| Show MARIETTA AT consort or the a arrives altor an uneventful coynee key west fla june 4 the united states gunboat jun boat marietta commander F M simmons ar rived here at tins morning from sin francisco which port ehe lett on march the trip was uneventful and there WAS never a case af sickness aboard much of the voyage was made in company with the battleship brezon and the first question asked the mari ettas officers was as to the whereabouts of the oregon atter the marietta passed cape horn she kept a sharp lookout for the spanish torpedo gunboat which was supposed to be hunting for the oregon the officers were very acx ious to meet the spaniard and they say that if a had taken place she would surely have bank her daring the entire voyage they sighted only a halt dozen vessel the marietta led the men on board had beard no war news ahter than the first bulletin of admiral deweye victory at manila the marietta anchored on her arrival itaro and hoisted a blaz for a doctor pending his arrival no one was allowed to leave or come aboard the vessel and the correspondents of the associated press shouted a brief summary of the war news to the officers the report of which caused much laughing and re joicine the marietta ie painted black her course was through providence channel and she saw no warships in west indian waters |
