The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
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noes. The first one to be seen Vol
can de Aqua, water volcano which
is 1880 feet high. Old Guatemala
City was in 1541 destroyed by the
eruption of enormous volumes of
water from this volcano.
Acatenango comes next and 1t
raises 1880 feet and has no crater.
1t discharges warm sulphuric vapOr
through vent in the side.
We next passed the little port of
Ocos, which could not be seen very
plainly as we were at a distance of
eighty miles from the coast. Be-
tween this port and San Bennito lies
the boundary line of Guatemala and
Mexico. We were little less than a
day passing the coast of Guatemala
and then came the mountains of
southern Mexico. For three days
we were off theMexican coast and all
the time the high mountains could be
seen towering above the clouds.
Mexico has 4,574 miles Of coast on
the Pacific Ocean and her boundary
line between the United States is
1888 miles in length.
Some time during the night of
August 1, We left the Mexican coast
and were once more where nothing
but water could be seen.
On the morning of the third we
came into sight of Lower California,
and all during that day and the day
of the fourth we passed several
small islands, passing San Diego,
California on the morning of the
fifth. About noon Of that day a
wireless was received ordering us
back to San Diego to take part in the
fleet review which was held there on
the seventh.
We pulled into harbor at San
Diego just before dark and dropped
anchor short distance off South
Caronda Island, remaining there all
day the sixth. At four o'clock on the
morning of the seventh we hauled
anchor and moved up in the bay
seventeen miles, that putting US just
off the beach from the Hotel de-
Coronado, a summer resort, where
the review was held, the Montana
being used as the reviewing ship
About $3.50 Secretary Daniels, AID:
miral Rodman and about one hun:
dred of the most prominent men OF
the west boarded the ship, taking
their places on the bridge and re-
naming there throughout the review
AS Secretary Daniels ascended to the
top Of the gangway 19-gun salute
was fired before he, stepped on the
| nuarterdeck of the shin
At nine o'clock the New Mexico
the flagship of the fleet, moved pas
the Montana. The fleet being ii
battle formation the string of ship.
reached out to and over the horizon
it being period of two hours from
the time the first ship moved past u
until the last one had gone by.
| AS the dreadnaughts and other big
crafts passed the Montana they fire.
the 19-gun salute to Secretary Dan
iels, whose four-star-and-anchor flag
floated from the Montana's fore
truck, and their bands played "Th'
Star Spangled Banner" the crew
standing at quarters. The Mon
tana returned the salute to ships will
admirals, there being three of them
In the afternoon half of the ship
company went on liberty in Sal
Diego, all having grand time. w,
were there three days and was OF
liberty every day, going to pic
mics in the afternoon and dance
in the evening. Almost every build
ing and all the streets were decorate,
with flags and pennants.
At about two-thirty on the after
noon of the tenth we showed off from
San Diego, having orders to procee'
to Los Angeles, where a big reception
was given the fleet on the eleventh
and twelfth, The fleet, with the ex
ception of the Montana, left Sal
Diego for Los Angeles on the ninth
reaching there day ahead OF us
The old Monte" dropped anchor a
San Pedro, the Los Angeles harbor
early on the morning of the eleventh
and at nine o'clock, a. M, one .thiri
of the ships company, showed off t.
enjoy the reception. / was one G.
the unluCky to remain aboard
On the morning of the Twelfth
another order was received and a
four o'clock the Montana was unde
way for Bremerton, it taking us fou
lays to make the trip.
On reaching Bremerton my tri]
ous to sea was ended as am to b.
discharged from .he service in th
next few days ! Will return to Parl
and hope to be the:e ny the first o
With regards to all,
BEN K. LEACH,
~ U U. 8. s. Montan