New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-04
ANOTHER or CHiCAGUS AMBI1IOyx
THE CHICAGO YACHT CLUBS PLANs-A NAvAl
SCHOOL FROM WHICH 1T Is PROPOSED
TO MAKE OFFICERS FOR TIE NAVY
MARINE
AND MERCHANT MARIN

AND MERCHANT MARINE
Chicago March 2.-The construction OF an imitata
man of-war description Of which was published n
The Tribune December 23) n part oi the Wohds
Fair Is having remarkably stimulating effect upon
the naval activities If this modern and thoroughly
Occidental Venice. II has been anroun' ed that the
official trials OF the submarine torpedo boat and also
OF the new torpedo boat being built ai Dubuque are
10 take place either IN ChicagO's grand canal or the
salilcss Adriac. as Lake Michigan mny De called. Not
only this but the members Of the Chicago Yacht Club
are determined trat Western Naval Academ, shau
be- cstablshe here. Those yachsmcn would nSnt
being called prcsumptuous because they claim that
the Fair CITY possesses the finest Of naval advantages
and that Lake Michigan w0nld make IN excellent
nursery Of scientific Seamcn that There BE- trained
and turned out from Lake Michigan under toe faleny
care OF Chicago a Of skilled and hardy captlins
officers and able seamen. a expert aud as intrepid
as ever sailed the spanish Main.
There IS something grand. heroic picturesque ard
inspiring about this scheme If tho Chicago Yacht
Club TO take up the young men who :" love the as
but love their country more" and make Nelson's and
Bahcs and Farraguts and Porter, Of them. But
what would become OF the long applied term "old
salt, When these frr,ll-water sailors come on decki
II would hardly do adopt the Old fresh, the
term might not settle well on the stomach, II might
bc taken as offensive. Thei. too. il might disturb
The peace Of the ships community - speak Of one
class as old salts and the other oil freshes';
the two classes might Dc incllpcl 70 u,e The terms
in an opprobrious against each other. and then
riot II would hardly do TO drop tie Oh familiar and
cndcarng term old salt for that /, dear every
sailor man anl ne is by nature jealous OF his own
prcrogatives he wonid hardly agree to accord the
right to use the term who had not been initiated
in the my sterics OF Neptune at TIE Equator.
The Chicago Yacht Club Was crSaLz'd rs It's con.
stluOn reads, for the pups" Of Promoting naval
architecture and seamanshp. and to create a ycn,es
naval academy. and 1t Las created and established
board OF regents. exohco members Of The club. TO
assist in carrying ont II, objects Twelve acres Of
land have been purchased from IN" owners 90 the
lake front hence the immediate rlors Of the club
VIII 10 Georgr ". Pulman and james Mogan. The
clubhouse Will occupy rbe southeast part Of t1e
ground and will De q handsome structure Of two
stories after tie Quecn Anne style. with tower ard
four corn'r minar,fS. The plan 81 IN" club Eebdes
the founding ~ naval training seliod wher yohns
m.n ~ good birth and education viii be taught ne
scieIr. of navigation Tie naval cadets arr nov
taught at The Naval Academy al Annapolis. Speaking
of this matter few days ago. one Of The omc'fs
the club said
I'VE propose 90 have accommodations for me -
suuctlon u about 800 young men, and 10 train 'heo
,or service either IN tho Navy or IN The mercsmis
marine service TheTe l. plenty Of range IN thica1
for the development u new type Of American S'an"h
and by this proposed system We world s~ur' olass
%, Young men who would not. perhaps. 90 ~rSn
tho rough discipline mot With IN actual sea ens II
p.ri.nce. They could b. trained :" "a 10 To- ~" '."'a
10 become officers and msStr> of vessels a. W'l
10 become warrant and p'liv officer ana w cm"
so,m.n I'm no NAVY Iln-e h'Ns hr Instr 'cra
would Do sIe,icd by the ..sri Of ic.eni- aid u =
proposed 10 ask the GO, eminent 60 s'''t cu'l" ~
'1icor, ~ the Navy 10 act NJ Instructors. We $50
hon. 10 have the use OF vs>s'f {" ne Navy y ""
v,,l, e. each year Wactice ship -,
Plans az thr proposed clubhouse ana haNh 49,.
have airpady been drawn. and IN" latter VIII "''V.
tho n rthwrSt corner II the Park. The oichg'nna
OF IN. clubhouse will be piece ~ WOODLAND "nfrs
among the trees, AID their cool shade TIE iNN 'ars
in their leisure urs can lie in their hammcN ana
spln their while smoking their pip's - i'pa'.o
one Of the Advantages proposed IN o"nnec,l ~ WIZ
IN. students OF the naval school l.. prNd'n- lu.'
the application t. he made 20 Onngr~> l. alprvea
that the trrpe graduates standing highest m th' ISIS
shall be- admitted into IN" Navy Oh the same trrms
ms graduates ~ the Naval Academy. THIS pFN..s...
woGi be an incentive 10 the students O. excel w 'heh
studies and dils. -, -, 80.
A special feature % the paas ~ The club Tor IN,
coming wear win he thu reception o. ?" gwen - va ~
l,clnngi Ia American and foreign lafu clu.s "
" intended send ~Tceal Invitations - re Fli.ns
Yacht clubs ~ ihe worlt 90 visit Cl.'ac" dnflhs w
conf ruanre - Tho World Columbian FNr III H, IN.
Arrangements will 10 made for grand fa'n-I,.
carnival I'm IN, latter part ~ ~" sumner 2" sarN
f,il \ committee has ALREADY been appointed ~
make ARRANGEMENTS the reception u 'acWsme'
and II i now preparing sketch - The route 'hr".sl
tho y Lawrence and tho great Ikcs. shown. 10
available anchorage places. ard cfvns sucb DINER |"
formation may be necessary.