The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24
LIFE ON ABRITISH WARSHIP,
FHOM THE CAPTAINS CABIN TO THE
JACK TIRS ~ rms IOREC1STLE.
Wnrdroom and Gunroom Amenities-How
the Warrant and the Petty Officers Are
Housed Sailors Occupations When They
Are OF Duty-Splck and Span Order.

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Housed Sailors Occupations when They
Are OF Duty-Splck and Span Order.
From The Spectator.
As in q town. we have here men OF all sorts
and professions. We find all manner OF human.
interests cropping up here in times OF leisure.
and yet the whole company have one feeling.
one interest in common, their ship. and through
her their navy
First OF all. Of course comes tho Captain.
who. in sritc OF the dignity ard grandeur OF bic
position. must at times feel very lonely. He
lives in awful state. sentry tof marines,
continually guarding his door. ard although
he does unhcnd at stated times as far az
inviting n few officers to dino with him,
or accepting the officers invitation to dine IN
! the wardroom. this relaxation must not come
! too often The Commander. who Is the chief
/ executive officer is in far better position as
! regards comfort He comes between tho
1 Captain and tho actual direction OF affai ire,
! he has u spacious cabin to himself.
| but he takes his meals at the wardroom
! table among all the officers above the rank OF
/ Sub Lieutenant. and shares their mcrrmentt
| the only subtle distinction made between him
! and everybody else at such times being in the
/ little word Sir" which is dropped adroitly in
when he is being addressed. For the rest,
! naval nous Is So keen that amidst the widest
! fun when of duty no officer can feel that his
dignity is tempered with, and they pass from
sociabty to cast-iron discipline and back
again with an ease amazing to landsman. 4"
The wardroom Of u bat,leship is a pleasant
| place II is n spacious apartment. taking in
whps TtR b. :? sen Thare m ny.S aef
apiano. good library. and some handSom me
meals. hut IA II drHwlng-room. Il common
| meeting ground for Licutenants. marine ofi-
GERS. surgeons. chaplain. and senior engineers.
! as well ENJOY one nno'het'S society Tree
from thu grm Of ,h Il, GUlar Iii ,ft,s
actually IN HE null OF the ship. comes the gun.
room. the aillx icing survival, and having no
ward room and gun room have the advantage
over the Capta,n s cabin IN which there are q
couple Of qu'cS. firing guns. causing those sa.
cred precincts to DO nIad.! ~ small host OF
men at general quarters. who manipulate
The gun-Ioom is the ward-ro0m over again.
only more so.-that is. more wildly hilarous.
play e S Here meet Ua ne Sui. Lenenants the
assistant engineers and other lhnior officers.
the in we M0 etse Of ,has;
existing that is Of the highest service to them
after Ne dknS their b meals 81 as tns sen ss
meeting round that same table at other times
for social once 9Sor t tSsv Are hays oT n
more privacy t han the humbIest buejacket.
They sleep and dress and bathe-live, in Tact.
s.ys amy class NaHy shsH hsy .t
schooboys. and their education goes steadily
on at stated hours in well-appointed school
they are receiving on deck. The most grizzled
Old seaman, on board must Sir them. PUG
hinder the growth in them OF any false pride.
On the same deck is to be found the common
c cSP% i"' Eunasr those easss Who have
worked their difficult way up from the bottom
hs ths ocsns al ns
OF the service. Each OF them has cabin OF his
@ Sn
I mostly ak shop e toF thsy have only one
her ohaPss and it them for
; any other topics, Around this. the after part
m men sn1 and ND lads. the domsstics. as they arc
termed. who do their duty, Of attendance upon
stances With T that neatness and eeerity that il
, insepurabls from all work performed in ship.
S marines but the domestcs are a class apart
I strictly non-conba yet under naval la"
a Going :forrard, the chic, petty officers will
. 30 found to make some attempt at shutting
r raass@eets a oi curtains, &C. ali iisbIe and
ready 70 be flying into oSylon at the rst ho6e
utolg eabllc No e one s' has corner that b.
call HE own n osss
hsref9rs allowed to keen on shelf sdbsa tn:
rack. far away from the sps,t where his ham q |:
a doSH 0SEsF I at nsh yet TT By
arrangement Of messes each man has .,t,s "
Sf apSio. sven though L, be not shut IL
during an evolution. SO that a mans mess
becomes his reying point il i' there that ths
t wisdom, ami many other things. The practice
o Of keeping all bedding on the move as It were
and even Il it were not Is difficult to see how
S MriR sn Would be possible orc among
belongings is kept by carefully graduated syS
9 ass BY Ge
e being Immediately imrounded and held to ran.
som And as every mans XII IS IS, suh1Ses 20 =,
8 Every mans Tins /. at the disposal Of II, II.
l. much leisure is allowed for rest recreation
and me9,a mnroyemcnth Physical de Nf tb
best OF themselves; and no efforts on the par, o
x Nowhere. perhaps is vice punished or virtue re-
II warded with greater lromptitu'e. and .;incc ri
y punishm"nts and rewards are tully public. tn,
"a from the service routine. the c'vii ne OF thl
e study stud " The - ind"sir'ou' man who, havin:
l. bought n sewing machine earns substantial
s.s t" by maEgS SEfry
% boots) for consideration. the far: seeing maj
is s" Tina makes whd his he s'" Shall fit ha S% si
- the nnvy. the active temperance man VIII
Is seeks TO- bring ono htSr the ONE 81 ms sn'p
- taptota tors that are fast altering "omrl"tel
II tho moral coalition q onr+n'InrS he rrl!sinn
man who gets perm isSion 10 hold his prayer
n IneetirC N some tOrpcGo.Na' or casnmu'c sur
!, rounded by wcaponSs,,ali these 70 to max
up the multi ariou> lie OF big hat:eoh!p.
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