New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-26
CAPTAIN CLARK HERE.
u,,xYrALLY A PATIENT AT THE NAVAL
HOSPITAL.
.ovyrR COMMANDER or THE OREGON SAYS
-r7s FAIRLY WE'LL. AND TALKS

-ur FORMER COMMANDER OF THE OREGON SAYS
ur FEELS FAIRLY WE'LL, AND TALKS
OF THE SANTIAGO FIGHT.
charles z. Clark l. 6. y. who will
80 he renowned in naval annals as the COM
f"1, q, tho battle-shp Oregon IN her record
na. .,.,re run around the Horn and in the de-
p's" ',on o. Ceryera's fleet at Santiago is
s.,callv patient at the Naval Hospital in
''" -,.,.r 20 which he was ordered after being
p'O, ,".rss bv a medical board Of survey at
CON-, But in reality he says that he is feel
s@"' ~ well" and he certainly does not show
'ns ..,ned and rugged face any of the effects
N .Is oxnerence in Southern waters. There Is
o. .scsl necessity for his staying in the hos
~ ~ md this morning he is going 10 call on
l'0s,I Bnnce with Medical Director Woods.
aa"' Ike arrangements for getting leave Of
ob.s,ce for month.
r.n,s,n Clark expected to find his wife in
work when he arrived but she is not we'll,
~, ds not come on from Michigan. As soon
~ obtains the necessary leave from the Navy
r.,srtmen,. the Captain will go at once 10
.,,r his family, who are staying with his
,-,,hsr Lloyd Clark. In Benton Harbor Mich.
r,nta,n Clark is a stout round-faced, jolly
,r HIS eyes set under shaggy eyebrows,
,.,r,v twinkle when he talks and his laugh
,,skss one feel at home az once in his presence
Y. s,ned with Medical Director Woods. az the
,.,,ers home last evening, and had just
.o,,e from the dining-room when seen by
r-,bune reporter. lie laughed heartily when
mi that according to a dispatch paper ne had
hesn taken 70 the Naval Hospital on litter.
NOT TAKEN on A LITTER
"ya- from H." ne said. Il arrived in Jersey
CITY from Philadelphia az o'clock. took the
arnex ferryboat 10 Brooklyn. and came up 10
The hospital here on a Flushing-ave. trolley
car Nv hospital steward was the only one with
me No one recognized he on the way. ana
had no trouble getting here My health is pretty
good now. and ali tha, need is a rest. You
see down in Cuba I was troubled with my
stomach had one attack and recovered ana
then had another, which did not respond 20
treatment so readily. II left me very weak
But the fresh air since left Santiago has done
me worlds OF good. on the st. Louis Inc
ling quarantine al Montauk Point was unpiea
ant. but the bracing air out there set me W IN
good shane A DAY or two ago l was feeling
badly. so decided 10 stay on the st. Louis un'H
she reached Philadelphia, and came up from
there to-day leaving Oh the Limited al O'CLOCK
Il don't anticipate any more trouble MY
stomach trouble was contracted In Panama ana
I suppose a little Of the malaria still chung 10
my system.
They ordered ne 70 the hospital here, but
an so much better that l am going TO ask FOR
leave. II can be gotten without any trouble
shall ask for a month. Then II
that isn't enough. why. it can be extended
shall drive down with DIT Woods 10 see Admiral
Bunce about IL in the morning
viii YOU go on the Oregon while you are IN
the yard, Captain?
NO I hadn't thought I would. You see, l
said goodby to ali the fellows in Santiago and
don't want to DO It again This was said with
a tinge Of sadness. and then. You see am
no longer commander Of the oregon. -....
No. I don't know anything ao0uI rne iepo -
that the Oregon NAV 20 10 Manila by va! o.
the Suez Canal Probably shall not command
CAPTAIN Clark was evidently pleased with pub
lic APPRECIATION Of the work OF the oregon.
so much has been said in praise OF ner' ne
replied 70 a question. and 1t has oeen
said so we'll, that think II is hardly necessa!!
drawn from the action OF the ships in the pres
mt war? Well l don't know as can say any
hing more than others. There are thTee eieaS
the necessity for when mas oeelI
Observation-Disclosures powder the getuhg oi
an the wood out OF the ships, and speed.
Yes. | think the Oregon showed the necessity
for good speed in battle ships. IL IS d s. It
hing TO have command u d good headWay. Inc
highest speed is supposed 20 be for special ships
stch as cruisers but the oregon proved that d
swift battle-ship IS valuable BOAT; ~ illeae
be necessary TO sacrifice some other lhlHsa' So
As steaming radius. II the speed OF patts-sHlPS
-f,i1t along the present lines is 10 be increased
AS 10 guns. rapid fire batteries are all right
bur we shall have 70 keep our large guns as
one as heavy armOr is used There IS arhoI
,aoat that Pinch guns will hardly 90 through
but the 13-inch will.
SPANISH SHIPS DISAPPOINTING.
At Santiago We overlook the Cristobal Colon
reputed 20 be a very fast ship. None OF the
spanish ships came up to expectations In point
D, speed. Their bottoms must have been foul'
Their. think they had Scotch and English
engineers N handl- the ships last year; since
then their machinery had deteriorated nave
tried 70 find out how long before the war lhese
alien engineers left. but ! guess II was SOM
time I don't believe that the Spanlarcs are
natural mechanics, they don't know how 10
keen machinery In order. DeHcate inaChiheiy
has got 10 be constantly looked out for or IL
will give wzy Give the Spaniards twenty
knot ship and she Will soon run down 10 an
eighteen knot and then a sixteen-knot snip.
Coming up the coast or Scuth America on Oui
famous voyage We frequently ran TOT a Gay d.
a time AZ fifteen knots. and that not Wholly on
forced draught Sometimes we made more imam
that IN spccial bursts. II was our custom as we
got further north u put on fun speed whenever
We vessel. " g WpIlu NrNp 'u' SN'''' ~
her until we found what We had run across
whether 1t was the whole Spanish fleet or not.
should have been glad had beer able 70 take
part In the naval parade II must have been a
great thing. ! ala C. Al that the sailor boys mao
such & greeting They deserved IT,
CARDINAL GIBBONS Calls on CERVERA.
Annapolis Nd Aug. 25.-Cardnal Gibbons ar
rived here this morning from Baltimore and called
on Admiral Cervera with whom he remained for