The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-11

torpedo into her and sinking her keep company with
Sitsnc's last vessel Tho Maine As naval writer has
PIT H. at last the much 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 Of about 540O yards and then there
followed ono Of tn" finest exhibitions of American marks.
manship that naval history shows. The distance
great but from the deck Of the St Paul It would
that III" projcc'los falling close to the supposedly
deadly torpedo boat foe
capt Sgsbee in his official report told the subsequent
story thus,
suddenly the Terror headed up into the wind broad
side TO the st. Paul II injured but kept up a fire
from her battery, her shot falling short was looking
ut her from the upper bridge with bnocular glasses az
great power and at this time | shell explode
apparently against her hull abaft the smokestac
she immediately turned with port helm and stood
In for the hurbor at considerable speed her behavior Civ
ing evidence Of damage Instead OF standing in through
the channel close to the Moro whence she had issued
TO begin her attack she fell long distance leeward
When down toward Cabras island she rounded to and
stood sonrhoastward toward the harbor apparently not
under good management The Spanish cruiser showed
concern by standing in after her"
The Spaniards compelled to send the Terror
aground to prevent her from sinking II found that
three shells had struck her killing and woundng many
OF her crew and cnectuay putting her of action
The nfanta Isabel another Spanish cruiser staycl
under the protection Of the batteries refusing to answer
Sigsbees challenge to battle.
It is probable that every American naval officer will
admit that Rear Admiral Charles Edgar Clark has had
varied OF service any who ever trod
the quarter 1t likely-in fact search Of
the records shows nothing to the contrarythat Admiral
Clark is the only sailor of the navy who ever fought
North American Indians. The admirals mastery sailing
of the Oregon around the Horn his magnificent handling
of the ship in the battle with the Spanards on
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
youngse In the service he thrown by of the
and circumstances into with warlike In
dams of the northwest coast Old settlers who dwell at
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 savage reds each taking his
sailor scalp. conducted himself In worthy OF
Carson Brdger any other Of the old plainsmen path
finders and Indian fighters.
Early In July, 1868. Clark the fifth officer in rank
board the old warshp Suwanee, battlescarred
eran vessel of the civil days The Suwanee struck
a storm OFF Vancouver island and II was one of the
worst storms that the supposedly gentle Pacific
allowed itself to be stirred to- Everything that seaman
ship knew how to do was done to save the ship but
there storms that laugh at seamanshp.
At the end the Suwanee the rocks off the
end of Vancouver island Most Of the members