The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14

Nv s~n - ,s,aa .,nn.g sTa vs6st height
onicislly can one OF these lads climb In the navy
RIovidoa ne resches me greatest osgree Ssrs syc
many who @nuid ~ v,.a IN Lnow about the course
on the 81. Mary's and the Subseonent career OF a
Lad who nils the bill as required by the naval rules'
"hlhiA" ph UNI
One OF two standard and popular errors concern
Ing New York's boating public school, the otner
misapprehension being that IL IN a reformttory'
an error which cannot be corrected In too strong
terms. As relates TO the topic OF the present query
t should be made clear that the 81. MAYS 10 y
public school conducted by the Department OF
Education OF the city OF New YORK ana neitner
has nor 10 Intended TO have any connection WIN
the Navy. Tho mistake undoubtedly arises from
the fact tnst the snip Is provideo oy tne NaVy enu
mat ner commander ana principal OF inc scnooi
rs retired naval onieer. IN sddiuon 70 IN eA-
cchent course OF general schooi mhuucuon tne
sehoolenip IN designed 70 t1aih young men 70 w.
come on,cers OF ships OF the American mefcnan'
marine EVeh tnIs " eoaIee,y aoeomp"Sneu /"
mept. not at ali with the 81. Mary's AS a school.
III. -. =. -..Av.,. tror, IN. schoolshin are
~ ooys VINO t'euue'o nVN ~ -
mly equipped 70 snlp as mates on sn INN .r yesSr,s
ofnceEs. but the law will not admit them to ship In
that capacity until they come OF age. THIS interval
means life In the forecastle which may spoil INC
good results OF school discipline and certainly
would blunt the zeal with which the graaua'es
would enter upon sea NE In the rank which lney
had earned.
uaa,h u.. ,, ,h., Oh. J,,,,ed
States fdeste Randolph had a night engagement
with the British man Of war Serapis' As far a. !
know IL was In 1850 something We H.
The Serapis Ia In another chapter, one that Is
headed with the names OF John Paul Jones and
che Bon Homme Richard. After having made
himself q seaman by running away from his war
rant Of midshipman In the British navy TO serve
as = volunteer In Phippss Arctic voyage, where he
messed with Nelson. Capt. Nicholas Biddle came
home 20 his own land on the breaking out Of the
W = So ~.
VI - N"u.ce ". MY "a'
command OF the Randolph az, the nrst OF the Ameri-
can fngates. at that time June o. i776. on the
wsys at Philadelphia. March ]. iT77. the British
Yarmouth "a engaged the Randolph and the COMBAT
was bravely waged despite the overwhelming
force Of the Kings ship. Early In the action
Capt. Biddle was severely wounded and was under
the surgeons hand on deck when the end came.
The night lasted at close quarters no more than
twenty minutes. and then the Randolph blew up
Her nag was blown upon the farmouths deck
but In such a gallant actionsthere was no thought
Of surrender. In this disaster $40 Americans
including Capt. Biddle. lost their lives. Five days
alter the Yarmouth picked up four survivors anoat
on wreckage. In squadron with the Randolph
we're four small vessels armed by south Carolina
but In the engagement they escaped.
$1,000 u,o
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known Of their Introduction BY the ArabsS
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the ar, NJ notation nv nosition. and that In turn
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u,.ho, T,,rs,.u ~ nu,hsr The Aysbs are known
n'"op ''ns -. - an. s,r,,. 80 ,h.
to have borrowed tne form OF inc u'gts from inc
Hindu system. but the Invention OF the zero Is
~surfcient 70 entitle them 10 apply their name TO the
system OF notation.
c-,.-S. 40,
~ vnuass ~ d,scovsrv 70 ,bis conS,n,n, seen
either charts, papers or maps of some predecessor
70 this country In fact, had any one been here
before Columbus moHhis 'ACoSs'
The discussion OF the discovery OF these Western
lands by Europeans before Columbus has beer
enormous in volume and frequently acrimonious