Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-16
Great Steamship Ancoo Makes
Successful Voyage From
Atlantic to Pacific Waters
Through Ditch,
COLONEL COCKTAILS
PLEASED WITH FEAT
Regular Transfer of Commerce
Through Channel and Locks
Is Now Ready 10 Begin for
Blessing Of Mankind.
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Panama. Aug i5.-=Thc Panama ca.
nal TX open to the commerce. Of the
worli. Heneeforth ships may pass TO
and fro through the great waterway.
which establishes "A new ocean high
way for trade
The steamship Ancon owned by the
United states war department, with
many notable people on board. today
made the official passage which sig
nali2ed the opening Of the canal She
left Crlstobal at o'clock this morn
ing and reached Balboa. on the Pa
cific end ut 4 o'clock this afternoon.
having nayigated the waterway In nine
hours.
The Aneqn ala not anchor at Balboa
but proceeded into deep water IN the
Pacific beyond the fortified waters
where she anchored IN the channel Of
the canal until her return to Balboa
when she landed her passengers.
The Ancon will remain az the Bal
boa docks for some time discharging
her cargo. this being the first com
merial voyage made through the en-
nal
The einai avine beon officially
opened, Il Will be used tomorrow for
the transfer of four cargo ships which
Will thus shorten their routes. The
private Yacht Lasata, owned in Los
Angeles, will he transferred 70 the Pa
cifie. homeward bound.
The trip Of the Aneon was the fast
est yet made by large ocean steamer.
the locking operations being quicker.
owing To greater experience. The
steamer Went through the Gatun lock
IN seventy minutes, q speed never be-
fore edualled
The other lockages were equally
rapid
Col. George w Goethala, builder OF
the canal and governor of the zone.
watched the operations closely and
was manlfestly pleased at the inn
proved handling OF the locks. He de-
clared that even this would be made
much better with time Capt. Hugh
Rodman. superintendent Of the tfans-
portation, who directed the trip,
voiced similar sentiments
Secretary Garrison today sent this
telegram To Governor Goethals
.On behalf OF the government and
the people of the United States | eN-
press to YOU and through you 70 all
concerned In the achievement the in
tense qualification and pride expert
enced today l'y the successful pas
saee of vessels through the canal the
dream of tho centuries has become q
reality It's stupcndnus undertaking
has been finely accomplished and a
perpetual memorial 10 the genius and
enterprise Of our people has been ere
ated. The fully earned and deserved
congratulations of a grateful people
go out to You and Your co-laberers
4 ftIGf4N
Secretary Of War;
Several Central aud south American
diplomats sent congratulatory mes
sages "a Colonel Goeihals
The opening crowned o series Of
more than score Of interesting points
in the history Of the isihmus AS
briefly told they aic
First Crossing OF lie lsihmus by
Balboa, who on September IS. lb13
much to his surprise found himself
gazing upon the Pacific ocean after
tventN-three days Journey on feet.
First Ships 10 Cross the lsihmus--
In 1914 Balboa and his men carried
two small ships piecemeal, ACROSS the
isthmUs, intending to use them for
further exploration ia the Pacific.
First settlement Of Oil panAma-~ln
l517, to become known later for "a
-ime as the Richest city IN the world.
First Regular Traffic Across 18TH
nus The spoils Of conquest cent back
% Spain from Peru which becane 50
leavy that highways paved with stone
we're laid for the puck trains.
First Thought Of Canal Credited
q savedrn, Spanish engineer. one Of
ialboa's followers. who was about to
orward his plans Ia King Charles Y of
pain when the latter died
First Surveys for a Canal--ln 1851,
" Spanish engineers who deemed the
ro1ect impossible of accomplishment.
First official Decision ou Canal
'roiect-~By King Philipp H. in 1920,
dversely after referring the matter ia
he Dominican friars The latter. de-
iring TO obes HE king orders. but
na9e to report intelligently suggest
Il that the project WAS sacreligious,
hey quoted from the Bibles What
od hath Joined together. let no man
ut asunder Accordingly the pro-
,ct was PAT ou the shelf for three
First British lnterest--ln latter
art of seventeenth century when the,
Npedition launched BY William Pat
rson founder Of the Bank Of Eng
nd. attempted to found a commun-
y on the lsthmus of Darien. south OF
le present Panama. The plan proved
4 utter failure Many other British !
lrveys followed in later years.
The German poet, Goethe, a hum