The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-27
DROPS ANCHOR IN NAVAL ROW
THIS MORNING.
Brings an Almost Entirely New Set
of Officers and the Laurels Won in
Chasing North Pacific Privateers.

The Bennington, fresh from the
laurels of conducting the naval opera
tions of the late war in the North
Pacific, arrived in port early this
morning.
She came with an almost entirely
new set of officers since she left here
four months ago, and, it is said, with
the youngest set of officers ever on an
American man of war.
The officers are: Commander Z. D..
Taussig; Executive Officer, Lieutenant
c. b. T. Moore; Navigator, Ensign e.
II. Campbell; Watch Officers, Ensigns
| II. c. Bumer. w. 5. Whittier. G.. f.
Gelm, |. c. Wittengel: Engineer Off
GERS. Chief Engineer II. Gage; Assist
ant Engineers, Z. Winship, w. r..
Strickland, w. X. Clark; Passed As
sstant Surgeon. b. II. Ward; Paymas-
ter, b. =. Du Boise; Naval Cadet, Il.
Hayden; Paymaster's Clerk, w. d.
Ballard.
| Assistant Engineers Strickland and
| Clark are volunteer officers. Ensign
| Wettengel was on the Suwanee, for
merly a light house tender, in the OPP
erations around Santiago. 1t was the
| Suwanee that landed Lieutenant Blue
when he made his wonderful tour Of
observation on which he travelled sew
enty miles around Santiago. The Su-
vance landed arms for the insurgents.
spies for the army and provisions and
men for the Cuban campaign. The
other officers describe themselves as
privateer chasers pure and simple, re-
| ferring to the cruise the Bennington
/ 4 L.
| Spanish privateer which was persist
emily rumored was in the North Pa
cifc lying in wait for the treasure la
] den vessels from St. Michaels and the
.Klondike.
Jokingly referring to this cruise.
| the officers say that after they got
through there was not a Spanish pri-
vateer in the North Pacific.
Ensign Gelm ard Assistant Engineer
Winship are the only officers aboard
who were with the Bennington when
she was last in port.
Something unusual in the navy. All
ensign. Ensign +. II. Campbell is the
| navigating officer.
The Bennington comes to relieve the
Philadelphia, which is already coaied
and ready to sail for the coast with
Admiral Miller, who is to be succeed.
ed in the command of the Pacific
squadron by Commodore Kautz.
The Bennington sailed from Sar
Francisco at ) o'clock. Sunday morn
ing, September 18th, thus making the
trip in almost exactly eight days. She
brings neither mail nor newspapers
The voyage down was a delightful
one it is said.
Captain Nichols, formerly in com.
mand of the Bennington, now on sicl
leave in Oakland, is reported mucl
better in health.
As the Bennington sailed into por
this morning she saluted the admirall
flag floating from the Philadelphia
Her men and officers in spanking uni
forms were at attention on deck. Th,
shipping in the harbor dipped color
in salutation which was acknowledg
ed in the same way, and altogether
was a very pretty sight witnessed by
several hundred people who wen
down to the water front to welcom
the return of the familiar and favor
ite man of war
Commander Taussig early made hi
) official call on Admiral Miller aboar,
the Philadelphia.
The Bennington is now at anchor il
naval row and will soon have a tele
phone aboard and be at home in thes
tropical waters.