New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-27

Tho Stonincton came over from the town Of the
same name carly this morning, and anchored off
the island At 8 o'clock the Chicago came up,
followed by her long retnue Of vcssels,and dropped
anchor. Saturday had been busy day on the
Stonington. Commander Miller is worker and
has somehow got il into his head that the Re
serves are out for real saiorng.' and to crowd
as much experience as possible into the few days
allowed for the drill Any one who came ont with
ideas of junketing trip if any such there were
lave long since ceased to entertain them, and
are swept along in the perpetual round of work
and drill
There was more experience for officers and men
in the few hours trip from New-York yester
dav than probably they had crowded into the
same length of time before in their lives. 1t
would take n long time 10 tell what officers came to
grief over the intricaceS of the log and were
driven to desperation by the seeming impossibLity
of being in two or three places at the same time
They were encouraged. however. by seeing that
Commander Miller, Adiutant Kent, Lieutcnants
Green and Duncan and other officers who had
had a Naval training were able to pick up the
log book without shuddering and to pervade space
generally without any apparent effort 80 proi-
cient was Lieutenant Duncan that when he went
to strike six bells yesterday and the clapper t
away from him and struck seven, all
the ships company felt secret satisfaction
at catching him in an error. II would
toke long time to tell also OF the stubbed toes
barlxed shins and bruised noses resulting from solid
pounds of youth and enthusiasm being brought III
contact with cold and unsympathetic stanchonS
and davitS.
A little diversion was caused early this mcrn-
ing by a recruit from Brooklyn who happened 10
wake up just as four bells were struck and rushed
from his statcrOOm under the impression that IL
was the fire alarm ringing from his native City
Hall He was sternly ordered to turn III again
and go to sleep; and silence settled over the Ston-
ington again, broken only by the tread OF the
weary guard of the mid watch At o'clock came
through the clear morning air the sound OF the
bugle playing the inspiring notes OF the reveile
and the shrill piping of the boatswalns whiste'
No martial music in the world is so inspiring as
the reveille 1t would almost make mummy
leave his pyramids, so clear and ringing as 1t was
in the crisp air that blew from shining seas this
morning. The sounds transformed the St0nlngton
from a snip of sleep to a vessel bubbling with life
and youth and animation. The winds and waves
have already touched the clear-cut faces and bare
throats of the sailor boys Of the Reserve ana lett
their impress there The white suits are worn
more easily than at first, and altogether the
scene as those 1876 sailors came tumbling on deck
this morning WAS such that if Congressman ana
Assemblymen could have seen 1t, every appfopfia-
ton for the Naval Reserve would hereafter DC
voted by acclamation
In fifteen minutes the amateur tars hau 'neii
rooms cleaned up and their beds made. Conee
was served at 8 80 TO all hands. 10 snow thae
the sailors of the Reserve are already gettihg
into the ways Of all sea-iarlng men,
they grumbled this mornng-and they grnmbed
At the coffee because it was not strong enough.
Every real sailor does grumble, and the NaVal
Reserve of the State of New-York are determined
to master every detail of their maritime probes
sisn. A. $3.50 there were quarters and insPeS-