The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-21

his promise Inspector Corooran ar
rived a. ll.sO. AL handE we're nov
aboard. However Il IL evident that tha
psychological moment had not arrived
Tor the chip did not aah that day. Va
June 20, Inspector COrcOran arrived a
go and spent a few minutes. AZ 80
Inspector Higgins and a guest arrived
/ A. ~ the ship pat out She sent mp th'
/ East River 10 l3sth street. then turnec
around do not know whether she kept
ON turning around or what she did bul
after turning around once az ms. moth
ing b. recorded until abe returned 20 tasl
IWentV fourth street al SEQ
| Cot Padden came aboard on july T.
although they still lacked deckhand
/ The log IL explicit for that day. They
went round and round aud round finally
bringing up against Fast twenty fourth
street az O'Clock
IL You don't believe IL says Mr. Fos-
I ter, we can show you the street
Nothing doing from tho 9TH iih the llth
although Inspector Higgins showed his
nerve BY coming aboard AZ 1870 ordortn I
the ship out 81 n, without said deck hand,
and remaining ont until 8 O'Clock.
Collecting egg coal and patching LEAKS
occupied the time until August :. "a day,
SAYS Mr. Foster. that was just full u
happening The engineer reported, but
this time it was Jerry. the siOker, who
failed On ihis day alrO began the vaCa
tiOu % A. BaTth. deckhand Mr.. Boyd
came aboard al lO.SD 10 take inventory.
Tie finished same a. l7.3O IL will be- noted
that u was . very short job this time.
The time necessary TO lake each success
siye inventory grew shorter and shorter
I thihk I could take Il now In about five
minutes. Anything that vas loose did
l..-I a.HmEa..N q.
temporary siOker 10 take the place Ot tho
recreant Jerry. got up some steam and
lsfi NJ ~ O'Clock. returning again AZ she
customary hour Of O'Clock.
-On August , the only noteworthy thing
that happsnsd was that Deckhand barih
returned from his vacation. Deckhand
GOttor AlsO finished his vacation. but We
had not hearl before that he had been
gwen one StOker Jerry showed np but
was sent down 10 ths ONCE 10 explain his
absence Naturally he did not return
that day. but naturally hts explanation
must have been entirely satisfactory. for
he continued 20 he a member 1t this
hardy crew.
On August p the Antietam conveyed
Admiral Padden to college Point. doing
patrol duty. according To the log Boiler
disabled on the 3Dth Boiler 20 sick that
she had 20 stay in the Jersey city repair
yard until September !.
-On September % Mr. Foster writes
"all hands we're aboard at Mr.. hawley.
secretary TO the commissioner. arrival
aboard az a. ~. bat there was no IN
speCtOr aboard However. they put to
sea AZ ii.l5 and returned a. g. good
TINS was had by those present. (lhis
last statement IL not in the log.
several patrol days followed. On Octo-
Ter u the Antictam lay az Past Twenty
fourth strest all day taking On lead
ballast.
Nothing IL said continued the his
tOran, about why lead ballast vas
needed after all the years that had inter
vsnsd since the ship was built Ia lS0s
This ballast came aboard ia convenient
little chunks. q great many VI which have
-inc. disappeared.
Leaks. the absence Of Jerry and the
nec,---ty u all hands going 90 the Office
every nuw aud then kept tho Antetsm
tel up a good ds.ai Shs did little
patrolling nov and then. From October
- 10 November I the ship Law still There
vas a had leak StOkef DERRY. Enginerr
Stead aud Deckhaud Cunningham faii-d
to report. Ny and by they kept'dTifting
back until by saturday ali hsnds Were
present
There vas nothing 10 do Mr. Foster
says the ship could not % ont, but 10
Nas nice Tor them al 20 bs together ouC-
iu q while
The same condition prevailed mp 10
January TO- 1910. eNC.uT that Jerry re-
ported less often than usual
Since that time Mr. Foster concludes
~" have been under 10 expense except
fuF Watchnisu We heat alSO,It until w.
forud a biler which could be- Installed
quickly a. au eNpeus" - I--s thsn ~ UID.
~ Ne may b. able to set up steam aud
demonstrst- this historic ship ~ soms
prospective purchaser