The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-28
'ISLA De LUzON
| IN NEW ORLEANS
Vessel Had Rough Going,
But Proved to Be Most
Seawortfy.
Special to The journal.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 27.-The
Morning World said today:
The Isla de Luzon, the second-class
gunboat that is hereafter TO be the
flagship of the training feet of the
/! Louisiana naval reserves. arrived in
the harbor about O'Clock yesterday
morning
The boat was brought over from
the Pensacola navy yard by detach-
ment Of the naval reserves, under
command of Capt. ]. w. Bostick.
The boat put out to sea from Pensa-
cola Monday about noon and had
hardly gotten out into the gulf before
heavy gale was encountered.
Since Sunday there has been a
strong blow on the gulf, the wind
blowing at the rate of thirty miles an
hour and more, and the seas dashed
to fury by the heavy gale, washing
away mp Oh the deck of the trim little
craft, but no damage was done.
The local boys who went over to
Pensacola with Capt. Bostick to bring
the Isla de Luzon over here handled
the ship like regulars and at no time
was the ship in any danger.
The trip here from Pensacola dur
ing the heavy blow was a severe test
of the little craft, but she had been
put in fine condition by the govern
ment before she left the navy yard,
and proved herself to be a fine, sea-
worthy boat in every respect.
She passed quarantine at 1 o'clock
TuesGay afternoon and steamed
slowly up the river, using but one of
her engines, as the other was out of
order, probably strained from the Sc
we're trip across the gulf.
The ISla de I T,,x,I&
England and sold TO Spain shortly
before the Spanisf5American war, and
is. therefore, thoroughly modern in
every respect
She took part in the engagement
OF Manila bay and was sunk by the
American fleet, under command of
Admiral Dewey. After lying at the
bottom of the bay for some time. the
United States government raised and
repaired her and brought her over TO
this country, with the intention of
using her on the South and Central
American stations on the same class
OF duty as the Dubuque and Paducab
are doing, but afterward decided to
turn her over to the naval militia as
a training ship
1t IS possible that the ship may be
used as His Majesty Rex's flagship
ID the naval parade Monday, in place
OF the royal yacht Stranger, but this
is not certain.
She is 220 feet over all in length
10 feet beam, has, two tripie-expansio
horizontal engines, with an indicated
horse power of 1000, twin-screw pro
peters, four boilerS and IS CAPABLE
OF attaining speed of fourteen knots
an hour Her armament consists of
lour Iour-lneh guns, two forward and
TWO art six six-pounder, rapid-fre
gums, two one-pounders, and four an
tomato guns amidships.
she has wireless telegraph svs
TEN, electric lighting plant, cold stor-
age and refrigerator plant and all
modern ccnyeniences.
The officers of the naval brigade
Who will command the Isla de I,nzon
are Capt. ]. w. Bostiek. Command
ing; j. H. McFarlane, chief of star.
lieutenant comanders, f. F. Spangep
oerg. Jr., I. S. Collins, ]. C. Febiser:
navigating lieutenants, E. 3. McKin-
ney, h. =. Carroll, F. Goldman Ford
eugene Chasslgnac, J. s. BareIli. Err
nest u. Ivy, t. D. Miller, R. Foster.
W. " dudson, s. s. Simpson, w. S.
howard Allen King; lieutenants.
Junior grade, ]. A. Oaks, F. D. Arm.
strong, A. j. Cronan. John Chafie r
w. burWeil, r. P. Mead. A. Z. Wilson
!, Z. Proctor; eDsigns, Il. s: Winston
". Simpson. F. Soanlan, ]. G. BonnAt
sIeoree 4. Biardone, F. f. Chapman
medlcsl ofsicers-Surgeon Rene a
MURPHY; past assistant surgeon. ]. A
HENDERSON assistant surgeon, ]. u
nyneE Pay officers-Paymaster. w.
- L. ADeot; past assistant paymaster
n McEhery; assistant paymaster, n.
o.