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Show THE BUXIUIS VISITORS. They Saner Hevrrrlr rraat I he IVaw Trmperalare r ReW Tork. New YoRiCjDec I. The increase In the temperature was a gratifying change to the Brazilian -visitors on the warships Aquiddban and Guana-bora, Guana-bora, lying In North Itlver. These two war vessels were built without any provisions for steam pipes or stoves, to make them comfortable in colder climates, as lt was never thought by their designers that they would be sent out of the tropics, except ex-cept (Knsibly during the summer fetfon, and the officers and crews came here wholly unprovided with heavy clothing; ana as for overcoats over-coats such things are nut provided for in tho uniform regulations, consequently con-sequently when the recent cold snap came, with the mercury dropping below the freezing point, both officers offi-cers and crew suffered severely from cold. When their discomforts through lack of sufficient heavy clothing was brought to the attention atten-tion of Secretary Tracy be immediately immedi-ately ordered Pay Director A. J. Kenney and the general storekeeper at the navy yard to issue to these two Brazilian vessels such heavy clothing, including overcoats, as they might need. Pay Director Kenney seat over a quantity of clothing to the sbls on Saturday, and many men for the first timsi in their lives put on under-fttnnels and woolen soc's. |