The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-10-19
New Battleship
Must Make Name

| In the Han river. The Colorado's crew
furnished an important part of the
landing force, under Lieut.. Commander
| (afterward Rear AdmiraD Silas Casey,
the executive officer. From Admiral
Schroeder's description:
Crew First In the Charge.
"When Lieutenant Commander
Casey of the infantry gave the order
to charge, they rushed forward down
the slope and up the opposite hill with
splendid dash and courage.
"Lieut. Hugh Mckee of the Colo
RADIO was the first to mount the para
pet and the first to leap into hand
to-hand conflict, in which he fell at
the head of his men. The fighting
inside the fort was desperate. The
Corean's code did not conceive of any
quarter being either given or taken,
and they fought hopeiessly to the last
man."
Two others were killed and ten
wounded In the attacking party.
Sold as Junk In 1882.
This incident, not uncommon in that
time and region, did not affect the gen.
orally friendly attitude of the United
States toward Corea nor cause my
hostile feeling on the latter's part, for
after eight years of persistent en-
deavor, Commodore II. w. Shufeldt.
U. S. N, succeeded, where other SINH
lar attempts since 1882 had failed, in
obtaining treaty with Corea, Of
peace, amity, commerce and naviga-
ton, which opened Corea to foreign
intercourse. Thus again, as In our
Commodore Perry's treaty with japan,
n naval officer added another to the
peaceful successes Of American diplo-
macy In the Far East" as commented
by leading London journal of the
time
The remaining years of the Colorado
i 1S75-S4, were spent as receiving
| ship at the New York navy yard. On
February IA. 1886, 81 years after the
laying of her keel, she was sold, to the
usual fate of being broken up and
! burned for her copper fastenings and
other salvage material.
Second Launched In 1902.
Meantime the Territory of Colorado.
| organized as such In 1861, had been
admitted on August /, 1876, into the
Union as a state, and gave its name to
| the second man-of-war Colorado. She
was one of six armored cruisers au-
thorized, three at time, by congress
In 1899 and 1900, Of 1850 tons dis
placement. carrying four S-inch guns
In two turrets, IA 6-inch, score of
smaller caliber, and two underwater
torpedo tubes. Her Niclausse boilers
and four-cylinder, triple expansion
engines driving twin screws, develop
ing 27.0O0 horsepower, ATTAINED a
maximum speed Of over % knots. Her
ships company numbered 910. She
was launched at Cramps Shipyard,
Philadelphia, on April 8, 1902, under
the sponsorship of the daughter OF
Governor Peabody. A handsome silver
service, was presented by the state,
which Is now in the new ship.
Transport In World War.
The Colorado ii became one of the
'armored cruiser squadron" first COM
manded by Rear Admiral Willard II.
| uh ldIuOuS HOu
popular In our navy In Its day. with
good record for cruising. President
Roosevelt once witnessed target prac.
tice on board and took dinner with
the crew In the general mess, giving
his signed photograph as a souvenir
In 1915 the Colorado ii became dag
ship Of the Pacific reserve fleet and
on December l. 1916. her name vas
changed to Pueblo. after the second
|. city In Colorado, as a larger vessel was
to bear the name of the state. Under
this name she served In the cruiser
and transport force In the World war
under Capt. q. w. williams, escorting
/ transports across, and after the armiS-
. tice bringing 10,138 troops home. In
1921 she became the receiving shin at
New York, pending further active en-
, ployment.
Il Third Has Eight Large Guns.
81 The third Colorado was designated
} fas bnttleship No. As Counting from
the frst In our new navy). authorised
, In the building program Of August -,
. 1910, to be Of $4,000 tons trial dis.
: placement. eight 16inch guns In four
! ] esuter-lins turrstA twelve tinch guns