Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-23
WAS ABOARD cALENA
 ON FAMOUS CRUISE,
William H. Casey of Wauweeus Hill Has Copy of Ships Log Printed in 1888.

William H. Casey of Wauwecus Hill was aboard the U. $. s. Galena during its famous cruise from Aug. 2S, 1880, to March S1. 1883. He has in his pos session a copy of tEe ships log in book form, printed at Buenos Aires in 1S33 The log contains many interesting i'm cidents of the Galena's cruise and GOV CTS about 15O pages. At the end of the log is list of the ports visited by the Galena on that particular trip, and the total shows that there were 7S in all. The number of knots made curing :Ile entire cruise was 35,93L1.
 Mir. Casey, the owner of the log, is native of this city. having been born on the West Side.
 Extracts from the log are as follows:
 The U. $. s. GaIena, third rate a corvette of eight guns, went into com mission as a cruiser by order of the secretary of the navy on the 26th of August, 1880. She was fitted out at the Norfolk navy yard. Commander James O'kane. Q. s. N, was ordered to take command. The officers and crew immediately reported on board, and after coaling and taking stores she proceeded to Hampton Roads to await; orders. On the 17th of September we received a visit from Commodore Hughes, Vslo expressed himself pleased with the ship and the ships company The navy department having issued an order that the Galena be inspected be- fore setting out to sea, the board of inspectors, in obedience thereto, in- spected us on the morning of the 10th of September. We were exercised at general quarters, torpedo drill and manned and armed boats. The report of the board was favorable in every respect, with the exception of her bot tom, which was found in such a con dition that 1t made 1t necessary to have it scraped before going to sea-
 While at Hampton Roads the North Atlantic squadron came in and we joined and participated with it in the drill and inspection before President Hayes and the secretary of the navy. Upon the arrival of the president the yards were manned and a salute was fired from the flagships and Fortress Monroe. We left Norfolk on the 18th of November, bound for Baltimore, where the ship was 1ocked and her November we left Baltimore, but we were compelled to anchor at night, as a blinding snowstorm made it danger ous to continue on. While riding of all hands to repel boarders burst upon our astonished ears. Tunbling up the ladders, we found we were stormed and about to be carried by assault by a large fleet of rafts floating
 down the Elizabeth river.
 IVY O COtAIAAtdCAf IOa SlCoAAA Oa OuE Pd6- sage across the Atlantic, with occa- sional head winds and squally weather
 to occupy our time.
 At 2.30 a. pl. on the morning of the 18th of January a light was reported,
 which proved to be on Cape Trafalgar, tue southern point of Spain; and soon after the light at Cape Spartel, on the coast of Morocco, shone off the shar- board bow. We then hove to, took bearings and entered the Straits of Gibraltar. At 6.15 a. m. we were in sight of the famous Rock of Gibraltar, II which has been for so many years the bone of contention between England and Spain. About 4 o'clock on the ! morning of the 20th we entered the Bay of ViIiefranche and moored ship M found the U. S. F. s. Trenton and
 thA U. S. S. Nipsic in the harbor.
 After visiting the Grec1an apchfpel- l.aeD we steamed in and dropped anchor ] of the town of Kastro. The destructive
 earthquake on the island of Chio oc-