The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-03-06
A Cato Boy Communicates With
DR.. O'COnnell.
IUCH SPECTACULAR KNOCKED OUT.
No Snap TO Don the Navy Blue OF
Government.
THE MEN ARE SUBJECT TO SNEERS
Though all of Them Have a Sufficient
Amount of Patriotism to Hold Up
Is Temperance Virtue2

c. f. Vogel, of Cato who has entered
the navy writes DR., O'Connell as fol-
lows concerning life at sea: "As you
may know, and most certainly you do,
sailors life is very much hampered by
the uuscrupulous verdict of an unfair
public who consider Uncle Sans iackies
without exception Il set of men who
consider intemperance virtue, and live
by it. | find that cities along the coast
are regular purgatory TO young boy
who has all his life been used TO look
every one straight in the face. People
in these seaport towns actually turn
away when they meet a sailor. Now
this feeling and such plain actions, and
such snubs | find must go to the very
core of young mans nature, and this
alone would almost lead one to dislike
our glorious navy. As a body, the
navy, our navy, is certainly praised but
individually the men are abhorred. 1t
is to be hoped that such feeling may
gradually disappear and be replaced by
one of loyal adherence to those who at
tended the same schools as those who
now wear frock coat instead of the
navy blue. Are we not men as we'll as
Others who possibly sit on high chair,
or handle the lever of a machine, or fol-
low the plow and hide their faults un
der swallowtail or behind the apron
strings of some beloved one. ! will try
not to be affected by such unfair treat.
ment but live a life of duty in spite of
all such foolish ideas of the people as
well as the press Enough of this how.
ever. it pains me to know this but
have the courage to dismiss the subject
with bow.
The Prairie lies now off the island of
Trinidad in the Gulf of Paria As we
steamed III here, coming from Martin
ique, | saw three magnificent English
cruisers patrol up and down the coast
apparently watching interests in the
pitch lake district To give you an
idea of the looks and size of the Prairie
| will say that she is 400 feet l?ng, 40
feet beam and draws "a feet of water.
Her bunkers are capable of holding 1900
tons of coal,
In order to give us chance to get
used to the sea and the workings of n
ship we must necessarily make this
training cruise. The course cut out for
the Prairie is not so very interesting,
yet we are enabled to see much of the
world, From here we will go to Bar
BADGES, Guantanamo, Havana, Key
West, San Juan, Madeira Teneriffe,
Horta (Foyal and then back TO the
Roads. AS You may know we have to
do our own scrubbing and do it we'll at
that. Every one must have Just so
much clothing, no more no less, and
every article must be marked 1t is
hard to scrub in salt water but we have
fresh water in plenty. by means of con
densors. We also carry an ice machine
and hence have ice in reality This is
vely necessary as the climate here is
none too cool We are only eleven de
grees north Of the equator Were it not
for the cool wind, which blows every
day, we certainly would find this hot
weather unbearable. As may have
said before, most Of my shipmates found
that going out to sea for the first time
is no sport.