The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-08

minutes later the bay was dotted with
small boats heading toward her with
visitors who wanted to go on board. But
a very stiff breeze came up suddenly
and the white caps began jump
ing up, causing all the small
boats to put for shore. Some of
then had narrow escape from being up
set. Two men who were out in sail boat
from Howe's boat house were so badly
scared that they lost control of the boat.
She was running before the wind and
came in flying, smashing her stem against
the float of the boat house. After an hour
or so the wind subsidized and quite a num-
Der of people went out and were received
on board.
The Baltimore is classed as protected
cruiser. Her length is 335 feet; beam, As
feet inches; mean draught, 10 feet 6
inches, and displacement tonnage, a. 1872.
She was built for the government by Will
lam Cramp e. Sons, of Philadelphia, and
launched October 6, 1888. Her cost, with
out armament, was 81, 325 900. She is built
of mild steel, the plating ss inch thick, the
protective deck 81 inches to 4 inches
thick, and the coming tower 8 inches
thick. The motive power is steam alone,
twin screws with horizontal triple expan-
sion engines. capable of developing over
10000 horse power. and driving the vessel
at the rate of COL knots per hour, or about
1913 miles per hour. as proven by trial
trip when under forced draft.
The principal battery consists of four g.
inch breech-loading rihed guns mounted
on the forecastle and poop decks, and six
6-inch breech-Ioading riied guns mounted
in broadside on the main deck. The
weight of fire from these guns ahead and
astern is 700 pounds. The same abeam or
in broadside is 500 pounds.
The secondary battery consists Of two l.
Founders, two 3-rounders and four g.
Founders, rapid-fre guns, four Hotchkiss
revolving cannons and two Calling guns,
mounted on the rail and in the military
tops; also V torpedo tubes for use of How
ell automobile torpedo.
The Baltimore is fitted with electric
lights throughout, four powerful search
lights and ninety-eight water tight COM
partments. She has forty distinct and
separate engines for various uses. The
ventilation is perfected by two blower en-
gines, the pipes for which reach every
room and compartment.
She is considered equal to, if not better
than, any vessel ahoat. The attack on her
crew in Valparaiso and the trouble be-
tween the United States and Chile result
ing from it have made her name familiar
in every civilized nation in the world
Captain w. s. Sehley, who commanded
her on that memorable occasion, was sue
ceeded in command. on her return to the
United States, by Captain William White
head. Following is list Of Captain
Whitehead's associate officers:
Lieutenant commander, A. B. II. Lille;
navigator, G. Blocklinger; lisutenants, Henry
McCrea, r. NJ DOYLE, James Fl. sears and FL. o.
Dunn; ensigns, B. W. Wells and L. r. de
steiguer; medical inspector, George H. Cooke;
passed assistant surgeon. s. S. White; assistant
surgeon. NJ. r. Pigott; paymaster. w. W. Wood
hull: chief engineer, r. Potts; passed assistant
engineer. C. p Howell; assis tant engineers, W.
Day and A. Hartrath; chaplain, J. p. Mcintyre;
first lieutenant United States marine corps, H.
c. Fisher; pay clerk, W. NJ. Long; gunner, p
Hanley, and carpeuter,J. S. Waltemeyer The
crew consists OF AS men including the officers.
Captain Whitehead said he did not
know when the vessel would start north
for Boring sea, as he had not received
orders yet. But she will take on coal,
probably today, and then remain in the
harbor until orders come from Washing
ton City. No visitors will be admitted on
board while she istaking on coal.