The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27

by the officers Of the little ships in
severalty The Manxanita was, OF
course, the center OF attraction, being
the biggest and handsomeSt Of the
Quartette, She is a modern aud bcau-
tiful vessel OF steel, frame, decks and
spars, equipped with every new and
useful thing that can be incorporated
II strictly up,to.date government
craft.
Captain Albert Barron brought
her out, and she was oiheered for the
voyage by the following staff; First
Officer, r. w, Bartowi Second OH.
Ger L. G, Freeman; Chief Engineer
wv, L. Brown; First Assistant Engi-
neer Thomas MeGrath; and Second
Assistant Engineer l., S. Brooks.
She carries crew OF sailors and fire.
men numbering % besides these gem
tlement,
The Manzanila is elegantly and
comfortably Quartered throughout.
with every possible convenience.
being principally done in mahogany,
maple, brass and plate-glass; she has
patent baths and toilets. steam heat
ing raditors; electric lights and fans
in all quarters; powerful patent
winches, sounding machines, and
cranes for handling all the utilities Of
the service and the finest OF launches
and boats; her life launch being a IS
horse power automobile which cas-
lily makes Il knots an hour in any
kind Of a sea boat may venture in,
She has steam steering gear, with
telegraph engine indicators, Hyde
windlasses, and all modern appliances
for systemiEing and simplifying her
work in all directions.
Her engines are OF the latest pat
terni being triple twin-screw type,
with piston valves employed through
out; one condenser for both en-.
gines: duplicate feed pumps, one cir.
culator and one air pump; fresh and
salt water sanitary pumps. separate;
and an fire and general utility pumps,
along with steering engines. She has
two turbine driven dynamos, one Of
10 horsepower and the other OF 40
horsepower for lighting the ship:
and an evaporating and distiIling
plant that produces 1000 gallons Of
simon-1pure drinking water every "a
hours. She has a one-pipe heating
systes with radiators all over
the vessel, the first OF It's kind
to be installed on these vessels, and
4 fine bank OF Scotch boilers; and
her proud chief reports that every
detail Of her mechanism worked like
a charm for every mile Of her vast
journey around the Horn"
She is a "pippin". and will be an
ornament, as well as a splendid
utility, on this big station. On the
way out she demonstrated her capa-
,ity for towing by hauling the No. |
SS for a distance Of 1875 miles at a
iingle stretch, to save the fuel OF the
lucky little ship she was conveying. |
The bunker capacity OF the MANGA
lita is l2s tons for a i2-day run.
In describing one Of the other
hree. the feet Of lightships are
covered. They are "all
If piece" class, build and equip
nent; stout and sturdy and sea-
worthy to the last degree; clean and
'rderly and possessing every device.
hey do not differ radically from the
hips now in service here, save in
uch later utilities have been de-
ised and applied in the course Of
heir newer construction. They are
fficered as follows:
No. 88-Captain, S. NJ. Tonning;
rst officer, Charles Ward; second
fficer, Charles A, Modaar; chief en-
ineer, Walter CasseIl; first assistant
ngineer, George Blinn; second as
istant engineer, Ernest Lof. Her
rev numbers II besides these Off
ers. She makes eight knots an hour
sea, and carries 100 tons of coal
No. 0-Captain, George H. Toon;
rst officer, Fred R. Bergman; sec
nd officer, Jacob Nelson; chief engi-
eer, Charles Harrison; first assist
ut, Fred Walden; second assistant,
gorge Frey; crew, coal tonnage, and
,eed the same as the other lightship.
No. o3-Captain, w. H. Phillips;
-st officer, Eric Nelson; second OH
II, Charles Ellidge; chief engineer,
harles Steele; FIRST assistant, w. c.
arnham; and second, assistant, Ed