The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19

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They had been great days. those
OF her building. For In her day the
ship was mighty one I'm gun power
aud defensive armament and all
along tho Pacific const tho sizo OF
hor rifles was talked OF by people
who never before had peHh In,oLost,
cd III such SUBJECT lho lil1t v,
her TWO l2-lnch guns was ltelbHtou
westward with the iolks turning out
along the way To look ht tho monster,
blocked w on freight car. IL hau
personality. IL hnd even hhine'
big Betsy" ran tho lettering paint
ed on the wooden houslng ana as
big Betsy" II was affectlonately tls-
scribed I'm endless newspaper dlh-
patches tolling OF the great weapon
triumphal progress westward.
When 81 reached San branclsco'
the city made holiday TO welcome
the monster. Men, women ana chli-
dren poured In ondless lines thtouGn
the freight yards To look at H.
proud sailor. perched on the car at
tho muzzlo would occasionally litt
| out the huge wooden plug that pro-
tectcd tho gaping mouth. Eager
small boys lifted high In their par
ent's arms. thrust dimlnutive heads
Into the cdy@nous mouth OF the gun
gazing down tho vast. dark chamber
OF the bore with halr-Talsing Vislon'
OF aWtul power tnut lulheu ny. q
They ieit that aiscnurse oi ''''
giant must wreck tno u"i'o''''
Finally, still with the people tax
Ing u large part In every step, IN
gun was In place In the forward tur
ret of the Monterey. Came then IN
sister piece and the two smaller 10
inch rifles for the atter turret, an
tho monitor was ready Tor hcr plac
In tho navy at last.
She was designed Tor figntlh8
sea. Her mission was harDor ue
Tense. She was JUST iIontIns "a.
terry. slttlns low III tno Wa'oi oo ~, -,
TO offer small target Tor an enemy
| flre, her four neaVy guns housuu ~
walls OF chilled steel TO DC Ilnh
barrier against any lhVauer con'lht
| IN from inc sea- sns "us no. "
signed TO go outside except ~
smooth weather. Tor u took d. ,ttls
| heaVing OF inc heh 10 sehu otue "a,es ~,
roaming ever hsi ieM "et"a, ~, iio,
place was INSIDE rang az s"SnVa ~,
most OF her nie' quo e,,td ~
as her desisnors saw ~ WIZ ~ -,
| protection OF th' uoiu0" "''0
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Up and down the coast the sun
went. as the weather served. TO snow
herself TO tho people 0t the various
| ports. She was member OF the
"White Navy" spick and span and
| cleaning white OF hull ana the tan
| colorlng OF funnel and upper works
setting hor off as a picture OF peace
and beauty belied only by tho gleam'
ing steel OF Big Betsy" and her SIS
tors nested In the massive turrets
The ship was built to be almost Q
land -lubber. TO live and die IN INC
coastal waters sheltered by friendly
headlaHds from tho storm ana stress
OF deep water.
so her first years passed. Ther'
was no war cloud In sight ana sh'
was show ship for the people o,
the far west. the ship they knew pes
along the coast. a.,
Then suddenly came the war WIZ
Spain. on dun. foggy day. th'
Oregon. destined TO become the hert
ship OF that struggle, plowed ou
through the Golden Gate on her MS
torlc rush around the Horn 10 th'
fighting front OFF Santiago owe
tho cables drlfted the story @
Dewey's bold dash on Manila WIN
his cruisers and gun boats. or M
thrilling passage Of the harbor tort
In tho darkness OF early mornln'
and his smashing victory over IN
Spanish fleet inside.
Inside the Golden Gate tho tent
were springlng up as by HlhslI
an army gathered almost pF'ih'b