Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-08-03

Hos a warship strips for coatiiet
The enormous amount of work In
&olYed when the order Clear for ae-
aioa" Is bugled 10 the crew on u man
II .war is Inconceiyable 10 the lay mind
Ma purIliag 70 those who boast OF a
&mapiering Of naval knowledge. In the
*good old days" as we hear them
&poEen o, noa a lighting ship entered
" poa ia engagement In much the same
b. as always carried but our vessels
IL today are iat too atlstOeratic 10 IN
&ulge In any dirty work whom attlrad
D. lheIg Sunday best" Perhaps the
3imile Rc DRAW Is Just little too far
#e,thei bat nevertheless Il 10 true that
D. mere handsome equipped ship Is.
NJ 10 much additional time has 10 be
u pen, 10 deuuilng her 81 borrowed
dunes when the time arrives for 'Ree-
&ng Il through as lack IL 10 fond Of
*IpiAinins would BE- the ease with rs
arieu!ar sh}p II she once got INTO ac-
bon ~ all naval drills none are more
#atisaluE o. demand more attention
&hAH Clear Tor acJIon" entails, Hut.
Yen then. drills are light compared
tiiA aEai gulid actually happen "
~ men Nrre preparing for an engage
hsa, Ia ariaal.ty The initial step for
Barring a saip Is the calling 10 guar.
NJ ot all the men Every individual
las biz appointed pnsi. and IN the case
IA = AmtsclgHs cruiser OF a hattlcShip
#h,ek carries a crew % between 700
$Rt 500 ofteort and men IL might
kas.ly be imagined 'hat the hustle
II aahsd By 'heiE running ia their posts
q moments call IL not incuuHider-
u Die Positions having been taken up.
n Significant order ri preparation
NJ battle ts given. aud whHt follows
"a N 1alY DE- compared gn hOuEe-clcan-
#rE 10 s. most unusual ana CEtTaAugant
VI aHRrr The top ~ the deck Under
pss a complete change. Rails. dayiis
"A ed a Hgga5ei and cue other dctaiis
" 70 taken Jusn sHd stored out .ut
"a ght aUd the numerous boats auJ
f2m RlnnAra which are carried az
times are eui 8dgift, TO hc picked
and taken ~ tow later on by one
" ihe 'Atra-Clafs crutarrs that ~. pre-
mtns shai tious Is preparing for
II ton 10 any rAaa the boats would
cast on, rs Il would BE- dangerous
"A Keep them at the dayits. for fear OF
81 h'lr icing Fpllntrrrd OF w., on frc
'he rarmy'H shells simultaneously
q ''h the clearing 81 the top deck. men
actively engaged on the lower.
~, shutting waier-tight doors, pre-.
n nag The torpedo nets and placing
ne collision mat ia a handy position
cas-" OF emergency. Communications
IA lNh ING top quarter decks are usually.
'a bHt ono exception. cut OF, and
ON tho moment the ship goes into
uon every order aud movement is
ven and conducted from the coming
NeF about which VIC shall have more
say Other sections Of men get ready
~ ammunition hoista. and Il is with
ah} sigh that officers watch their
rhii'ire depart overheard. but wheth-
Il 70 he recovered again depends pre-
Sely upon the length OF time at dis
Osai before the first gun IN fred. with
IA n''hing like half days notice no
puo' great deal of tho furniture and
'ee's especially that found in the
800 room. gun and smoking rooms.
ouia be transferred to the ships
pats before being cut adrift. hut
men only minutes or few hours in
n r'eno between the outbreak Of hos
lues there are no soruplcs. and the
no'e lot is cast overheard for fear
shot reaching any OF Il and set :
as ure to the ironclad. Every gun on
snip is at once manned and made
asy and below water line oil lamps
Il NJ ms II would not be safe to
" upon the electric light IN case OF a
" shot cutting through the circuit
reg or finding it's way into one OF
7 many dynamos. Boys Own Paper.
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