New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-19
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THE NEW ARMY AND THE NEW NAVH
. GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE INTELLIGENCE or

. oprIr INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTELLIGENCE OF
TIE MEy-GooD ORDER AND DISCIPLINE
"The Navy of to day." said an officer OF that
seryice believe be In better condition. as resaus
officers and men. than IL ever was pefore' Inc Pion
ton IN regard to gambling strictly enforced and cards
a not allowed aboard ship There is little drinking on
shinboar the regulations prohibiting hard liquors from
being ought aboard man-ofwar.~ Both oncers ana
mon do of course sometimes smugge liquor aboard, but
there no public drinking of anything except WING o
beer on inan-owar For the past TOW years the regu
aons in regard to drinking have been more strictly en-
forced than ever. How was 1t in tho old Navy why
Ibave bocn aboard ships in the old timo and seen
nItcber OF whiskcy standing the ward room table as
We would have pitcher of water IN those days n"'o
neen the time when officers would ruin themselves III ono
night playing cards in tho ward ROOM Kne" ah
officer southerncr who lost two plantations one night
playing oaris aboard ship, Now IL Is all ohangcd' anu
changed for the better In tho old Navy discipline was
enforced by the cruel means and have seen hno
o or twice n month No considered good
man. wars man in those DAYS unless ne Was =
"a scopcrly felt or seen The sailors thoroughly In
struced in their business aud are orderly ana reiaDo
hoard OF Inspection came aboard one morning quite
uue xpectedy. Tho ship had not Oeeh ~ ,h hoord
ordered the drum beat to quartors and one OF tne
most thorough inspections ever saw apok pice nen
pick any men of the ships company DarrlnS Few
iaudsmen just shipped ana WIN crow for one Of tho
steam launches was selected ut random from among
Pc naahars ~ the crew An empty coffee
given them and the ingredients for nanng torpedo.
1hey took with them coil OF wire, pulley anu spar
into the launch. An empty barrel was thrown ovc,-
board The men, without word oi instruction from an
officer rugged up their torpedo steamed 10 inc oarrni
and blew il up Any who knows ayIhing OF torpedo
nractice knows what this means. or the OOO men
aboard at tho receiving ship Vermont believe every
ono cxcent tho newly enlisted landsmen knows now 10
nanufncrc and explode "A torpedo. This Is only one OF
thc many things pertaining to tubs profession IN "hcn
they are proficient forgot to state tnat inc report ot
the board 0f inspection on the POwhatan conssted %,
the word perfect believe that no Navy In inc world
can compare with that OF the United states In the
intelligence and proficiency OF the officer and men,
sthnuVh say shouldn't. II Is tho same way Win the
Army 90 TO Wiles Point and select any sergeant and
no Will go out and roam around the country ana
come back and make perfect Typographical sketsh o
Question tho about submarine mines ana nsn
and the OF high explosives ana you VIII
think they arc professors In uniform Ask them about
frti,aons and ron will think that Vaban has cons to
fc again So through all branches oi the SERVICE
Let the eagle screaInl"