The Columbus journal., 1898-09-07


inch caliber down to the pounder
they take their name from the weight
Of the ahot they throw. Everything BE-
low the 1 pounder is in tho machine
gun clasa
Male applicants may enter the navy
between the ages Of II and IS years.
Boys between II and II years old can
enlist only ~ apprentices.
While in the army the private soldier
may rise TO major generalship. In tho
navy the limit Of the bluejacket's possi.
bic promotion 10 the position Of warrant
officer, % gunner, boatswain, carpenter.
Tho highest pay Of . warrant officer is
81, 500 year.
Bluejackets arc better paid than col.
diers in the United States service. and
when In active service have what tho
soldier is seldom sure Of, the assurance
Of good food and comfortable quarterA
A landman in the navy receives In the
beginning SO . month. and his pay in
creases at each step Of his promotion 10
tho rank Of ordinary and Of able seaman.
From Key West to Havana 10 . dis
tance Of 90 miles measured in . diEec-
ton almost due south.
To cruise On . warship In the Carib-
bsan - il . faf more healthful and
pleasant business than 70 campaign On
Land. L II cooler upon the water, there
are no venomous reptiles O. insects to
make life . burden and but little lia-
bility of mala1ial or epidemic disease.
For fighting in warm climates the
United States seaman wears . uniform
Of white-canvas jumper, canvas trou-
sers, knitted watch cap OF white canvas
hat, black necktie and lanyard with
knife.
For boarding OF repelling boardefs in
Q naval engagement the United States
sailor is provided with . Sevolver and
cutlasa When landed - infantry, he
carries . Leo magazine rifle.
There il nothing cleaner than tho
decks and equipment Of . warship. All
woodwork 70 scrubbed and brass work
polished daily, and there IL no end to
painting and scraping and 70 the chip
ping Of rust from anchors and cablea
Every man-of-war's man knows how
to ssw and does his own mending.
Many Of the old hands would rather
buy tho materials and make their own
clothes than draw . ready made uni
form suit from the government
On Warships 70 which . chaplain II
assigned . small white pennant with .
blue Cross flying from the gaff gives no
tice that divine service 10 being held On
board.
No puniahment involving bodily suf-
ferins. such % the old time hosging.
branding, tattooing Of offenders, can be
adjudged BY any court martial or in
dicted upon any person in the navy.
In modern naval fights the battleships
are ranged In the first line and bear the
brunt Of attack. With them are tho
monitors and armored cruisers which
protect the TANKS and rear Of the line
Of battle. Protected cruisers, torpedo
boats. dispatch boats, hospital ships and
torpedo boat destroyers form the second
line.
Torpedo boat destroyers are large tor.
pedo boats which are equipped % that
they may launch torpedoes at the en-
emy or with guns and rams sink his
torpedo boata
The cost per day of maintaining in
commission an ordinary warship is
S1.500.
The present outlay for the United
States navy IL $50. 900 per day.
A single charge Of ammunition for .
large caliber gun costs $500.
Il costs from %, 600 to $40, 600 to AL
the bunkefs Of Q man.of.war with coal.
Until tho recent naval fight Oh Ma.
nills only one sea fight had occurred
to put modern war vessels and arma-
ments 10 tho test-the battle Of Yalu,
IN 1896, between the Chinese and Jap
anese fiesta
Our modern steel built, armorclad
navy had no existence, even On papeg,
l6 years ago. At that time the United
States had but 50 war vessels available
for cruising, Of which only one, tho
Tennessee, Was . first rate ship. Tho
mooshboee muzzle loader was tho pre-
vailing gun In the service then. Many
Of the war craft Of that period hsvo
bean sinoe laid up - superannuated.
The hEst class battlsahip Iowa 10 The
most powerful opsn go fighter, and The
peoesctsd cruiser Minneapolis, which
has reached . speed Of 23.7 knots. =
The swiftsst ahip in the navy.