Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-12

eloquent applications OF Father Per-
~, became deeply Interested. Column
bug MAS recalled to court. Negutia-
tons were once more resumed, and
IN" dearest desire OF his hart Was nm
ally realized when provision was made
by the crown Of spain for an expedl-
ton I" put his theories to the proof.
Columbus was given the titles OF Ad-
mirdl and NicerOy, and he set sail
from the little harbor OF Palos on the
Bird day of August, l492. Ills expe-
ditlon consisted OF three small vessels.
the Santa Maria. the Pinta, and the
nina. The Santa Maria was com
pletcly dcckcd. The Pinta and Nina
were Caravcls and unchecked. with
cabins and forccastles. The admiral
had l2O men In his command, and the
Pinth and the Nina were commanded
by two brothers, experienced scamen
OF PHlOs, named respectively, Martin
AlOnz0 pinxUn and Vicente Yanoz
pinZOn.
II is we'll t. pause here and to rea-
lie the indumitablc perseverance that
formed part Of the character OF chris
t"phcr Columbus He was man who
possessed great Idea, and In turn no
became possessed by II. lie had faitn
In himself. lie had faith In his idea.
Hs had faith In his beliefs. And nc
would go To the limit Of human en-
deHvor tu carry his ideas into effect.
lie had met failure on every hand. Ho
had done even moro than meet fail
urc. lie had suffered and horne the
Jihrs and the cOntumcly Of men who
could not appreciate or understand
tho Bublimity OF his Ideas, or the cor
rcrtnCss of his scientific knowledge.
AS ~" contemplate Columbus. who
had now accomplished at least por-
ton ~ his llfe's work. may we not
truthfully say that the characteristics
which We have Just described are
those cminently nttod In our day as
they were In his, to HdOrn the lives
Of those who inhabit those shores
which he made known to the world :?
We have men of ideas, yes. but men
Who VIII bear hardship and that thing
which the world calls failure. and that
other thing which eats the heart Of a
proud man. tho contempt of his fell
lOws--mcn who will do these things
are scarce indeed. when we md
them We lOSe 10 hover over them, To
speak about them. TO write about
idcm, and Ia hope that the Almighty
viii give us sons who viii be like
them
shortly after Columbus had passed
from the Canary islands the hearts OF
his crew failed them, They were yen-
| turing upon unknown seas. No iiv-
| ing man had been upon the waters
which they were now traveralnR. II
| required all Of the resources and
scientific knowledge Of Columbus. whu
MAS an extremely resouroefui man,
/ and who was acquainted with the
science OF his day, TO allay the fears
OF his crew. Hut the weather wai
propltious. The admiral concealed
] from his crew the actual distance trn.
versed. and aabout three weeks afieI
leaving tho Uanraiee. signs were OBJ
served which showed unmistRk eablS
proof OF the proximity or land. Bird
we're seen thltt do not venture faI
from shore. Herbs and weeds. some
OF them still quite fresh. were picked
up from the waters. Later on sing
ing birds alighted upon the masts. Al
OF these signs brought hope to Col
umbus and strengthened him In hiI
resolve. Finally. when the hopes and
fears OF the entire crew were az IN,
highest point, Columbus. on the nigh
OF tho nth Of October. 1919, though
he dlscerned "A light. overjOyOd. and
yet hardly daring 20 trust the cor
rectness OF his own eyes, he sum
mORed another, who confirmed him
Al two O'clock In the morning o.
October ~. land was definitely mao
out by the lookout on the Pinta. anS
during the forenoon a landing wal
finally made on the Island Of San Sal
yador. Columbus mad reached wha
Was 10 him the limit Of human feiic
Ivy. He had proved the truth Of III
theories. He had found land and ~
observed that It was inhahltsd. ~
gna shla eatiFp crew pr0atKatad them
Tsslves 0ntAs newly discovered LAM
fahd thanked lso Alniinhty for en-
happy oGssome ~ the AdgeHtufe
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