Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
FATE OR TIE OREGON
Capt Wilde Confirms the Report
That the Battle Ship is
Aground
Strikes . Treacherous Rock Near
Hoo Kie Island. $50 Niles
From Taku.
Attempt Will Be Made to Rescue
Career Of the Magnificent
Vessel.

washington, June 3U.-Ine navy de-
partment has received a. cable from
Capt. Wild, of the Oregon, at Che Foo.
confirming the report that his ship is
aground fifty miles from Taku. The
Iris and another relief ship is now with
the Oregon. The message says:
"Che Foo-Anchored yesterday in a
dense fog in seventeen fathoms, three
miles south of Hoo Kie light, Gulf of
Pee Chinli. Sent out two boats and
sounded the water at five and a half I
! fathoms. The weather cleared and we I
\ got under way. Struck Pinnocke rock,
Much water in forward compartment.
Sea is perfectly smooth. Shall charter
a steamer, if possible, at Che Foo to
Tighten the ship. The rock is thru the
4 side OF the ship, above the double bot
A tom. There is small hole also thru
4 the bottom of the ship"
The point where the Oregon ground
4 ed is fifty miles west and northwest of
Che Foo.
Shanghai, June 3o.-It is reported
here that the United States battleship
\ oregon is ashore on the island Of Hoo
Kie, in the Mica Toa group, fifty miles
Il north of Che Foo. and that steamer
y. Of the India China Steam Navigation
Company has gone to her assistance.
London. June 30.-The Shanghai COR
! respondent OF the Times. telegre phing
!, yesterday, says:
.sThe United States battleship Oregon
went ashore in fog OF Hoo kte IS
!. Hand. north of Che Foo. Messrs. Jar
dine, Mathieson & Co. are sending her
, assistance"
Washington, June 3O.-The Oregon,
queen OF the navy and most powerful
battleship in active service IN any
) navy, has had a short life and busy
!, one up to date. Her record breaking
, journey around the Horn In the spring
!, OF 1898, her splendid lighting service In
: the sea battle of Santiago and her later
!, trip to the Philippines are still fresh in
! the minds of all newspaper readers,
: and-the long rush from the Pacific to
the Atlantic in particular-haye been
!, given to the future in some Of the most
!. stirring ballads ever evoked by the exc
q ploits OF American men-of-war.
The Oregon has won place in his
I, tory and in the popular affection paral-
2 leled only by the Constitution, the
/ 4 Merrirnac, the Hartford and the Olym-
!, MIA. She made her builder famous and
= brought Immensely valuable orders
- from other nations to American ship
wards. She made known to the world
the ability Of Pacific coast builders
5000 miles from American iron fields
to not only equal the achievements OF
J. their rivals on the Atlantic coast, but
to surpass in every detail of warshir
al construction the best achievements Of
J. 1.-The shipbuilders of any country.
g. Coming out of the yards Of the Irving
lin. scott Company at San Francisco II
- Nav. 1896, she beat all existing record:
a. for ships Of her class on her trial trip
So showing maximum speed OF l7.3
n knots per hour.
re- The Oregon went into active service
l. early in 1897 and was the chief Nesse
r of the Pacific coast squadron whel
id early in 1898 the late Capt. Charles
I'd Clark, of the Monterey. was given com
mand of her and ordered to sail aroun'
I'd Cape Horn to take part in the mpend
IN ling battle with the approaching span
= ish squadron under Admiral Cervera.
do That voyage was the rbost marvelou
10 exploit Of its kind In the history OF sea
going battleships. Aside from the fac
l. that the Oregon is the only battleshi
ke that ever rounded the Horn. the voy
re age was productive OF many unprece
m dented achievements For example. til
Oregon's complete journey from Puge
e- Sound to Sand Key, Fla, done !
=. eighty-one days, covered 1902 statut
an miles. or 1871 nautical miles. the LONG
est voyage ever made by battleshll
"a She steamed 4,726 miles without max
r. ing a stop Of any kind, again creatin
an a record She steamed 2,S44 knots at
uniform speed of 13 knots an hour. Th
total number of days she spent at SCI
out Of eighty-one required to make In
voyage, was fifty-nine.
Sc. Starting in perfect order, the gree
shin arrived on the Florida coast in e.
up actly the same condition, ready. an
ire more ready than most OF the ships 81
,pt found there, to go into the battle, twhel
ad she outfooted the feetest of the IA
!. a cruisers and did more execution tina
a any other vessel engaged in the destru
rn- ton Of the Spanish fleet that trie
all. vainly to escape from Santiago on u
;as morning of July 4. 1898.
,en There has been little or no chan'
"a given the Oregon to show her mettle
Nd the Philippines, but in the event th'
she has escaped serious Injuries IN Il
accident reported to have befallen h
off Che Foo she will undoubtedly con
up TO expectations in whatever sarvi
has shall be demanded OF her In Chine
aph waters.
Ike Capt. Wilde is her commander and
He 10 9 a. m. no official report has been /
the ceived concerning the accident.
Early last week Rear Admiral Rer
cen ey was directed to send this vessel fro
ley Hong Kong to Tlku. She left Hpl
neg Kong last Saturday night. two da
ahead of her expected departure, a
,ei- had on board. In addition to her regul
ing crew, 16l sailors and marines brcug
ito 10 Hong Kong from Manila by the 2
In fro
The distance she had to travel "
llv- about 1900 miles and the calculations
.as- the naval officials here was that stf I
eon weasel made record time she would
en- at Taku In SIX daye. Today is the sis
~ - ( tie siise Oregon nas been on her voyage,
/ In that in all probability she must be
leat the vicinity of She Foo. II she matntal
for ed her reputation as q fast battle sh
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