Arizona republican., 1898-09-15
CAPTAIN CLARK wAYLAlD.
Commander of fhe Oregon Inter-
 viewed by Two Yodng Women.

Two brighs young Chicago women coming home from the seashors to get ready for another term at the semi nary, sat in a Wagner sleeper and felt almost like huggins the conductor when he told them Captain Charles E. Clark of the bat,leship Oregon was few feet away. This ton-notch hero of the war was travelling toward St. Joseph, Mich, to rest with his wifs and daughters, says the Chicago Rec ord. He arrived there Saturday night, and there was no fuss about his com ing, either He wanted to be quiet, and it was so.
 These south side girls in the car saw q sun-browned man. with curly hair tinged with gray, and after luncheon he offered them newspaper, remark ing: T am sorry it is not a Chicago paper" He had overheard their con- versaticn in the morning and conclud- ed they were from that city. In re- turn the women offered the captain a seat in their section, which was more desirable than the enc he occupied. He took the seat, or rather bit at the nait held out. He had scarcely sat cown when he learned that he was adiscov- cred. In few minutes he- was once more telling how the American sailors made holes i'll the Spanish fleet 'off Santiago.
 Said one of the fair inquisitors yes terday:
 ''I asked him after awhile if De re- ally did telegraph the navy depart mont not to hamper him with instruc- tions lie larghed and said: No, I cid not send any such message. I lad . perfect understanding with thu department, and was allowed to use my own judgment in everything When found my progress impeded by the Nictheroy and the Marietta L. tele- graphed the department. that fact and w5s instructed to leave them behind" He said that tfle greatest strain that his men endured was when his vessel alterEated in the watch over the en- trance to Santiago harbo-. The heat was so great that he allowed his men to sleep on the decks, which fairly glis- tened under the searchlights of Moro castle. The big guns of the fort could have slaughtered the men in their sleep. The captain said:
 We all had on our Sunday clothes the morning Ceryera nosed out of the Earbor, and when general quarters sounded I couldn't imagine what the matter was. When I was told that the Spanish fleet was coming out I scarcely Relieved it at first. At once Cur captains went after the vessels of the enemy upon orders to destroy or capture the fleet No one looked for signals from the Brooklyn. I saw one to close up, bu. 10 nc.ice was paid to it by the captains and every ship went after the Spaniards.
 Tn the chase after the Colon there was mere than an hour that not shot was fired. My officers asked to be al- lowed to fire. but the fire would have been at such all elevation that I feared my guns might be injured. We all thought that the Colcn had her pig guns, and we wanted to save ours so as to be ready to return any compu- keps on asking permission to fire, so told them to send one shot after the vessel. Just after the report of the shot the chief engineer, who had joined in shoveling coal in the engine ooms. came up to me as black as any thing could be, and begged that anoth- s. Lis men were fainting down below un- der the heat and terrific strain, but if they could hear few shots he was srre they would keep their strength.
 We could net tell whether we were gaining on the Colon or not, for l fsared that the vessel would get away. Up to the time she headed Tor the shore we had fred only three shots after her
 Captain Clark said that the Oregon! vas a splendid vessel, but in regard to her being able to battle with the whole Spanish fleet alone, said that he was satisfied to have picked the Spaniards. Up as they were with the assistance of the other ships" ]
 When South Bend, Ind, was reached Captain Clark left ,he train, after hav- ing given each Of the young women his and went by another road to St. Joseph. convivial New York travelling man who had learned of Captain Clark'S presence on the train, thought that South Bend was his home. He loudly expressed himself as thor oughly disappointed with the towns appreciation of real hero. He had expected to see a brass band at the sta tion. Just as the captain left the train the travelling man gave lusty whoop, however.
 ALSACE-LORRAINE.