Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-02
NAVAL PUNIsHMENTs
ZONE ODD PENALTIES INFLICTED ON
BOARD BRITISH SHIPS.

Battling Out n Tub OF Water with N
Little Wooden spoon In One Of
Them The IIunilirttng Pcn,ucc
Imposed For Splitting on the Deck.
The officers OF the British navy do
not always mete out TO the men tho
punishments laid down In the kings
regulations. They frequently adopt
pun!shmcnts of their own invention
which prove most effective in prevent.
ing the recurrence Of offcnses. These
punishments are often OF very curl.
Gus and even ludicrous nature
1t Is IN everyday occurrence to SEQ
half dozen sailors lined up OH deck,
facing the pnint work, their hummocks
on their shoulders and their faces pre-
scntlng most woeful picture. Tor
this punishment Is not so trivial ms Il
appears. The hammock is not very
heavy, 1t is true, but after an hour or
so 1t drags OH ones shoulder like lead.
Besides, 1t is far from pleasant to starr
ilXcdly ut II square foot of gray painted
woodwork for sixty minutes Mt Il
stretch Jack would much prefer to du
IL few days '",rcn a" or to have his
leave "jRmbed."
Splitting upon the deck OF man-o-
war Is strictly prohibited AS soon rs
The buglcr Inns sounded the "stund
easy" the spittOons are placed Mt I'm.
tervals along The deck for the use of
the Sailors, ana woe bctidc the tar who
Ignores tho presence of these tubs and
cSpcctoratcs about the spotlcss deck.
On many vessels wide bolt Is kent.
md this the man who departs from the
regulations Is compelled To wear upon
his person and Is thus subjected to the
rldiculc OF his shIpmntcs He is given
M opportunity or retrieving his char.
Rcter, however. He Is permitted To
walk tho deck with tic other men. and
should lie spot" a sailor committing
like offense lie ut once presents Him
with the hated belt and the new vic.
tim has to undergo similar ordeal.
Some officers adopt more drastic
measures. If Jack Is detected expcc-
torating anywhere but In the rcccp.
taclcs provided II "spit kid" is strnppctl
to his chest, and any man who cares
to do SO may make use Of this curious
walking receptacle. AS may be sup.
posed, this lumiilating punishment er.
fcctircly prevents the men from vio-
lntlng the regulations.
Were Il civilian given two large
wooden buckets, one empty aid The
other full OF water. and told TO bale
the liquid from tho full tub into the
empty vessel with n small spoon he
would consider the order to be that OF
II mailman or II revival of ancient fairy
lore. Yct this punishment ON several
occasions has been mctcd out to re.
fractory "scn dogs" Nothing Is more
amusing than To see weather beaten
sailor carefully bailing out spoonful
after spoonful of water and as careful.
ly deposltlng the fluid In large bucket
Mt his side.
punishment frequently employed il
that of setting the dcfnulter to wall,
slowly backward and forward along
projectile twcighing little over JOG
ponndsl. After IL quarter OF an hour
or SO of this beneficial exercise" the
unhappy victim is glad TO drop the load
and rub his aching limbs. AT the same
time lie probably makes Il solemn men.
tai resolve never to repeat the offense
for which lie has been awarded" this
dire pennncc.
An old naval captain-one of the old
old school-wns ut one time sadly nd.
dictcd to stammcring. He could not
utter n simple sentence without great
amount of spluttering and hesitation,
This was one dry too much for an in.
trapid sailor who was receiving an or
der from the captain In that officials
usual halting manner. and he unfor-
tunntely burst into an uncomfortable
ut of laughter. This rash laugh he
bitterly repented. Captain - wns n
disciple OF the homeopathic system
Making Jack stand upon the fore
bridge in full view of the entire ships
crew, the officer commanded his victim
to laugh continuously for an hour and
half. This he was compelled to DO
though the pitiful expression of his
weather beaten. sunbnrned visage de.
noted anything but happy and con.
tented frame of mind.
WhiStling In forbidden parts of the
ship has often heen punished in q
Emilar manner. The offender has beep
obliged TO whistle his loudest under tho
eagle eye of the commander until poor
Jacks lips have become so parched
and cracked that he could not produce
another note.-London Tit-Bits.'
Camping In New York City.
II you will take up any good map of
New York city and follow along the
East river with your finger until II
Joins the sound. YOU will find that from