Evening journal., 1889-04-03
OUR UNFORTUNATE NAVY
The Brooklyn Breaks Down
on Her Way Home.
ALL HER MACHINERY SMASHED.

Proceeding Slowly Under Sail with Her
Lnrder Almost Empty-Timely Assist
ance Rendered by the Captain OF an
English steamer.
PENSACOLA, Fla, April THE arrival at
this port Of the British steamship Falshaw.
Capt Bennett, from Cape Verde, brought
information that has filed the city with ex-
element Capt. Bennett, on entering h IS ship
at the custom house, reported to Collector
Moreno that he had met the United States
war shi Brooklyn in midsea flying the sig
mails Of distress, she being disabled and short
Of provisions
Capt Bennett said that It was about noon
Tuesday March So In latitude g deg. AZ
min. north, longitude GO deg. 81 min. west.
that he sight d vessel about seven miles of
bis port bow The vessel was flying hngs Of
distress and signaling the Engiishman to come
closer. Capt. B nnett at once bore down on
the stranger and found her to be the United
States war ship Brooklyn, Capt Byron VIII
son.
When the Falshaw had got within speak
ing distance the Brooklyn hailed, saying that
she would send On officer to board, and few
minutes later boat put or from the Brook
lyn containing three oflicers-Leut Eugene
D. f. Heald, Surgeon Grove s. Beardsley
and the ships chief steward.
Lieut. Heald explained the signals Of dis
tress, saying that the Brooklyn had broken
her mann shaft and that the rest OF her
machinery was ont OF order In addition to-
this, they were almost entirely out of pro-
visions and asked the captain Of the Falshaw
for assistance. The Englishman responded
most heartily and a liberal portion of the
Falshaw's stores was sent over to the Amer
lean man-of-war. Lieut. Heald said that the
Brooklyn had been disabled long time, and
that they We're proceeding under sail from
Honolulu to New York and had been, at
that time, 1877 days at sea.
During the passage the Brooklyn encount-
cred three heavy gales, one Of which lasted
for three days. The American officers, upon
invitation OF Capt Bennett, accepted the
hospitality Of the ship and spent couple OF
hours as guests, during which time they told
several interesting anecdotes of their tedious
voyage.
Lieut. Heald politely declined all offers OF
further assistance, saying that they could Qes
along very well now that their larders had
been replenished. All on board the Brooklyn
were reported we'll She is bound for the
Brooklyn navy yard, and returning homa
from the China station.
just whore the accident occurred was not
| learned. Lieut. Heald thanked Capt. BEN
nett In the name OF the United States navy,
and the party put of for the Brooklyn. As
the vessels parted company the Yankee tan
made the ocean ring with their cheers for The
gallant Engiishman.
WASHINGTON, April 3 The steamer Brook
lyn was reported all right at St Thomas
The navy department knows nothing Of the
reported accident.
The Brooklyn Is one Of the best ships in the
old navy, and was only outranked by the
Trenton, recently sunk at Samoa, and the
Lancaster, now the flagship OF the European
station. The Brooklyn is a wooden cruiser
Of 5000 tons, ship rugged She carries four
teen guns in the main battery, mostly smooth
bore.