The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-26
BATTLESHIP BUGLER
IS IMPORTANT PERSON
He l. Compared 10 Man Who Calls
Ont Trains in hi. RAFT
road Stations.

\ bugler Is to g battleshlp what the
train announcer is to "A railroad station
Ills noise reminds you Whcn 10 move
or where and how Ii it IS not your
turn to go this noise may he bearablo.
even beautiful. But ii his harsh
metallic notes are a signal that weary
legs must again take up their beer
led burden your biased ears whisper.
"ho let the bars down, anyhow"
The big ships have from three 10
six buglers apiece. Destroyers tugs.
and subs 50 far have none. But they
are getting longer and deeper every
year, these sea-sneakers. and soon may
rate not only huglers but brass bands
as we'll
Beside his trumpeting a buEler has
no regular tasks. There is always
one on duty ready to jump at the
watch officers word to call away a
boat or to arouse the crew in an
emergency. In off hours he helps
scrub and shine his own part of the
ship.
There are ils standard bugie calls
in naval use. Most of these also be-
long to the army. many for different
purposes entirely. Stable call, for in
stance. is blown aboard ship to sum-
mon the saluting gums crew to bat
terry.
Calls are divided into four different
classes, depending on the reason for
and the manner In which they are
sounded. Routine boat calls. infantry
movement signals. and school call are
sounded by the single hugler on watch
and refer to only a few men.
General service calls. such as tattoo
taps, morning and evening colora. and
salutes are played by all buglers II
a.a-W 4
MED by the band AT color for in
stance, the Star -Spangled Banner
follows Immediately after the opening
bars Of the call
Ftro and collision. torpedo defense.
man overheard, and battle stations are
emergency calls which by the very
nature of their stirring notes thread
the uttermost passageways and deck
and drag a man out by his ears I'm
m ediately the accident or crisis arises
bridge bugler starts the alarm whic'
js taken up by other buglers through
out the ship. Drills and warnings ais
pass from one compartment to an
other by relaying bugles
The fourth class OF calls r1erges int,
band music. Though a bugle has N'lt
i've notes. thirteen marchec are avail
able OF hesc. nine are common drlli
auicksteps. one Of which was written
by Sousa. The president and the com
mander-in chief each has his own
march No one else in the service may
hope 70 receive special bugle music un-
less he has the bad luck TO die or get
a "kickout" In the former case the
bugle Funeral March" adds something
to the occasion In the latter the
"Rogue's March" subtracts something
lit browns out the jeers and farewell
remarks"
Boat calls are thirteen IN number
including Away All Boats and Man
the Boat Falls" Falls" by the way
is the paradonai name OF the boat
hosting tackle. by virtue or which "A
boat can not fall, The Hook Heron"
Jingle at the end OF boat call means
bring her alongside and prepare to
host her in.
Bugle tunes are distinguishahis not
only by their actual airs but by the
predominauce of high or low notes
In marching all movements and turns
to tho right are indicated by calls
running up TO and ending on high
notes To the left the opposite is true
Quick music signals quick movement
as IN reveilIe, double time. and man
overheard calls. Taps is slow and
soothing.
The most common calls have appro-
pirate words. Everybody has heard of
7 can't get EN- up" for reveille Mess
gear goes "Soupy, soupy, soupy. with
out any beans" One Of the qBicksteps
boasts the elegant verse. YOU'RE in
the Navy. now. you son of Il -, youI
never get rich, you're in the Navy
now"
A bugler uses 7s2 cubic feet OF air
q dag to breathe. 1923 cubic feet to
blow his bugle. and about 10000
cubic feet on gossip while he is sitting
around waiting orders.
Here bugIer call awav the yfet"