Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-06-10

ship New York is one Of the strongest
men physica! and mentally Of the Navy.
Under his command are dozen battle
ships, placed absolutely in his keeping.
thirty millions Of dollars in cruisers,
S2,O0O,00O in gunboats, $4,000, 900
in torpedo boats and hundreds Of sailors,
all entrusted to one mani
The duties Of a rear admiral are more
multitudiuous than those OF the president
Of life insurance company lie spends
billions Of dollars every year. He or
ders from the commissionery millions Of
dollars worth Of coal, millions in food.
millions in oil, corn and ship SUPPLIES
He must audit more accounts every
month than the controller Of city and
must be posted on everything he orders.
Rear Admiral Simpsons education is
most delicate one. He knows the
chemical ingredients Of every drop Of
fresh water given his crew When he
visits a strange water supply he chemi-
cally Analyses the drinking water He
knows what should be taken into the
human system and what rejected. If he
were ignorant ofthis be would have in
his command 1000 sick men instead Of
1000 well ones.
Rear Admiral Sampson rises at 6
o'clock every morning and INDUCES in
course Of athletics in his stateroom
Owing to his cramPed facilities for ex-
ercise, he must do this in order 10 keep
in good condition. He is an athlete aud
takes pride in keeping in good physical
shape His breakfast at 7.30 is a
hearty one, for he has the appetite Of a
strong man of early middle age, He
eats fruit, cereals, meat aud hot breads
with relish. His meal takes half an
hour, and he has no friendly femme face
to beguile the minutes no morning mail
to take up the time. After breakfast
the admiral receives the reports Of bis
lieutenants aboard ship and then GENES
the most interesting hour of the day.
His squadron now consists of dozen
vessels. At noon the commanders of
these, or such of them as can DO so visit
the New York for daily consultation
with the rear admiral. Upon table
in bis big cabin is chart and here the
.~..-..=sss'asEsss-- study the movements of
the hostile feet. This board of strategy
plans attacks, measures its strength aud
advises together, aided BY the wise
counsel of the rear admiral.
One of the admirsrs most enjoyable
hours Of the day is spent in conducting
bis school Of marine signals. He be-
lieves that bis men should know their
signal code as other men know their
multiplication tables Every..afteruoon
for an hour be drills them in the signal
code and sees that they are letter perfect
or, better speaking, flag perfect.
At sea an admiral can eat what he
pleases. The mems rations include
pork, bacon, coffee, tea, -four, beans,
salmon, canned peas, ,anned beef, sar-
dimes and all green vegetables, with
such fresh meat as can be obtained at
different points, but for the most part Of
salt meat, with onions always, to keep
away scurvy. The admiral has special
cold-storage room in which are kept
game, wines, choice fruits and table de-
licacies of all kinds. But Admiral
Sampson has never taken advantage OF
the privileges to supply himself with
better food than the sailors enjoy, and
except for certain refinement in SER
ing, you see nothing different on his
table from that in the crews mess. He
eats ham, boiled onions mashed potatoes
rice, canned corn. stewed tomatoes and
sage pudding. He has a little fruit
generally, but none if the sailors are
doing without it.