The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-23
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A naval Officer TO-DAY. N speaking
about the presence o. t~o-.isne-. In The
raTy. told the following story =! was
sent "a Ess,op- nos loug ( on m is-
for.sa: er-aai and IL bzar1e ny daily o
: form ;ac acquaintance &. fo--ign sava.
oescc-s. IN order "a accomplish certain
enis ! hs3 In vie~. I TIE; nazy o.
them AZ dinners. reception. and .uir-
thinuea;.. and was surprised - lad
GU how we'll they sc-. informed 90
American naval AFFAIR." had ooca..oa
"a 20 70 kiel- Germany. FOR tAc parT~ps,
@: visiting The dockyarIs ;he-v. Eel,
sure that nv credentials would aa.i,
me 20 in,pec; the plsoc. b., they did
noi tried = little game o. getting
the desired pass. By reaching IN. or
Gals through the u-e O. wine. Aad ane
dinners. Onc day a ane looking Ger
iaaa Offices NE: NE ~. | VA comm. Oh,
OF NY hotel. Hello said ~. .lappinS
ms. on the shoulder. have you 60, in
yet" He spoke such par. Eagl!.h
tha; for a moment or ~ va non-
p.useI.'
NO ] replied. will you -e, me in''
81 can't; and ~ih.rcupon h. ~
marked: III is easier - S-I into your
yards than ours.
II looked at III. officer ~in.eutly and
found by his uniform ;ha, b.. VA. the
chief naval constructor. and the man
o. all men In the German navy tina, I
wanted 10 meet. WE o a3e 4 gla,.
o: wine with me? | asked. lie con-
s-nted. and We returned TO III. ho,.l.
After Il 'ew minutes conversation
we became quite friendly. aai | vas
surprised a; III. insight he had o: our
naval officers. He a-ton!-hcd me by
lnqulring about certain officers, who
were al the New York Navy Yard dur
ing the late war. ! could not restrain
my curiosity. and asked him: Hos
did you becorn. acquainted with The
officers The story i "A short "a =
h.. replied. When the war broke out
in 1851. | was in the German navy.
and ] got order, 10 90 10 America and
study your methods Of building ships
and getting guns ready for use. When
! 90; 10 New York my drc,. was tina,
% a plain German mechanic. ! go,
work a. "a carpenter aud -hip!oiner
under IA .ic,i,iou. name. and ia "a shor,
! got used ~ the nickname
''Dutchy." Nobody knew me- and my
.a rf.a ,.,nVt.- - $50
and the woram-n readily and
in "A good-humored way answered
them. ! helped 10 build and repair
and in tim got hold % much
made plan, NJ the ,e--
sci, machinery. gun rigging. and. in
fact. got on to everything. worked |
~ night in my room aud kept !
-Gy Governncn; ~ well posted ~ |
The more English l learned
better ! understood thing, that the
said Ia my hearing. worked
On the big ship Dunderbcrg. also on
the Merrimac. NJ Norfolk. and on som.
81 the monitors. sent much valuable
Information home. Now you se~ the
why YOU cant get into our ward.
The narrative was straightforward.
md was So full OF fact, concerning
Dcn and affairs. that ! readily saw
BOW tn. German naval constructor
,ot OF 10 my visit. and although | tried
convince him Ia the contrary. he
vas not I o b. hood wink.d. know
where kicl is. and tina, IL has n dock
,ard. but I'll have Ia 20 ~ kiei rs n
;erman mechanic before ] can gc, in.
'idc Of that place. This show. how
il is "a keep an eye on for
in our navy yards IL We wan,
o keep our secrets. - ~ashsngton Cor.
.imtrIraH.