 1905 PAGE 3D.
Notice IL also given that the Characteristic OF
The foe signal At Humboldt light station. Cali
folnis vii be changed about July J. 1909. to
sound follows.
Blast seconds silent interval. IS seconds
blast 4 seconds: silent interval IS seconds
Army Transports
4 The Logan Is IN port
n Tbe crook is in port
The Buferd is N port
The sherman Is IA port
The Warren Is at Maniis
TIE Fitzpatrick is 81 Manila
The Sheridan outward bound arrived May -
at Honolulu.
The Thomas arrived May at Manila
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Naval Stores-Turpentine aud Rosin

SAVANNAH. May I3.-Spirits Of turpen-
riue firm. S7is, sales 4Sl; receipts. 9ss snip
meuts. 90
Rosin-Fi-u. sales. 2ls0: receipts. 2.T75;
shipments. O70: stock. JIG. $50.
quote. p. 3. s0a295; y. S3.35; E. $500
2 90. T. S3.60G3- 12ra, g. SS65 43.771e: II.
$50: J. $500: X. 4.75; n. 81 50: y $3.50
a5.0e; VIC. S515; WV, S516d5.25.
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average snow on ground 81 hches
SYNOPSIS
No rain has fallen west OF the Rocky noun
tains. except light showers at Spokane, rs toosh
and Modena Clear moderately warm weather
prevails in California. with light north winds
in the great valley. The relative humidity at
Red Blur - per cent and at Fresno 81 per
cent
Forecast for the so hours ending at midnight
May IA, 1909:
San Francisco and viclBity-Fsr Friday, with
fog in the morning; fresh west wind
Santa Glars valley-Fair Friday continued
warm; light north wind.
Sacramento vaIley-FGir Friday; continued
warm: light north wind
san Joaquin valley-Fair Friday: continued
warm: probably showers in the mountains; brisk
west wind
Los Angeles and vicinity-Cloudy Friday; light
northeast wind. changing to southwest
A G. McADIE. District Foreeaster.
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branch OF the United States hydrographic
office. located at the Merchants Exchange. Is
maiutained IN San francisco for the benenf u
mariners. without regard 70 nationality and iree
u expense. NaTigeto-s are cordially invited, 20
visit the Office. where complete sets OF ch-trfs
and sailing directions Of the world are kept at
hand FOR comparison and reference and the
latest Information can always be obtained re-
Earding lights. dangers 10 navigation and mat
ters q interest 10 ocean commerce.
J. C. BURNETT
Lieutenant. L. s. y. in charge.
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The following ma ximum and minimum temper
at,.res are reported from eastern stations for
previous day: Chicago $3.50; New York 6o-4s
Omaha. 74-54.
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OCEAN SHORE RAILWAY

C1eth and Mizsion}-DaiIy ex. Sunday-LF.:
9.50a. f:45p. SOP. Ar T:35a. 9.10a. 5-l0p.
Snndays-Lv. 9s3Oa. s10-10a I2-15p- Stop
Ar 9.fos, 1t.5os. - :S5p. STOP. "Granads
EzDress-no stops
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EnEaEes <chO0l OF Whales
The navy supply ship Arethusa. which
arrived here Yesterday from San Diego.
encountered a school OF whales Off
Santa Cruz -Abeam. ahead and astern
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Notice 10 Mariners
POINT CABRILLo. Cal.
dist of Lights and Fog Signals, Pacific Coast,
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ATLANTIC OCEAN TRAVEL
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PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE
Depth at mean low water, entrance to harbor.
PLACE Fl. Date Remarks
New-York tribune., 1909-09-25

y th- river and was advertised rs "tae fastest
steamboat In the world"
This distinction also was claimed FOR the
Rochaster. THE logical outcome was a race.
which came OF On November / Thousands OF
dollars were wagered on the result. Before the
start .he boats were Eroomei like thorough
5reis. superHIous weight was discarded and
the most tuHImmabIe substances. pitchpine. .ar.
turpeut.ue and grease. stool ready % be fed
.r-, thejr furnaces. Il was The Eoehester'5 day
She not only kept her rival trailing most Of the
way. but established her right % De called 'the
flstest steamboat in the worlI' by making the
run IN hours and ~ minutes
u vas said f)r the swallow that she led 5s flr
as Coxsackie where her machinery became dis
arranged. causing her % lose a lead II six mir
utes and the -ace. Nearly n year elapsed be-
tore The swallow and the Rochester again tried
Conclusions. The swallow redeemed herself. ac-
co-iius % A contemporary newspaper account.
as follows:
There was r beautiful ,rtl' ot speed last night
between -ha Ste3Ub01ts swallow and Rochester
which ape undoubtedly tine fastest Two boats n
'he world They came out OF lGejr berths n
New York toseth7 p. and for twenty miles rlG
neck aDj neck. neither ginning ror losing a fo3r
The swallow. however. un3Iy gIid.d ahead and
continued % gain gradually until she arrived
here 1t A1-t-p1~t rNo O'Clock. the Rochester be-
ing eight minutes behind The swallow made
Eve 1uj The Rochester SIX landings. There wos
a strong rob tide most ot tne way Had the
boats .-it with favorable t,Ge they wouIi have
come through IN eisht hours
The time vas brought down below eight hours
in 1899 5y The swallow. TIE Rochester ana the
Albany. The swallows best running time d.
Quoting stops, was hours anI al minutes
while the Albany pressed her mark with hours
and 40 minutes The Rochester steamed 70
Albany IN hours and % minutes with no Ie-
ductionS for stoppases. which was called "tAe
greatest speed ever known"
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hours and - minutes. Including all stops. thers
was claimed t)r Aer the record Toy day boats
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