Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-10-20
Bill Nye Visits the Navy.
Bill Nye in New York World.

Bill Nye in New York World.
1t has become such a general prac-
tice to speak so unexpectedly of the
United States Navy that few days
ago decided to visit the Brooklyn
Navy Yard for the purpose of ascer-
tanning, if possible, how much cause
there might be for this light and
airy manner of treating the Navy
and, if necessary, to take immediate
steps towards purifying the system.
/ found that the matter had been
grossly misrepresented, and that our
navy, so far as 1 was able to discover,
is self-sustaining. 1t has been thor
oughly refitted and refurnished
throughout, and is as pleasant anavy
as one would see in days journey.
had the pleasure of boarding the
man-of-war Richmond upon flag of
truce, and the Atlantic under a sus-
pension of the rules. / remained
some time on board each of these
war ships, and any man who speaks
lightly Of the United States Navy in
my presence hereafter will receive a
singing rebuke. N
The Brooklyn Navy Yard was in
augurated by the purchase of forty
acres of ground in 1901. 1t has a
pleasant water front, which is at all
times dotted here and there with
new war vessels undergoing repairs.
Since the original others have been
made and the land side of the yard
inclosed by means of a large brick
wall, so that in case there should be
local disturbance in Brooklyn the
rioters could not break through and
bite the navy. In this way man
on board the Atlanta while at anchor
in Brooklyn is just as safe as he
would be at home.
In order to enter and explore the
Navy Yard it is necessary that one
should have a pass. This is a safe
guard, wisely adopted by the Com
mandant, in order to keep ou
strangers who might get in under
the pretext of wishing to view thu
yard and afterwards attack one 0
the new vessels.
On the day / visited the Navy
Yard, just ahead of me, a plain bu
dignified person in citizens dres
passed through the gate. He hat
the bearing of an officer, I thought
and kept his eye about nine and one
fourth miles ahead as he walked pas
the guard. He was told to halt, but
of course, he did not do so. He wa
above it. Then the guard overhaul
ed him, and even felt in his pockets
for his pass, as [ supposed, Conceal
ed on his person the guard found fou
pint bottles filled with the essence Q
crime. They poured the poor man.
rum on the grass and then fired hin
out, accompanied by rebuke whicl
will make him more deliberate abou
sitting down for week or two.
The feeling against arduous spirit
in the United States Navy is certain
ly on the increase, and the day is nc
far distant when alcohol in a FIRE
state will only be used in the art
sciences, music, literature and tn
drama.
The Richmond is large but but
yant vessel painted black. 1t has
front stairway hanging over the ba
cony, and the latch-string to tt
front door was hanging cheerily oil
as we drew alongside. During a
engagement, however, on the a.
proach of the enemy, the front stat
are hauled up and the latch-strir
is pulled in, while the commander
officer makes the statement "ApI
Fool" through speaking-trump
to the chagrined and Infatuated foe.
The Richmond is a veteran of Il
late war which no one ever regrettC
more than / did; not so much becau