The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10

to prayers as regularly as to meals evey
Sunday. and the cat O. nIne tails ly
alongside of the Bible on the capsta,
sir"'
AS Minerva sprang full armed from I'D
head of Jove' so the American nam
sprang from the British navy, and, unliAs
the cautious Athena, turned around and
licked the stuffin' " out of her progeniH
or. Nevertheless the United States nav
preserved for long time the tradition
of the British navy, and as late as 1885
pike drill' was carried out religiOusP
aboard American men-of-war according
the formula that made it effective for ID
repelling of boarders in the days Of Roe
ney. The steel-pointed pixies were ket
in racks on the berth deck and given a
the care that was given to the rifles of Obj
marines by the ships armorer and his AZ
sistants.
But a change came one day The Us,
less pike drill had been abandoned 10 70
British navy long before, and it soon wei
out of the American navy upon the bulp
ing of the new ships. Grog was aboHshs
in the United States navy while the cn
war was in progress and hogging in 49,
but both of these diversions, the cap
and the effect, are still maintained in u
British navy Both are remnants Of q
days when press gangs" used to roa
about the English seaport towns kidna
ping all able-bodied youths to serve
majesty on the high seas. In those tim
fogging was a necessity, and tricng
an everyday occurrence.
Those were the days of the gentle at 4
joyous system of "keelhauling" when "A
refractory sailor was lowered over tta
bows of ship with three ropes alta aei(
to him. One led aft under the keel ann
two served as guys to keep the ma m
his proper place. He was then hauled il'
and fished up from the stern, the DainN
acles on the ships bottom having cut MIN
cruelty in transit. He was generally =
when he appeared over the taffrall
was not he was sent forward to his llNA
In the American navy keehauling ~j
never much in favor, but substitutes We4
found for it. Midshipman Spencer VIZ
an officer on the American man-of-N We
Somers in 1912, and was tried and eoH-
victed on board that ship for melting 'ha'
crew to mutiny. His father was Stesc
tary of War, but Capt. Mackenzie hanger
him at the yardarm, his officers stano''
with drawn swords alongside the men to'4
off to pull on the rope which strung VIZ
young man up ready to cut down the nan
that refused to pull. A boatswain's rli'a
and a sailor were hanged along with Spth-
Ger.
When the Somers arrived back in Ne"
York harbor a brother of Secretary Spr"r
Ger challenged Capt Mackenzie to a Nl'l
kenzie killing his man. Nowadays thnea
are different.
1t takes a good man to be even an en-
listed man in the United States navy move
and an officer who cannot maintain lA-
strictest kind of discipline without res0l
ing to cruel punishments generally has mo
Felicity of facing court Of inquiry, Wh.a
is the stepping stone to a court-martlai
Bowman II. McCalla in his meteorlt a
reer as captain of the Enterprise tounA
this out when he came back from his l4u-
ropean cruise to face a storm of pubic i'T
| dignation and the sentence of court-inatr
tial. In some branches of the naval seI
vice, such as the coast survey, the oAy.
disciplining method in general practles ~
threat Of dismissal from the service, jus-
as an employer would dismiss an ineom7
petent or refractory employe.
Under the present law a commanlh4
officer can lnflict upon a sailor the follow
ing punishments. Solitary conhnemen1
not to exceed seven days, solitary conine-
ment on bread and water not to excel
| seven days, extra duty, discharge, re ~
ton of rating, loss of pay or confinemel
| in irons. But he cannot put MAJ i
solitary confinement on bread and Natef
and In irons, also.
summary court-martial can put tntI'
In solitary confinement for thirty days
give him any of the penalties which W.
captain is competent to innict.
To the power Of a general court-marto'
there is no limit, except that q man can
not be sentenced to be logged, branded
tattooed. A general court-martial ca"
hang sailor. but can't fog him.
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