The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-17
fiIEsHIP TEXAS
!. Il. B.r and Is Is Anchored
i Bolivar Roads,
Eeps CROWD THE WATER FRONT
~. Al Told Numbers NearlA
-Four Hundred
',crRs DESCRIBE THE TRIP
,rsKs DESCRIBE THE TRIP
v...el VIII Move into the
~ r,,ectiy on the wharf
p. , EARLY This Morning.

hull Of inc ,ha noon
,,lr,stou bar shortly oe e, ~ ..' nv ,,s
"a. met by feet OF crafts
~. ,he small cat rig to the large
@ The arrival Of the ship was
y. -, for general rejoicing and
4 vas known that she mao naa actually
;. = large crowds vended their way TO
,,ont and there was a straining
=. 10 get glimpse of her me ahA-
-. this vessel was not confined to
..l visitors. GalvestOnians seemed
!. !. much interest in her as did our
,ousIns and long before the chip
..,sor in Bolivar roads the wharves
,hrouged with people
=. had been a question as to whether
H. xaIshIp could cross the bar. There
We doubt in the minds OF the we'll
"a az TO the depth OF water being
y ,uffIcIent, but there seemed TO be
q. that the commander would be
Im,d about entering In. When the
!, -, boarded by Captain bennett OF
s.,,ar Captaln Glass had no other idea
~ some into port as soon as she was
4 10 do So He had the government
rr As guide and that was considered
;cjently authoritative without the Tor
Ms Of taking sounding.
N. revenue cutter Galveston, in COM
N Of Captain bennett, had been lying
M since last night and was the first
a IN come alongside the big warship.
vain bennett aud few invited guests
4, aboard the Texas aud paid their
bets TO Captain Glass and otter Off
Shortly after the arrival of the
.nte cutter the tug Charlotte u. Allen
The Posts special commissioner on
Ind arrived at the side of the tattleship
4 we're cordially received. Preparations
IA then made to cross the bar and Cap
IA Seringeour acting as pilo brought
I vessel safely over. She crossed draw
.l.s forward and 236 aft. The ship
thored in Bolivar roads, whee she Will
main during the night. Among the oiii-
on board is Naval Cadd Luby. a
ian. When the vessel left New York
had 800 tons of coal aboad and con-
ned 600 tons on the run. Ter average
h Of speed on the voyage WIS 12te knots
! hour. said 10 be the fasteit ever made
war vessel.
fhe following are the ships officers.
Henry Glass. commando: Lieutenan,
Innander ]. D. j. Kelly, Lieutenant l..
Heilmer Lieutenant X. !. Doyle, Lieu
hant ALDER, Gleaves, Lieutenant Henry
Rels, Ensign Bristol, Nsign &. G.
ftchell, Ensign L. d. Gilhs, Ensign John
Luby,Naval Cadet w. Baglw, Naval Cadet
! D. Barnes, Naval Cadet =. c. Brecken-
lie. Naval Cadet H. T.. Walker. Surgeon
II. Dixon. Assistant Surgeon $. d.
|lnfr, Paymaater NJ. c. hcDonald, Chief
rneer W. s. Moore. Assistant Engineer
lsf Wells. Assistant Engineer A. w.
naval cadet, engleer division, T..
Miserald; naval cadt. engineer divi-
y. 0! Bissett; Fi-a Lieutenant w.
Msiilc. United St5ifs marine corps;
apldn H. w. Jones Boatswain j. +.
wn Gunner Franco Martin. Carpenter
'. Craig, Pay Cler II, +. Varrell. The
~ Ill told numbers 30.
sssncal men who lave seen the TEXAS
rlae mas been slaneTed by the Northern
E|Aih Her oficcrssay she behaved ad-
' y, on the run from New York and
h navy. ~ '''''e'u'ps Oh
nvu'ehsnt Mitchll cane ashore on tbe
Jug galveston fc the purpose of sec,r-
I plosislohs forthe ship and ATTENDING
r aet man and Dispatches.
.s yukn, faymaser Mcdonald, Lieufenapt
,'e surgeon Dixon. Chaplain Jones
$50 bristol, 'illis and Luhy. Assisian,
',n. Hines nd Naval Cadets Baplev
arts,a 's s. ri'Aeraid and members of the
,las,,e speiet We're entertained at the
, W Of VIZ Ladd. ~ INC
s.,a sas''esh' VIII probably come into
,rrow r ulrctiy off the wharf front To-
! VII, ,hv'n's' nut 1t is not likely that
be cnr ,,nu :. 'he wharf as this is said |
But ,bs "a 10 naval policy.
weston islappy, ;" the naroor' and
=. svolElsN BUILT BArTIrsu,p
!, ,s' Tea i's' was built at the rorIsmout,
= y , at Norfolk. Va, and the Rich.
contrp, for u machine works had
proart ot so ncr machinery. So She is
! thri. vi southern energy. enterprise
a fsplscsnao,nf st rate battleship. She
u 1875 bo m.I, CT 1915 tons, her ton
, t sal ,d ner length on the load ID w tT
al, is Z, 'eet 4 inches. her exirar,e
"a fee, ' ieet incl ana her moan d r,,
Tin scron nhe Is of steel construction
nj bcr r"s hor Indicated bo,,'.' w ',ol,
NIKE speed speed is 1850 knots an 1S no" snI
'bullt in ,sSs paclty lis $50 tons. She
Ny b, The -o 9o'. out vas not accepted
/ sb,cos, government ur.n early In
Tork Z" 's wy u about S2,5oo .o09 ''''' -
'poun nav vvs ,. August . 1856. Mt the