Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-03
LIFE IN A MAN-Of-WAR.
Discipline tn Which Jark Tars are SUBJ
jected-systematic suhor,iination.

Discipline tn Which Jark Tars are Sub
| Jected-systematie suhoriination.
In order 10 understand man-of-war Il
is primarily necessary to consider her as
formed Of many parts, all arranged to-
gether under the predominant law of
subordination. Thus one may speak cor
rectly of the captain and officers, or Of
the seamen and marines of man-of-
war. But all such broad divisions re-
elIire to be- subdivided. and in reality tho
Nhole body is made up of small parts,
| each of which resembles the other. as far
Is the principles on which it acts are con-
eerned, and each Of which, though with
functions of its own. is related to all tho
other parts. Taking the crew, for en-
ample-the men, as they are called,
when spoken Of rs distinct from the oi.
iicers-we find them divided by grades
not less important than those which di-
vide the officers themselves. There arc
able bodied s,amrn and ordinary sea-
men. The able seaman is finished
aailr. not only able To- do all the usual
work. below and aloft. but to take the
helm and the had. The ordinary sca-
man is less qualified man. receiving less
paw. hut will probably rise from that TO
the higher rating by and by.
But if the mere term "seaman" would
imperfectly describe one Of the men, 80
the mere term officer would equally im-
perfectly describe one of the officers.
Not only are there the officers proper
from captain to naval cadet; there aro
different classes below these. There are
the warrant officers. hoatswain. gunner
AMI carpenter and the petty officers,
qIartermaster. bOaiswain's mate, master
at arms. etc. These. however. are not
all the grades in the scheme. There is
captain To- each top. a coXswain to each
l.at. captain of the forward. captain
of the after guard. Subordinltion. there
fore. Undergraduates the whole body
ss'ial If a man of war: il does not only
act broadly. but minutely; nor generally
only. but in detail. SuLnrlination and
classification are. IN fact. the two great
principles which regulate everything
anoat Suborlination teaches a man
that he must ohey-and whom. Classif-
cation teaches him how he must obey
and where. The corner stone of naval
subur,lination then. is the authority Of
the captain. He commands the ship.
oven though there should he rear
admiral an board in command of the
Iet.
Though essentially living unity. q
coherent individual whole. vet a man-of-
war attains to be this by dint of care
fl division and adjustment Of parts.
Ter crew is classified in several distinct
ways. according to the different classes
of duty that develops upon them in diff
ferent parts Of the ships daily life. Thus
q ship has to be sailed For that purpose
her crew are divided and appointed to
particular stations where they go when
nautical operations are on hand. There
are forecastt!!tiinep. foretopmen. maintop-
men, and an afterg,iard which works on
deck and does not go aloft. Each of these
sets Of men has its captain and second
captain: each top its midshipman, and at
Tie summons, Hands reef topsails," or
what not everybody knows where to be-
take himself and where his work is.
Again. a man-of-war has to be fought.
For that purpose her crew are divided
and appointed to particular stations at
Quarters" There are the forward main-
deck quarters. and after upperdeck quar-
tiers: forward upperdeck quarters,
after maindeck quarters and SO ON.
Each man belong to particu-
lar division and particular gun
in the division and particular number
i'm the gun: 50 when the drum and fife
call him to quarters he knows just as
well where to 90 as he knew where to go
when the boatswain's pipe called him to
make OF shorten sail.
Once more. ship has a social as well
n naval or military life, and men eat,
drink and sleep there. as in village or
a barrack. Accordingly. the men are
divided into messes-each mess having
its own table at certain place on the
lower deck. and one member Of the mess
being cook. and going for its share Of
provisions to the galley each day. So,
too, every man has his bag for his clothes
AMI his hammock to sleep in. and has
prescribed hours and places for the use
OF both. And since ship. as whole,
never sleeps. there being no such COM
plete suspension of life possible in a ship
as i'm "A country mansion, all the officers
are divided into three watches, and all
the crew into two. The public opinion
of a man-of-war is as definitely known
and felt as that Of a town. The men
have their favorite officers and their UNI
popular ofiicers-just as the officers them
selves give a certain well understood
status to each Of their own body. and
have "a tendency to split their messes into
cliques. according to taste and inclina-
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