Grand winter excursion to the Mediterranean, the Orient, and the Holy Land : including the Azores, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Sicily, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, Greece, Malta, Tunis, and Algeria by the well-known fast twin-screw express steamship "La Touraine," 10,000 tons, 14,000 horse-power, length 540 feet, commander Santelli : sailing from New York, February 4th, 1896, and returning about April 5th, 1896, duration of round trip, two months (1895)
DISTINGUISHING SHIPS AT SEA. >? … /^OMMANDERS of vessels generally exchange signals when passing each^^ other. Flags are used during the day, and colored lights at night. In the daytime it is a simple matter for passengers to distinguish the steam-ships of the different lines by their funnels and house flags, and the names ofthe…
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