The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-27
CANNON BOOM
FOR FRENCH
CRUISER
M9ntCalm Arrives in Port and
United States Army and Navy
officials Pay Respects to Com
manding Officers ~ vessel on
Way TO Coast Of Mexico.
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With y salute Of twenty-one guns,
which was answered with twenty.one
guns from Fort Armstrong, the French
cruiser Montchln, seventeen days from
Hongkong, entefed port last evening
and found berth at pier No. ga at
six o clock.
Awaiting the French warship were
the French consul, DR.. Augustus Mar
quez, Lieut.. Z. Lando, aide to Admir-
al q. p. T. Moore, and Lieut.. G. l..
Crockett, aide to Brigadier General NJ
M. Macomb, who boarded the man'of-
war at the pier and made an Informal
call on Roar Admiral Huguet, in com
inand of the visiting vessel.
Closely following the representatives
Of France and the United States navy
and army was Inspector NJ. J. Scully
of the local customs staff, who gave
the visiting hattleshiP liberty Of port
under the word of the ships captain
that guard wculd be strictly maintain
ed by detailed men from the Mont
calm
Onicers Want to visit volcano.
The Montcalm will be in Honolulu
harbor until about March 3, according
TO the statement of lieutenant In.
dronne. Admiral Huguet and the 9th
er officers Of the vessel are anxious to
visit the volcano on Hawaii, and, if il
is found that call can be made at
NHilo, the opportunity viii be taken TO
give ali ON board an opportunity to
see Kilanea III a call is made mt Hilo,
the MonteaIm will leave Honolulu port
about March !.
The destination of the Montealm af-
ter leaving the Islands is not definitely
given, but IL Is stated by the officers
that the vessel will call at . California
port, probably San Diego, and later
visit Mexican ports.
All the officers were eager to hear
the latest news Of the situation in
Mexico.
VIII Make Formal Calls.
Today Admiral Huguet win make a
formal call on Admiral G. b. It. Moore
and General Macomb will call on Adj
miral Huguet on the Montealm, at
noon.
During its stay in Honolulu, the
Montcslm will be open to visitors from
one o'clock in the afternoon to eleven
O'Clock at night and the officers of the
visiting vessel are prepared to make
all visitors Mt home
The ranking officers arc Rear Admir-
al HIiguet, his staff consisting Of Com
mander Lagorio and aide de camp,
Lieut.. Wilm, Captain Vianx. Command
or lie Coroller, Chief Engineer Halter,
and Chief Paymaster Mertian DE Null
Der. Tho entire complement of the
Montcalm Includes $40 officers and
men '2.tE
The "trip of the French warship,
which has been seven years in waters
distant from France was fair and calm
from HOngkong TO this port, except
some DAYS of storm and heavy seas OF
Formosa While in port the Mont.
calm will take on 1900 tons of coal.
Tie cruiser Montealm was launched
in March, 1000, and is of the same type
as the old United States cruiserS
2 Charleston, st. Louis and Milwaukee.
IL has Q displacement Of 9517 tons, Isl
458 feet ia length, sixty-four foot beam
and length over all of 100 feet. The
armament consists Of two 10 inch
guns, eight Ga inch gums, four four
inch guns, sixteen three-pounders aud
two eighteen inch submerged torpedoes.