New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-10

firmly IS hs convinced that patriotism fourishes
upon well filled stomach that he causes the gov
eminent no little concern by his demands for stores
LOT the Tres Noviembre. He insists that the off,
GERS and men this ship shall have everything in
Inc way OF staples and deicacies the market af-
1oFds, and the result is that all hands living
INFINITELY better than the majority thought Of
living ashore You find. therefore, & happy.
tented lot Of men. 1t little matters that they
new TO the boat or that a goodly portion of them
are new to the sea. Jeffries has enlisted his own
has no uniforms for them except soldiers caps he
ovaitv in ing the5r directions and pTomotng their
Saet thelr interests and satisfying their animal
. Here as in the army, the utter lack of discipline
otbe G''DeSnie When the admiral went aboard the
55y S t the only mark Of respect paid to him was
Of the deck for DSk 6ST bo e oaa s the '5
sRe heaa OF the gangway. Over this fellows right
two edged sword hanging at the hI left hiP erng
es Ffeb I5o It's sheath the officer saluted
aamiTai threading his own way aft. past groups OF
took, any notice Of his arrival. They were too
deeply immersed in their several games of cards
ana ana dominoswplayed on the hatch, covers-to no
zee the arrival Of their commanding officer and
forces III va
This happy:go-lqcky way of running man-of-
noticeable on every hand. Those officers
or men who had occasion to speak to the admiral
M0pa into aid a Ros speak almost
versaton have quoted. The admiral takes all this
discipline extending. only to thing and that is
10 Keeping all the rifles and small arms aboard the
boat tightly locked IN the armory, small iron
deckhouse just aft OF the pilot house.
ound full be2rded f nsa me amer to he Quar-
terdeck to speak with Jeffries. In his hands he
carried the broken part of one Of the pumps. The
accident was which had TO be remeded OF
machine shops in Panama there none, so, after
looking at the broken pieces. Jeffries quietly told
the man:
IF You going ashore this afternoon. slip
down 10 La Boca and see If YOU can't find some
thing aboard one OF those old French canal dredges
or scows that you use in place of this. II you
don't find what you want there go out 10 OF
tie ships, anchored OF Flamenco Island Maybe
And when the four cared boat took ashore
one OF those aboard the chief engineer, who
carried in his hands the broken part of the pump
up or borrow a piece which could be used IN its
place.
In the Panaman navy they do not regard such
things as OF any importance; yet Jeffries is n man
OF force and capability. Given time he may sue
coed In making something ont of the material with
which he has to work. He has not yet taught
either officers men that man-of-war ropes,
marlin pins and Delaying pins should not be left
lying around the decks In most perfect state of
confusion Neither has he brought them TO any
realization of the benefits Of discipline: but he has
only begup; Ashore or afoat Jefries Is .ftted TO
command sand 1t is the common statement that IN
the little time he has had he has succeeded IN
mark edy raising the morale OF the service. There
remains, however. room for improvement.