The Portland daily press., 1895-08-30
Good Bye to the. White Squad
ron.
CAPT. EYANS'S TALK OF EMPER.
OR WILLIAM.

Portland-Capt. Fickett's Visit to Tho
Captured a Clever and Reckless Offend
er-Other Notes.
The rain yesterday morning looked SC
serious that at first Manager Cooling de-
clded to run no boats to the war ships,
believing. that. nobody would care to go.
But as 10 O'Clock approached and the
weather cleared a little, many people
were on hand asking to go to the war
ships that Manager Cooling ordered the
Cadet to start and by IL o'clock she was
full of people, The orders were that no
people should be landed after IL o'clock
but in an hour and half the four steam
ers Cadet, Jeanette, Mary Libby and
Louise carried down many hundreds of
people. During the forenoon the officers
of the Minneapolis received a number OF
| the ladies, whom they met at the Cum
berland Club the day before. Also Capt
| Evans sent his barge ashore and brought
aboard Collector Deering and his family
and PresidenJ Appleton of the New Eng
| land Fair.
Mayor Baxter and his wife were invited
| by Admiral Bun ce to visit the New York
yesterday morning, but did not do SO be-
cause of the bad weather. In converse :
ton with Mayor Baxter, Capt. Evans OF
the New York told of his following ex-
periences with the German Emperor
when at the Kiel celebration.
Emperor William was in Capt. Evans's
private cabin one night at an hour after
midnight. Emperor William said:
How long would it take to have your
ship ready for action?"
"About minute" said Capt. Evans.
"WhatH' exclaimed William IL, do
you mean that? Here it is past midnight
the men are asleep and must be weary
with today's exercises. Is 1t possible
that you mean one mlnuteT
'Well, it might take two minutes,
said Capt. Evans.
Emperor William finally said: -
should like very much to see that done. -
"Well," said Capt. Evans, you loo *
at your watch and press that electric
button
The Emperor did so and in just one
minute and half an officer appeared,
saluted Capt. Evans, and said: 1.-THE
ship is ready, sir. -
Capt. Evans and Emperor William then
went all over the New York and every
gun WAS IIlduu6u ddu OfOiJ oiAAAASo WIS., 49,
readiness for battle.
At another time when they were exam
lining the ship together and came to the
water-closets, the Emperor said: "HoW
is this? I can detect no bad odor here
whatever
Capt. Evans explained that the system
of constant flushing in use prevented any
bad odor
.But how, do you do this fushing?"
said William II.
"There is a pumpj down below that
does it. -
Ibid my chief of construction in exam
lining this vessel see that pump
~ don't know. :"
~.ssIs there any objection to his seeing
it?''
"None in the least.
The next day the German chief of con-
struction came aboard and examined the
pump.
On the three O'Clock boat to Peaks Isl
and Yesterday afternoon were two young
blue Jackets from one OF the warshlds
They were asked how it happened that
| they were going to Peaks Island at that
| time of day, when their ship was going
| to sail so soon.
They smiled significantly at that and
| finally one of them said: "I'll tell yer
mister, just how it is. We haven't been
ashore before for three months. We're
going TO nave d. SOUu ulhlO 11OWs W. IL
| Join our ship in Boston tomorrow and
we won't get ashore again for three
months for this But we've saved up our
money for three months and wore going
to spend it tonight and have a glorious
time. DIN this going ashore often
when you amt got any money. y
Evidently those frank youngsters have
done that thing before, probably more
than once. They prefer to take their
good times in big junks, though only four
times year. 1t is to be hoped that their
glorious time may not get them into any
| further trouble than the violation of the
rules of the ship. But it is only too
probably that such glorious times may
violate other laws quite as important and
as strictly enforced.
Capt Pickett, the sailor evangelist,
had something to say in regard to this
matter to Uncle Sam S sailors yesterday
He went aboard the Raleigh. Of course,
he was more interested in the sailors than
the ship and, Of course, in q little while
he had group of blue jackets around
him, listening to his usual nautical
translation of the Bible, SO to speak, and
his good advice. One of the sailors called
him away and showed him handsome
mahogany box about a foot square and
with brass mountings and lock and key.
This was his "ditty box" 1t seems that
the Cramps, after they had built the Ra-
leigh, naue q preSenb 10 every sailor Oh
tine ship of one of these handsome dirty
boxes. This sailor opened his box, in
which he kept writing and sewing ma
terial. ETC., and pulled out Bible, much
to Capt Pickett S satisfaction. The two
men became friends Immediately and
Capt. Pickett promised to write to him
and to send him quantity of the maya
zines, etc., that he distributes among
sailors.
A largo number of people had gathered
on the wharyes and at Fort Allen Park
by p. m. to see the great white ships
take their departure The spectacle was
very beautiful and impressive. Ihere
was a great black cloud down over Ine
eastern sky and from the west the slnk-
ing sun shone brightly on the white sides
Of the mighty ships. The e11ec1 was
something as vivid in it's coloring as the
slow majestic PROCESS of the grand shlps
was impressive in movement
1t was just about four O'Clock when u. me
New York could just be seen to EXHIBIT
signs of life You couldn't see her move,
but you could see chat she had moved 1t
was astonishing that such great engines
and propellers could move snip SO very
,,,,c+ have moved several