The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

dlmiy made out on her decks. and from
the wEfte turrets could be seen the pro-
1ectlnS black cannon. \ special steamer
ehaytered by the Post-Intehisencer con-
yeyed a staff correspondent 10 the naval
station and the formidable monster was
boarded
The Oregon reached the station and
made fast to the buoy al $50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. the oniy other stop OH
the Sound having been made AT Pert
Townsend. An hour later Capt William
wishing. eommandana Of the naval sta
ton. put of from the \tpsic In 81 steam
launch. together with W. l. Caps. of the
construction corps, L. s. y. Both We're
IN fun dress uniform and paid the Officers
OF the Oregon a formal cali
Before gcing on the dry dock the ship
VIII be hgHtened by the removal OF Goo
tons 81 coal and go tons OF ammunition.
IL the tide serves the Oregon viii enter
the dock About next Friday Or Saturday.
Every thing "a IN order FOR reception. W.
I. Cps has been working Tor several days
20 get ever yth;ng IN readiness Once on the
blocks the ship Will have her bottom
cleaned and painted She has not been on
a dry dock for over a year AMI her huh
IS very foul She win be on for about
week Forms will % taken for bilSo
ke-ss or rolling chockS. which VIII pToba-
bly, 5e made al Mare island and shipped
10 the Sound. The batueshSp viii 10 on
che dock again IL 5wo or three months
u have these sccls .y4J Ia place. In the
meanwhile It Is the expectation that The
chip VIII visit the various haroors on the
Sound. giving an opportunity Tor the In
syectton OF one OF the greatest u1umphs
OF naval architecture afioat.
In lifting the Oregon the dry dock or the
PUGET sound naval station viii be sub
footed 20 s.rstn several times greater
than IN lifting the Monterey. and this
VIII be a conclusive test Of the strength
OF the dock The Monterey was but 4.ost
;ous displacement and so feet long. while
the Oregon - Ii. soc tons and Ss4 feet long.
In "a Furious storm.
IN her passage north the oregon vas
ovcrtaken hy a furious storm and was
forced to lay 20 .or twe1ty hours. She left
san Francisco Tuesday. March -. and
untH evening enjoyed fair weather. \
seutneasterly Wind sprang up aid chang
ing 20 westerly wind was blowing tdri-
custv wednesday morning. The ship was
ov care Nendocino. T.ashe3 by the gale.
the waves ran high Two life boats TWEEN
weight feet above the water iine were
caught ty the churHinE water and carried
awav. Green seas boarded the hattleship
and washed over me fs-iuch turrets, dash
ing the waves even over The plot house.
/ e,rtv-nvc feet above TIE water line Lieut..
I Commander Drake ordered TIE vessei hove
"a ana sne rode out the storm ike n cork.
1 W.r extreme ron vas - degrees. Il was
iuspcsslhle 90 stand M on her decks ON
4 Thursday Al o'ciock 81 the afteru0oa the
Oregon stood away on her course. going ~
a tu-elve-knot clip. Tnis speed was not
+ s,ackeaea until Port Townsend was reach
( ca Yesterday morning ~ 4 o'clock. she
{ left Port Townsend a. 10 o'clock. making
I the ran 90 the naval station un4ar easy
! steam. the bulky vesse. proved = good sea
q ~ ia q heavy SEA, though rolling heavily
~ .fufs
/ T1,n Oregon has steamed further .aan sny
; ether t,attieshtp ln thc United States uavs,
she rnade she voyage sron san Francis
8 60 Acapulco and return wit5out ai.-a -
} st5n ri IRE engines On lhe way hack a
/ vreek was spent 81 Magtelsna hay in arlng
ne e-rsat guns en- target practice. both az
/ zr,sar and wh}c under way, while ~
/ e~htinr sreca al re shots dropped Within
| fse outline Of q ship ~ teet icing. shcNfae
/ ne ease Ssth whlea tae vessel can ID
I handled
! TIE oregon 3 ne 3rst -,,ass ~ t.s equip
/ r-ssng q ogftceTs A. tr ever other respect
can't a : Barker succee4Acd Capt "a T.
/ fs.vs-ts,r, ia command u@on shc latter.
/ ,I-,--,.,.ses % commodore Marco Cd CanL.
9,arker w-zs before tsat csp.ssn 81 tAe
Nar, leland navy ysrs. He IS r7us-
treas gcntleuasa. f,eu.- Coasseaa ler
Drake Who sas fee ar3uous caarEe c;
All ne details x work az ere greet ves-
j sci Isl = naval oGiceg ~ snacE abalty. lie
/ vas on she SaUnd ia 3S& Ia cos,-sar1 -
re f-natea states nsA cgrss-glSSso1 steam
| .r Aghasrr-u eslaS ths successor - CsP..
/ TAn@cr. The o;heT o&lcsrA 4Te as so-
I 3ees-
4 L.satenaatA Thossas. Rooney. Ags.