The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-01

Of the Rainier Club; e. r. Whittier. Capt
Franz Taylor. Fourteenth infantry, and
Second Lieut. J. l.. Hayden. First artil-
isry, Of the reception committee. Mayor
J. T. Ronald. Maj. J. r. Haden, chairman
OF the reception committee. George II.
Heilbron, Thomas w. Prosch and Lieut..
Il. u. Webster. past assistant paym,ster
u. s. N..werc also of the com mittee but did
not accompany the others. The party was
received by Can't Kempn and the officers
Of the Monterey in full dress uniform.
and entertained for nearly an hour. when
they were brought ashore again by the
steam launch. As the launch Jeff the
monitors aide the governors salute
seventeen guns-was fired from two six
Founders in honor Of washin. tons chief
magistrate. This was the first salute ever
tired by the Monterey. The visiting party
left on board = memento OF the caii--sheir
card--which WAS tine photograph of the
Monterey taken after she dropped anchor
In the morning. finely mounted, and on
the back were the autographs OF the
callers Capt. kempff expressed himself
~ delighted with IL. and Will frame ii for
. conspicuous place in his cabin.
The Monterey Is harbos defense mont
war vessels OF the new navy TO enter actsve
service. She was built at the Union Iron
Works. San Francisco, where she was
launched April u. lsai. on the occasion Of
President Harrison's visl. To the Pacific
coast. The vessel VAS named hy Presi-
dent Harrison, who held that in view Of
the fact that IL would he employed in
guarding the Pacific coast il should have
r ma NJ sal hfs4.. Al al
the firsi state government California ever
had was formed a: Monterey. - the Bear
nas Was raised there by pioneers: as one
of the great battles OF the Mexican war
vas fought at Monterey, the president
selected that name for the vessel on CaTis,-
mas day. isss The Monterey wen. into
commission February IL. 1915, and At the
present time is ofkeered ~ follows:
C.p,ala--Loass Ksmpg
LieEtensns eosnmaadeE-E c. Psnd.sscn. ex-
ecntive ofeer
Lseatsusnt--J W C.ritn. navigator.
Lieassnsat--R r Sleaei.oa.
Laeatcaaet--F II sherman.
Junior ileaienans-A c Amy.
Enstxa-w. X saoemakei
EnssRu-t. III. Basrsgs
Casef engiases-Jesspa Trilley.
Past assistant eng saeeH-fIoussi 0agA
Aesfstant easi1seF-~E TaesA
rasmasss---w. J. Taosason
kufgspa--ss T. Asnssow
Fast ssststsat sGssSoa--w. =. Ar7olA
eaaasF-Htllnsa uassosa
SsFesstcr~-J. T. kssn.
Pay siesk-E z. Ehesasen.
The vesss. carries u. msa.
The Monterey Is q swin.sercw. steel.
e.naFed monitor ef 40sss tons aisriacs.
ment la Fighting trim the displacement,
l. 1850 tons, The length hessecn p~rpen.
dseulars is 80 fees; over all. sSe ,e.t
tnehss. 1. il l. frss from kee. 10 masa
deek and the mean drais when the ,arss.
srsaar Is pnt GA will be TIA feet. leaving =
fseeeeara Of 81 feet. Al The present time
the draft IA about = foot le.s. ~ the saFres
asnaos has not heen pa; On, the tao bar
bestes and revolving tasrets being row
enesasei ia wood. The hsgsss,ss assnor
IL t. be- shir:ecn inches thlek and
the tursrt &rmaS eight iaehes shssk.
The light arafs enables the Mon
tsrey to Choose her can lighting
waters. sac is short enough 30 he easily
handled. making . eosnpiete :arn In tive
minutes. and broad enough Tor good
stability. She Is 50 lev In the water ~ TO
present limited target 10 the shots OF the
enemys geas. aud 50 well protected vita
armor as 10 pFsvea. her engines or guns
hssng disabled ey TIE heaviest ordnance
TIE boa Is ram shaped aaa hxs heea
strengthened for rasaaains naFposes The
thickness 81 her ssnsor bell is thirteen
inches ant her speed Is sixssen knots an
hoar.
One Of the most wonderful features 81
this heavily armaved monster - aes a-nas.
meat, which exestes the admiration aes
caly of the experienced naval officers, &c,
q the ansasorvd lsEasaaa ~ vel. The