The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-30
JACKS LIFE ON FIJI WAR SHIPS.
His Daily Work and How He Does It
Cleanliness Is Next to Seamnnship.

From the Boston Herald.
The daily Incidents OF life on board q man.
oi-war are full OF all that is picturesque and
interesting to tho lay observer. Up to the
moment set for the calling OF all hands. the
ship is the picture OF peace and rest. Tho
officer OF the deck walking his lonely beat. the
sentinels pacing their posts. the alert quarter
master. and the lounging anchor watch are all
that betoken life. Suddenly the ships bell
strikes the hour Of awakening, and all Is
side, with the spirited notes. OF r%eveille.
s =sSn by got the wpS bsss,n sshr| R7iIp Msist Fl sh Is
!nmeaiatfIy ,oIlGTsfr By @up the s,a-h p%Il2l'GSn a%1
hammocks. and ssrrisklIy proceed 10 lash and
carry them on deski to DO s 1Ss Tor ne Ne d siya IN
s snsd pe may EMs III ie es' a second e g sis wink iaii'i for but ten
s $iR It. s az ; Il xxi: t ass m I'm ssF +: S:ss % sf' IL
sa s%ans az zach & end q ~ shish namSs q snail
3 Seq su asssdsd to = SSoE:: Width tSS csHSss
BE- bemm msssres IS { .sin AND With f'e's ssests hs snd
i S,sn. ssexase: IN tht !s.n sssains enc I: ssS%si sT
foisI around and inelosins' it. Then The
hammock lashinG, 2 long piece OF m man r.
ropsSi L Ye on eikid I Iinss l q neatn esst ana nn T.
iormity. No cornors Of bedding. no ends Of
rope. no symptoms OF untidiness. must appear.
and this is carried. on deck. where 1t passes
beneath the scrutinizlng gaze OF the exaGtlnG
oficer Of the deck who will not permit IL 10
standard OF neatness. Sloveniness Is o mortal
sin In the navy. Regular times are set for
dashed on deck. a single turn taken about its
middle with the lashing and the opened bed
t db1ef b 1sen sp @ay %s1. i ifssly yh tRr r = Il. W un'ii.
deck and once more dashed and slowed.
in the morningthe tackles are fortified iorthsir
early morning labors by cups Of hot &c eof fa and
esu thslr Pi mess @ eo adae Pipes are lighted. and
til half an hour after ali hands are called.
and the order is given to turn to"
Work now beEins r. earnest tn decks are
p sssn IN eIde the and ps' nj Send o' tSsls e;n .n r ssA e
the task OF making the ship take on that air
OF ~spotless cleanliness and marvellous neat.
Brsskiast is at. 3 A. M, and another hall
s eioseiy r feosiIEo,tSsed ifI bS. tho as'' c is apsa 81 eF" 5fss:
bright work on both deck and guns until
& shines forth sra VII xithoutM spot ,S. or sc,n Sls%lsh;
the deck are syeryw6srs: i9r this Is the period
ssts ,%s sIsa,in isn naa asS ahsr rsr tho aS. ofiesrs t and
Grew are formally mustered at their stations
for battle: a function from which none. from
cept Ia rare cases Of, special excuse.
Daily routine on shipbosrd; in a general way.
4, ,so TsrS SsHInyis sy't e. sa and T S!sGstGl 7. p aisisin1isSS
with despatch, for It is %SonSu %sd On Sa. sf Sis sTi
proper performance. Of that assigned him.
There are no such things as Ignorance Or for.
s sss,g'n San 0h fn oSsso his f"' duty. and Il he pleads
is his business to now" Similarly. fer
SssssI n = y, Sc% .i SsSs ~ Fi TS.s e : i s:ss!,i
SIasr Is or s nUt Il s spsTs R e. Fin an sn% If Il It S Soss
he knows where to go and what TO do; II any
duty is found undone or poorly dom, the guilty
t RsEsSf Is Z fo NANNY mot as s1 L should BE- liz one re-.
sponsible il at once taken to task Tor II. some
there fns q are Tss Sinks and al isnorsmusss in the navy
ms elsewhere. but they get less ncpuraGemen
and q mare spur Fl ~ IN n ths rst EsGtn snan p ,nsy S DO
sional knowledge. and coed memory are the
s etism. and snf"' enddu natS, arena are Natural posscssions
Madness. as said before. is characteristic OF
Is permitted to be around "sdIift" as the
nautical expression puts It. IA place i"r
everything anu everything IN ls pi6co N1
maxim which had its origin in the navy. and
there It is carried out to the IttermS most st extent
their belongings to get "adrilt." to be out OF
their allotted places. there + an institautTfSSn n
officer on duty, the master-at-armf. the ships
corporal and other special parties are con
staptiy on the lookout for stray articles:
promptly consigned to, this lucky bag"
which y IN the possession OF the master1at-
pound. To rescue his property from this re;
treat the careless sailor must claim It and
him. but not until he has undergone punish
ment for his shiftlsssness; Accordingly No
must lose what he has permitted to get astray
or suffer for its recovery, Many; OF course.
adopt, the iormer alternative; and at certain
articles which have found their way into the
lucky baS." ard q great thing such "a aIs.
deemed pledges. Caps. shoes. underwear,
and other artislss Of s.tir cS,l RS.s a books S snd
Variety Of palsAGsions imkG1nAhlA