New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

quarters begins Il is well worth seeing that rush.
Doors Of officers quarters flung open sometimes
Iv Young wives in hastily donncd kimouos, and with
faces made little pale bv the thought Of what may IN
the future happen m deadly earnest. herr husbands
probably have both hands occupied IN bucklng on their
swords as they run.
First come men sngy, or in pairs. Then follow
larrcr groups which unite m hurrylng mass only 10
split again the various stations are ncircd f"I me
moment all distinctions 81 rank are lost IN seemingly
wild confusion and the confusion ,,stunc Is no less
S~,I... uniforms and brown working OvcrdlS prciom-
ina-c. sometimes part, Of both are seen on The same
man. Here. perhaps. IS Second Lieutenant smith IN
f dress frucb and glt belt while 10y his side spunts
lieutenant Zones trying 10 keep crash bath slippers
ON his feet while his sole insignia Of commissioned
rink Is the sword that be- has grlcd on outside ms
I.'Iwa-.
Behind them. running easily and well, there may be
four or five Young pryatcs who have been enjoying
sirr,ptlous nocturnal swim. The water still gllstcns
their tanned skins and their costumes are almost
negligible in quantity. But over these costumes such
as they are. they their belts and bayonctS, ana
their rifles IN their hands.
Last Of al q fringe Of fat field officers putting so
that each successive breath becomes an increasingly
difficult problem. But Notwithstanding this. they trot
do,gciy ahead. Duty calls them as does the young
s',rs. and those buglcs are spurring them on.
~ last, however all have painted 10 their stations,
and the buglc stop hush follows, made dramatic by
o. contrast with the confusion that has preceded It;
hush that is only emphasized by svcry little gongs-
timing bells they are called which ring three times
every twenty seconds. Everything IS ready to begin
THE eyes Of the fort are first to get into action.
These the great sizzling scarchlghts five feet in
diameter, which throw beams Of light intense that
person could read page Of finest PRINT miles away,
should Of these beams happen 20 fall upon It, The
soarchlighs sweep back and forth Presently two Of
them pick up attacking vessel each. One Of these
vessels is q destroyer sliding along with furtvc swift
ness, like the viper that She IS The other Is a great
iltchp her sides turned 20 silver by the brllance,
lac, smoke pouring from her tunnels, and the white
foam ping high against her bow she rushcs forward
To get within easier range.
Being discovered, however, series Of flashes, looking
rusty red against the scarchghts beam wink along
her sides and vanish few seconds later the thudding
reports Of her guns reach those shore From the fort
there comes reply yet: It's brain has not had time
To- act.
In both primary and secondary stations two men are
sitting and in each timing bell rings Sometimes these
stations hold more than two men; but never less one
Of these men, the observer sits with his eye the clc
scope of the azlmuth instrument while his right hand
turns tangent that controls the telescopes lat
crdl movements. Opposite him the reader with a tclc-
phone harness his head sits pccrng at the graduated
circle OF the instrument, upon which little electric
bulb, carefully shaded, throws the ray OF light
permitted within the observatory. These two stations
form the pcrccpvc part OF the fort brain. The reflect
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