The San Francisco call., 1899-08-30
LONG-EXPECTEO
CRUISER NEWARK
MAKES HER PORT
Ran Short of Coal
Near the Horn.
COURT MARTIAL WILL BE HELD
VESSEL DELAYED TWO WEEKS
BY THE BLUNDER.
Chilean Gunboat Gave Her Coal and
the Grew Were Compelled to Cut
One Hundred Cords of
Wood.
COURT MARTIAL WILL BE HELD
VESSEL DELAYED TWO WEEKS
BY THE BLUNDER.

The United States cruiser Newark ar
rived from New York yesterday
via the Straits Of Magellan. She
stopped at several places for coal,
the last being Acapulco. From
Acapulco she came to port in eight days.
There has been trouble on the warship
over The coal supply almost from the time
she left New York. Captain Goodrich
had one idea as 10 what the cruiser re-
CURED and Chief Engineer Moritz had
another In consequence the supply gave
out while the Newark was in the Straits
of Magellan. and the man-of- war had to
come TO an anchor while the steam launch
was sent back 10 procure q fresh supply.
AT Montevideo the chief engineer told the
captain there was not enough coal in the
hunkers to carry the cruiser through the
straits. The captain thought differently
and a heated argument followed. The
Newark sailed without any more fuel be-
ing taken aboard in spite of the engineer s
protest. At Sandy Point the argument
was renewed but still no coal was pur-
chased. When the Newark reached
Smyth Channel the supply gave out and
the cruiser was helpless. Barges laden
with coal from a Chilean cruiser were
towed 70 her and the, bunkers were
partially filed. over 100 cords of wood
were cut and put aboard. after which the
Newark proceeded 10 Valparaiso.
The Newark was so long getting from
MoutevideO TO Valparaiso that fears were
entertained for her safety. The Secretary
OF The Navy cabled to all the South
American ports. but after leaving Sandy
Point all trace Of the cruiser was lost.
Upon her arrival a Valparaiso the facts
of the case came out and the result Will
be court-martial as soon as the warship
/, the coal supply was short in the
Straits Of Magellan, it was rot
short coming up the coast T-.e
cruiser made splendid run from
Acapulco. coming UP in eight days,
while the Mail company's steamers
usually take nine or ten. She came up
and anchored in Mission Bay, about
quarter of a mile astern of the Iowa. I'M
nediately after the anchor was down a
boat was lowered and Captain Goodrich
went aboard the IowastO pay his respects
o. Rear Admiral kautz.
The Newark is a sister ship to the San
Francisco. but her rig has been changed
and her batteries. improved since the
war began. She has two masts with
lighting tops in each Of them, and she
now nas modern 6-inch guns in her main
battery instead of the old slow fire. She
has been remodeled throughout, and is
now one Of the finest fighting machines
of her class in Uncle Sans navy
The officers Of the Newark are: Captain
Goodrich, Lieutenant Commander W. +.
Low. Lieutenant Commander w. G. Cut
Ter Lieutenants H. F. Bryan, ". V. Pratt,
J.. II. Russell. Chief Engineer A Moritz.
Captain Of Marines +. r. Lounes, Pay
master T, V. Mohur, DR.. z; o. Hunting
ton and Naval Cadets Elson. Boone
Courtney Taussic. johnson and Foorman.
She carries a crew of $50 men.
There was no salute fired from the New
ark as she entered port. as Cadet Johnson
is seriously ill., He was taken sick at
Acapulco and his condition has been crit
iCal ever since.
The Newark was Admiral Watson's flag
ship when the flying squadron was formed
10 make a descent on the coast Of pain
She has nearly a hundred mascots on
her now and should be lucky forever more
one of the mascots is an AngOra goat
and another is an Angora dog not more
than ten inches long.