The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-20
EIGHTY JOLLY JACK TARS
THE START FOR NIANTIo MADE
 UNDER FAVoRABLE AUSPICES.


 Seaman Morse Appeared in Halo of
 Dust-The Crews of the Various Boats--A
 Race for Mantle.
 Early yesterday morning New Ha- ven's future Perry and Farraguts more commonly known as naval re- serves, assembled in all their mari time glory at the end of Long Wharf and at once began preparing for the cruise to Mantle. This time it was not, however, the majestic Atlanta to which they entrusted themselves, but the cut ters loaned them by the New York naval reserves. As soon as they arrived at the rendezvous, the old monitor Wy andotte, their equipments and baggage were deposited on the deck. The dingy, one of the cutters of the Wyandotte, was then lowered from the davits and a detachment was sent out in it tQ bring the cutters from their anchorage to the Wyandotte, where the mems equipments were quickly loaded in. The luggage was not very heavy. the principal part of it being the blankets, which were taken along in case the cutters did not reach Mantle yester- day, as they would be very seviceable in case the men had to sleep in the boats.
 A provision supply for two days was taken along, it being plain food and not of great variety. The principal pieces of baggage were the two one pound Hotchkiss guns, and the three how itzers, which were unlimbered and af ter the carriages had been taken to pieces. all was slowed snugly away. The men worked rapidly, and in short time had everything in ship-shape, ready for departure. The boys present. ed a natty appearance with white uni- forms and rifles. While the hustle and hurry of preparation for departure was going on, Seaman Joe" Morse sudden ly appeared upon the scene in car by mighty cloud of dust. As the carriage stopped Joe" stepped forth in his every day clothes with his uni form and blanket in a bundle under his arm. He was welcomed with a mighty shout from the hoarse voiced tars about to embark upon the perilous voyage He was the last to arrive. There was more fun when Chief Gunner's Mate s. F. Punderford put in an appearance. As he was boarding the cutter from the Wyandotte the saber, which the chief gunner's mate is privileged to carry caught on some projection, and as it tipped up the blade slipped out of the sheath and with mournful plunk fell beneath the mighty waves. There was no time to search for it then, so the place where it fell was marked and it will be fished for later by one of the Wyandotte's men.
 While the men were waiting for the start they occasionally burst forth into joyous sailor carols, the favorite being a song set to the tune, Liberty Bell" There is only one verse, and it is as follows:
 Rah, rah. rah, rah. Union tars are we,
 Dudes on land, but sailors on sea. If there should be war we'd bid good bye to shore,
 And no more Hot Tamales" be. Lieutenant Raynolds was in command of cutter No. 1, and his crew consisted of Chief Bo'san Mate Hutchinson, Gun ner's Mate Welles, Coxswain Arnold, Seamen Bradley, Cory, English, French, Holcomb,. Johnson, Leggett, Markoe, s. Peck Shonberg, Shelton, J. R.Smith, Speer and Twitchell
 Cutter No. was in charge of Lieuten- ant Goodridge and he had as his crew Bo'sen Baker, Gunner's Mate Nichols, Coxswain Strickland Chief Gunner's Mate Punderson, and Seamen Galla- gher, Disbrow, Averill, Stahl, Penfield, Huntley, Dana, Harty, Thatcher, Nich- olson and Stoddard.
 The third cutter was commanded by | Ensign Cornwall and the crew con- sisted of Quartermaster Smith, Coxs- vain Hoyt. Seamen Cronin, Hawkins, Austin, Cook, Catlin, Kenyon, w. l.. Peck, Punderson, A. s. Thompson, Meacham, Pratt.
 The tOurtn cutter was commanded by Ensign Eaton and the crew consisted of Quartermaster Clark, Coxswain Hutchinson, Ball, Barbour, Buck, w. Fl. | French, Morse, Russell, Ryder, Shaw, Sniffen, Whitney, Woodford. Lieutenant Buckland with Seamen w. l & Thompson, Masden, Kirby and Brain- erd were detailed to go to Mantle by | train and have the camp ready to serve the men with a meal on their arrival | After everything was ready and i'm mediately preceding the departure Pho- | tographers Kellam and Donnelly level ed their instruments on the party, which was grouped on the quarter deck l All then quickly tumbled into the cut l ters, and as there was no breeze blow | ing the tug William lowed the four boats out past the lighthouse where a
 breeze was caught. The sails were brok- en out, and the start for Mantle was at l last made The race to camp will create much interest.
 Lieutenant Cornwall's boat was first | to get under way and crossed the line | first. Lieutenant Goodridge attempted | to blanket her but failed, and finally