New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15

will follow the Inquiry. but In Wow or the e1-
ceedngly dangerous character OF the north coast
or Luzon and the lack Of necessary AIDS 10
navigation 1t is not believed to be prooapie that
any of the officers will be found severely CEN
surable.
The following is q correct list OF oneers on
board the Charleston:
Captain GEORGE W. PIGMAN.
Lieutenant Commander JOHN 4. NORRIS
Lieutenant Commander WILLIAM N LITTLE 'Eh-
gineer.
Lieutenant JOHN A. DoUGHERTY.
Lieutenant LOUIS s. VAN DUZER.
Lieutenant JOHN D. MDONALD.
Lieutenant DE WITT BLAMER.
Ensign IVAN G. wETTENGEL-
Easgn JAMES b. HENRY. Jr
Naval Cadet JOHN A. sCHoFiELD.
Naval Cadet CHARLES b. HATCH
Surgeon CHARLES T. HIBBBT.
Assistant Surgeon EDWARD V. ARNsTRoNI'
Paymaster zIBA W. REYNOLDS
First Lieutenant OF Marines GEORGE C. THORPE
HISTORY OF THE CRUISER.
The Charleston was the first vessel to come TO
he reinforcement of Admiral Dewey after the
battle Of Manila Bay on her way to Manila she
touched at Guam and took possession or the
island in the name of the United States.
The Charleston is one of the older vessels OF
the new Navy She is included in the group or
vessels following the completion Of the cruisers
Chicago. Boston. Atlanta and Dolphin built
in 1882 and 1888 which were the pioneers or
the present Navy. The Charleston was built by
the Union Iron Works at San Francisco, her
keel being laid in the year 1887. The contract
price of her hull and machinery was SLoli'ooo
She was launched in July, 1883, and placed IN
commission for the first time in December 1862
The Ordnance Bureau of the Navy has been
busy for some time past making extensive al
terations in the battery Of the Charleston ana
had these been completed the ship would have
been brought thoroughly up to date
LACK OF ACCURATE CHARTS.
The Hydrographc Office. Navy Department
gives the following exact data concerning the
locality OF the wreck
The Gunapak rocks are located In Longitude
100 degrees east. latitude Is degrees and 81
minutes 80 seconds north. They lie seven miles
due east Of the large islands of Kaniguan one
OF the Babuian group, off the north coast Oh
Iuzon The Guinapak Rocks are distinctly
shown on the naval chart which is supplied 10
vessels in the Philippines but the coral reel
on which the Charleston struck. three miles
north-northwest Of the rocks. is not shown on
the chart The dangerous condition OF this coast
has been recently pointed out by Rear Admiral
Bradford, chief OF the Equipment Bureau, in his
report to Secretary Long He said
The Bureau is In receipt of a great number or
hydrographlc reports from captains or shlps
concerning the entire unrellability OF the pest
existing charts Of the late Spanish possessions
controlled by the United States. In the Phllp-
nine Islands the service of pilots is constantly
necessary for this reason, and they do not al
ways prove reliable
The old Spanish maps continue TO be used by
our naval vessels until the Navy Department
can make its own charts This work Is very
extensive and necessarily slow. Only Slooooo
is now available for the work in all of the former
Spanish possessions. The Bennington has been
doing this work in the Philippines, and mas
complete photographic outfit on board, but 1t
will be some time before the American surveys
and data will be available.