The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-26
SALVADOR TO
Be HOOvER'S
HOST today
President Elect to Visit
Honduras, Also, on
Way South.
IN NICARAGUA TUESDAY
Many Members of Party
SeaSiCk During Storm
in Gulf.
IN NICARAGUA TUESDAY
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
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NEW YORK, Nov 26.-Advices to
the All-American Gable Co. here
said that the U. S. S. Maryland had
been sighted at Amapala, Honduras,
and that Herbert Hoover was pre-
pairing to land.
Hoover arose early and played
medicine ball on the deck. The day
was windy and partly cloudy.
The Maryland'S delay, caused by
the gale Saturday, may cause a
further change in President-elect
Hoover'S plans in Chile, it was
learned today.
Trans-Andine trains run on alter
nate days. Hoover, due to arrive
Saturday afternoon, Dec. 8, must
leave either at 8 a. m. Sunday, or
wait until Tuesday. A special train
may be arranged, but this is always
difficult because the railroad route
is in three stages-each stage hay
ing different tack gauges.
This was the eighth day of the
voyage and all members of the Hoo
yer party were glad of the prospect
of setting foot on land.
Neither Hoover nor Mrs. Hoover
had been bothered by the gale en-
countered as the ship crossed the
Gulf of Tehuantepec, although their
son, Allan, and a few other members
of the party were seaSick during the
storm when the Maryland pitched
heavily.
Will Make Two Calls
Hoover's first Latin-Americar
stop today will be a double
barrelled affair. He will call al
Amapala and then go ten miles
across the Gulf of Fonseca to La
Union.
The Maryland will anchor about
six miles off the island upon which
Amapala is located, in the Gulf OF
FcEseca. The Hoover party will
leave the battleship at IL a. IN. in
launches and land at Amapala
where they will be greeted by rep
resentatives of and perhaps by
President Miguel Paz Barahona
himself.
After luncheon in Amapala
launches will take the party to La
Union, where representatives OF
Salvador will greet the President
elect. 1t is expected Hoover will
reach La Union about p. m.
All members Of the Salvador cabi-
net were included in the reception
committee, but it was uncertain
whether President Romero Bosque
would be there.
After a formal dinner rendered
Hoover by the Salvadoreans, the
party will return 10 the Maryland
which will get under way about
midnight for Corinto, Nicaragu
Arrival at Corinto was planned fol
10 a. m. Tuesday.
Fireworks for Guests
Nature gave Hoover fireworks BY
the way of greeting to Honduras
Sunday night.
In the Guatemalan mountains or
the left, volcano spouted forth
fire and smoke, and off to starboarc
meteor flashed brilliantly down
from the sky.
Amapala presents a picturesque
sight, nestled on an island of the
same name, along the Gulf OF
Fonseca. 1t lies at the base of a
hilltop crowned with the ruins OF
an old Spanish fort, recalling the
days Of Spanish conqueStS.
The main street of the town runs
along the waterfront and the total
population is little more than $500
La Union is ten miles away across
the bay, typical commercial sea-
port town with large warehouses
along the waterfront. An excellent
porth, but with few facilities, La
Union has a population of about
1000.
Fine Natural HarbOr
The Gulf of FonSeca is one of the
largest on the Pacific coast and ii
forms one of the finest natural har-
bors in the world, bounded by
Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvador
The northern and southern points
of the gulf are guarded by two vol
canoes-CoSequina and Conchagua
Entrance to the gulf is eighteen
miles wide and its total length is
about fifty miles, with an average
width Of thirty miles. The water
is deep enough for the largest YES
sells and the harbor facilities would
become Of the most strategic i'm
portance in event of the United
States becoming interested in con-
struction of the Nicaraguan canal
The Gulf of Fonseca was discov-
cred in 1922 by Gil Gonzales at
Avila and named after his patron
archbishop, Juan Fonseca.