The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-10
CHICAGO
IN HARBOR
Brings Rear Admiral
Goodrich and
Staff.

The cruiser Chicago, flagship of the
Pacific squadron, with Rear Admiral
Goodrich on board. arrived at 9:45 yes
terday morning after a pleasant trip
from San Francisco, which port was
left last Monday at noon.
This is the first visit of the Chicago
TO this port although she and the At
lanta, Boston and Dolphin were the
beginning of the new steel navy, being
authorized by appropriation of Con-
gress in 1880. The Chicago was origin
ally commissioned in 1885, but then had
beam engines. She was the flagship
of the famous white squadron, Admiral
Walker, which visited Europe and
South America. Later she was sent
to the New York Navy yard and COM
pletely refitted with new boilers, new
engines and practically everything be-
low the water line rebuilt, her depth
being increased to permit the use of
vertical engines. Her tonnage was in
creased from $500 to 5000. She was
originally bark rugged and this too was
changed. She was out of commission
during the Spanish war and conse-
quently has no war history.
The Chicago came out of the navy
yard and went into commission again,
August 10, 1904, and the first of Janu-
airy this year arrived under orders at
San Francisco to become the flagship
of the Pacific squadron to which she
is now attached.
Her armament consists of twenty
seven guns divided as follows: -Four
S-inch, fourteen 5-inch and nine o.
FOUNDER. Her five-inch guns are of the
very latest model and shoot fifteen
rounds per minute or shot every four
seconds. Her complement consists OF
officers, forty three mar
ines, the latter commanded by Capt.
w Hopkins, U.S.M.C., and 400 men.
The executive officer of the Chicago,
Lieut. COmmdr. w. p. White, is we'll
acquainted with Honolulu having been
here several times before, recently in
the New Orleans and first as an en-
sign in the sloop-of- war Alaska, Cap
tain (now Admiral retired) Belknap.
Speaking of the incident, Executive
Officer White remarked upon the diff
ference between the length of stay
which American ships of war made in
Honolulu in those days and the length
they make now. 1T was not a case
of a few days. but of weeks or even
in old times" The officer went
out and returned with an ancient look
ing ledger, which proved to be his log
and an interesting document it is
back over its pages, he found
that the Alaska arrived in Honolulu
from Callao, Peru, on September .,
1882 during King Kalakaua's reign)
and said here until the 2Sth of Novem-
Der of the same year, nearly three
months. Pasted in his log he has
sketches of scenes in those halcyon
days, some of which are very amusing.
Lieut.. Commdr. Bartlett has also
been in Honolulu before.
1t is possible, but not yet certain,
that the flagship VIII go to Hilo for
two or three days while she is here,
but she will have to leave here the
lay after Christmas for San Francisco.
Sunday and Wednesday afternoons
are the usual visiting days on board
warships, but next Wednesday the
Chicago will be coaling or cleaning up
from taxing on some 4oo lOilS OI COciI
which will begin Monday.
The squadron and ships officers on
BOARD the Chicago are:
Squadron Officers-Caspar Frederick
Goodrich, Rear Admiral, Commanding
Pacific Squadron; Lieut. L. r. Sargent, !
flag Lieutenant; Ensign Caspar Good :
-ich, AdmiraIs aide.
Ships Oficers-Commande c. ]. !
Badger. Lieut.. Commdr. f. w. Bart !
EFT. Lieut. commdr. w. P. White, |
Lieut. Commdr. A. S. Halstead, Lieut.. |
2. F. Eckhardt, Lieut.. A. n. Mitchell, |
Lieut.. J. w. Schoenfeld, Ensign E. H. !
campbell, Midshipman E. A. Swanson, |
r. L. Irvine, Midshipman |
3. Durr, Midshipman j. E. Pond, Mid !
;hipman. F. n. Eklund, Medical In I,
;pector D. o. Lewis, Asst. Surgeon W. |
) Hoen. Pay Inspector T. H. Hicks, |
Chaplain A w. Stone, Capt, USING, !
". Hopkins, Gunner J. Hill, Carpenter /,
T. B. Casey, Boatswain j. Glass, War. |
Machinist A. D. Catherwood, War. !.
Iachfnist r. c. Steele, War. Machin- |
st c. J. Collins, Pay Clerk J. A Thurn, !
oay Clerk (fieeO J. E. Reed.