The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-04
1T MIGnr NAVE deem THE p1NAFoRE
a scene on the Deck Of 4. y. =. Hartford. Flag.
ship of the south Atlantic squadron.

ErInf 0.u PrirrD L,tsr
MoNTrvIDro, Uruguay, Jan. Our Cap
an. W. K. Mayo. was sent home hy tho Adj.
m RAJ tbp of2rr dry be- ause h. went into his
CHE \ iti r.i',) cabin unr n gAt and ordered
htuiand t.e oNcru,ivt Oh rr aud two ur three
others to .tpp gimhiiu.. The old Admiral was
very nnd. aud orlrr-d the Captain out OF the
cniin. Tue plain went. but told the party
tut hc was Captain of the ship. and that he
would no; allow gambling aboard her The
Admiral then ordered him to pack up hia bag
gagr aud leave the ship. which he at once pro-
ceednd to do.
Capt. Mayo was just man and good man
for his ship's company. but terror to his ON
GERS. Before he came 10 tho ship last June we
were in perfect uproar all tho time. Everybody
WIS dssmisn "a and continually growing.
Harrington. the executive officer. WIS Execu-
| tv" Captain. md Admiral all at once The
! Admiral IL what he men call spare pump"
for he allows Harrington to do whatever he
But after Mayo took charge there was great
chang. HHIrnrton bad n longer his way;
The m ers got down on Tim dir 'ctly. and be-
gan o. pl"t 10 act hlm out OF the ship. They
work"d around the Admiral and accomplished
A 'un's wrre called IN muster Inst Sunday,
and Cupt. MAYO read his orders from the Adj
mr. Drirrlug MIN home.
WHEN he hid Nm she'd lie hesitntod for n mo-
r,"ni. and tn"n, as Z With great effort; took "a
NlS Tnp IN SiIN. nltnmWf p. good nv He
then turn" around to the officers anil with a
cold nod. sHid: " Gentlemen, guol-by."
JUST ~ tlis time mess 0.nr for supper was
spread, hut no one went below The ship's
company h"gnn To "ongrpgate on the stnrbolrd
yHngw y. over which III" Cuuiuin had TO pass.
We standing neurthp must. heard Mr. Har-
rnglon tell the officer OF the deck to cali the
s'rg"nnt " the gunrl and tell him to dispense
me- crew. t'u,sp stationed mid-hipmen among
the suiiors. and tuld them in u whisper to allow
no cheering or public demonstration Of any
supper was rined. and still no one left the
Sunr deck. Cupt. Mayo shook hands with
Lieut. Hyde. his only lrrnd. and walked toward
IN" gnnrWav. Accompanied Toy Mr.. Harrington
anl the IN "r Of III" deck. The Captain saw
,hlt something was wrong. and ns he stepped
~ the Enu4way hriurnrd 10 the men and quietly
placed his hund OVER his mouth. us much as 10
say. no cheering. m"n."
just ~ this tune some one in deep voice
started, II p hip. hip. "and then there followed
Harrington. better known "a Black Jack"
WIS Wild. lie rushed into the crowd crying,
stop IT, Cd In you % hut no one stopped.
A. soon ~ the cheering WIS over some one pro-
posed tiger and ia" cheers were repeated.
The crowd dispersed and went tn supper, but
WIS only scented VIII tho shrill hOatswtin's call
sounded. chilling All tunls To muster. Harring-
ton was on tllp quarter deck with the Blue Book
In his hand. He was too excited To- speak for
som. time. hut ns soon ~ he cooled down n little
he d 'nHud"d 20 know the meaning tas II he
DIDN'T know y, tn" cheering and sntd: Is
tll-rr no one, who can tell me. what you were
jacob Smith an old seaman. spoke: 4" I cheer
ed; nni can tell you whut cheerrd Tor"
Step out here. YOU spokesman. you sea law
yer. snid llnrr n-tUn; " what have you to say
Tor vnursriy"
Well sir. have known Capt Mavo long
time; know him TO Ice just man and u gentle-
mnn. h1ve m" Gr'Htrst respect for him. and
know oi no h'trr wny in which To show II than
hy,@hG,rinr. which lad. ms loud - could. SIR"
Mr.. Harrington read the Blue BOOB showing
mat cheering WIS positively prohibited by the
rul"- AMI regulations Of the navy. unless Hu-
ih"rz 81 10y tln' I'll '.r ut the deck. He said il
WIS an Insult 20 Cant. May or else to the Adj
nirtl, who had or l"re him noma. and in q
lesser degree an insult t. himself M COM
fnnnI Ter Ut the ship. II" further said that the
accompany wa ia a stit' ~ INSTRUMENTATION
and mut'uy. aud that he demanded an apology
from the petty Officers. 10 be handed In the next
day.
II Inns been three months since we had liberty
ANA W" have hHd hut on" general liberty siD~S
We let home, eighteen mont ago. We lave
been her about W. weeks. aud have been work.
ing Ike good fellows "l-aniug snip. Mr.. Hnr-
rinstnn promised ~ general liberty and plenty
oi luon.y rs soon n that work WAS dOns.
To-day b" sttrt"d liberty. aud the petty officers
nsk~d for money. Ii ui.-Commnnder Hurting.
ton said somrth M nhput the cheering the other
day. and refused us the money.