The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-29
GENERAL BAQUEDANO
ARRIVES HERE.
A Training Ship on a Tour of the Paci-
flea Recent Addition to Chile's
Navy.

The Chilean man-of-war General
BaquedanO, "A newly built steel vessel
named after one OF the men who won
fame in the war of '79 between Chile
and Peru, arrived here this morning
from San Francisco, on her way to Ian
an and China. She is a training ship
principally having on board about l50
boys who are to be future navymer of
Chile.
The General Baquedano came here
under sail though she mas triple expan-
sion engines. She was reported off Koko
Head a few minutes after and drop
ped her anchor in the stream at about
noon.
As the warship came through the
channel she fired the customary salutes
The British flag on the Warrimoo at
the Pacific Mail wharf was dipped as
a greeting and many of the sailing
vessels sent up their colors. The Chile
an was moOred by Captain Fuller
at the outer end of the row of vessels
in the stream.
The General Baquedano is on her
nrSt trip away from home since she
was commissioned for the navy of
Chile. She left Valparaiso on April
and after calls at Esquimalt and San
Francisco started across the Pacific
leaving San Francisco on August 10.
She goes under sail except when near
port, when her steam power is used
She is of $500 tons displacement, ship
rugged, with triple expansion engines
and carries 4 fOur-inch guns, six
Founders. Maxim and the usual
equipment of small arms. Her contract
speed is IA knots
Captain Arturo Wilson, the head Off
Ger of the General Baquedano, is a
former American naval officer. He was
at one time a lieutenant on the Ameri-
can S. S. Pensacola. He is a Chilean
born. though his parents were Ameri-
can. Captain Wilson made a brilliant
record during the war of 70, which en-
titled him to the promotion he has re-
ceived.
The General Baquedano was built at
Newcastle -on-Tyne in 1898, which is a
later date than any of Chiles wars, so
that she has had no opportunity to see
active service. She is simply on a tour
of the Pacific for the benefit of those
who are being given naval training on
board.
The warship will stay here two or
4 three days and then leave for Japan.
From the Sunflower Kingdom she will
go to HOngkong and some other Chi
nese port. Then she will call at Bata-
via and may head for home from there.
! The Chilean navy is by no means an
| Insignificant one at the present day
and the General Baquedano is training
sailors for some fine vessels. In addi-
tion to the General Baquedano, Chile
has four battleships, 10 protected cruis-
| ers. 4 second class cruisers, 6 torpedo
dastroyers. 40 torpedo boats and 2
| transports.
The General Baquedano's officers are
nearly all Chleans and many of them
have won their positions by hard and
dangerous work in warfare. They are:
! Captain Arturo Wilson, Commander
SalustiO Valdes, Naval Instructor Luis
Stuven, Lieutenants Braullo BahamOn-
/ de. Jorje DelanO, Carlos Ward, Eujenio
/ Erra7uriz and Edmundo Eastman;
/ Sub -Iieutenants Bernardo Riquelme
and Miguel A. ROjas, Doctor Jose Mon
real. Paymaster Miguel L. Alvarez,
| Chief Engineer Juan A. Galleguilos.
There are 2S midshipmen, or ensigns
! as thcy would he called in the Ameri
can navy. The crew, including the
boys, numbers 277