Evening star., 1898-09-12
OREGON'S RETURN CRUISE
Ordered, With the Iowa, to Sail for the
Sandwich Islands.
From the New York Journal Todor

| From the New York Journal Today.
! Norkmen were fastening new bow nlates
on the battle ship Oregca adding lengths
! to her tunnels and putting in hon arnnru-
| milton racks vest arday to get her ready for
| her coming cruise 20 the Sandwich Islands.
| The order demands that she and the
! Iowa be ready TO sail on the 18th. and o9-
| erations are being rushed at a doube-qulck.
Chief Engineer MiIlken. who managed
| her wonderful engines when she mace the
| famous run around the Horn has gone 20
| the New York, being now feet engineer.
In his place on the battle ship is Chief En-
gineer Perry, who is pleased with his new
! charge.
| We've done less to our machinery" re
said yesterday, in the way If repairs than
the average ocean liner gets after a trip
to Liverpool.
1T has simply been a matter Of looking
| things over. This ship was splenHi4r-
| built, and mas been we'll taken care of
since. and that's the secret Of her achieve
ments.
"Ir building naval ships it is the govern
ments custom to try to get three pints
into a quart every time. and when they
| finished the oregon the three piuts wete
| there. and the bottle wasn't cracked,
| either
Tried and Trusted Force.
We Sitdli tdht ISE OuI lBuUQ me tlOFll
| again, with the same force in the engine
rooms that brought her here except for
the addition of Assistant Engineer NAL
! lory, from the Minneapolis"
The men OF the Oregon are glad that she
is ordered back to the wcst. for most OF
them are Californians, and they are going
| nearer home.
An immeLse throng visited the ship yes
terday, and they w-re allowed in all parts
! OF her and made welcome. There is a spirit
! of frank good nature manifest in every
member Of her complement. officers and
crew. and il sits well On the men. who
worked one of the best ships ia the world
| through a glorious action
They are all proud Of her and each has
some thrilling incident to describe from his
own experience Of the great running light
off Santiago
Capt. Barker who takes command in place
of Capt. Clark, is almost as popular with his
crew the hero OF the famous coastMise
run. H. had the Oregon before Clark took
her. and they say be. long ago Pr9phesied
for her Il great career. He comes back 10
her from the cruiser Newark.
Last evening the coal chutes We're got
ready to receive the fuel that win be put
| aboard this morning. Ammunition. too,
Will be received within TeW days.
Rushing work on the Iowa.
On the Iowa there was seeming confusion
| everywhere. The decks were strewn with
WOTkmen tools ana materials. ana the
Sunday crowd had some trouble in nari-
eating.
Half the Iowa's crew is now composed of
new men from the train ng ship New Hamp-
shire All those who had less than six
months to serve were entitled to honorable
discharge and they have taken advantage
of the opportunity before the battle ship
starts on her long cruise.
Capt. Bob Evans, who is now away on
account of sickness, is expected to be in
shape to take command again when sho
sails.
There was full swing given the visiting
crowd yesterday at the yard. Many en-
tered without being required to show their
passes to the marines at the gate, and there
were plenty Of cameras in evidence. These
machines have hitherto been strictly barred
and the ambitious photographer was COM
PEELED TO leave his apparatus at the gate,
But the visitors were all remarkably order
ly and there was no abuse of the privileges
accorded.