The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-18
VARIED DUTIES OF UNCLE.
SANS BLUEJACKETS
TIE MAN.o-wARsMAN Is SELDOM IDLE FROM aRevElLLE"
TO TAPS" AND ne ooEs Att his WORK WITHOUT ANY
FUSS OR WORRY

cry vcsuso of grease or dirt
while the landluhbef Is aWathed
In blankets. waltluk for steam heat
60 thaw him out of his blue funk.
the h'uclhcket Is Wading around inl
hls undorshirt. with his trousers
rolled up 10 hia Knees, With never
a fear of catching cold
Tho dcCk8 are dried down, the
huglcr spreads mess gear aud at
Z. SO an hands SO below TO break
fast AZ = the crew reanpCara IN
tho uniform OF the day white duck
Ina summer and blue flannel IN win
ter. 10 ciean down all hfishtwork,
coil down boat mils hoist the col
ars aud clear mp all decks for mus
ger at quarters az $50
Everyone attached IN tho ship
must bc accounted for at this fune-
ton Following muster, the crew
has its muscles laoseued BY set
ting up" manual Of physical
dul
Then. on a regular man.of-war
comes tho important drills. that
last until 1889 Each day some
drlll is carried out In full and ON
the ncxt day some other drlll ia
used. and all are capable of var
iety. so that none become dun and
nerfunctory II may be battery
DRILL In which the guns crews are
taught Co DO team work In han
ding a great gun. or company and
battalion drill AZ infantry or artil-
lery On one day Il may be gen
eral quarters. at which the whole
ships company heenmes a fighting
whit. and an ammunition holata
telephones aud electric appliances
ara put to "a severe test or u may
be fire quarters. when ~ hose must
be Tod out and concentrated on the
fire In less than q minute while
extra men close all doors and
matches. and smothefer stand ready
with hRmmocks and hand Erunades.
Occasionally the Nord Is given 20
abandon ship" when every soul
on board must leave the ship In his
designated boat. which must be
supplied with provisions and water
Many other drills are praetleed. too
numerous 20 mention
A. NJ so the detailed Neepera for
tho week must sweep down the
decks. THIS they must DO twice
again during the DAY. At and NJ
30.
The boys have a full hour Tor
dinner. and the afternoons are do
voted 20 sailing. rowing. swimming
signal drlll aud Instructions In SEA
manship. or work Of various kinds
which fills up the time until ) 30
OF Z. when the days work fer most
OF tho boys is over
Tho daily routine varies consid-
erably on different huata. but this
r. a fair sample Of life on vessels
% tho Pacific squadron.
One afternoon each week Is
mendlug day. when clothes are
overhauled and mada nhipshapa.
each garment being steneiled with
tho owners name Once a month
he is allowed 20 draw from the
paymasfer clothing and small
stores. which latter may comprise
anything from combs and mirrors
10 soap and tobacco.
NNsAN 20 NHa" AasaAHA HHAa #AsA# HaAAhA HAAAAHHH
which - carried on irrespective OF
all others. - the training OF gun
POINTERS with dottera and Morris
tubes
These are miniature targets
whose motion resembles that % a
ship ia a aeaway. and the pointer
who becomes expert IN hitting them
may count upon a huiiasye AZ tar
gel practice.
Ping ponE." a. the inelios love
10 call this driu. must not be in
terfered with by any other work.
and a. each man finishes his string
Of shots he Resumes his place az
other drills
This constant training Of eye
and nerve will put a guns crew
'0n edge and they may become
rTertralned. Ike a football team
This driil ia the cause of our naval
Workmanship. uneaualed by that
tf any other navy in the world
Saturday s the sailors field day
end the forenoon IL given up TO \
Cleaning the ship inside and out for
sunday inspection All boats. oars. !
mess tables. chests and implanted |
woodwork are scrubbed and placed I
in the sun 10 dry Saturday after
noon De Jacks 70 spend as he likes /
On Sunday the captain makes q
fgid inspection Of the ship and
crew. once a moutn general muster !
10 held. when all hands assemble on |
the quarter deck. aud. as each man
name o. cailci. be answers with his
title and passes the captain for his
inspection.
After all. these drills are but a
part OF the sailors work. for they
bavo innumerahie tasks At scrub
bling. painting. cleaning double bot
toms. testing flood cocks. overhaul
Ing pumps. reaewlng rigging and
scraping sparA
Everyone on board has a station
billet. detailing him to a certain d.
vision. gun. boat. mess. fire hose.
company and cleaning station. and
some one is directly responsible for
the condition OF every square inch
u tho ship.
To enumerate the calls a sailor
man must answer would nll vol
Imes; suffice Il 10 aay. upon your
next visit 10 a warahlp. don't mag
inc that he is always louneinR about
the decks in immaculate blue, for
the chances are good that be haa
done a hard days work before you