The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18
As SEEN FROM THE OREGON.
Splendid Work Done by the queen
OF Bafiieships," Pacific Coasts
Contribution to- the Navy
Graphic story Of an Es~-W itness.

Z. s. BAT'TLFsHIp OREGON, OT san-
tiag0 lie CUhz, July !. The destruction ts
fegVega.s squadron occurred yesr~fti.ss.
Sunday. lasting from 5-Sf a. n UgtA -
F. m Hnen 1ns last ship The sylst01aI
Colon. struck her collars ~ inc oregon and
tie I.r51h.Ff.. the tao sa3Ps which f.ad run
aey 70 tie 6..sta EaseF V-r- tbs EaaX-
n.Gewgt qualities - fae heavy battl~11,p
Oregon shown 70 ne;ls advantage ':4aa
g. tnis loag es~sss 90 the fastest cruiser 3.
Tia Spanish navy Our generous c5Csra-
tIf9ts uoa style tie Dreg5a gAe "tkuseo
81 LaftIesA!p- ~ Goaot tue wer.1 Won
dsfed when w2tessi5g tEs progress Jf tae
OREGON IN rs. tr4g around sou Au1egl-s.
Il ahs c9uld hg:4t wei! = size x,eaned.
When the truth i odd. tAe page fh&f wAs
carved IN laval alstoFy or JAY MI be-
stow a great Lart of credit for me &c
elziEeafss Of the Victory - ;ae fighting
work q tn, Oregon
Yesterday mOTIiEg opene4 yea eEuI y. md
ct 20 a. ia. tie flfs' cali sounded Tor our
regular SDndsy quarters livery body ~&A
dressed IL clean white and had assembled
Ga GeCk waiting fpf ire second cal - fail
IL q quarters for AaYeci.on. A. 50 tile
q4AE+esrnasL@T suddenly reported 20 the Of
itcsrs Of tho deck THAI snip was coming
out Of tho harL9r. Immediately glasses
acre brought 10 bear Dn tae entrance. aad
the praw of 8 vessel with military mast
T. DID not take a second ~ touch N TIE
general alarm. ADD precisely al 30. instead
o. the second cali - quarters. the ship was
flied with the changing % alarm goHgs and
wild notes of ;hs bagIe, while the drummer
boy was heating the long roll a. though
his 4sfe Depended o. Il. Il more pTop!t!ons
moment could not oe selected, for al hands
were on deck and III two minutes tho snip
was cleared for action and steain.ng IL for
the entrance.
A. sat the frs. gun o: the battle was
fired, the ofwaId xix -po8uder on the .rldge
of The Oregon, ny order OF Capt. Clark. II
eaIi the attention OF the fleet 30 tie .act
that the enemy was coming oH TIE shell
struck right IN tie entrance 20 ths harbof,
sud not only warned our feet. bat showed
Cfsvefa taat ~ were ready aid waiting.
Tho Oregon also blew two long blasts on
her whistle TO warn oug fleet Meantime.
tina lrst Spanish vessel had been coming
ewiftiy along the inner arm x the channel.
ard az she founaed the bend - poin; u and
a. Moro castle cat ofr our sight OF aer bon
AID sac sesmsd TO have s:opped and backed
~,
The men at our guns set up a great shout
OF disgust, but suddenly the tow ~ the
Rpan.GTd saot into view, coming out Of the
outer channel, and quickly a second snip
came into view, CLOSELY following the other.
Then a cheer % joy went Up. and a s.l1Ut
tng out ard the guns Of oar rcet q. htvd
their cheer with a storm ~ shells on the
0fst vessel The Spanlard replied w.:h
rapid fire fiom her eievea-iACh 4ud rapid
IRE suna Tho other ships fled swiftly out
Of tbs channel ana opened fla sooA ~
they cleared Moro castle. Tie a.. VAS soon
flied with shrieklng shells.
u few words explaining tne position OF
our ships. 20 you wil. understand III" move
nlentS which TOW followed The SpapIaris
fsd evidently been watching 3ie luoycWcu-
OF thn different vessels tu aur fe,-t .lr obey
picked o4lt an haar when wc had fewer
ships prcsen. than ~ any hour since Al
n,lrh siamp9ou Joined th" hlacka1i0g
sauaIf0n with tho &ew YORK. aui Oregon.
qbe Massachusetts had gone 90 Guln.tua-
mo during the night AS had also the New
Orleans and Newark
Al sr5 the New Orleans hal headed 70
eastward fer Haquiri. and ty e,an was
fu,ly Ia!las from. tho fleet This leg. size
OREGON. Indiana, Iowa and Texas hatt.,-
ships, aud the cruiser brooklyn tn orc
gon Wa standing .jght 81 front uf the "a
trance ard closest Ia. To the eastward ~
her MAS the iuiinB.L T. g!e west iu eu
cvvsioQ were Lac Iowa. Tax.s and Brook
kn Furshar eastward and close in shoe