| Show STEAMING ALONG v P mm m 9 TORTUOUS mm PATH pun American Battleships and Tor Torpedo Torpedo Torpedo Boat Flotilla Passing Through Magellan Strait WILL SOON PART COMPANY RUGGED MOUNTAINS is AND PIC PlC PICTURESQUE PICTURESQUE WATERWAYS Punta Arenas Strait of Magellan Feb Fel 8 2 a m The American battle battleships ships accompanied by the torpedo boat flotilla cleared from the harbor at 1 on their way through the west western western ern era half of the strait to the Pacific coast of South America Through the dangerous channels of the western portion of Magellan strait navigating with extreme caution until Cape Capt Pillar the westernmost point of ef the southern side of the strait has been left well behind and an he ine waters of the broad Pacific fairly the American fleet and toro 0 boat de destroyer destroyer destroyer flotilla now continue their th lr ir re remarkable remarkable remarkable cruise From Punta Arenas renas their course lies southward to Cape the southernmost point on the mainland of South America Route of the Fleet From Cape I lle sTrait ait turns and extends miles in a northwest northwesterly northwesterly northwesterly erly After Cape Pilares PHares the th prows will be turned north northward northward northward ward and a course laid along the Chilean coast to a a point off Valparaiso and thence to Callao Lieutenant Cones flotilla of torpedo boat destroy destroyers ers em will part company with the battle battleships battleships battleships ships when Smyth channel thirty miles from the western eId end of or Magellan strait is reached and antl proceed north noth northward northward ward through this channel They will follow tollow an inside route that will keep tile the little vessels well protected from heavy weather and alo o will shorten their voyage to their next stopping place 2130 knots from Punta Arenas a Along Coast of Chile Following closely along the rocky coast of Chile the battleships in a weeks time will find themselves off ott Valparaiso Hero Here they will run close into the city and each will fire the national salute of guns after which they will continue their voyage to Callao Peru That portion of Magellan strait through which the fleet is now passing Is one one of oC the most widely picturesque waterways in the world and American sailors will wit witness witness ness scenery that is excessively grand Oie I some of them that reach the height of feet border the strait on both sides aides The shores re steep and gla glaciers glaciers glaciers ciers descend nearly nearl to the sea in Ia some ome places and frequently crown precipices in iri others Powerful Currents The currents are arc powerful and an swift and the depth of the water is one of ot its remarkable features in ii I l some somo places reaching fathoms or pt about feet The the strait are never at rest Pouring through mountain ranges they are sudden s powerful uncertain In direction and usually freighted fr with squalls of or rain min The gloom of the place is ever present ac accentuating accentuating accentuating the majesty majest of its scenery When Cape Pilares has been passed the vessels will be practically out of the strait The only other land re remaining remaining in their path lath will be the Evangelists 2370 23 O feet northwest of Cape Pilares They consist of four rocky islets and some detached rocks named thus by the early Spanish navi navigators navigators navigators gators After rounding the Evangelists the ships will have a clear track north northward northward northward ward to Valparaiso and Callao |
