The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-04
WIFE OF CAVALRY '
CAPTAIN IS INJURED

Winters, Third Cavalry, L. S. A, who
is instructor in military tactics at the
Kamehameha Schools, was severely in
jured yesterday afternoon by being
thrown from her pony cart. The horse
slipped while rounding a street corner
and the cart was overturned throwing
Mrs. Winters to the street. Her arm
was broken and she was severely
shaken up. She was removed to the
Young Hotel and Major Wadhams, sur
geon al Fort Shafter, summoned to at
tend her.
Responsible for the Oregon s Great Run
Rear-Admiral r. w. Milligan, U. S.
N, retired, died suddenly October IA,
aged sixty-fve years. He was chief
engineer of the battleship Oregon, when
she made her remarkable run from the
Pacific Coast to Santiago, Cuba, during
the war with Spain. For his work at
that time he was advanced FIVE num-
pSlS III HE q dNC. lev iouShy nc Idd
been commandant at the Norfolk navy
yard. So long, at least, as the memoir
able run of the Oregon is remembered,
the name of Admiral Milligan will not
be forgotten.
| After the battle of Santiago, Mill
gan had occasion to go aboard the
Brooklyn, where he was greeted warm
ly by Commodore Schley, who threw
his arms about his neck and said:
"Milligan, you did it, If it had not
been for the Oregon we should not
have captured the Cristobal Colon. T"
1t was Milligan s tireless energy and
thorough discipline below deck which
enabled the Oregon to chase the Colon.
When the smoke cleared away at a
critical moment, the big hulk of the
Oregon, which has since been described
by an eyewitness as looking "like a
floating hotel,' appeared between the
Brooklyn and the Colon. A thirteen
inch shell from the battleship fell
short; but the next one went over the
Spanish vessel, whose commander, with
out more ado, drove her ashore, know
ing that she was within range of the
Oregon, which was showering shells
with every turn of the propelIers.
Usually it is the captain of battle
ship who decides the number of boilers
and quantity of coal to be used. On
the Oregon the chief engineer (Robert
Milligan) was allowed to control his
engines. In the Strait of Magellan
the men wanted to try the forced
draught. Forced draught practically an
swers General Sherman s description or
war; The men insisted on being al
lowed to do it, $50 they did it, and
did it again, and at Santiago they
handled the forced draught like a
plaything.' On the Oregon no salt
water was laid in the boilers. But the
other ships "waited for the Spaniards
with engines uncoupled, boilers filed
with salt water when they were not
empty, and half the CRATES as clean
as whistles and as cold as icebOxes. -
AS stated by Admiral Schley, but
for the Oregon the Colon and probably
another Spanish ship would have es-
capped. So much for having engines
in order, boilers ready, fires burning.
Here was q ship after a fifteen thousand
mile run, four months out of dock,
with foul bottom and increased dis
Placement, almost equaling her trial
trip record for speed. And she fought
as she ran. Inside of fifteen minutes
after the full speed signal was given
she was making fifteen knots. Within
an hour she was making nearly seven
teen.
Admiral Milligan was born in Phila-
delphia. in lS43, and was educated in
the public and high schools. He en-
tered the navy in 1868 as third as
sistant engineer, became second as
| sistant in 1866, passed assistant in
| 1874, and chief engineer in 1892. In
| March. 1899. he was advanced to the
| rank of commander, and became a cap
! tain in 1902 In April 1905, he was
made a rear admiral and retired.
Our Signal Work Best.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. % The
waving sword and the champion charger
of commander on the field of battle
have given place to the yellow envelope
carried by the man behind the buzzer .
Such was the declaration of First
Lieutenant Paul W Beck of the Signal
/ Corps, L. 5. A, in an extended address
! today before the delegates to the con
vention of the National Guard Associa-
| tion of the, United States
Lieutenant Beck detailed the duties
( of the signal corps and gave what he
/ considered a sample of ideal equipment
/ for the work and the standard Of ac-
/ eomplishment. He pointed out that dur
| ing the Russo-Japanese war, the com
handing general was always from five
to twenty miles in the rear of his vast
army and that at no time from the