The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-08
Even the Government Torpedo
Boat Destroyer Falls Into
Their Hands.
DRESS PARADE WAS HELD
Then They Swarmed Upon the
U. S. Reid, Commanded the
Guns and Made Crew Answer
Many Questions.

Yesterday was the biggest event OF
history in the eyes of many of Bruins
wick's boydom. 1t was Boy Scouts
day.
Led by their leader, Phil Burgess
the boys in khaki, whom most of thc
visitors as well as all of the city's res
ident's have gotten pretty well ac
quainted with during the week b.
their many acts of hospitality ana
courtesy, went through the sched
uled dress parade with all the eff
cheney and tactical kno ledge o.
Uncle Sans regulars. For IN hour
between 3 and 4 O'Clock in the af;
ernoon, they displayed their forma
tions on Newcastle street.
/. Then they marched to where tn
Reid is docked, and, breaking ranks
boarded and captured" the vessel II
was theirs until 5 O'Clock, the tim,
when visiting is over with for the
day. Not a Granny or nook or hold
was left unexplored by the eager
Youngsters. Guns. of course, were op
Grated and shot off" by them as were
the torpedoes, stairways, which wert
the bane of the ladies, were lightly
run up and down and all in all the
had the right mount of liberty to give
them bully good time" which
liberty to do what they pleased.
Preceding the dress parade and il
the evenin gdetails of the Scouts werr
at principal points, doing their wor)
of aiding visitors and others in ma
fold ways
They're certainly a set of likel'
American lads and Brunswick is {,
be complimented on having troor
as well-behaved and trained as this
is" said Commander Slayton, of thf
Reid "Mr. Burgess is to be compli
mented highly for what he has done
for the boys"
decks and inspected the Reid, as they
had the day before. And like on tbr
day before, the members of the crew
with the exception of some on shorc
leave. were right on the job, showing
courtesy, hospitality and giving in
formation In fact, the information
the evening details of the Scouts wert
WIS given with gun-fre rapidity
and the lay observer was usually a.
sea on the figures quoted and tho
technical parts named However, eV
cry one was given a clear idea o
how the different things are operated
and the system governing aboard az
well as the high grade type Of mcr
who are thus governed
The Reid it became knownis tho
flag boat of the First Division o
the destroyer force of the Atlanti'
fleet OF which there are altogethe'
five Each one burns coal. Lieut.
Slayton, as commanding officer. !.
likewise ranking officer of the divis
ion
An interesting history lies behirf
the names of each of the FIVE ships
of the fleet, being those of certain
navy officers, who have acted heroi
cally. Besides the Reid, they arc
the Flusser, the Smith, the Lamson
and the Preston.
The Reid was named after Capt
Privateer Brigatine General Arm
strong during the war Of 1912 0,
September 2G, 1914. the small priya
teer; with only guns and 80 mel
and having only 246 tonnage. put int
the neutral port of Fayal Of th'
! Azores, then Portuguese possession
Into that neutral harbor came th'
big British Birg of War Carnation
with IS large guns, while anchorinl
in the roads came the frrigate Rot.
with a. guns and the ship Of lin
Plantagenet with Ia guns over
acts by the British sea men led finally
while Capt. Reid was ashore dinin
with the American consul, to battl
that midnight Terrible damage wa
done the British fighters by the de'
perate crew Of the tinv brigantine
but finally the captain, who had boar(
| ed II during the fight, ordered tn