Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-17
10 cool HIS WARsHIP.

New York Mai and ESprcss1

Notwithstanding II has been 80
much written about and so onthuslna
tlcaiiy praised. the story u how th'
white squadron originated has never
yet been told In print. Nor would u
BE- now. had Il not come. accidentally
into the possession ~ the writct.
Commander George Francis fuNcn
wilde. who has Just been ordered i0
the command 81 the ram kntahdln,
one 81 the most wicked and destructive
OF all the naval iicet. belonged q" thg
famous class which entered the naval
academy In the fall ~ 1861, and took
the four years course iu three years.
Young wild, was two years and nine
months In getting through. Tie was
graduated In the high honor llnt,
away at the head ~ the class Nn
was n Massachusetts boy. born in Che
old town ~ yrHlutrou. IT, very early
determined that hc would follow 40"
sen. not us common sailor nor Zoo 600
official capacity. but ne mldHhirm1n
IN the navy. IN the autumn M 1901
ne learned that there was 90 b' nn np-
pointmcnt 10 the naval academy from
tis district and applied Tor H. IT.
applicant. but that. N b. chose 60 take
tho examination. he mlght hunt his
chances
That ala not brighten him. lie De-.
tcrmincd Co make the tr-il &C. dii
not tell anyone what b. Was rufur tn
do n DE- won. it would ue time
enough 90 tell m ho fallod. mo- ON"
would know of Die failure bot himself.
on the day ON which thlH rNHulnn-
zion WINS 90 br held Dr. walked from
Braintrrc into Boston. distance m
twelve or fifteen miles. h,caua" DE-
had not money enough tp buy
ticket on the railroad, and Do would
not nak Tor o. f0r frnr hn would h1
Obliged 10 tell hiH crfnnd 10 town. lio
passed his examination hravply There
wasn't the hint ~ failure from be-.
ginning a. end. iic entered The ncndo-
my. OndrayotinE HH earnestly CO. take
hlrh rank In The class nH h. had 10
enter n.
Tho result was rilr OF q year. and
graduated with hnnura Hr hrElu Hc.
tive sea ne 40 once Tie was promoted
from Wldahrmuu 90 rnH.gn ln NOvpua
hor. 1896 ana month later was al.
vancrd 10 master iu 1866 h0 was made
lieutenant. q year later lieutenant. come
mandef IN 1856 b. was full command
90. and WIS given charge ~ tho Dol.
phln. which. ht that lime. was attached
10 the North Atlantic squadron.
II was while h. was ON The Dolphin
that No. originated the white squadron.
fof 90 this brave commander belongs
the honor NJ making possible this
In July. 1855. tho Dolphin lay In New
York hnrbor just IN the navy yard.
Tho weather was Intensely hot, even
on Hhiphoard. with an the mans ~
ventilation. uui the heat was almost
insupp1rtnhiU one day Commander
Wilde CHANGED to touch the side of the
shin and was burned by the lutrnrs
heat ~ touched II again. almost
hlstrrinF biz hand. The exposed sur
face ~ the shin was like the top ~ a
stove Suddenly n thought occurred %
him. iir Hont n boat nHhufr with n
note 10 Naval Constructor Wilson. ask
inT him 10 come aboard the Dolphin
Tho constructor returned 90 the boat
Commander Wide asked hiH visitor %
lay hla hand ON tho ships side. llr
did 90 but quickly withdrew n.
what DO you think ~ living In "a
furnace like thatl" asked the CONE
mnndrr.
ITS terrible" said the constructors
"ia their mo- way ~ cooling her ON"
II have thought % way, ana you
can help me. I want you % send mo
some white paint. with Instructions o.
u.s. u on this ship"
The constructor looked startled ana
grave. Naval regulations declared
that all warahlpa should be- painted
black. and this daring young man was
Write me an official request % that
effect" he said. after a moments con-
alteration
Tho request was written and sent
In the meantime the commander had
tho ships surgeon keep q record NJ the
temperature ~ the ship. A week went
by mo word came, thu heat grow moro
Intense. and the mon suffered Then
commander Wilde wrote q private motto
asking why his official letter had o..
cslvod NO reply
Rack came o. supply NJ white paint. F.
and mote. plthy ana 90 the point
Heres your paint but ill not give
yun any instructions"
II was the paint that the commander
wanted he could get IN without the
Instructions The paint was applied
90 tho ship nH rapidly Aa possible. the
temperature began 60 ilWrI ana.
whom the work WIS done there was
difference lu the rhp'a temperature NJ
n degrees, while outside the weather
rumalnrd Just az OpprsHHivrly hot
The black paint nhrurhod tho heat hut
the white reflected lt The Dolphin
started on q cruise ~ every port sho
entered she was admired and the
papers talked ~ "thr white dove ~
peace" that was folding hor wings In
The hlfhnr, ana everybody npokrd On
re- the beautiful ship one night tho
=. 49, t 49, -. ''t'' 'fN'fN A''th
on linr hlrhnr The secretary ~ tho
nuvy-then William q. whitney was
staying ~ iiur ilathlr. aud Com.
mnnier Wilde expected hls crnsurr.
Tho secretary came on board hut had
nothing hut words nf praise f1r the
appearance ~ the boat and whom
Commander wilde told him why tho
boat was white Instead ~ black. rs-
counted tho suffering of h.H GROW and
his concern Cor their comfort and
health and showed him tho surgeon
IMPORT the secretary Hlld "Yuu have
done right From this time 100 thp
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