The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-05-04
BRITISH NAVAL DRILL
Practice That Keeps the Crews
In Fit Condition.
CLEARING SHIP FOR ACTION.
Lively Time While tho Decks Are
Being Stripped of Everything That
Would Impede the Fire of the Guns.
Working the Torpedo Nets.


oe'n9 o'r'PPeo OF everything '"a'
Would Impede the IRE OF the Guns.
Working the Torpedo Nets.
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tile sup anu push 1t oNetpoard. one
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IL lailS' hahlhs ven on the size.
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Inc marines. handling large bearing
out spafs, shoVe the upper eids OF the
booihs, from whleh the nets hang, out
poata iieN reNolNe SLOWLY apout 'heir
lower ends, when are near the water
me anu hauiea py the steam chpstah
on one SIDE ana the seaineh on the
purchase on t1e other extend them
serves III riSht angles 10 the nun.
nteak. bellows the commander, ana
slshalilah JERKS the haiynrds a
req, White ana olue pendant. hitherto
waiting III BAN II, the topsnil yard
arm, breaks from It's confinement ana
Hoais our on the breeze announcing
10 all ana sunafy that the snip has
llnlSlled the evolution ana Is now pro
teeted from torpedo attack by her
crihoilhe OF nets. FIRST snip. sir, re-
ports the signal DoatSwain, and the
men. once more ut their general sta
ions, grin contenledly ana make con
temptuous comments on the struggles
OF the remainder OF the ueet There
Is short pause TIL these are ended;
theh another MOIST rises from the nag
shlpS bridge. IN nets. Is the order,
ana the ships company Is once more
galvanized INTO action. Amid scene
OF orderly CONFUSION the huge booms
return TO position, shut buck against
me ships sue. the bfaiis WHICH pass
beneath the nets every Few yards are
hlatilieu, All MINUS maui Win Il VIII,
the mass OF steer nieshcS Is fo'ied up
anu securei on IT'S SHELL hha tue bright
peh'aH' III 'he 'oi'sah Nar"arhi ~
again broken by the sl@hain,ah
snort S'aila casN iei'oWs. soon
eUaeu ny &hothef SIGNAL ''eat Tor
action. 10 the NINA ol me hewiuer=
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