The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-14
System of Maintaining
Discipline Greatly
Altered During Last
Ten Years----Nayy
Governed by Act Of
Parliament

ious Is 1t that they are d.N.4 nj.
three watches, and even then Whom
there is much steaming to b. a... a..
high speed seamcn have to- son.
below to help trim Goa.
We now come to the other
and of these the marine ..
largest single unit, a BATH, 5..
tachment numbering about t..,
These have their own spec. .4.t..
the two most important u...
carrying out of sentry duty JOB uIs
parts of the ship and a..t. a..
officers They also co.. ...Iv
have their own special gun p. u.,
outside this their WORK so.
largely of cleaning ship, ami is ,p
men are confined in the smi. IF
a battleshfp the amount If ,..tune
necessary is wonderful.
We now come to wudt d. B.. 49,. Al.
the artisan branch, and this .l,,
carpenters. shipwrights, hla. .-uths.
plumbers, painters. coopers. a'iu.lor,
and electrical artificers IT., ..',,
are largely explained by thc.r .iues
The armorers attend TO al. defects
in guns. while the electrical 4tf a..rs
are responsible for the llsl'.u- 4ni
electric gun circuits throuGI .t 81.
ship, and by the way. an cNo,ff sadly
busy life the artisan branch beads 10
a modern ship Of war.
The next is the medIct. 'rI...
Every ship is fitted with % ,.. l.y
equipped "sick berth" wh.ch ADDS.
the ships hospital, and all mH i-,-
of sickness are attended 10 ole"
more severe ones being : nj {. go. or
other of the naval hospitals us a.r.
,,.4,,. &c. Il, 81. .,s-.s
sick berth would be supplemented hy
an operating theatre" fitted h..
low the water line. the doctor nj
their staff, the sick berth stewards.
carrying out this work. T" X
berth stewards are all propor'y QUAKE
fed medical and surgical assistants.
having to qualify at our naval hospital.
before they can rise above u. rank
of attendant
The mex and by no m,1r- .s.
least important is the a. .'ta'
branch. This comprises writer , 1s'
stewards and ships cooks, al p PEE,
are under the direct supervise ,. g.
accountant officers. The "writ"r-. .,
called. attend 10 all Office work, pas u-
counts and general a%ccountau. under
the paymasters. They hold rcsr,.- ne
and confidential positions, as AL d1.u-
ments pass through their htHj-
The ships steward and hs -t@
have control of all foodstufs c... g
soap and tobacco and "impicu...~
these latter including al. 'he tIt.
used by the messes connected V'.
their victual.ing. The name .-H ,
steward is really a missioner, as
are in nc sense of the word stew tr.-
but the responsible v~.ctualling Of; D.,
of the ship.
The ships cooks of course a'...d
to the cooking and preparation OF ,.c
ships company's dinners. In adi''1
to these there are officers Dol tG.
officers stewards. who are nome
tinuous service men and Their r"
largely civilian.
Last We have the ships police >u.t.
as regards number but " c,dlc- q
great deal of power, a great d.t
much, many people think n fac u-y
two years ago the Admiralty .t'.t
attention to this in a special ir'', 90
the fleet, in which they said
The ships police are 10 p. ...
entirely as police and care J. 3 '
taken that they are not given ..'.
they were never int, nded To p'-- --
Taking them as a body, h"N.,..
they administer their somcWAt .f-
cult duties with tact and forhrtr..
and very little proved comPId.". +
be lodged against them to-day.
The internal economy OF Il
a fleet is run on very slm..t,
all over the world wherever a t
war may be. Let us tab a ?
daily duty routine during s."
when a ship IS n harbOr.
A. NJ.
4;3o-Call boatswain's ma -.
ships police.
4;+5-All hands lash up 80
4:5o-Up all hammockS.
Cooks.
5:05-Hands 10 cocoa and was
5:S5-Hands fall in, scr.
lower n clean duty boats.
6:l5-Hands to battle.
6:4O-Watch below clean me
watch on deck clean wood a.
work.
7:50-Band call. Cooks.
S-Hoist colors. Breakft~'
to clean.
S:30-Commander's defau.,"i-
S:45-Both watches fall in
9:l0-Divisions for inspect.
ll:45-Clear up decks. c..
12-Dinner.
=. NJ:
l:l5-Clean guns,
1:25-Both watches fail in.
S:45-Clear up decks for
quarters.
4-Quarters.
4:3O-Tea. shift into II sht
b:3O-Hands TO battle.