New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-16
SICK CALL STILLS
JOY ON WARSHlPS
CAPTAIN of the Wyoming
Believed To Be Victim
of Subtle Poison.
TARS "HOME AGAIN"
AFTER LONG TRIP
Shore Leave of Men Curtailed by
Mexican Situation-Had
Good Cruise.

There was sorrow when the great ships
NJ the American navy reached port yes
terday. as well as much rejoicing. Off
cors and men were glad to reach homo.
hut there was sadness on the Wyoming,
for Captain Frederick Chaplin was car
ried down the Gangplank and taken 10 the
Marine Hospital. lie is very ill.,
Every officer and man hopes that Cap
tain Chaplin will recover. but the resul; is
doubtful.
The captain was taken i'll following
severe blow. or whole gale. as sailors
call storm. His ailment is not yet
was thought, however, that he had been
poisoned.
Captain Chaplin himself would he the
first to tell the men to go ashore and en-
JOY themselves. 50, on account Of his Ill
ness the order was given by Rear Ad-
miral Charles J. Badger
The sailors WI not. however, get the
furlouCh they expected. The Mexican sit
uation will hold them close 10 the big sea
fighters. and the men will receive only
few hours shore leave. while waiting for
orders from the Navy Department.
The Wyoming. the Arkansas, the Utah
and the Florida. components Of one Of the
finest souadrons i'm the world, reached
here Yesterday from the long Mediter-
ranean cruise The first two came In to
the cob Dock a the Brooklyn yard while
the other two stopped at Tompkinsville.
Among those present on the flagship
wyoming was Bowrey
I.ovrev is the only member Of the crew
who had serious trouble aoroad, and he
won that fracas. AS evidence OF the fact
that he was glad 10 get back home he
bitterly resented the throwing Of a rope
10 the deck Of the Wyoming. and. Selling
one end Of il. ran nimbly around the feet
him 10 the deck.
Iovrey is splendid bull pup. the mas
cot OF the battleship. and was given TO
Lieutenant Patterson by William Frazer
Gibson. Of New York.
Al Vuefranche Lowery got shore leave
the same as other members Of the com
many. He thought he could do anything
they did. so when another dog snarled at
hin, T,owrey argued il with him in the
only way he knows-tooth and toenaiL
They say that the challenger will have 70
he patched up before he again appears in
polite dog society.
The Wyoming's mascot has taken re-
c,lliar distaste for one of the starooard
fve-inch guns, and whenever the breech-
block is opened or pulled out, or what
ever they do to II, he seizes ii and oarks
nightly over the affair.
When the feet left Vilefrsnche il was
heartily cheered. The people came out In
boats and gave the Americans noisy
Ron VOYAGE" while the warships bands
PLAYED merrily.
.7,banksciving Day" said Trumpeter
: H. Cooper. OF the Wyoming. we had
calls from the Italian officers al Naples
and responded with series OF athletic
stunts that seemed TO please them very
much.
In relating some Of the incidents that
happened abroad Trumpeter Cooper salo
-Four sailors were sitting in barroom Al
Viuefranche. and one Of them pulled out
a considerable roll OF money. II looked
good to the proprietors OF the place ana
thew accused the men OF robbing the cash
station and searched. Then the court had
the barroom searched and there vas no
cash register there. nor had there been
They were discharged, OF course.
But that didn't satisfy the men. They
went back to inquire about their treat
ment, and a bartender pulled a gun on
one OF them. The latter promptly framed
a chair around the barman's countenance
and now he has the revolver az a spoil OF
war
In Malta cab driver was hired by
two OF the men and charged them too
much They called n policeman. got their
hide free and had the driver fined"
Captain Kilgore. OF the marines Joined
the group and refused 10 be quoted. but
somebody ssid-somebody said-that in
the Strait OF Messina a dolphin fifteen
feet long raced tie Wyoming to a stand
still Not only that. but the Ash made
sport OF the matter by crossing and re-
crossing the ships bows.
Rear Admiral Badger was tired out with
a strenuous days work yesterday after
noon and took a nap. He had much 10 do
when his fleet reached harbor and was
NlSltCu Dy many iIleUuS. BESIDES that he
had a world Of routine matters to look
after.
Ensign Blankenship did not want his
name printed, so hats why It is with
held. This is not for publication, neither
is the fact that he told a number Of In
teresting incidents Of the voyage. lie did
not tell about race between Ave OF the
men. on wheels. between Monte Carlo and
somewhere when one OF them was about
10 he run over by speeder and had TO
jump i'm front OF a car--evidently prefer
ring a CLASSY death. However, the sailor
was not much hurt. but his clothes were
soon given 10 a raspicker.
Altogether, officers and men were de-
lighted with their experiences abroad, but
as one Of those given shore liberty said
yesterday:
God bless US, we're back in His own
country"