Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-08
CRUISER NEWARK ARRIVES.
One of Her Crew Tries Suicide on the
Voyage.

The United States cruiser Newark, in
command of Capt. Bowman H. McCalla,
arrived at New York Saturday from Hong
Kong. She made a swift voyage Of forty
six days, which exceeds in speed any pre-
vious trip for a man-of-war from China.
The cruiser stopped only a day or less at
each of her ooaling points on the route.
She reached Colombo from Hong Kong
June 1, and. after filling her bunkers in
| jiffy, sailed the same day. She got to Alden
June II, and, after going as swiftly as the
regulations of the canal permitted, through
the Suez she crossed the Mediterranean,
| reaching Gibraltar and sailing thence
| June 25.
She touched at the Azores June %, and
| hustled for Sandy Hook the same day,
| flying one of the most gorgeous homeward
| Founders that ever snapped in a warship's
wake. She covered the sea space between
the Azores and the Hook in the good mer-
| chant-service time Of seven days.
Capt. McCalla was in charge of 112 off,
| GERS and men Of the Newark who attempt
| ed to relieve the legations at Pekin last
summer in conjunction with the forces Of
the European navies, all under command
| of Admiral Seymour Of the British fleet.
| He rendered good service and was slightly
| wounded in three places He has been
ordered to command the battle ship Kear-
| sarge.
| The Newark will remain in this port only
| few days, to land men who have served
their time. and also to put ashore large
| quantity of ammunition. The ship will
I then go to Boston, where she will be put
| out Of commission.
The trip from .Iong Kong to New York
was marked by only one incident. When
| hardly out Of Hong Kong one of the crew.
| who had grown melancholy, tried to kill
| himself by jumping overheard. He was
| rescued and revived, but only short time
| He was again unsuccessful, and a close
watch has been kept over him ever since.
His name was said to be Charles Kimhall.
On the home trip the Newark stopped at
Colombo, Ceylon; Perrin Island, Arabia
| Suez, Port Said, Gibraltar and the Azores.
| The cruiser, on going to the Philippines,
| left San Francisco in October. 1899. She
| reached Manila on Christmas day, and,
after duty there, she was assigned in No
| vember to the Department of Northern
| Luzon. 1t was at this post that Captain
| McCalla did efficient service In running
gunboats up the river and landing troops
| for invasions inland with field guns. At
| this time he was cooperating with the
land forces under General Young. She
was ordered to Chinese waters on the out
| break of the Boxer troubles.
Captain McCalla went ashore only few
| minutes yesterday at the Brooklyn navy
| yard, where he paid his respects to the
commandant.
| When asked concerning conditions in the
| Philippines, Captain McCalla said last
night:
"They are most satisfactory. do not
! see how they could be more SO. Every
body in the thanksgiving and old. rich
and poor-is going, into politics. There are
! two parties-the fcderalists and the con-
| servatives-and every man is looking for an
| Office"
The captain said that the office seekers
| seemed to be looking more for the honor
| attached to off1ce-holdlng than to monetary
| considerations.
| He brought back with him an interesting
/ photograph. It Is one that was taken In
Hong Kong OF the survivors of the detail
from the Newark that took part In the
operations at Taku, China. One hundred
and twelve men from the Newark went to
the scene of trouble on Chinese soil, and
one-fourth Of the number were killed.