The Republican journal., 1899-08-17
The Ship Bangalore.
She Has Twice Been British and Now
American for Second Time.

She Has Twice Been British and Now
American for Second Time.
New YORK, Aug. 5. At the foot of
Market st, East river, lies the white ship
Bangalore, which has twice flown the
cross of ST. Andrew and twice the Stars
and Stripes.
'sShe is an American ship again nOw,"
says her captain, Blanchard, ''thank
Godr'
Before the curious history of the white
vessel is summarized hear the story of
her steward, Horton, a Yankee sailor
from Plainfeld, N. J. It's all about the
Germans at Manila, and how rats saved
the steward from shipwreck.
Gin the summer of 1898 ! happened to
be in Liverpool says Horton, ''the
German steamer Trinidad was about to
go to the east. l speak German. l
wanted to see some fun around the
Philippines, SO l shipped on the Trinidad
as steward. We loaded coal at Wilhelms
Haven for Kiao Chou, the German con-
cession in China, but all knew that the
coal was for Admiral Van Diedrich's
squadron.
At Singapore we were switched off
for Manila all right, and went sailing
into Manila bay, headed straight for the
Kaiserin Augusta, anchored off the city,
but Admiral Dewey stopped US with a
round shot off Cavite and ordered us to
lie by.
''The Trinidad came to anchor cable
length from the Olympia. Admiral Dewey
examined our papers and gave us pass
to go up the bay next day. This was
before the capitulation of Manila and
being able to understand German, heard
of tba oil
Trinidad make no end of nasty filings
about every Yankee fleet and the Ameri-
cans.
''They boosted among other things
that they were not going to allow the
American fleet to lombard Manila. The
Germans said they would take care of the
Spanish all right and that Admiral Dewey
was no good
"Four hundred and fifty four Spanish
refugees came aboard the Trinidad. The
German sailors said Admiral Dewey
would never dare to lombard the CITY.
and that if he started the ombardment
the Germans would blow the whole Yam
kee fleet out of the water the same way
the Americans had served the Spaniards.
"Well, we saw the Kaiserin Augusta
sail away with Gov. Gen. Augustin for
Hong Kong. On the morning of the day
finally set for the bombardment | said to
the chief engineer of the Trinidad that
supposed the steamer would clear for
action. He told me to wait and might
have my eyes opened
1.-THE German sailors could not hide
their anger at the outcome of the battle
Aug. ID, and redoubled their insults to
the Americans.
Steward Horton says that while the
Trinidad was coaling the kaserin Angus
ia the rats were leaving the collier. The
rats were killed as fast as they deserted
to the German cruiser, but still they
shifted, till not one was left on the
steamer.
The German speaking New Jerseyman
left thelTrinidad at Hong Kong because of
the rat incident. On her very next voyage
the Trinidad foundered in a terrific ty-
phoon off Turnabout island.
A. P. and o steamer picked up the
crew, but the men lost all their effects
''That makes twice that | have been
saved by rats" said Horton.
The Bangalore was wrecked in the
Chesapeake, a British Ship and was then
bought by an American and repaired at
two thirds of her purchase price, thus
giving her right to fly old glory. But
during the Spanish a mercan war her
registry was changed again to British.
The Bangalore is back again from Hong
Kong, and the necessary arrangements hav-
ing been made at the custom mouse, Capt.
Blanchard ordered steward Horton to
break out new silk % foot American
flag from the mizzen gatf, today.
The Bagalore is a beauty and will be
remembered by many Bostonians, as she
landed cargo of sagar for the Standard
Company just opposite the South Union
ca