The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-04

Stdttu ISidli, Almost A. night angles '
with tho course she hls been follon
ing. II Is the only thing he can do
10 got out Of that binding dounpour
of illumination.
With u broad sweep the despatch
boat comes alongside the steamer
Patrol. capt. H,llock reaches fcr A
speaking trumpet, thrusts his head
through a window AMI holds a brief
conversation with his subordinate In
the pilot house Of tho Patrol.
What arc Won trying to do?' he in
ouires with interest. 'Trving to burn
the eyes % u IF my head with your
s,archlISht?'
"Oh. n o slr,' the other replies ~ re.
spcctful voice. Just thought you'd
like to know we're On the Job and not
missing anything
"Nl auiet?"
Yes. sir"
Whats this steamer Oft Our por,
bow Hallock indicaJes = mass ~
black hui. smokestacAs and masts.
"Spaniard. sir. nurition boat"
The $40 gheers Oft from the Patrol
and approaches another black bull
gently rising and filling ON the water.
Here and there a light shows. but for
tho most part all is dark.
"Minnetonha OF the Atlantic Trans
port Line" remarks the Captain.
Largest munition ship down here. l
guess. except perhaps the Baltic
that's her. the Baitiy. | mean. INlng
just beyond, Now" nc adds, Wen
run over 10 the Long Islind shore
and take a look ~ conditions there"
The $50 instantly obeys her wheel.
II soon YOU are within y short dis
tan'e Of II line Of docks which seems
to stretch endlessly. some of the docks
are dark, hut IN eaCn NJ them YOU can
make out the shane OF at least one
steamship. others are brilliantly
lighted. and where these lie all ID
hustle, men hurryins this way and
that; YOU know they are working by
night rs well as hv dav 70 load cargose
Of food, clothing. hospital supplies and
manufactures Of many kinds other
than munitions of war.
Mile after mile you see them Capt.
Hallock tells YOU there are probably
ten miles Of these docks and tied I'D
At them not less than a hundred
steamships, ~freightars. runnins IN
length from 400 to 500 feet Then VOL
come abreast 4 great eApanse OF land
on which are many buildings. ono
section Of this land IN particular q
blazing With illumination and a multi
tIdc 81 wnrkmcn seem 20 he husily
engaged there.
"Thats tho Rlls. rroloctilc COM
ranN's plant vouch. ites Hallock.
They're making war material. ana ara
charging the plant as rapidly as pos
Sible."
His hand seeks the engine room, SIG
nal, The $40 slows down. quietly draw
Ing further inshor.. \ few minutes
aiterward yuu rerceiy" q substantial
launch creeping along close 70 the
docks, creeping silently in the dark
ness, and slowly, CAUTIOUSLY. Then
you recognize it as one Of Capt. Hal
locks fleet If police patrol boats guard
Ing th' water front IL had recos-
niaed II long before
Again tho signal sounds and ths
despatch boat picks m her heels. Halt
a mil" further on. perhaps. Won SEQ 4
load i'drn Of llsht. and coming oppo-
site lind before Won d great dry dock.
50 fun" Illuminated thar every inch o'
II is plainly visible lr the middle %
its ribs, rising mt toward tbs
upper edse III = greet sweep, rests the
black hun If y steamship. her stern
toward Won and tho water. Every
slusr" foot ~ ',r shining surface ~
shown by the nNrlad powerful light
And al over ~" snip and in the dr>
dock itself men are working. How
many YOU cannot tell. for rhe despatch
boat il Whirlins past: but there they
are, looking like 50 many flies scat
tered over the Sides Of an enormous
. shiny black fruit cale
3 The 6Ho darts on u present,
, glide> into her own slip, as gently ami
: As gracefully AS = lad" entering :
; -ira"inS room. You step out 10 the
, narrow, slippery, twelve inch deck. We
with salt spray and rain and leap
asnor~ Already one of the police
r crew j. removing 3 long belt oe car
tridScs from the box attached 10 a
machine gun mounted near the pilo.
house Nou hadn't noticed tho Gin
hefurr
The duty "f guarding nlunitlou ships
is only n part ut the work performed
hN tho llartor police who patrol IN and
Ground Greater New Works -, miles
|, Of waterway. Included in this are the
, North River and the East River, Staten
Island Sound, tho Harlem River. Long
r Island Sound as Tar ~ Harris Island
D., t~enty-siN miles from the Battery; the
upper bay and the lower bay, and >
a marine post of eighteen miles alonp-
the Long lslard coast 10 Rockawa,
Beach. The harhor squads afford the
-, only police protection 10 some sixteen
"r eighteen islands, all within the cit
limits, n having IA total population
Of about 10, 900 men. women and chit
dron.
a large percentage of rncn IN the
= harbor police have served their tiu,o
U In the United States navy, and all at
the others are men Of marine expert
cucC. They 10 al the work of re
= pairing. painting ana Cquippms ~.
Launches Of the fleet, aud each mem
= Der oi each crew must lo competent
y to serve in the engine room IS well a.
: In the pilot house, and to do all other
work on tho craft to which hS IL