The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-14
U. 8. 8. PHILADELPHIA.
Arrival of this Formidable White
Cruiser at Honolulu.

Cruiser at Honolulu.
The U. S. cruiser Philadelphia, in
command OF Captain A. S. Barker,
was telephoned off Diamond Head
at o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
shortly after o'clock she dropped
anchor in the naval row. She came
over from Callao, Peru, S. A., in
about eighteen days, having left that
port on August 26th. The follow
ing is her log:
August 9th, 1873 miles; 2Sth, 2sS;
goth, $50; 30th, 275; 31st, 1872; Sep
temper LIST, 2S9; I'd, Sol; Sd, $50; 4th,
800; 9Th, 2s5; 9th, 25S; 9TH, GAG; 9Th,
1872; 9th, 2S4; 10th, 29l; 18th, 27S;
18th, 800; 18th, 1893; covering dis
lance of 5000 miles, and arrived at
Honolulu September 18th at 4:3O
p. NJ,
Nothing of an exceptional nature
happened on the passage. OFF the
harbor the cruiser saluted the Ha-
waiian flag with twenty-one guns,
and later the Admiral's flag with
thirteen guns. The Boston res
pended to the latter salute, and the
shore battery returned the salute to
the Hawaiian flag. The wharves
were lined with people to witness
the fine member of the white
squadron as she came into port.
The Philadelphia carries a compile
ment of $50 men, all told. Her
length is 3l5 feet; beam, AZ feet 6
inches; mean draught, 20 feet 8
inches; displacement tonnage, 1924.
She was built by VIM. Cramp g.
Sons, of Philadelphia, and launched
on Sept. Z, 1889. Cost, with arma-
ment, Sl,Sl9,020.S5. Built Of mill
ed steel, the plating 8 inch thick,
the protective deck q inches to 4
inches thick, and the coming tower
3 inches thick. The motive power
is steam. Has twin screws with
horizontal triple expansion engines,
capable of developing 1915 horse
power, and driving the vessel at the
rate of 1858 knots an hour or about
22.5 miles.
The main battery consists of four
6-inch breech-loading rifled guns
mounted on the forecastle and poop
decks, and 8 6-inch breech-loading
riHed guns mounted in broadside
on the spar-deck. The weight of
fire from these guns ahead and as
tern is 400 pounds. The same abeam
or in broadside is 600 pounds.
The secondary battery consists of
two 1-pounders, four 3.pounders,
and four 6-pounders, rapid fire guns,
three 37m Hotchkiss revolving can
non and four Calling guns, mount
ed on the rail, also five torpedo
tubes for use of automobile torpe-
does. .r-
The Philadelphia is fitted with
electric lights throughout, four
powerful search lights, and SO water
tight compartments, and has 40 dis
tinct and separate engines for vari-
Gus purposes. The ventilation is
perfected by two blower engines,
the pipes for which reach every
room and compartment.
The vessel carries l steam launch,
l steam whale boat, / barge, l gig, z
dingheys, 3 cutters, 2 whale boats
and l sailing launch.
Has double bottom 5 feet deep
extending full length of machinery
space and magazines. Coaling capa.
city, 1895 tons.
Coal consumed 300 tons (forced
draft) 20 knots; coal consumed ICE
tons GALL boilers) Is knots; coal con
sumed 80 tons 10 knots.
The following is the list of hel
officers:
Captain-A. S. Barker, command
ing.
Lieutenant Commander L. c
Logan, executive officer.
Lieutenant-W. NJ. Wood, naviga
tor.
Lieutenant-Samuel Seabury.
Lieutenant-Alex. Sharp, Jr.
Lieutenant Or. Grip. j. Wer
Itch.
Lieutenant CIR. Gr.)-W. S. Sims
Ensign-C. NJ. Knepper.
SUSCEPTIBILITY Williams.
Eusign-H. j. Ziegemeier.
Ensign-L. A. Bostwick.
Naval Cadet. A. Perry.
Naval Cadet-D. M. Berry.
ANoNo SotCI -
Naval Cadet-P. N. Olmsted.
Naval Cadet-F. p. Upham.
Naval Cadet-A. A. Mcclellan.
Naval Cadet ENG. Div.)-F. D
w. Read.
Passed Asst. Surgeon-R. P. Gran
dali.
Passed Asst. Surgeon-E. S. Bo
CERT, Jr.
Assistant Surgeon-M. S. Guest.
Paymaster-C. +. Hendee.
Chief Engineer - Isaac r. Nc
Marry.
Passed Asst. Engineer-W. N
Little.
Assistant Engineer. H. Conant
Assistant Engineer-U.T T. Holmes
First Lieut.. Of Marines-T. c
Prince.
Acting Gunner-H. A. Eilers.
Carpenter-F. S. Sheppard.
Pay Clerk-Theo. w. Arms.
Several of the officers on tn
Philadelphia are we'll known here
I Ia 81.