The record-union., 1892-05-03
ON A MAN-OF-WAR
Punishments Are Not So Severe AS In
the Past.

Bucking, gagging, tricing up and hang
ing are also punishments of the past. The
most notable hanging at the vardarln''
was tnat or MldShipnlan Spencer and two
OF the crew OF the brig Sonlers. in 1916.
by commander A. S. Mex enZie. upon
the charge OF mutiny.- The press of the
country was unit in the condemnation
Vi the nasty action OF the commander in
carrying out the sentence of the court
Llartlal. only the old officers and sail
/ ofs OF the navy know anything practi-
eally OF the spread eagle punishment.
Inns cheerful treatment consisted OF
spreading man in the rigging and fast
eiling ms outstretched wrists and ankles
by laShingS. When the frigate Mime
sofa, the training ship for apprentices.
was IN China, in 1888, she became notori-
Gus Tor the spread-eagle punishment, as
many as sixty being in the rigging at
once upon one or more occasion.
Gagglng sailor is done by taking a
piece OF wool little larger than com
mon lead-pencil, sticking it crosswise in
Inc mouth ana fastening it there with a
piece OF laShlng tied about the head The
hands are also fastened behind the back.
10 Duck' a sailor one seats himself upon
tne deck IN position resembling saw
DUCK. Ills wrists, handcutfed together
are brought forward so that his arms pass
around the doubled-up knees, and a bay
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crotch OF the knees and over the forearms
1ricing-up" is fastening mans wrists
with laShing 10 their fall hight above
his head, so that his whole body may rest
only upon his toes. This method was in
general vogue before and almost up TO the
close Of the Civil War.
The second section OF Article of the
Naval Regulations provides that ''cOn-
hnement in the coal bunkers or other
close places is forbidden; mo man is to
be deprived Of his nights rest when 1T
sea as a punishment; cells for the con-
nnement OF prisoners are not to be less
than q! feet long and b feet broad, with
the tulI hight between decks, and are to
be properly ventilated;' and Article 9
forbids the use OF the gag under any cir
cumStanceS.
The sections Of the Laws for the Gov
ernment of the Navy relating to pun
lshments, provides that-"No comnan-
der OF vessel shall inlet upon a COM
mlSsIoned or warrant officer any other
punishment than private reprimand, sus-
pension from duty, arrest or confinement,
and such suspension, arrest or contiEe-
ment shall not be longer than ten days
unless further period is necessary to
bring the offender TO trial by court-!nar-
tlal; nor shall he inttict, or cause 10 be in
Illctea, upon any petty officer, or person
OF inferior rating. or marine Tor a single
o1ense, or at any one time, any other
than one of the following punishments.
namely: l. Reduction of any rating es-
| tablished by himself. 2. Confinement
with or without irons, single or double.
not exceeding ten days, unless further
confinement be necessary, in the case Of
prisoner to be tried by court-nlartal.
). Solitary confinement on bread and wa
ter, not exceeding five days. 4. Solitary
confinement not exceeding seven DAYS
.. deprivation of liberty on shore. b.
Extra duties. No other punishment shall
be permitted on board of vessels belong
ing to the navy, except by sentence OF a
general or summary court-martiaI.
Section OF Articles provides that such
/ punishment as a cOurt-martial NAV adj
Judge may be inflicted on any person in
the navy ''who quarrels with strikes or
| assaults, or uses provoking or reproach-
ful gestures, words or menaces toward
| any person in the navy"