The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-07
MONTEREY AT SEA
How the Big Ship Behaved
Going North.
The Reception-Citizens of Seattle
Said to the Commander, "The
City Is Yours"


on the coast-defense vessel Monterey when
she left Mare Island for Seattle to take
part in the celebration of the glorious
Fourth at the northern town gives the fol-
lowing account of the trip:
The grand vessel made her way through
smooth water until Point Reyes was
reached. There the water of the ocean
was choppy. and before the sun sank be-
low the horizon there was quite high
wind. The following morning the water
way was rough. and for two days the vessel
rolled and pitched, but she rode the waves
as would duck. and. according to the old
seadOgs on board, she is "a lively and
buoyant ship She meets the waves, lifts
herself over them, sometimes buries her
nose under them, but comes up gracefully
and is ready to meet the next She rolls
easily but not deep.
% the passage up the Monterey Rugged
the shore. to avoid as much rough water
as possible. All the cities. towns and vii
lagos on the shore line were lainly WISH
Bile. The people of Mendocino City and
of Eureka caught sight OF the monster of
the deep and they gave demonstration of
recognition by raising the American flag.
These salutes were answered by The vessel.
The seas which were met on the passage
were very heavy and were logged as such,
and up as far as Point Arenas she had TO
buck three-Quarter gale. The coal limit
was twenty-fOur toms day. AT times The
propeller made 1914 turns a minute, that
being he maximum recorded. After pass
ing the point she ran into smooth water
and came to anchor in the harbor Of Seat
tie at 80 O'Clock on the evening of Fri
day, the 30th of June. She was not ex-
cd a to nf nj
fore her arrival was surprise. 1t was
not long before she was surrounded by
fleet of yachts and ron boats, each crowded
with men and women anxious to inspect
the latest triumph Of modern naval archi-
lecture. The following day she was sur
rounded by boats crowded with sightseers,
and 1t is doubtful if a dozen persons of the
city failed TO embrace the opportunity TO
see the big ship.
Before any one was permitted to inspect
the vessel tn coal-bunkers were filed.
Governor McGrau, E. O. Graves. presi-
dent of the Board of Commerce. c. T.
Tyler, president of the Rainier Club, and
number of prominent citizens Of Seattle
paid their respects to the commander of
the Monterey and rendered him the free
dom Of the city in these words: The
city is yours. We have given orders that
you are have your own way, SO DO as you
please"
The hospitality was accepted, and the
crew was given shore liberty, with tho
understa nding that they should conduct
themselves in a manner that would refiecl
credit on the American navy; and be it
said TO their credit they carried out their
promise TO the letter.
During the voyage but two of the Scotch
boilers were in use. These furnish only
nne-third OF the steam power of the vessel.
From the time the Monterey started her
Of T,In fbav
stopped for u moment until she dropped
anchor in the harbor of Seattle. Ga the
trip there was not a hitch. and she still
had fifty tons Of coal in her bunkers.
In conclusion the narrator said: 1.-THE
Monterey. her Scotch boilers and her en-
gineS are n success"
The Seattle Post-Intelig rncer in a re-
cent issue had the following from an inter-
view with Captain Louis Kemptf, the COM
mander OF the Monterey:
Captain Louis kempff smiled when he
was asked how the boilers and machinery
worked on the Trip up. and said he had no
idea of the reason why the two Scotch
boilers had been so much maligned. Con-
tinuing. he said:
The engines of the Monterey never
stopped from the time we left Mare Island
at $50 O'Clock on the morning of the oath
until we dropped anchor in Seattle har Dor
at 1880 O'Clock this morning. The two
Scotch boilers alone were used for the VIII ole
distance and proved in evey WY satsfac-
tory, as did the machinery We could have
got here quicker by using an additional
boiler, but wanted to try the Scotch boil
ers. which are for ordinary steamng.
These boilers also supplied ali the auxilI-
airy machinery. The steam pressure aver
aged about 155 pounds In ordinary
weather we steamed about seven knots an
hour, but made as high as ten knots in
smooth water. After entering the straits
l slowed down SO as TO arrive in Seattle
after daylight and find good anchorage.
The Monterey Is very efficient for the
purpose for which she was built. and is a
remarkably steady boat at sea. That
pitcher on the sidebOard. those pictures on
the wall and that top-heavy dictionary
stand have stood right where they were
ever since we left Mare Island. In other
ships l have been in even the chairs would
have to be fastened to the bulk heads or
they would tip over. The great metro
centric height of the Monterey tends to
keep her on an even keel. The center Of
buoyancy is from twelve to fourteen feet
above the center Of gravity. This gives
her large Fighting moment and she comes
back quickly to a position of equilibrium.
In some sailing vessels which are without
ballast the center of buoyancy is below the
center OF gravity, and this is why they tip
over. Ballast is put in TO remedy this con-
ditlen. The greater the distance between
these Two points the stronger is the ten
dancy to keep them in a vertical line. The
monterey is very smooth-saillng vessel.
Ii there Is ANYTHING in the boat which you
want u see, either now or at any other
time, JUS: let me know and you can see it.