Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-03
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 OF DESTROYERS
 ARRIVES SEWARD

Led by the flagship. the USS. De- catur, the five trim destroyers com prising U.' s. Destroyer Squadron Four, came into Resurrection Bay yesterday afternoon and, in pre- cision that virtually clicked, they speedily moored alongside the Sew ard wharf. The Destroyers includ- ed the USS. Decatur, USS. Perry, USS. Trever, USS Wasmuth, and the USS. Zane.
 The sailor men on board the five iestroyerS report a fine cruise in Alaskan waters. The boats came up the Inside Passage, spending two 10 four days at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, SSkagway, Cordova, Valdez, and Seward. Only two vessels, the Zane and the Wasmuth, visited Valdez, the other three visiting Cordova These two also called at Soapstone and Hinchenbrook.
 The cruise has been educational and recreational to the fullest ex- tent. and "a good time was had by aN," is the final reports which Ill hands will write into their logs. The fishermen have enjoyed to the utmost Alaska's lakes and streams There have been baseball games between Navy and civilian teams at every port. Smokers were also held at Ketchikan and Cordova, in which the dashing man-of-wars men of the visiting ships gave some snappy exhibitions of boxing and wrestling. At Ketchikan the e a~going 44nauseians~roanded up -heir talent and presented an hour and a half program of vocal and instrumental music from station AGBU, the Voice of Alaska.
 Especially enjoyable have been the dances given the sailors by their hosts in the various ports. Enter Iianment committees n ave vie d with each other to psasent the pest music and most fun. And, as in the old Navy epigram, the first liar never has chance,' the sail DTS report that the first dances along the way have been delight fully eclipsed by the later ones. Last evening, for instance, there came from Anchorage, a train loaded to the caves with charming Alaska Demoiselles, to help pep up Stewards Navy Welcome" dance. At Valdez 50 people drove all the way down from Fairbanks, $50 miles, to welcome the sailor men, and to get the latest sea-going in- depreciation of the California road house wiggle. :,
 There have been many worth while sightseeing trips along the way. At Ketchikan most of the men got their first inside glimpse at a salmon cannery; and their visit to the Ketchikan Cold Stor- age was freezing to say the least. At Wrangell the interest centered around the many totem pole s which were interpreted interesting ly to them by Rev. Harry Corser, the author of Totem Lore. At Jun eau the excursion trip was to Men denhall Glacier, while many of the. men also visited the min es. Alt Skagway a special train was run by the White Pass and Yukon Rail- road, so that all hands could view at a closeup, the remains of the Trail of '98 and get a better appre- iation of the struggles and hard ships of those old pioneers of the gold country. At Cordova, cars took the men over the scenic drive along Eyak Lake. There also the quaint, unique artistry of Nirvana Park found many admirers among the men of the visiting fleet.
 The Trever III issed one days sightseeing at Juneau, when order ed to Eagle River to rescue the passengers on the SS. NorthWes-'