The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-28
TRAINING YANKEE SEAMEA.
TmE PURPOSE or THE EDUCATION
or NAVAL APPRENTICES.
Il new PaesAc Coast station for
Theis Benent-Hew Accurate Csn-
ners Are 1zaAe-Most Sf the APP


training boys TO become .'ths men c~aiDa
the guns, especially since the fsnsof ,as.ce
Of good Workmanship VAS saoSn az ma
niIa and aantsago. where To- economy %
III the money that had besn spent 10 teach
ting the young Idea a0w 70 sssoot Was -
wno aixhted the ordnsnce OF tfsr butte
ships ard eru.sers with such telling ef-
feet that the entire Spanish force aaoas
was anrIhIsated IN two battles. each OF a
Few hours' duration. rad beer graduated
from the apprentice training xfisszs WITH
the prospect for an enlarged navy. the
necessity fer drilling memo wars men
from youtf 10 maturity has materially IN
creased, ard the navy department has lost
no tlmesin expanding isz weil-psovsd sys-
fem 10 meet the demand
Until sssaft time ago only two vessels
were engaged Ia tfis service. and they
were superannuated ships unfit fer hostile
uses. They cruss.d annually from Newport
10 the West indies or TO the Canariaa. and
came home after SIX months &. sea for
xreas-g,sn practice nj Yorktown. T1ls year
two OF the new gunboats, the Annapolis
ard the yicksburg having the spread OF
canvas essential IN the rud.unsntary school
ing Of Jack Tar. have been added 10 the
service en- THE Atlantic and two ships
have heen fitted out for similar service on
the Pacific ocean. A fne training rendez-
cssco hartor.
Iris station. for which congress last Nay
authorized ffsa expenditure Of tl@p.na. VIII
De erected ON yeFsa Bsesaa isisnd which
ssss been transferred 10 the navy for the
purpose and work viii f4Eit At once, In
accordance with plans which gefe com
p.eted this week. This island Is admirably
adapted for the designated usss, lying In =
spieadid hartror with sufficient depth AMI
expanse OF water In all directions 10 pr
NIT the frea navigation nf practice ships.
Tia hills rise 10 feet asforiing natural pro-
lection for the quarters as well az good
drainage and an excellent lookout for sig
naisnr The building which has been plan
Ted In unique. particularly az to its interior
design. combining many % the character
istics Of ship. II IL the first building con-
strsIcsed by the government upon HoIern
barracks principles. ard the first especially
Devised for training sailors, Externally IL
u unusually classic for a government ssr,ic-
tsrr~ and represents an architecture that
might proitahly be more widely used. II
Il so feet lorg by 81 feet wide. its main
part containing only the immense dril' han
on the lower fio5r. with hammock deck
or gallery above, extending the full length
and width Of the building There are wings
al each emil extending rearward. 100 feet
long hy 20 feet Wide arranged TO provide
q mess hall. Kitchen. bagFooTn for the boys'
t,ags OF personal effects. bathroom. lava
tory dressing rooSn. drying room. school
room, library. offices, etc. The whole In
terror IN open directly 10 the roof. and there
Is no second-story except the gallery. II
feet vide which extends all the way arcufsi
she drill hall In this gallery are the hooks
from which the boys will swing their ham
moeks at night. All the appointments have
been carefully studied osit. with the single
view Of conforming ss much AZ possible to
the routine life ON board ship Comfofta-
bic quarters for the officers or daty at the
station viii ne provided In detached villas.
: Capt. Francis w. Dsckfns. assistant chief
-ef the bureau OF navigation. who II In
charge OF the naval training system aiid
who has been Instrumental in bringing
II TO It's present state of high efficiency.
has written the following ssiccinet MEM
orandum on tho sabteet for the Tribune.
The system OF training apprentices for
tire NAVY was nrs: established about 1867.
and the frigate Sabine was assigned as
their ssiooIshlp Az that time the law
permitted a certain number Of these APP
prcntieezs To De sent 81 the naval academy.
and the consequences Vas that "A large
number Of boys from the higher walks OF
life enlisted on board the Sabine to OBJ
tain that privilege. II WAS found that
this policy caused 50 mueh disappoint-
nsent IN those who aid not succeed in get
ting appointed to the naval academy that
they would dessert Use their influence
Ia obtain their discharge. SO much so that
IL finally broke up the system In 1873
the sysiem vas reorgatlzes. and vessels
were assigned for training purposes. with
the privilege of going to the naval acasi-
envy eliminated.
TIP 70 lSsi there were several training
ships engaged In this service. THAT year
the government took posse saion of Coast
prs' harbor island at Newport. II l.. whtca
had been cedes 10 the government by the
state of Rhoda Island. fcr THE Use az
training naval apprentices. The cessation
Of that island 10 the government Was main
~ brought about through she strenuous
eaortsoas and advocacy ot Capt r. =.
Chadwick AT that time fha training
squadron vas IN command ~ Capt. snow
Fsaar Atsnsea1 y ~ tssscs and lne fuH-
os@hassIe ship New Hampshire MAS as
signed so the daty and aieerssg oT the
station Unfortunately 10 tsse winter of
issa-sn. owing &c a fever breaking osat on
board tire ship. ,ae New Hampshire was
removed aud the Rows we're eaeamp%i oB
tae island Since that tsme taex have
had their preliminary training ia bar
racks Oh sse island fer tRa nFSt SIX
months az their career. atf the vessels og
the navy have hosa a%zsgtssss for practical
training at sea.
AT shsz stssfe ENefe sire ng>w engaged % tAe
Atlantis eoAst ia training apprentices. Re
sides she Constellation. sssttnussi AZ New
psFt. ghs. vessels EsssssS Alliance. Apnapo-
Is and Nichshs1rE. The Es>ex sssi Alliances
accommodate ga t=sara asesss ItS sppF@H.
tless each THE Annapolis ass& tga Nieksv
hssrs accommodate ora neard 4lssg4 3 s,esys
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