The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-29
ENLISTED MEN IN TIE NAVY.
THE V4ST AND VARIED FORCE or ME-
JIIINICS ~ 1HE SERVICE.
Here shiu-d Labor Fipd- steady, sure Pay
ing Employ ment-Adv ,rtrae~ srd Oppor'

Here shiu-d Labor Fipd- steady. sure Pay
ing Employ ment-Adv trtrReS srd Oppor-
tuGturs Of til" Dee, rvinE seaman.
Although the seamen and even the petty
officers OF the United states navy are largely
Of foreign birth. there never was time when
places In the navy below the rank OF commits
stoned officers we're so attractive to native
Americans As the old wooden ships and the
old-fashioned steam. propelled ships give place
to m odern marine machines the navy becomes
m ore and more suited to the taste OF capable
Americans
since the Kearsargs laid her bones upon
lIoncador there are left In really active service
only ten wooden ships. though there are NJ
teen others used as receiving ships and as
school ships OF one sort or another All the
sailing ships that ever move from place to
place are the training ships and school ships.
The navy has long been made up chiefly OF
steum propelled vessels. and 1t will be only
few years before the whole active list Will be
composed Of iron or steel steamships.
This gradual change in the navy has wrought
a marked change in the personnel Of the petty
officers and the enlisted men. as In the con-
ditions under which they work. Capt. Cod
mans mournful cry that there are no more
sailors is as true OF the navy as OF the merchant
service The navy still ships seamen at wages
ranging from SlO W o. poE hlOhNhs WV ~ ei0S
ships host Of artiHcers. mechanics. 1remen,
and what not at wages som mes exceeding
SO per month.
The new navy as It grows will need an In
creaslng number OF men in these special
classes There IRE nearly as many new ves-
sells building as there are wooden ships now
on the active list and every new Iron steam
propelled monster that is added to the navy
creates an increased demand for the skilled
and high paid classes Of enlisted men. AL
ready there are some scores OF machinists at
$40 per month. bollermakers at $50. black
smiths at $50. plumbers at $40. water tenders.
oilers. fremen. and printers at from $50 to $40
per month. to say nothing OF coppersmiths.
shipwrghts, and coal passers at wages vary
ING from $50 per month down to So
lowes Sfsnehes s very well PAID in The higher
ranks. The lad that enters as third. class
at 80 @Gnis
per m onth. The lad with u gift for music may
easily lind himself transferred to the special
class that Includes musicians. writer's. and
apothecariss. aud here the wages vary from
sis to $50 per month,
age good men to remain long In the service.
The Ordinary term OF enlistment Is three
sfsshar anS ~ man i who reSnists within three
months from the date OF his discharge. re-
to rs w sar az Per
dozen establishments, or for that matter
to the service for life gets a three months "a
cation every three years. followed by an In
Il usually happens tina. the man who thu:
enlists and rsenlists has reached the grade Of
petty officer at bis third or fourth enlistment.
years should he choose to continue in the SER
kind or another that swell the earnings Of the
sailor that sticks to the navy. and there await.
him in old age safe retreat ashore Win old
It Is true that mechanics in the navy receive
Esdss SsS are sSSce To o
the uncertainties Of business; The navy goes
right on IN times Of panic and there IL no dock
cure Tor the res. Of mans days and promo
ton Is almost within his own control l.. 49,
nStiys Americans from eniistinS. but the ser:
IN int theory. true. no enlf:tsa man may hope
to seS9mS t,5 t SEseG but ea sas
s0ndSSt Always aa IS earns the rsspsS. and The
slderation OF his superiors. Tho brutal oficer
Of the deck Is almost unknown IN tn. United
man is seldom made to feel that any enc looks
and the oiiicsr OF the deck must taste 1t be-
fore It 10 served to the men at any meal HIS
proves. aud the privileges OF the wel. ordered
seaman are many and agreeable. The Navy De-
that think OF enlisting tho prospec OF seeing
foreign parts. Yes; through . ,porthole,
was the old-tlme Jack tar's cynical comment
But the seaman whose own conduct does not
curtau his liberty may see foreign parts.
structiye fashion, There are scores OF enlisted
men who are thoroughly trusted ashore as
mans repute In this regard is not left to mere
chance, but is matter OF careful record The
with patience life OF discipline and regularity
fnds tho nAvy agreeable. interesting. and
profitable