Evening star., 1903-07-20
THE NAVAL ACADEMY
NEW BUILDINGS INSPECTED BY
PROMINENT VISITORS.
New Midshipmen Beginning to Show
Good Results From Their
Drills.
special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, July 10, 1903.
For the purpose OF inspecting the new
buildings which have been recently erected
at the Naval Academy and which are in
process Of erection party OF United States
government officials from Washington and
Baltimore arrived here yesterday after
noon on the steam yacht owned by Mr.
William H. Evans Of Baltimore. In the
party were H. A. Taylor. assistant secre
tary OF the treasury; James Knox Taylor.
supervising architect Of the treasury; Col.
J. P. Lowe. assistant supervising archi-
tect Of the treasury; Messrs. ]. A. Suther
land, ]. A Whitmore, J. E. Powell. J. w.
Pierson Of the supervising architects office,
all from Washington, and from Baltimore
were former Representative w. w. McIn-
tire, Messrs. L. F. Deitz. w. F. Stillwell.
w. A.. John A. and Henry Smith and
Messrs. Rush Marshall and o to G. Simon
son, the former the architect of the new
custom house in that city and the latter
the superintendent Of construction Of the
same.
In the absence Of Capt. Brownson. super
intendent of the Naval Academy. who has
been with his family at Yonkers, N. Y, for
the past ten days, the party was received
by Commander Charles Badger. command
ant OF midshipmen. who Is acting Superin-
tendent. thorough inspection OF the
buildings being erected at the Naval Acad-
emy was made and the party was shown
through the new armory and boat house,
Doth or which are completed. They re-
turned to Baltimore in the evening.
superintendent Brownson is expected to
arrive tomorrow and assume the duties
of his office at the Naval Academy. reliev-
ing Commander Badger, who has been
acting superintendent during his absence
Mrs. BrownSOn and Miss Rrownson will
remain at Yonkers.
The 3O3 midshipmen that to this date con-
stitute the new fourth class are kept busy
at the Naval Academy each day. where
tney perform certain duties under course
OF instructors. The new class is the largest
that has ever entered the Naval Academy
1t has been divided into four divisions in
order to facilitate the work of instruction
In the morning two different periods are de-
voted to ordnance and seamanship, the first
and third divisions going together to the
exercises for one period, while the second
and fourth take it at another period. The
afternoon is devoted to swimming gym
nastics and exercises in the armory Here
the midShipmen receive their first drills
and wear as light clothing possible dur
ing the warm weather. The midshipmen
are drilled in the use of arms, and the first
steps of infantry and setting up drills
Already the newcomers have begun to show
an Improvement in their carriage and a
military bearing. They are first instructed
in the armory by Prof. A. ]. Carbesier.
swordmaster at the Naval Academy who
mas instructed each successive class for the
last thirty years. He is assisted in the
work by Prof George HeintZ. jr who has
been recently appointed. The officers who
are in charge of other exercises of the
present fourth class are Lieut.. W. O.
Hume. in charge of seamanship: assisted
by Lieuts. II. G. Bulard, George r. Evans
and Jensen.
Lieut. Commander w. F. Fullam is in
charge of the ordnance department. His
assistants a. are: F. j. Hines. F. M. Russell.
T. c. Hart and c. B. Britain In the
steam engineering department are Lieut.
Commander ]. X. Barton. assisted by Lieut.
f. D. Karns.
the gun fires at the Naval Academy for the
mddtes to RISE From that hour on until
10 at night. when taps are sounded one
duty succeeds another. including formation
roll calls. exercises on the Severn in boats
under sails and with oars until all turn in
for the night. To some the duties are ia
ttguing. but so far. only one has succumb-
ed. young man who had a weak heart
and tainted at the first formation.
The mental. physical and moral discipline
at the Naval Academy is severe. and there
Is little time for relaxation. The new fourth
class has begun to realize that life at the
Naval Academy means business and they
have entered upon strenuous career.
First Lieut.. De Witt c. Lyles, U. S. A..
who has been attending the general school
of instruction for staff and field officers at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, Is critically Ill in
the United States general hospital, Wash
ington. suffering from cancer. Lieut.
Lyles Is from this county, where his mother
resides
The returns from the democratic prt-
maries, which were held in Anne Arundel
county to elect delegates to the county
convention. which meets in Annapolis July
%, show the convention will be controlled
by the Wells-Bannon faction, and the nom
nations for the county offices and election
Of delegates to the state convention will be
made by them.
The sensational condition of affairs here
at the Emergency Hospital will have its
denouement next Thursday when the court
will hear the arguments by the attorneys
for plaintiffs and respondents on the bill of |
complaint and It's answer filed last Friday |
The trouble is the outcome of the board of |
managers attempting to install a successor
to the superintendent. whose term had ex-
PRED and whom they had asked to resign, |
but who refused to recognize the board S |
authority in the matter.
The hospital had its inception at a pub
lie mass meeting in February, 1902 and |
was organized and established by a board !
of eleven women managers composed of |
ladies prominent in the city and Naval |
Academy. They succeeded in ACCOMPLISH
ing the end in view. and on July Is Of last |
year opened to the public well equipped |
hospital with Miss Nellie M. Pusey, a grad |
uate Of Columbia Hospital. Washington, as |
head nurse and superintendent.
CoLoRED PRODIGY.