Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14
y. y. Emery Tells Of Memorable
Transatlantic Cruise
on The BIG IROsCLAD NIlSIOyOYlH
a Jolly faakss Tar siztssa Nonshs
Abroad Visiting Every GrsAs MARI
tlms Power and Entertained by
the Princes of the Earth.

ynAN Wnsn WA toits
WIZ taron board man
of-war, said b. F Emery toA TELEGRAM
HERALD reporter yesterday. "were you
ever IN the navy" "Weil, you bets
was on one Of the most memorable
cruises ever taken by an American
squadron. You know that We, that IS
the American Government, astonlshed
the whole world by our naval achieve
ments during the war of the rebellion.
Our IRON -clads were the wonder OF all
civilized nations, and the crownlng eff
fort of ali was the double-turreted
monitor. Miantonomah. She was IN
that day, 1866, the most powerful vessel
ahoat, covered with iron armor eleven
inches thick, and this was backed by
twenty-six inches of solid oak. Her
guns az that time were the largest ever
mounted on . ship. / don't remember
what the callber was, but l could crawl
into the muzzle Of one without any dif-
tculty. Big and powerful as every
body thought her then, one OF our mod
ern cruisers with breech-loading rifles
could send her to the bottom before
sne could get within range with her
Misunderstanding cannon.
The Nations Exchange Nouftestee.
The war over, the Government saw
fit 10 exchange courtesies with our
neighbors across the ocean and part,cu-
larly with the Russian government.
The latter had shown us many courte-
sizes during the war. and when Lincoln
was assasslnated, the Car sent reet
10 this country with letters OF condo
lence to the Government. The Gar
himself had Just had a narrow escape
from assassination, and Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy Fox was dispatched
with a congratulatory message from
the National Congress to be presented
10 HIM. We steamed out OF New
York harbor on the morning Of
May 5, WG6. The sldewheel
steamer Augusta went along as
convoy. After . pleasant voyage We
sailed into Cork harbor, where We were
met by the Bellerophron, the Prince
Albert, and several other crack ships
of the British navy, and they welcomed
us. On the Path of May We fired
salutes and celebrated the Queens BIRTH
day in true military style. July 4, We
were in Portsmouth harbor, where the
great English navy yards are located.
We celebrated at s O'Clock IN the morn
ing. and the English batteries responded
with lively cannonade later IN the
afternoon. Then we went to Sheerness.
and across the North sea TO Copenha-
gen The whole DANISH fleet turned
out to escort US into the haroor, and We
were received with naval hOnors.
Everywhere We went We were met
by the greet military and naval captains
of the various governments. Our next
port was HeisIngfors, on the Finland
coast of the Baltic sea. The Russian
squadron, numbering sixty sail, came
out to meet us. and they had with them
twelve single turreted monitors, mod.
eled after our first effort in that Line.
Grand Naval Spectacle.
Under the escort of the great Russian
squadron we swept down TO Cronstadt,
the most strongly fortified port of the
Russian Empire. There the Car came
aboard of us. All the vessels displayed
flags and they almost blew us out OF the
water with their laundering cannons.
The Car, Alexander Ill, looked very
much like l.. Il. stanton, OF TINS city,
hut he was at least three inches taller.
He was delighted with the Mlantono-
nah and offered 100000 spot cash
for her. We stayed at St Petersburg
SIXTY days. and were entertained like
princes. Our next visit was To Stock
holm, the former home Of John Eric
son, the inventor of the monitor, and
from there we went to kIhel. Hamburg
Brest and Cherbourg. Then across the
bay of Bscsy TO Lisbon, then to Cadlz,
Gibalter. Malaga, Carthagena and Bar
celona. Everywhere we went We were
thronged with visitors. Barnum's cir
Gus was nothing compared with us
for drawing crowds
In the narbors of Marseilles and Tou-
lou we met the cream of the French
navy and were royalty entertained.
Then after visiting the Italian ports, we
tusned toward home, visiting SARDINIA.
the Canary and Cape Verde Islands and
around by the Bahamas. Ii was grand
holiday trip lasting sixteen months.
Our log showed ., 900 knots and during
all the time We were gone we lost only
two men.
A Corps OF Royal Visitors
The Emperor of Russia. the Kings OF
Sweden, Denmark and Portugal and
the Prince of Wales had been upon our
decks. and thousands of other people
of world -wide celebrity. You should
have seen the Italians stare when sew
enty OF US IN full uniform marched up
To- 81. Peters church IN Rome on Palm
Sunday morning. They didn't know
what TO make OF US, but ali were civil,
aud we were pleasantly received Ore
of the strangest of our experiences was
the meeting of whaler IN mid ocean.
Those fellows had been out three years
and had not yet heard that the war
was over. and the sight of our queer
looking craft filed them with wonder.
We were at the top Of the heap IN those
DAYS and led the world IN the matter
of war ships. Today we are nowhere,
but the Government Is beginning to
wake up, and the building OF these new
cruisers may he the commencement OF
a powerful navy which will command
the respect of the other nations of the
world"