New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-09

TIC IdnhtOH was Hibk tHc yaNhs W
Sarah Bernhard. the French actress
She cruised about the Mediterranean In
the boat for several years, entertaining
coteries of friends, and finally sold here to
A. s. Barber. who later disposed Of her
to e. II. Converse.
At the outbreak of the Spansh-Ameri-
can War the boat was sold to the gov
erument. and was transformed from a
polished, richly furnished yacht to grim
warrior OF the sea, In which capacity she
served this country in valorous manner
No wonder she preened her fighting
feathers yesterday and carried herself
with regal mlen.
An incident showing the unrelaxing dis
cipline prevailing In the navy occurred
when the Mccall dropped her anchor yes
terday and took her place with her sister
ships IN the line that reaches almost from
the Battery sea wall 10 Yonkers in the
north.
The Mccall is commanded by young
Lieutenant Hugo osterhaus. jr.. son of
the admiral OF the fleet. After the cap
tains of the Michigan and the Virginia had
put or from their ships and paid their
official respects TO Admiral Osterhaus,
Lieutenant Osterhaus prepared himself
for his official visit. Arrayed In the full
uniform OF his rank. the young naval
officer boarded launch and was ferried
TO the Connecticut. the flagship OF the
squadron. Mounting her deck, he saluted
the flag lieutenant and announced:
Lieutenant Osterhaus, commanding the
torpedo boat destroyer Mccall. presents
his compliments to Rear Admiral Oster.
haus. admiral OF the feet. and announces
the arrival OF his vessel in harbor."
The flag lieutenant, as unbending In his
austerity as Lieutenant Osterhaus, re-
turned his salute and sent an orderly
below TO bear the message to Admiral
Osterhaus. The orderly returned In a
few minutes and announced In crisp
tones:
compliments 10 Lieutenant Osterhaus,
commanding the Mccall. and will be
pleased to receive him below"
In the mean time Admiral Osterhaus
was hustling into his full dress uniform.
When the last bit Of gold braid had been
attached and tho gold-scabbard sabre ad-
justed at the proper angle. he gave the
word 10 his orderly, and the door was
thrown open to Lieutenant Osterhaus-
The young naval officer, on the thresh-
old of his career. stood stifiiy at attention
in the doorway and brought his right
hand up In salute. The rear admiral.
grown gray In the service OF his country.
returned the salute with the utmost grav-
ity, with never a sign of family ties be-
tween the two.
When the door of the cabin had closed
behind the two, leaving them alone. there
was probably a sudden relaxation Of
discipline and naval red tape. In fact,
sounds issued from behind the door tina.
sounded suspiciously like thumpings on
broad backs and hearty handshakes. as
when two strong men stand face TO face"
The result OF the ball game between
the Giants and the Red Sox was quickly
posted on a bulletin beneath one of the
three-inch guns on the Connecticut, and
was received with tremendous cheering
The men seemed about equally divided in
their partisanship for the teams.
On Friday afternoon Admiral Osterhaus
will entertain Miss Helen Gould at
luncheon on his flagship.
Every man Jack aboard the visiting
fleet of 122 warships, from rear admiral
down. will have the benefit OF telephone
service with his friends and relatives
on shore from now until the feet departs
At each of the landings an exchange has
been established, with an attendant In
charge. and a list showing at which cx-
change messages can be sent to different
ships. Messages for those afioat go to
the operators. who write them down and
send them in sealed envelopes aboard the
vessels, and vice versa.