The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-15

there az all times The ships dispen.
sarF Is not large room, hxst two ordf-
nary men and truss would not feel
crowded here. The druggist. treated
me well on board both ships, and
offered me rny choice Of ansiseusics
and anodynes, or anything else
might take fancy 10. ! shall do my
trading in that line hereafter on board
ship.
| The Atlanta has many very modern
improvements. and Is ssid 20 he a
wonderful sailer. She also has 4 log
] sau II. II does nos look exactly Ike
what I had, a. an old ZIMMERMAN,
imagined that IL would.
IL i book, xith writing In il, about
the size Of the tax roll Of 1883. In the
cupalo OF the ship, where the wheel is
located, there j. also q big brass con-
/ pass about as large a. the third
| stomach Of : COW. In this there i =
little index or dfngus, which always
| points towards the north. That i ali
| Il has to do. On each side Of the com
pass II large cannon ball 80 nagne-
| tix~d or Tolarized or influenced as to
| overcome the attraction of the needle
| for some desirable portion Of the ship.
There j. also an index connected with
the shaft. whereby the man at the
wheel can ascertain the position OF the
shaft and also ascertain al night
whether the ship il advancing or re-
treating-a thing that he should in
form himself about at the earliest pos
sible moment
The culinary arrangements on board
Of these ships would make many a
hotel blush. and have paid 81 day
for worse room than the ehoky at
the guard-honse
THE REPUBLICAN SHIP
In the navy-yarsi at Brooklyn i the
Big iron hull or running gears OF an
old ship OF some kind which the Re
publicaBs we're in the habit Of ham
mering on for few weeks prior to
election every four years. -Four years
ago, through an oversight, the work
men we're not called OF or informed OF
Blaine's defeat for several days after
The election
The Democrats have an entirely
different hull in another part OF the
yard on which they are hammering.
The keel blocks OF a new cruiser, 375
feet long. sre just laid in the ship
house. al the Brooklyn nayy-yard
She viii be a very airy and cheerful
boat judge, II the keel blocks are any
thing 70 30 by.
In closing this account | desire To
state that hope ! have avoided the
inordinate use OF marine terms, a.
desire 10 make myself perfectly clear
10 the ordinary iandsman, even at the
expense Of beauty and style of de-
scriptipn. would rather be thor
ougnly understood than 10 confuse the
reader while exertiug myself 70 show
my knowledge OF terms. / also desire
10 express nay thanks 10 the United
States navy for It's kindness and CON
sideration during my visit. could
have been easily blown into space hah
a dozen times without any opportunity
to blow back through the papers, had
the navy 70 desired. and yet nothing
but terms of endearment passed be-
tween the navy aud myself
Lieut.. Arthur Z. Mario. Chief En-
gineer Henry D. Nones, Passed As
sistaut Engineer +. A. Magce, Capt.
+. II. Harrington, OF the United States
Marine Corps; Mr.. Gus e. Roeder,
Apothecary Henry WINNER and the
dog lib, OF the Richmond; Master
Shipwright McGee, Capt. Miller, cap
tain OF the yard, and Mr.. Milligan
apothecary OF the Atlantis, deserve hon
orahle mention for GOODNESS and he
roic endurance while was there
Bill NYE.