Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-11-26

nag was alSO uTdpSQ Ill crepe, lnlS
being done as mark Of respect to
the late Jas. s. Sherman, Vice Presi-
dent, whose untimely death occur
red only, few weeks ago.
The parade Is said to have repre-
sented the largest display Of arm
power ever seen in South Carolina
in times Uf peace, and not only did
1t represent The great fighting power
Of this nation, but also to many, as
advocates OF universal peace, it had
a meaning Of the deepest sort.
Now, as to the trip aboard the
battleship. 1t would require en-
tirely too much space to give you q
complete idea Of what an enormous
affair each vessel represents. In in
specting the ships | chose the Utah,
as it was the largest, and the flag
! ship also, being that of Admiral Os-
| terhaus, who, | understand, was the
highest ranking naval officer pres
ent. The Utah Is $40 feet long, So
feet wide, has a displacement Of over
2l, 900 tons, and a speed Of nearly
25 miles per hour, carrying ten r.
inch breechloading guns; sixteen
5-inch rapid-firing; four 3-pounder
saluting guns, and two 21-inch sub
merged torpedo tupeS. The ship
was manned by SIS sailors and GO
officers, making total crew of 94S
men. The upper deck contains prin-
cipally the turrets, which are work
ed on a pivot and made to shift the
huge guns SO as to defend the ship
from any angle Of attack. In time
Of war these guns are loaded from
the inside, and all possible machin-
cry lowered so as to leave the deck
clear, giving the enemy no special
point Of attack. The workings Of
the guns are in the best possible
condition, and the firing is done by
signalling. Gun drills, as to posi-
ton Of each sailor, is held every day.
However, real target practice is held
only twice a year.
A visit to the kitchen disclosed
the enormity Of the task of feeding
94S men, all blessed with hearty ap-
petites. Crate after crate of pota-
toes, apples. cabbages, beans, and
any variety Of food, were seen stored
away. The butcher shop was
point Of interest in that their beef
Is OF the finest quality the ship hay
ing its own cold storage plant. The
butcher showed ME the bill Of fare
for that day, which consisted of hun
dreds of pounds Of leg mutton, loin
steak and stew meat. The bread is
all furnished from the ships own
steam bakery, and consisted of
loaves, rolls and cakes.
AS to the mechanism Of the ship,
1t involves everything from black
smilhing up to the latest electrical
appliances. Each department Is a
wheel within wheel; there Is the
| blacksmith shop, carpenter and ma
chine shops, electrical supply de-
| partment, and all the other various
| necessities, such as modern steam
laundry, refrigerating plant, evapo-
rating and distillation plant In
passing, a sailor asked me if I cared
for a drink of the Atlantic water;
but, not caring for any salt at the
time, declined, whereat he laughed
and, bending over, drank heartily.
| On following suit, | found that it
! vas decidedly me ot3t dInEl,!H We
/ Ter oU@ nuula lrEr vi3I for. AMI on
! t,"c1y sanitary, tGo orera lion ilvo.v
! eG brinG tHal ,na sal. rnjeT IS token
MP oDl ol tho OCEAN, on4Daratag
! ol.aAsua IRON impuii.iee, nitereu
and distilled time after time, finally
being allowed to run into the foun-
tains for drinking
or especial interest was the wire
| less station. Here an operator re-
mains stationed, keyed to the high
est pitch lest he miss hearing that
IS. o. S." signal from some sister
ship far out at sea. The code used
is entirely different from the Morse
code that is used in commercial te-
legraphy. 1t seems to depend upon
sputtering and splashing sound.
and when the current is flashed the
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