Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
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New York, but she escaped destruc.
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Of the coast of Norway, on another
occasion, enemy submarines fired at
the New York, but def maneuvering
saved the battleship
In those stirring days the New York
and her sister warships plowed their
way through heavy seas, with cling
ing snow, slashing hail and high winds
beating down upon her at times. With
out lights, the vessels had to ma
neuver under these trying conditions
and navigation was indeed difficult.
1t WAS no place for green seamen.
Mine fields Of the Germans beset their
path and they had to keep a wary eye
out for these, as well as the tell-tale
periscopes Of the U-boats, or the bub-
bling track Of the deadly torpedo.
But there was some relaxation.
Ashore and afloat some form of ath-
letics was INDUCED in. Base ball,
track meets, fencing, boxing, golf and
tennis were on the schedule Enter.
tainment aboard, movies, small dances,
vaudeville and music whiled away some
Of the dreary hours. The high COM
mand realized fully the value Of morale
more potent than guns.
THE New York is remembered CRATE
fully In Edinburgh. Scotland For
while overseas she followed out the
custom Of the American Navy and
held open house for poor children at
Christmas. When the war was it its
height the New York was in Edin-
burgh. One hundred and twenty-five
children, orphaned for the most part
by the war, we're guests of the officers
and enlisted men on the gayly-decked
ship. The tots were given presents
and entertained royalty.
Christmas dinner, with all the trim
mings-American style-was presented
to the undlstinguished visitors, more
welcome than blue bloods. In addl-
ton, two shining silver shulings-"tWo
bob"-were given to each child. And
now those erstwhile children are grown
and mayhap some of them will be
in London or the south of England for
the browning of Britain's King and
Queen. With throbbing hearts rum
ming more quickly they we'll might
gaze upon the New York-symbol of
the Babe of Bethlehem during the
dark, dreary war.
Tho ofHporc IF Nopy
received many invitations to stay with
the wealthy Britishers during brief
periods ashore during the war
King George v visited the New York
many times officially. He made a
searching inspection Of the vessel, and
with the keen eye of a sailorman he
looked her over and pronounced her in
shipshape
When George v was the Duke of
York he was crossing from Halifax in
a speedy battle cruiser and went down
into the engine room and threw few
shovelsful Of coal into the furnace.
Admiral Rodman recalled this during
one of the visits Of the monarch to the
New York and asked if he would do
as much for his vessel.
The Emperor of India bowed down
like any stoker, and with brand-new
shovel threw some coal into the
furnace Of the battleship. The BLACK
gang showed their appreciation Of his
ma3esty's democracy by appropriate
recognition and displayed his picture
on bulkhead.
Admiral Rodman, over coffee and
cigarettes, would entertain the King
Of England in his cabin when the
monarch visited the New York The
Prince Of Wales often accompanied
him.
THE Queen Elizabeth was Admiral
Beatty's flagship, and thither
Admiral Rodman went often, to confer
with the high-ranking naval authori-
ties Of Britain.
When King George first visited
aboard, over the New York floated the
royal standard of Great Britain Walk
ing along the deck on that occasion,
Admiral Rodman said:
your majesty, this Is a historic
day and proud one for us, for this
is the first time in history that the
royal standard of Great Britain has
ever flown officially over an American
man Of war;
Admiral Rodman has been accused
Of being very British" and gladly
admits to 1t. For back in the early
days in China, at the turn Of the cen.
fury, he came to know the might Of
Britain first hand.