The record-union., 1898-09-12

the way she did it was the grandest
sight he ever saw.
'.As soon as the Teresa emerged she
let fly a broadside toward US with all
her guns, and from then on till the
Colon ran aground there was a constant
stream OF bullets whistling over our
heads; they all went too high and when
we went aboard the Colon we found out
why. All the guns were sighted for
5000 yards and the Spaniards told us
they were set there before the fight
commenced and were left that way.
Did we get excited at the guns? Oh,
no; we were a little nervous at first,
but after the first shower screamed
over our heads everybody got as cool
as cucumbers. The officer in charge
of my division gave practically no or
ders. He saw that we were doing all
right and he just let us go ahead
He stated that the men aboard were
greatly attached to Captain Clark.
That man talked to the common sail
ors the same way he did to the officers,
and how he managed the ship on the
trip around the Horn made us all ad-
mire him. We would undoubtedly have
encountered the Spanish fleet at one
time if Captain Clark hadn't maneuver-
ed SO skillfully. Why one night we
sailed so close that we could see their
lights plainly and made out the direc-
tion in which they were travelling, and
the Captain changed our course The
Spaniards told us afterward that they
had picked up a barrel the next day
marked u. S. S. Oregon and they
knew that they were right close by the
big white DEVIL as they called US.
'Homesick? Well, yes, we were a
little that way right after the parade.
l know I was, and do you know the
splendid reception you New Workers
gave us sort of made us that way. You
see, we wished our people had been here
to see the thing and I suppose that
started us to thinking of home. We
are all slope boys, you know"
When I asked him If they thought
they were going to Manila as was ru-
mored, he said no, but that all hands
would be delighted if it was so, as they
would probably stop at Frisco then.
The Oregon, although the most popu-
lar of the vessels at the navy yard, had
the fewest marks of battle in evidence
The New York stood at the head of the
list in this respect. although she took
no part in the Santiago fight. There is
a large number of enormous ventilators
and similar apparati upon the super
structure of the New York, and these
bore scores of holes, gashes and dents,
as did the three smokestacks, all souve-
Mrs Of Spanish land batteries
I almost forgot to mention the pet of
the Oregon. He is young, fat and ex-
cessively lazy. He is black in color and
remarkably clean appearing for one OF
his race. His name is Blanco and be-
fore rescued by the Oregon was intend
| ed to supply the pork for the table OF
the officers Of the Cristobal Colon. When
I saw him he lay under the shade of the
superstructure amidships and the only
results the sailors could procure in their
| efforts to get him up and show him
| self off to his visitors were sundry dis
gusted grunts.
| Near the forward turret of the lowe
number Of people were clustered wher
the writer went aboard and upon join
| ing them found the object of their at
tention to be a common black and white
| goat. He wore a silver collar upor
which is engraved the following:
billy