Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-10-22
A STANCH OLD SHIP.
First a Fighter, Then : Messenger
OF E.Crcy.
b Old Man-of-war TO Ee Sent WITH
supplies To the Relief at tho
ADMINISTRATION People
OF I.cSSIA-

The fact that Secretary Tracy. in a
letter to Senator w. II. WGShbIrn, sig
niacS his Willingness to assign the sail
i'm Ship Constellation to the Iu;- Of ear
-:ia- II the starving; people OF Russia
thc GI3r and b-Saist-:Es SVEN fox THAI
ni:pogc By the northwestern ~r!illcrs
recalls the fIc,, says The Nrw York
Times. that ;i.iS ship LsS hvCu on . sim
iiI. mission before. This was in ISL.
when Immense quantities ut provisions
were given ~ tl!c Americans fUr iLs
starving people O; Ireland
The Constellation i q pretty Old ship
nov. and mcaT CO hc- t;mbcrs will Ii
atard the h@rdships 81 long cruises il
su>.ccdiE. year.. 80 that her mission ~
~!.lss:5, If accomplished. will probably
D. hey Inst active du;r a.io2t. j. VIII
u" aGttin- C:dto tiiS career Of - famous
OIL Ta23-C;-wlr.
The Old Constellation. nearly AL Of
whose original freEc, have been TO-
paired and rcba.!t IL tho rrssca; ship,
49, completed anil launched :: Norfolk
IL Nay. $50. being tlc second vus-cl
launched u1.lcr Lie then rev ~Urraniz.-
lion Of t.!c navy. ~Com,aoiorc StrV:.ca
Decatur squadron in the West ladies
wa L.cr first 2ssiSIEiCrt to- duty.
Before tl:c Close y ;hi5 cruise She en-
eolntcrci - french f~r!ra;cs L'ia5g.r-
rents and Ia Vengeance. ;rou1l" with
l'-Sccc hcinE then IL ProTrcsS, and de
i"at"l them beth, although tho CncEay
were greatly superior in guns and men.
She los: her nGiamaS. in this action. =
:ai;E,ti:yuaa and seven torGncn going
with it. = gold racdal MAS given to
C~o;nr=nIorc Tru2tol. her commander.
b. congress - his ral!aEtrv.
When il the Mediterranean on its
sCcn-l cruise Tic Constellation, then ia
command Of Capt. II. Ca:arhcn. Joined
;ac A-"riaIn squadron o.. 'ITiVO!:, "a
squadron faE=o:, in naval annals. Tie
:-iyatc Co:stilU;!Iu, with ~Cp2amo;crcy
Drcat"- and pr.h!r ard Mid hlr,nan
. AcDonoCgh. i-a-cL il The at;ac,: which
followed the CONSULTATIONS arrival.
After the vi-ty-r ;,.c ;rigatc proceeded
- Syracuse aul saw no T'=S active
/ Gat.- OF : wa:ii.:c sort until june. 1913.
when She vas Llar,;aitL l.y = large
l:DEhsI io::c. Several attempts were
naGs 70 Gca.-2y or CAPTURE i: u beats
t-"!.. the !.D-ii>h Crct. all 81 "Liu,t re-
suited in hca"y loss TO the cacEy.
Ihc ConS.r.iaiipa i PIT down IL tho
] CID records Of the Raw; rs :. Gee. sailor
! "r1l . stamca ship in HEAVY weather.
. Il her carl: day six. IS credited with y
speed III -. knots on = wind and ;vyiyc
AID T. half !:a.:p i-cc. q speed which s!:G
j, known - lave ILaig:Iiacd even after
she attained 70 The "a Ct il.rrc score
years ard ten. In The SIMMER OF lN,I.
when Crui-ia- with the naval cadets
along the edge Of tho gulf stream, .;",!-
G:m- sails ~. 'h2 made th:-tC'a knots
throughout 4 whole morning. IL hca"y
weather she can Ortr!ic any Q: the old
slips. In hc- cruise in the Ncd!.or.
rI"ca. il I%2G, Ter cxG:cr!c. She lived
through aEc"vy gale in which = French
cighiy-rua ship was Lost. aal au.inl,
tic s@Iac night. ':Ai!c lyia.-,o. She
wcat!IcTcd the French GG:.iraI's ship
seven miles.
The Constellation has been in crcrv
part u tie HaTiE"olc @lo5". and - long
a. wooden sailing ship we're the n~,5,c,,
"!the d. size w.S aEIom.: the ;orcIau,:
OF her class. ~l.TcrroDc 81 l.rr line, i,
H.FInnctric"!. alG when She sails under
r f@ll spread Of staa' soils a urc.tia-
"i%At cIniot be found. She il reported
] 10 have beaten III" vhJlc British r.c,
Oh a VIM n tho Mediterranean in I,ai
Although or .inali" Il thirty -six-gun
ship the COa"tcllatioH'5 batter has
h2en cut down in the course OF key
many alterations until to.daY sne car.
r!ca bHt t~""clrc, these being smooth
h1TcS Of IN oil! tTrc. SIC c,.-ri.d 4
T!Tot ETin aGa:iShips until -, N.i,-a i,
was taken oIt and her PIVOT port, J,:il,
in. For 4 good many yca-, She li,,
Eccn I'll" practice ship attached To Tx,
Naval AcadCm: for the thinner crJ;.n
! OF the naval cadets. This cruise ONLY
lasts abor: ninety days, and ~throuynou,
III" remainder Of tho year i. has been
the custom Of tiG department to MT
ECT cut Of commission. These sh,g;
tours of active Guiy have rc~ultcd in
p~rol"nTing her life lar hc-ond the PC
Rod allotted to :ic f~rigatCs Iudcpcnd.
cncc, Ohio and United Stats ycssrl,
which were huiit carly in the century
and which lave long sine" PASSED or
the navy list. Tie Constellation re-.
turned from her last crwisc with tho
naval cadets in fuirly goo;l trim. md
we're IL not that the new c~o-c-nu,~u.
Practice ship will soon he COMPLETED Z,
'ak" her place NJ the Naval acadcr,v
she would doubtless live to ice ecycraI
ihorc summer c~ruisC". and thu, pcri,nnS
crown her glorious career with II cen.
turS OF service. for come of her iubrrs
NJ ica"t were n part OF the CCnstclln.
lion. Senator Trucy'S statement in bit
letter tn Senator WashburI, thai, ,ho
can De sent NJ short notice" ShoYs
mat tue old ship Is not dead yet"
a T"y-iTmniing Cow.