Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-08


being mart Of the famons Giving
souadron' under command of Com
modore Scblev
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m,
ille pieSoH' aiIedoy famous
tii ousHou' Ihe Woilu lof heI glorious
anu suc'esslui voyage 70 Jol" the
AiiIet io.'ii tlee' IN Vlitle loI 'le mn
r. ~ ootiar, ofe S,,,ti',,o A. CO, 49, -,
c,,ndo,, ~. . 1SaS 49,, 500, 60, W,
- '' 80 WIZ i
~" 49, 49, N"7 -, W. ,u'i'pieu "liH
nv Sti i'Doi allou VI t"e fli'ippIheS anu
CupI asSui eu' III mat now historic
sea IlShN ule oregon ran the NlStaya,
the prlde OF the spanish fleet ashore
after Kidding the craft with hits from
her eight and thirteen-inch guns and
then engaged in a running fight with
the colon, which surrendered after
having been cut off from the open sea
by the oregon and forced TO head for
the beach. A shot at the Colon from
one of the Oregons thtrteen-inch guns
was the last shot fired durfnp tho hat
tie.
Both the Indiana and the Iowa mar
ticipated in the battle AZ Santiago the
Massachusetts bavine, zone IN Cuap-
tauamo ia GOAL IN the dav of tho an.
eaoament rrbe ora,y nr ~ lIoesao,,,,
efatts ,,,,,ob ,7;.o,,,,,,j,,+a3 ~ 80.
,,,issoa +bo f;o',t i,o3 ,.o,i ',s' ''l'S
tha 49, ,,i,i,. Nv $500 iVseliSe VI,
~ -, ittS'aI " M tiI''t NeH9eI anu
tne oiI pattiesitp' leAas' engaged ana
sunk 'ile SpahiSh cruiser REGINA Mer-
ceaes as lnat Vessei attempted to es-
cane from the harhor at Santiago.
The Massachusetts was the flagship
OF the naval vessels IN charge of CON
yoylng American troops from Cuba TO
Porto RICO Tor the Porto Rican cam
palgn, a few years ago the Texas,
laler renamed the san Marcos. was
USED as target Tor later battleships
at Iangler sound IN chesapeake bay,
After the Spanlsh-American war the
oregon returned to the west coast
Whefe the glorious old ship. then in
me he3ght OF her fame, was received
with tremendous DEMONSTRATIONS. She
renamed there on duty with the Pa
clflc fleet until decade ago, her
usefulness gone. she was placed in
reserve commission.
Victorious Home Coming.
The Iowa Massachusetts and Tndj.
ana narticinated in the bomeconino.
of the victorious Atlantic fleet after
tho snanish- American war and 70.
NAMED on dutv IN home waters for
MANY vears After tho DRAGON bod
been niaced in reserve the three sister
sbins were for several wears used as
training vessels ana conveyed tha
midshinuen from tho naval acadamv
abroad each summer for n nractice
cruise. Finally they, too were moored
to the docks in navy yards, apparently
TO rust away.
H. ~ ,,,oop4;,,,, - 1o4. o,-- %
sbine bad 49,, 1a,,,,ohoI - o71 ta ~,
,,,ia,b+ ~ tr,orina,, ,,a,,,, ,,o,,,or " nv
ISo,t,ni,,, T,Iiri,, WI,
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"a hat1,,ao, 1eoS a,d too1 forr,o1 49,
,a,,oI,,e 20 a. 80, detail. 49,, ~
was winninp he ITnftad states an ae'
smrad niace anon% the areat naval
movers These Sims then unsurnass-
ed in the world carried the American
flag into tho norris of the world for
MANY wears and in 1907 when the
mighty United States flee: left New
York for the historic cruise around
the world to demonstrate in all lands /
the might and power of the American |
navy, they held their places with their !
more modern sisters throughout that |
memorable voyage. Greeted with re- |
markable demonstrations in South |
America, the west coast of the United
States, Australia, New Zealand, the
islands of the Pacific, far eastern ports
and points IN the Medlterranean' the
great fleet completed the most com
prehenslVe cruise ever undertaken by
so large pooy OF shlps OF war
ON the return of the fleet to this /
country the older SHIPS were forced |
INTO the background ny the new
navy ana were sent 70 me Dack cilah-
hels OF tIe navy yarus 10 JON Tue ore
son. iowa; MassacIiusetts ana lhe LLAMA
Inc ehtlaIce Vi the Giilteu o.a.,s
mo tne "oilu ~al Dtouen' ~ q "s, a'a
lor every ioh VI SD po"et VIZ t,,u p0" ~
states ooulu coIii ,ii'',i' gu"
olo navy was eaiieu upon ~ ueneli pa
llle Iias ~ ~ .lle 49, oi0 st'lI
were outli'leu, niou to ~ my eoitao
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