The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-30


partmert has recsived cablegram
from cart. Wilde of the Oregon dated
Chez Foo yesterday Announcing that his
ship fis aground 80 miles from Talu.
Ths iris and another relief ship are now
with the Oregon.
The point where the Oregon grounded
IS Atty miles west northwest of Chez
100. Taku Is 10 miles west Of Pin
uacle rock. where she struck.
CAPT. wILDEs REPORT.
The following dispatches were re-
celved at the navy department this
morning relative TO the grounding of
the Oregon:
Chee Foo. June 29
Hecretary OF the Navy:
Anchored yesterday. dense fog. i'm IL
9Athoms three milss south OF How-Ke
32x|ht Gulf OF Pechi H. Sent out two
boats and sounded least water 5la faith
of1s. Weather clear Got under way
and struck Pinnacle rock. Much water
IN forward compartment. Perfectly
smooth. Shall charter steamer N pos
gible at Chee Foo and tighten the ship.
Rock through side OF ship above double
q bottom about frame 10. Small holes al
~ through bottom OF ship,
tSigned) WILDE.
4 THE IRIS SAILS.
Chee Foo Junr 90
Secretary Navy, Washington;
| Iris gone TO assistance OF the Oregon.
tSigned) RAYMOND ROGERS.
Commanding Nashville.
Hong Kong, June 20.
Secretary Navy. Washington:
Princeton Arrived. Brooklyn leaves
III he Uaf ot Foo,
has been sent to assist Oregon. reported
BY Rogers on rock south How Ke
3iEht. Iris going to her assistance.
M tSignsd) Remey.
A GREAT BATTLESHIP.
The swift and splendid battlesl.p
Oregon is probably the best known
end most generally revered ship IN the
\ navy today. her matchless service at
Santiago having stamped her as a
opeedy. powerful and effective all
pAr0upd ship. while her wonderful trip
from Puget sound 10 Cuban waters. ar
xiving after 1s.000-mile record break
ing voyage. III and ready. as she proved
Tor immediate action. Is among the
u1arvels OF. naval achievement of any
Al Santiago the Oregon broke all
xtcprdS for battleships. al the critical
t moment actually ovcrhauing the Co.
10n ranked as Spain's fastest cruiser.
and. according 10 many experts. thus
saved the cruiser Brooklyn and. Grip
pling the Colon. made the Spanish de-
xeat complete and decisive.
Since thea the Oregon has been as
1af north as New York, and again
proved her matchless value as a rella-
bic and efficient. evcr-ready battleship
BY aEain sailing around the continent
and nrross the Pacific to Manila with
0uf miehep and with but slight repairs.
For this duty she left New York Oct.
~, 1885, in company with the battle
0hip Iowa proceeded around cape Horn
10 Callao. where she received orders
10 start Immediately to Manila in re-
0ponse TO Admiral Dewey's message
that The Oregon is needed for politi-
cal reasons"
The Iowa continued TO San. Fyhncis-
60, while the Oregon started on "A long
trip across the Pacific, stopping at
Honolulu for coal and repairs, again
at Guam and arriving at Manila on
March 1e 1899.
She has been attached 10 that squad
1 koD xince. more recently under the
/ 6ommand OF Capt. George F.F Wilde a
North Faston man. and has done some
Qui(e effective service In those waters
( since her arrival.
4 Tle Oregon II a first-class battieship.
originally styled coast-line one al
/, 1IUuxh she has since proved she is an
1 /0J)-around hrst-class cruising and
{06htlnk ship by her wonderful per-
Xormances.
She Is an exact sister satp OF the
|Dott1eohip Massachusetts, and Indiana,
which were but recently In Boston har-
An >os,ipped the Oregon cost the gov