The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-05
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Commander Of the Oregon wayIaidI
Chicago Young Women.

Chicago Young Women.
FROM tie Chicago Reoord.N
Two bright young Chicago women
home from the seashore to get ready
other term at the seminary sat In q
sleeper and felt almost like hugRing
ductor when he told them Capt q
Clark Of tho battleship Oregon wns
away. This top-notch hero OF the
travelling toward st. Joseph. Mich. Z
his wife and daughters. He arrived
urday night. and there was no fuss
coming, either. He wanted TO be duI
wal so.
These south side girls In the car 90
Drowned man. with curly hair tinEed'
and after luncheon he offered thefN
paper. remarking: II am sorry II is
cago paper" He had overheard tho J
sation In the morning, and concluded
from this city. In return the wom
h Captain a seat in their sections
more desirable than the one he occ
took the seat, or rather bit at the ba
Ne had scarcely sat down when he lei
he was discovered. In n few minutl
once more telling how tho America
made, holes In the Spanish fleet of 81
said ono oil. tho fair inquisitorB yeaf T
L asked him after awhile III heb
telegraph, the Navy Department not
him with Instructions. He. laughed
perfect understanding with the depai
1 was allowed to use my own jud
everything. When l found my prd
peded by the Nictheroy and thu
! ~telegraphed the, department
dured was when his Vessel Ell saiiterne !,
watch over the entrance to SantiaiH,,
The heat was 30 great that he allowd,
to sleep on the decks, which fairly
under the seArchliRhts of Moro Ca
big guns Of the fort GOULD have slaugi
men W W th al s Sisdfp on T osp f ssn SdGpte \
morning Cervera nosed out OF the
imagine what the matter WINS. W
told that the Spanish. feet was cd
scarcely believed IL at first. At ond
tains went after the vessels Of the
looked for signals from tho Brool
one to close up. but no notice was
the Captains and every ship wen
"'In. the chase after the Colonl
more than an hour that not a shd
HA1 OllISglS ubhDu W bC ulIOWtu WIN
fire would have been at such an. eleNNs
! feared my guns might BIO injured
thought that the Colon had her big Z
we wanted to save ours so as to. be req
turn any, compliment she might pay
officers kept, on asking permission
80 l told them to send one
the vessel. just after the report d
the Chief Engineer. who had Joined
ling coal In the engine rooms, came
as black as anything could be. and b
another shot be fired at somethin
his men. were falnting down belovy
heat and terrific strain. but II they
O, few shots he was sure they would
I'VE could not tell whether we we'll
or the Colon Or not, and at one time
began to sink. for / feared thatthe vel
get away. Up to the time she head{i
shore we had fired only three shots a.
Capt. Clark said that the Oref
splendid vessel. but In regard to he'll
to battle with the whole Spanish
said that no was satisfied to have
Spaniards up rs they were with the
OF tho other ships"
When South Bend. Ind. was 3reibe1
Clark left the train. after havinf 4
OF the young women his autograph 0
by another road to st. Joseph. IA
New York travelling man who had le
Capt. Clark's presence on the traifi
that South Bend was his home. Hell
pressed himself as thoroughly diff
with the towns appreciation OF a reaS
had expected to see q brass band ut
Just as the Captain left the train tho
man gave q lusty whoop. however.