Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-08
THE BALTIMORE COMING
The Great White Ship Will
Arrive at Fairhaven This
Morning.
The Largest and Finest Cruiser
of Her Class in the
World.
To Remain Here Three Days
During the Department
Encampment

ceptiOn the largest vessel III cOhlllllS-
sion in the United States navy, and
the finest and best cruiser of her class
ever constructed for any navy, has
been ordered to be at Fairhaven during
the department encampment OF the
G. A. II. Information of this order
from the navy department was re-
ceived at o'clock yesterday afternoon
by Major Eli Wilkin, in the following
dispatch:
WASHINGTON, d. c., via SEATTLE,
June Z, 1892. ! |
Mr.. Eli Wilkin, Fairhaven, Washington:
Commanding officer Baltimore Instructed
to be az Fairhaven June to 10.
JAMES X. SOLEY,
Acting Secretary Of the Navy.
And so this morning the great white
shin is expected to arrive from Seattle, |
TO remain three days during the en-
campment. This will he the first war
shin that has ever entered Bellingham |
bay, and will prove memorable
feature of the department encamp-
ment. The act Of the navy depart
ment i'm ordering this splendid vessel
10 Fairhaven during the encampment
is appreciated as gracious compliment
by the veterans of the Department OF
| Washington and Alaska.
Immediately upon receipt OF the tel
egram announcing the order OF the
| department, the following named citi-
Zens of Eairhaven and New Whatcom
were appointed to act upon commit
tee TO receive the officers Of the Balti-
more upon her arrival and provide for
their entertainment during the time
they may remain here: Mayor a. Me
Kenzie, +. NJ. Wilson, G. Y. Larrabee,
A. III. Clarke, o. II. Culver, j. j DON
ovan, r.. c. Gamwell, II. Y. ThOmp-
son, NJ. T.. Downs, w. l.. Miller, j. NJ.
Miller, p. b. Cornwall, Will ID. Jen-
kins, ]. T.. Baker, j. r.. Winn, Edward
Fischer, George T.. Atkinson, George
A. Kellogg, r. A. Calvert, J. II. De
trick, G.. W. Lysle and f. G. Earle.
No definite information of the hour
of arrival of the cruiser has been
received but 1t is thought that she will
certainly be here not later than II
o'clock. 1t is possible that she sailed
from Port Townsend to Seattle before
receiving orders from the department
to proceed to this city.
During her recent visit to Portland,
with the Charleston, the Baltimore
during sixteen days. The vessel was
thronged from morning until night.
She has been the admiration of visitors
in every port she has visited.
The Baltimore carries complement
of $50 officers and men and is In charge
by the following named officers;
Captain William Whitehead in com
mand; executive officer, A. B. II. Lii
lie, lieutenant commander; navigator
. Lieutenant G.. f.. Blacklinger; lieuten.
ants, Henry McCrea, II. NJ. Doyle
James III. Sears and III. o. Dunn; en-
signs, B. w. Wells, Jr., and l.. X. dc
. Sterger; medical inspector, George ii
Cook: past assistant surgeon, >. :
White; chaplain, j. p. Mcintyre; as
sistant surgeon, NJ. II. Piggott; chic
engineer, Robert Potts; assistant en-
: gineers, Willis B. Day and Armir
= Hartrath.
The Baltimore is classed as a pro
tected cruiser. Her length is 1886 feet
beam As feet inches, draft 234 feet
displacement tonnage 1900. She wa
built by the Cramps at a cost of 81 ,325,
600, and her armament cost abou
: S676, ,OO9 more. Her horsepower !
1O,O64, furnished by triple-expansiol
engines, twin screws.
The principal battery consists of fou
eigbt-inch, breech-loading rifled gun
IT mounted on the forecastle and poo
: decks, and six six-inch breech-loadinl
rifled guns mounted i'm broadside OF
main deck. The weight Of fire Of thes
! guns ahead and astern is 200 pounds
The same abeam or broadside is 50
i pounds.
The secondary battery consists Of tw
one-pounders, two three-pounders an
four six-pounders, rapid-fire guns, fou
Hotchkiss revolving cannons and tw
Gatling guns, mounted on the rails an
i'm the military tops; also V tOrped
tubes for use Of the Howell Automobil
Until February last the Baltimor
: WAS i'm command Of Captain Schley
who was then appointed light hous
n inspector with headquarters at State
Island, and Captain Whitehead SUI
ceeded to the command Of the Bait
more. Chaplain J. p. Mcintyre
now i'm Fairhaven, the guest Of Pos
master S. II. Keeler. His wife. 1t wi
be remembered, died in this city la
8 summer, and he left his ship In Chi
TO come here then. During that 80
visit he occupied the pulpit in u
Presbyterian church one evening an
many will recall his excellent sermc
C ON that occasion. He has been vii
~ the Baltimore ever since she has bee
in commission, accompanying her {
her memorable voyage TO Stockhol
UT with the body Of Erickson, the !
yentor. He left his vessel at Pc
Townsend last Sunday night ON a 70
days leave Of absence, expecting
a. ioin her again at Seattle. He will nc
It's remain here until she leaves.
The Baltimore was commission
January I, 1890, and entered service