The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
FUN ON THE NANTUCKET.

Wilmington, n. c., Boys Enjoying
Navy Life ON the Old Monitor.
The following interesting letter, written
by one of the crew of the Nantucket.
which Is stationed at Port Royal, to a
friend i'm Wilmington. N. c.. was published
IN the Wilmington Messenger. The letter
contains several pleasant references to Sa-
vannahians:
Dear Jim: The crew Is better satisfied
now than ever, the eating arrangement
having been changed and our food Is not
only served in a more comfortable place,
but the quality and quantity is better than
it was formerly The boys are also becom-
ing more used to ships life and naturally
are better satisfied. We are anchored in
mid-stream, where there are good breezes
daw and night, so we don't suffer any in
convenience from heat
Yesterday afternoon the ships surgeon,
DR., Ward, assisted by Apothecary Taylor
and Bayman Newbury, vaccinated the
ships crew.
Three charming and accomplished young
ladies, Misses Blue Eyes Beach, Alliburd
Beach and Pearl II. Sullivan, called aboard
to visit the old Nantucket and cheered the
boys by their presence for a few hours. The
two former young ladies are daughters of
the popular Capt Beach of the excursion
steamer Clifton Of Savannah His clever
ness and geniality reminds me very much
of our Capt Harper of the Wilmington.
To see the boys each afternoon from
8 until 3 O'Clock is worth the price of a
! first-class minstrel The fun usually starts
by the two character impersonators, Sin
! clair and LumIey, initiating WiImlngton's
| freaks familiar to the boys. Then the
Big Six" composed of Platt Hancock,
| Holton Bernard, Lane and Marshall, are
drilled and mustered by Capt. Moore's lit
Ia tarfN
! great interest In his division of funmak-
ers. The Volunteer Guards. or Capt
| Dave Spicer's Company" composed Of
| Tom Piver II. y. Williams George Lewis
! and John Maunder, do the fantastic drills
with brooms, scrub brushes, etc, to the
| queens taste. Uncle Pompey Robinson
and Fred Burr have had their heads shaw
! cd and are now termed by the crew as
yellow kids. You can hardly discover
which is the other. A combination known
| as "Our Side" is very popular with every
| body. especially when there is no work.
They put the crowd to laughing when they
| begin playing "Sallie Waters" Picking
| Cherries" Telling Forfelts," Fruit Bas-
! ket" etc. "Our Side" could give the girls
lessons In playing innocent games.
The boys are receiving boxes Among
| them was one from Savannah, from eight
ladies' to eight of the crew. Mr.. II. ".
| Latham received and divided it for the
boys, he having been appointed by the la
dies for this work. Holton was given
box and Marshall a package Of edibies
| from ladies on the Clifton Friday evening
Every mail from the South now brings
mail for the boys from Savannah girls.
! About half Of the crew went to Port Royal
and Beaufort 20 Sunday School last sun
| day and the remainder Of the crew will
go to-day. Boxes from Wilmington have
come to the following boys: Furlong Glenn
ents, Corbett, Wiley Bernard DeVaney,
Penny, Pierce. Sorsby. Paymaster Jones
furnished shoes for the boys. They are
| the fat toe, thick soles, low quarters aud
! give "a sailor appearance to the wearers.
| / have often wondered whether or not our
folks will know US when we return. A
number Of the boys have gained from ten
| to fifteen pounds.