Car ib bean , ▁Mediter rane an , ▁Hawai i ) ▁ ▁Boston , ▁being ▁the ▁second ▁cru iser ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Navy ▁completed , ▁was ▁not ▁ready ▁for ▁active ▁service ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁She ▁then ▁made ▁a ▁cru ise ▁to ▁Gu atem ala ▁and ▁H ait i ▁to ▁protect ▁American ▁citizens . ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁Squadron ▁of ▁E volution ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁cru ised ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁South ▁America ▁from ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁to ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁Boston ▁depart ed ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁for ▁the ▁Pacific ▁via ▁Cape ▁Horn , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁a ▁pros pective ▁Pacific ▁Squadron ▁command ing ▁officer ' s ▁cru ise ▁to ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands ▁from ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁( in ▁which ▁she ▁provided ▁a ▁shore ▁party ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁that ▁bol ster ed ▁the ▁over throw ▁of ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁mon archy ), ▁she ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁until ▁laid ▁up ▁at ▁Mare ▁Island ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁Spanish – American ▁War