The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-13
WILTON HERE
ON THE IRIS

When Commodore Dewey steamed in
| to Manila Bay on May L, 1898, ant
! destroyed the Spanish fleet there, on
| of the vessels composing his squad
ron was the auxiliary steamship Ia.
| fro, which had been purchased by the
| Commodore at Hongkong just before
| the Spanish war broke out. The vesse
| was commanded by Captain Whitton
That same officer arrived here yester-
day from San Francisco as master OF
the United Naval supply steamer Iris
Captain Whitton was then British
er, but on arrival later on at the
Coast, he became a naturalized citizen
of the United States. The Zafiro par
ticipated in the fight at Manila Bay.
The Chinese crew which was aboard
the Zafiro when the vessel was brought
to the United States. is now aboard the
Iris, and is to be returned to the
Orient.
The Iris is a big vessel and is chock
full of supplies for the local naval
station, Midway, Guam and Manila.
The local stores will be discharged at
once and quantity are to be loaded
into the U. S. S. Iroquois which will
get away for Midway sometime to-
morrow. Captain Niblack was the
busiest man on the front yesterday
and will lose no time in getting his
vessel under way.
The Iris towed from San Francisco
a natty-looking water barge for the
Honolulu naval station. The trip was
accomplished in thirteen days. The
hawser broke once in mid ocean, but a
new line was quickly bent on.
The water barge, is a small steamer
similar to the Pioneer of Hackfeld
& Co. She is almost as long as the
Iroquois. Her superstructure is paint
ed buff and the hull black. There is
wheelhouse and quarters aboard, and
a pumping apparatus. Her capacity is
$4,000 gallons. She will be used in de-
livering water aboard warships.
BENNINGTON AFTERMATH.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-Secretary
Bonaparte issued to the officers of the
navy today a circular letter calling
their attention to the provisions of the
regulations in regard to the duties of
officers who may have charge of the
engineering departments of warships.
The circular is based upon the gunboat
Bennington disaster and includes that
part of the Secretary's order for a
court-martial for Commander Lucien
Young and Ensign Wade in which he
discussed certain navy regulations.
One of the regulations is that the
junior officer in immediate charge OF
the engines and boilers shall at once
report to his senior officer any defect
Or irregularity in their working. Other
regulations are, When per. orming duty
by watches the engineer officer on duty
shall exercise close supervision over
the warrant or other machiniStS in
charge Of the engine-room and watch
over all others engaged in running or
N attendance on the engines.
The engineer officer about to take |
charge of watch duty shall not relieve |
MS predecessor until he has satisfied |
himself what the condition of the ma
chinery is"
ALAMEDA LOST GANGWAY.
The Oceanic liner Alameda was max
ng very fine trip from Honolulu
when she ran into a northerly gale
asst Monday night The wind was
trong and a great sea was kicked up
10 rough, in fact, that all the pas
engers remained below. Wave after
Fave swept the Alameda's decks. The
,angway had been swung over the
ide. in readiness for the quarantine
fficials upon the arrival of the steam
r yesterday morning, and a tremen-
Gus wave broke the gangway into
hree pieces and hurled part of it into
he sea. 1t was the only damage sus-
aimed by the Alameda. - Chronicle,
eptember s.
WADE OPERATED ON.
VALLEJO, Sept. 5.-Ensign Charles
. Wade of the cruiser Bennington, who
as been summoned to appear before a
ourt-martial in connection with the
ecent explosion on the Bennington,
[aS Operated on tonight at the naval