The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-06
b. oeN foRFED5o goATs.

ATich Distress. In Hot, CraSnDso
%auaEfer64 sIR<la Heavy sea.
, bach er,.the 4torpe1o craft carries n
crew of EronbnsIxtE to seventy men
antd71yhen4ane considers the size OF the
spice JIM which ills necessary for these
men to move about In operating the
powerful yet inticate machinery and
ind sleeping space also one must mar
vel at the difei aboard a vessel of this
class EieE'9 t.cE r7s.ls ,.Qzss
Tosliye in quarters the size of an or.
dinary dry goods box. Is not the life
thht the, everyday. American cares to
essay. To endure such life for hours
alta stretch without sleep or food, and
toi stand exposed In all climntes-such
Is life aboard 9s'torpedo craft for Of
dcerS and men alike
There is no discrimination. Tint Is
why one sees beardIcss faces and slen-
der figures behind the coming towers
when these long, three and four stacked
hIers run into port for coal and water
att frequent intervals, which is neces
saf-y on account Of their limited space
for carrying these necessities. In the
comparatively smooth waters of Nor
| folk harbor the torpedo boats look very
much like the motor racers In disguise,
but they are far from being the pleas
urt.4iCf 4Ildt tine auto boats are, and
they go where tile heImsh1an OF mo
tot boat would not dare to venture.
The ocean is the place to see the tor
pedo boat underiways and then life on
6onrd the craft can be seen in; Its true
light Sticking their bows into the
long. green swels, the spray flying
aIoT. fI1IS' SIGNAL stars Forward and the
solid green water washing the low
decks contndally3 is but one picture of
life ION theroIHng1leep ina mere shell
Iofiafbeatt
9 In. the haFbpE. pnd Fhens. at, sea- In
fair weather the torpedo boats run
with the matches open, the commanding
ohicer stands on Watch. clear-of the for
@w4rd coming tower and the crew
lounge eon6 deck but when the httls
craft begins to col. and plunge In the
,seaw9yE the matches, are closed, and,
bahrfng the stumpy smokestaclEs, the
vessels resemb bic baby whales Mt play.
It Is then that the crew suffers most
SwhAeyat sea- JAll must remain below
decks or place themselves in jeopardy.
nd venture above while the vessel Is
pIdngfng about the sea. with decks
.avfash would be extremely Hazardous
Sometimes the steward will essay to
climb along the deck from the stern to
The forward hatch with smoking fish
CID sped al gfftlys m his hands. he is III
a Face with the seas. iIf,h reaches his
destination forward he is lucky. If
the seas get there first the fishes get
.tIe food.
In the event Of the, seas oyertakEng
-hiin, then he ito scramble back to
the galley and await another chance.
This is embarrassing incident of life
aboard, to watch the stewards essay
the trip In rough weather.
:. Intense heat prevails below decks
when the craft is under way with
matches closed; and the humidity is one
ofitRe 1neonFehl to which the crew
OF n torpedo boat Is subjected and
is one of tho most objectionable fea.
lures, OF life aboard the torpedo craft,
az! the heat is oppressiye and fearful l
at times, VIII ali four boilers under
full draft and ,pondeEous engines throb-
bihg and prIsat ut fun speed of per-
6lips twcnttyS i've to thirty knots.-Nor-
folk LandmdEk