New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25
1icK ASHORE AND HAPPY.
.r m THE LAND WAS AT HIS DIS
PosAL LAST NIGHT.
80, ,srEp MEN OF THE RALEIGH ENTER
..,xrp IN THE AsToR GALLERY OF
THE wALpoRF-AsToRIA = AN Or
DERBY GATHERING. ALTHOUGH
rryrrv rNJOyED THEM

Derby GATHERING, ALTHOUGH
THEY ENJOYED THEM
SELVES HUGELY.
49,. enlisted men Of the cruiser Raleigh. the
between decks both black and white, from
~ ~,,nner 10 the stoker. were made to feel last
-, that the best In the land is none too good
y" ,,sr. in the estimation of New Workers.
-. we're all invited to smoker In the
.1,.r Gallery Of the Waldorf Astoria, where
"~.,-c,ass supper and a vaudeville entertain
80, was provided. which kept them engaged
"a interested from TO IL o'clock.
:, any one expected to see the Raieigh's boys
- nose Just because they were wholly freed
- restraint and had only 10 give their orders
:. nave the choicest liquors. with no limit as to
.,snt,tv. set before them he was wholly mis-
w., in the class Of men who work the ships Of
~. American Navy. The 100 men who were the
,,,ssts of honor last night comported themselves
Itch dignity and self-respect. The best OF whis-
lev excellent punch and wine of any brand
v.ere there but for the most part Jack stuck TO
neer ginger ale and sarsaparilla. Dishes pre-
orsd IN the best style of the Waldorf chefs
ns-s supplied in profusion. but no man gorged
himself They ate and drank sparingly, like the
.tbletes in perfect training that they are. They
had iust come from a severe and what 10 most
men would prove an exhausting inspection drill.
and no excuse need have been made for them
hsd they plunged into little excuses. But they
showed no disposition at all to do so.
ALL ENJOYED THEMSELVES
And vet there was no stiffness about their
behavior. They laughed. chatted and joked
among themselves all the evening Not mo-
ment hung heavy They were not oppressed by
the magnifcence Of their surroundings yet they
did not underestimate them nor fail to appre-
cis,e fully the hospitality shown TO them.
THE men don't seem at all awed by the cost
Illness CT this show" said a Tribune reporter to
Gunner skou. the man who fired the first shot
from Deweys feet in Manila Bay. How do you
account for ito
Perhaps" said Shou. thoughtfully. at is be
cause they are used to pretty costly fixings
aboard ship My gun. now" he added, looking
All around cost more. guess. than everything
in this room put together
Rear-Admira Philip. speaking to a Tribune
reporter regarding the mems pride in themselves
and their decorous behavior. said: They are
changed in that respect since the days when
was boy Jack ashore was a synonyme for
Jack drunk then But not so now. They used
TO tell an old story Of sailor who asked
what he would choose if any wish he made
would he granted. All the rum in the whole
world was Jacks reply. And what next?' he
was asked All the 'baccy in the whole world
he answered And what next? Jack scratched
his head and thought while. Finally he said:
I'd ask for a little more 'baccy.' That story
doesn't apply TO the American Navy any more
AS many men as could be spared from the
Raleigh 120, were landed at West Thirty-fifth-
ST. and marched in a body to the Waldorf
Astoria. AS they passed through the long CORR
dor Of the hotel the fashionable throng there
cheered and applauded them heartily. Entering
the lofty Aston Gallery they found the floor
covered with little round tables on which were
long clay pipes bowls of finecut tobacco,
matches and candles In the gallery overhead
were their hosts Roswell p. Flower William c.
Whitney William McAdoo Thomas L. James.
Bradley Martin, Philip RhnelanGer Clarence
H. Mackay, George ]. Gould E. w. Bliss, Emer-
son McMinin. ". J. Curtis. George c. Boldt
and many women, the wives and relatives or
these gentlemen.
These thirteen men had subscribed 500 each
to give Jack good time, and another hundred
had been clipped in by one who subscribed her-
self "A Lady Admrer Of the Sailor Boys, but
would not make her name known One sailor
present offered to bet National bank against
a peanut stand that II Miss Helen M
Gould No one contradicted him.
WELCOMED ON THE CITY's BEHALF.
Randolph Guggenheimcr welcomed the boys
on behalf Of the city. and then the walters be-
gan TO fy around with oysters. chicken salad.
lamb croquettes and other substantial dishes.
After a goodly quantity of this ballast had been
P~-,{N fpr~r cd q
o. deck cargo Cigars by the boxful and coffee
came last Then drinks Of all and any kind
were served
Vaudeville acts were going on all this time.
and the men cheered every patriotic sentiment
10 the echo. Not joke escaped them, no mat
ter how subtle, and they rose to their feet with
Jump whenever National air played
Rear-Admirals Philip and Erben went among
the men, shaking hands in the most democratic
fashion. Captain Coghlan was there. Of course
and the following officers OF the Raleigh: Lieu
tenant-Commander Phelps Lieutenant Pearson,
Lieutenant TreadweIl, Lieutenant Chadwick,
Ensign Babn Paymaster Heep Passed Assist
am Surgeon Moore. Assistant Engineer Neel and
Chief Signal Qrartermaster Way
Referring TO his recent remarks concerning
the Germans at Manila, Captain Coghlan said:
i would not have said what did had known
IL would have been taken seriously and have
given offence. l said my say in a club where
never thought for a moment my words would
oe made public. But what / said was true"
captain Coghlan added that he had received no
communication from the Department concern
Ing his speech.
About ii o'clock some of the men went back
10 their ship, though they all had shore leave
VII I o'clock this morning The officers remained
10Y little supper with Mrs Coghlan in another
room Philip Rhinelander invited them to meet
a Few people at his house after that
RALEIGH BACK IN THE NORTH RIVER.
CAPTAIN CoGHLAN SAYS HE HAS NO FEAR
OF coURT-MARrIAL.