Show FAVORS NICARAGUAN ROUTE An Old Sea Captain Appears Before Senate Committee Washington Jan 28Cupt J S Bryan was before a subcommlttea of the Senate Committee on Inter Oceanic Canals today lie Is an old sea captain and has spent much time In the coastwise trade of Central America He nlo has had an experience experi-ence of several months In navigating Lake Nicaragua and has traversed the Panama route He expressed a strong preference for the Nicaragua route both on account of climate and feasibility feasi-bility One objection raised by him by the Panama route was on account of the harbors He said that on the Atlantic end of the proposed line therein there-in no harbor at all rendering It necessary neces-sary for ships to put to sea In caso of a storm while on the Pacific side sailing sail-ing ships entering the harbor Invariably Invaria-bly find themselves becalmed In that harbor he sold a tow for two miles out was necessary |