The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-08-23

S0ME SAILORS SWIM.
And Oshors DO Not, Yet Manage
to Live Along.


AZ, i.se pavt OF an inqrligr. AIprch-
ansas the naval service with no
9e l.aG,slcdgc Of how to keep aiioat
IL water than they have OF star.
,ard, maintopgaliant, stuauihg SUI
lloorn, tracing line, block snip, tmihoie'
seizings. In time, OF course, the young I
;.s.r Is bound to make the acquaintance
u the latter, but he may become gray
.a,I salty and perhaps rise 10 pe posns
mate, and never learn to swim.
Iii ninc eases out OF ten, says the New
York Sun, the lack OF accompiishlaen.
+, due to Jacks not taxing ausan'ase
81 the opportunities otferea NM oe
cause he has many chances 70 learn \
he only would Wnen sniFs ale l,u:ns
at anchor in warm waters PERMISSION
10 swim is often given 10 tnose wiio
wish 1t, and there are enough SWIM
Iaers in the ships company 70 siVe M
atructions to the others. 70 eoun'e
balance the ones VINO 40 nov sMnu
there are many expert SWIMMERS ~
the navy. From the WORK ny las y
ilo, Jack, after years serVice' = l ,.Ae
iyto be q splcndlaiy eraihcu ienom ,..s
lis muscles are developed 70 tile n,sn
,st, and his tocd ana nours ny s.s, suon e
10 keep him in the nese oi pnysleaA
tsim. So, When daek y sWi,
t.le conditions combine 70 maAe nm a.
oncc strong anu sface.ui .'sa." o.sa ...a
ie water, lie Knows ms apil'sies' aaa
his leads him into wnat tae seua.e
.andsulcn migho eona'u1 1...a....t
l,sss. When tne snip lies - to'.,psiass ~.
ssaters- and swimming pcllnisso A
heen given, the SNIP , pof : iom.- N, -
let down into tne water n'' 49,
lies against tne snip ; sue mnel 'ns la a
under way, but when a1 anchor = useu ~,
is the mooring place lor sucn sinai
lnats and launches as may pe u seiy
ice at the time. A me iine runs runs no ~,
tne ship to the topping ~, wili'i sup
ports the boom The lowering u w .ne
boom into the water gives 1acA = 80
venicnt hut slightly hnzafaous way u
getting down. Blit the sallor swllnlnsl
generally prefers 70 use tne poon '. q ssaa :
s.eans of getting Dack 70 the snip ai'oi
& dive from the rail OF some otner va, -,
tage point. A dive from tne ran M means y
/, descent OF eighteen 1eet IN tie cl,e y
frigate, and more IN the mouern
cruiser. This height Is not 20 greas =
TO daunt Jacks courage, anu many
sailormen have plunged headIoremos'
in the sen from the tip OF tne nylne
jibboom. when y upWiru u ~ y -
feet from the water,
In swimming IN tropicai "aeois 80
is zone drawback 70 the spors-slia r. J,
The sight Of a triangular piack nn AZ. -.
ing its way through tne water, an'
the sudden icnurMng VI si,e "ase. 7;
the flick OF tan, Is chlinng enoasl
when seen from tne sale aecA u : ~ y J
but is no doubt marrow Areez.ns Wy
viewed from the green lever u sne u.,s Ses |:
# Jack went swimming unproseSseu 49, !.
such regions there wouiu i,Aeiy oe .
unanswered name A. ron 80 so.'
morning But JACK mas ms swi'n'a,,. nusa.
pond IN the tropics.or hau = ~ - Z
Of the great hulled frigate-TlusO 20 A
does further north 1h,s z asso.
plished by triclng up tne lour cornel
Of topsail, thus FORMING pas, @ o.
sinking It over the snips slue' WY W.
It has hlied tne louf corners ~. IT, !,
several 1eet out q slle 49, ~ -s... 4,
las an aainiEsoie na. Wv 49, ,a' 80, 49,,
1rom snaras 80 u III, u mi 5;l;ne, I,
70 aunie u any a' :
swimming ,.a. -,
The TACT that q piuelacAe' IauA -.
swim has no more eilecs upon - -.
the discharge Oh perilous uusy '.a
he were mernah' Alb Juinp1 - !.
Loaf on 8 liIesaVlng ertanu sn.n
sea is mountain hlgh' anu ne Anoms J.
may never tread ueck aeain :.
angry wave throws tlie Duas upon
beam ends and tumpies aii lanus =
lie goes aloft and lays out " INC Gnu
yard when the snip y TOSSING aDs
like cork, and there Is notnlls osi
him but an endless stretcil 2 roali a
waves. The yard quivefs anu sioa
ind Jack has 70 hoia on iike q
death, for one moInehSs iooscn.ns !.
lis grasp and he Is snapped on !
space. This means nothing snor.
drowning, and yet that tnougn. nc
seems to occur to nm. his me 3
on, and perhaps the emergency OF
having TO make some eAoIt W p"