New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-28
A MEMORABLE CRUISE.
THE ENTERPRISE BACK AFTER TWO LIVELY
YEARS ABROAD.


YEARS ABROAD.
QUEER EXPERIENCES OF CAPTAIN MeCALLA AND
HIS OFFICERS AND MEN-sEvERE PUNISH.
MENT OF FIREMAN FOR INToxIcA-
rIoN-EvERY oFFIcER UNDER sus-
PENSION AT ONE TINE OR
ANOTHER
Not since the days when tha brig Sommers came
into the port Of New-York after Captain Mckenzie
had hanged Spencer, the son Of the Secretary OF
the Navy. has q ship OF war In time OF peace ar
rived here that has been the object Of SO much
general interest the Enterprise, which came
in yesterday after a cruise Of two years and seven
months on the European Station.
Commander Bowman II. McCsla is her CON-
handing officer, and this is his first command
afloat 1t will be a memorable one in naval his.
tory. The vessel left the Navy Yard, Brooklyn.
with wellselectcd crew and officers picked out
by Captain McCalla himself She returned ycs-
terday the most unhappy ship probably that ever
came into port. In the course OF the cruise de-
scrtons had been frequent, and nearly every
officer in the ward room had been
under suspension one or more times. From time
to time rum0rs Of the unhappy state OF affairs
! abroad concerning the Enterprise have reached
this country and have been published in the
newspapers. When she arrived here yesterday
officers and men thanked their stars that the
cruise was over. The Enterprise went up 10 the
Navy Yard on her arrival but Captain McCalla
having neglected to pay attention 10 a regulation
OF the Navy, which requires that man-Of-war
before going to the yard should remove her
ammunition, he was refused permission to come
alongside the piers there. and ordered to the
foot of West Twenty -third-st The life aboard
the Enterprise for officers and men was described
by one Of her ships company yesterday as having
been one continual round OF from He'll 10 break
fast and back again"
ONE CHASTITY INCIDENT.
Among the incidents Of the cruise which will
illustrate the state Of affairs on board is
the following: When the ship was at
Christiana fireman named Walker got drunk, as
sometimes will happen with sailors, came on
board. and was put in irons. Captain McCala
had him brought TO the mast. When the officer
Of the deck questioned the man, Walker replied
that lie was drunk and glad Of it," Thereupon
Captain McCala ordered the officer OF
the deck to cut the man down with his sword
The officer " the deck refused. Captain McCalla,
going into the cabin, buckled on his sword, ana
had the man brought on deck again. The man
was brought up in irons, and the taptalh
drawing his sword, cut him down, dcluging the
deck with blood and 80 severely inJuring inc
man that the surgeon had to I've Immediately
summoned to attend 10 his wounds. a hasty Del
Of tarpaulins was rigged up on deck and ther
the man lay for some time. The members oi 'he
crew declare that he was there for day or two,
but il is hardly probable unless there was some
good reason for it, which has not yet been mace
public. a..
authorities at Washington this will doubtless all
he explained. At the same port Captain Nc.
proved that he was not to blame, because he did
not know of the existence Of the lctty. Hc
was. therefore. exonerated, but had good deal
OF trouble over bill sent him for the tugs en-
bill lie sailed away without settling;
though the affair was afterward compromised ana
glad TO see, with honor for getting the ship on,
though some Of the credit, II seems Is que 10 ING
executive officer, as the captain was lndlsposcu
most of the time while the Enterprise was oeins
Hoatcd again.
In various ports Captain McCalIa seems to have
been unfortunate, among them In Dartmouth Eng
land. where he had s1uao obie with the authori-
tics In regard to a small bill for harbor prlvi-
lcgcs.
HOW THNyKsGIvyAG DAY WAS SPENT.
The little incident Of Thanksgiving Day. 1889,
has received considerable attention. The facts
are these: The Enterprise was lying at Gibraltar,
and the men and officers expected holiday.
Instead the ship went over TO the African coast
and landed the marine guard on the beach for
drill. while the blueja on ooafd amuseu
themselves with target practice storm came
I'D and "a boat sent ashore TO take on the
men. The boat was capslzed IN the SURF ana
washed ashore with its crew. At O'CLOCK thaC
night some food having been hoated ashore on
catamaran TO the mcn on the beach, the
Captain signalled them from the ship TO m9rch 10
E,to risa gpt n,
Lieutenant White was in charge Of the marines.
Lieutenant Kline had been in charge OF the boat
crew that had been washed ashore ana. oei.s
lny officer, he took commend. The way to
Ceuta lay through an unknown country, Inhabited
only BY rowing banditti. There was no GUIDE
To be procured, and the Americans had not
four men in the party, and about 1000 pounds
Of baggage, which they had been signaled to
take with them. Added to this was & the danSsf &c,
night. for there is large penal colony OF
Spaniards at the place.
The two lieutcnants decided TO erect what
shelter they could for the men. and stay where
they were for the night. The neat morning the
Enterprise proceeded to Ccnta. and nos
where she found them. Captain McCalla took
the men on board and Immediately placed Lieu
tenants White and Kline under suspension. rs
from first to last every officer On the ship has hern
under suspension this was not considered remark
able
LIVELY SCENE AT 4 PICNIC
Another adventure of Captain McCalla's was
at a p.cnio given in the ncighborhoOd Of Algiers.
At this picnic Captain MOCana gallantly offered
TO mount the box of the carriage OF Lady Play
fair and drive her down to the city. Her coach
man interfcred and Captain. McCalla, seizing the
Uhin from the box struck the cOachman re-
neatediy over the face lie did mount the box
Of another carriage, and filling IL with four Of his
own officers, drove at tearing pace down -
the city the officers holding themselves ready
70 lump at any minute.
fhe English coachmen OF Algiers formed
league then. and when next the commander and
party OF his officers went ashore they were set
nnon by the combination. Several OF the officers
ucrc roughIv used but the captain escaped with