Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17

344 it,, / in, and her breadth on the
load water line is 50 feet. Her mean
draft is Il feet, in, normal displace-
mcnt 5.SG8 tons and full load displace-
mcnt G,55S tons. Her estimated speed
is Il SO knots. Her main batteries con-
sist of four S-inch rifles and ten s.
inch rapid fire guns and in her second
airy batteries she has IA six-pounder
rapid fire guns, four 1-pounder rapid
fire guns, one 80 CAL automatic gun
and one 80 cal. machine gun. She car
ries 20 officers and asa men in her COM
plement and tie contract price of her
hull and machinery was 81, 796, 600
The officers of the flagship on this
cruise are
Commander w. S. Benson, Com
handing Squadron.
Lieut-Comdr. D. f. Dismukes.
Lieut.. +. d. Harms.
Lieut.. +. f. Ridgely.
Lieut.. C. S. Kempff.
Lient. NJ G. Cook.
Lieut.. j. +. Green.
Lieut.. f. F.. Spafford
Lieut.. r. Y. Rhodes.
Nilcl IIOdtsN iiI w. 1cLi dHCi.
Chief Gunner G. w. Phillips.
Chief Carpenter +. w. White.
Surgeon A. M. d. Mccormick.
Asst Paymaster Fl. r. Wor1en.
Warrant Machinist Ben Smith.
Warrant Machinist ]. McPhee.
Pay Clerk f. Damn.
She also carries the following mid
shipmen from the Naval Academy:
FIRST CLASS.
Afford. T. N; Bartlett, w c.:
Blankenship, f.. j.; Bradford, G.; Bur-
dick, II. S.; Carroll, p. L.; Conan, r.
G.: Davis, II. H; Dixon, V. j.; Eide.
A. L.; Gibson, H: Green, F.; Hedrick,
d. T.: Hustvedt. o. NJ; Jones, T. H.;
Kirk, A. c.; LeClair. II. F.; Indie. L.
L.; I4othrOp. c. L., Jr.; McCandish, Il.
": McGlasson, A.; Maloney, J. d.;
Marion, p H.: Morrison. C. H.; Nor
dyke, H. W.; I'aunack, r. r.; Quillian.
J. w; Reeves, G. N, Jr.; Richardson.
w. n, Jr.; Reigcr, A. W.; Robertson,
NJ. c.; Sampson, r. T.; Settle. Fl. T.;
Sriler o. L.; Stoddard. G. X; Thorn
ton, r. E.; Train, ii. c.; Van De Doe,
Fl. r. Van Valkenhurgh, F.; Wadding
ton. IT, A.: Welsh. L.; Wilkinson, L.
s., Jr.; Woodson, f. NJ; Yates, ].
SECOND CLASS.
Ainsworth. w. L.. Barlow, r. F.;
Bell, r. T.; Bronson, C. X; Cannon,
F.: Clay, A. T.; Cooke. G. NJ, Jr.; Da-
wilson, l.. A: Eccleston. H. r.;
Flanagan. II. NJ; CLAN, f. j.;
Hancock, L., Jr; Hoffman, j.
o., Jr.; Johnson, G. A.; La
Mont, w. D.; Lee, r. c.; Lynn. s.:
Mcintyre, r. A.; Marsh, F. G.; Merrill,
r. r.; Miller, r. N; Moore. c.. j.;
Niles. f. X; O'Brien, J. A.; Parker, S.
WI: PIERCE. c. D.; Peyton, B. r.;
Ragon, S. X; Ruhl, A. H.; Sherman.
F. c.; Skecn, D. IT,; Smith. jeff d.;
Weyler, G. L.; Wills, r. o.; Young. r..
T..
THIRD CLASS.
Ashford, S. TT. H.: Baltzy, F.; Bailey,
7. F.; Bates, p. NJ; Buchanan, p;
Carey, L. c.; Carstarphen, r. j.; Chan
dler. w. D., Jr.: Cobb. c. H.; Conway.
L. w: Comstock. L. w; Davidson. w.
s; Field r. S.; Ford. w. D.; Gill, f.
D.; Grafton, d. r.; Green, l.. B.; Hall.
j., Jr.: Hammond, T. E.; Hanson, f.
w; Hicks, f. H.; Hoddick, F. G.;
Hodson, NJ: Howard. B. B.; Howell.
G.. F.; Hyman, J. P; Jeans, H. s.;
C. Y; Keeney, w. D.; King.
4. S., End; kirkman. Van L., Jr.;
G. M; Macomb, A.; Mann. j.
r., Jr; Magruder ]. H., Jr.; Mayfield,
z. c.; Meigs. ]. F., Jr.; Noble, r. P;
Morgan. A. L., Jr.; McMillin. G. j.;
Myers, r. P; Mason, S. NJ: Picking.
s.; Patch, f. L.; Patterson, D. F.;
Reynolds, F. F.; Reeves, J. W., Jr.;
Reynaud, c. f.; Riefkohl, F. L.;