The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-29
.SHE WAS WITH DEWEY
THE FAMOUS REVENUE CUTTER
McCULLOCH.
Has Resumed Her Interrupted Cruise
Around the World-Now in Port
Something of Her Exploits.

The craft that fired the first shot of
the war rides at anchor in the harDor.
The revenue cutter McCulloch which
drew the Spanish fire and saucily re-
piled as Dewey's fleet sailed into Ma
Mia Bay, arrived in port just before
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Few vessels have ever entered upon
so romantic career as the McCulloch
so soon after going into commission.
Named after Hugh McCulloch, secre-
tary of the treasury under Lincoln
during the greater part of the civil
war, she was sent on a cruise around
the world last January, the first
cruise of the kind ever undertaken by
a vessel of her class. For this pur-
pose she had picked crew both of Of
ficers and men. Leaving Hampton
Roads January -, 1898, she sailed to
Gibraltar. where she met the Italian
cruiser Etna. now by a strange coin
cidence also in these waters. From Gil
braltar she went to Malta, where the
Apostle Paul stopped on his way to
Rome, nearly 1900 years ago. Thence
the McCulloch went to Alden. Port
Saitk Suez. Alden, Colombo and Singa-
report with all haste to Dewey at
Hong Kong, which port was reached
April nth. There she began to get
ready for war. Additional guns were
put aboard her, she put on the war
paint of lead color and took on coal
Before her preparations were complete
war had been declared and the au-
thorities of Hongkong, that being a
neutral port, ordered the fleet to
leave. In company with the Boston,
Concord and Petrol, the McCulloch
went to Mrs Bay, April 25th, where
war preparations were completed be-
fore the slow moving Chinese govern
ment had time to order them away,
and with the remainder of Dewey's
fleet set sail for Manila. The en-
trance to Manila Bay and the destruc-
ton of Montejo's fleet on Sunday
morning, May LIST, are now matters
of history.
The McCulloch, at first used as Il
dispatch boat, proved one of the most
useful craft of the fleet. 1t was she
that captured the Filipino filibuster
Abby with 10000 rounds of ammuni-
ton and a quantity of guns at Batan-
gas Bay.
Early in November she received or
ders detaching her from the fleet and
directing her to resume her round the
world cruise as revenue cutter. I'm
der Dewey's direction she was to put
into as many Chinese and japanese
ports as possible Sin order to show
the flag" She left Manila November
10Th, Hongkong November 23rd, and
I
scribed as the dirtiest city in the
world, the Chinese admiral of the pro-
vince was entertained aboard her ant
saw for the first time in his life mod
ern guns. The McCulloch was in
Shanghai December LIST, and at Nagas
ali December 4th. At that time the
treaty of peace had not been signed
and the japanese government treating
! her as war vessel would not allow
her to remain more than twenty-foul
| hours. Kobe and Yokohama were Wis
! tied, and the vessel sailed from the
| latter port, after a stay of six days
December 18th, reaching here in four
teen days, over perfectly Tranquil
seas. She will remain here but few
days, just long enough to take OF
about 200 tons of coal and do some
painting.
When the McCulloch was detached
from Dewey's feet the additional gum
that had been mounted on her wer,
returned to the navy and their place
supplied by some guns taken from tn,
Reina Christina One of these bear
on the crank handle the marks o
where it was hit by American sho
during the battle.
On the forward deck is an old rif1ec
bronze cannon bearing the crown AM
monogram of Isabella II of Spain.
is destined to be melted up and cas-
into medals for the benefit of tn,
Maine Monument Fund. In the cap
tain's cabin is beautiful gold lined
silver loving cup, presented to the yes
sci by the children of Hugh McCul
loch.
The McCulloch carries a compile
ment of 10 officers and IS men. Tn
officers are as follows:
Captain C. l.. Hooper, commanding
First Lieutenant ID. p. Foley. Secon,
Lieutenant w. w. Joynes, Third Lieu
tenant Randolph Ridgley, Jr.; Thir,
Lieutenant w. f.. Alice. Third Lieu
tenant John Nell.
Chief Engineer J. II. Chalker. FRS
Assistant Engineer w. c. Myers. FRS
Assistant Engineer w. +. Maccouu
Second Assistant Engineer II. L. Sch
oenborn. Assistant Surgeon Joseph I
Greene, marine hospital service.
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