The sun., 1905-11-12
TARS TO GO TO CONEY.
sailormen of Both Fleets to Have Big
Lark Tomorrow Night.

Lark Tomorrow Night
There are 2,400 sailormen and marines
ON board the combined fleets in North River
looking forward to tomorrow afternoon
when they are to go to Coney Island lhey
won't see Coney Island as it Is in summer
but the 200 tackles Of the American fleet
who chinped in to entertain their British
cousins have been perfecting the arrange
ments for a month. and when the Britishers
see what is to be done for them it is likely
that a good many of them Will De "il'lhe
to sing
ship me some mewheres east OF Sea Gate'
Where the best ls not the worst
Where there amt no bloomin' orders,
And a man can quench his thirst"
They we're talking about the good time
acoming on all the warships in the harbor
Yesterday. Il don't care so much about
the Island said an A. B. aboard the Drake.
4That amt worryin' me bit; but | does
want to shake my sea legs for while and
take turn with some of my female Ameri-
can cousins if them ashore is as good ookln
as the ones what comes aboard here.
Yesterday the jackies we're showing
visitors over all Parts of their ships and
whenever a girl intimated that she would
wasn't any part of the intricate fighting
machines that wasn't fully explained to
her.
1t will take three Of the Iron Steamboat
Companys big toats to carry the tars to
Coney. The start will be made from the
flagship Maine and the Alabama about
P. NJ. tomorrow, and those who go along
will have the satisfaction Of knowing that
- "a
following forty EIGHT hours.
Stauch's big pavilion on Surf avenue
has been chartered for the occasion, and
besides the roast beef of Chicago there
will be a lot of other things to make glad
the heart They serve grog. or at least
beer. aboa rd the British ships every day,
but no sort of LIQUORS are seen on the
American men-or- war, and in consequence
the entertainment committee. composed
Of two men from each of the twelve Ameri-
can ships, has seen to it that there wall be
enough to 90 around several times.
Il heard that they had laid in $1,000 bot:
ties of beer for the 2,4o0 OF us, said one OF
the Names crew. Il NAV be little bit of +,
but III wager a months pay that there
will be enough. Then they bought l1,oCo
cigars. I'll bet that the smoke arising
from that pavilion will make the sky look
like it does up here in the North River when
tTe tunnels OF lHOSt sldlCu WI 40 III "'locS
are working overtime"
After the dinner at which Prince louis.
Admiral Evans and other o!hcerS Will be
present there will be vaudeville show
almost a continuous performance because
so much talent has been engaged that II
will REQUIRE four hours for the actors TO get
through their various turns. Then comes
the dance. There won't be any last boat
to catch, only trolley cars, so Jack and his
girl needn't hurry.
49, ft-re lo, lad r h oST n n
for the occasion. Suspended from crossed
British and American flags is medallion
with photogravure reproduction OF
flagship on its diverse side. On the re-
verse side is this inscription.
Entertainment given hy the enlisted men
of the United States North Atlantic fleet
in honor of our cousins, the enlisted men of
the H r. NJ. ID cruiser squadron, at Stauch's
Conev Island. Nov. 70, 1905"
Meantime the enlisted men are having
about as good a time among themselN es
as their superior officers, and there was a
minstrel show on board the batteShip
Alabama last night, when $50 Of the crew
Of that vessel in burnt cork entertained
flagship, the Drake. Thirty members Of
the United States Marine Corps aboard the
Maine gave a dance to like number of the
| Royal Marine Light Infantry from the Drake
and men of his Majesty's ship Berwick
entertained a number Of seamen from the
American fleet.
! Yesterday being a sort of half holiday
ashore, thousands of persons took ad,,
vantage of the opportunity to go aboard
the men-of-war during the hours they were
| open to visitors, to p. NJ. Owners of
naphtha launches, steam launches and row.
boats had as much business as they could
| handle during the entire afternoon taking
visitors to the ships and bringing them off
! while tugs and large excursion boats that
simply made the trip around the fleet were
packed until they could get no more passen-
gers aboard.
Il hear the officers say they aren't going
to let us put on the gloves with the British
| ers down at Coney," remarked a petty
| officer. Il don't see why for l am sure
the Admiral wouldn't care. He's the best
fellow that ever lived, and is always doing
what he can for the entertainment Of the
men. There aren't nearly so many deser-
tions as there used to be. We get plenty Of
shore leave and good food