Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-16
NAVAL.


4 every thing on GU:tr /, v .iuiH 50 rnuuy me
: live so close to@"t,.'r, anl yet perfect disc
pine IS preserved even greater tina
among the sGC!e Il!a1cG in regiment O
: shore
But a few momeu,s' confederation, write
DR.. &. Shipper in cain Days, will sho,
that, III such confined space and wit
constant intercourse, gryat attention t
forms and to the exact rs of respect mus
be shown, to prevent sach mass of men
crowded close together. from degeneratin
into mob
30 we see, at every moment, salutes b.
touching and raising the cap, first by tn,
inferior in rank, but always scrupulousl,
j returned by the superior, while all sentrlc!
salute passing o1ticers-thc juniors by rails
ing the hand to the rife, while the latter i.
at the carry" and senior officers by ''pre
sentlnS" arms. And this is done whenever
they pass, if it be ten times in an hour. ..
Ihls salutlng in military services is based
! upon the theory that small arms are placed
al the disposal OF the person whom it is de-
sired to honor; while with the great guns
IL was formerly the habit to fire salutes
Wnlle shotted, and thus leave the pieces
harmless, and at the mercy of the party
salutcd. But this firing of shotted guns
LED to so many accidents to the persons
Whom 1t was designed to honor that it
gradually fell into disusc, and blank car
trldgeS were used instead. .-..a..,>, e..
1t is quite an art to fire what is called a
good salutc"-when the guns 90 off quick.
~, but at perfectly regular lntcryals-and
nothing jars more upon the naval ear than
salute In which guns hang fire, and the in
terval is not preserved ...,.t.
In times as late as our war, salutcs were
commonly fred from the "batterv.u or
broadsidc guns OF any man-or-war. If she
was titty-cun frigatc, but few of her
guns were used, and none Of those fired
requiring reloading, because no salute that
could be fired required more than twenty
one guns.
But, IN these days Of few and heavy guns,
salutes arc much less frequent, as such YES
sels are, by common consent, not required
10 go through the ceremony ...,,. ..,...
sometimes brass howitzcrs, which are
carried as boat guns, arc used in such YES
sels for saluting purposes, and it is most as
tonlshing to sec how rapidly well-drilled
hoWltzercrcw can fire. .,,q,s,--,-,..,,
The number Of guns allowed to officials
Is as low as fivc--for Consul but it is nj.
ways an uneven numbcr--for, ever since
gunpoWder was used an even number of
guns was considered unlucky, and the odd
number observed -.,..!s,..sa,.;,
Inc writer well remembers the start
given by the firing OF three guns in a va
men, or Official residence of high Chinese
oihclal, as party Of Americans were max
ing an official visit ,.-.,.r,as
Inc Chinese salute is three guns-and
these three were almost buried in the
earth OF courtyard through which the
party had to pass, and were fired almost
uuuer lhclr fact as they passed, causing a |
very natural start in persons unused to that
way Of showing respect. 80
statutes WlthgrcaL guns occur much more
frequently in foreign ports than in our own,
as guns are fired upon the visit of foreign
onlcers to our men -of-war, and also when
the visits ere returned. Then, on National
mondays or anniversaries, foreign men-of
war who happen to be in port with the YES
sci celebrating are all notified, and re-
4ucsted TO JON III q salute, and probably in
dressing the SHIPS WITH hage. &,.
For in lance. N RIO Isne,ro, a great naval
stopp'Hs place there r.l often be Brazilian,
+ reAHA, Spanish, Portuguese, English,
lhn Co',,-t W. war, NOW, II
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Mcf'oI-Wars aoats salute each other in Il
lsslhe, according TO the rank OF those in Y
ZEN lh'y cither cease pulling, and lie on Il
lelr oars OF toss 'AsGl or, II under sail,
lev let tiy their ho, | XII