The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-04
But Hereafter he Will Run a
Small Torpedo Boat.
LIEUT.. NICHOLSON m The CITY.
WIN Act ma Chairman Of thar Rowan
a.~, uoaxa yasay-Has been A.
aligned 90 the Command al sne
PnrraEuf-supports the Ifiiitr 81
Tarr~do srags-Thiaiss Ever, :
thing About the Oregon - a"i"-

Liant Nicholson Sao Ss the nav issssshs
officer OF tas baEssaslaip oregon GA Ks ASSaa
.rfs, around this Horn and s1aF1ng tise en-
uayevseu; at sass; sazZs. arrived u sT@tta"
Yesterday ana Will today AZ a. efstls1Fa3
of ~. board for the Ftsi = tEie f9ffsnze
boat RaEzx T3e Lieutenant }0spei shs
Oregon AZ tlgis E>9sat wn@r ! stsFte" oss as@
long journey isss 5sace9,
The Oregon and the santiago hattie sass
been taIAed atguf ssggRn. IN I<sssGf 4Sief-
seyyoT.s opinion. lie says tast there j.
notalag Few gos anybpdY 10 adj. Previous
reports ~ the sasp's aosnss are Gourmet
H. the MAN. bY the lieutenant story TIE
es4is real anxiefg o. tsss journey from fe-
.xat soand sas that OF t4o officers ard crew
lest they sn0nia gsof arrive with tie At
fsntsr fes{ In sifnx - toEfs t8e ffgh.ng.
The first 1sws Of tfsa declaration Of war
was rece:v.d ~ Ekss Janeiga. egtf fss5t FUR
thss spssh, AZ has been some lrI.es report
Ell. Sssss Of ths ssAtfle 81 Manila WAS i@-
~eeives; on Fhe next day-
Capt Aahans aftieiss IN Mrs1aya's
Magazine sfafe what the cbtcct or the tip
was" said the IIeusensrt 'lt saz 90 give
the United States tie prsEr2fadtsrafcc u
naval power over the Spanish faFesss.
Incl.ien,aliy. L.faIt. Nicholson noted thai
CAPT. Maians sanse IN generally pro-
nouneed with The secesas o. the last sslia-
bile. There IL some uncertainty about H.
said he, ahut that Is tna say tho naval
men usually give it-
hnfW hQtSon WAS bteHt9se0
A. msraly personaI statement made by
the officer tn a ff5end illustrates the feei-
Ing OF men on 3 baiflssGip in time OF
setion Tire friend had asked him II the
guns did net make fearful noise The
lieutenant replied 4 suppose they did.
but ! didn't bear them.
When asked bow t:lT biockadtHE feet be-
came aware thss iAeut. Hobsor bad been
removed from Merro Castle, Lieut. Stcho4-
son replied that h. Fas not quite sure. but
he had the impression t1as q Aatsaeh had
heen senf ia under = white flag. demand
Ing that tha removal be- made aid tar
Etsaniafds had complied with the defna d.
This point was left uncovered by tho press
DISPATCHES at the time.
Lieut. Nscholsssns appearance isere as
chairman % tbs trial hoard Of tbs Rowan
4 probably The beginning 81 hong efay On
the Pacific raasf Pr.or to the Uregors's
dessartnra tie lieutenant was sent 10 The
Coast with the expectation of bsing made
cDyafsaaaef at Ihn torpedo boat EarraEsii.
then hul1ifg at San Ffanssaeo. lie had
teasfed la be ia service on the Coast and
was assigned In accordance with his de-
sire. The heatllisies With spain. however.
altered all plans and he vas appointed 80
be navigating officer 81 the h4ttieshlp.
To Command the Farraguf
Al the close of the waT Lieut. Nicholson
eSaif sought assignment 10 the Pacific
cuass ard succeeded in getting his former
detail rs commander of the Farnagut re-
nswesi. lie wis seai e4t 70 act as ore OF
the officers of the trial of shat boat re-
csntly, ana AT the conclusion II the trial
Of the Rowan here wiit retarn Ia San
Francisco "a assume permanent station
with the Farragui
Concerning the mgeb-dispptea question
6f the utility Of The torpedo craft as q YES
rei Of war Lieut., Nicholson holds that the
hsnf az Santiago demon NJ rated only ona
thing. that is. that the craft cannot be
n*rd sEainss satttssb1p or an arFnored
vessel 81 the day tiriae They are Intend
cd for night attacks and for that purpose
are extremely paisahie For proper use
they require quick Actifu well ns.ist.s:
and & courageous crew. Il Is nos right SIX
acfis 10 say bar taey are intended for a
Qpsek attack aast fEtreaf The lieutenant
commands VI . torpedo boat doest't
reckon On Fcsreai 4 all he Simply knows
that II he can lfestr uy big Esattleshlp h.,
has Wen fame fse all ;sf3e
Use of Torpedo Boat.
IL " In the possibility ~ using o small
Nassel costiug @hage near tiaego 70
Gs-Toy ship COSTING nilli1na, that sh,.
sreat value % The foFpeao boat lies Not
because 81 The difference {f cost Of tlla two
vessels. bat hsraalne ~ the fact fbat tNr
dtefseSius 81 hsg ship DESTROYS osa ~
fhe enemy lighting uliirS. which cannot r.,
rnrsaessi within any short psrsosi ~ f3u,a =.
The h.titeaafsf tA4nkS fhe TORPEDO r4s,s :
VIII bs % sieetd:sf service tn defending fh.,
ees&f N1less Ia t3lss fsSg-'cf they velff rtrs,,
an important adjunct 20 shs, s,rs,sf7are
t'aps. Nah8ua ArtEs.te~ In erffirlsrr ~ 49,.
ntfss4stoEs RS " n NsAHfia. fseffe %feh,,4Sss,
esss. are Eeifefzliy supported s,y tfavsl OF
rSngss Tho big. Etw-sTt ships aY@ fnvAar.
able fcF COAST aettsaAs-4els ~ Them a..
F.ssef sound woisi5 saake an ira letsis f,5..
addittnH 10 The rvstsFtsla power - tha ( =
tsfCn ttofsa htfs thew ssanstsss gsssff -. ts-s i
xesss.ai ersan service fsa-,f ~8rhsfe.,,.
was aboard the Monterey as. her fss-es ,gs,,
from S@n ErR0stslss 50 Puget gtssgsf . Va ~,
s'Affs that EfAs sT%aFtltess nAv8xate tbs cast
very easily.
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