The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-26
FUN FOR THE TARS.
Visitors to the Monterey Ask Many
Amusing Questions.

Amusing Questions.
A number Of people visited the Monterey
yesterday. enterprising boatmen carrying
parties cut at > cents a head All were
received and shown over the ship by sun
Drowned tars. detailed for that duty. The
workings or the guns. engines, searchl.ghts
and other portions Of the equipment were
explained, the sailors and officers reply
Ing 10 the endless stream Of questions
with perfect good nature and an occasional
now OF Wit that amused their guests high
'ly- The fact that both ends of the Mon
terey are pointed appeared TO confuse one
laudsman and touching a weather-beaten
blue jacket on the shoulder. he asked IN
slliangly:
Which end goes first?'
The sailor sized UP his auestioner and
replied: 1T makes no difference. The en-
sign generally flies at the stern and the
union jack at the bow. but when We want
to turn around We simply switch the flags
and go ahead
The big monitor has one unwilling WIS.,
itor. which yesterday lay on the lower
deck of the vessel. dying for shore leave
At was deer. which was captured last
Sunday while the Monterey was az VAN
couver. by party of sailors. The blue
Jackets had been out hunting in a boat
and We're about 100 yards of shore when
a deer pursued by hounds broke from the
woods lining the shore and sprang into
the water. The sailors gave chase and
captured the hunted animal. 1t was taken
aboard the vessel and has been there since.
1t does not appear to like its quarters and
evidently pines for its accustomed free
dom in the forest. 1t will eat but little
food and is not expected 10 live.
A knot of sailors squattei about on the
lower deck forward were deeply immersed
in the fntricaeies of the great game of
craps, and the faces of the players as
they chucked the ivory squares made an
interesting picture. Those in another
group were beguiling the tedious hours be-
meath the shades of the forward turret in
game of cards. and seemed perfectly
oblivious TO the strangers who watched the
progress of the game
bevy of fair maidens found a great
fund of amusement in examining Big
Betsy" They were very brave, ard one
by one stood on tipGoe 10 look down the
shining bore of the great gun. They peered
down the lannon's mouth with a smile
and courted destruction with inspiring
courage. The incident shows the inherent
bravery of the American girl and who
would dare hint they knew it wasn't
loaded.
The visit of Mayor Pratt. of Minneapolis.
and his party was the Incident of the day.
Capt. Ludlow, who is most obliging in ex-
tending the courtesies Of his ship, sus
pended the regular routine and sent all the,
boats of the vessel ashore 10 bring off the
party, but they preferred coming in the
hreboat Snodualmie.
Commander John C. Morong, command
ant of the Puget sound naval station at
Port Orchard, was aboard the Monterey
yesterday. He says the dry dock will be
ready to receive the ship by April or 2.
In examining the equipment of the YES
sci, the electrical department attracts es-
pecial attention and is an electrical exhibit
ton in itself. There are four powerful
sedrchlights, Mangin projectors. two for
ward and two aft. so arranged that they
can be worked either by hand or by cleo
tricity from the other end of the deck.
There are 3Si ineandescent lamps, of a
total of 6,lH candle power. and the fans
which make $500 revolutions a minute.
used for blowing smoke from the big guns.
are driven by electricity. These are fed
from three Edison compound multi-polar
marine dyuamos of 90 amperes and eighty
volts. at GO revolutions. The dynamo
room is beautifully fitted up and an at
tractive part Of the vessel for the spec
tator.
The Monterey will likely be on Puget
sound all summer and most OF the time
she win be in this harbor. More than this.
her repairs are 10 be made here. The boil
ers and condensers of the monitor Will ba
retubed, and other work done. The greater
part of the work win be done by the Mon
tereys own men. but Seattle is now recos-
nized as having all the necessary facili
ties. and for this reason the ship Will be
stationed here.
Yesterday the men on the Monterey were
paid off. $500 being distributed. most of
which viii be spent in this port. In this
connection. the stay OF the ship here all
summer will mean a good deal for the city
financially. as at least $1,000 a month viii
be spent.
Admiral Bear1slee Will be here in May
with the monitor Monadnock.