The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-09
THE GEO. WASHINGTON
WHITE HOUSE OF THE SEA
In an interesting article the Ports

In an interesting article the Ports
mouth, Va, Star calls the U. S. S.
George Washington the White House
of the Seas, speaking of the greet
ship as President Wilson's marine
nome while on the ocean. This
palatial transatlantic liner is now at
the Portsmouth navy yard for new
dress. The ship has become famous
through having carried President and
AIRS. Wilson four times across the
Atlantic, and later having brought
the King and Queen Of Belgium to
America and carried them back The
George Washington is 722 feet long
ard has capacity of 1000 passen-
gers Think of a crowd like you saw
:at Sparks circus on board one boat.
1t even carried larger number of
men while in the transport service,
when overseas soldiers didn't mind
shipping like sardines so anxious were
ehey to get home.
The steamers depth is fifty-four
feet. The Star says that stairways
like those in modern hotels connect
the SIX or seven decks and if the
visitor climbs from. the bottom to
the top it is much the same as walk
ing up the stairs of six or seven
story building. Look at the Exchange
bank building and then imagine a
ship of the enormous size here men
toned. "Most remarkable in the
mechanical equipmen+ of the George
Washington" says the Star, ''are the
engines with twin quadruple expan-
sion, which are the largest of the
kind in the world"
We would like to quote the full
description of these immense twin
engines and the other interesting
marine features of this wonderful
ship. If space permitted we would
give the entire article as it contains
a full history of the liner.
Richard julien, the young New
berrian who held a position as an
electrician aboard, brought us the
paper and was very solicitous about
something being said in The Herald
and News regarding his pet subject,
the George Washington. But he also
wants something said about "The
Hatchet," miniature daily paper
published on beard while the ship
was in commission. The statement is
made that "The Hatchet," like the
immortal Washington, never told a
lie, which is unlike some of the papers
printed on land. ''The Hatchet," a
copy Of which has also been handed
US, is great. 1t appropriately calls
the nurses on board the ship "White-
scsps," the humorous paragraphs are
under the caption Of "Equinoxial
Disturbances" and everything appro-
pirate from the "sea-rious" side to
the ludicrous. The paper agrees with
young Julien when it says, in closing:
|'Oh, it is great life on the sea,
and if it is a great life on the sea it
is particularly a grand life on the
grand George Washington, and it sure
is a grand and courteous crew on
%The White House of the Seas.''
Young Julien is 18 years old. He
enlisted at Charlotte the 31st of last
March and was sent to Raleigh for
preliminary examination. Thence
after successfully passing that rigid
7lial at the training station, operat-
ing base at Hampton Roads, during
Ia tEo-mcaths' stay there, he put to
sea the 31st of May, on an army
transport as second class seaman. !
On The 22nd of September he was
rated as electrician and petty off
Ger of the engineering force,
his position corresponding to that
sof sergeant in the army. His
rapid rise in the very short while her
has been in the service, considering
his youth, shows what lad is
capable of accomplishing by applica-.
ton, with high ideals through right
conduct and living. He inherits his
love for such life, his great-grand- T!
father Greneker having been captain
of ship plying between Charleston
and the West Indies, with his home (,
in Charleston. The young lover Of !
the sea of the fourth generation, in !
his devotion to his chosen. branch of !
the service under good old Uncle !,
Sam, is talking up the navy and al !
ready his influence is bearing fruit. !
!, e 5. ordered to report for duty at !
Norfolk on the 28th of December.