The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
BIG .ENSATlON IN CHI ARLeSTON
Tue Pi;ze Grew On Spaniah PriZ, Firea
Tnlo.

AuLOs
a discatch from Charleston to the
Augusta Chronlcle under date OF Juee
3 say: a Dig sensation IS on in lhis
city, caused by tne alleged firing OF
csr;aiu mem oers OF the Carolina Y Yacht
clue upou Inc Spanish priZ, ship Rita.
Toe irlDg occured IL the hsroor lst
off the YacnL Gu uouse aud was re.
turued oy tue seanen Of the priz.
crew, VINO though. all attack vas
oeiug mad, on their vessel. Forlu
nately no lDjlry resulted to either
party.
Tue men oers OF he Yacht club deny
that lney mad nauuIu Lhs at air and
are highly Indignant because lne5 are
charged with nsvlng fred on tue
steamer. Taey cay the snootlng WAS
done OF parties at the head of the
Commercial wharf, who are no. mem.
oers of the c!uo. rns marshall and
seanen OF the prizs SHIP Rita say that
toe 6rlng was done by members OF the
yacnt CLUB, as taeshots came from the
c!uo house.
rne fire was retu.ned from the port
battery of the ship, but fortunately.
the guns Were not trained directly on
the c!uo mousse Tne prize commis-
SlouerS nave taken q hand In the mat
Ter aud al investigation vii! b, hsld.
Should the fac be established that the
pr.z: snip vas fred On oy members ef
Lae yacul club Inc affair will take sc
rlou, turn aud will terminate uafor.u
na,ely ;or the gui.y parties
The Carolina YacnL ciuo is compos.
ed OF the swell set OF tne town, VINO
are also memo oers of the ST. Cecilia
society. Gne afAlr has caused a great
sensation, owing TO Lne promineLce OF
the parties implicated, and some start.
Ing deVelopmen.s are exected.
Officers OF Oar BA;slsshipo.
Just at This time, when our eyes are
fixed with admiration upon the brave
men who are illustrating the proWess
OF our navy, we should take adVan
tage OF the opportunity which nov
presents itself to learn something OF
the internal organization of this iu
portsnt branch of the governments
defense.
In the first place, we find on max
ing inquiry into the matte. that naval
cficers are divided into two classes.
viz, the line officers and the staff
oGc ,rs; the former consisting of those
whe hold the various naval ranks
from ensign to rear admiral. and the
latter, consisting Of specialists, such
as engineers, chaplains and phvsici
ans Under the head of line officers
come rear admirals, commodores.
captains, commanders, lieutenant
commanders, lieutenants and ensigns
Under the head OF staff officers come
engineers, physicians, paymasters.
constructors, chaplains, civil engineer
and professors of mathematics. OF
engineers. there are three grades, VIZ,
chief engineers, passed assistant en-.
gineers and assistant engineers; Of
physicians, there srs FIVE grades, viz,
medical directors, medical inspectors
surgeons, passed assistant and assist
aul su-ge yns:o paymasters there are
f7e grades, viz. pay directors, pay in
spec:ors, psymasters, passed assistant
psymasters and assistant paymasters;
OF constructors there are two grades,
viz, constructors and assistant con-
struc!ors.
On account OF the intricate and
ponderous mechanism OF our modern
oattleships, great importance attaches
to the skill and talent Of the engineer.
Men of ordinary experience and capa.
city cannot grapple with the responsi
ollltles OF the position Ia order to
invest the engineer wl;h nroper digni
ty it is now proposed to na6s him one
of .he line officers, with correspond
ing aud appropriate rank. Ttis act
OF lstice to the engineer mig long
ago have been performed, bu when
the officers were ics! divided lu., line
and staff of6cscs, the enginser vas
not the important man on board
which he has since bec7re There
should be no delay in Cos rrr;. < apou
this worthy officer lhe d.guI.y which
properly belongs to him
Every citizen OF the [ nited States
should be familiar with organization
OF the navy. WHAT the country owes
to this department OF service cannot
be computed, bu: toe d-ot is tcIrcly
less thsn what it oHr:: " that other
great department. VI, the srmy.
BJth alike have advanc d the glory
of The n a+ion'S ension