The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-06
70 FORM / NAVAL RESERVE.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held in the
City Council Chamber.
PRELIMINARY STEPS TAKEN.


Preiminar;es 70 the organization OF Q
naval reserve In this state were perfected
last night at an enthusiastic meeting held
in the city council chamber under the
auspices of the Naval Reserve Association.
A number Of representative men were
present and instructive remarks were lis
tened to from Lieut.. Lawrence Spear. U.
s. N. E. c. Hughes. Judge r. A. Balm
ger and John Barneson. AT the close OF
the meeting many of those present signed
a membership roll and committee on en-
roliment 10 secure members was chosen as
follows: DR.. j. T. White r. +. Stewart.
Stewart Smith, S. Il. Newcomb and Com
nlodore George L. Thompson. f. b. y. G.
The meeting was enlivened by vinous
demonstration of patriotism on the part
OF Thomas Watson, a sailor who was dis
charged from the American navy four
months ago and is now trying TO reach
Mare island and re-enlist. He encouraged
the speakers CT the evening with cries OK
Good, good; that's the stuff" and shook
hands effusiveIy with those whose utter
ances had met his approval Ernboldened
by the tolerance Of the audience he insist
ed on making speech, in which he SAID:
My brother was blown up with the Maine
in Havana harbor. NV what L want 10
know is why they didn't bind in them two
Spanish warships that was in New York
while the investigation was gong on.
Where was the deficiency? That's what
want 10 know.
The gathering was called to order by W.
H. Gorham. He spoke of the need Oh 4
state reserve especially at this time, ana
reviewed the futile attempts of friends or
such an organization to secure fayorapie
legislation A bill had been recently passed
in congress, he said, authorizing Inc secre
tary of the navy to accept the services Vi
q volunteer naval reserve with omcers up
10 the rank of lieutenant commander anu
il was upon the strength or this measure
that the naval reserve in this state hopea
10 have it's services accepted even though
If would probably not be called away ironi
the Sound for duty.
Aboard u Man-Of-War.
Lieut.. Spear, asked to give an idea OF tho
duties aboard a man-of-war, said: The
duties of the men aboard a warshin are
divided into two general classes, those OK
the sailor and those Of the soldier. Inc
vessel must be navigated. kept clean ana
habitah!e and must at the same tlme De
effective as fighting machine. The men
are divided into port ana starpoAau
watches. and subdivided into divisions.
One. two, three and four are gun diVis-
ions, white five Is the powder difisioh-
Beside these Is the engineering diVision-
Each division has an infantry company
and a beats crew.
ION first going aboard each man Is
given q number This involves his station
i'm s. large number OF drills and settles his
whole daily routine. A day on a man-oI-
war is monotous in times or peace. Inc
men are berthed in hammockS. because or
contracted space, and the hrst duty OF
the morning is 20 lash and stow the nam
mocks. After half hours loaf the work
of cleaning the decks begins. 1t would
seem that cleanliness is taken as a meas
IRE of a ships efficiency. Everything is
kent inmaculate. Next comes the pipe 10
breakfast and after IL another haf hour
loaf. Cleaning and polishing guns ana
bresswork is the duty unit. muster at s:5o
o'clock when every one turns out in uni
form for roll call.
THE rest OF the morning Is taken up In
drills either with the great guns. pistols,
single sticks or boats. After lunch there
il no duty until O'Clock in the afternoon,
when comes another hour OF drilling. Aft
er supper the men amuse themselves I'M
III piped to their hammocks. Two general
rules are 10 be observed: Learn your spe-
cjal duties SO we'll that you can perform
them as.eep or awake. in dark or day
light, and learn above all 10 do exactly
what YOU are tod.
Need Of Reserve.
E. c. Hughes spoke eloquently OF the
general need OF the navai reserve. "A
few months ago." he said, ''the country
was at profound peace with all the world.
but now the war cloud has lifted itself
above the American horizon Whatever
complications may arise before this war
closes. whatever foreign flags may wave
on the fiffui breezes OF the oceans that
bound our shores, we cannot now ioresee,
but IL behooyes Us 20 prepare for any
crisis.
81 saw some boys parading the street In
the last few days carrying the motto: oar
Mothers Won't Let Us Enlist. That
voices the spirit of young America, spif-
* that brooks not even the restraint OF
mothers love when patriotism is aroused
j am glad 10 see aggressive young men IN
cur midst who come TO the front in the
midst Of the cry OF war and do not wait 10
be brave in peace.
Some sneh organization as the naval
reserve Is important for the preservation
O. a region Ike this. In3 fffst great oit-
tie % the war was fought In the Pacific
The Orient was the scene Of the last great
contest OF nations. When the struggles
of the future come, they Will directly inter-
est the Pacific coast, ard We should 1e
ready ! have no sympathy with such as
5ecry the Importance CT military organ
zatsons made mp OF the patriotic young
men of the nation. II Is they who win
victories in time Of war. AL honor is be-
ing accorded ;he man who ran under the
guns Of Manila, while the boys who gave
up their Ives 10 secure that triumph are
not forgotten. They fought not for empty
glory L. was that their country may live
and GO through the ages AZ a perpetual
and everlasting monument 10 their BRAY
cry.
II have no doubt that K need were. every
man in the United States would offer his
services would yield even MS life. in de-
Tense Of his country. North. South East
and West unite their hands and hearts IL
one common sentiment; Our Country
Good boy yelled Sailor Tl1omaz Wat
son. as Hughes took his seat; your
hearts all right
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