New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-01


the surgeons the paymasier and the chaplain
have already done the same except the engineers,
who have plenty do ia the engine-room II may
be that some Of the officers In the waFdroon nave
for the moment no work all 10 do and ;hat
book OF newspaper takes It's place. Navy
mans work Is often spasmodic. he Is required TO
be- always ready for duty. and Yet j. often com
PEELED 10 wait FOR orders from his superior To-day
a, II 30 all work in the wardroom j. suddenly sus-
pended This x caused by the appearance OF
group OF strange Officers in giittering uniforms.
They visitors from sister ship Of the fleet.
and their act OF poteness is a duty required o.
them by naval regulations. Cigars and madeira
are passed, and thr talk Is OF naval matters. The
VISIT is rather ceremonlous affair. although the
people on both sides mas be OLD ifends but nav a.
officers pas, MASTERS IL The diHcuit arr OF
possessing 9oth nn9fc' a.; ana oc@'
The visitors have gone. having interrupted sNrty
bodv's work but yet rot having spoiled anybody
temper. which il further preserved by tn announce
men. mat breakfast j. ready. This meal j. a J.
o'c!ock and resembles a Freuchnan's dej-une.
Ia fourchette. Everybody il present eXc-pt M
offcer o. The deck wlo IS mayer present at an!
STAY on deck FOR four hours and during that tme
ship were und~r way the navigating lieutenant and
the engineers might aiso b. absent mere - an r,
ment OF mtormalty and restlesSnes1 about
breakfast, f)r il takes place in the mldGi~ OF the
rom tn. table to sign som paper 81 TO answer
aome question OF the corman1,ne ono j..
sun,d For the nert Two Or three hours tho ward
room contains WITHIN it, confined limits a. many
J
visible In an Oriental bazaar In the lard room on
ih- port side. which 3 tne senior surseoHs; that
Officer IS dosing youns ems gi lH9 SWING nm a
a.iT room iei ne door the saf. is ouen and
TWO anxious young nava. cadets ar" b'2gng HIM
month 4 discharged blueiaclet apsshed by his
presence in offers quaIter-. IS al, thr door
waiting TO .be paid or The paymt-'ers room. be
sion. ne uses his ber,h for desk ana gold and
silver coins resi p.rturcsque.y on his pillow out
in tne "yarIroom country'-ior tina j. the term
apple a. ihe space which the rooms open. II
being large territory TO a man VINO Hives in n
the deck and ,ilshe,eliel man called the Jacket
ihe-dust is tossing mp from the bowels Of he snip
blankets ana clothing TO sailor. while an ensign
oyer@ess the 5iragsc ernpt ts e s,rasd,y
out enormous charts ,hns mon onoizine the public
table and causing erowls from the senior watch
officer ana the captain Of marines. who are meas
The chic engineer t. comforting in MS with
preSsures with a dclicaic scientific Instrument.
Acrcss the way. the officer who Is caterer Tor The
mess IL discuss NJ dinner with the steward and
pincninP string ~ partridge In another room
al ensign is writing furiousy on some c9rt martial
room he and an ASSISTANT engineer are having an
earnest discussion on theOsophy. TO which creed
scutive ofcers room the first one on the sta BOARD
side. that gentleman Is administering solemn oath
10 newly enlisted man. VINO % yowing to stand
by his country and its Constitution under any cir
Amid all those varied occupations there are
and the subducd voices OF coored boys out In the
pantry The officers do not forbid il; it disturbs
nobody. on the contrary, It has the charm OF all
accidental music. and If any officer be behind his
curtain writing a letter home there is lltue doubt
that the sweetness Of this unexpected strain slips
into his messages.
SALUTING THE COLORS
BY I o'clock in the afternoon the wardroom is
quiet. Those who were going ashore have gone;
the Others. with the exception OF three. who have
been ordered make official visit OF courtesy
OF a foreign man-of-war In the harbor where
hot hes
either working reading, or else enjoying the
sailors comfort-an afternoon nap. Later three
or four OF them 90 mp on the hurricane deck to
gagged sunset comes and the impressive ceremony
% "colors" takes place. The national ensign is
lowered for the night ard II the vessel happens
to be a flagship where band % music is always
part OF the equiplnent, me NaliQna. ar (Which
i esta blshed 10y the Navy regulations to be The
Star-Spanged BannerD sounds over the harbOr.
and Immediately al officers and men on deck
touches the deck. There l. similar ceremony
every morning N por; az O'Clock. when ,he colors
By $50 o'clock the absenees have returned from
on shore and the handles OF the mess have pa, on
their best uniforms for dinner. The electric lights
and warm rugs ana curtains Of The wardroom
reading aloud the news in tho afternoon paper Tor
the benefit OF everybody Navai officers are great
in all International news. Some OF them seem 20
prefer to stay behind their curtains. engaged In
wall could more encctuay bar out intruiers from
a officers room than the simple dra wing OF his
curtain This IL considered his declared Intention
OF seif-communon, r. IL his respected screen be-
tween solitude and what ~ often the uprOar-
ious society ana that too not twenty inches
Put dinner. the formal meal OF the day has been
announced Everybody hastens to take his seat
before the chaplain says grace The executive
Office slis at the forward end Of the table with
the others ranged on either side according 10
rank me staff officers On the port side and the
Inc officers on the siatboard Al the after end OF
the table sits ihe officer WAC is known the
caterer OF the mess" and ne may be- OF any rank
He Ar IL who has been elected by his messnates
TO order their meals ana coliec; their hard rned
dollars Ia do II with-a thankless task and
fun ~ bother for he is required TO accomplish
the d.ilicu.t feat OF kecpng The nessblI low and