Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-01-15
SUPPLIES FOR ZIG SHIPS.
now UNCLE SANS .MEN-oF-wAR
ARE EQUIFl ED.
1t Costs a Mint of 1Ioney-House-
keeping is Done Under u Rigid
System-A Ships Messes,

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Job than equipping first class hotel.
Here is floating fortress, as long as
two city blocks, with all modern con-
veniences and complete restaurant fa-
cIllties, lighted throughout by cleo
tricity-a gigantic fl ,hting machine
and military barracks combined. Her
steel walls, bristling With guns, shell
ter small army of men. The New
York, for example, h IS crew num-
ber1ng 455, besides forty marines and
forty-five officers. TO feed them all
for twelvemonth, at the Government IS
rate Of allowance. costs $50, 900.
On going into commission such n
ship must be furnished throughout
from the kitchen, which is as complete
ms that of great city hostelry, to the
captains cabin. She carries large
stocks of stationery, hardware and
apothecnries' goods, and is provided
with tools for all sorts of trades
Everything conceivable that may be
needed for purposes of war and peace
is supplied, because on the high seas
no shops or factories are accessible.
Usually the "essel is provisioned for
only three months, because there is no
iou,i W w ''o" nioie
livery hi"h III 'ne navy from tne
ias' ooy sniPPeu up 70 'ne a"nhirai'
for rations, which he may draw either
la .po' pi ~ inone'f' Inc Paymaster
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' .tl "nion i az. uo"i' o"' ny MS
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namoa ot.o.,1 no pefsoh iaSV
and naclsoas " CO enins as1 'ue oafreiS S
saruad n,,t o ~ "u sugar are
everv forr H. 81 aia as 5r?' nui
| wh;io in ort 6, oat .,;a; H".'
f,rn;shad o,, 80 Po'n' :'i: aie
nornd of frash h,,oaJ os ono
paa p.,or.a .'n 80 ono "nu one
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lm RI" iA oe'"Dies poi uieih
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ses' Every onicers mess mas caterer
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owm ~, nieiiioeiSn'P'
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one Vi nun, IN us' cater ior himseii.
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os S., 80 ~ tn,o nat;a tbIs
tha, - 80 aau frou 60 % 90 eIa so :.
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,aras ] thano for tha Till Rnt hecans,
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ba M TO- onIu III a;eht r"t;ans IN fao5 ond
tho ron,a;n;,s go ~ onoU tn
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