New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
Armada Practically Complete.

When, therefore, those few stragglers
due here late last night or this morning
have Joined the fleet Uncle Sam may
point proudly to the possession within the
| limits OF few square miles OF river OF
thirty-one battleships. four armored cruis-
ers, four cruisers. twenty ships OF special
| type, six naval militia vessels eight fuel
| ships, twenty-four destroyers. sixteen tor
pedo boats and ten submarines. with a
total displacement OF 720, 1856 tons.
| on board the Connecticut, flagship OF
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, com
mander In chief OF this tremendous ag-
glomeration OF fighting strength. three
topics kept otherwise idle tongues busy
the baseball game, visit Of Miss Helen
Gould In the morning and the still nine
days wonder Of young F. j. Martins In
heritance. The youthful seaman remained
aboard yesterday and furnished good
naturally though with becoming modesty,
fun and accurate details OF his wndfall.
| 1t seems that the news was conveyed
to him direct in letter from his father,
Edgar S. Martin, in Cheyenne. wyo..
where the young man lived until he Joined
|
tain Rodman, as at first reported. This
letter said that he was to receive 5000 I'm
government bonds and a plantation"
valued at $4,000 situated between Chey-
enne and Laramie. Wyo., bequeathed him
by Mrs. Kate Masters, his aunt, who
lived on the plantation. The story that
Martin had never heard of this aunt was
also fabrication, for he said yesterday
he had lived with her for four years--
from the twelfth year OF his life until he
became sixteen-addlng that she had no
children OF her own.
After he received the letter from HIS
| father. he said, two lawyers, whom he
knew only as Williams and Dagnell. from
| Cheyenne, came out to the Connecticut
TO see him. This was day before yester-
day, but he was not available at the time,
and they left word for him to go ashore
and see them as soon as he could get per-
mission. He therefore spent most OF that
day in their company in New York They
have charge. he said, OF the estate.
Rich but Loves Navy Life.
Martin has fourteen months more OF his
\
stick II out. Asked why, he replied with
| alacrty:
Because l like It, The navy's a fine
place"
He Is only twenty-one years old, and
has served In the navy two years and ten
months, all Of that time on the Conncti-
cut under Captain Rodman, whom all the
men love. In that time he has been TO
France and England and through the
West Indies, not TO mention the numerous
Atlantic ports at which the flagship. has
been calling every year. lie couldn't say
what he would do on getting his dis
charge.
How does it feel to be rich" he was
asked.
II can't feel IT yet" he replied.
Miss Gould, with her friends, Mrs Shaw
and Miss Palen, and her little nieces.
| Helen and Dorothy Gould, arrived at the
navy landing off West s0th street a little
before 10 o'clock In the morning. Roar
Admiral Osterhaus's launch, containing
Mrs. Osterhaus and Mrs. Hill, wife OF
Captain +. X. Hill, chief OF staff, drew
alongside to meet the little party at about
the same time, and conducted them aboard
the flagship. There Captain Rodman and
Captain Hill took personal charge OF
! them In the absence of Rear Admiral
Osterhaus, who had been compelled to go
ashore to confer with Secretary Meyer
All the sailors and marines aboard
knew that Miss Gould had arrived, and
wherever she encountered one OF them
on the thorough inspection OF the ship on
which the captains conducted her she re-
ceived salute. She received from her
hosts the freedom OF the ship" cour-
tesy rarely extended to civilian and the
chief petty officer made her little speech
before she departed expressing the APP
probation OF every man In the navy for
what she had done TO make the lot OF the
sailor happy and healthful And as their
benefactress went over the side OF the big
battleship to return to shore the crew.