Deseret Evening News | 1901-10-31 | Page 3 | The Oregon in Dry Dock

Tho The Oregon In Dry Dook Peek Seattle Wash Oct battle Ip Oregon is Inlow now fin ori the government fry ry dock at Puget Sound navy yard here she Rhe was taken last Friday to un ergo efiO repairs to her keel which was verely strained when she sho ran on the eke ck sOme months month ago Later she sho sherill rill Ill III be given a n general overhauling and fainting r More than ordinary care car was iry f on account of ot the strained keel cOet k el nd ml for tor many day days prior to tho the docking preparations were made malle maller madec or r tho the reception of ot the big war Wor yes ves vesel eS eSI eSIn el I c elIn In order that t nt she might rest gently n the blocks instead of pumping t nil nit nile he e C water the tho dock a na as is 18 usually he e 0 case only about pix feet teet were tak n 11 out Shores Sheres were then placed In po pa pation tion and two divers entered tho the water adjust the wedges and blocks care lIy ally about tho the keel before any great art rt et of the weight of at the battleship ras 05 allowed to rest relit The remainder of ot ote pe S e water has hns since been pumped from tram froma he e a dock and nd the damaged part of the theall all II exposed