New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-06
TRIP OF THE MONTEREY.
LONG AND UNEvENTFUL VOYAGE TO
MANILA.
FINE WEATHER ALL THE WAY FROM THE GOLD
EN- GATE-INTEREsTING FACTS ABOUT IN

HABITANTS OF THE LADRONES
San Francisco Sept 5-Thc transport Colon
brought the following last night from Manila
Philippine Islands August 4:
The United States coast defence vessel Monterey
and the United States collier Brutus arrived here
to-day with all well on board, after d long and
uneyentfu trip. having left San Francisco June
q and San Diego, Cal. on June II. The trip was
remarkable for nothing the wonderfully fine
weather had all the way over except one little
gale on July 81. During this voyage Of 500 knots
the Monterey was towed 3.725 knots by the Brutus
and two stops were made one at Honolulu and the
other at'the Island Of Guam. in the Marianne
group. At each of these places the Monterey was
coaed-in Honolulu from shore. and in Guam from
the Brutus. The distance lowed and that steamed
without towing follows June s TO June 23-
Iowed, ~ knots July to July 22-Towed 2o4l
Knots July % 10 July 2s-Towed. Az knots steamed
without towing 3.s75 knots Total. 1900 knots
The 18th meridian was crossed between July
and July II. 50 that the 9Th and 10th were only one
and the total number Of towing hours was h5I
and SIS knots the average rate the Monterey was
hauled across the Pacific by the Brutus
In entering San Demanding Strait the lighthouse
keeper on hapul Island hoisted the Spanish flag
and sauted with II as the two vessels passed This
caused wondering as to whether or not peace had
been proclaimed.
A VENTURESOME TRIP.
Compared with the trip Of the Oregon going west
to the coast Of the United States the voyage
Just finished by these vessels is devoid OF the
dramatic interest that characterized the battle ship,
great home run; but. A matter of fact. the trip
OF the Monterey was really the more venturesome
of the two. The Oregon could fly as well as fight:
but for the greater part Of the way from Honolulu
to San Bernardino Strait the Monterey would have
been helpless but for the Brutus The monitors
steamng radius Is only 1850 miles. while the Bru-
q of 6T mil
the Monterey Pei tons of Goa, in Guam and then
rived In Manila with about $3.50 tons In her bunk
As an experiment, the trip mas proved nothing
more than that, with phenomenay fine weather.
vessel intended for coast defence may. with her
steam and tow. the Pacific Ocean.
What tale there would have been to tell had much
rough weather been encountered is OF course n
other story. There is reason 10 believe. however.
that such voyage be made. In heavy
weather: and in tho Pacific Ocean it is always pos
sible TO choose a route along which favorable
winds will probably be encountered.
DELIGHTFUL WEATHER ALL THE WAY.
The vessels occupied ffty-seven days in their
trip from San Francisco TO Manila. So long a voy
age without even break in the delightful weather
all the way across doubtless seemed monotonous
to the landsmen. but the days were well filled with
the work Of keeping the ship going and that other
sort OF work Of keeping things in order that Is
like nothing shore so much as Housekeeping il
a large. wel-reguated establishment. 1t is sell
dom. though. that such long voyage Is so desti-
;ute Of events scafarer might go to sea the rest
Of his life and experience such long stretch
OF fns weather Sa We for a moderate gale OF wind
on July 81. and days bad weather outside of San
Francisco June 2, II was trip 10 make yachts
mon envious. There hardships except that
tho heat the monitor almost intolerabe.
and life on board would have been simply unen-
durable except for the constant buzzlng OF the
electric fans as they stirred Up tho close atmos-
In crossins All that vast, Of water only
sci was sighted. a ful-risSed ship. on the morning
Tho entry into Guam was a peaceable one as the
Charleston had preceded and carried away the
Governor and the few soldiers that had been on the
island The effect OF the Caarlestons enort VISIT
was such that when the second expeditlon--on tho
China the Colon the senator and the Zealandia-
passed BY tho island and looked In without stop
plng almost every man, woman and cnnd, II -
said. took 10 the woods
GUAM AND ITS PEOPLE.
Guam. with its twelve thousand native ohamor-
ros was an agreeable surprise. These bscuit-col-
ored not impossible citizens Of the United states
are comcy. cteanly race. and. "a FAR az couId oe
learned are unusually moral for dweilers OF trop-
zeal island friendly and honest. though for years
thev have been handicapped by the name La.
drones" given them By some early navisators Al!
OF them appeared TO be eager for the arrival OK
the American Governor"
From Punto Phi. the landing place IN the haroo a
of San Luis dApra. where both vessels anchored.
10 Asana the principal town ccontainlng ap pu.
thousand Inhabitants or the lelanus tHcie
is road leading through wondrously beautiful
tropical forests. where grow great cocodhut
trees WITH their tossing pumes on high. ana al
their feet carpet Of vines TWO or tn.ee Zee.
above which the underbrush runs riot Many queer
looking travellers. foot and on coWDack IN Dull
lock.carts and on bullocks, we've seen
Here would be native carrying water VI iohe,
hollow bamboo pole held upright; there woman
toilni,,na. maize with a wooden pounoer Tour
fSef long: fine well-bult fellows from tho CaT-
nna Islands with nothing on but breech-cioth;
trousers and white shirts uuconnned one lafnuy
Marty Of three was mounted on lat, amplns pu!.
lock and the small boy of this party. whose sea'
Vas eft grasDed firmly In his left hand the puI.
locks tail Every native passed touched us NAT
or took il off, and the spirit OF friendhnesS was
everywhere marked. -. ,.,,,.~ ,,oc.
In older times Guam was great stopping p!hCe
for Spanish gaileons bound from Acapulco 70 Nd
Mia and later became q rendezvous Tor the Ameri,
can yho lers When the ports OF Japan were opehe1i
Guam was abandoned. but to-day many TauSs5 "
tho isla nds are doing duty on board OF WINTERS
tn Tho Pacific Two thousand chamorros rotn
RI. hitherto almost unknown Islands are sain 10 DC
scottered around in tho United states. . 49,
II will probably be mary long uty peiol I nc nc
Non,erev once such a familiar sight mere VIII oo
ossoin seen on the Pacific Coast Whatever olspo-
.nr NAV be made of the Philippines the monitor
Iii doubtless remain on the Asiauc station LOT
W. limo 10 come and when she reaches me
SI.a c,o,es again Il will In all probaoillty oe
49, rim through the SueZ Canal ana the Slrhts
~ G,hrai,nr In the orient she VIII ne mover
t,ht eyen Tor officers OF other navies Tor no ns
70 machine like her has ever been seen III thesc
waters.
ARMY ORDERS.