Telegram-herald., 1891-11-10

"a uEi<ion for the arms carried by the
sesse.'s srew- Iaese are Qu4<s al item
~ bulk IA se4 as n exlegs-
Fi2a.ly, when tbs weasel Is praetl-
ealLy ready for sea, ana every L AZ
- Ga board. from a BARRE OF guAp0w-
der 70 = Reed.e v s1h auieh JacA Tar
may sew up h-s ripped trousers,
comes tue question: OF "salp's m0asy.'
Ta-s sun 10 down IN her -a.lo lnent
lat" Like everything e4Se ia the
work q prepar1g for war, lC varies
aeeord-ly 70 tn. shlp- The P1i.adel-
pn-a Was gisea $4,000 as her ships
money Allotment" while the Petrol.
now on hFr way 10 Ch.na, got onAy
$4,000. Ih,s moaey - parity in cash
ana partly n bills o. exc auase that
may be eashed IA any port OF the
~ orld. The money . 20 be used in
purehas1g coal and supplies that
must be Eads aud which cannot be
taken aOns, wing TO their perish
abe nature. These the captains OF
the ships are expected TO buy, when
needed, at the nearest port.
Meanw he there has been, during
al the time that the ship was being
yhe crew. The sailors on board may
be. n Instances. through with their
terms OF entsSment. Ii they don't
care TO re-ensst, their places are fill
ed by dgaft OF men from the re
ce.ving snip Vermont, which lays
alongside the Old Cob dock at the
Yard. Each sailor, as he enusts. is
sent 10 the Vermont, where he re-
mains until assigned TO a ship.
When tod 10 join vessel. the very
first thing he doss, II he Is green
hand, - to Join In an Almost unceas-
Ing series or drills, which are led by
an experienced petty officer. The
regular saLors' manual OF arms is
saugnt him, and he marhecs around
a the cod gray dawn. or in the not
much warmer shades o. evening, un-
I'll he knows the manual by heart.
It "a peculiar that few native-born
Americans care to- enlist In the navy.
Nearly al car ships are manned by
Erg.ishmen. Germans. Irishmen. Scan
dLnavlans. The marines aboard each
vessels are nearly all Germans, des-
cendants of that race rather seeming
20 Ike tbs army better than the navy.
Sill. marine is rather looked down
upon by real sailor who thinks that
his duties on board. which are mostly
-oi a police patrol nature could easily
be dispensed with.
Finally everyt hing is ready on
board. The vessel, which. when you
tlrst saw her, lay towering high
above the water, has sunk under the
weight o. her stores until she lies so
low that one would think every
wave would wash her decks.
A little steam tug comes, hoarsely
pan slng. up TO the cruiser, whose cap
tain sNnds on the bridge with his
executive officer by his side. The sail
ors .are hus5ling hither and thither,
under the orders OF half-dozen
young officers. The gang-piank dis
appears. The big ropes that confined
ne ship to the dock are cast off,
The little tug screams trantically, like
a pug dog barking at a mastiif,
when she sees big serryboat Is pass
ing by in tfk river In the way OF the
cruisers departure
second later the .erryboat humb-
" makes way for the cruiser. AS she
turns proudly towards Sandy Hook a
Wild cheer rugs over the Navy Yard
The crews o. every ship say good-by
Ia this manner to every departing
sister. A gun, Is fired, TOO, by way OF
a further salute.
And the white cruiser that cost
8. 600. 900 TO bG1d. and 100000 TO
n, mp. disappears along the go'ien
parkway tba: tIe SUI, makes IN the
waters OF New York Bay, or her way
% be lost, possibly. IN the war cloud
OF the south.