The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-05-31
NAVY STIRS PEOPLE
Always Arouses More Enthusi.
assn Than Does the Army.
ITS TROPHIES At CAPITAL
Long Tom Win a Remarkable and
Varied History ls Exhibited a,
the Navy Yard-Willo~
From Napoleon's Grave.

~ GEORGE CLINTON
Washington 1t has been remark
ed uftcl az curious fact that the
people ~ the United states who 10
- large sense are an absolutely non
military body are yet In the main en-.
thusiastlc over the navy. Congress.
men say that a proposition TO increase
the number Of blttlcships is sure Of
great supper; from the country while
a proposition to increase the army
would be In many places n not In most
places vigorously opposed Visitors
20 Washington show q greater interest
in naval affairs than they do In army
Affairs When they 80 to the state
war and navy building they flock to
tho places where models Of battle
ships are shown and where naval
trophies are displayed and pay much
less attention to the exhibit made By
the army
The navy yard In Washington Is an
object Of interest to the thousands
who come TO the capital city In May
There are u good many trophies OF
battles won In the keeping Of the navy
yard. In the United States Military
Academy on the Hudson river there Is
place 20, aside and known as Trophy
Point There a-e exhibited many guns
captured hy the land forces In the dif.
fcrcn; wars In which this country has
been engaged Trophy Point Is one
v the ccntcrs OF interest at West
Point nnd what In true there Is true
. Of the navy yard In Washington Poo
| pie apparently like to look nj thing
. which show the prowcss either on
land or sea Of the sailors and soldiers
Of their country. and yet truth compels
again the statement that the naval
trophies attract the greater attention
Curious History Of Long Tom.
In the navy yard there is east.
iron gun which was made century
and quarter ago II belongs TO the
class called Long Toms" This gun
once had n place on the French ship
Nuche. which was vessel Of n squad
ron sent BY France In the year 1898
with troops on board for the purpose
~ invading ireland aud helping the
Irish people 10 win their independence
from Great Britain. The British cap
turcd the warship and also the CUR
which II now nj the navy yard II
Washington.
Once on time the United Sta,ci
bought some guns from England ant
this particular Long Tom which hat
done service on n French vessel nnC
nfterward on nm English vessel. passed
into the possession Of this country u
was mounted on board an American
man 'ofwar and In one OF the engage
mcnts which our ships had with
French ships NJ the close Of the eight
zenith century the Long Tom was uset
ngalnst ship Of the country whlcl
once owned t. In this fight n Frencl
shot struck the gun and donted II
hut did not put II entirely out Of com
mission
The United States government con
dcmnod the Long Tom although II VA
stlll seryiccable and sold II TO th'
Island Of Haiti which then waa en-
gagged In war on it's own accoun
against the French nation II VA
used by the Haytlnns and so at loas
twice In It's existence the gun wal
turned against its first owners
Used In War Of 1912,
In some way today unknown. thi
gun was brought back TO America an,
} II was used on board an American
brig. The Armstrong, which had a ngh
I . nRtf Ia, he ~,
1912. So II was that the Long Ton
was used In service against liz secon,
owner. Great Britain. II Is now In tn
posscssion OF the American author
tiles and II is presumed that no othe
nation will capture II or buy II 10 b.
b. used one day against Its present own
er. Uncle Sam
II is impossible TO tell how man.
willow trees there are In the Unite,
E States which are said to be grow
4 from clips OF the tree planted at tn
head OF the first grave OF Napoleon
on the Island OF st Helena. One run
3 across them in all parts OF the countr
" and some Of them may be real slips O
y the famous trees but the general be-
lief IL that most OF them are Counter
= feits"
There II willow tree In the Vast
lngton navy yard, however, which II I
!, known is an offspring OF the Napolco
willow, Commodore cambridge. VIII
commanded the old Constitution an
=, Who was famous naval officer In hi
u day. obtained slip OF the tire,
brought II 10 America and planted
% with his own hands IN the navy YARD
where II has thrlyed and is today hal
and hearty in It's willowy old age,
!, Saving Historic landm irks.
A movement which has ob,aine
great impSus 10 make the car
!. tal NOR. beautiful Is no taste
o.. ... v| an To movement to ps,
ae.., ... .g frKs - historic ,rteres
r Congress king deep Interest (
'he matter and has been spurred TO
the influence Of many Of the ri
ruore organizations OF the countr!
organizations Of all kinds from n
Grand Army Of the Republic to IN
Daughters OF the Confederacy
! might be said that the Daughters {
the American Revolution do about q