The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-27
OREGON At ANCHOR
After Her Wonderful Sixty
Five Days Trip.
Spelling FOR A FIGHT
Disappointed That She Didn't
Find One Enroute.

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and other officers Of the Oregon came as
hore at 10 o'clock this morning and re-
ported all we'll on board and the ship IN
good condition
The Oregon left San Francisco On the
18th of March, arrived at Callao on April
1, left there on April nd passed Sandy
Point on April q. arriving at Rio Janeiro
on April 90 The battles9ip rached
Bahia on May and touched Barbados
on May Is At the latter place the war
ship was quartined, and she was only de-
tanned one day.
The battleship arrived OF Jupiter Light
on May "a and then communicated with
Washington.
The Oregon picked up the cruiser Mar
ietta and the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy
between Rio Janeiro and Bahia, but she
parted company with them after few
hundred miles.
Captain Clark said the crew Of the Ore
gon had suffered much from the heat In
passing twice through the tropics.
"An the way along" he added. 1--WE
were wandering where the paniards were
and we never ascertained that fact until
we reached here"
do you know nowT' Captain Clark
was asked.
well" he replied. IT imagine we can
make q very accurate guess
The Oregon will acknowledgements
The Oregon coaled four times on her
trip, at Callao, andy Point, Rio Janeiro
and Barnodoes, and reached here with
plenty of coal and water on board.
The first news the officers and crew CT
the Oregon had Of the Manila victory was
at Rio Janeiro, where Captain Clark re-
ceived a telegram from Washington
Alarming rumors met the Oregon At
every port. At Rio Janeiro her crew
heard a report that dynamite had been
found in the coal and at Ca1lao the ON
GERS were informed that plans had been
discovered to blow up the ship. All these
startling reports proved to be groupdleS@
On leaving the Barbados the Oregon
sailed almost directly north. going to the
north of Porto Rico about $50 miles. The
northerly course was continued until the
Bermudas were sighted, when she stood
for the east coast Of Florida Captain
Clark explains that the reason for going
to Jupiter Inlet instead of putting in at
Key West was to enable the Oregon to
be ready to go to either Key West or
Hampton Roads in short order after get
ting information from Washington Cap
tain Clark had no official knowledge of
the situation after leaving Rio Janeiro
on April 20 During the entire trip the
crow expected momentarily to meet the
Spaniards. Only once, however, was
there a call to arms. This was shortly
after midnight on leaving Rio Janeiro.
AS the Oregon was pioughing Through
the black equatorial sea a black object
was discovered ahead. The call to quar-
tiers was sounded, the men rolled out OF
their births with the enthusiasm of boys
on a circus day and almost Instantly
every gun was manned. The Oregon left
her course and circled around herr black
pusuer, only to find IL harmless bark
instead Of q Spanish war ship.
Back to their berths crept the crew
with mutterings of disappointment and
disgust.
AT Rio Janeiro Captain Clark was told
that the Spanish torpedo boat Temerario
was following him. The report gave new
interest to the trip for a day and night.
but at the next port Of call he was in
formed that the Temerario had gone Into
dry dock at Rio Janeiro just after the
departure Of the Oregon.
The cruise through the straits Of Ma
gellan was most interesting. II was at
this far southern point of the American
hemisphere that the crew expected TO re-
ceive a visit from the Spaniards. In
many places the channel IS very narrow
and crooked, with hidden bays and coves
and back of them mountains towering
into the clouds on either side
Moreover. they were in the land Of Icy
winter. For more than a month they had
| been sailing under tropical skies and now
| the blasts Of December whistled among
the crags above them and Ice at night lay
on the decks But the Oregon did not
| lag. Captain Clark had no idea OF giving
the Spaniards. If there were any. a
! chance to catch him mapping. II the grea;
1 battleship were TO be caught Is should be
/ a catch on the wing. The engines were
warmed up to their best work. and when
/ ever II was safe and possible the Oregon
/ bowled along at fifteen knots an hour.
! The machinery worked well and on ooca-
| sions the speed was increased three knots
/ in few minutes.
| stop OF three days was made al San
| dy Point. where coal was taken on and
| other supplies secured
The Oregon's twenty-five officers and
| her crew Of AS seamsn were well and
/ happy when the osttieship cast anchor
| Of Sand Key light house at hslt-past 6
/ this morning. The Oregon is IN first class
/ shape and ready for another cruise as
/ long as the one Just ended.
1 WhenNature
/ Needs assistance II may be best 20 render II
/ promptly. bat one should remember 10 use
/ even the most perfect remedies only
when needed. The best and most simple
/ and gentle remedy is the Syrup Of Figs.
/ manufactured by the California Fig
/ Syrup Co.
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