The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-23

Tho handsome now batilrsHlY WIH.
c0nsIu arrived This morning frHm Brr.
merton and went to anchor Un ine har.
hUr This Boz the fret visit Uf i1e tDfs.I
t0 thls port ana is. in fact fhr thirst trim
she bias made away from ths ImmedIat.
vicinity of the Pacific coast ~hs has
been lu commission but COMPARE INsIv
short time. having been finally COM
pleted in February of this year CEau.
tain kclter is her commander
The Wisconsin is nov the flagship ~
the Pacific squadron. Admiral casey
having receutly transferred bis head
quarters from the Iowa Co. the newer
batueship. BE BE- nov aboard the Wis
consin. The Wisconsin Do En- route %
Page Papo. where Admiral casey IT, ~
ofhciate on the court martial which
VIII inquire into the charges Of lnt0Ef-
cation preferred against Commander
Illey who until recently. was the gov
eruu- ~ Tutuila.
The Wisconsin is one - the newest ~
Uncle Sans hattlefhips and Is REGARDED
as one OF the best She is certainly ono
of tha speedi.st end on her trial trip
made close pu f0 lt knots. She u SCs
feet DOB length lZie feet beam. draft Zsis
feet. displacement 1866 tons. gross tom
mage 6.t1Z tons and Is fitted with twin
screws and vertical expansion engines
She has not the FuDerimpOsed tlrrets
like the Kentucky. her turrefs being D.
inch barbette turrets. She has Is gun.
100 her battery. which ls similar ~ the
usual battery ~ the seaR0inR battle
sHIpF. She was launched ~ the Union
Iron Works in San Franclsc0 Noyem.
Der % 1875
Just how long he vessel viii remain
ln port has not set been determined
she has given orders Tor 800 tons N
coal II may b. finally decided ~ bring
nE
cOallng will BE- rather dlnincult out
side. whereas IN can be- accomplished in
much Jess time and with considerably
Jess trouble 6 she comes inside. The
DattleFnlp Oregon did not come inside
last May but the Wisconsin d0es not
draw 40 much water az did the moro
famous vesseI. Captain Merry and CAP
tain Pond yisitet the vessel after she
came ~ anchor and went out ~ her thfa
afternoon 20 consult with Captain
it@iter 90 ~ whether be would NOT como
inside the harb0r.
The vessel Hlll remain here an least
three OF four days cOallnR but lc lp
hardly likely that public reception
VIII De held aboard. II eOallng ls begun
promptly. Her officers are: captain
FeDrHr ~. lielior. commanding. Lieut..
Commander John y Milton. Executive
Dnlcers Henry y. Mayo. IiJef Com.
mauder George W. BcEii0y. Lieut..
Henry 4, Wilez Lieut. PhiliD Williams.
Lieut. Charles q. VOgelsaHg. Lieut..
Thomas j. Sem, LieDt John ~. 3.
BIakaly Naval Cadets. Huntingdon
Johnston. John r. BuTnelI Ernest A.
Brooks. John ~. Walsh. Ivan g. Basa.
suTr9ii q. Allen. Newman X Perry. Jr.
wallace Eerthgif Jesse ~ Gay. Pasrr9
Assistant Surgeon Frank T.. BcCut-
Tough. Paymagter John q. Sullivan.
Captain u Marines Henry q. Davis.
flrst Lieut.. NJ Marines Richard ~.
tutlE Acting BOafsWain, Alfred n.
He"fOn Gunner Henry ~. gOuie, Act
inR Gunner Joseph y. Daniels. Acting
Carpenter LeWig 8. WarfOrd. Acting
warrant NachiDiest George ~ Hcinen.
warrant Aachinist John J. Fuller. Act.
ing Warrant Nacbinist jesse T.. Jones.
warrant Aachinist William j. Treyar-
row
AFTER going 10 PagO Page the yeggel
~ IN proceed 10 VaIDaraiO ana from
there steam 40 along the South Ameri.
can coast