The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
TRAINING LUBBERs FOR The yAvY
The Departments New Method of Fitting
Men for the Service.
From "A. Ba'i,p,or, ,SuI

fFobt ~ bdtihors Nuf,
WASHINGTON. Nov so new policy has
been inauguraed by the Navy Department for
securing capable and well instructed men for the
enlisted force Of the naval service The enlisted
men Of the navy including all grades have here.
toiore been taken from the merchant services
and the apprentices school aud from rien piCk cd
up anywhere. who were enrolled with the rating
OF landsmen The landsman. as a rule was a
grcenhOrn and ignorant OF all details II life on
Shipboard. They were taken on NOR of war
end broken in, sometimes after great trouble
Often /, was two or three years before they were
entitled To be ranked as ordinary or able sramen
Coal beavers were enlisted from all sections with.
out regard. as a rule. 10 competency or sea cN.
peIencc.
Now the navy proposes taking men without
any experience On shipboaTd insirucling tarm
IN all the details OF the duties required Of men on
qualified 10 distribute them as seanicn % end
lhen :" the engine room force II regular sus
as they may b" required ASs result Of the dis.
position 81 experienced sailors Ia engage in mi
vate work the navy Is no" short over 80 mon
and several hundred apprentices; bu, in re latter
case little attempt has heen made g. IN, :raSr the
force on account %! IN" lack IT sufficient quarters
az ne training station The total ,trcnsi b
1000 boys
thfr" TANNING ships have been dcSigua'"d IN
which men arc 70 b. instructed in sea life and
after serving a required period are expected TO
class iuschcd 10 his ltilc ictii is the I'd iIa-'
ford, which has hccn completely rcAabili,a'rd
and except ~ appearance, has liirlc Of The char
orfad S daya 'E h sn Mar . TH Saw
nnrd early in December with nearly three hun
S sIedo men on nj, board gehG,ei upon Tho pacnc
gunn"rs and men II other naval ratings II Is
queer ana strange collection Tia, the Har'oT !
from pnTi. when they enlisted This collection
hoUeveT has been drilled ioI two months. end
hdent that, with The assistance Of a small crew
81 experienced sailors: his command will bling
me r 3ld ship saieiyto Hampton Reads by lpTil 10
including Hawaii thence across 10 some island
IN the South Pacific, 10 Calao. Nplparaiso
u Sa S Ss coast Of hi Mas' ss %o a Up
Few will recognize The vessel on her arrival with
modern battery, increased speed and immense
ni'cials expect the crew 10 be well drilled hui a
10" months. more experience will b" r'aulrcd
a. for s sHTr s ssry Would r. 1sas S rs ErSn
been ordered on this duty is the old corvette Isn
C CnsS 1 TNc rEgsinS IN tn IVES, Indies win
board ThcS" vessels IN future ar" 10 he devote
q NE use Of The training service INDEPENDENTS,
h"N"yri OF INC anpren'ice system, which viii
II" delay IN completing the nov structures
at Newport, whcr' provision Will be mad for
increasing the facilities for quer,cring hpprcr
tees. and the unfinished condition II The now
station csa bishcd al Goat Island San Francisco
nav" prevented the authorities from making
nctiv" enor,9 ~ bring the number % apprentices
up to IN" limit allowed ~ Newport barracks
arc being constructed thai Will provide Tor a.
Least 1000 boys, and on Inc west con II 500 will
b" cared for on shore. The res, NJ tho . 800 being
KEPT az sea on training ships With Two appTcn
nce stations ~ full operation and three raining
ships engaged ~ all times IN inSruciinE mcn
ior The Navy: Admiral Crowinshcld and other
nihceiS "t The Navy expect no trouble in year or
'"n IN maintaining Tho authorized enlisted force
Al lis FIJI strength