New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-17
NAVAL MANOEUVRES BEGUN.
TIE STATE RESERVE STARTS ON IT'S
ANNUAL CRUISE.
HARD WORK AND LITTLE PLAY IN STORE FOR
TIE AMATEUR SALTS ON THE
NEW HAMPSHIRE.


called man-of-war, the old frigate, New-Hamp
shire. was towed down to Gravesend Bay yester-
day bearing 235 good men and true OF the
Naval Reserve of the State Of New-York. The ola
shin has been for the last few days moored along
side the pier at Twenty-eighth-st. and 'base
River aud has been undergoing q process OF re
Mobilization TO render-her fit for the occupancy
~ the reserve dozen men from the receiving
ship Vermont. at the Navy Yard, and details OF
reserves have been at work her every day
There was lots Of work to be done. and IL was
superintended by Lieutenant Arthur p Nazro, WHO
brought the huge hulk down here from New-Lo"-
DON and who will remain in her during u'e
cruise to see that nobody purlons any II the
costly Government brlc-a-brac aboard. Lieutenant
w s. Cowles of the Navy. who has charge oi
matters pertaining TO the Naval Reserve In the
Navy Department. is also aboard for the cruise.
Tie men of the reserves reported aboard at U :''
O'Clock in the morning. Commander j. W. Mller'
the ruler of New NOrks navee, and his corps
Of ravishingly beautiful young officers, receive"
the men and set them 10 wOrg NJ once. III IaIc'
il with the young who joins the Naval he
serve with an idea that the annual cruise Is one
delicious round of maritime JOYS. Inc evening u
the first day finds such one tired, Disguised uirN
and with Wild longing to be woman Tor hNe
minute, 90 that lie could have good CRY IN the
uncertain and pcrilous perch of his hammock vi
course there few such yesterday, ont ho'
many of them. For the major part they were 'he
men who survived tile wedding out attendant upo"
last years cruise, and they went 10 work WIN
will The business man, tie broker
the capitast. tic professional poured
aboard in all the splendor of their best
summer suits Five minutes later theN
were hnristinguishabe one from another
in thcr suits OF coarse canvas, and were bend
ling their intcllects to sweeping decks. polish
ling braas-work running errands for officers. OF
hauling on great villanous hawsers which TOOK
the skin from heir hands unaccustOmed 70 such
work. and resisted with iendish persistency the
lurging Of their muscles. II was busy scene suc'
ma the old ship has not seen for several years
and must have reminded her, if things inanima'c
c,n think. Of the days when she was snip OF
the line frowning, with her towering tiers OF
runs defiance 10 the foes Of the Republic
At noon the bugle sounded to quarters anu
then followed m inspection by Captain Mirr uu'
his STAFF. Then came the " function Of formally
putting the ship in commission captain Ni.'e'
made n speech 10 the men, reminding them 'ha'
Nov ,vcro there for business. and urging them
70 make every effort to master the details 81
mon-of -warsIuan's profession lie then read his
orders from Adjutant- General Porter, and ordcreu
the battalion paradcd on the poop deck. "heh
tho mon were all assembled there togcther WIN
The band Of the let Artillery which goes along
on the cruise the National ensign was run up az
tbc main. nnd the blue Naval Reserve flag AT inc
fore. everybody uncovering, and the bann play
ing "The Star Spangled Banner.
Il vas . o'clock when the giant hawscrs which
hound the New-IIampshire 10 the pier were cast
off. and the Puvcr and another powerful rug
lowed the big ark out into the stream. Inc
wind was blowing n stiff breeze from The Nof'h'
and number Of yachts lag at anchor OF we
pier To get the huge bulk OF the Ncw-iiahp-
slirc ont into the stream without collision. and
Ito take her safely down the crowded thoroue"-
fare Of the East River. was Job requiring the
excrciso Of great care and skill but the captains
NJ the tugs did noblv. and from East twenty
eichth-st. 10 Concy Island Point The great
craft passed without mishap. All
lalonc tie East River the pier heads
were black with people, and every passing
vessel increased the dangers ~ tie Ncw-IiaihP
sbre's trip by running close "a her To get near
view Of her towering decks alive win whl''
suited sailors and officers shining IN blhe an
cold When Governors Island was reached tic
wind was with the ship, and she made gooi um'
down to TN: Narrows. 1t was beautiful gay
for ANYTHING marine, and all the waters tossed ~
p the wind sparkled like caravans OF hght DC
meath the sun. Az 0clOck tue E''"O "'''"'
q Tho New Hampshire was let 90 in Gravcsend
Raw. lust inside Of COncy Island Point, ana th'
frat stage Of the cruise was over
Iust as the New Hampshire dropped her anchor
in Graysend Bay the blue pennant Of Admiral
Walker was seen coming futtcring down between
tho Green walls of the Narrows, above the white
} and shapely hull of the Chicago. Following the
CHICAGO came the Atlanta, also white ana gleam-
inc in the sunlight The two war ships rounded to
and drained their anchors TO the northward OF the
vellow-hullcd New-IIampshire, and amid this iect
~ vessels the Vamoosc must not be forgotten. she
is 10 I've Captain Nfiller's dispatch boat ana went
do,yn the bay ahead of the New Hampshire. When
Tho fleet had anchored Captain Miller boarded the
Vamoose and went to the Chicago TO report 70
Admiral Walker. -,
Reserve were kept at work: They were in
structcd in harding the lead ana IN the use
, of the chart and were told on In gangs 10
exercise their muscles by hauling up fender
here or sending up spar there. or course, aiIer
i I'll. old ship was anchored, there was iic
J. morters~ One Of the 40. things Captain Ni'l''r
aiwavs does is to familiarize his men with the
fascinating exercise OF fire quarters 1t Is !,
reea%On especially n DOs6f s'f Bat e"
hans the old ship should not be spoken of in such
a disrcspcctful manner. She is roomy and com
= Portable II she il not pretty and Is aaioraoy
,dontcd for the purposes Of the Reserve An eifort
is being madc>to have her assigned permanently Nv
Q the f;oycrnmcnt 20 the uees Of the battalion
Lieutenant Satteree, inc ordnance oicer %. 49,,
before she left the pier, with tug load Of rifles
and howitzes which have been lent by the Goc
% , tr NO. during the cruise To-day fifty men
o@'i ibe o Naval Reserve in Rochester will arrive on
board the Ncw-lIampshrec; They Will he com
4 handed bv Iicutenants llugler and Walbridge
: h ,,iII rcnort 10 Captain Miller There will he
general muster to-day and the reading OF TIE
rn arc two new officers in the battalion this
rr,r lieutenant Sloan, who is aide TO Captain
q Miller. and Lieutenant Stayton, formerly 81 the
Navy. ~
WHAT An ASTRAL BODY IS