Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-26
WHERE THE JUNIATA WENT.
The Yankee COrvette's Fifty Thousand
Mile Cruise.
From the Nesc York Herald.


completed her cruise about the world,
tied up at the navy yard dock few days
ago. She has made q cruise of excep-
tlonal value and variety. She sailed for
the East. via the Suez Canal, in the sum-
mer OF 1882, under the command Of Com
mander George Dewey. The officer,
whose brilliant reputation led the depart
ment to expect remarkable service from
the ship, fell i'll when but a few days out of
port, and he continued in a dangerous
condition until the ship had passed into
the Mediterranean. when it became GER
tain that his lite depended upon seeking
hospital treatment. He was pnt ashore
and consigned to the hOspitable care of
the English naval officials at Malta. Com
mander Harrington WAS dispatched by
the Navy department per mail steamer to
his relief, and assumed command of the
Juniata at Malta. Leaving Commander
Dewey In his friends hands the ship again
steamed for her ultimate destination, the
Asiatic station.
Since then the Juniata has been most
actively engaged in cruising or in attend
ing to those more important duties in
friendly waters, around and over which
war is raging, and neutrals are in danger
OF excuses from either singh contracting
powers" On her cruise to the eastward
she visited the Azores, Gibraltar, Malta
and Alexandria; went through the Suez
canal, passed down the Red Sea to Alden,
and Visited all the ports in the Persian
Gulf. She assembled the river Euphrates
eighty miles, TO Bussora, where she dis
played for the second time in its history
the American flag. The authorities offered
her every possible attention and hOspi-
tally. From this point the ship visited
Kurrachee, in Scindo, Bombay, CeylOn
and all ports in India on the Malabar
coast, Calcutta, RangoOn and the straits
of Malacca. The port Of Burmah and the
straits are rarely visited by American
ships, but the people were warm in their
welcome and visited the ship in large
numbers.
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
Three days after the ships arrival at
Singapore the tremendous volcanic eX-
plOsin of Krakatoa was announced, and
with the intelligence came Geographic
order TO Capt. Harrington to proceed with
bis vessel to the scene of the disaster in
the Straits of Sunda. The straits were
carefully resurveyed, the work involving
very delicate and dangerous handling,
as the conformation of the earth's surface
in that broad locality had been violently
changed by this tremendous uphe8val,
and old charts were really of little or no
value. A careful use of the lead
enabled the Juniata's people 10 plot
out broadly a new chart. The re-
port was sent to the Navy Department,
and copy transmitted to the govern
ment OF the Netherlands, by whom the
important information thus received was
instantly given by telegraph 10 the mari
time world. Subsequently the King of
Holland conveyed through formal official
channels an expression of his high appre-
citation OF the value Of the prompt scien-
tifc work performed by Commander Har-
rington and the officers and men of his
vessel.
Besides this highly important hydro
graphic work the Juniata warned many
ships, and rescued from danger two mer-
chant ships, one American and one Eng
lish.
From this employment she was sent by
telegraphic orders to Canton, China. ar
irving there soon after an assault upon
the foreign settlement by an enormous
| Chinese mob. German and British gun
boats assisted in preventing dreadful
| massacre. The Chinese officials gave the
foreign naval forces a cheerful and ready
assistance on all occasions of this nature
happening in ''treaty ports" during the
war between China and France.
The Juniata had an experience OF three
months in the Min river while the French
were operating against and destroying
the Chinese feet below Foo Chow, and
took under her protection the American
and other foreign residents.
Corea was visited and the water ap-
proaches to the port of Chimuepo and the
capital were surveyed.
HoMEwARD FROM JAPAN.
Two months were spent at Nagasaki,
japan. where the sale of the United
States naval store house was satisfac-
torily completed. The Juniata brought
to this navy yard a large quantity of
stores pertaining to the Engineer and
other bureaus of the Navy Department, to
be turned in" After visiting number
of ports on the coast Of China, the Juniata
returned to Japan, and finally broke her
homeward-bound pennant at Nagasaki
on July /.
She first sailed for the Island Johanna,
ComOro Group, Mozambique Channel.
where difficulty between King Johanna
and an American citizen. DR.. B. +. Will
son, was examined into. 1t grew out Of a
fine imposed upon the Americans prop
erty for an alleged violation of custom
house law. 1t was satisfactorily ar
! ranged, and the King was polite and hos
pitable again.
The ship then visited ports on the south
east coast of Africa and reached Cane
Town on Oct. II, where she was kindly
received.
After a passage OF 4o days from the
Cape, touching st. Helena TO display her
numbers for the information of people at
home. and at Barbados for one day for
fresh supplies, the Juniata reached New
! York.
READY TO START AGAIN.
The crew will be discharged in a few
DAYS and the ship will be retained In COM
mission until new complement Of officers
report for duty, only sufficient number OF
officers and men being now retained on
board to ''keep ship"
The Juniata, during her long cruise OF
three years or more, Travelled over fifty
thousand miles aud visited nearly one
hundred ports without an accident to the
ship. She can be made ready for a new
full years cruise for less than So 1000, and
she could join the North Atlantic
squadron before February II required.
No definite orders beyond the gradual
discharge Of her crew have as yet been
received. They will probably not come
until after the holidays.
German Colonization In Brazil.
From me Pan AdH Gdsette.
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