The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
400 FARMERS FOR THE SEA.
yurr,RE GoIS1 TO BE GOOD TARs,
mr. THET DON'T KNOW IT NOW

rHgJ,RE GOISG TO BE GOOD TfRs,
mr. THET DON'T KNOW IT wow.
,,l.nd BOY. Enlisted for the Navy Find
the rnaccustomed Restrictions of Ship
hoard Life somewhat Irksome-Old salts
Intend to Joke Them Into Good Form.
The Navy has been e1pe riencing difficulty in
.c..tur a sufficient number OF able seanen.
,nl as this trouble seemed likely 70 increase
-..hsr than diminish with the growth OF the
,,vv i. was suggested by Rear Admiral
,,-Srirshield that 1t would be a good thing 10
Gather up a lot Of young landsmen and train
I'M % the sea Admiral Crowninshield Ia
,t,, o.. the Bureau OF Navigation now. but
h. ned TO command the New York school
.rp -; Mary's. where he had practical ex-
ra..ense IN turning young landsmen Into sea-
men and knew with what facility II can IA
done under proper instructors. His suggestion
-. adopted and orders were sent out TO
s.;hs. up 4OU landsmen recruits. The first
r,.ch 81 about two hundred OF these arrived at
90 Navy Yard in Brooklyn 90 Thursday morn
r.. aboard the cruiser Dixie. These young
-. might be styled farmers" on the Bowery.
a. there are lot OF them aboard the Dixie
~, cali themselves farmers" now because
,tsy enlisted for four years in q service that
:hay knew nothing about: but they looked
e awake enough yesterday when they told n
s-S reporter some OF the woes which come 10
mn who are lust beginning TO learn the ways
ar! ship aui to accus;om themselves TO the
routine o. lie within the limits OF vessel
majority & the men came from the
v'.s. and were enlisted In the Mississippi N.l-
Iev A. Chicago AMI az Detroit, bu; sor1e Joined
the service a, BuGa!o aoi some at other cities
There a:e No; many p.olshboys To the lot ou;
,hs-e are r.enty who had never seen the ocean
~ aV
r,1ts They hat ten gathered together at
.rs receiving ship in the Norfolk Navy Yard
49, .hippe! OF she p.x.e on Tuesday. when
;sa Dixie started for SeT lors.
TIE old sailor men atoa7! said that the trip
80 ,Aa ,oAs: WAS az easy az! comfortable one
tg.,he recruits found 1t anything but smooth
adhere we're 10: Of them who paid penalty
,,N-v.v.- 10 the god o.I.iashioned way b.
,..;L, Dixie g.; within the NarrVws. the
abs was hauled into Dry pock Nc 3 son after
a.. arrived a; the Navy lard. and Was lying
,hs-- y4.'srtaT having her bottom scrar~d and
s-+,.s-,.'y, secure enough Tor the time, but
,. 'bey we're nc; harpy. Iney IA alteady
t4svl - .-aFr 70 exercise TIA; time-honosei
49, bg'e o 80 sailor man and so ,er, gEun-
E,u:A 'hrir Grub. and they were tar;icuar
ules.T tacaus- they couldn't set ashore And
49, a ;ss-, APPEAR 10 have entered the
sa-y = y ihout hav,nS the :. .Shtest idea o. ne
~. ~ !; -h- Sayy isrd ;hey began to ask
.5- = - O. o. 50 ashvr-.
~" /, 10 exc the ship aayihins' they were
f.aa,h scsrowl-Lsed that he was Indebted
:, s.-le extent. h vA> Tod that ne cou d 90
g.. - 10 60 some oce ~ol.i agree 20 make
.-JtSi Is vhea we Joined the s.rv!,e,"
81, 's sS.tJ iA a5ai = !a.li:h.G to s as.
b., - sooa a. We Goi 70 We .euni ,;hai
ND haye 70 21 y, our ..- 2p;.s %g' %, 81 ;iT
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say. IL YOU'D = Al .Sh; {, IL Easn to- the
So So ,hH: a. ,h nT ia: a&SS =. ;hs sinis .;
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"a: - gIv : .e-:s apiece 70. Christmas
-g.h,- "a. A. cd .,i,orH.n ,:aat!ns
rAs- -. t,,e - ray .9r ;urksy Il you had
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-: hes .aa;,-tla.:er shouted down
~. .AEc,.u:a.ly. not much; We don' go
1. the nea with shore !esve answered 80
-. aAr1es A. a1A.y marched ashore ~.
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- =. go 70 .Jce su-aoi- : ace Ar
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= %. - - n 'n:-e ,51oaih'. ea'i woa.anF
-.f. FOL. .1-.. - nov
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g. = = V-=S a. e.. about AF-. II 20 stA-. .os
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s--=s net b4s .es ;k-se. the cr-E viii >oa-
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a.: p, 1@ 49, - rEskicS -=ICl-a % th-
AMER j , ces: - -" 80 new men VII 20
O.. 20 Hartford gLr-- q az cnc!!tiors,
a.! ~ - ships, d: = q, !-Ts.o.d. Nj! sail
.pEs'nAr or th-.T cog NGl-e o. Instruction.
N-=- ne sGirs So .sIr.y G-t-r way aod the
r.E --u -: ..',- ar>-s.0ned 90 their
s.:-7.Lti-Es tn =. .sr &c. =Ipec: TO have y
- = !IE Ni-h 'naCg.
We hey=-'t b-E4a . =1T en- ye,." saif ore
c'.r- 0iiAr n-l yast-r!sy they re too green
L w1GlcrI - a.y :ur. WY. sone % them
--a't SroT yA' va.,H "a 1';as -hin "a the bow.
" OAK 4T AS.-I csc o. :aeu the othe- fay
Eh4rs D.. 3v@rst1: E.s att be saif he'd left IL
= tie tls=ner- Wh-. 'A@y bex.n 70 think
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