The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-25
WISCONSIN
At DOCK
BattIeship Enters
the Harbor in
Morning.
Honolulu Public Has a
Chance to Look
Over Fighter.
Baseball Team Captained by Mid
shipman MetcaIf May Play
With the Males.

When the big United States battle
ship Wisconsin of 1880 tons and 20
feet draught came into Honolulu har-
Dor yesterday morning and docked at
Naval Dock No. without the slight
est difficulty, two facts were demon
strated, that Honolulu possesses a har-
Dor that can shelter the biggest war
ships of any navy, but even then that
the harbor needs deepening. The bat
tleship. with Pilot Sanders, Captain
Rodman, the Captain and executive
officer of the flagship on the bridge,
was brought into the harbor smoothly.
She steered well, and when she came
against the timbers of the dock there
was no perceptible shock. Captain
Rodman, commandant of the Naval
Station. looked pleased and Captain
Sebree was likewise in a happy frame
OF mind, for the Wisconsin was the
first American battleship to make the
trip.
At noon the battleship paid her COM
pliments to the little gunboat York
town as she steamed out for San Fran
cisco, and the vessel was then thrown
open for the inspection of the Homo
lulu public. Although there had been
no publication to the effect that the
wisconsin was to be on exhibition, the
vessel swarmed at times with human
ity. The officers Of the ship gave every
possible courtesy to visitors, and the
sailors were at all times willing to ex-
plain the mysteries of the great guns.
the 13-inch guns in the turrets, the
breeches thrown open, and everybody
took a peep through the long-ri1ed
tubes, through which child could
easily find room to crawl. The main
battery in the gun deck, came in for a
share of the interest. The torpedo
tubes way down below, and the limo
cent looking torpeioes enclosed in
screens of steel netting, were objects
of the keenest scrutiny.
But above all, the visitors were sur
prised at the spick and span appear
ance of everything visible There was
seemingly not a speck of dirt any
where. The patchwork glistenei, the
parts of the guns not coated with
paint, shone under applications OF
grease and rags, the galleys, even with
tie cooks busily preparing for the eve
mig meal, showed that cleanliness
PREVAILED there; lockers, sailors kit
bags and chests were all arranged
with regularity; the small arms IN the
armory were in the best Of order, and
the sailors themselves We're examples
OF neatness Every deck is covered
with terra Gotta linoleum and this was
as clean as could be expected with
hundreds of visitors constantly pass
ing over it. In fact, it was evident
that from Captain Sebree down to the
least Of the officers, every effort was
made to establish a record for neat
ness. Many of the sailors were busy
making clothes, and the tailors aboard
shin were extremely busy at their
little machines which they run by
hand. and almost every chest and
table was utilized by the jackies writ
inc letters home. The jackies must
he prolific letter writer's for there is
maintained a system of United States
Mail boxes in various parts OF the YES
sell
The warship will be open today for
;nspeetion, and then the taking in of l.
200 tons of coaIwin begin. This will con-
tinue until about Wednesday when the
shin will be cleaned again, and every
thing put in readiness 10 proceed 10
Yokohama either Thursday or Friday
There is a first class baseball team
aboard. oaptained by Midshipman Met
calf who plays first base, The re-
nainder of the nine is composed OF
enlisted men, and it is said this az
gregation played all round the seat
tie teams. The nine is anxious Ior
try with a local nine and Fred hlley
of the Males has already secured Ihe
nromise of a game either Tuesday OF
wednesday. The Wisconsin nine me
up is as follows:
Ridge. pitcher; Shine, catcher; Me''
calf 1st base: Wheeler, End base
Robbins. srd base; Friel. short-stopi
Kract left field; Riley, center heio
FELTON,, Nolan, right field.
The battieship band is also one e