New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21

Court martials have been looked upon at times as
more or lcs, severe I'm the of enlisted m H. anu
"ficn have sentenced them to long terms hind prison
bars for what would bc a lesser offence On shore
naval prisoners cOnLcd In stiU' pcniientiarcs arc
treated The same q, any other convict Iut there are
MN n Inn us under heads > and winch Jark dpt' h"t
rlpntccitte FOR instance, extra duty may mean
ScITibing copper on the outside Of the hull scrpi1e
snar, aloft inccs,ant drilling etc. and his monthly
allowance Of money may be a"ppen, ah I'M, me- may DC
with mod RI Nevy Of formdnne steel eri1eiS
is thc one which has confronted the Navy Depart
mont and commanded special atb nllon, hut
s~ntirn M i. made evident by n VISIT f. the receiving
slp at any oi the navy yards, especially the ola nm,
of-Ontle-,hlp Vermont ~ the Nc~ org navy nm,
sailor, come and gO--come Oh every day, eAcepths
Friday or the 18th Of the month, aud Jacks natural
superstition forbid, lin u start any new m"vrin..t
upon such an unauspicions dny-hhd = VISIT 20 ule
cundcck of their shtp-home, or Ia sailors Hal. on
cob Dock, ~ their ganlesrounds, wa aways rephy
Novy come To the Vermont, and receive u ply sl'hl
examination: then, II they are admitted to the ser
there until thoy are drafted upon somc ship for sea
duty. Here on the Vermont also ar, those sailors
Who are not assigned to any special duty. ANA those
whose term Of enlistment has nearly eAPtsi, AZ"
IyLnm il is not ad yisablc 10 send away on sea duty
Inc men ON the Vermont have many PRIVILEGES
which they do not have who: they are at sea lhcir
reading room, sailors Iial Is SUPPLIED WIN BOOKS
md magazines ana me " mc mug Mi
arc held In IL for the pleasur; "i the mch At these
entertainments there is music vocal ana ins a.r
mental and there addresses Is 10 TINS nan also
Thai ON sunday the chaplain holds religious services
for the men. ,.,,, ,.,, + x.ca,, rart q, ground.
an which Jack pays in favorable weather. Here
The visitor con some sailors playing ball, group
; ,Ies Wa ao that at Christmas time the sailors had
their athletic c0nts,ts tr amusement ard small cash
mnitv 10 listen to good music for the Navy Nnrd band
nIays there Tine sailors from the ermont are caiel
upon to do various JOBS ABOUT th' yafu' o"' their
OF course The ordinary landlubbcr' can have no
chance to Jack and BIS HE on me Driny deep h
land
sweethears, perhaps for cruise 0i three years BuI
I'm the Navy Yard person who Is interested In the
matter can sec the Iohy t'' o' oo'" oi' "o''o" "'
"On If the visitor reaches the Navy Yard and goes
Jack washing the -hlp; The deck IS covered
with sailors some their bare feet with their trousers
pushing back and forth the holy stone ut tile end OF
a long stick, others drawing and carrying water In
others wording In the wake OF these drying the deck
pianks with a rubber -quceeee Then there Will bo
sun O anGSS c',S me Of asy the visitor can sec com
pany Of sailors drilling 10 the avenues and plazas Of
are dressed In their blue suits have leggngs reaching
up their knees have niles on their shoulders an,!
The various manOcuvres showing that they can be sol
der Sn we noon a, red trianguarhapcd pennant
hostcd to the masthead q naval vessel, signifyng
that IT Is dinner tme men the visitor IS Interested
from The galley comes up deck. carrying In his hand
n large dish on which is sample OF what Jack Is TO
food ard then II IL Is all hight, IL l. carried below
again ard The hungry sailors are fed Down below in
nm. unr;pfs Cf the mch, they eat. Long tables are
lei down nj meal time. benches pncd each side
OF them and here the sailors Sit, Here see
"bearied line the pard.T At this time Of day also
one /, eatcd TO another interesting sight Jack Is per
mlt,cd ia have some beer. but not more than one
bottle 20 every noon the beer Is brought the ships
In bottles thc sailors saad around the box on deck.
and tting bach their heads and lifting the bottles IN
their lins they each drnk-one bottle.
In he aftaruo1n liberty parties may often
bccn seen settling forth from the yard. When Jack ha:
behaved himself properly and i IN every way entitled
length az fine pcrhaps for afternoon. sometimes
longer Then he cleans himself puts on neat and
trim suit OF blue. and dons q lauhT cap. ana sallcs