The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-22
ABOARD THE FLAGSHIP.
AAmirnl Walker Pulls tho Strings or the
Dispiay-ProfesslonnlC Critics.

Admiral Walker Pulls tho Strings or the
DispiaS-ProfessionnlC Critics.
On board tho Chicago at o'clock Capt. Mil
ler gave orders that no more visitors should be
received. Then tho work OF swinging out the
boats on their davits in readiness for the 10
serves when they should arrive was begun.
All hands sailors and marines alike.
were ordered to lelp IN this work.
There was hustle on deck as tho men swung
out boat after boat over the side at the boat
SWANS shril whistle. At 5 o'clock the acting
executive officer. Lieut.. Rogers. reported to
Capt. Miller that everything had been made
ready.
The tide had been running out swiftly until
that hour. when 1t reached the ebb Then tho
big " hito ships all along the line began slowly
to swing around at their anchors ns the tide
turned. and by s., o'clock their noses were oil
pointed down stream. Up GU the after bridge
the 1uartermaster. pacing up and down. re-
ported to the officer OF the dock the approach
OF every craft toward the Chicago. Shortly
after O'Clock he pointed his glass up the river
and held it to his eye or a moment.
"Chicagos launch. sir, with a boat load Of
the naval reserves in tow" was his next re-
port 1t WIS the First Battery Of the naval re-
serves. thirty-two strong. on their way from
the Minnesota to The flagship Chicago. to which
they had been assigned. A few moments more
and the launch had its low brought 10 the
landing stage on the port side Of the Chicago.
Lieut.. Greene stood up in the stern sheets
looking the thorough naval oi1ioer which his
several years at Annapolis has made him. The
officer Of he deck stood ready at the 2anGway
to greet him as he stepped upon the Chicagos
deck. CrowdinE up close to he Gangway stood
biz ta crowd and us sans eager or
GLIMPSE OF tho al-white, sailors who
came trooping up from the boat after their
comman or. One sailor Was especially aston
tshed ut tho sight of the patent leather shoes
which Il number of the naval militiamen wore,
They wouldn't hink much Of them shoes
said lie. II they had 10, work ship like
this every day in the ycar;'
Lieut.. Greene marched men along tho
port deck Of the Chicago. and formed them iii
hugle sounded nil hands to quarters aboard
thu ship. Then Lieut.. Rogers. rs acting execu-
tive ofli"cr. assigned the reserves 10 duty in
tho different gun divisions. There was an
the regular members q which explained the
intricacies nf tho big rifled guns to their COM
rades OF an hour. There WAS Just the slightest
patroniznG mir among the sea dogs as they
showed OH the mechanism OF the big guns to
their visitors.
All the other ships o. tho squadron had in
the meantime received aboard their respective
batteries OF the reserve. Eear Admiral Walker
had spent The early pnrt OF the day below. as
lie had not becn we'll but now he came on
pair OF pinks pinned on his fatigue coat. He
went M on the nfter bridge to supernt end the
evoluions OF the boat squadron. which was To
be- done by the regulation nag signalling, he
the Ian linen aboard his craft.
Shortly inter o. o'clock the order. was given
to lower tho boats and man them; There were
eight boats In tho ChlcuGos line. including the