The literary digest . v^e/Tyui/*^/. CHICLB ^^^sIoiGEMidN AMERICAN CHICLE COMPANY New York Cleveland Chicago Kansas Cily San Francisco nill llr pilot major of the newly equipped fleet,which consisted of five ships, ha^-ing SirJacques Mahay as commander-in-chief,namely, the Hope (250 tons and 130 men),the Faith (150 tons and 109 men), theFidelity (100 tons and 84 men), the GoodNews (75 tons and 56 men), and theCharity (160 tons and 110 men). Butthese names of good omen, piously given,contradicted in their long voyage whatthey symbolized. The expedition met with many mis-fortunes. Large numbers o
The literary digest . v^e/Tyui/*^/. CHICLB ^^^sIoiGEMidN AMERICAN CHICLE COMPANY New York Cleveland Chicago Kansas Cily San Francisco nill llr pilot major of the newly equipped fleet,which consisted of five ships, ha^-ing SirJacques Mahay as commander-in-chief,namely, the Hope (250 tons and 130 men),the Faith (150 tons and 109 men), theFidelity (100 tons and 84 men), the GoodNews (75 tons and 56 men), and theCharity (160 tons and 110 men). Butthese names of good omen, piously given,contradicted in their long voyage whatthey symbolized. The expedition met with many mis-fortunes. Large numbers of the sailorsdied of scurvy before they reached theStrait of Magellan; the commodore of thefleet also succumbed to the disease. Theships were scattered bj storms in the GreatSouth Sea. On the ad^-ice of a Dutchsailor who had \isited Japan on a Por-tuguese vessel, it was decided that the threeships that had remained together shouldsail for that country, as the woolen clothsthat formed a large part of their cargowere in great demand
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