Show the change of date explained bright and early on the morning of oct 1 13 1 the ships of columbus sailed into the harbor of san salvador and signaled for a tug along tho the golden beach a tall dark darb man paced nervously lie ile was a doctor and his name was jenkins what are those thosa vessels demanded tho the doctor of an assistant who always accompanied him to answer questions sir was tho the reply those are cara vels the tha doctors determination was mac made a e in a minute caravel thoyl he shouted columbus who was getting impatient made the usual response any cholera on board demanded dr D jenkins jenking peremptorily columbus replied in the negative 11 a well have to stay I 1 in quarantine t me a anyway the do doctor actor announced announce in vain columbus urged tho the pressing nature of his business he had to wait until oct 21 before he was enabled to proceed to the discovery of america the fact of columbus detention in quarantine may account in a measure for the confusion in dates detroit tribune |