The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-05

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The famous little gunboat Concord I,
dropped into port yesterday morning
from Bremerton, and, after taking on
40 tons of coal today, will probably
depart tomorrow for Cavite. to which
station she was recently assigned.
The Concord had but twelve hours
notice to get ready for sea. That was
the day before Christmas For three
days the little gunboat plunged into
southeast gale, but she is seaworthy |
craft and weathered the blow In fine
style.
The Concord took part in the battle
Of Manila Bay, and was one or the
smallest vessels of Dewey's squadron.
When Commodore Dewey formed the
line of battle, his flagship Olympia led,
followed at regular distance by the
Baltimore the Raleigh. the Petrol, the
Concord and the Boston, in the order
named, which formation was preserv-
ed without change. The Boston, Con-
cord and Petrol were ordered to enter
the bay at Cavite and destroy the ships
there The Petrol being of light
draught was able to penetrate behind
the breakwater up to the gunboats.
The Spanards FASTENED to surrender
and their ships were then scuttled ana
fired.
The Concord has been here several
times and is well liked. She Is sis
ter-ship of the unfortunate Benning-
ton, which was blown up in San Diego
harbor last July. The Concord mas
been out of commission for some tine'
and was awaiting her new battery
when ordered to proceed to CaVite. The
guns will be shipped from Washington
to Cavite on a transport.
Captain Niblack of the Naval Sta
ton has served three times on the
Concord and he considers her
staunch, comfortable and efficient ut
lie warship. She has powerful bat
terry for such small craft.
The Concord is commanded by Com
mander Clifford Boush. Seventeen
men. brought here by the naval trans
port Lawton and transferred to the
Iroquois, were yesterday again trans
ferred to the Concord, so that she now
has her full complement. The con-
cord is a vessel of 100 tons and has
a speed of fourteen knots. She was
commissioned in 1891.
It is said that during the three days
gale dining was not altogether pleas
ure, and with the exception OF ABOUT
two dozen men, the crew was seasicK'
Although elaborate preparations had
been made for a fine Christmas ain
ner. no such event occurred. II any
body wanted to eat dinner that day
he helped himself from the galley.
The officers of the gunboat are
az follows: Commander, clifford
Boush; executive officer, Lieut.. X. u
Moody: navigator. Lieut.. Y. r. Briggs
chief engineer, Lieut.. S. Woods; mid
shipmen, Lieuts. r. r. Naile, A. X
Shoup, C. L. Hand. d. w. Bagley
surgeon. DR. A. f. Peck; assistant pay
master. E. w. Wilson, Jr.; pay CLERK
l.. w. Farr.
SMALL FARMING CARGO.
a., With, small list of passengers tn
O. S, s. Alameda sailed shortly afte
10 a. m. yesterday for San Francisco
The vessel is due to arrive there apou
noon next Tuesday. The steamer car
ried a large cargo OF island prouuc's
including 400 bags of coffee, 1000 bag
of rice. COZ punches of bananas. Iher'
were also fifteen packages of ferns
consigned to the Palace Hotel.
short time ago three fine palms wer
shipped to the same consignee. Oh
bags of Hawaiian-grown cotton am
three cases of tobacco were shipped U
the mainland by Hoffschlaeger & Co
for experimental purposes. Ihen ther
were 400 cases of honey. 400 cases
fresh pineapples and 24S boxes OF can
ned pines. The remainder OF IN
cargo comprised 81 boxes tomatoes
boxes eggplant Chill peppers, etc. .,
bundles hides, 10 barrels tallow, So
empty wine casks. AZ iron drums
packages junk a.,
In fact, the major portion Oh "
cargo list is an indication OF what u
islands can produce in a small farh
ing way. ...H..
Among the passengers ueparur
were e. d. Whitney. advertising agei
Of the Michigan Central Ry- ana ran
fly. Mr.. Whitney will prepare an a
ticle on Hawaii and its attractions L
his Pacific Coast Resorts folder II.
Stevens, proprietor of Colora'
Springs hotel, and wife, returned
the Coast after a long and enJoyal
stay here. Eddie Smith, the mike
aeist of the Hawaiian Hotel. who w
with the Young at It's opening, we
10 San Francisco on long vacation
WHERE Is THE oREGoN7
Nothing has been heard at l
Naval station of the whereabouts
the battleship Oregon which was
Gently ordered to Bremerton Ma
Yard to be put out of commissi'
According 10 the Army and Ma
Journal the Oregon was TO have !
the Asiatic station about the middle
December. Whether she will pass
Honolulu or take the Dutch Harl
route is uncertain. The distance
shorter by way of Dutch Harbor.
High Sheriff Henry and his DEPT
Geo. Sea, departed on the kinau