The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
THE OREGON AT HONOLULU.
Steamed the Longest voyage anu
Through the LOnclicst seas

Through the ifDlltii''' F'"''
On the 18th the oregon steamed out
alone on the longest voyage ana through
the loneliest sea ever visited Oy paltie-
ship. The Scindia was left TO convoy
the Iris whose boiler tubes were leak
ing. For seventeen days she steamed anu
never sighted q sail-nothing but sky
and water the moon and stars al night
and the sun at day Tor louF
miles through the tropics.
At daylight on February attn the peaks
of Hawaii. Mauna LOa and Mauna kea,
were sighted. and shortly aiier those
NIaui-the latter over one hundred miles
away. Few can ever have seen the Sand
witch Islands to better advantage than
the infrequent voyager from the lonely
cluster Of cinder heaps where the oregon
had left her consorts.
The Oregon lies at anchor of Honolulu
midway between the bell-buoy and the
entrance. and as at times the swell Is
heavy it was thought advisable TO send
the Scindia I'm to coal the flagship Phil
adelphia. which arrived on the 18th, and
fill I'd the Oregon's bunkers with the aid
of lighters Unfortunately there are but
two small lighters which can be trusted
outside the harbor in ordinary weather
so that, though all desire TO push on to
where service is being seen, there IS
most tedious delay.
The Scindia which arrived on the llth
cannot 20 on: her boilers are in bad shape
and it is believed that she viii be sent TO
San Francisco and require three months
repairs. The boilers Of the Iris are In
fairly good shape again. and she is now
filling up with coal in order to supply
the oregon at Guam. \ few men have
been sent TO the army hospital here from
the different ships-not because Of their
serious condition. but on account Of the
more favorable conditions for treatment.
The sick included four who were scald-
ed on the Scindia when the tubes Of one
Of her boilers gave way. TWO officers
Naval Cadets II. y. Jensen and ,. IT,
Magill-are also 10 go home from the
OREGON. These officers have been on the
ship for nearly two years, and had De-
come so weakened by the long-conthued
strain that II was not considered adFisa-
bic TO trust 10 their recovery under snip
conditions Possibly the oregon AFTER
entering the harbor and coailnS' coulu
get out again under favorable CONDITIONS
but there Is an uncertainty as 10 "hon
those conditions would obtain ana as on
account OF her tremendous Deam' she
occupies almost as much space as Two
of the largest snlps '''e'N ~
tered the harbor. the probabilities Oh COZ
lision. grounding or other accident IN
the extremely small harbor are TOO great
% he risked. Nevertheless, there Is
Marty in Honolulu which is opposed to the
onen;ng of Pearl Harbor on account OF
tho nossible diversion Of traffic and COM
,,,arca from the harbor OF Honolulu.
During the past week the United States
,ransnorts Scandal and Morgan City left
N. barbor for Manila. The Ohio and
senator. with General Egbert's command.
arrived on the 10th. On their departure
on the 18th the transports with the
"flobting Twenty-second" slowly rounded
the oregon, the band playing Aud Lang
svne, and the decks and rigging TO the
very trucks dark blue with the brave
boys who had fought at FL Caney. Along
the deckhouse were seated a little row
OF ladies; surely the army carries more
of home with II than the navy. Then a
clear voice called Three cheers for the
battleship Oregon" and IL was given with
a will and tiger. Up from the bunkers
and coal-lighters. the fre-rooms and
lower decks streamed the b!uejackets.
grimy with coal-dust and wet with pers-
piration, but thoughtless OF all but how
best to show their full appreciation Of the
courteous and gallant Twenty-sscond.