The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-04
SAMPSON AND DEWEY.
little Incident Illustrating the Dinss'
snco between the Two.

snco ustwesn the Two.
A letter recently received from Au.
gust n Runse. an apprentice ooy On
the Colorado ia the sixties. but now
assistant chief engineer Of the Mime.
apolls IRE department. recalls case
IN point. says the San Francisco
Chronicle. give II here az illustrative
OF the difference between Rear Admiral
George Dewey and Commodore VIM. T.
Sampson In the capacity to handle
men. We we're of Palermo. Sicily The
crew Of the Colorado had a surfcit OF
drill during the day and were inclined
to be- a little sulky. You must bear In
mind that We had the reputation OF
having the host-drllod ship In Euro
pesn waters. barring neither class nor
-uation This reputation was not gained
by dying a gold-paintcd sign at our
mizzcn truck II was due to the ad-
mirablc management Of Mr. Dewey a.
executive officer and TO the pride the
men took under him In porfectug their
work by continuous. painstaking drills.
At sunset on the day In question the
watch below was called up for boat
drill Mr. Sampson had the deck
when the word was passed to hoist
away on the falls Sampson was very
much diapleascd with the listiessness
/ OF the crew. Look alive there. you
| men' You trail along like a lot Of lub-
I berry mournefB hired to follow a Hin
| doc funeral'" None Of the boys knew
/ how llIndoo lubhcrs trnilcd az funerals.
/ indeed have an idea that Mr. Sampson
was equally ignorant. but all the same
| the boys were mad and showed Il by
siackeniug mp. Mt sampson was be-
side himself with anger Three times
were the boats lowered 90 the water
Just before he gave the word the last
time to hoist away hc shouted "lll
BLACKLIST every mothor's son ~ you
from liberty on shore 10 there 10 any
more OF this hanrdug work Hoist
away there. now Tho men were now
ON their mettle. Liberty ashore Ia one
grand prize Of the mnu-o'-War's man.
but Jacky il not going TO buy H. with
one accord the long line started on a
tlowmans race up the quarter deck.
noiSily tramping to the time OF the
dead march IN saul" Mr.. Sampson
looked MS n he was about to jump on
the bridge aud lay about him with his
trumpet Fortunately az this moment
Mr. Dewey came up the afterhaichway.
attracted by the unusual noise. Taking
In the situation AZ n glance. he sprang
up the steps leading to the bridge.
III take the deck. sir" he said. Mr.
Sampson handed over the speaking
trumpet aud retired to the other end
OF the bridge with very sulien look
Delay that. you mcnw Mr. Dewey
called out In a short. firm tone. The
boys halted and looked mp. Mr., Dewey
looked down the line for moment.
cool. quiet aud smilingly confident
There was at once a very percoptible
change In the moral temperature. The
boats were again lowered TO the water.
Man the falls. men!' The long lines
were grasped with a hearty grip. the
men noddlng TO one another approx
ingly. Hoist away. thorel" with a
CHEEKY stride the men walked away
with the falls with such good will that
the four cutters camo lying up to the
davlts with celebrity that threatened
TO send them lnboard. Delay an. pipe
down the watch below. boatswain. %
The boys scampered on TO the fore
castle TO get their usual evening
smoke. while Mr, Dewey, after a fow
words In an undortnue 10 Mr. Sampson.
went below. leaving that officer wiser
and possibly a better man.