The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1892-08-25

Crate surface, 3S2 square feet.
Bunker capacity, 491 tons.
Maximum speed, IA knots.
On six hour trial trip the Boston
showed mean indicated horse power
of 3790, with mean speed of 1873
knots. At the trial trip the bottom
was very foul, and a much greater
speed is counted upon with clean
bottom.
ARMAMENT.
The main battery consists Of two
S-inch and six 6 inch breech-loading
rifles.
Just forward of the superstructure,
on the port side, an s inch gun is
mounted in a barbette 3 feet high
and 2 inches thick, having a train
from 40 degrees abaft the beam on
the port side to 80 degrees abaft the
beam on the starboard side. Just
abaft the superstructure, on the star
board side, the other 8-inch gun is
mounted in a similar barbette, with
train of 40 degrees forward the star
board beam to 30 degrees forward
the port beam.
Two of the 6-inch guns are shifting
pivots. One is mounted forward in
the starboard angle of the super
structure, and the other aft, in the
port angle of the half deck. The re-
naming four 6 inch guns are sta
toned in broadside ports and are the
same as those on the San Francisco,
with the exception of being mounted
on different style of carriage.
The secondary battery consists of
two 6 Founders, rapid fire, mounted
in broadside ports; two Founders,
rapid fire, mounted in barbettes for
ward; 2 AZ nm. revolving cannon,
mounted in barbettes aft; two l.
Founders, one mounted on starboard
forward bulkhead and one on port
after bulkhead; 81 nm. revolver in
each top, and two gatlings, one on
port forward bulkhead and one on
after starboard bulkhead.
QUARTERS FOR OFFICERS AND CREW.
The captains cabin is located aft,
on the half deck, starboard side, just
abaft of which is his stateroom, con-
Meeting with bathroom, etc.
The ward room is located beneath
the quarter deck and has twelve
staterooms Forward of the ward
room are the junior officers quarters
on the starboard side, and ward room
pantry, steerage bathroom and war
rant officers staterooms on port side
The ward room baths, etc, are just
abaft the ward room, separated from
it by a watertight bulkhead, and
abaft the bathroom is the steam steer
ing gear.
Forward, on the port side of the
berth deck there il q sick bay and
dispensary, and on the starboard
side the paymaster's Office, the re-
naming space being reserved for the
crew, except the forward compart-
ment, which contains tho head. The
head contains wash trough and
bath tubs, besides lavatories for the
crew, and is constantly flushed by
water from the distillers. There is
also berthing space for the crew
under the superstructure.
| LIST OF OFFICERS.
Captain--Gilbert G. Wiltse.
Lieutenant William
t. Swinburne.
Navigator - Lieutenant E. X.
Moore.
Watch and Division Officers
Lieutenant Lucien Young, Lieut.
enant Charles Laird, Lieutenant AL
bert Gleaves, (J. g., Lieutenant W.
Il; Rush, (J. g., Ensign L. G. Ber-
toilette.
Ensigns-C. Davis, G. Theodore,
q. L. Vogelgesang.
Naval Cadets-H. G. Kuenzli, w.
Evans, w. D. Brotherton, J. f. Car
ter, George Richards, j. r. P. Prin-
gle, j. T. Meyers, Charles r. Eme-
rich.
Surgeon-A. f. Magruder.
Passed Assistant Surgeon-Thos.
G. Craig.
Paymaster-I. Goodwin Hobbs.
Chief Engineer-F. G.. Mexican.
Passed Assistant Engineer-G. S.
Willis.
Assistant Engineer-R. E. Carney.
First Lieutenant of Marines-H.
L. Draper.
Paymaster's Clerk. S. Edsall.
Gunner. r. Ward.
Carpenter-B. F. Markham.