The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23

sNSSeSseS' Inc captain could ge, IN.
FORMATION much more quickly rra, :
clerk u ne wanted It. But must,rs,.
open INST Is naval usage and therss'sS
u Is puhcu'ously carried out. lraesS -
legu,auohs enforce u. wha, is nor, :.
nunioer OF steps man must ,aks :.
manner in which he shopla ne, ~ ~
the fact that he must stem corras.,s' - !
the center Of the circle. ana gnos ~ AA
tain straight in the eye'-ln shor, .s ~
ciockwork motions suitable "a ~.
sloh-are carefully drilled into hin, -
Les CorSe-Ost s-, IN x-.
An officer in the United stats,
said TO a New York Tribune ssV
that while there was no ind,v,sns 900
press on the customs now IN vas...
the United States navy. there x..s
things that had not changed ana ~
probably would remain as thev a.. Mal
as they were in the early DAYS 1, VI
navy. when the present class a. xs.a
was unknown. Va
The chances for boarding. ~ u.
are few nowadays. but boar,In, ~
and drill for repelling hoarders rr,, y
maintained. But while nets ana S,,..~
cutlasses and ropes were consus,na,,. :
these drills years ago, rapid- nre ~.
now play the most important par, ~
ening muster is stiil held. and m. -. ~
mony viii be maintained as long A. 49,
manding officers wish TO keen lnfc,--s
as TO their crews. The 'sail terms, 49, i
all disappeared. and the ships A.. -
divided into certain divisions ~
posts 1t may be that the quat,era,ts
salute had its origin. as far as the IN.
lish navy is concerned, with the cro,.
but In this country, where we atm 4.
lutte the quarterback, the salute Is n.
tended for the nag and for the cfrcv,
The sailor salutes instinctively when X
reaches the quarterback, and the cssc,,
returns the salute. When the mar -
no officer he salutes just the same. n.
cause the place demands his resr>c, ~
Il will make little difference Wa
changes are made in the Constructs.
OF ship, that custom will remain.
importance Of Personal Muster,
'The personal muster IL also 4 su,s
vival of old customs In the United e,s,,s
navy, but II IL considered necessary. n
insures correct rating for the crew. "a
II gives the officers an opportuuity 70 =.
come acquainted with the men, Than
Is no chalk circle for our men, but oncs
month the men are compelled 10 d.
pear on deck. and. when tire clark cam
their names. TO step from the ranks
and give them their rating. On my ship ~
ceremony is simple. In rexponEe 10 ~
calling OF John Smith man stess
forth. SAYS, .First-class fireman air. -
lutes and falls In line and files past d
some ships the commanding officers hsxs
the men appear In groups-hremen a.
gineers, first-class seamen, etc. earA "
themselves. But the personal muster b
not unnecessary, for although the boeks
show the names they do not givs ~
mans features. and he may Be nAei
wrongly on them.
"'Piping the sides II also nm old en-
tom which is still in vogue. despite the
fact that officers go aboard and iSsvs
ship by a stairway. When . guard Il
marines receives an ofiicer the piping y
dispensed with, but when there are NJ
marines to give tho boarding or deoft-s
ing officer the proper salute the Nat
SWANS mate, attended by young ssAsnea
with landing ropes. do the hono-n and
then the sides are piped ~ In the days
OF yore. The regulations prescribe thst
there shall be eight boys for n of1ess
who is entitled To fifteen Gun uAlutA
SIX boys for an Officer entitled 70 etvea
N'"~
boys for lesser officers"
In the United States navy the old w9e
tIcc OF senior officers entering hoxts ~
still prevails. and young oficsu run =
get ahead of their seniors The master.
alarms IL still called Jimmy l<ga' -
the man who assists the paymAstsf =
handling the supplies In the hold y kneu
unofiiclaily as Jack OF the Dust" hanf
years ago the smoke pipe In the gal'sJ
was named Charlie Noble" and whfa
little powder was put In the pipe % WEI
the SCOT out the sailors would Fefsf e ~
ceremony as killing Charlie Noble ~
kitchen on board modern hsttlsship -
not resemble the oid-time gslisy. bui ~
smoke pipe is still known as ''chariis ~
BILE"
Chewed Up Ms Meney.
Andrew Sundheima, hatcher OF w
bash. Ind, IA an inveterase toasfes
chewer, using plug exclusively ana car
rying II In hip pocket. few aas
ago he absent mlndedly thrust ~ ~
down alongside the tobacco. The weaisss
was hot. the bill and the tobacco Nn.s
together and not until the plug hal ns&Iu
disappeared did sundheima learn thsi ~
couple OF days he had been rhsS'ns
Gtft IL.