Evening journal., 1910-10-07

mOrnihg.
Despite the disagreeable weather
| conditions. the Wilson Line boats go
ing out 10 the battleship Delaware,
this morning, carried capacity crowds,
and there we're other crowds waiting
at the wharf for a chance to get on.
/ Captain Cove and the officers say that
never has a state taken so much in
terest in its namesake ship before.
Thousands OF people will be disap-
pointed by the announcement that the
battleship will not be open to the pub
lie tomorrow. IL had been publicly
given out that the public could visit
the ship tomorrow between the hours
OF a. m. and 8 p. m. and many had
made plans TO 60 then, who now VIII
not get "A chance TO see the Delaware
A private dance will be given on the
Delaware IN the afternoon OF Satur-
day. Captain Cove says that II 10
necessary TO close the ship TO the
public IN order TO get everything in
readiness for sailing on Sunday after
noon.
Th-Te is movement being started
TO have the order changed. and 10
permit the public TO visit the ship as
first planned.
II is estimated that about 10000
persons visited the battleship yester-
day.
Lasting Personal Interest.
There viii always be a personal ele-
ment In the interest with which Dell
aware ship and state follow each 9th
cr's fortunes hereafter. The officers
, and men OF the battleship have won
the hearty and genuine affection of
the state, not merely as a matter OF
% lpatriotic sentiment, but because they
have been so uniformly obhging, ant
\ lcourteously responsive TO the frienoN
'o ness shown them by the DelaWareah
:. This was evident IN their manoeute
y ing Of the ten thousand peon~ ~
~ crowded the battiPShip. yeste12 II a
M battieahip men seemed to enjoy al
~. Ing visitors over the ship. and oxplai
i, ing things. and those in charge Of
~ bevy Of pretty girls had to put d
n' with much go0d-nafured chan frol
their enuous mates. Say. what q
' you mean. married man like You
4. going round with the girls?' woulc
lt come a laughing challenge.
= The jackies and marines had a
first rate time telling rOuud-eyed
Z groupes Of women about the thousand
! loaves OF bread a day. IL took 10 Need
the ship. They told about the hous4-
wife training. every man on the ships
! had to 80 through. They had TO
= cook, and mend, and wash, and scrub.
Just as they we're detailed. The men
assured the women, who were more
anxious on this point than on any 9TH
er, that they got good food and plenty
Of II. The washing of dishes is one
OF the sights Of the ship, and is done
by machinery. Huge trays OF dishes
are let down into steaming water,
swashed up and down, and placed
on shelves where they are dried by
hot air.
One young woman picked up cigar
from the deck, evidently thinking she
/ would take a home as a souvenir OF
the famous 5000. when young SAIL
or asked smilingly, Would you like a
match, madam"
AT the dinner hour. the iackies
y had a hard time making their way
r through the crowds with their big
(. trays OF bread. potatoes. etc. The
: cry, "Gangway." sounded like Fore
Il I'm a golf game. One sailor carrying
, steaming cabbage. found he was max
n ing no headway and changed HIS cry
Z to Hot stun, Hot stuff"
l. Sallors a Picturesque Sight.
.. Yesterday really gave better idea
d Of the ship. as there was not the dress
and formal stiffness Of the day before
The sailors were a picturesque sight
perched on mrrets and skeleton masta
II with Dellie. the goat, tucked out OF
rt harms way between two Of them
lr while they listened to Josiah Marvel J
le words OF praise for the officers. and
'r for their own gentlemanly behavior
Ie while IN the city. Afterwards they
'r filed past the barrels, while the. W. Z.
T. u. women handed out comfort bags