New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-20
NAVAL RESERTE MEN AT THE Guns.
PRACTISING IN RBsMANSi1P AT sEA-RoUG

PRACTISING IN MARE sMANSirTP AT sEA-RoUGH
WATER 1xTrRFERES WITH THE AIN.
Tho Chicago and Atlanta, the two ships which
remain 10 R,ar Admiral Walker. OF the Squadron
Of Evolution put 70 sea yesterday with the mem
bcrs OF the Naval Reserve on board. They went
out for target practice the deep ana rolling sch
1t is a sad thing 10 say, but the New-l RESERVES
did not make the record which the Boston Kp-
serves made. The conditions when the Boston
Reserves fired were perfect. Yesterday the condl-
tions were as bad they could be. There WAS
strong southeast wind blowing. ami tile ocean was
tumbling up in q manner which made every frac-
tion OF an inch elevation an important factor IN
, the hitting OF the target
The officers Of the Chicago and Atlanta were
dc,iohted with the work done by the Reserves Of
Ncw-York because they fired in sea which pre-
sen,cd all the Obstacles which nature could in a
moderate way furnish to the exercise Of markham
sbps on the high seas. The ships were five miles
bcyond the Sandy Hook lghtship. which Is
ten miles beyond the point of the Hook, when
the firing began uhe Chicago placed the hrst
| torgot and then with her screw just turning
over she LET her batteries drive ~ thr bobDlns
sneck ON the wind swept wastes Of the waters.
A mis-. had settled down, and before the irinS
| ,y., over n gentle rain fell. But through the
| mist and the flying spray the reserves piuese"
AWAY nj the bobbing target. There WIS hl'ch
| in the pr grammc when the fishing steamer ueorsc
| II Schnvlcr deliberately circled around me 'h'-
| cogo and went ont of her way 10 get III the Hlc
| ~ fire There was strong temptation on pOaru
tbe Chicago TO let che of the shells In the s-hch
/ emma 90 crashing through her. The whistle
| y,os blown and shot fired ahead OF her'
| but with a hendish persistcncy the boar kept
| an ia course. and delayed the firing for halt
| an hour.
| This was the only untoward incident of the
DAYS crnsc. Everything else went of according
| "a law and the regulations in the case made ana
| nrovded The Atlanta followed the Chicago ont
| and fired after her. The VamooSc also ran ont
| lint hcyond the lightShip the sea became 80 rough
! chat she asked permission by signal TO put back
TTi. pcrmission was granted at once
| T. uos u day well calculated to test the real
Qualities Of craftsmanship, which are latent In
| ,he X,w-York Naval Reserve and although the
| rocord WAS not brilliant in the matter of scoring
| hrlIseves a. a test of what the Reserves can
really do, it was highly satisfactory.
The Chicago fired seventeen rounds at the
| tarcet from her eight and siN-inch guns, and
| the seventeenth shot carried the target away.
| Twothir,ls of these shots would have been cf-
| fcctiyc had the ship been in actual battle and
not playing at mimic warfare.
Roatswainmate Dimmocls, of the second di-
vision of the Reserves came within one-half point
OF the target. Gunncrs-male Hartman lred ~"
| 81 inch gun and came within one point OF the
| target Boatswnin- Martin pulled the IAN
yard which fired an cight-inch gun, and came
within onc-half point OF the target Aole
seaman Perkins fired the ciglt-inch gun ait ana
| rissoI the target BY one point. and SO on the
different members of the different batteries OF the
| Reserves aboard the Chicago fired.