The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-24
HENAVYSWARRANTRANK
IT IA THE ONLY ONE TO WHOM ET-
LISTED fEN MAY RISE

DenteEl C0nnthtute m SEhuo- Inv
IL Lonesome, for They Are Between ON
Gers and Mon and Belong TO Neither.
The announcement that the mon who ao-
companied Lieut.. Hobson into Santiago harbor
on board the Merrimac are TO be made warTano
officers calls fresh attention 10 q peculiar grade
in the naval service. the only grade TO which
enlisted mon can rise. There are two and Q
half degrees in tho social scale OF the navy.
First come the commissioned officers OF the
line and stat-the Admirals. Captains. Lieu
tenants, enslgns, surgeons, paymasters. en-
gineers. marine officers and chaplains. h
constitute one degree; then next In the scale
arc the warrant oflcers-the b~oatswains. gum
ners, carpenters and charlottesville. by virtue
of their small complement and their halfway
position. can be counted only as half a until
and last in order is the great mass OF enlisted
men. who range from the chief petty officers to
the apprentices.
The eunners, b~oatswains, sailmakers and
carpenters Of tho navy arc neither commits
stoned officers nor enlisted men. They wear Q
uniform similar to that worn by the former
but have no share In their social amusements
afoat or ashore. no familiar intercourse with
them on board. and are barred by their own
pride Of class from seeking companions
among the enlisted part OF the crew.
They mess In q room set apart for
their common use. have separate states
rooms, wear swords on duty and 40
muster. but with it all they are neither fish.
flesh, nor fowl" That this state Of affairs is
unpleasant to them and antagonistic to their
duty is evident. Il IL q relic Of the old navy,
when ships were wooden and canvas the only
motive power; when the carpenters adIe and
the sailmaker's needle were badges Of authority
and their use o daily and important task.
OF the four grades. the gunner and boatswain
are still valuable in tho service. the latter as o
Ro-between with officers and men. and the
former in direct charge OF the ordnance. In
fact, the Importance Of the gunner as q fhctoR
In the new navy is such that q special school
for the scientific training Of naval gunners has
been maintained by the Government at WASH
ington for fifteen years.
Warrant rank is the highest rung In the lad-
der OF promotion for enlisted men. Beyond
that they cannot CO. no matter what education
they have or what political influence they can
o optnS to % co oGH5: m n no1 somT S%@ssS' o%fice dTs
but but IN Il The fS. nRa ST,6 The 9S5 Gyys do SGt q the quarter
In the service to-day are men-principally
makers-who. wore the rolling collar and the
before some act Of bravery or stroke o. good
fortune senttheir names to Washington for re:
the harness casE and ETsSdolent with the salty
Gr Ts' ever Sc served g IN il I Tho Whole. Of ] Paris isV and the
eutty. pipe with It's load q navy plug was
omoSSSl thhb IA bohAoSVo v suihON OuV
To, these men came in the fulness of TING
f SGTad isGm ShS sdiP sot p b%raT snaS or as 2 i EsT part
eqr IaSs oIg S9{S aEt ssRsPIli .srIi%a End 1Eo in b CSgpSS ssD %d9a
sS@etSinE' ei Ge a Ss &c =s SssP msT be. or and d' thass
f prSyys TSG shelr Fe eapsb 81 SGsh WITH With tx sctins rR hna
came fn the @ RRriyi LIZ Ess Of t0 wearing Il. a up 6SdGs6 dif fer
byrthe Insignia worn on coat lapel and car, front.
The promotion also brought new quarters. q
the field of action did not weigh heavily, but the
sandsls to Sn he di S6iId Of %eF the Ike Sest tao FTTSfd esSS
the forward deck and the, reckless devii-may-
Perehed upon an emiReneee where. resting was
t hsFd a p|sce m smidssbi hyf tSe1 Inoked 5ts st w Firm n
sense Of awe they could not overcome, and for.
wf II tS E1yh m a ydisrBb 6ldf f ia as to ssies a familiar air
rs rs q thd Ep paf{anda ., Were fSe eg5 iXsS9 wha m Is h as tSs
shipmate who was still wearing the blue jacket.
tlSsy o SSss ESat GiseipI Rl1sfiG "a ely By ssr The e TeSid
not permit Of association, between the enlisted
P%erfor SRa to 5h seek Gfl eSnfide Tssy a TfF sRe sh piea s5iysa aii
f fe t6 Of c sas 81 shi Re A n6o sI mIes st% Hbo cs sRd b r tsaR%
in 2 sudden turn Of the shovel. and who is COM
PEELED to torsake the accustomed Joys, OF th9
Eastern ccfviIfzattiioon.. ne p"'niui a'm0Spnefe OK
These sarpe9terg and sallmakers and boat
spent the best years Of their. life in It. They
done do not tS care TO t reIldinquish the inSressed pay nor
mates by resigninG their warrants. but they
would be much happier swinging IN the old
messing with Jack and Bill and the rest Of the
The same can hardly be said of the majority
Of gunners in service. This class Of warrant
Officers 4 is e1mp2eeSd 19ainly Of young men who
tnRton, and are fitted by education and
tSSts for eth the Position. The CURRICULUM Of the
tt6fsePFo i i iess h TsaiH ! ab s@a f&rate e ERls
$$ lsR the ahns% olde 81 s sh2 fftEs0F and 9f ssrpcn t6nn
The grade Of gunner is eagerly sought
vice. ,fhe attention paid to the Apprentices sys-
S ten new S1 r sSS S5 ysaS5S haS Sm TssTltSd Il f}t the itn n.n
navy. Warrant rank being, the only one open
to the enlisted men. there 70 therefore a vast
q PfPF fRnsd foE prSmotl9n; The great majority
let z, i is son sES d9r t ne rank mnst 81 a. Gq IN big. as that bill
With rare exceptions. the present Runners Of
sh feS se II iisSeew were formerly apprentices. and not
4; Eilers, one Of the brightest and most prom,
ts'H az act of daring III fh th st@ %ea;l EdfiPRs s1a his S TSrT Rant
s sne " StifRtSria CrQTss q England II he had been a
PIT PGil St SiTl6fan,i in Tiaat aS &c ssrT d06iIy on .D board , The
magazine into which had fallen the burning
ttfGSeSm% e out % VI a. fhdisifG Feet. C In tEe o ana ,sta n, ed
superior, officers this former apprentices bov's
act saved the ship and crew from destruction
Gunner Charles Morgan. who was appointed
IN iSSO after serving, as an apprentice for a
number OF years. won fame and commendation
Ior ms services, in charge of the divers engaged
n the Maine investigation. His professional
skill and CONGREGATIONS labors assisted mate
rally In tbs, finding Of the investigating COM
mittee OF which Admiral Sampson was Inc head.
by law the service is allowed forty-hve gun
ners. ioItysone boatsweins. forty-three carpen-
tters, and fifteen sailmakers. The members of
the nrst three grades, are scattered about aaoat
ana ashore, but the laffar p ali
nayE statlons and special duty with the exoep U
the Marion. "n0e ana
4 warrant %of1cer's pay ranges from 81. 200 n
year being The sea pay Of his first three years.
20 9l,SOO. which he receives after twelve Years
from date OF appointment. Considerably lover
ealdarles ers paid for shore duty or on waiting
m9nthly ration of $3.50 allowed. "0 u'uai
IN the Navy Personnel bill now before Con-