Evening journal., 1898-09-14

SAT III u wagner Sitt per- ana telt al /
most like hugging the conductor when |
he tod them Captain Clark, Of the bat
tleehip Oregon, was few feet away.
This top notch hero of the war was
travelling toward ST.. Joseph. Mich, TO
rest with his wife and daughters. He
arrived there Saturday night. and there
was no fuss about his coming, either.
He wanted to be quiet, aDd It was 90.
These south side girls in the car saw
sun Drowned man, with curly hair
tinged with gray, and after luncheon
he offered them a newspaper remark
ing: Il am sorry it is not a Chicago
paper" He had overheard their con-
versaticn in the morning, and con
Guided they were from this city. In
return the women offered the captain
seat in their section. which was
more desirable than the one he occu-
pied He took the seat, or rather bit
at the bait held out. He had scarcely
sat down whcn he learned that he was
discovered. In few minutes he was
once more telling how the American
sailors made holes in the Spanish
fleets off Santiago.
Said one Of the fair inQuisitors;
Il asked him after awhile if he real
ly did telegraph the Navy Department
not to hamper him with instructions.
He laughed and said: NO did not
send any such message. 1 had a per-
feet understanding with the depart
ment. and l was allowed to use my own
Judgment in everything when /
found my progress impeded by the
Nichtheroy and the Marietta I tele-
graphea The department that fact, and
was instructed to leave them behind.
He said that the greatest strain his
men endured was when his vessel al
ternated in the watch over the en-
trance to Santiago harbor. The heat
was so great that ne allowed hls men
to sleep On the decks. which fairly
g,istcned under the scarchnehts Of
MORO Castle The big guns OF the
fort could have slaughtered the men
in their s,eep. Then the captain said:
"NNe all had on our Sunday Clothes
the morning Cervera nosed out Of the
harbor, and when general quarters
sounded l couldn't imagine what the
matter was. When l was told that the
Spanish fleet was coming ont scarce
ly believed II at first. At once our
captains went after the vessels OF the
enemy upon orders to destroy or cap
ture the feet. No one looked for sig
mas from the brooklyn. / saw one
to close up. but no notice was paid 20
It by the captains. and every ship went
after the Spaniards
"In the chase after the Colon there
was more than an hour that not shot
was fred My officers Isked 90 be all
lowed to fire. but the fire would have
been at such an elevation that feared
my guns might be injured. We all
Thought that the Colon had her b.e
guns, and we wanted to save ours so as
to be ready to return any compliment
she might pay us. The officers kept
on asking permission to fire, so I told
them TO send one shot after the vessel
Just after the report CT the shot the
chief cngiuear,who had joinedin shovel
ling ccal IN the engine rooms, came w
j to me as black as anything could be
and begged that another shot be free
4 at something. He said his men were
falnting down below under the neal
and terrific strain, but they cou,t
hear a few shots he was sure they
= would keep their strength.
"'We could not tell wh5 Their we were
! gaining On the Coon CT not, and a
4 one time my heart began to sink, for
. feared that the vessel would get away
Up to the time she headed for tn'
. shore we had fred only three shots ~
ter her
Captain Clark said that the Oregon
. was a splendid vessel, but in regard Z
: her being able to battle with the who''
b Spanish feet alone, said that he wa
satisfied to have picked the spaniard.
: up as they were with the assistance O.
I the other ships.
When South Bend. Ind, was reached
Captain Clark left the train, after nav
ing given each OF The young wcmeI
his autograph. and went by anothe
e road to ST. Joseph. "A convivial New
(, York travelling man who had lsarns'
= Of Captain Clarks presence on th'
i train thought that South Bend was hi
home. He loudly expressed himself a.
thoroughly disappointed with IN
\ towns appreciation OF O real hero. H
had expected to see a brass band at th'
D station. Just as the ecptain left tn.
Z train the travelling man gave lust.
y whccp.- Chicago Record.