Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

to set up a good-sizei household. Including
oozer OF everything. Within the last two
I.Iontns, however. all silver-plateI ware re-
CURED for the wardroorn has been allowed
py the bureau Of equipment To start a
s SEai a. ON mess requires an Investment OF
e"o 10 $40 Tor each officer. At the end Of
cruise all Of the china linen etc is soId
Ior what II will bring-usually about 10 ner
cent OF the original cost. The proceeds are
property. Neu ZIG
II is usual in an officers mess 70 estab-
isn what is termed vine mess For this
IL is necessary to obtain the captains per
mission. IL is joint stock connanv ~.
purpose OF which is to furnish drinl-.blas
For example, there are twenty gentleT,en
IN the wardroom mess of the New Worry
F1rteen CT them join in a wine nnesx aach
paying $50 for a share From thair ,, -.
they elect a wine caterer who b,,,Ss ~.
bottled goods and sells them 10 tha .s5oa.e
at cost with a small percentage added 10
cover breakage and loss A gale 81 v,,nd
on more than one occasion has been known
TO wipe out a wine mess. Those Who 40
not belong TO the wine mess are permitted
ordinarily to purchase wine from The nine
caterer at prices 10 per cent above the rem.
lar rates. Only wines and malt LIQUORS are
allowed to be served. No spirits are hermit,
ted on board, except in the medicine chest.
oihcers. however. do commonly have a
small private stock of whisky or brandy.
ana the infringement of the regulations in
Inls regard is winked at But sailor who
l.
aole TO thirty days in durance vile on bread
and water.
The Culinary Department.
Inc Kitchen of a ship of war is under the
direction of the ships cook, whose func-
.iohs are like those of a chef in a great
iiotel. he is an important man in his way
Gnu ms responsibilities are great The
culinary department is on a considerable
, seaie' IN addition to the ordinary ship's
Ai'eHeh OF galley, the New York has three
rahges-one for the admiral another for ,ba
captain, and third for the ,,,.r5,,,,,, -.
IN the galley all the cooking Is done Gov a..
O.ner ofncers and for the men. The various
Iness-cooks serve merely as sss;s,an,e
En- 10y ~, piepd-e the meats soups breads. etc.
rest. eooA Goes the
All waste grease, empty barrels ana
poAes from tne paymasters storeroorn and
sush reIuse, are sold by the executive on
Ger, the proceeds going to make nm u,nat
is called the "slush fund This no., " ,.a
woes reading matter for the crew artra
music for the band, &c. The slush or eressa
ship's cooK ayd 70 %, De a Perquisite OF the
10 ms pay; but improved methods OF ceot-
cry allow comparatively little waste en- ,ht.
smape. Just as smoke is said to be a
symptom of imperfect combustion % SIS
is symptom of imperfect cooking
Inc reader may have been struck NV IN.
great number Of servants REQUIRED on |.
,hsp on wal; IL should be explained that
thelr mental functions are only q mSnor
part OF their business. They ali have MIL.
tary DUTY to perform, forming a nort,on -,
IN. me nghting force of the floating fortress-
iney take part in drills and bear arms IN
the infantry battalion Every man on hos -
OF such vessel is a fighter and has h,e
staIlon Tor that purpose. The cooks ana
even the paymasters clerk are fighting
men. IN drills, which initiate martial az
ions, the servants mostly perform snch
WORK as the handling of powder and tor
pedoes: However, they are not Obliged To
go aIoft, TO keep watch, or TO row boats
The powder is stored below I'm = RON,
cailed the magazine. For the great gums ~
Is In bags, each Of which is a single chargs
ana Is packed in water-tight copper cylin-
DER The cylinders are placed on racks
The cartridges for rapid-fre guns ana small
arms are slowed in wooden boxes In the
smell room. In this room the empty steal
sheiis are Kept, all ready for loading The
loaos Tor them, with fuses attached are in
tne magazine, each one in a copper cylinder
III the ship takes fire, the magazine can he
hooded with water at a moments notice
Inc cylinders being water-tight the DOW
der will not suffer any injury. Salufes az.
nred with a six-pounder rapid-fre gun usu-
ally. Blank charges, ready PREPARED for
.ne purpose In metal cases and without
prolectiles, are employed. The only man
entitled to salute of twenty-one euns
which is the maximum. is President Cleye.
land The next highest honor in that way
Is seventeen guns accorded to an admiral
Iwenty-one rounds is the national saluta
hred to celebrate Independence Day or 9TH
er SUCH occasions. Salutes cost about rs
cents a shot
Books as Well Ms Magazines.
A ship-of-war always has library OF 400
or 500 volumes, comprising histories, trav-
els, narratives OF adventures by sea, biog-
raphies of naval heroes and naval text
books. 1t contains no novels. Washing for
the officers is done ashore when practicable;
otherwise Inv ha ho--S
make little extra money in this way. In
every respect the housekeeping on board
of such vessel is perfection. Absolute
Cleanliness and &-atness are insisted on
All the water used on board is distilled
from sea water by special apparatus pro-
vlded for the purpose. Such apparatus is
Iurnlshed even on sailing vessels in the
navy SO that supplies OF water from the
shore or from rain are no longer depended
on. Among the hospital stores of the shin
for the use of the sick, such luxuries are
Kept in stock as cocoa, extract of beef,
extract of clans. chicken soup mutton
sherry.
When new ship is about to go into COM
mission book is made up at the Navy
Department in Washington. containing lists
of all the articles of every kind with which
she is to be furnished, even TO the food.
Such of these things have to be manu-
featured are ordered from the navy yards
where they can be made most conveniently
and are forwarded to the yard where the
vessel lies. Finally. the book is sent to the
commandant OF that yard. with orders TO
have ready everything specified in IL. II is
handed over to the general storekeeper of
the yard who has charge of al stores OF
every description. Probably there Is now
slO,ooO.OcO worth of stores and supplies in
the hands of the general storekeeper at the
Brooklyn navy yard. The storekeeper goes
over the book, sets aside such of the goods
required as he has in his possession. and
makes requisition upon the various depart
ments in the yard for whatever else he re-
quires. II should be understood that every
bureau of the Navy Department here has q
branch at each yard and on board of every
ship in the service, so that II may be said
to ramify everywhere. The ward DEPART
ments referred to furnish whatever is want
ed in the way of equipments what not,
and on the day that the ship goes into COM
mission, the storekeeper has had everything
placed on board Of her, except the medi-
cines. These come direct from the naval
laboratory at New York.
RENE BACHE.