Evening journal., 1897-11-22
THE US. S. WILMINGTON
Arrives at Her Anchorage
Off Poplar Street.
HUNDREDS CROWD TO SEE HER
CAME THROUGH THIRD STREET
DRAW JUST AS THE WHISTLES
WE'RE BLOWING THE NOON
HOUR-A NOISY WELCOME.

WkRE BLOWING THE NOCN |
HOUR-A NOISY WELCOME.
The U. S. steamer Wilmfngton's
snow-white hull and salmon-colored |
upperworks adorned with stars and
stripes and American jacks rides
proudly at anchor off the Poplar street
wharf of the Pusey and Jones Com
pany.
She reached that anchorage at exact
ly 12.1O O'Clock. after a slow and eau
tious run up the creek under tow Of the
Wilmington and Northern's tug, Laura
B. The Buck" as the Laura b. is ia
miliarly known among shipping men,
went down the Christiana after the
Wilmington about IL o'clock this
morning. On her were the members of
tho silver service committee and rep
representatives Of the press.
BOATS AND sHIPYARDS DECO
RATED.
All the flags that the Laura B. could
raise were flying as she went out after
her handsome charge and vessels and
shipyards were so elaborately decorated
that the sight reminded one of great
national demonstration.
All the bells and whistles were
sounding cut the hour of noon as the
gunboat passed through the Third
street draw the blowing and ringing
continued until the Wilmington was
safely mcored, making a prolonged
serenade and an ovation to the new
conner.
IT WAS LIEUTENANT BERTO-
LETTE'S WATCH.
One of the first men sighted wearing
The ga1b Cf a naval officer, as The VIZ
mingtOn approached her anchorage was
Lieutenant Bc.tclette, whose wabch 30
happened TO be. He was giving orders
10 the men on deck and directed the
movements Cf laying to-"
A m6gaIhOne is used by some Cf The
Officers lor communicating with other
vessels or persons a-hore whom she is
anchored cut.
OFFICERS ALL ACCOUNTED FOR.
AS scon as the Wilmington arrived
az her anchorage a reporter boarded
her and found her manned as fellows:
Commander, c. c. Todd; executive Of
ficer, J. b. Collins; navigator, T Cut
| Ter; chief engineer, j. p. Laurence;
paymaster, II. J. Sullivan; surgeon, +.
E. Cook, NJ. D.. senior euoenant, H.
Almy; junior lieutenant, ,LC. Bertolette;
onaigns C. Bailey and NJ. T. Kleman;
| quaItermast ster, A. WOhltman, corporal
I J. G. Cox; c9ptain g orderly, II. s. Cole
man, and besides these officers there Is
crow Of fifty men and fifteen ma
rin5s, vhi-h makes the complement
4 number 175 men.
The beats aTmament consists of two
S-inch and two 4-inch rapid fire guns;
four siX-pounds1s, four Cne-pounders
and four colts automatic guns, all rapid
fire. The automatic guns each fire 42C
shots in ono minute.
RAIN BULLETS ON THE DECK.
In the towers of her military mas
yawnsd the dea,h-dsallng gums which
can fairly rain bullets upon the deck o.
any vessel within a half miles radius
In the upper tower are ,he two gattlinl
guns while in The lower tower are twC
/ six-pcund liCtchki-s rapid-fiua weas
pons sufficient themselves to overcome
an ordinary vessel of 1S12-45.
| BRIEF IDEA OF THE WILMINGTON
i Her length on low water line Is 25'
beam is 40 feet inches; she width a.
the normal water line is 80 feet
inches: the normal draught is 8 fee
10 inches the free boardsd bow is /!
i feet 9 inches; the free bearded stern d
II feet 2 inches; The displacement IL
/ ,3l5 tons; the coal capacity is 27'
tens; the average spc,d of the boat Il
13 knots an hcur, and total weight o
the machinery, 200 tons.
+ THE BLUE HENS CHICKENS.
When the tug Laura B. appeared os
corting the graceful member" of the
! white squadron-U. S. s. Wilmington
5 the tug was flying at her masthead
8 white flag having on its field a blue
} hens chicken. This banner was made
{ for the occasion by a person abou
5 town known as "MOm."
Af.er the Wilmington was safely an
chOredl the Gag was removed from tug
lhoat to gunboat and will wave Thor
during her stay here.
5 T0-MORROW'S PROGRAM.
Chairman Alvin r. Morrison an
nourccs the following as Che days pro
, gram:
The fIgt e.ho of the day will b
: heard from The tl1st Regiment Ban,
John Wallsmith leader, when 81 Wi
leave public school No. 4. Third an
washington streets, at $50 o'cl0c
y sharp, with the pupils CT the sohoc
;, and march up Washington strecs q
= Eishth, to Adams, and the Hig
3 School; thence TO Tenth, TO Madison
e to Eleventh, to the Auditorium.
Y Hyatt's Military Band will meet IN
L marines at the ship at $50 O'Clock an
n proceed to the Auditorium, moving Il
v Poplar, TO Second, to King,to Ninth, t
West, to Delaware avenue, to Madison
to the Auditorium. The children's pre-
sentation will take place at 10 o'clOcl
Z Charles Raird, president Of the Boar
Of Education, viii preside and viii IL
ceive the city's guests.
!. A short address will be made 10y Co
r onel Robert Mitchell Floyd, aft-r whic
b John Aspin Kienle will present th
I'll Rit-e. Commander Chapman G. Tod
h will receive the gi1t in behalf CT IN
> Wilmington. There will be singing b
+ ahe children, and The exercises win cor
n clude with patriotic music by the Fir'
Regiment Bard "A hCat which h.