The San Francisco call., 1910-07-18
ADMIRAL INSPECTS
naval MILITIAMEN
Citizen TarS Reach Home After
Successful Summer Cruise
Aboard Marblehead
Put Through Jumps of Regular
Practice Like Veterans of
Naval Routine

The naval militia. fresh from it's
two weeks summer practice cruise,
yesterday went through admirars in
| spection. which is one of the bugbears
of the regular service The Marble.
head dropped anchor in the Sausalito
cove Saturday evening. but the men all
remained on ship pending the visit OF
| the naval board. Rear Admiral Thomas
Phelps, Lieutenant Stearns and Ensigns
| Crosse and Gearing came over from the
Mare island navy yard early in the
| morning and then the citizen sailors
were put through the jumps
General quarters. which involve clear
ing for action as if in actual engage
ment, marking 20 B. all furniture and
such stuff would be thrown over
board in real fighting; fire drill. coll
lision drill abandon ship. man over
board, arm and away and all the naval
stunts down to the inspection of boats,
baggage and hammocks were gone
through with.
EXPECT FAVORABLE REPORT
The boards report will not be known
until it reaches Washington, but the
officers and men are certain that ths
work was done promptly and without
mistakes or mishaps
This is not the first time the militia
has been in the hands of the regular
navy since it left July for practice.
From Bremerton to Portland the
Marblehead was under Captain Victor
Blue of the Yorktown which acted as
nasship. Signals were interchanged
and formations gone through as in the
navy, and the men on the Marblehead
were Kept busy. They were eager for
the work and enjoyed it,
Although the Marblehead was directly
under It's own officers, gratitude was
1eIt for the help given by Lieutenant
b y Rhodes, L. 5. N, the popular Off
Ger known in the service as Dusty
ana detailed by the navy department as
instructor. His suggestions are said to-
nave been of great value.
Among the things ACCOMPLISHED bN,
the Marblehead. Captain Bauer proved
that the Eureka bar is navigable for a
Warsh1p. He came through the heads
at the request of the Eureka chamber
! of commerce.
NEW MILITIA ORGANIZED
At Portland the Marblehead was Wis.,
/ tied by more than 5000 persons. in
spring the organization of a naval
| militia for oregon. Two divisions were
Formed at Portland. the men being en-
listed on the Marblehead's decks The
J crew took an active part as fire fight
ers during the conf1a grafton there. win
nlng the praise of the chief of police.
John McNulty, who holds the same po-
sition as Lieutenant John Mcmillan
holds in the local photographic office.
is drilling the new reserve.
Great impetus was also given to the
growth of the Seattle naval militia as
the result of seeing what the Calffor-
mans had accomplished. The Washing
tOnians will soon come down to Mare
island to take the oil burning monitor
cheyenne to the sound, to be used there
as practice ship for the reserve.
The Marblehead won the Distinction
of being the first war vessel to go
through the straits of San Juan de
Fuca without a pilot.
Both Oregon and WASHINGTON intend
to procure state aid for the naval
militia at their next legislatures. Gov
ernor Hay of Washington. after visit
ing the ship. pledged his earnest sun
port to such measure
The wardroom officers celebrated
their return with a banquet in down.
town restaurant last evening.