The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-12

torpedo into her and sinking her. keep company with
sgsbees last vessel the Maine AS naval writer has
put It, at last the much boosted torpedo boat upon
trial under battle conditions"
Inc captain Of the ST. Paul held his fire until the
rushing enemy, presenting only small target had
reached distance of about yards and then there
followed of the finest exhibitions of American marks
manshp that naval history shows The distance was
great but from the deck of the ST. Paul would seem
that the proeces falling close to the supposedly
deadly torpedo boat foe.
Capt Sgsbee in his official report the subsequent
story thus:
Suddenly the Terror headed up into the wind broad
side to the st. Paul. if injured but kept up a fire
from her battery, her shot falling short was looking
at her from the upper bridge with bnocuar glasses of
great power, and at this time l saw shell expode
apparently against her hull abaf the smokestack
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 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 harbo apparently not
under good management The Spanish cruiser showed
concern by standing in after her."
The Spaniards were compelled to send the Terror
aground to prevent her from sinking was found that
three shells had struck her. killing woundng many
of her crew and eectually putting her of action
The nfana Isabel and another Spanish cruiser STAYED
under the protection of the batteries refusing to
Sgsbee's challenge to battle
1t is probable that every American naval officer will
admit that Rear Admiral Charles Edgar Clark has had
as varied career of service any who ever trod
the quarter deck. 1t lkey-in fact a search of
the records shows nothing the conrary-that Admiral
Clark the only sailor of the navy who ever fought
North American Indians The admras 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 WELL 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 was
youngster in the service he thrown by force of the
waves and circumstances into contact with warlike In
dams of the northwest coast Old settlers who dwell
the end of the Lewis and Clark trail will tell you to-day
that Lieut. Clark in the trying situation of being sur
rounded by 400 reds each bent taking his
sailor scalp conducted himself in manner worthy of
Carson. Bridger other of the old plainsmen path
finders and Indian fighters
Early in July, 1863 Clark the fifth officer in rank
board the old warship Suwanee, battlescarred
vessel of the civil days. The Suwanee struck
a storm off Vancouver island and it one of the
worst storms that the supposedly gentle Pacific ever
allowed itself to be stirred to- Everything that
ship knew how to do was done to the ship but
there storms that laugh at seamanship.
At the end the Suwanee the rocks off the
northern end of Vancouver island Most of the members