The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-19

Is TO visit Texas this week being ohn ~
the attractions Of the Galveston rotuhlti
INC Hartford Is one Of four traluius SANS
Tor apprentices to the United states nm ~
Inc others arc the Alliance, the Essrx nnd
the MonongaheN These shin. nre no!c
use Of by the government rs srhn1ls for tho
training Of boys tn become sailors nay.
are recruited throughout the United Stqirs
They must be between the aces of "A aud
- of certain reasonable phy,Icn layeloa.
mcnt, must be able to read and ,yrite AID
nave the consent Of their parents ar mar.
uia'' 10 make enlistment The boys are
sent to one Of the training station, OF rhe
navy 10 receive tho parliamentary lessong II,
scomanshlp and serve six months nj sn.b
atatloh lhcn they arc sent Al, Gard one OF
the training ships for cruise Of six
months to obtain the practical lessons nee
!SeUiH' On itcir return nom thlt ,..i,i 80
lnty arc allowed Shntt vacation ia nj IN
ln'4t Lies, after watch they are sent
bnooid some one Of the cruising war vessels
q. ~" lmfcd StRtc; navy.
lhe bnt S aboard the Hartford nrc fion,
ihe taIhihg sutton at Newport Il l.
lhCN were recruited mainly from ma
oCntos HiinnS ana conisuols to tde Mis-
H,ASlpPl IlNtr, so that when thcy entered
! thronth tho jettics below New Oricuns III y
oSuih lcaby lccl as II they were ucalbs
,hoH noinrS " the 5eu persons aboard
ty-tWo rcnrlat, otGscrS %pl" ,'',t.VS. "V'
INC, regular crow consi a. " 1S2 men
Most OF the trip from san Juan Porto
il mn 81 M 49, a.'"i - shc l1dVtl 'tu
navy. havinn mnde No., w. vc .t n tnn
tho civil wnT She vas t1cn nit ',ni i,S
sails ns yyor. a SIv ME- ti.oh Hlu'npri WIN
time sho has bcnr r"att,I ~ ny 'l1l
outNt Of n,o,,bjn.,, - " "u'' Sl1lh iull
nv steom ,,,h rs,nI} 20 nNNlIduoh
of Sai1iug is da,,n H. 90 lI'SSiule III iite wa
| hanent ,Sbicb tbcrah, 'nv ndI'toru ior me
| on bos,d 49, '"NiN"F "|o'ucs 10 ne uoFs
Az She uns ~ ,robo, .,, rrs,
sents pictnro oifa i,rloro i'' fr,.,, pre-
! 1cucroil, nraao,f ~ uinrICn. from IN 'Se
| flor hon NJ L,i ny niu"Vlh Na''h'',
| noint Al tbn how, ltI ilnNI !N i" u
! III erct I,b ,u,ul'u p'',h onc i,
| mcosu.cs eyacti, IA foo, ,n5 o n =, ,i1l,l
/ 49,, D. ,-NNHH'tls ~ tstt' anu htf Pl~pin''
ron'romni c,,ci, ~ enc 5Gnd is nttea Win ole
| fonr hoiInrs ~ tbo r-noI ,oril WtMrI ~
35-ipch cylinders ubiio tbn st,o,l re- Hn ~
| nietop Is ~ tn,hs re Ht'"Ne va luV
! ity II 250 TONS ana 10 oyci1er sr,.H
I rGout II Luots vbrn MILO, -, i ~ 49,
! At this sppcd bcr fucI c,u .,,n,i,ti n, On
| tons A dnv
Tho rrr.nut foroIo,rl ~ uc tI,,.c,,3
is lust thc same n; IT. v.og yhn, Nv, ,,,t
| sailed on her Tho main grn uret ,.birh
! is also the deck where the crew sleep ami
1 cat, Is the same as the oil gun ledk 1t
! WAS on this dp.k that Egrrgr,it nirnrts
| tho lilc Of his mon during the hot fights on
| the Mississippi river ana nj Mobile 54v
| There is nothing on the deck to indelto
| the ships grim warfare in the days VNrN
orleans nnd the Confederate stronsaclds
| oH me MISSISSIPPI.
I bnttcry of nirot gmns nIoend d tbc q, "a
! gun deck. The cGnnou then were Of prim.
, ,nG Slh o., nnttoiu' ihouSa AZ ~ L',
mo,iern ,rp,r,,.r,t rbc o d,,,,, 80, ,.' av'
[ it,,.h Il,
| c9Nru lnmP-r9St Saot. Thcy were nnz
! ana mr." tbcm thnn T. IKE ,, ' 80 ,u n"
! n half.do2cn modorn cnnnnns I'm ni5cc m
| the pivot guns and thc rrmalnIpr nj mo
! armament which dealt such havoc tn l5n.ts
| ST phlllp and Jackson nrc tolny thir+prn
! 5-inch ripid fire. brccch.lGaliug cuns. six
| G-pounders, two 1-poundcrs and four Max.
! ms.
| From various aperturcs project the hinge,
| destructive weapons OF warfare. now peace.
Fully nj rest Her three mnsts are clear
| MI sails snugly farlcd and tucked away.
| Tho Sr.ckcstack ana uuper works shine nEc
| polished metal In the SUNSHINE.
Tho Hartford has three decks: uppnr deck;
! gun deck and berth deck This lattcr is sit
untel furthcst toward the bottom Of the
| shin Above II is inc gun deck IN WHICH
| j. nlnccd the gunY Of tho maln battery.
| On ton is the unpcl deck as IT, name $ 7.
riios, on Tao gun deck ere the quarters
! Of the officers. their offices or cabins Euch
| is costly fitted with Tho comforts and ncces.
| sitioS for each man Protective shields sur
| round each of the big guns, and here Il l.
| that the men cut ana drin
|
| In the order of the United States navy
| dor,,,n,ont dated January q 1S6o Admiral
| w l'''i '''l' ~ N"', , -, a.,
! tnlragut was commanded 10 ho'sl MS u"s
| on 1.-The United states stcamsluop-of wlr
| Hartford, ns soor as she was prepsrpd far
| 80 y, 49, o,do, 1o,,,,a,.,. o. M vrn
seu' III iuteE o'ue'' 1'Hu"t' -. He
| commanded TO proceed up the MISSISSIPPI
| river and reduce the defenSes which guard
| a., ,r,,,,.tos %. W. n,ioors whom Won
viz, inne.r IA tbot city and fake poSses.
| sian ot n ,u,Ger tba ours Of vonr souauron,
snd rolt ti,o ,'',,t,,un aag tnrrcli, keen.
i,o t.ss'lil', mil trmons ok no Sent 10
-, - P',ps,.,, ,,,5,,' o,,orarrnns Of luiuot
| ii, 49, ,,iht,6 IN .0n1ucud thcm.
.nI,cs IN ,onr indrn,cnt and ski Dut
,,.hi'h NM: ~ pat bn aiinvad 70 m,erfero
LEI thn ',,,,rd ,,bieet In yIcv-Athe certain
49, Wv 49,, N,}oons -
! ~ h,,',., - 800 L'arro-r4 dansrted from,
ttr, Wul r,i' ods H. tbn IjartforG M those
49,. M iiartford T,as corsidered a hne
/ u.n.shin os tbS foiioy,inc EXTRACT from the
| ~ ~ ,a 90 h. Me San shows
ny Isl w. ,s SyniactSd Tor lie dnrshlp be
- IN 80 40 ne tho 6nest yesteIs IN
49, o,oss IN mo scry.ire az graceful
| ',,,t,,d ,,t,h vol. uronortioned spart, the
! Jtor,ford xos tho adn,jrotion OF all wno
~, W." ~ ,,,,,, IL a shtn Fprrortrr was
] Nbhih Hf' N'HNtF 50 at