The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-19


and Unsuceessfui Cadets-Tho Surgeon
Marine ShOOter-Nhxt the Midshi pmen
Have to Endure.
ANNAPOLIS, June II. 1878.
Commander Greer, who is to have charge Of one
OF the vessels to participate in the Poaris search
has for several years been familiar resident or
the Naval Academy. He bears an excellent repu-
tatOn for distinguished bravery during the late
war, wearing big bullet hole in his forehead and
being lame from shell. Those who know him
best say that he Is also man OF much maritime
knowledge and general ability, though one would
scarcely think so from his manner and conversa-
ton. Though comparatively young man. he was
always known among the mdshipmen as 'Daddy
Greer.n
Since my last letter to the HERALD the fol-
lowing candidates have passed their examina-
tiOns and have been regularly sworn in as
CADET MIDsHIPMLN.
John Francis lie Brun, Baltimore; william Cros-
by Texas; Bame 9. Dent, at Large; Henry II.
Rod1Drs, Illinois; James II. Oliver, Georgia;
William Z. W. Hall, Baltimore; Charles 8. williams,
Wisconsin,; walter M. Constant. Indiana; John M.
Orchard, Missouri; John G. Neeson Ohio; Thomas
G. darkness, Pennsylvania; John H. Dykeman,
Iowa; Robert J. Wright Pennsylvania; Albert
Greaves, Tennessee; Harry c. Wakenshaw, New
Jersey and Philip " II. Lansdale, son OF Surgeon
Lansdale. United States Navy and now stationed
at the Naval Academy Alfred Jefrries, Texas:
Perciva J. Werlich, Frank Blair Case Michigan
A. w. Grant, Wisconsin; f. s. GOaldlng, Pennsyl-
yania; Herbert .. Dunn, Rhode Island; John N.
Conyers, the coored cadet having failed on the
Spring examination, will be allowed another
missed the service, in accordance with the rules.
On the afternoon OF Saturday, the 7h inst. several
"BILGED' MIDsnIPMEN
had little row with COnyers In consequence OF
which they were promptly court martlaed and
dismissed the service for this and other INSIDE
meanors. Their names are w. N. Butterned, ].
l. Cheek, 7. II. Duer, b. Ewing, l. G. Fletcher, w.
Lockett, J. T. O'Keefe, A. 8. Rowan and ". Z.
Young: O'Keefe, it VIII be remembered, is the
little New York newsboy who succeeded la bearing
away the palm at the competitive examination
az the naval school The steamer Fortune, which
is this year TO take the class Of cadet engineers on
their Summer cruise, will leave Washington on the
LIST OF July and. on reaching Annapolis, will sail
Immediately with Lieutenant Commander A. H.
Mccormick In command. The examination for adj
time this week. The resignation or Lieutenant
Commander Hendrickson, Professor Of Mathe-
mates at the Naval Academy since March last, has
been accepted, The Constellation, Captain Cook
sailed hence on Thursday last with
!, THE FIRST SECOND AND THIRD CLASSES
cruise, and the Academy is now consequently
almost completely broken up. The cadet midship-
men recently entered, as fast as they are sworn
in, are quartercd upon the ship Santee, once
huge and formidable old sea lion, now mere prac-
tce hulk. doing post duty, together with the once
are indicted into "the WAYS that are dark and the
tricks that are vain OF naval life, which up to this
colored to their youthful vision. Il is all well
enough for few days. made up chiefly of idleness
and merely toying with ship duty; but when
everything gets into proper trim, when the class
is fully made up and the irksome routine
of drill hour after hour and hard lessons in
the principles Of navigation, algebra and other
worrying things are begun then t Is that the poor
cadet, now caught in trap Of his own setting,
begins to discern what fix he has got himself into.
Thnn m nlSin md rIu
miserable set OF beings could scarcely be found
than those mistaken and misguided youths, who
thought that all was to be so mice" and so easy,
and md their dreams so utterly unrealized.
or course, the monotony OF their despair Is
somewhat relieved by occasional CLEANS OF sun
light In the shape OF young ladies, balls. hops
moonlight prOmenades and other such heavenly
things; but never saw o man yet who has gone
through the mill at the United States Naval Acad-
envy who can look back upon his experiences there
with unqualified pleasure. IL Is hard life, and II
boy comes out or 1t unscathed, he Is made OF ex
traordinary metal. lively little row is In pro-
THB SURGEON MARINE SHOOTER
Across small tributary OF the Severn River on
which the naval school Is situated, lies large
tract OF land which the United States government
erected a handsome hospital for maimcd and aged
United States sailors. To this hospital are attached
large and beautiful gardens and orchards. sur
geon Is always stationed at the hospital and as
there Is little TO do and the advantages OF resi-
dence there manifold, the position has become
sinecure and eagerly sought after. The gentleman
now occupying 1t Is DR.. Duval, an arstocratic and
festy old fellow, possessed OF two lovely
daughters, who are the admiration OF the naval
school. For some time past the doctor has been
troubled by visits from amOrous middies, as
also IRON young students at st. Johns College,
State institution OF learning situated at Annapo
lis, who were rather, 1t seems. too frequent in
their visits to his daughters for the old DOCTORS
pleasure SO, being raised 70 the boiling PITCH
that worthy gentleman steathily loaded his ''long
Tom" to the brim with buckshot, and, one cool
afternoon went out cunning for any amorous
youth that might be straying thither. As the doc
tor assembled the hill In front OF his residence, he
observed In She distance two figures clad in blue,
VINO naa very ud mncn tine appearance 1
front OF him. The doctor knelt down.
The figures stopped at the foot OF the hill.
The doctor crept close upon them and fired. He
had aimed lower down, but the shot took effect IN
the head OF enc OF the figures, who stood transnxed
while the other took to his heels On reaching the
man who was shot the doctor found him not to be
midshpman after all, but O marine, with bloody
head and vowlng vengeance. He had come over
it seems, to depredate upon the Doctors straw
berry beds, and so the doctor swore II served him