The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-31


80 yorE. March 2s.-"Do they
..,nle so abroad that man-of-
~ ie ,hcrc." Yes. between and
"' .,., afternoon. when there are
".,. ,oing ON. Jump in If you are
ro "'s ,.ith me" Without waiting n
Invitation jumped into one Of
-.,. belonging Co tho vessel, and,
,.,- tali by the coXswain' with whom
49, seI the above conversation,
,.to SO made myself as comfort
i..nli. determined not 60 allow
'' .l the details 20 escape my notice II
possibly help Il. The boat was
...fir perfection Of ncatnoss and had
..,f. been cleaned thoroughly that
.,.rninr. and the brass work shincd
..f before leaving the ship ] had
limo fo take this in and take seat
...nollc,s white cushion covers, as
,,>,wain gave the order Cup
81 this command all but the two
o ihs bow OF the boat raised
.r.. and holding them up and
yam I'D att the same height and IN the
..I,. with each other. awaited the
...,..r shove OFF, said the cox
The men in the bow used the
,...I...k- they had In their hands and
....l tlo boat well away from the
a.. "Ief fallr s3ys the coxswain,
..f down come all the oars at once
.... uayr is the next command. M
.... die tcu m,ty backs are bent IN
,,.,.. and Che boat quickly gathering
'-. .- headed for the ship. The two
... a ta. bow get mp their oars 10
'....ro.s. letting them tail like clock
. .r. soon in stroke with the others
feeling quite sure whether the old
..... .l.o.t "Nou must not speak 20 the
,..aat tie Who'll applies 20 "a man IA a
l..tl.o tho ono in which was or not.
li..,ti, tf.aulIt 90 best 20 address any
'.,,.,',t,.n. but found sufficient amuse-
,..,t pm watching the stroke Of the
man and DO endeayoring 10 make up
,.v mind 90 what nationality they
i...n..i. i0r although all were neatly
.........l ODD the white canvas suits called
....r..r- clothes. habiually worn when
,.ors of ans kind Is 20 bc done. il was
sop. evident that of the thirteen men IN
Oh. crow there were five or six different
,ananalius The younger fellows were,
] Shouts soy. Americans. but the black
bearded Greek. the coppercd colored Ma
l.tha broad featured Dutchman and
f.. .-ht haired Scandinavian were all
l.nr.-enicd. but for the time seemed
v.I. content with Uncle Sans uniform.
liberal pay and bountiful ration. The
accent Of the man IN charge of the boat
0r cuxswain. was plainly that of % cock
rsr A well trained and decided man
r.raoout him gave him the necessary
control over his men, who paid heed %
bis cautions. once OF twice delivered, as
Co tiar not pulling properly. As we
tr.w near the ship the order in bows
was given. al which the two men 40 the
forward end took intheiroars. and SEEING
their boat hooks prepared To fend the
boat Oh from the ships side. When the
distance had been SD lessenel as 10 in
sure the boat reaching tho vessels side
WAY on0ughw vas called, and then the
oars were ail tossed in the air together
and lowered into the boat. The little
pads or Tenders were put over the side To-
prevent the paint from being marked al,
ile boat fetched alongside. and | was
TOLD, as soon rs the way had stopped. 90
ro Up the ladderand ask the sergeant on
drfg at the gangway, as the entrance
over the ships side is called. 60 allow me
Oh look about the vessel. The ladder
made Of ash. was "a bright as the top o.
Iur kitchen table 40 its usual SATURDAY s
rubbing. and they told me that sand,
snvas and "holy stones are used on ii
very morning. Holy stones. found ont.
we're small square stones about as large
asa prayer book, and as the person using
them has 10 get down on his knees, the
naue naturally arose
inc sergeant, whom found ready 60
receive any visitor who might be m the
a4t told me that ! had struck an Oh
las and could look about the ship to Any
hearts content. and that there was H.
hanger OF my going where visitors were
lot allowed. as there were sentinels post
.l 800 various parts of the ship who had
strict orders on that subject. IL was per
.eciy bewi,Jeriug. however, and ! hard
s. knew the bow from the stern, the
mass Of ropes in an apparently confused
uafl. as one took them in at glance.
he guns. the smoke pipe, the crowd Of
men. and the utter straugeueas Of every
hing were enough 10 make one feel very
much like the prOverbial cat ia "a strange
garrett. and was greatly relieved when
saw the smiling face Of a relative Of
lno Of my neighbOrs. who had been fOr
some wears in the service come up and
rs owner greet me most cordially.
As matters. under his guidance, We're
explained. could plainly see that
he motto OF place for everything and
in its place had practical cx-
implication aboard a man-Of-war. The
lay was called Rope Yarn Sunday"
lat is ono afternoon in tho middle OF
be week IS set aside for Jackies benefit;
iu.s are either dispensed with or made
.ery short the decks are put in order
0r visitors and the crew are supposed 70
.et % work at their clothing OF do what
.ver they choose. The clothes aboard
hip are as q rule made 10y the men, If
.ot by the wearers. then 10y others who
make q speciality OF cutting and fitting.
10 ianlsmln's eve there Is no very
rcat difference in the set and finish of
he clothing. but q the sailors there are
many points of difference an adherence
o which Is rigidly exacted \ sewing
machine was mitling away, here ana
here clothes were being marked OF the
White tape being neatly stitched on.
ancy plating was being laid up
rom white cord 10 DO made into
.nfe laniards for the purpose OF
ieeping the knives from falling down
rom aloft. Some men were playing
others were reading books
rom the ships library, and few were
trctched out with their heads on coils
4 rope. taking an afternoon nap The
alley. a. the cooking range Is called,
bad. ,.tttf. cal, fufar.-fiug f.1flIe and