The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-14


!zZeS hoafs. troop ships and fighting
/ - cruisers possessing not alone tre-
!l7.s.. apeed. but every other quality.
- - psasi1g. that goes te make
- q Light armament 70 foruaid~
zE;e ~ Uss Ia the minds Of the build
F. n ~ Unised States navy when 20
sss< p - cruiser type Of vessels were
md this country now sees the
- ~ fneferius the building 81 Amef1-
ss5T1ur - eenmerc.ai purposes inst On
5s 7 = uare the four great liners q
Ss s1crrnt1ouaI Navigation Company ~
1ssS -. - auxiliary cruisers.
~ antenationai NAyiGAtion Company
s;75 - fred . superbsy ulustrated book,
= dssaa the history Of tts four sin-
~ ~ n Paul. 6t. Louis. City at New
1n1 City Of PsrtA. 10 peace and In
~ III the International Navigation
:. tAou running q line from PhisA-
= Au1Rorp, ordered but5t the FIRST
n1eseM. non-sankabie passenger
;S1711 evsr contracted for. The COM
1ontel these ships TO ny the Amsri-
- and Appealed 70 congress TO AID
= snes more placing the Stars and
0on agreed TO give the vessels
- American register, providing the
mai Navigation Company would
r AmesfcA two sister sh!ps to the
"a New York. all four ships to be
-. he international Navigation
~ accepted the terms and ordered
~ AAgnf6cent ships, the q. Psui
Sruorv y, $3.50. President Harrison
-sho aGx over the naturallssd linee
- = that city amid great dem
- witch was only eQualed when
Xnek reached 6outhauspton. Eng
Ihg fAe Stars ana Stripes instea1
4n3dn Jack. The American dag Wa
- AVur the Paris short time later,
~ = ~ the st. Louis was launched
- enn ship yard by Mrs 0roser
ild. fAs 81. Paul being launched tbs
Vs~s Great l.asers.
1s1svs to the United States four great
Ie nnss. They remained IN SER
II uhea the United States made 4
nn1 upon the International Navigation
0png far the ships for use AZ auxis-
- ri Paul was the only ship In port
49, ms II -once placsd under the cam
1 e csptsin Agsbce. NJ the Inflated
81 hurried away TO the ship yard
|r1nt8 having her name changed TO the
p - ntven to Captain Wise. u. 3. ~.
~ Y0rk and ST. Louis were In Eng
~ - IL lsfter ship saiisd al once.
- - New York. which was coai!ng,
u Naeout stepping for passengers when
Il hm6Rs were full.
1lJen4 remembers how the Spanish
II nl9eFtook to cut on and capture the
- xegk, and how abe outwitted them,
nHaf hofhof with i.ghta out and taking
mef1H Strange course.
1laHy % the international Navigation
RQeeys hEers were In, and In less than
10y day1 after arrival were armed as
- name OF the CITY OF New
M ~ eAAnged 70 the Harvard. and
Q1 c0tton, T. g ~, placed in com
aee ofAn Goo<arieh. II. e. ~, having
n4 u the 81. Louis. The change
eaceful palsttRi mai carrying
u wifi and terrible ieviathans
80 Vas "a rapid the people could
~ h0ets with toy guns. How err
~ the conception the war itself
eeapiste little book referred TO next
- work OF the liners up ship by
- % Interesting are the details thar
~ II given hers.
cnatisS the Gables.
The 81. Paul was first In COM
y mt armed. the 81. Louis
actual warfare, and 70 that
she mus now To called was
~ dangerous work OF cutting the
wound Cuba. This was success
~ ~ pushed. the one hig battle be-
Mnitago g. Cgsea q half hour
sNFvera's neet arrived IN the har-
- ana again the 81 Louis and the
smpatuck which abe md IN tow,
Nsnf <.fF ksn
eosefnsnent sail the cable muat
q That Cersera would be- without
~ a1FAunn direct with Madrid when
Mso the hsrbar and warned the 81.
sssfs WAS no time to sose. 50 Il
Ssasec 10 cut o. he sunk, For 'ifiy-
x .ass ne 81 Louis and wempa-
ua9hs The shore batteries. frinx L..
80 eur The cable and go, away
sah On hour before C.rvsra's Zee,
70 d.. Louis went scoatlng. and the
axalefslfda, Cusiew ard AuranIa fell
Mase OF prizes. The ST Louis car
II sM y-ssfea officers 20 h,,ietacksfs.
.oaYsnss She csrrieg four fiye-trrh
r:s. as fens. With 80 rounds ~ am
~ sssM ix-paunders. with ata
~ S Ana ere eating. sfsh 10 acc rounds
MY az Asrisg carried thirty
&C., ovFn ~ elueFacksts and fis.s
No. a. WAS armed with eight
wv hNitN- VIII .ff TtttffiIz
"a sesisna, and four tars.~ pounds rs
Fosnas The Yale was Demanded
sstSh The movements 81 the Scan
So Aith her three great f,nness
~ snaae by cav and sparks rs
S.s e ssF system 81 ceioFesi electric
= -. - ssFna,iag. and fer saur i'm
- .saFshss eiats, sar Sals's at,r,ssrarca
Terrified the natives ss,sra thar
-. xshs She aew from ears,,sr "a
- Nd fsis natives would run % 80
So aARat .a~n sac approached. cry
ssaaesS 81 yVnhy. con srsx rafn-
d ts.ss ~ gies' ship, tae ghost ship
ass ss,s prize, thy spanges, sStp Rsta
~ Asd many sarrow eseslsss a h,,s
e~ they Mere Armed.
Paul Wa 49, A.. ,.,xt,t.... .....,..
s - sFs neanRaa. ana b Mas exnss..-
4a.s. asasfs se23d IA sraacs! the same
- a s'arefN us suBs ard rath-
~ vs.s TIE &uxsissrsgs assrss sent
1T.s.a 49, EHn< rhf = paul has
-. ssesfS sSs eiagt ackets ans nstv
Z hnss =. vas sr'net w3sh faar fxe~
nfw Eltns forward ant two ar
-, fss'sfs.ls - afnrnuyl.Assss sgx thrve-
u . .ssssnsass 1gsnx sffA 1o yys,,rsx
ra-sArfS NaFseafetfsN wlt., \ ssa
"a - fAs@8 wss IN Frerst - eve
esss $50 s'ef oNn 4cz-eun. sfsSah,se the
! rs.,ss,.es Ha'Ft t"FtAw IN Part Rssea
~ p ne collier T'ws ckprhasys ~,
slsts - Au& aetes - xraat
, ~ 40 tEscpsalp ara vtan h,,sutfsi
SNexs A.. ~esosssFs saa prisoners II
i A. AT Lt,tv ~ NsN York; r.r.
qlss I've affreft ~ hiae sws@ @fsx
~ kss = Psi sssss2t f'N'e- ,r,-A farssf f~e
- - fe'ss-,se ~ = nansttr.sf ~ as,s
~ -. sn9ets @lfk So ras4n.ss Tf,s
~ ea-s. = ~vSt AL dasg,sse2s has,
va @"sSa prisoners aad msari-
- We fesa~ness - ~ Fnser.