The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-29
old and have histories that would fill

old and have histories that would fill
a book
Capt Hooper relieved Capt Hodgs-
don, then in command of the MsCul-
loch, last July, and will be remembered
as passing through Honolulu on the
China the month previous, for the
Asiatic station. He is a handsome type
of the veteran American mariner
somewhat in looks after the style of
Commander Houdlette of the Australia
Thirty odd years ago, in company with
Capt. Andrew Fuller, the we'll known
harbor master of this port he sailed in
the United States merchant service on
the Atlantic. Later he took a COM
mand under the United States revenue
service and has ably acquitted himself.
1t was in the spring of 1893 that
Capt Hooper had charge of the reve-
nue. cutter Richard Rush, that brought
ill-fated Commissioner j. H. Blount to
Honolulu. 1t was a bright morning in
March of that year that the Richard
Rush anchored in naval row and with
Blount came also ashore the newspa-
pers containing President Cleveland's
message urging the reinstatement of
Liliuokalani. And it was on this trip
that BlOunt is said to have leaned over
the stern of the Richard Rush and
asked the commander chow the wheel
| went around" For Blount was a land
| lubber from the wilds of Georgia, and
| had to be explained everything naut-
| ical. This was one of the unpleasant
est tasks of Capt. Hooper's whole ca
| reer and he was glad when his fort
| nights stay in. Honolulu tharbor was
| over and he could steam back to San
| Francisco.
The McCulloch left Baltimore on
| January 9th, 1898, on her famous trip
| around the wOrld-destined to be in
| terrupted at Singapore, where she re-
ceived a dispatch from Washington to
| hasten with the utmost despatch to
Hongkong and report for orders to Ad-
miral Dewey, whose feet had rem
| deZvOued there. Only a few days OF
preparation was allowed, under the ut
most secrecy, and then the McCulloeh
sailed south with the United States
men-o'-war to act as dispatch boat
| which work was most dutifully per-
formed. Prior to her arrival on the
Pacific the McCulloch had been regular
ly reported by press dispatches at Med
iterranean ports and along the coast
of Southern Asia.
Going through the straits of Glib
ralter-n0w nearly a year agO-Feb
ruary 9TH, 1897, the McCulloch passed
, the Italian cruiser Etna. now visitor
: in these waters. The Etna was on hel
, round-the-wOrld voyage and fate wa
to lead these two vessels to meet agail
, in this haven of the Pacific.
Executive Officer d. P. Foley, wht
q superintended the building of the Nc
: Culloch, is still on board, as are man,
: of the men who were assigned to he
when she first took commission.
q In the cabin of the McCullOch is
: loving cup. presented some months ag
. by the children OF Hugh McCullOcf
\ the distinguished statesman, famous a
: Secretary of the Treasury during Lin
: coins administration, with the histori
4 inscriptiOn-solita but forcible-
r Manila, May 1, 1895"
/ Intended only for the purpose {
thwarting smugglers and enforcing tn
a regulations of the United States Treas
: ury Department the McCulloch is nc
e built, armed or manned for warfar.
It There are a half-dOzen odd gun
mounted, which might hurl unpleasar
u missiles at an escaping merchantmen
2 but would have little effect against
9r vessel with the least protection. Sh
u is schooner rigged, with a square fore
D sail and three masts. Her length Ove
s all is 219 feet, beam 321a feet, mea
70 draught Is feet (13 feet forward and
IF feet aft with a displacement of 12S
1e tons. She has triple expansion engine
al four Scotch boilers, 2400 indicated H
as and a speed under forced draft q