Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-15
ON A BIG WARsHIP.
POINTS TO BE OBSERVED BY A
LAsOSMAk.
Sacred Quarter Deek-Sone hut omeers
Allowed on It-6erennony Attending
the Rntrznes or Exit Of Dl4xEnsuzsaed
Persons.

Ger OF man steps aboard until after
he has left ne uuss observe CONVEX
ticnaI ceremonies CT many kinda
In the first place II going aboard Q.
leaving the ship the stzr5ozrd gang
was IS reserved for the Use OF the CON
missiOned officers and their visitors
All others must Use the port gzngxzy.
Upon stepping aboard the first thing 10
/ BE- done IS 10 salute the deck by
touchingor Iiftir gthe hztor cap This Is
meant Is 2 marx Of respect 10 tie col
oTs. and Is Acknowledged By the ozee-
Of the deck The egzrtsr deck e 81
crst 70 the czaesrs. and the side Of Il
occupied By the Officer Of tas dsek L
generally avoided even By them No
enlisted -en are permitted 10 20 N
the quarter deck szeept 0z duty
One Of the pr=t1Eesr Of naval cere-
monies takes plzes when The eolors
are hoisCed AZ a n and again when
they are lowered al sunset Thsss two
functions are accompanied By zpp-o-
pirate military music. all hands. or
GERS as well as men who happen 10
be on deck at the time, standing I'D
at attention" facing aft and uncov-
cred, until the colors reach the flag
staf head or are lowered into the arms
of the Quartermaster Who receives
them. as the case may be.
1t is customary for officers always
to salute the captain when passing
him, but not to salute each other On
board ship, when merely passing ex-
cept when, on duty. an Official COIL
munication is 10 be made The Jun
ior always saluteS first the senior
returning the salute. The man al
ways salute an officer when address
ing or being addressed By him
Officers below the grade Of eouuzn-
der are always addressed as plain
Mr.. with the exception that the sur
geons are called doctor In the f.
miliar unofficial intercourse the chief
engineer is addressed IS chief and
the paymaster IS pay Usually the ma
rine officer is iocularly spoken 10 as
major" or colonel
Commanders and captains are al
ways called Captains and oouuo-
dores and adnirzls ara addressed bF
their titles But the Commanding o.
Ger OF vessel. 10 natter whzr his
rank. is ALWAYS addressed IT 1hoss IN
der him IS captain Many snail res
sels and torpedo boats are grzzzn5ss5 !
By lieutenalts- and eTa TT zasEs
ret they ara called -csgrEz1s= x Ing
IS they retain ccz-az1
Unlike civil LIE 1ta 1ErF regards
/ as Z oolQlz2sa1 N arVQ 1ts Mr.
Il personal conversation A1zs. vs.sn utz-
eers- The 7E-lst:z-5c1 II 1ssz4 E-zEs
lrs6x implies vide Disparity II rank
md z junior tins feels 4z1az1ss5 1T
he elevation II es1za7-F zz5z 1T Z
senior II 6rczqszg IT,
There ars certain Interesting tor-
nzlitieS in entering leaving I'D 81
ing IN The ships sail heats r.
rance goes according 10 rank r-z51-
irsr. n conformity with the v-z-cEurs
hat the captain Is sl~sES last to 2h2n-
on the ship n sitting IN tzs boat
he senior Si1S f1rches- AFT. ths others
angling themselves fO-EzrI q him ze-
ording 10 graduation Of rank N
saving the boat the senior soeS first
Thich suggests the rule that in IN az
sek on shore, OF boarding party.
be senior leads the way
There are three principal ceremonies
ttsnding The Official arrival On board.
= the departure from q ship. OF per
pms Of rank One is the piping over
le side consisting OF the attendance
I the gangvsy OF from two TO eight :
de boys. and the long. Shrill piping :
the boatswain as the person honored I
1mes or goes over the side For a !
,mmanding officer. admiral or other {
ign functionary. the marine guard is {
araded on the quarterback. presenting :
ms, with the field music giving the :
1propriate number Of .-rufses" as the
lnctionary passes along the deck TO
: from the angway. This is the 6
'eond honor. The third is the firing
gun salutes. the number of guns de-
ending upon the personal rank The 4
resident OF the United States and 8
embers of royal families receive Fl Y
ms. the national salute. which is the {
CHEST number officially recognized. ?
her officers receive varying numbers 5
low this. the following being exam 4
es: Admiral. IL guns; vice admiral. c
/: rear admiral. IS: commodore. IL
,vernors of states. cabinet ministers. I
plomatic representatives generals OF 4
E army and consulate officers are all o
titled TO gun salutes- g
The salute is not fired until the OBJ q
t of it is in his boat and pulls ahead