Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-06-28

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European residents in a great Chinese
city.
Officers with full pocketbooks enjoy
duty on the European station when tho
squadron is in command Of q wealthy
and pleasure-loving admiral. The Cni-
| ted States government makes no apprO-
| priation TO aid its naval officers IN re-
| turning social Inequalities received 50
the hands of foreigners. Now al tho
navies of the world make the Mediter-
ranean their cruising ground, and an
American man-of-war cruising there is
sure TO fall In with ships OF half-a-dozen
friendly powers.
II the American admiral is able and
willing 10 return the hospitality OF
strangers there SIS no end Of fun for
his subordinates. An admiral is seen 10
his best in the Mediterranean. III the
captain is an awful being the admiral
approaches sublimity His flagship,
when properly conftructed, affords an
ample cabin for the admiral himself
and nearly as spacious quarters to the
captain.
The admiral has double staff, HE
immediate personal staff consisting OF
flag secretary and flag lieu-enant,
and general staff, made up of the fleet
paymaster, fleet surgeon, fleet engineer
and feet marine officer. The admiral
may mess alone or with his personal
! staff or with the capt0in. when a for
NAL visit IS 10 be made TO q foreign ccur1
or to a foreign naval officer of high
rank the admiral is accompanied by
| both STATS.
All other vessels defer to the flagship.
The admiral decides upon the uniform
OF the day, and his orders upon this
subject are signalled TO every vessel OF
the squadron in the same harbor. Ivory
ship must trim its yards rs the ilagship's
yards are trimmed, and II any ship de-
sires to dry clothes permission must DO
asked by signal 10 the flagship.
The United States navy has tradi-
tiOnal soicitude for certain parts OF tho
globe. Not only must Madagascar bo
visited at reasonable intervals, but some
United States ship must turn up 40 CiD
! Sandwich Islands two or three times 81
year. The navy has Ike patcrnai Inc
terest In the welfare Of Samoa. The
North Atlantic squadron keeps sharp
eye upon the West Indies and hGyi Ia
particular.
As soon as there is 4 disturbance in
that lurid isle down goes one Of Unclo
Sans ships to have an eye ON the row.
The navy of the United States aas "as-
sisted" rs the French-speakine Hay,-
ems would say, at every ono OF the 10
/ lands revolutions since the drys W.
/ Toussalnt rOuycttur. The navy hai
| shown much the same interest il tl.
/ affairs OF the Colombian republic cF
/ since Uncle Sam promised tina. republic
in particular. and mankind in general,
| to keep the tranSisthmial railway open
TO commerce, come what might.
Accordingly, when Colon was burned
there was n prompt concentration ol
/ United States ships az THAT poilt. tu.-
! ted States blue jackets crossed the lsl.-
mus in an armorcd train. The nce5
paymastcrs fed some hundreds OF stay
! ing ragamufiins whom the Co.ombials
were pleased 20 call an army aud ono
! of our ships captured aud gave over I'D
/ instant death at the hands of the Co
/ lombian authorities two wrctcacd rs-
els suspected Of completely IA the bu-H-
! Ing of the city.
United States ships remain with
squadron from TWO 10 six years. OnI-
GERS and crews are usually changed
once I'm three years, which is the durl-
tion OF a cruise. The vessels OF tho
Asiatic and Pacific squadrons usually
report AZ San Francisco. Those Of t-c
other squadrous report at New Yari' or
Norfolk.
When q vessel comes home 10 the end
of her cruise the officers are detached
and the men are sent TO the racoiyine
/ ship. There is 10 Formally used in
putting Il ship out OF commission. Inos.
| officers that have stores 10 account icr
send them ashore 10 the storage houses
in the yard, take receipts for the same
/ from the yard officers, and disperse ~
! their various homes.
There is usually 2 throwing Of dice ia
! the wardroOm TO determine the fare OIL
such stores as remain unused il Jhe
wardroom mess. The snip is then turned
over to the commandant Of the yard 20
! be overhaulcd and repaired against tLa
time when smother captain shall trend
! her deck and his pennant az the main
shall proclaim her once more Ia ccm-
! mission.