The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-06
TO FILL The NAVY
DIAN TO RECRUIT SOUTHERN
BOYS.
GOOD MATERIAL FOUND HERE.
0rcRUITING PARTIES TO TOUR
SOUTH.

usadauarters to Be Established Tor
..o work at Newberne. n. C.-The
,snanish GunbOat Alvarado
1Yu Tour the Coast and Parties
1,,,u Re sent Into the Interior.
,i,,ou of Enlistment and In
aucements Onered.
washington. July 5.-The converted
eosnish gunboat Alvarado will leave Nor
~. tomorrow for Newberne, N. c.,
- beadouarters will be established,
md a rather extensive plan inaugurated
-. -ocruiting young men of the South
~ the navy. After the Spanish war the
- Of sailors became so urgent that Ad-
.,.a1 c.rowninshield, chief of the bureau
aovisation. sent recruiting parties into
- interior. enIisting lusty farmer boys
tor sea service. The plan has worked SO
Ill that six ships-the Hartford, Lancas-
49,. pufalo. Dixie, Alliance and Mohican-
NOW engaged in training young men
3or the naval service.
,a,,i,al Crowninshield is now turning
So. attention 10 the South, as he has
nesn advised by letters from that section
.sa+ North Carolina and other Southern
st,tes are fertile districts for obtaining
,onpp men for sea service. Following
.his suggestion the Navy Department will
now seek to make enlistments at various
-nirts in the South. One party is pro-
pastng nv land from Port Royal, and
T+n visit the following Southern cities:
snartanburg, Columbia and Greenville, in
south Carolina: Augusta and Atlanta,
caorgia. charlotte. Durham, Harrisburg
and Greensboro. n. G.
The Alvarado, which starts tomorrow,
will visit all the principal cities along the
sounds Of North Carolina, as we'll as the
by-ways and smaller settlements.
The Inducements offered.
In announcing the trips. the following
oficial comment is made as an induce
nent TO those likely to enlist:
There never was a time when oppor-
+unitv for advancement of worthy, quail
fed men is as favorable as it is at pres
emit due to the increase in the enlisted
force of the navy, and the consequent de-
mand for more petty officers in all
branches. 1t takes time to gain the sea
habit and learn the intricate duties of a
rettv officer and the ladder can only be
climbed by men VINO are NlhHAS " Apply
themselves and gradually but steadily
4 gain advancement
Bows between Is and II will be enlisted
as apprentices until reaching majority,
and Young men between Is and % Is
landsmen for training for four years; the
II former will be sent to the training station
for apprentices at Newport, R. l., and
the latter to the training station for
landsmen at Port Royal, S. c. After six
months at the station, If qualified
for transfer, they will be sent on board
OF a cruising vessel to complete their
training ahoat. The recruiting party
will also enlist seamen who have had
four years sea experience and ordinary
sesmen who have had two years sea
experience The former must be be-
tween p and 80, and the latter between
IS and 80; shipwrights (carpenters), ma
chinists, fremen and coal passers will
also be enlisted, but applicants for these
positions must furnish proof that they
know the trade and have experience and
satisfactory recommendations as having
worked in the trade.
"All applicants must bring with them
testimonials from people in their imme-
date districts as to their moral and
general standing in the community. and
all under p years of age must furnish
written consent of parent"