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I CLEARING A UNITED STATES MAN-O'-WAR FOR ACTION.
i A FIGHTING craft, cleared for
1 A action, loses much of Its resonv
-- blance to the vossol us It lies In
& harbor on a mission of peace, says
the St. Louis Republic. The Hues and
halyards -which stretch In all direc
tions disappear; the graceful davits go
below, the canvas awnings, tho coils
of hawser, the ship's boats, and every
article useless In the tight are taken
below deck, to the designated place for
each. This actlou Is necessary In order
that the men may have plenty of room
to work, and it also lessons the dan
ger, as, mayhap a shell which would
igo clear of the ship strikes a steel lino
or other light olwtructlon and fiills up
on deck, destroying many lives and
IKjrhaps exploding a load of powder
Which sends the vessel to the bottom.
' At the signal to clear every man on
board runs to his post Tho yardmen
handle the halyards, tho canvasmen
look to the coverings and others to the
boats. If a ship is at anchor the boats
ore dropped over tho s1do, after their
plugs are drawn, as tt is then possible
to raise them of ter the fight. If at sea
they are thrown over to take care of
themselves. This is dono for the rea
son that men mont fear amid a shower
of shot and shell tho flying, Jagged
LOWERING THE WOUNDED
splinters of wood that ore thrown
about when a lxiat is struck by a shot.
Experience in the civil war taught tho
men that tho wounds made by these
vpllntera were not only as dangerous
as those made by bullets, but far more
painful.
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While the boats are being taken care
of, other squads of men are removing
tho Btanchlons, the running rails, the
sides of the bridge and everything that
can be put below the armored deck.
Down In the boiler rooms the fires are
already being spread, forced draughts
-applied in order to have the greatest
amount of possible power on hand
should it be required.
In the meantime the docks have been
sprinkled with sand to prevent the
men from Bllppdng as they run back
and forth, and at the call "to general
quarters" they Jump to their assigned
places. The captain's position is In
tho conning tower, from which place
he has electrical connection with every
port of his ship. From the interior of
this turret he can watch every part of
the ship, and has a view of the hori
zon in all directions. Tho pressing of
a button regulates the speed of the ves
sel, another guides her course, a third
controls aU the guns, directs tho train
ing of them and allows the captain to
fire one or all, in groups or one crush
ing broadside.
VVhllo tho men are awaiting the at
tack in general quarters, down below,
the ship's doctor and his assistants are
also preparing for tho struggle. As a
INTO THE SICK BAY.
usual thing the sick bay, or ship's hos
pital, Is too small for use in a battle of
any length, and other quarters are pro
vided, usually In one of tho mess
cabins. Hero the surgeons hurry with
their operating tables, their shining
tools, their baskets full of bandages
A MODERN NAVAL BATTLE.
and chests of drugs and antiseptics.
The Daymen, as the nurses on board
the ship are known, stand ready to
caro for their comrades as they are
brought down on stretchers, torn and
mangled by shells and flying iron.
There, below the decks, as uncon-
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WAITING FOR
sclous as the engineers and firemen
of the trend of the battle, must the sur
geon and nurses work, their hands al
ways steady, their nerves firm and with
no thought of anything but the work
before them. Not until the order of
"Cease firing" rings out under the vic
torious flag above them, or they feel
the list of the ship as it sinks, do they
know how the fight is going. And
If the ship Is struck they go down only
with tho consciousness of duty well
performed Too often their bravery
Is lost sight of in the more pretentious
acts of others.
With every man in place, every detail
looked after and a knowledge that noth
ing save an accident can cause his plans
to miscarry, tho captain stands on the
bridge with glass in hand and watches
the approaching enemy. Above him on
the fore military mast an officer Is sur
veying tho distance between tho two
vessels. As he makes his observations
the result Is called out by a lieutenant.
By this time both vessels are in full
view. If the day is calm and the air
clear, the men on the one Iron monster
can see tho other, with its flags fly
ing from every point where they can be
attached. They can see tho polished
muzzles of the heavy rifles as they
gleam in the sun, the glitter of the ofii
cers' buttons. With muscles strained,
their hearts thumping in their breasts
and all excitement, they listen as tho
lieutenant's voice calls out clear:
"Five thousand four hundred meters;
five thousand two hundred meters; five
thousand "
The Battle Begins.
The rest seems burled In the great
silence as there is a puff of white smoke
from the side of one of the great crafts
that seem so far away; there is a
sound, like the rush of a great train,
that turns instantly Into a roar, a hiss
ing sound as a great ball of fire drops
Into the water a few hundred yards
away with a great splash and a nvuffled
explosion below the surface that sends
the sea spouting up like a fantastic
fountain.
The battle has begun.' The steady
plomb, plomb of heavy guns, the sharp,
rapid, cracking shots of the quick fire
guns as they blaze out a stream of
death, the patter of iron balls against
the steel plates of the ship, the louder,
tearing crash of heavy shote, the shouts
of ofBcers, the rumble of trucks loaded
witn projectiles over the deck, the
smoke and dust and noise, aye, and the
cry of comrades as they fall, torn and
bleeding. Such is war!
After the first shot the intensity of
suspense is broken, the sight of the
mangled forms on deck is blotted out
by smoke that stings the eyes until
they pain like balls of fire, and the men
fall into their work like veterans. They
forget everything except the fight, and
It is not until the engagement is over
that they notice their bleeding wounds
and realize the terrible amount of en
ergy and force that has been exDended.
While there have been but few bat
tles since the introduction of the Iron
clad, enough Is known that the strain
on the men Is something awful. The
ceaseless din of heavy shot on the
TI1E FIRST SHOT.
heavier plates, the tremendous concus
sions from the heavy guns cause hem
orrhage, destroy the nerves and actual
ly blister the flesh.
Men who have been In turrets and
taken no part In the conflict have come
out of the steel towers with their
clothes In shreds and so unnerved that
weeks of rest was necessary for re
cuperation. The possibilities of naval warfare un
der these conditions are a matter of
conjecture. Engagements will, of ne
cessity, be short Squadrons may be
destroyed in a day, whole cities laid
low by the tremendous force.
Spain's Substitutes for Telephones.
In Siwdn, - where the telephone is
largely used in place of the telegraph,
an Ingenious application of the phono
graph to record the telephonic mes
sages has been made. The receiving
operator repents the message into a
phonograph, from which it can after
ward be transcribed at leisure. This
saves the delay caused by writing the
message during its reception and in
sures greater accuracy, because the
repetition of the message for the pho
nograph is heard simultaneously by the
original sender at the other end of the
line.
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GIVES THI OHOIOE OF
TWO TRANSCONTINENTAL
ROUTES
GREAT
NQBTHERN BY.
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SHORT LIKE.
VIA
SALT LAKE,
DENVER,
OMAHA
AND
KANSAS CITY,
SPOKANE,
MINNEAPOLIS,
ST. PAUL
AND
CHICAGO.
OCEAN STEAMERS
Oregon, Geo. W. Elder and City of Topeka
Lave Portland Every S Days lor
ALASKA POINTS
Ocean Btaamers Leave Portland Every 4 Days
SAN FRANCISCO.
Steamers Monthly from Tortland to
Yokohama, and Hong Kong, in con
nection with the O. K. A N.
For further information call on O. R. A N.
Arenu
F E. DONALDSON, or addreijs
W. H. HURLBURT,
General Passenger, Agent, Portland, Or.
POPWKLtj CARUI.L A CO.,
Gen. AfU. hoi. Pac. 3. S. Co., Poriiaud, Or.
Tr.ln. A... i .. .
Lt-ave for the East via Huntington daily,j;00pm
Leave for the iiaatvla Spokane dally. 2:'uorm
ju ia am
WAimtB-TirSTWORTHY AMD ACTIV1
a ftiUsmen or ladles t travel for reaannsibli
ttDlllhtd hrmte la Oregon. Monthly tut sq
apeaava. Position SMailr. Keleraoce. Ku
iio self Mrrood stamped nrelope. Thi
fcommlua Coapsny, Dept. Y.CIileaso.
tJTAm5O-TRrTW0BTHT AND ACTIVI
H (oOaM or ladles la travel for rasrjonsIM,
siUi,d bouse t Oreexa. Montnlv U tai
O.C.&E.R.R.C0
YAQUINA BAY BOUTK
Connpctlng at Taqulna Bay with tho San
Fiancidco and Yaqulua Bay
fileameliip Company.
Steamship "Farallon"
Saili from Yaqulna every eipht. days (or 8n
Franfiiiwo, Coos Bay Port Oxford, Triuldad and
Bumbolt Bay.
f usenger acoommndatiooa unsurpassed.
Shortest route between the Willamette Valley
and California.
Far. from Albany or points west to Baa
tranuisco:
Cabin, rouud trip
, Steerage .
To Coos Bay and Port Oxford:
Cabin, f
To Humbolt Bay:
Cabin,
Hound trip, good for 60 days.
115 00
6 to
6 00
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RIVER DIVISION.
steamers "Albany" and "Wm. M. Hoa,'
newly furnished, leave Albany daily (except
Balurdays) at 7:45 a. m., arriving at Portland the
same day at 5 p. m.
Rolurning, boats leave Portland same days
atdiOOa. m.,arrlviug at Albany at 7:45 p. ro.
J. C. MAYO, Supt. Elver Division,
Corvallis, Or.
EDWIN STONE, Mgr.,
PRACTICALLY A PART OF IT;
the center of the city and is con
Charman Bros.' Block
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EAST AND SOUTH
VIA
The Shasta Route
OF THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
Express Trains Leave Portland Daily.
Pouth
North.
9 30i. M
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Lt Portland.
Lt Oregon City
Ar San Francisco
Ar
Lv
6Mr.u
7:4(1 A.H
Lv
s:(Xir.
Portland and Salem, Turner, Marion, JefTer
son, Albany, Tangent, Shedds, Halsey, Harris.
bunr, Juuctton City, Irving, Kugene, Creswell,
Cottage Urove. Uralns, and all stations from
Roseburg to Ashland, Inclusive.
ROSBBUnQ MAIL DAILY.
9:30A.K. . Lt Portland Ar4:H0p.ii
S:27a.ii. Lv Oregon City Lv R.Ssr.ii
8:40 f. M. Ar Roseburg Lv 7: 0 u
DINTNO CARS ON OGDEN RODTE.
PULLMAN B VFFBT SLEEPEKS
SECOND-CLASS sIeEPING CARS
Attached to all Through Trains.
West Side Division,
Between PORTLAND and CORVALLIS
MilLTBilH DAILT (EXCKPT8UNDAY.)
7:30 AM. I Lv Portland Ar5:S0P.M
U:15P.M.Ar Corvallis Lv105PM
At Albany and Cnrvalils connect with train
of Oregon Central & Kastern R. R.
KXPRRSS TEAIH DaILT( EXCEPT SUMDAT.)
:N)P. M.
Lv Portland Ar8:25A.M
Ar McMlnnvllle Lt 8:MAM
Ar ludependeuce Lv 4:60 A. M
7.8UP.M,
8:80 P. M,
Direct connection at San Frnnolnco wia
Occldculal and Oriental and Purine Mall
Sleamslilp Lines for JAPAN AND CHINA
Sailing dates on application.
Rates and tickets to entern rinlnts and
Europe lo JAPAN, CHINA, HONOLULU
ind AUSTBALI.V, can be obtained from
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B.K0EHLER, C. II. MARK HAM,
Manager, Ak,t ,;. jr p. Agent
Portland, Or. Portland, Or.
OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO '8
Str. Altona
Will Make Pally Trips Between
OREGON CITY m0 PORTLAND
Leavlnir Portland for Salem and way
landings at 6:45 a. m., and Oregon
city at about 3 p. m.
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