The Magnolia gazette., 1883-10-18
On 4 Man or War.

naval vessel begins at dawn of dayl
The boatswain blows his whistle al day
light and cries: "All hands up all ham
mocks.n Within five minutes the sail
ors may be seen piling UP on deck, each
with his hammock neatly rolled and
lashcd, handing II 10 the slower in the
"nctting,n the long, boN-lile reeepta-
Gle along the rail, whore II remains un-
til sundoWn, when ii is taken down on
the hcrth-deek again and made ready
for occupation. Immediately after the
hammocks are slowed the sailors get u
pint Of coffee and then turn to 10 .holy-
stone and wash down decks or, ii ills
Monday, the sailors are first piped TO
''wash clothes,N and lines may be seen
running fore and aft, filed with clcanly'
washed white and blHecl0thes, or scrub
bed white hammocks. Az .tseyen bells
q $50 o 'cloclO the sailors arc pipcd TO
breakfast. and those who are @ 20 ON
watch al Eight bells feight o'eieek)
must be ready 1T that hour. At eight
bells The ensign is hostcd III the peak,
and "The Star-Spangled Banner is
played by the band, if on llag-ship, or
drum and fife on others than llag-ships.
AT the same time the boaiswain's whis-
tie il heard, followed ~ the hellowing;
'.All the watch; hold the reel; pump
ship, and relieve the wheel After
breakfast the watch Is employed in
cleaning the brass-work and the guns
coiling ropes, and generally making the
ship clean.
The officers not on watch do not gen
orally rise until eight o'clock, and then,
after making their toilet, sit down TO a
cup of coffee and toast or fruit. At
two bellsn (nine o'clock the ASSEM-
bly, is beat, and for the next two hours
the crew are drilled at great guns or in
the small arm, or sword manual. At
''six bells eleven 0 clocl), the officers
have breakfast, substantial meal.
From this time until ''four bells" in tho
evening (six o'clock, the officers not
on watch may occupy their leisure as
they see fit. They may generally be
found poring over their books or work
ing out some problem. when at sea, to
avoid being rusty for their next exam
nation. II in port they may stroll on
on shore. Al stwo bells (six o'clock),
il the officers dinner hour, and an hour
afterward they drill the sailors III sea-
manship, making, rceting, furling,
bending, OF unbending sails, in boat ex-
ercisc, or target practice
Rank and rank etiquette are strictly
enforced on board ship. None but the
line and staff officers are permitted tc
walk on the quarterback the officer ol
| the deck having the starboard side and
the others the port side, when in har-
| bor and when at sea the officer of the
! deck taking the windWard, and the
others the leeward side. The Captain
exioys the exclusive use Of the starboard
side Of the poop deck, and the other
commissioned officers the port side.
Forward Of the mainmast all the officers
have the exclusive right Of way On the
starboard or the windward side of the
deck. while the sailors must keep on the
opposite side. lii leaving or coming on
board ship the same regulation is OBJ
served the line and stan use the star
board c0mpanionway, while the war
rant officers and crew use the port lad
der. Commissioned officers are received
on board with the boatswain's pipe as {
salute.
The Captain messes alone in thu
cabin, having his own steward, cool
and waiter, and unless he invites some
of the officers to dine with him at time;
(as often happens) he lives in this mo
notonous way. The line and staff Off
GERS, above the grade Of ensign. consti
tute the s'wardroom mess, and live II
the main saloon Of the vessel. Th'
midshipmen and ensigns and othe
officers Of assimilated rank form tn,
"steerage mess, and the warran
officers mess BY themselves, The mes
expenses of the wardroom will rang
from thirty to forty-live dollars month
according to the station those Of tn
other messes about twenty-five to thirt.
dollars month
The crew live between decks. The.
are divided into messes Of about twely
men each, and, by contributing smal
sum out Of their monthly pay, are ena
bled to purchase few delicacies to adj
to their Government rations Of salt bee
or pork, with fresh beef twice week
potatoes, flour, pilot bread, salt, pepper
molasses, vinegar, butter, coffee an
tea. On Sunday morning the crew ar
, called to quarters for general inspeC
. tion Of person and clothing, and thos
who wish NAV attend the church sci
, vices afterward. Saturdays, after th
general work is done, are semi-holiday,
when the men lounge about, mend thei
! clothing, read. and otherwise pass ava
the time. The pay Of the crew range
J from nine dollars and fifty cents for ~
/ prentice boys TO twenty-six dollars pc
month for an "able-bodied seaman
1 The petty officers receive higher rat,
! of pay. The sailors are permitted
j draw monthly money, but larger PR
. portion Of their pay is retained until Ii
) expiration of the term Of enlistment
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