The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-01

: -. a. The Bravo boys who made the rec
- ,,r Oh, tsse Oregon from San Ers2isco
/. Key West and WHO took part IN ne
xrk.ne OF Ceryeras feet. arrived ID seat
s,e sas. evening and made a frieH3sS eau
- Owen sullivan. OF the Bureau saloon
~. name h john Kennedy. ami he recog-
...6s Eliensalrg Al his home. although he
a~as .wipcr'' In the employ Of TIE North
arm Pacific railroad as Easton Dsfore he
Ven. into the navy.
Kennedy is quiet, unassunains fellow.
~, When II comes 10 speaking OF the great
hat,sship Oregon and Capt Clark. his
faes lights up with enthusiasm: he becomes
interested IN the subject from his toes
up"
Capt Clark IL the best man In the na-
we said Kennedy. land is the one that
ought to have the praise that goes 10 he
admiral Ii 1t had not been for The Ore
ron rf.e tizcaya and the cTLstobai Cn.un
would have escaped. II WAS Z. grand
chase and for a while the crew were afraid
Ne could not make II. The offers were
confident however. and during the hour
and 4 half that we were on the anxious
seat they were calm and said: 'Den't wor-
ry boys, we vii! make 1t all right
The Oregon's Work.
'-Of course. We knew that n. Oregon
wae q great runner. while the other bolts
were In ignorance OF just what We had up
our sleeve. Soon We commenced 20 come
up and at four and one-half smiles distance
Lieut.. Eberiy. with his i3-inch gun.
caught the Colon fair aud sqslare the rig
proteetiie going through the captains Gao
H. II Mas great shot and did the bl,si-
n~M At four mics 0verstreet. with iis
&inch gun, put one through the Colon's
bow. We had six of the Co,on'sf men
aboard the Oregon for some time, and they
told ne mat during the fgh; her ofic ers
Killed thirteen fireman who gave out and
could not do theAr work, and ATTEMPTED to
leave the firehole.
7 During the battle Capt. Clark wa, rs
cool and seif-poesessed a man as yon ever
saw. In fact. while shot were falling all
around US. the men on the Oregon did no,
aef dinerentiy from what they did on or
dinary occasions The GOODNESS of the men
o. the American navy gave them a great
Advantage over the Spaniards. who be-
care greatly excited and consequently
could not h't anything. A gunner in our
navy shoots at an enemy in the same way
that ne shoots at a target He SAYS 10
himself Wei, will see what / can do
With you this time. old man. and lets her
go II was not even good practice in The
nshi win cervera. because our men could
w tnem whenever they chose. II is said
that the Oregon was hit once but that is
not true,
Freak of Nature.
TIE reception given US in New York city
was wonderful sigh. and the attention
paid he Oregon WIS most fiattering. Well
there is no question. but that she il simply
freak OF nature. That is all there is 10
H. When We struck the straits of Magel-
ian u was O'Clock in the evening and Wa
conk rot get through owing to the narrow
course We dropped anchor until the next
morning and Then started ont. The run Is
ABOUT zes miles and We made II with two
ahcnors dragging In the water, at the rate
o. seventeen knots an hour. This was the
way We got line on what the Oregon
could do. When We went after the Viz
caya and Colon the officers felt in their
bones that the royal old craft was going
to make the run of her life and she id IL.
tapt Clark was on the alert every mo-
'nent and were his usual smile We call
him smiling Clark In the navy. He Ia one
OF the bsss men that ever lived and his men
fairly worship him There is a man that
5 has bis head al ali times. Capt Evans.
usually called Fighting Bob Is an over
rated man. He does not deserve the credit
be gets
Mr.. Kennedy VII leave Seattle this morn
Ing FOR trip 10 kaiana and Portland. He
has as souvenir Of his experience with
he greatest OF al ,dern batteships. a silver
crp takea from the Cotton.