The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03

capled ABOUT the same position as a
United States man of war. When
things quoted down again the Hay
tan government decided it would be
navy and SO they bought her.
The firs, trip the boat made UNI
der her new owners and as the crack
cruiser of the. Haytian navy vas from
Cape Hatien to Port au Prince, a
distance Of 300 miles. Under the
guidance of the intrepid Haytian COM
mander 1t took t&enty-eight days. The
experiences Of this voyage were hair
raising. One OF them was running
aground on a coral reef. It took some
time to get the boat OF but she was
not SO badly damaged that she could
not be n%avisated and the voyage was
the forward smoking room. This
threatened 10 destroy the yacht but
1t was finally subdued. leaving that
part Of the ship in ruins.
Either the compass or the chron-
ometers went crazy after that or else
they were mislaid or lost. Or perhaps
no n knew how to use them. At any
rate the boat wandered V the face
OF the waters a good many days. Those
on board Of her had no more idea OF
where h was than those in Hayti.
who had not heard from her since
She set out. She finally brought up
near Santiago. Cuba. took a fresh
start from there and at last reached
her destination.
Since then the yacht-no longer the
American, but rechristened the Sew
enteenth Of misunderstanding at an
Choir OF Port au Prince. Her native
crew passed the time away SO happily
they didn't are IL she STAYED there
forever. Day after day they curled up
on the satin covered sofas in the
yachts grand salon. smoked their ciga-
rettes and took their siestas. There
are two self playing pianos on the
boat and between meals and siestas
these worked steadily.
A few days ago there was great eX-
element in the harhor because the
Seventeenth of December vas moving.
to the navy yard. AT this place the
TWO large twin propellezs were taken
OFF by an American diver. who hap
pened to be in port-Captain Lehman
who was in command OF the unfor.
tunate expedition that was fitted out
70 search for sunken treasures by a
number of Harvard men in the old
schooner rugged cup defender May
flower a while ago. The object of the
removal of these propeilers was to
enable the once trim and speedy yacht
to get out of her own wav more readi-
~. Her long oiourn AT anchor in
the warm waters of the harbor had
! cvered her bottom, with arm clos and
! other marine CROWN Irar anrins, are
out of REPAIR and The only way in
| which she can be moved is hy sails.
Therefore her voyage TO the shipyard
in Philadelphia will be slow as we'll
as dangerous. She is ? full rugged mir
with wide Yards hlt she is NOT snarred
for heavy breezes with q 10, Of cam
va. spread. II is na1ural Ia eynec+
hard weather off Hatteras this time
of the wear and therefore her yovare
to Philadelphia may. take a long time
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the Standard Oil company's feet. Last
May the Haytian engaged
him on a contract for a wear to com
mand their navy in the impendinc
charge of the Antoine Simon. another
of their warships. This boat was the
obsolete Italian cruiser Umbria.
During tho revol,,io, rho toto,
length If her cruisas was ne lass t tIa
400 miles. Half Of This .iis,anoo naa
reversed at the end Of , hau.se, ns;d
out by tho atlas INC stea,nad sIh;pa;o
owing to tho ine~fk.,enc ~ tha anrine
and fireroon9 fornS Of The Sin,nn n.hin;
was made nm ,nostiy Of the or.an, -,
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