The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-05
MONTEREY'S LONG TRIP
How the Monitor Made the Run
to Manila.
WITHOUT AN INCIDENT
The Voyage Was Remarkable Tor the
Fine Weather All the Way Across.
The Ladrones Have an
American Governor.

ing from Manila, Philippine lslahds'
Aug. 4:
The United States coast defense yes
sci Monterey and the United states col
Iier Brutus arrived here to-day, win
an we'll on board. after a long and I'M
syentful trip. having left a Francisco
Jupe Z last and san Diego on June IL.
The trim was remarkable for nothing
s,ye Inc wonderfully fine weather that
both vessels had all the way over eN-
cont one little gale on July 81. during
this voyage OF 900 knots the monterey
was towed 3,725 knots by the brutus'
and two stops were made-one az lion
olulu and the other at the islahd OF
Guam. in the Mariana group. Al each
of these places the Monterey, wos
| coaled. The distance towed ana tnat
steamed with the tow are as iolloWs'
| June IS 10 june %, towed az khots,
IuIv Z to July %, towed 2,54l KNOTS
July 20 TO July rs, towed Az knots. 10
tai. 1900 knots.
tween the sth and the 18th Of July. so
that the 9th and 10th were but one day'
and the total number OF towing houIs
was 55i. and 10 knots the average Fale
Al which the Monterey was hauled
across the Pacific by the Brutus' ~
entering San Bernardino straits the
lighthouse keeper on kapul lslahu
boisted the Spanish fag and saluted
with IL as the two vessels passed. "
course this set them to wondering II
neace had been completed. compares
with the trip Of the oregon from ths
vyast 10 the east coast OF the Jnlteu
states. the voyage Just finished by
those two vessels is devoid of the Ora
matte interest that characterized the
battleship's great run, but as a mat
ter of fact the trip OF Inc monterey
was really the more ventnresoue OF
the two. The oregon could fly with her
own wings. as we'll as tight: but for
tho greater part OF the way from Hon
oluIu TO san Bernardino straits the
Monterey would have been helpless nut
for the Brutus. The monitor steam
ing radius Is only 1000 miles, while the
Rrutus steamed the entire distance OF
: eoo miles. gave the Monterey 26S tons
81 coal In Guam, and then arrived at
Manila with about $500 tons in her
bunkers. As an experiment the lrlp
has proved nothing more than thaI
with phenomenally fine weather a yes
sci intended for coast defense may with
her own steam and a tow cross the "a
cihc ocean. What tale there would
have been to tell had much rougher
weather been encountered Is, OF course,
another story. There is reason to be-
! lleve. however, that such n voyage can
be made ever i'm heavy weather. And
Z I IN the racine OCEAN II 10 ~" $500
BILE TO choose n route along which "a
, vorable weather will probably be en-
; countered.
The Brutus formerly the Norwegian
: collier. Peter Jabsen) was in no way
except coal carrying capacity, especially
; fitted for the work assigned TO her
r II was simply a matter Of Hobson''
choice. she was taken because there
; was nothing else on the Pacific coast q
take: and besides she had nearly S,Oe'
tons of coal in her X There wa
: no time to At her up for the worf
" and she was simply given the lick with
out the promise at the navy yard an'
: showed of. She was able to steam
she had the coal and there were thre
big 14-inch Manila towing hawsers OF
board Of her. This was practically tn
extent of her equipment when she lei
n san Francisco, June I. She was bun
e In 1894 and set going. n evidently
was the intention to keep her going a
q long as possible 10 earn as much wit
her as possible and then put her to res
l. in some bone yard. Red lead and iro
= on the Brutus had long been stranger
when she fell into the government
a hands: rust. even without moths, ha
= SO corrupted her that il has taken al
most constant work for two months I
give her a thorough o~verhaulinR; OF
her condition to-day is fully 100 pt
10 cent NANNA AA"a
y erument bought her.
+, After the two vessels left Honolulu
the good work done on the Brutus %
gan to tell and in Il
r long tow from July 0 !
July %, along the road where II
" flying fishes play" she showed me sot
Of stuff that had been put in her at II
L rate Of 6.S knots an hour, reeling on Il
a DAYS work about 1853 knots every
hours. on July is the towing haws'
parted and that part between tho orea
n and the Monterey, 600 feet In All WI
lost overheard ana became a thing =.
~ make the fishes Of the Pacific wond
- vbat strange sea serpent had swan /
pr 70 their ken. Before breaking u
n Monterey had been towed by this hay
o ser 2.6O3 knots. The spare hawser W
Is gotten out and. after only a few houl
~ delay. the two ships were on the couF
again: but at that time every one
the two ships had begun to feel ina !
critical part Of the trip was over, as I
Monterey then was in striking distan
Of OF Guam with her own coal. The III
ar ing Of the responsibility as Guam ur'
a near was very noticeable and II W
IN easier breathing on both ships after j
go ly Il.
" such n long sea voyage. In all so ia
at sea out Of 81, with not even a ore
in the delightful weather from June =
July 81. doubtless must seem 10
ne. landsman monotonous I'm the eNtref
IA but the days were we'll filled with
will work Of keeping the ship going a
IN that other sort OF work OF keep
ted things nm order taat Is like nothing
nd sborp 50 much as housekeeping in
m. large. well regulated establishment.
Is seldom. though. that such a l.
yoyage is destitute of events. \ 5
farer might go TO sea for the rest
mis- life and never experience SUCH
long stretch Of fine weather. Save
attn a moderate little gale Of wind on j
81, of San Bernardino straits, ano
Sc DAYS rough weather outside OF :
Francisco on June s. IL was a trip
make yachtsmen envlous. There W
lge. no hardshlps. except that the heat
the monitor was almost intolerable
At life on her would have been simply