The sun., 1907-04-27
The BALTIMORE HOME AGAIN.
.CRUISER BACK AFTER FOUR
YEARS IN THE FAR EAST,

Uncle Sans historic cruiser Baltimore,
. sLieutennnt-C Commander G. NJ. Stone, came
up the bay yesterday afternoon with her
los foot homeward bound pennant hutter-
ing joyously after clubbing around in Far
N,astern waters for upward Of four years.
She has been ordered out Of commission
and made at once for the Brooklyn navy
yard, where the SS7 members Of the crew
were paid OF and got shore leave for the
night. Nearly all are short term men,
whose periods of enlistment expired with
their arrival at tho navy yard These men
will go TO the navy yard this morning and
get their discharge papers, Many OF them
will reenlist after few days soiourn on
the Bowery, but whole lot of them won't.
II the news that reached the officers Of the
Baltimore is correct. the battle Scared
veteran cruiser has seen her finish as a
fighter II was said at the navy yard that
the present plan is to divest the Baltimore
Of her armament and transform her into a
mine ship. For this she would be emil
nently satisfactory. FOR although she is a
steel vessel and was one of the crack fighters
OF the navy when she was built back in the
SOS she is unarmored and has to rely for
proesotion on her heavy protective deck
and the arrangement of the coal bunkers.
Naturally the stanch old vessel Ia scarcely
in GLASS with Uncle Sans newest war
machines.
The Baltimore brought in the ashes Of
Roar Admiral Albsrt kautz. retired, who
died at Naples in February, and the body
fof Lieut.. Stanley Woods, the navigating
officer, who died of pneumonia on February
,5a Lieut., Woods had been suffering from
an liberated tooth, which he had extracted
when the Baltimore touched Singapor
After the cruiser left the port Lieut.. Woods
got pneumonia and died three days later.
Lieut.. Woods was appointed 70 the Naval
Aoademy from Chicago and was gradu-
ated In 1900. His body will be shipped TO
Chicago.
! Tho ashes Of Rear Admiral Kauts were
sent % Washington last night Rear Ad-
mlral Kautz was in command Of the Amer
lean squadron at Samoa in 1899 when the
civil war took place which came near get
ting the United States and Great Britain
into a mixup with Germany, following
the seizure Of the throne Of Samoa by Mat
aafa; although HAlietoa was declared
elected. Knutz took a firm soAnd for Mali
etoa, and his course was supported oy
this Government
Kautz also was the hero Of two civil war
incidents. 1t was he who succeeded in
bringing about the first interchange OF
prisoners He had been captured by the
privateer Winslow while acting as prize
master Of the brig Hannah Baloh in June
1881, and in October was released on parole
from Castle Thunder for the purpose OF
securing an exchange President Lincoln
mt frat refused to listen TO the plan and
Kautz. then a Lieutenant, had started back
-,
exchange was determined upon. Lieut..
Worden, hero Of the Monitor. was one OF
the two other officers released with Kautz.
While serving under Farragut on the Hart
ford in 1852 at the capture of New Orleans
IL was the duty of Kautz to hoist the United
States colors on the Custom House there
and lower the State flag of Louisi ana from
the City Hall
Although the Baltimore's boilers and
engines we're all out of whaok on account Of
her three years absence froma repair station,
she made the run from Manila on schedule
time. She was day overdue. but this day
was lost through the cruiser being laid up
at Naples on account of stormy weather.
She left Manila on February and came via
the Suez Canal Stops Of several days
duration were made at Singapore, Colombo.
Alden. Suez, Port Said and Gibraltar.
Much of the trip was stormy but the
toughest weather Of all was encountered
when the Baltimore was three days from
the home port. The cruiser waded right
into the business end Of the big SOU wester
that has been reported by the ocean liners
arriving within the last two days. The
officers were at mess when the cruiser hit
the thiokest OF the storm, and before the
ia md hs
spiked down they were scattered around
the room,
The effects of this storm showed on
the officers and crew at once, and until
the Baltimore got to port there was ex-
ceodingly light feeding done by the whole
crew. The most serious effect wasn't
felt, however, until the Baltimore got TO
the navy yard and friends Of the officers
stepped aboard for a word of greeting
and a smile. When the oolored boy was
sent out for glasses he reported that none
of than survived the storm. But the
mEneral water tasted just "a good from
china cups
It was expected that a well regulated
nan-oI-war's crew that had been in the
Orient for four years would be able 70 pick
up a choice and assorted collection Of
mascots. Great disappointment was ex-
pressed when Lieut.. Hileman, the navi-
rating officer, announced that aside from
The dog. Romeo, which was black and
Wwiy where its hair wasn't rubbed OF en-
tlrsiy. and the black and white tomoat.
Thomas, and three parrots and a small
Cook Of canaries. there was nothing doing
n the mascot line. A delegation Of sailors
which debarked at Colombo. Ceylon. for
the express purpose Of accommodating a
few mascots went on boar with only
three monkeys and a goat.
Whsn Lieutenant Commander Stones at
tantion wAs drawn 20 the goat and the
monkeys he ordered them left behind.
The custodian OF the goat said he didn't
have the heart to do it because he recog-
nixed him as bis old friend Bill. who strayed
ashore at Colombo three years before from
another cruiser While the appeal was
being made to the commanders sym
pathes the goat became despondent and
Jumped overheard. The monkeys we're
then hustled down the gangway without
ceremony.
There we're several incidents in con-
nection with the Baltmores homeward
trip, but the only accident came yesterday
afteTnoon when the cruiser was passing
under the Brooklyn Bridge. The officers
had been given 20 understand that the
height Of the bridge was 1856 feet. and as
the cruiser only measures l33 feet with her