The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-12-24
u. S. Cruiser Baltimore Arrives in
a Battered Condition.
ONE MAN WASHED OVERHEARD.
Encountered one of the Most Terrific
Gales Ever known in the Pacific.
Number of the Crew Injured-Car-
penter Cooper's skull Badly, Crushed.

After an eventful voyage of twenty
one days from Yokohama, the u. s. S.
Baltimore dropped anchor in naval
row Monday at p. M. The cruiser
left Yokohama on the Sd, and when
! three days out struck one OF the most
terrific gales ever encountered at sea.
Although the warship labored hard
and was tossed like cork on the
waves rolling mountain high, she
managed to pass through the storm
with but little damage. Another, and
if anything, harder blow was en-
countered, which kept up for six full
days. The ship behaved well under
the steady blow, but at times it SEEM
ed almost impossible to weather the
storm. The men were kept at their
posts constantly and performed much
hard work without the least COM
plaint. Captain Day and the officers
also came in for much laborious exer-
tion, and upon arrival here presented
appearance of being completely tired
out incident to the strain through
which they passed.
The Baltimore presented some
what battered appearance, with her
boat smashed, rigging torn, and other
evidences of having passed through a
critical seige. On the way over
! DOatsWain named Jessen was washed
overheard by a series of waves that
swept the decks continuously during
| the first gale through which the Bal
timore passed. The guns had to be
| laa wi a
cannon from forward and deck ma
chinery placed below. During the
second blow J. Cooper, carpenter OF
the ship, was thrown about the deck.
and had his skull badly fractureds
several others were more or less in
jured, but none seriously, HG was
necessary to keep the hatches fast
do Wn for ten days, during which time
tie boats were dashed from their posi-.
tions, and though badly smashed,
were not swept away, owing TO the
almost herculean efforts OF the crew.
Carpenter Cooper was removes to
the hospit i shortly after the arrival
of the vessel. He is seriously injured
and cannot possibly recover; il was
even feared that he would die during
last night. The officers OF the Balti--
more were somewhat reticent in
speaking about the voyage from Yoko-
! hama and what was encountered, but
| for what reason j. not known. The
warship was ten days late in arriving,
owing to the events chrouicled above.
! She will remain here about two weeks
| taking on coal and stores Many of
the officers and Captain Day are well
known in Honolulu, having spent
some time in this port on other ves-
| sells
The United States protected cruiser
Baltimore was built by Cramp & Sons,
Philadelphia, her keel having been
laid in 1887. She is 377 feet inches in
| length, same as the Philadelphia;
breadth of beam, 4S feet 6 inches;
draft, 20 feet inches; displacement,
1900 tons. Her engines are horizon
tai, triple expansion with twin screws;
carries 1140 tons Of coal; horse power,
10.O64, wi b a speed of 10 knots. Her
main battery consists of four S-inch
breech-lOadiDg rifles and six 6-inch
breech. loading rifles $ cOndary bat.
terry, four 8 FOUNDERS rapid fire guns,
two 3pOunder5 and two 1-pounders,
four 81 mil. HOtchkiss and two gat-.
lings. She cost $1,325, 900, and ner
complement is 36 officers and $50 men.
The Baltimore was sci Iected by the
United States government TO carry the
body of John Ericsson to his native
land, and while in Sweden the vessel
was highly praised and her officers
feted.
Her officers are:
b. f. Day, Captain.
II. .. Rittenhouse, w. A. Marshall,
F. H. Holmes, a. E. Culvee, 4. L.
Hall, G. NJ. Fahs, Iieutenants.
q. n. Hayward, w. II. Buck, L. n.
Everhard, ensigns.
j. a. Scot, chief engineer.
ID. A. Smith, paymaster.
J. A. Hawke, medical inspector.
L. &. Prince, first lieutenant, L. S.
NJ. G.
w. II. L. Reamy, chaplain.
A. Hartrath, assistant engineer.
G. w. McElrOy, P. A. engineer.
a. Moritz, p. A. engineer.
A FarenhOlt, assistant surgeon.
{. II. Broom, pay clerk.
j. Cooper, carpenter.
G. B. Magruder, gunner,