New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-01
THE MONTEREY'S LONG TOIAGE.
Trip OF THE COAST DEFENDER FROM CALI
FORNIA TO THE PHIIIPPlNES~NEL Ell
COINED IN MANILA BAY

Manila Bay. Aug. f. via Victoria, b c. Aug
81 (SpeciaD.-The American Navy mas 'aus"'
the world another lesson In bringing 'he Po"ei
fuI but awkward cOaSt-defender Monterey ''-oo
miles across the Pacific to give Admiral De"eE
fleet OF cruisers the stiffening that IL mas ione
needed Never were men who go down 10 the
sea in ships given a truer welcome than tHa'
which the crew Of the Monterey got this morn
Ing vhen she came UP the bay. followed by the
faithful Rrutus She has long been heralded
and long awaited. and Dewey's jack tars
brusbed their eyes and took second redSSui
ing look when she hove in sight. she was
little slow in running in from Corregldor' as S"e
was only making about eight knots, but wheh
she did get abreast OF the fleet she was given
royal welcome.
Every ship gave her a cheer as she passed. Oh
her way w 10 the flagship. she pa'o hei re-
spects TO Admiral Dewey with thirteen oeep
noted guns There hearty response anu
the Monterey. swinging through the hee' $40"
~. went to an anchorage near SaValey YUM
and Jus. outside the wreck OF the Castiiea'
The men on the Monterey encountered oh'y
one difficulty on their long trip. and that was
the terrible heat. The monitor was closed 60" "
tighter than a bottle. and the Thermometer went
Jumping up above the hundred mark ana staged
there II was often 102 degrees In Commander
Lentzs quarters and the average was W de-
grees The wardroom hotter and the en-
CINE and fire rooms were like furnaces
The stokers and cosl-passers stripped them
selves and then painted for breath in heat OF
100 degrees The men were almost driven crazy
by the awful heat and often rushed on deck
DESPITE the play OF the sea across H. Lack OF
exercise and the heat weakened every body. and.
while none are seriously ILL., IT will be days be-
fore they recover their strength Manila Bay
was reached IN a cool spell. and from forecastle
To cabin the weather is blessed.
The cruise was uneventful save for the re-
markahle feat accomplished. Including The stor
nj san Diego. the ironclad travelled 200 miles
to Honolulu. 3 400 from Honolulu 10 Guam anc
100 from Guam 10 Manila She was thirteen
DAYS out on the first part OF her Trip twenty
ono on the second and nine on the thicd. Sh'
was towed 1900 miles most Of which was aftel
she left Honolulu. and with favorable wind anC
current n adA seven knots behind the Brutus
Under steam she made eight knots.
! She steamed the last 900 miles to Manila, and
can,c through the Straits Of san Bernardno, in
stead ~ going around the north end OF IN
group
She called NJ Guam. and found tho people very
! friendly. The natives had refused 20 pay any
taxes. and money very scarce The wives
| and friends ~ the prisoners taken away by m
! Charleston embraced the chance 70 send mall
! Perfect order existed there. The Monterey hat
! no rough weather until she struck the Chin'
! Sea. but she was not shaken up much. He
! worst weather was the night before she arrived
! in port. when she was in a southwest gale To-
! several hours