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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Voyage of the Oregon from San Francisco
+to Santiago in 1898, by R. Cross
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+Title: The Voyage of the Oregon from San Francisco to Santiago in 1898
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+Author: R. Cross
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+Release Date: June 7, 2008 [EBook #25723]
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK VOYAGE OF THE OREGON IN 1898 ***
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+THE VOYAGE OF THE
+_OREGON_
+FROM SAN FRANCISCO
+TO SANTIAGO IN
+1898
+
+
+_AS TOLD BY_
+ONE OF THE CREW
+
+
+
+_PRIVATELY PRINTED_
+THE MERRYMOUNT PRESS
+_BOSTON_
+1908
+
+[_One hundred and twenty-five copies printed_]
+
+
+
+
+To the Reader
+
+
+_Almost ten years have passed since the country followed, in scanty
+telegram from port to port, the Oregon speeding down one side of a
+continent and up the other to Bahia; then came two anxious, silent
+weeks when apprehension and fear pictured four Spanish cruisers with a
+pack of torpedo boats sailing out into the west athwart the lone ship's
+course, the suspense ending only when tidings came of her arrival at
+Jupiter Inlet; then off Santiago, after a month of waiting, there is
+the outcoming of Cervera's squadron, when this splendid ship, with
+steam all the time up, leaps to the front of her sisters of the fleet,
+like an unleashed hound, and joins the historic company of the Bon
+Homme Richard, the Constitution, the Hartford, in our naval annals.
+From the start at the Golden Gate to the beaching of the Colon is a
+succession of events full of thrilling merit and vitality which
+official bickerings and envyings cannot change or obscure._
+
+_The story has been told from the standpoint of the quarter-deck, the
+court room, and the department bureau. Here we have the artless journal
+of an unlettered sailor, written between decks, without the least
+notion that it would ever be read apart from his own family circle. The
+pages of his record give an insight into the mutual regard and
+confidence existing between the captain and his crew which made the
+voyage the memorable achievement that it was. Admiral Clark would be
+made of stolid stuff were he indifferent to the enthusiasm and loyalty
+manifest in the narrative in various ways, in none, however, more
+hearty and sincere than in the endearing designations of the "old gent"
+and "the old man." He was in fact fifty-four years of age when he
+became captain of the Oregon. Shortly before, he had been on special
+duty in the North Pacific at the head of a fleet of seven men-of-war,
+at that time the largest cruising fleet in our navy since the conflict
+with the Confederacy. Starting as midshipman at the Naval Academy in_
+1860, _he had seen thirty-eight years of active and varied service in
+all seas. In the contest with Spain the commanders of the various
+warships were his associates at the academy. Sampson had been his
+instructor there; Gridley, who opened the battle of Manila, and Cook,
+who received the surrender of the Colon, were classmates; and Dayton,
+who rendered distinguished service at San Juan, was a relative. In the
+transition from wood to iron in naval architecture he has had command
+in every type of fighting craft beginning with the wooden Ossipee, when
+he took part at Mobile Bay in ramming the ironclad Tennessee, and, as
+ensign in charge of the forward guns, was the first to exchange words
+with the latter's commander as he came out of the casemate to surrender
+his ship, and ending with the Oregon._
+
+_The narrative which follows of the voyage from San Francisco to
+Santiago in_ 1898 _was called to light by a communication of Admiral
+Clark to the press in the winter of_ 1907 _relating to the Straits of
+Magellan. The writer of the narrative, who was a member of the Oregon's
+crew, sent it to his sisters through whom in consequence of reading the
+Admiral's mention of that ship's passage of the Straits, it came to
+him. The Admiral in turn showed it to friends, who insisted that copies
+should be printed for private distribution._
+
+JOHN ADAMS AIKEN
+
+_Greenfield, Massachusetts_
+_February_ 29, 1908
+
+
+
+
+The Voyage of the OREGON
+
+
+So we started on the 19th of March and I will try and give you some
+idea of our trip on this side of the U.S. Capt McCommick got sick and
+had to be releived to go on sick leif. Capt Clark was in comand of the
+Monteray at the time and he was a young Capt too. there was no other
+one around there at that time, so he was detailed to take comand of the
+Oregon and a prowed man he was too, and we wer a prowed crew along with
+him. he was glad he got the ship and we wer glad we got him. we knew he
+was a good Seaman. any way he called us all aft on the quarter deck and
+read out his orders and told us that we wer going towards south
+America. I will now try and give you the trip.
+
+_March_ 19. 1898 Up anchor at 8 A.M. in San Francisco Bay. I had the 8
+to 12 watch and we past through the Golden Gate at 9.15 A.M. and left
+the Fairwell Bouy at 10.5 A.M. and shaped our course for Callao, Peru,
+it being S.E. 1/2 E, and at the same time we drop over the Patent Log
+in the Briny. the Capt gave orders to give 75 turns and that brought
+her out about 11.5 knots. Every thing is runing smooth and all Hunk.
+
+_March_ 20. Sliding along at 11.8 knots gate. Every thing working
+beautyfull. nothing of interest going on, except the fine Wether.
+
+_March_ 21. Changed course at 10. A.M. to S.E. Will not put down any
+thing for some time to come as there is nothing unusal going on, But I
+wonder if we will get there to catch up with the Band Wagon.
+
+_April_ 4. Arived at Callao, Peru, 5.30 A.M., very pleasant trip all
+the way down the coast, we are doing quick work so far. started to coal
+ship at 8 A.M. and as soon as we get enough on board we will pull right
+out for the straights of Magellan and there join the Marietta, our
+little Gun Boat, which will scout the straights for us in case there is
+a Spanish Torpedo Boat in one of the Many Coves. She can go in shallow
+water as she is a light draft boat and at the same time order coal for
+us.
+
+We have allready made one of the grandest runs on record. Just think of
+it, a First Class Battle Ship making 4800 miles in just 16 days and
+used 900 Tons of Coal, That being the longest trip on record for a
+First Class Battle Ship.
+
+_April_ 5. We are now laying over an old city in Peru. they say when
+some of the ships hoist there anchor they some times rais some of the
+old houses or part of them with the anchor. This old place is some 109
+years old, the Old Callao, I mean. 109 years ago they had an Earthquake
+and Tidle Wave hear togather and did up the city. The public hear speak
+nothing but Spanish and the Capt thinks there might be som sympathizers
+amongst Them, so we are keeping the strickest Kind of watch on the
+ship. We have two steam cutters pattroling the ship all night and men
+station in the fighting tops as sharp shooters. the steam cutters are
+armed with two automatic 22 m.m. Rifles, so that would more than be a
+match for a ordinary Torpedo Boat, and while all the Post on Deck were
+Double we consider our selves pretty safe. They are puting coal on
+board as fast as they can, working night and day to get it all on. we
+are going to take a big lot this time.
+
+_April_ 6. Pay day today. put on Sea stors today along with the coal,
+it all gos togather. But what is the diferance, this is War times and
+we are trying to get in it and I think we will if we get a show. I
+bought a nice pair of shoes today for 3.50 in U.S. Gold. there is no
+liberty to any one hear so we have to buy something that is some good
+to us. Expect to coal ship all night so as to pull out to morrow.
+
+_April_ 7. Got all the coal on this morning at 4 A.M. there is about
+1750 tons on now, never had so much on before. got 100 tons on deck in
+sacks. we are knocking some of the coal dust off the sides. She is a
+very dirty ship now and expect to remain so for a long time to come.
+There is some talk of a Spanish Gun Boat or a Torpedo Boat in the
+Straights waiting for us. But I think that will be all right when the
+Marietta gets there to patrole the place for us. We expect to go out to
+night some time. 7 P.M. left Port. The Capt dont know wether to go
+round the Horn or not. But if we go, as the Dutchman says By the Horn
+around, we will get a shaking up. But every body seems to think we can
+take care of our selves where ever we go. Capt Clark is all right, we
+dont think he is afraid of the whole Spanish Navy. the wether is very
+fogy. Expect it to lift when we get a little ways.
+
+                     *      *      *      *      *
+
+_April_ 9. Alls Well, every thing doing fine.
+
+_April_ 10. Just came on watch; have all four boilers on now and we are
+peging along at a 13.7 and a 14 knot gate. you dont know you are at sea
+in this ship if you would stop between Decks. guess there is not much
+doing to day, so I will steal forward for a while the old gent sleeps a
+little. I forgot to speak of having a little practis with the 6
+pounders. They threw over Boxes and barrels and as we would get away
+from them we would fire on them for Torpedo Boats. we did some good
+shooting. All the Marines Man the seccondary Battry. The Capt got the
+chief engineer to fix the 8 inch turets to turn in Board 9 more degrees
+so as to shoot over the stern of the ship. So that would bring to bear
+on one point 2, 13 inch Guns 4, 8 inch Guns 2, 6 inch Guns and six 6
+Pounders aft, and the same forward. We could shoot for a Broad side 4,
+13 inch 4, 8 inch 2, 6 inch and about 12, 6 Pounders on either side.
+
+Of corse this is Sunday and we all ought to be good. But we will be as
+good as we can By having a Gen feild day and clean up a little, as this
+is the first chance we have had to do any scrubing since we left San
+Francisco, Cal. I think we will meet the Marietta in the Straights of
+Magellan. we have found some grate Bars for her under the coal dust. We
+all think Capt Clark is going to be a ring tail snorter for fighting. I
+dont think it will be easy to whip him, he seems to be so quick to
+catch on to every little thing, he is all over the ship at once and he
+talks to every body, stops any one to ask them any thing he wants to
+know about the ship. he is very quick to take the advantage of every
+little thing.
+
+_April_ 11. Very heavy wether. Wind Blowing Great Guns and a head sea.
+But we are Bucking it and making 11.6 knots. the Capt dont think we
+will run up against any thing in the shape of a Torpedo Boat in the
+Straights. We had some more Practis today with the 6 Pounders and did
+some good work. I think we could make it very interesting for a Torpedo
+Boat. I dont see how they could get at us, unless it was in the night
+and then there would have to be somthing the matter with our search
+lights and all hands on Board would have to have the "Buck Feaver."
+
+_April_ 12. We lost a little today on account of the forward 13 inch
+Turet, somthing got Jamed. all going well once more, and still bucking
+a head sea and making 11.7 knots right along. 4 P.M. Heavy wind has
+turned into a gale, but she is like a Duck on a Mill Pond and still
+making 10 knots, Gale or no Gale. she has not roled over 10 degrees
+since we left Port Orchard, Wash.
+
+_April_ 15. Whooping her up for all she is worth, want to make all she
+can. Wether is fine but quite Cold. Making all the way from 14 to 15
+knots.
+
+_April_ 16. Everything is still doing well, and still going a mill
+tail. Passed Smiths Straights the first part of this morning, early,
+and in the fog that has Just come on we are still going it. the fog
+raised for a while and showed us the Destination Island, and then we
+wer shure we had only 30 miles to go to get in the Straights. Just at
+Dark we droped our mud hook in just 45 fathoms of water in the entrence
+of the Straights of Magellan. 9.45 P.M. had the 8 to 12 watch and She
+more than blew. I thought the ship would drift. But she held on like
+grim Deth to a dead nigger. The wind Blowed so hard I expected to be
+lifted off my feet.
+
+_April_ 17. Making all posable speed to Sandy Point, making about 15
+knots ever since we started this morning. 12 O clock Midday, there is
+some of the most beautyfull and grandest sights I have ever had the
+pleasure to look upon. I am shure if I could only write on the subject
+I could make it very interesting. I never seen such beautyfull wild
+nature in all my travels; there is mountain after mountain of Glacier
+and they seem to have all the colors of the rainbow, it was a little
+cold too and the whole Mountains sparkled like diamonds. 6. P.M. drop
+anchor in the Harber of Sandy Point, Chili. Had the public bin able to
+see us, They would not stop runing for the next week to come, for we
+cleard ship for action and had the guns all loaded up and ready for
+buisness and to Blaze away at any thing that looked as thoe it wanted
+to fight. Capt Clark belives in for warned for armed, and takes no
+chances. had the two Steam Cutters patroling the ship as usual.
+
+She made one of the grandest runs on record, for 11 hours making an
+average of 15-1/2 knots; it knocks the Worlds record sky high. Just
+think of a first Class Battle Ship making 15-1/2 knots for 11 straight
+hours on a straight away run, and we all think she could beat that
+time. But we had over the bow 2 anchors with the flukes of both in the
+water 3 feet. I am sure that held her Back 2 tenths of a knot. And the
+Marietta is not hear. the Capt dont know what has becom of her.
+
+_April_ 18. Well the Marietta is hear this morning, she came in at
+12.15 this morning. She was in the straights when we past her, she was
+laying off in one of the coves waiting for us, the man on lookout
+sighted us as we pased her, and told his capt and he said let her go,
+we will up anchor and overhall her in a short time. it hapened that the
+lookout was on board of the Oregon and he told his Capt that the
+Marietta could never catch the Oregon. Well any way she came in a
+little affter midnight.
+
+The first thing this morning we started to coal up. I havent found out
+how many tons we are going to take hear. But the price is $25 a ton. I
+think we will take about 800 tons. all the men on the Marietta say they
+had a very rough trip. We are in a great rush to get out of hear. Capt
+Clark asked Capt Simons if he had any towing Bits. Looks as thoe we
+were going to snake him along with us. I am detailed to go into the
+fighting top to night as capt of one Pounder and look out, we have a
+double watch on now all the time and it makes the Duty very hard thies
+war times.
+
+_April_ 19. Still coaling up, was working all night to night, expect to
+be through to night sometime. Puting on sea stors along with the coal.
+Meat, Can goods, coal dust, all mixed up togather. What is the
+defirance, it all goes thies times. The Marietta had some trouble in
+geting coal to day. She only got 40 tons since 1 A.M. this morning, so
+Capt Clark ordered him to go along side of the Coal Hulk and take all
+he wanted, for Capt sais we must have the coal and therefor must take
+it as we are going out of hear to morrow. 3.30 P.M. there was an
+Argentine Gun Boat came in Port and I would not be suprised to see a
+scrap hear before we left. Chili and Argentine are in hot disput over
+this place, it seems they both clame it to there Boundry line. Chili
+sent a company of Soldiers hear the 18th and they expect a Transport
+with som Soldiers from Argentine to night som time, so I for one would
+like to see a good scrap of som kind for an appetizer for us, Just to
+take the rough edge off you know. we are standing by our Guns all the
+time and sleep by them by night. While the Jackies coal ship all hands
+are doing there part and there is no fudging going on. of corse there
+is all kinds of War talk in the air.
+
+_April_ 20. At 12.30 A.M. still coaling up. Every thing working smooth
+and nothing to stop, it is a beautyfull night and the Southern Cross
+looms up with more beauty than I ever seen befor. But the ships bum
+Boat is all right too, she loomed up with a big ketle of hot Steaming
+cocoa, Just the thing a man wants when he has the mid watch. the wether
+is very cold down hear. a few of the men is going ashore to morrow. I
+dont think I will be able to go as I will have the afternoon watch, any
+way I dont care much as I am use to the ship now. I could stay hear for
+a year. I wish we wer around to Key West so as to be with the Band
+wagon when she starts. Mr. Giles, Midshipman, is a very sick man, he
+was taken ill in the Cabin this morning. I went for the Doctor for him
+at 1.45 A.M. Doc said he had a hemorrhage of the lungs caused by
+concussion. 3. A.M. he is asleep and doing fine now. I woulden like to
+see him die, he is a fine fellow. 3.45 A.M. coal all on board. 4.30
+P.M. the Capt is on the warpath, he is mader than a wet hen for he
+tryed to get out of hear by 2 P.M. to day, But could not on the account
+of the Marietta having some trouble with her coal, so we both go
+tomorrow morning at daybreak.
+
+_April_ 21. Called all hands at 5.30 A.M. and up anchor at 6. A.M. I
+called the old man at 5.40 A.M. Signaled over to pullout and we are
+tailing on behind untill we get out of the Straights, going about 10
+knots; at 6 Bells met a steamer Bound for Klondyke, we drop a whale
+boat and sent our Boarding officer to find out the news if there was
+any But was disapointed. She had no news, she was 15 days from Rio de
+Janeiro. 7.30 P.M. All is going well. The Marietta is astern now and
+likely to remain so untill we get in the next Port. we past another
+steamer about 3 P.M. and when I go on watch to night at 8 I will try
+and find out something about her. Came off at 12 midnight and she
+signaled to us no news of War. We have to go slow on account of the
+Marietta. had some targate practis today with all the Guns. We travel
+at nights with all lights out now adays so as not to let any thing slip
+up on us, and at the same time slip up on them.
+
+_April_ 22. Wind is very high, lost a life Boat this morning at 5.20
+A.M. from the after Davits, good thing the wind is head on, the Sea is
+runing high. 8 P.M. Sea and wind has gon down considerable. Making
+about 10-1/2 knots. Ellis is sick poor man, I am standing his watch to
+night. 11.45 P.M. going about the same and all is well.
+
+_April_ 23. I think we will have a dash of Gen Quarters, Just to shake
+the Boys up. the old man is anxious to have targate Practis, he
+believes this ship whips the shoes off any thing that floats in the
+line of Battle ships, of corse Baring a Torpedo if one should hapen to
+hit, and I think the old man is right too, for this crew feals scrapy
+now. I think we would fight fer Keeps. Had Gen Quarters in the morning
+and Church in the afternoon.
+
+_April_ 24. All is well, at 12 O clock noon to day we wer in Lat. 44 deg.
+23m and Lon 57 deg. 48m. had some fire drill to day mixed with a little
+collision drill.
+
+_April_ 25. 4 A.M. Just came on watch and I am going on deck to get a
+cup of cocoa to wake me up abit. the old man is in the Chart house
+snoozing, so I guess it is safe to go. Every thing has settled down to
+the same old thing except when we have some Targate Practis By throwing
+boxes over board.
+
+_April_ 26. 8 A.M. All is well, same thing, Making 10-1/2 sometimes 11
+knots. Had clear ship for action today.
+
+_April_ 27. Every body begins to feal the trip now, geting tiresome
+now. since they have taken all of our ditty Boxes and benches and all
+extra mess chests and stored them away, we have no place to sit down
+except on deck and let our feet hang over. then the men forward cant
+get enough water to keep themselves clean. I am more lucky than most of
+them for I have a chance to steal a Bucketful one every night. our cook
+is no good, he makes sour Bread and would make good schrapnel for
+clearing the decks, and of corse your humble servant has to chew Hard
+Tack. had more Targate practis to day.
+
+_April_ 28. good stiff Breeze to day. Expect to have more targate
+practis to day with ful charges of amanition; no practis, wind too
+high.
+
+_April_ 29. good day to day, guess we will have it to day, no we dont
+have it. the old man has changed his mind and we will try and make Port
+to morrow.
+
+_April_ 30. Started to pul out this morning at 5.30 A.M, useing forsed
+draught, making 14.5 knots, going to try and make it by 4 P.M, have a
+head wind and light head sea. Droped anchor at 3 P.M. in the beautyfull
+harber of Rio de Janeiro, and befor the Mud hook struck the botom we
+had the news that war was declared on the 21st of April 1898, the very
+day we puled out of Sandy Point. as soon as every thing was put to
+order we Broke out the Band to give us the Star Spangled Baner, and the
+Crew diden do a thing But yell and whoop her up, so they had to play it
+over 4 times. The Marietta got in at 7 P.M. The Forts at this place
+were not going to let her in. But when they see her Signal they let her
+pass O.K. started to coal up at 8.25 P.M. and we get out of hear as
+soon as we can. I hear the Spanish has got one of our Merchant ships,
+the Shanandore, loaded with English goods. I wonder how that is going
+to com out. Every one on this ship is crasie to get at the Spanish.
+
+_May_ 1. Just com on watch. Beautyfull morning and still coaling ship.
+Hear is where you can get lots of sour frute and Bananas by the ship
+load for a little mony. But we are not aloud to Buy any thing that
+isent sour on account of Yellow Feaver at this place. The Brazilian
+soldiers stop up all night to be up erly in the morning; they started
+to give us Revelee about 3 O clock this morning, diden get through until
+4 A.M. it sounds very pretty early in the morning when you are all
+ready awake, and such a beautyfull morning as this is you can hear the
+echo of the drums up in the hils far away. You would all most wish you
+could stop hear all the time and be a Brazilian for good. But I coulden
+leave my Dear land for all the pretty sights Ive seen togather.
+
+_May_ 2. American Minerster Just com on board and told us the news of
+the Battle of Manila, the Yanks did up every thing there. coal is
+coming on very slow and the old man is geting ancious to get out.
+
+_May_ 3. going out tomorrow morning at 6. A.M. The crew is very
+enthusiastic over the war. got out this morning all right But going
+slow. I think we are fooling around hear. Have Nictheroy as a transport
+boat. She has 2000 tons of coal on Board for us and they say she is an
+18 knoter.
+
+_May_ 4. I guess the war is on for keeps now. We have com back to Rio
+or near it to wate for a Spanish Torpedo Boat that has bin laying
+around hear for the last 3 days and at the same time to take the
+Nictheroy.
+
+_May_ 5. lost some time waiting for the Nictheroy But she came along at
+dark. the Marietta will look out for her and we will pull out for Key
+West I think.
+
+_May_ 6. Every thing doing well and making 10 and 11 knots right off
+the reel now. at 8 P.M. the old man called all the Ward Room officers
+in the Cabin and read the tellegrams to them from Washington Which wer
+his sealed Orders and one of them reads like this: four armered
+Crusiers left Cape de Verde at some date and 2 Torpedo Boats,
+Destination unknown, and the old man is told to beware. The old man had
+a consul of War to night, so if we have to scrap, we will have to cut a
+lively gate for them. they say the Spanish is some Kind of a fighter
+him self. But we all think we can show him a trick with a hole in it.
+that was a great fight of the Manilla bay.
+
+_May_ 7. Every thing doing well, except this morning at 4.50 A.M. Gen
+Quarters sounded and there was a lively old time for a while. Every
+body thought we wer in for it then and there. I cannot describe the
+fealing of enthusiasm about the Decks. you see we had our orders to
+send in a Gen alarm when ever any thing looked like a Manowar got in
+sight. there was a little rain squall and some old sailing ship was in
+it, and just as she cleared away our lookout sighted the ship and sent
+in the alarm; it was the Capts orders to send in the alarm even if he
+was not there as he would get there all right. at 9 A.M. the old man
+called all hands to muster on the Quarter deck and told us the news he
+had received at Rio: there was 4 first class cruisers and three Torpedo
+Boats going to meet around hear some where and do us up. we all expect
+they will if they can, But the pruf of the Puding is the eating of it
+and we will have something to say about that. And after telling us
+about the fleet that was going to whip the socks off us he made a
+little speach to us; he said of corse it was his duty to the Goverment
+to get the ship around on the other side and stear clear of the fleet
+if posable. But in case he did meet the fleet he was sure Spain's
+fighting efficiency on the sea would be demineshed. So we all gave him
+three rousen Cheers and the old man Blushed, but he is a dandy Just the
+same.
+
+_May_ 8. got to Bahia, Bra. at 8.30 P.M. after making a good run and
+having Targate practis with full charges of Powder, don some fine
+shooting with the Big Guns. I dont think it will be a bit too healthy
+for the Spanish to bump up against us, for we have a good eye. We put
+in hear as an excuse to put on War paint saying our engines wer Brok
+down and at the same time to get more coal if we can.
+
+_May_ 9. Put on War paint to day and we are out for it now. we have the
+ship cleared for action now for keeps. got some coal and fresh water,
+filed up with every thing we wanted. at 8 P.M. the old man got telagram
+and at 10 P.M. we wer on our corse for the West Indias.
+
+_May_ 10. going along smooth and nothing doing.
+
+_May_ 11. still expect to meet that fleet and if we do meet them there
+is going to be a "Hot time in the old town to night."
+
+_May_ 12. Every thing the same, some of us think we past through the
+fleet last night, there wer several lights all around and acted Mighty
+quer.
+
+_May_ 13. Nothing doing and will wate untill we get in Port.
+
+_May_ 18. got into Barbadoes at 4 A.M. this morning and found lots of
+war talk going on; we are puting on coal Just now, expect to go out of
+hear to morrow morning erly. 8 P.M. up anchor once more after geting
+250 tons of coal on and ready for buisness. Guess the Spanish dont want
+any of this craft, it seems we will get there without firering a shot.
+
+_May_ 24. arived at Jupiter light house after making a flank movement
+to the northard and not a ship to be seen.
+
+_May_ 25. up anchor once more for Key West, got there on the 26th; of
+corse the Capt dident know how things stud so he had to go slow. About
+4.30 A.M. the man on the life Bouy gave the alarm, saying there was a
+small dark objict coming this way; the Officer of the Deck roused up
+the Capt and the next thing we knew Gen Quarters sounded. What should
+it be But the tug with our Pilot on board for us, the "Hudson" was the
+name of the tug.
+
+_May_ 27. still puting on coal, expect to go down to Cuba with the New
+York.
+
+_June_ 1. I herd the first shot in this war to day, Santiago de Cuba
+and with the flying squadron.
+
+_June_ 2. we had a wild goose chase.
+
+_June_ 3. nothing doing but laying off hear and watching what looks
+like to me a big hole in the grond. same thing the 4th and 5th.
+
+_June_ 6. Stand from under, we Bombard the forts and water Baterys to
+day for 4 hours but dont know how much damage we don.
+
+_June_ 7. staying out hear and doing nothing.
+
+_June_ 8. same thing.
+
+_June_ 9.   "   "
+
+_June_ 10. we went down to Guantanamo Bay to put some coal on and
+landed 40 Marines in the Morning. we wer the first to put foot on Cuban
+soil in this war. The 9th the Marblehead and Dolphin Bombarded the
+place and made them look like Munkys; they ran away and left every
+thing behind them.
+
+_June_ 11. came back to Santiago on the 10th. and laying off hear as
+befor.
+
+_June_ 12. Same old thing. Expecting Troops every day.
+
+_June_ 13. Dito.
+
+_June_ 14. the New Orleans was ordered to run in close to the shore and
+do som Bombarding By her self Just to break the Monotony and to let us
+believe we wer at war. we don a good Job all right, she silenced the
+east Battry and the west one too, and made them show up a water Battry
+which we did not know any thing about. havent herd how many got kild or
+wounded on the other side. But I know they never hert any one on this
+side. Got some news from Guantanamo to day. Col. Huntington and his
+Marines of 800 Had a Brush with the Spanish, it is reported that 6
+marines wer kild and Doctor Gibbs was shot through the head by
+accident. there is at Guantanamo Bay the Texas, Marblehead and Porter
+and 800 Marines; they expect to have the cable work soon and the Harbor
+well under Hand. I forgot to say the Vesuvius landed 3 shots of
+dinomite in the Harbor on the night of the 13th at Santiago and did
+great damage to the Shore Batterys; the latest report is that the
+Cubans are flocking in to Huntingtons camp.
+
+_June_ 15. coaling ship and still retain our posision on the Blockade.
+
+_June_ 16. At 3.30 A.M. this morning all hands was called and the
+coffie was passed around with som hardtack and cand Beef at 4 A.M. Turn
+to, some 15 or 20 Minutes later Gen Quarters sounded. Then we went at
+it to try and see if we could not knock thoes Batterys off the earth.
+Bombarded untill 7.15 A.M. Nobody knows how much damage was don, except
+we silinced all the Batterys they had and made them show up a nother
+one inside of the harbor of which there seems to be lots of them. I
+will say right hear that if we take this place its going to be a hot
+old Job, and som of us will think we run up against a Hornets nest when
+we get in side. they have been talking of forsing the Chanell and Capt
+Clark signaled over to the flag ship and asked permishion to take the
+leed, and I am sure we will stay with him as long as the ship floats
+for we love him. The Vesuvius fired three more shots last night at
+about 12. dont know what damage was don But I know we are all tired of
+this fooling. if they would only send some soldiers down here from the
+regular army, say 6 Regiments of Infantry and 3 of Cavalry, I think,
+with what we could put up, that forse would more than be a match for
+them and take the place with all ease. The latest Bulitin of the day is
+that the Forses at Guantanamo have bin Joined by some Cubans and had a
+Brush with the Spanish, and the report is that 40 wer kild on the
+Spanish side and 17 taken prisoners of war, one Spanish Lut. 2 Corp and
+14 Privates. On our side 3 Cubans Kild and 2 wounded, 3 Marines wounded
+and 17 overcome by the heat. But all recovered. Routed the Spanish and
+distroyed the water suply and Block House. The Dolphin held there
+posision from the water frount and the Texas sunk 2 small Gun boats.
+
+_June_ 17. come down to Guantanamo Bay this morning, put some 300 tons
+of coal on and throde some shells over in an old Fort and then puled
+out right away for Santiago.
+
+_June_ 20. Bully for the Soldiers, they are hear at last, "I thought
+they would com tomorrow," some of the papers say there is 20.000 of
+them, that is enough to eat the plase up for lunch. Well I hope we will
+soon crack this nut that is so hard to crack. I hear there is 15000
+Spanish soldiers over hear.
+
+_June_ 22. the soldiers are landing all O.K. and doing well, and only a
+few horses and 2 men lost so far, so the Flag Ship says.
+
+_June_ 26. Started in this morning to see if we coulden knock down that
+Spanish old Morro or else knock somthing cruckit around it. Well we
+pelted away for an hour or more and the flag ship signaled over to the
+Iowa to close in and pump at the Smith Key Battry. The Iowa signaled
+Back that her forward Turet was out of order, so it fel to us, we went
+in to 700 yards of the shore Battry and did knock down the Spanish flag
+with an 8 inch shell and knocked over one of there Big Guns. I belive
+if the flag ship had not called us off Capt Clark would have went in
+along side of old Morro and give him a tutching up.
+
+_June_ 28. I am geting tired of trying to keep cases on this thing,
+there is nothing doing but laying around hear like a lot of sharks
+watching for a fish.
+
+_July_ 4. The fish has come out to see us. On the 3rd the Spanish fleet
+came out of the Harbor to fight and get a way if posable. (I would have
+put this down on the 3rd But I dident have time and was too tired that
+night so I put it off for today.) Well the Fleet came out and went to
+Davy Joneses locker. it was Just 9.25 A.M., first call had sounded on
+our ship for Quarters and we all had our best dudds on; we wer going to
+listen to the Articles of War this morning and to have chirch right
+affter, But we never did. all of a suden the Ordly on watch made a dive
+for the Cabin head first, and told the old man the Fleet was coming out
+of the Harbor. the old man jumpt up a standing. as soon as some of the
+men seen the ships there, they went to there Quarters with out any
+further delay. I was standing on the Quarter Deck waiting for the last
+call to go. I heard the news and looking around the affter Terets seen
+the first one. I thought she looked Biger than a Mountain. But then I
+thought affterwards we could cut her down to her natchral size. of
+corse it takes longer to tell about it than it taken us to get ready,
+for we wer allways ready, and all we had to do was to sound the Bells
+and stand By our Guns, they wer allways loaded so all we had to do was
+to turn on the fors draught and pull the triger.
+
+By 9.27 the Oregon fired the first shot of the Battle of July 3rd. 1898
+at the first ship that come out of the Harbor. I dont remember the
+ships as they come out, But we went in to meet them and passed them som
+good shots as they cep coming. about 7 or 9 minuts after they got
+started good, one of our 6 inch guns blew up one of the Torpedo Boats,
+struck her squar amidships, she sunk like a rock with all on board. and
+right hear is where I had to stop for a moment to admire one of there
+Guners. I do think he was one of the bravest men I ever had the
+pleasure to look upon. That man must have known he was going to a shure
+Deth, he stud on Deck and cep firing at us all the time, and the last
+time I seen him he was Just going up in the air. As the ships came out
+of the harbor they sircled to the right, or Westward, and Capt Clark
+knew they were trying to escape. they did not think the old Oregon was
+such a runer as she was a fighter, so we Just tailed on with them and
+giving them shot for shot. In about 20 minuts the first ship went on
+the Beach, plumb knocked out, and 15 minuts later the secon one went on
+the Beach, a short ways from the first. Then came the tug of war for we
+had to run to catch the Vizcaya and the Colon, but we catched them
+both. the Vizcaya was about 4000 yards ahead and the Colon was about 3
+miles ahead, and the poor men in the fireroom was working like horses,
+and to cheer them up we passed the word down the ventlators how things
+was going on, and they passed the word back if we would cut them down
+they would get us to where we could do it. So we got in rainge of the
+Vizcaya and we sent her ashore with the secondary Battry and 6 inch
+guns, and then we settled down for a good chase for the Colon. I
+thought she was going to run a way from us. But she had to make a curv
+and we headed for a point that she had to come out at. We all think
+there is no man in the Navy like Capt Clark, he is a Brave man, he stud
+on the Forward 13 inch turet through the thickest of this fight and
+directed his ship to the final results.
+
+Coming back to Santiago we waited untill we got to where the first ship
+went on the Beach and there fired the national salut. We have 3 Spanish
+prisoners on board and they thought we wer at it a gain, and it was all
+the sick Bay man could do as to quiet them. I hear there is over 1800
+Prisoners and 650 kild and 800 wounded on the third. the three men on
+board tells the sickbayman that we run through there fleet coming
+around hear, for the next day they found a Pork Barrel ful of holes and
+had marked on the head U.S.S. Oregon. We all seem to think we could
+take care of our selves Just the same. it is Just 6.50 P.M. now and the
+men all say there is no flag flying on the Morro. But I can see Just as
+good as any and I can not see any either, But then I think we are out
+too far.
+
+_July_ 5. At about 11.45 the danger Signal was flashed by the lookout
+from the Massachusetts, she being the one to show her serchlight at the
+entrance of the Harbor for the night, the Spanish was trying to sink
+one of there old ships in the Chanell so as not to let us in. But Just
+3 or 4 shots from the Massachusetts Big 13 inch Guns help them to do
+the Job, for she sunk befor they got to the Chanal. there is Spanish
+menowar and Torpedo boats strung all along the Beach for 60 miles.
+
+_July_ 10. We are laying off now in Guantanamo Bay filing out to go to
+Porto Rico or on the Coast of Spain.
+
+This is all in regards to the trip of the Oregon.
+
+R. CROSS
+
+
+
+
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