The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-14
He IS NOT A SAILOR
Captain Sigsbee's Brother Is in
Anaconda.
HE'S A TRAVELLING MAI
But Has Been at Sea Sonic Himself and
Is Loaded With Information
Concerning the Navy
and Its Officers.

There was a very interesting visitor in
p. Sigsbee, brother OF Captain c. ID.
Sigsbee of the late Maine, and at pres
ent commander of the famous cruiser
st. Paul. The gentleman who is visit
ing this city bears a striking resemb-
lance to the famous naval officer, and
has his prominent chin and determined
looking mouth. He is, however, nine
a younger than the sailor. He has
walked the quarter deck in his time.
too. though at present he is following
the more peaceful vocation of repre-
senting Ferris Bros. of New York.
Mr.. Sigsbee cannot help being a
brother of the captain, and does not
appear to mind 1t very much, although
since the Maine was blown up he has
been Interviewed by newspaper repre-
sentatives two hundred odd times. He
keeps all his interviews in a scrap book,
and they form very interesting reading.
When the explosion occurred Mr.. Sigs-
bee was in st. Louis, and he was very
much in demand there for an expression
of his opinion concerning that affair,
although at the time he knew no more
o it than was contained in the dis
patches.
Mr.. Sigsbee has made two tours of the
world on board ship with his brother.
The last trip was made on the famous
old Kearsarge. Altogether, he spent
foul years at sea, and at that time
was connected with the paymaster's de-
partment. If there had not been a de-
lay in the telegraph he would now be
with his brother cruising in Cuban
waters. He was in New York a month
ago.. when the st. Paul sailed. He
asked his brother to take him on the
cruise. The captain, however, could
not do this without first gaining per-
mission from the secretary of the navy.
The St. Paul sailed, but the longed for
permit did not come until about two
hours after the vessel had left Sandy
Hook, and then there was no means of
getting on board the cruiser. as when
the st. Paul gets to going there is moth
ing short of a torpedo boat or a tor
pedo boa destroyer can overtake her.
Mr.. Sigsbee says that when the cap
tain returned from avana after the
wreck of the Maine the naval depart
ment had made up its mind to keep him
in Washington as an aid to Secretary
Long. This arrangement did not at all
meet with the approval of the naval
gentleman, and he begged to be as
signed to the command of some vessel
hat would give him a chance to get
even with the Ions. The result was
that he was assigned to the st. Paul.
The first intention was to use the st.
Paul as a m destroyer, but
finding that Spain did not have much
on this side of the ocean 10
destroy, a change of plan resulted. and
the st. Paul was remodeled and made
into a cruiser capable of giving an &C
count of herself with anything she
might run up against. Captain Sigs.
bee was permitted to arm her in a man.
ner thai he thought best, IN he did
IL up in good shape. He had a num-
Der of small caliber. r~apid-fire guns
placed on board. Added to these ne
had barbettes constructed along her
sides, which were armed with four-incf
guns.
Mr.. Sigsbee thinks the tactics dis.
played by his brother when he de-
stroyed the Spanish torpedo boat de.
stroyer Terror a few weeks & were
good. When the st. Pau discovered
tina the Terror was coming out of th'
harbor of San Juan, Porto Rico. under
cover of another gunboat, the biz
cruiser pretended she was very muci