New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-02
MANILA SURELY TO BE HELD
THE MONITOR MONADNOCK WILL BE
SENT TO ADMIRAL DEWEY.
.-,, ANOTHER INDICATION THAT THE
GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO HOLD THE
PERMANENTLY.
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

PHILIPPINES PERMANENTLY.
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBvXEl
,roshington. June 1.-Another indication that
-. normanent possession of the Philippines is
n rolicv Of ths Government was given to-day
,n ,reljrninary orders 10 send the coast defence
.n,,.turret monitor Monadnoch to Manila. This
.assel is more formidable that the Monterey
.o, on the point Of leaving San Francisco for
~. came destination. and with these two rein
.oroeroents Admiral Dewey will he in position 10
.s,st successfully any Spanish feet which may
cant 10 dispute his supremacy.
roroyvng quickly on the departure last week
., tho protected cruiser Charleston. conveying
,o-oss the Pacific the advance guard Of 1000
.n,erican soldiers. together with the announce
..or, in The Tribune on Monday of The unpre-
so,,ea authority conferred on General Merritt
"a .he augmentatlOn Of his army corps by
na trained men. making his total fully 10000,
A.. dstailing # such vessels as the Monterey and
che MonadnOck, designed as they are exclusively
q, coast defence purposes, confirms conclusive
g, the belief that the United States has no Idea
-, surrendering its newly acquired territory
N the Far East
The problem Of sending the Monadnock across
the Pacific presents difficulties which have
no; already been swept aside by the naval au-
thorities in providing for the long voyage OF the
Goa, economy. and can easily reach Honolulu
under her own steam A powerful collier Will,
however. accompany her. prepared to take the
monitor in tow should necessity arise.
THE FINEST OF THE MONITORS
The Monadnock Is similar In armament and
general features to the Puritan and the Amphi-
trlte. although a finer vessel than either Her
hull was begun in 1875 but she no:
ccfN IN
1896. and as constant changes were made in her
20 keep up with naval progress. when hnally
completed she represented the highest class o.
ooast defense vessel she mounts four ten-inch
hraech-loading rifles in barbette turrets OF eight
,,chAs thickness. in addition to two four-irch
rapid-fre rifles and a secondary battery OF eight
smaller guns Her engines develop over 3oOo
Horsepower. driving her at a tweve-knot Speed
and her bunker capacity is $50 tons she is
practically of 1000 tons displacement. 2oO feet
long. 90 feet beam. and draws 14l2 feet OF water
when fully equipped with all stores on board
ready for sea.
For the last few months the Monadnock has
been on guard duty at Puget Sound and her de-
narture from the coast will leave no armored
vessel in those waters
THE MONADNOCK's COMMANDER
The Monadnock is commanded by Captain
William Henry Whiting, New Yorker. VINO
several years ago married Miss An fong 'he
daughter of a wealthy Chinese merchant al
Honolulu. He was in the class following that
Of Captains Clark Grdey and Sigsbee and I'M
mediately after his graduation was attached to
Farragut's flagship and distinguished hlinseIl
under the guns Of Fort Morgan by burning 'he
bIockade-runner Ivanhoe. He took part In all
the battles around Mobile Bay. and was on the
Kearsarge when the Alabama was destroyed
twenty-three years later reaching command OF
that famous frigate
Admiral Kirkland. commanding the Mare ISL
and Navy Yard, has been ordered 10 get the
Monadnock ready for her trip as rapidly as
possible.