New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-13
HOMECOMING OF DEWEY.
WILL PROBABLY REACH THIS CITY
ABOUT THE FIRST OF AUGUST.
AFTER HIS RECEPTION HERE THE AD-
MIRAL WILL HAUL DOWN HIS FLAG
AND ACT AS AN ADVISER TO
THE PRESIDENT
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNE.l

AND ACT AS AN ADVISER TO
THE PRESIDENT
Isr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIBuNEl
washington May 12.-Admiral Dewey in the
OLYMPIA, will reach New-YorK on August l. or
a few days later. according to the official cal
culations Of the naval authorities provided he
leaves Manila in the course Of the next few
aays as they fully expect him to do. There is
nothing 10 prevent him from turning over his
command 10 Captain Barker. of the Oregon. at
.noe II he so chooses, and all the information
IN Secretary Longs possession leads to the be-
uas that little time will be wasted by the Ad-
,niral in relinqushing control Of affairs in the
philippines. which. so far as the Navy is con-
oerned. are now in such excellent shape.
Immediately after the reception at New-York
Admiral Dewey Will haul down his flag and
come 10 Washington to act in an advisory
capacity TO the President regarding naval and
colonial affairs
CAPTAIN BARKER TO TAKE COMMAND.
pear-Admiral John c. Watson will sail from
Gan Francisco next Tuesday as passenger on
owe Of the regular Pacific Mail steamships but
or,ot nossibly reach Manila before the middle
Of June.
Tn order 10 provide for the direction OF naval
affairs in Asiatc waters between the date or
Admiral Dewey's departure and the arrival OF
Rear-Admral Watson. orders have been issued
r,acins Captain A. s. Barker in command OF the
Asiatic SQUADRON after Admiral Deweys de-
narture until relieved by Rear-Admiral watson.
canta,n Barker is now in command OF the bat
tleship Oregon the pride Of the Navy. ana next
70 Admiral Dewey, is the senior officer on the
station. He is an officer Of ability and discre-
tlon. and may be depended on to take good care
tDtar of he States
assistant chief of the Bureau Of Navigation In
Admiral Ramseys term of office. and a member
OF the Naval War or Strategy Board in the war
with Spain. At the close Of the war he relieved
Captain Clark Of command Of the Oregon. and
took the magnificent warshp from New-York
around the Horn to Calao, Peru. and thence. by
way Of Honolulu, to Manila, where she arrived
several weeks ago. AS soon as relieved OF COM
mand Of the Asiatic Squadron by Rear-Admiral
Watson, about the middle Of June Captain
Barker will start for home under a leave Of alb
sence granted few days ago.
THE VOYAGE FROM MANILA
The voyage from Manila TO New-York by way
Of Hong Kong by the shortest course the Olym-
pia can take, amounts to 1886 nautical miles
over the direct tracks taken by full-powered
steam vessels, divided as follows:
Manila to Hong Kong, $50 knots: Hong Kong 70
Singapore. lao; Singapore TO Colombo. l'6sO; Co
Port said. p; Port said TO Gibraltar. 2O26; Gibral-
tar to New-York. 3,2Oi; total. 1855
Allowing an entire day and night for passage
throug the Suez Canal. which is the regulation
time. the remainder of the voyage. 1924 knots,
will probably be made at an average speed OF
eleven knots, in forty-six and one-half Gays.
But at least three stops for COAL each consum-
ing three days are imperative, making a loss OF
INa1n ohn
Alden and Gibraltar This increases the time for
the actual voyage to fifty five and one-half days.
The Olympia cannot however, keep up with this
schedule unless she is perfectly clean below the
water-lne, and IL is absolutely essential that
she shall be docked at Hong Kong, which eX-
plains the necessity for going there on her way
home. This docking means another loss OF four
DAYS at least making the aggregate time of the
best possible voyage flfty-nine and one-half
days.
SPEED OF THE OLYMPIA.
Admiral Deweys flagship was last docked in
August 1898, although the naval regulations
provide that all steel ships shall be dOoked once
every six months There is no ship in the Navy
SO seriously affected by a foul hull as the
Olympia Last year. after being in Manila Bay
since May 1. she sent over to Hong Kong
for docking. She left Manila on August 26 and
arrived at Hong Kong, after covering the $50
averaged only 9S knots speed an hour, and
burned 2O3 tons Of coal. After being thoroughly
scrubbed in dock and repainted below the water
line she started back from Hong Kong. and COW
cred the same distance pursuing direct course
under half power, and averaged IL knots burn
ing only Ill tons OF coal
On long cruises the Olympia has an average
steaming radius OF $500 knots Clean which Is re-
6uced to $500 knots after being out Of dock three
months. These figures are from actual practice.
Her best run with her full bunker capacity or
100 tons of coal showed a maximum radius
Of 6105 knots straightaway, or at the rate OF
555 tons Of coal knot These figures, how
ever are only obtained at her most economical
steaming speed Of ten knots an hour. At the
rate OF eleven knots, which is believed to be the
best figure she attain on the long voyage
home her rate OF coal consumption is greatly
increased. She is also apt 10 burn an abnormal
amount OF fuel for auxiares. ventilating, re-
frgeratng and electric lighting on her run
through tropical seas, which will make 1t COM
pusory or her engineers to save their coal by
sacrifice OF speed. In any event, II would be
impossible for q cruiser Of the Olympia class TO
make anything like the long-run record OF the
Buffalo on her last voyage home
Complying with circular issued by the Navy
Department no more mail will be sent TO the
Admiral or to the Olympia at Manila. but will
be addressed to the United States dispatch agent |
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