The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-28
THE WAR SHIPS.
Crowds Visited the New York Yes
terday.
THE GLOBE-TROTTING BUM BOAT
WOMAN.

Notes of Interest About the Great right
ing Machines-Five Thousand People
Estimated to Have Visited the Ships.
Never was better weather vouchsafed
to Portland harbor than yesterday anu
never was the spectacle from Portland
more beautiful or attractive me pls
white war ships were as clean and bright
as the blues and greens of the landscape
and it was indeed fascinating thing to
steam away from Portland en- route 10
those large beautiful naval wonders
Tho first boat load went aboard the new
York at a little before 10 30 a. m because
of the enterprise of the steamer Louise.
1t was necessary to have raft at the
New York's steps and the Louise got
hers there first and had full cargo OF
nassenoers down to it at a little before
TO- SO. All day long from that time till
p. m. four steamers were going BACK
and forth to the great flagship and al
day long it's extensive decks were swarm
ing with visitors. The steamers were tne
Cadet, Louise, Jeanette and Mary '"
Libby. They carried during s 1he u ia, d, de
-
estimate On many of the trips OF all
four boats it was necessary to leave some
neon}e behind because the steamers had
reached her complement. Ioday IL is eH-
pected that the same steamers Will run
to the Minneapolis. They all Weht TO Iile
weree & there 4 and it was rightly
Judged thas the flagship was the center OF
interest.
The other three war ships were only
visited by few who came III private
boats
The Bum Boat Women.
f. The woman who got aboard the flag
ship New York before anybody else did
Mopday, as mentioned in yesterday s
PRESS, is a small, we'll built, hght-com-
pickle ed woman. with a German cast oil
countenance. She came 10 Portland Sat
urday from Bar HARDER with three men.
She went to William E. Garter on Port
land Pier ard made arrang 3ments for the
use of two row boats during the week.
When she arrived at the New YORK ladde9
Monday it was insene of these row BOATS
with tlso three men and with two big
boxes of doughnuts and pies and cakes.
She found waiting at the ladder the poat
Of the Press representatives and several
boats with agents Of different Commercial
street grocery stores. all eager TO get
aboard first and have the first chance to
making contracts with the mems messes.
This woman was intoierant of waiting
the few minutes Ghar were necessary be-
fore the ship was ready for any visitors
to come aboard. She directed her three
men tc bring the beat alongside the steps
and lift out the boxes. Then despite the
high swell she got on the STEPS herself III
a twinktling, as if she had had long eX-
perience.
She went up the stairway and nobody
said her nay, for she was the bum boat
woman, who has the privilege Of bum
boaJing the flag ship New York and
several others OF the squadron WEereyef
they go She had been with them IN l5at
Harbor and was here early making all
necessary arrangements to provide Nhe
sailors with all manner of eatableS and
(possioIg) drinkables, and any Other
sinai articles that sailors want. Since
she has three men to help her it is evident
that she does quite gcod-sized business
Her name is Mrs. Duley, and she is now
the only woman who bum boats the New
York. Formerly there was also a Mrs.
Wooley, who came here with the white
war ships on their last VISTA She is a
veteran in the bum boat tseryice. She
even followed the New York on her last
trip to Europe to take part in the Kiel
celebration, and bum boated her at South
ampton and Kiel But she did not come
back to America for she has son III
England. with whom she stopped. Thus
the field was left clear for. Mrs. Duley,
who has been following the New York
about for the last three or four years.
Monday another bum boat woman came
to Portland in the wake Of the squadron.
She had with her a young man and
woman apparently son and daughter.
NOTES.
There is TO be no public demonstration
by the squadron of any kind, so far as
vet announced, such rs boat races, torpe-
do shooting, target practice, etc. Every
day there is drill aboard ship and rowing
exercises in the ships boats, but these
are only the regular programm O.
Some of the men were allowed to &C
ashore yesterday, about forty from each
ship. The men are in grade, according
to merit in conduct, etc. The first grade
men have the most privileges, of course
Some of the men were allowed to &c
ahore at Bar Harbor. AS one of them said
it is all very uncertain whether they &c
/ ashore or not and all depends upon the
orders from the flagship.
Each of the ships has a base ball nine
aboard and yesterday the team from the
New York and the Minneapolis went
ashore to have game. They are excel
/ lent amateur pitchers and catchers. When
l. the ships are laid up at some naval sta
tion, as the Minneapolis was at Norfolk
for six weeks recently, there is plenty OF
time for base ball playing
The ubiquitous bicycle was, of course,
in CIV idence even in the United States
Navy. A wheel was seen in the cabin Of
terday. He carries it about with him anC
admits