The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-28
GRIP ON A sCHooLsHIP.
Tars of the Saratoga Obliged u"
Leave for. IA Month.

PHILADELPHIA Jan 2S.-AfreT
sharp skirmish with a zoe whose ATTACKS
have been made against poor ard rich
alike. the young tars of the schoOlship
Saratoga have issued forth with flying
colors and victory peTched on their ban
neTs- The enemy they encountered and
Hanquishod WAS the much-feared and
easiIy-COntracJed grip. Nainly did The
army of bacilH contTiye to grasp the
youthful sailors Armed with common
sense and sanitary precautiou the sailor
ladies escaped unscathed For a time,
however, they left the ship to the inFad-
ers.
The trouble had its inception in a huge
steam boiler which had outliyed its use
fulness. and which was ordered to be re-
moved Being deprived of her heating
apparatus the ship became cold This oe-
CURED about a month ago The Their
m0meter at the time was not lowering
about the zero mark. fact which lnTlU-
enced Captain Barnett TO forget entirely
the absence of the big boiler Several
days later. however, Il number OF the
! embryo salts began Sneezins in an alarm
ing manner
Under cover OF darkness and aided by
the extremely damp weather, the grip ba-
ciIli swarmed on board the Saratoga and
made the initial attack on Uncle sam s
Young tars Further hostiIities were
avcrted by prompt and decisive action on
the part OF Captain Barnett and his crew
Heroic treatment was accorded the sneeZ-
ing sailors and then all hands hastily
. abandoned the ship, leaving II in full pcs
! session OF the baCiIl and the pet cat. Many
Of the boys reside in this city and were
allowed 10 20 to their homes. The re
I 2ainder were doJniciled IL various board
! ing houses throughout the city
! After . siege lasting thirty days flag
/ Of truce was raised on the Saratoga, sig
nityIng that the bacilIi had been vanQuished
and that new boiler had been procured
After the ship had been thoroughly heated
! the boys were summoned from their homes
J ana boarding places and ordered TO their
! accustomed places on board
! Yesterday was the first Sunday they
/ have spent on the ship since the grip
Z scare. L was originally intended that the
: Saratoga should sail on Monday last. bat
the non-arriyal of the new boiler and She
threatened epidemic cf grip among the
/ boys. upset the regular schedule and the
start as necessarily delayed. Everything
! IS IN excellent order now and the ship will
J leave this port on Monday next for her
: spring trip 10 the West Indies In conse-
queuce Of the delay the voyage OF this
year Will he som what shortened
The loss Of the German and Japanese
training ships during the last three
months has created considerable uneasi-
ness among Philadelphians who have rel
atives on board the Saratoga Secretary
Lawrence does not share these fears, stat
ing that while the Saratoga is not Of mod
eru build she IS fully capable Of coping
with heavy seas Her recent experiences
in the terrific hurricanes through which
. she emerged triumphant. is pointed out bl
+ Seer etary Lawrence as being Indicative o.
her a-going abilities
-Four classes will make the spring tri!
on Monday next. eighty boys being repre-
/ scented in all The regular schedule
which has been followed for years. vii
: be adhered to- From Philadelphia tht
ship viii sail to Martinique thence TO ST
Kits From the latter place the young
tars will go to ST. Thomas, and then Il
san Juan. Porto Rico After remaining
short time at this place the ship viii turI
her bow and return 10 Philadelphia. Tit
voyage viii last about three months