The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-21
RETURN OF THE CASFINE.
The GUnboat Home After Three
Years Absence.


PHILADELPHIA. Sept gI-Thc United
States Eu1boat Castiuc. ei=hty-ulue days
fut from Manila. dropped anchor on
League island Navy Yard yesterday aft
eraoon. II was only when she arrived az
Quarantine, of Marcus Hook. about
clock Yesterday. that her officers and
rev Of lsl men learned Of tine assassina-
ion Of President Mckinley. They wee
Greatly shocked 10y tn, news Capt. T. e.
M1cLCan had observed the black-draprd
ma half-mast,d flags coming up the river.
md sIrmls-d thar someone OF importance
M the nation had died but he did not
dream that the signs Of mourning wee
Tor the Chief Magistrate. on learning u
president MckinIey's death an flags on
he Castine were imm 1diateIy put al half
mast.
The Castine has seen much service.
though al no time engaged in active war
fare. since she arrived at Manila I'm the
spring of 1890 For almost a year after
her arrival there she was used as a pa
troll boat. engaged mainly in the work Of
intcrco ,tiug arms which were being con
veyed TO the Filipiuos- She made a trip
among the islands Of the Zulu group.
and II was largely due 10 the tact Of her
then commander. Capt Samuel W Der
ry, that the inhabitants Of the archipeia-
go were brought 10 accept American rule.
IL was Captain Berry VINO made arrange
ments in person for the surrender of Fam
huango, the capital of the Sultan Of Zulu's
Gului.iOns
When the Boxer outbreak in China was
NJ its height the CaStIne was ordered TO
shanghai. where she lay for eight months.
Many American. English and German
e. t4C
boat during the time she lay at that port.
Her officers and crew we're in daily ex-
pcctation during this period Of participat-
ing in the fight. but they were disappoint-
cd Her ill-luck. as tho considered il.
again confined her TO police duties excIu-
sivcly, Shortly before the American
troops were withdrawn from China the
taStIne was ordered back to Manila. and
several weeks later her crew received the
welcome news that she was ordered
She sailed from Manila June %. and sew
en- Gays later arrived at Singapore. where
she iay for three days Her next stop was
a. a. C'''i54'l'l, Ctyi9n, where she stayed six
N1t > Lea wing IeylOn. she struck q
course TOT the SCyChell Islands TO avoid a
HeIce southwest monsoon and TO lay in a
1uIPiy OF coal Her subsequent stops
were at Port Said. Gibraltar. and Madei-
"a She sailed from Madeira on the morn
rs OF the day on which President Nc
NlhIeS was shot and had had un-yeutful
trip across the Atlantic
OHcers and men are all glad 10 get
nome ne three-year enlistment o. many
or the men has expired and they viii ba
mustered out Of the service The Casrfne
VIII 20 out Of commits ion after receiving
a thorough OverhauliuE She is a ] 200
ton gunbOat. with an armOrcd deck. and
carries four 6-inch guns. She was built
az Eath, Ne. has a length Of 24 feet, p
Ieet beam y feet draft. and is cana BILE
OF developing 2.1l3 horsepower Her Off
GERS are Capt T. c MaCLean. Lieutenant
Commander y J. Werlich. Lieuts u. V
Alien. and r. @. Moody. and Ensigus A
g owen, c 7. Owens. II G. Dinger. E
J. Crow. and Paymaster =. 4 Sackett
No more Of the Philippines for me. d"
said Lieutenant Allen. who came ashore
last night. though / suppose / shall have
TO go back The climate is an right ex-
cept from July 10 October. when il rains
OF the country, of course. but what we
did see impressed me with its beauty and
fertility. Living out there, however. is
poor ] haven't tasted butter or milk in
three years No they dom seem TO have
any use for cows in LUZon. Condensed
milk is an YOU can get The caribou. a
kind Of OK IS one Of their domestic ami
mails, but il is used only for draught pur-
poses. and. as you may suppose, is very
poor eating. We are glad, 1 can assure
you, 20 renew our acquaintance with our
native land You have got 70 live in the
Philippines or in China 70 appreciate
home"