Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-07-31
JACK TARS HOME AGAIN.
The Cruise of the White Squad
49, ron Ended. ..ys
ADmrRALWALKER INTERVIEWER

AlEMGAAL W AAhEh ANIEA6 IL W x1Aj1
He Talks About Capt Howuai,s suspep-
sfun from the Atlanta. But Says No
Court of Inquiry VIII Oonvene-'Our
Navy Compared with European Nawfes-
NEW York, July 81 Tho beautiful white
Mu@dron, consisting OF the Chicago, At
@lsta and Boston, is at anchor In the Hud-
BON river, after nine months' absence
Avm the United States and cruise OF
S,00O miles. The squadron when il left
this poFt on Nov. IS, 1889, consisted Cd four
vessels, the Chicago, Atlanta, Boston and
Yorktown. The Yorktowns machinery
was deranged and she was ordered homo
in Mag. The Chicago Is the biggest and
handsomest, but not the fastest, Of the
three cruisers. She Is the flagship Of the
euuadrpn, and on her Admiral Walker has
his headquarters. The admiral says he
has sap much more ardnohs service than
on thiNGruise from which be has Just re
turned
Admiral Walker Tusls.
~NVehnd most harmonious and, think,
successful cruise,n he said. ~Wo have in
spired the nations Of Europe with the be-
lief that we are not altogether back mum
her as q marine power, and we have demon
strated that our cruisers. although they
cannot BE- compared with many Of tho
cruisers abroad, are for their size splendid
sea boats and can make pretty good time.
II cannot speak too highly Of the hospit-
able and friendly way In which we were
treated by the English, French and Span.
ish people. We were recognized as the
representatives of rich and powerful
country, and every facility was extended
to us TO inspect the ships of those nations
in whose ports our squadron stopped. We
examined all the big and little ships Of
England. France, Spain an d Italy, and the
result OF our observations is the conviction
that the United States is o good way be-
hind in the naval procession. The navy
of England and the navy Of France are
magnificent
The Navies OF Europ@
~Tln French ships are Kept in excellent
condition, and the discipline Is admirable.
saw their latest cruisers, some 81 which
are not unlike the Chicago 10 general APP
pearanoe, but they are able TO steam more
maximum speed is about sixteen knots.
The European navies are ahead Of us in
many things. They have a system OF cleo
1ric light squadron signals which makes it
Aossible for a feet 20 resolve, answer and
Sbey orders with wonderful Quickness.
All the orders at night are made by three
bed and three white lights set perbendicu-
Saray The lights are flashed by an opera
Dor at keyboard placed out Of the reach
vi danger OF course three red and three
white lights are susceptible of many com
binations, and any order may 10 conveyed
by them.
Big italian Battle Shops
Il was much pleased with the Ttdian
heavy battle ships. IT is foolish 20 say they
Ere too cumbersome to be Of service as
fighting ships. Great size and tonnage are
necessary for battle ships. Congress might
as well ask us TO pull ourselves up by our
bootstraps as to make first class armored
battle ships ont OF craft whose tonnage is
limited to 6,00O and draught to seventeen
feet. The Italian government hasn't made
a mistake in building tho Itd[a, Lepanto
ksnd Uhiilo.
The Case Of Capt Howell.
>sCpncerning the episode with Capt.
Novel;, much that has been said about il
Mas been quite untrue. Capt Howell is In
Command Of his ship, and is, as he always
SPAS one OF the most efficient officers in tha
servica The talk about court Of inquiry
Is all rubbish. There win be none, and
there is no need for one.
.aWhen the squadron left this port no
ticed that there was considerable careless
ness about the Atlanta, commanded by
.tf IA
ton was to make the crews as efficient as
Il was humanity possible TO do. l called
Capt Howellis attention 10 the trouble and
be said be would remedy it. had occa.
sion to once again demonstrate with the
captain and then came the browning dill
Guilty.
Capt. Howell's Suspension.
1T was while at Toulon, whore we werG
expected to be on our best behavior. w,
were executing an evolution and the At
hnta did not alone fail to perform 10 prop
eva, but practically ruined the effective
neS OF the whole movement At the con
clusion Of the evolutions / suspended Capt
Howell He wrote to the navy department
seeking reparation.
~The letters and papers IN this appea
were.sent by him 70 me, and without
word Of comment / sent them to Washing
ton. The authorities there replied to Capt
Howell saying that upon his own presen
fation Of the circumstances Of the case
had acted entirely within my authority.
reinstated Capt. Howell in command 0
the Atlanta and he has since then prove
himself to be again what he certainly Al
gays was, except on the occasions mer
fson, an admirable commander. There j
% probability Of a. court Of inquiry bein
appointed, as have already said, becaus
he department is already acquainted wit
Ahe circumstances OF the case upon Cap
Hovall's statement Three Of the Zoo me
on the squadron died during the trip
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