The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-19
THE YORKTOWN ARRIVES.
ON HER WAY TO THE SCENE OF WAR
IN ASIA.
stops In For Cosl-First Visit to Homo
lulu-The Ship-List of Her
Officers.

The U. S. S. Yorktown, unprotected |
steel cruiser, Folger commander, ar
rived Saturday night, Nov. nth, eight
days from Mare Island, having left
that port on the 10Th inst. She anchor
ed Waikiki of the Hyacinth near the
position lately occupied by the Charles
ton. A pleasant trip down is reported.
This is the Yorktown's first visit to
Honolulu.
The length of the Yorktown over all
is 1856 feet; length on main load water
line 230 it.. the breadth of beam is 30
feet. She is a twin-screw steamer, / 200
tons, 1870 horse power, giving her a
sea speed of about 16 knots per hour,
and has compliment of 1853 men. Her
deck arrangement is very neat, though
her departure from Mare Island was
little unexpected and she is not as
clean and orderly as is her usual con-
dition. Her bunker capacity is phen-
ominal, being nearly twenty-five per
cent. of her displacement, 400 tons.
She carries four 6-inch guns, two Glib,
two Bib. and two lib. The six inch
constitutes her main battery and the
smaller ones the secondary battery.
She has aboard three officers that are
well known to Honolulu. They have
been here before on other vessels. En-
sign c. NJ. Knepper is one of these. He
was here on the Philadelphia and made
host OF friends who will be glad to
welcome him back. He was on the
Pearl Harbor detail last summer with
Lieutenant Wood and DR.. Guest and
Government.
Another officer is Lieutenant w. G.
| iIannum who was on the Adams during
the long stay that vessel made in this
port. There will ever be welcoming
hand in Honolulu for officers OF the
Adams and Lieutenant Hannum is one Of
those who will be cordially received.
Chief Engineer Harrie Webster will
be kindly remembered here in connec-
ton with the Nipsic. He was on thai
vessel in this port in 1889 and wen
from here to Samoa. He made many
friends in Honolulu at that time whom
it will afford great pleasure to NEE
again.
Some OF the men on the yorktown
were here on the Philadelphia durinl
the first half OF the present year. On
OF them in particular was deserter ant
succeeded in working his way into tn
,, Hawaiian Army where he served severs
months in Company E.
The following is correct list of til
officers OF the Yorktown.
Commander William NJ. Folger.
Lieutenant Thomas ii. Stevens,
Lieutenant Herman Fickbohm.
Lieutenant j. Marshall Robinson.
Lieutenant William G. Hannum.
, Lieutenant Chester NJ. Knepper.
Ensign Frederick A. Traut.
, - Chief Engineer Harrie Webster.
Passed Assistant Surgeon George |
Lumsden,
. Passed Assistant Paymastre Edwin
Webster.
Passed Assistant Engineer Abe
, Moritz.
+, Pay Clerk William j. Tobin.
i, The Yorktown will remain about fol
4 days here, or just long enough to Goa
when she will sail for Yokoham
/. Japan. When she entered port I
salute was fired to the Hawaiian flag,
it is against the rules to salute on Il
10 Sabbath day, At 8 O'Clock this nlornin
70 however, twenty.one guns banged for
II to the Hawaiian colors which float
70 from the foremost OF the vessel.
- Aboard the Yorktown it was learn
that the Bennington was nearly rea
. for sea, and, though it was thought 8
20 would come here, no orders had be
40 received up to the 10th instant. I
Philadelphia was also nearly ready
90 sea, 1t was thought she would go do
of to South America, though her N,
m route was extremely uncertain. I
Yorktown brought three days la
- news.
n, The Court OF Tax Appeals for I
le. district will sit in the Police Court 70
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