Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-11-11

torpedo into her and sinking her. to keep company with
sigsbees last vessel the Maine. AS naval writer has
put it, at last the boosted torpedo boat upon
trial under battle conditions"
The captain of the st. Paul held his fire until the
rushing enemy presenting only small target, had
reached distance 54OO yards and then there
followed of the finest exhibitions of American marks
manship that naval history shows. The distance
great but from the deck of the st. Paul it would
that the proectles falling close to the supposedly
deadly torpedo boat foe.
Capt sigsbee in his official report told subsequent
story thus:
Suddenly the Terror headed up into the wind broad
side to the st. Paul, if injured but kept up fire
from her battery, her shot falling short. / looking
at her from the upper bridge with bnocuar glasses of
great power, and at this time | a shell explode
apparently against her hull abaft the after
"She Immediately turned with port helm and stood
in for the harbor at considerable speed her behavior Civ
ing evidence of damage Instead of standing in through
the channel close to the Morro whence she had issued
to begin her attack, she fell long distance to leeward
When down toward Cabras island she rounded to and
stood southeastward toward the harbor apparently
under good management The Spanish cruiser showed
concern by standing in after her.
The Spaniards compelled to send the Terror
aground prevent her from sinking was found that
three shells had struck her. killing and wounding many
of her and eectually putting her out of action
The nfana Isabel and another Spanish cruiser stayed
under the protection of the batteries refusing to
Sigsbees challenge to battle
1t is probable that every American naval officer will
admit that Rear Admiral Charles Edgar Clark has had
varied a of service any who trod
the quarter deck 1t lkey-in fact, search of
the records shows nothing to the conrarythat Admiral
Clark is the only sailor of the who fought
North American Indians The admiras mastery sailing
of the Oregon around the Horn his magnificent handling
of the ship in the battle with the Spanards off
Santiago and divers other things which the old sailor
has done we'll have made his latter service to shine
that his early exploits, though bright enough in them
selves have been Swallowed by contrast.
Precious few people know that when Clark
youngser in the service he thrown by force of the
and circumstances into contact with warike In
dans of the northwest coast Old settlers who dwell
the of the Lewis and Clark trail will tell you to-day
that Lieut. Clark in the trying situation of being
rounded by 400 reds each bent taking his
sailor scalp, conducted himself in worthy of
Carson Bridger other Of the old painsmen path
finders and Indian fighters
Early in July 1868, Clark the fifth officer in rank
board the old warship Suwanee battlescarred vet
vessel of the civil days The Suwanee struck
storm off Vancouver island and it of the
worst storms that the supposedly gentle Pacific
allowed itself to be stirred to- Everything that
ship knew how do done to the ship, but
there storms that laugh at seamanshp.
At the end the Suwanee the rocks off the
northern end of Vancouver island Most of the members