The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-20

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i1ag whose glar0us folds are anfuried
70 the breeze
The band then PLAYS several SEE
lections. Hntil S.ls. when the call Is
again sounded hy the boafswain $
mate turu-to The hugler blows
deck and gun bgiShtwork; every
one then repairs 10 their stations nj
/ the guns or on the deck and begins
20 clean what ever bTtghtwork Is al
lotea 10 him hy The gun captain.
4 healthy rivalry exists. each and
every guns crew or part of the shir
/ Is trying 10 outshine the other
| Al S:55 sick cali Is sounded hy
| the bugler, any one who is sick or
NOT feeling well repairs to the side
| bay or hospital. whore he Is attend.
| ed 10 by the doctor No serious OF
| contagious diseases are treated on
board the ship. they are immediately
sent TO the hospital ashore, whore the
| best medical attendance can be OBJ.
| tanned, on account OF greater fscili,
| ties for hospital work.
Al e:15 everything In the line OF
brightwork being cleaned The boats.
wain's mate pipes "sweepers, clean
mp the decks for quarters ON.
| GERS call' is sounded at 9:25, or as
| II Is called by Jack, first call foI
quarters
At $3.50 the bugler and drummer
| combined sound the assembly, "
everybody goes TO the divisions to
which they belong, falls in line, and
| the petty officer of the division calls
the roll; he then reports 70 the Of
| ficer in charge of the division, who
in turn reports to the executive Of
ficer After all reports are made the
men are put through a physical drill,
lasting about . minutes, then driii
call is sounded, variated every day,
one division having drill with rifles,
another in signalling. others with
field guns, etc
Certain days of the week are set
aside for drill at the big guns, others
for fire drill, collision drill. abandon
ship, arm and away, etc.
At 1916 retreat from drill is
sounded, each division officer dis
misses his division, and Jack is at
leisure again until after dinner At
11:45 mess gear is again sounded
and at IL O'Clock Jack sits down TO
good substantial dinner which varies
every day
When in a healthy port, at home
or on a foreign station, liberty or
shore leave is granted at every OPP
portunity, which is almost every day.
At 1900 the liberty party is called,
the men who are going ashore,
dressed up in their best fall in for
inspection, the officer who is in
charge of the deck at the time. in
spects them. and sees that every one
is neat and clean and in the regular
uniform. Their names are called and
they go ashore in the ships boats.
Al lis every day except SUNDAY.
Saturday and Wednesday afternoon
| another period OF drill consisting of
lsignalling and learning the splicing
OF ropes, reading of the compass OF
other drills pertaining TO Jacks nau
teal knowledge, alternating with sub
| calibre drill. that is. a small rifle i
placed in position on a large gun. Sc
cured so as to be true with the Dor,
| OF the gun; a small moving target
| operated from the ship is hung neal
the muzzle of the gun. the gun is
then operated with all the parapher-
MALTA belonging 10 it, such as sights
and electrical firing mechanism, the
only difference from actual target
practice is that instead of using a full
charged shell weighing from to
100 pounds, it simply uses a bullet
from rifle. The gun pointers and
the gun captain get the same amount
of exercise, going through the same
maneuvers as in actual firing. il is
the best system devised for training
The eye and quickness Of action.
At l.45 recall from drill is sound
ed. after that Jack is at leisure TO
| attend to his own pleasure, be il
reading his home papers, a friendly
| game of cards or checkers. writing
| his letters. etc.
Saturday and Wednesday after
Moons are devoted to mending
| clothes. then all clothes bags are TAX
en- up ON deck and put in order At
/ $50 the boatswains mate pipes
sweeper. start your bsooms." The
decks are then cleared up. all bag.
aud boxes are taken below and
slowed iu heir proper places. ever,
| place ls getting good sweeping
preparatory for evening quarters oi
Foil call which occurs AT o'clock
/ The uuGler then sounds assembly
EVERY ON" musterS with his proper
division and answers 20 his nam,
WHOM if ls called hy the petty Officer
Ioi 'Ie division.
40 '."H retreat is sounded. men ar,
dismissed from Fheir station. and a
H. iH fuaf ever welcome hueIp cali o
mess gear .- again sounded Th,
mD-mHu ANA cooks leWu mmI fhpu
I duties H settling uu. fhr .uppr,
which usually consists of cold meat
canned II1Ir cake bread. butter au,
fal
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