New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-30
} THE THREE AMERICAN MEN-oF-wAR.

THE THREE AMERICAN MEN-oF-wAR.
SKETCHES OF THE NIPsIc. TRENTON AND
vANDALLA-NAMEs OF THEIR oFyToERs.
The three American menofwar IN samoan waters
are the EIpssc. the Trenton, ard tho vandsllA The
Npsic has been longest at tho islands having relieved
The Adams. Tho Trenton b tho flagship Of Admiral
Kimberly. Her arrival at Apia had not been reported
but she should have boon there early IN this month
The vandaa arrived At Apia late IN February. Both
Of tho lastnamed ships wsre ordered to Samoa in
January.
The Nfpsic a commanded By Commander ID. w.
Mnilan, and Is nhtkrate unarmored wooden
vessel OF the cruiser tyre. She Iss foet between
perpendicniars Of 1875 tons dlsplacerent and has
compound engines. She is barkngEed. bat when
steaming IA propelled By screw. she carries SIX
nineinch smooth bore guns, ono eiehtinch and ono
sxtypound ride gun. she Is exceptional In the fact
that SIX Of her eight boilers larger than those Of
the other ships of her Glass; and have two furnaces
each.
The Trentcn Captain ". H. FaSQuhar, Is the mcst
important d the marmorcd wooden cruisers. She has
RAINBOW and b shiprigsod She $50 feet bc
tween perpendculsrs and hes displacement Of $500
tons ghe is propelled By screw, operated by com
pound engine and oarraes ton eghtinch muzse-load-
ing rifles and four Hight guns for sAluting purposes
ehe was launched In 1876.
Acsr tho ships Of tho Trenton class those Of the
Vandala type are the most Important Of the second
rate nannorcd wooden cruisers. The Vandalia was
launched In 1876. She b barkrgeed and is Of
s,loo tons displacement She 2ie feet between
perpendicuiafs and has two compound engines Opcrat
fng feurbiadcd propeller, arranged 10 reyolve
when the ship b under call
The Olga was an uDarmored cruiser Of e,1e9 tons.
she carried crew Of 267 and eight guns and was
built IN 1850. The Adler was dispstch boat Of
$50 tons, She was built IN 1888 and carried five
grnA
THE NIPsIc
the onaeers Of Tie NlpGo last year were as fol-
lows and II "a probable That fow oauges, II any. have
been made zdnce then in tho list:
Commander D. W. Muilan, commanding.
fieutenAnts ,. IL. Hswiey, A. @. Davenport and O.
C HanuA
Lieutenant uunior grsdel T. A. shsAnnan.
RnsiKus W. p. White, J. l. Purcell. n. A Field, h
B. Jones' r.. L K. seymour and ". ". oiimsE
Passed Ashstant Surgeon z = DsEr
Passed Assistant faymaster John corwtnA
Chief Engineer. D. p Mccartney,
Passed Assfs.ant Engineers, J. A. TObtn and q. r.
Fnek
inst IaeutSnaut of Marines. T. @. Fnlsas.
THE TRENTON.
Tas Trentuu's officers last year were ss fElovs
Captain n IL BArQnhAr. commanding
IIeutenantcommander. II. W. Lyon.
ISeatnnants n. NJ. @. Brown, Theodoria Porter, O. L
Graham, L L Reamey, s. o. Lernly and B. o. Scott
N@N~Ns"
Rnsigns A. W. Grant and T. J. Biandsn,
Naval Cadets b. @ Decker, D, W. Wells. irS q.
". Logan and W. s Choke.
Medical Inspector Adrian Hudson.
Passed Assistant Surgeon n. @. Beyor Il
Assistant Surgeon s. s. White.
PayInSpcctor A. J. clark
Chief Engineer b. d. II. wharton
Passed Assistant Engineers Hershell Main and Il. W.
Gait.
Assistant Engineer q. II Bun.
Cadet Engineer C II. Mathswsy
Chaplain, A A. McAnster.
& Captain OF Marines, n W, Huntingdon u
Boatswain, John Mclaughlin.
Aetlng0unner, John WestfalL
Carpenter, .. X. Fernald.
TEE vAEDALik
The vandalias oniceB last year worst ~
captaln Henry L. Howson, commanding.
Iicutenants T. ". carlln, John c. wilson and
Charles z. Fox.
Lieutenants Junior gradel, Horaos III "H1oA sno
Thomas NJ Brumby.
Ensign Charles Il. SweetiDg.
Naval Cadets, samuel B. wlnram. 2. Moole, @ &
Johnston and 3. p. Edmunda
Surgeon Hosea J. Babin.
Assistant Surgeon T. W. D. WebeA 70
Paymaster Frank II. Arms
Chief Engineer George T. Burnap
passed Assistant Engineer Alexander B. BatsG
Assistant Engineers waiter NJ Mcfarland and
James NJ PicknolL
first Lieutenant of Marines George +. Elliot.
Gunner, Samuel Gross.
Carpenter. Joseph B. Fletcber.
Pear Admiral l.. A. Kimberly, commanding the
pacinc Station, sailed the Trenton ibr Samoa, and
t is probable that he took with him his stah, which
included last year the following officers Flag Leu.
tenant n O. Rittenhouse, Secretary, Lieutenant @.
A. Merriam Aide Naval Cadet George E. Cooper,
Captain Howison, Of the vsndalia was bis chief Of
staiR.
Tho Lists Of the ofcers Of the Trenton Vandalia ana
Niphc cannot now be given with certainty Tho
latest lists at hand ere those Of last year. but IL Is