Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-13
By TELEGRAPH.
4 WAR SHIPS rood SUPPLY.
what the Cruiser Concord VIII SAN
Away with.

Away with.
R.ook.ry. NV ls-rhe Ueisei Stsse.
e-u,.er s. csf.t. row At tie Bsoo3lyn hays
y.,d. n..rressve4 orders TO Be prepsred 10
=, "a -. rot gar ;asn the s0ia iaes Tae
tss c I'd :. ri rs.sst.s receiving eefIes o.
size, ,tiar in aaiBes. TIE osoefs 60
rec 1 :. a make II ma dat3ry thss her ss'rss
se a.aie up 20 'he hnit prescribed IN
tasre y are cruise, N ms the am0uou ~
10 - q fer n m taias ssresds IA cofn0ission.
The ger,ir aeYssd II ss1res uoasf tee hsS
raiIoa hes ale Is be Eodef-Asiss
TIE eras.sr Concerd carries ~esu1 iso
msn The toli9sieg il ore yeIs 10 p
anee fof 900 pser. with the dsy periods fei
issuisg. hese figures are ten rsfslss i6
excess Of what TIE CsIc - snisisa 70
fox ore yesr. Maiapiyi1g tasse hs re
BY three viii give yers nesr'y he qasnat'ss
Il the Caneoid's Aliosanes FOR the full
cruise TEE azpfes 10, tie yea are
Biscuit, IS SIS ponras. rs''ons Issued
dsiiy: b4soGIs 9Th h0ut SO 400 Touais,
i.ap, fssr {. mess S.exi sefaH-ai, ~ ~
pounds i-snsd weehls; oatmeal, ~ 4eo
pcu,d, i..'.ssi weekly; rye Il ~ 81 On sy'
felsae } 10 400 psunds, isns1s "eeSiy :;
v sass d n, 10 400 Ioapds, issned tvics 3
week; s.l. pork, 30,S0o nap1a', 'ssua'
tpics se.s; besns, 1890 gallons, issaed
t.ics a ~ssk; prs. $50 ga inas. "a ueo
weekly; sat eer'. l0.4lo ,0a ds, issued
~.e.ls; rice sse0 p. u ds, i--se wss by;
dried VII, 90 0 pOuass, ssue5 W."
week; ba2 rr, 500 pounds, issu. htee
iSmes = week; ISmsf0ss, $500 Toa us
,..u-d ~s,es; csnaed meat. 1860
eou ts is-s 4 l~iaa ~ses; ham o. Sseo'
(ei,her,l 1900 plu ds, Issued sessiy'
s.,..A g., tr 81. H.. (-iiaer } 1900 paunts,
i,sa, d weekly; coffee, $3.50 poa Ids. is+ur q
four nsass @ TAX; ,sS, 975 porads, or
c,cs 5000 pea d., 10 De itsnsa tlf, 'inss
q wev K; Sugar. is. $50 pounds, issued dali :;
yiekles, 500 pounds. Issued tsiee week
mo,zsaas $50 gallons, iss aej sts g.. We
gar, $50 sai!ons. issued weekly; csnned
vegetables, 1900 p 'aats, Issued t'ice
seek.
Uader the he al OF canned vegetables are
csmpristd all canned goods, With the one
exc PIT IN oirasparssus. The navy ration
is rated at 80 Cents per day. 1t can be
rea1i,y seen ho eautrsttIs csn fstnl'h
tons upon toIs Of stores ana figure profit
oat Of 4 fes ceais on each rslion when 10
The end fopts up handsomely.
TIE officers sh ,ard the var ships tabe in
lieu of the shlp's ra,ion the allowance OF 80
cents a day and mess them,gives. ward
room mess comprising twenty officers 10
able 10 live well at cost OF from $50 TO $50
per fiicer per month Each tffi GERS mess
is SLOWED q cook xpd a steward and about
two vardroom boys TO every fys ttticers.
The servants of q mess turn in their ration
money TO the mess and are fed BY he Ulcers
The commanding eftcsr Of vessel lives
BY himself. He 10 alioweds cot k, steward
and boy. He feeds bimse!f. the three ser
wants messing out of his stores and turning
over to him their ration money. If ship
is . flagship, ard consequently carries an
admiral, THE off GER also has his three ser
wants. Very often the admiral and captain
Of the vessel mess together. The admirsPs
staff usually messes in the wsrd-room. IL
addition there i. Junior officers meis.
made up Of all officers below the rank Of
lieutensrs Gunior grade.)
Then there il the warrant officers mess,
| made up Of the bostswsjn, gunner, esrpen-
| ter and eaiimsker. This last mess has the
allowance OF cook AID e waiter. Below
| the wArran. officers mess comes the chiei
petty officers' mess. the hand mess, the
messes of the marine guard, and then the
| gun messes Of the crew. Ii is customary
| in the different messes for every man &C
put into mess fund At least 81 per month
| L. mesa Of dozen men this mess furt
allows Of an oCc 'sionrl extfs bag OF pota
toes or box OF fruit when ia port. Ther
again esch mess is allowed 10 stop ont
ration for every four men and draw ,ht
money for the mes, fund.
| This Communication of rations is not rig h
the men can claim, but 1t may be authorized
BY written orders from the commandiDi
officer 10 The paymsster Of the chip. The
commuts,ion 10 allowed for the sole purpos,
of sffordipg means Of adding to tn'
increasing he variety ct the food provided
| By the government.
| The allovsnc. of stores for the Concort
is about one half iha. allowed the cruise
Chicago, and sbaut one third OF VIA: TIT
big aImored cruiser New York viii carr,
when in commission. The rstions schedul,
allowed the Unis.d States navy today i
ceemed one OF the splendid features OF th'
service. The days u SAX htIse,' s'hara
tacb." and bsts wafer aye g days of th'
past. On eli the new ships the waite
is condensed On board. Dolly small
reserve supply is carrei tanks
Since The present ratiIn lc1edule wa
authorize d there has been no diff Guilty K
perienced i'll enlistilg men. The rea
.roubie ia shat the limii fxed by Law is To-
small to sc 3omnodats ali the sesmen anI
ions to enlist Recruiting officers declsr
,tst il the lar permitted Ii, 10000 mel
could be ~ readily enlisted for The navy u
sre ;be $3.50 men DOW allowed
L. ,he matter of ra'ipns the bluej scke
fares much better than the United State
30 dier. Despite the efforts made to il
erase The army ration, it snil ,emsin
valued at about IL cents per day. Til
present lazy ration was auh,sjzed in III
revenue marine service dunrg the psesep
year. Reports from various ". ssels Of tn
service declare that it is making the crew
far mere ccn;ented AID fati.fied than fer
iaeriy.
The purchase Of fations for the Isvy
controlled by the paymsster general, act
ing under the orders of the secretary Of IN
navy. The central buying point Ia Ne'
! The supplies for The Brooklyn ravy var
are mostly furnished by New York firms
Contracts are let on bids, the periods TO
which supplies are to be furnished beiu
,pecided 10 the contract
All food stores are subj scted to . rigi
scrutiny. and under the system of Inspet
lion in vogue it lie not en- easy matter 10
spoiled or injured food to get aboard shiI
The store ms ia the vessels are CAREFUL
constructed, and every precsu,ion is take
to keep supplies in Hrst.ciass conditio
throuRhout the duration of q cruise.