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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1899)
TIIK MORNING AS1VIMAN. FRIlAl , OCTOBER 18, 8W. - T A FAMOUS SHIP TO SAIL AGAIN Admiral FarraRiii's Flagship Hart ford Goes Into ronuuission. BE-DEDICATION CEREMONIES The Old Eigliiiju; Jsm I Has Arma ment and AjtplkBces uf War In dreamed of in Farragut's Day Sun KnuKlsco Chronicle. Xum honored tradiicms Jostle Willi new string Inventions on board the historic old flagship Hartford, now fit ting out spick and span at Mare Is land for a cruise that will extend prob- ' ably around the world. Memories thati are woven' into the history of the coun- try are recalled by the wheel that guidil the ship to Farragut's great victories at New Orleans and Mobile;, and the bell that sounds the hours Is1 the same that the great admiral heard during many anxious nights. But bristling new raptd-flre gun are there,! too, and electric lights, and doiens of j arplianxs of war undreamed of In Far-. mgut's day. j The glory of the Hartford as a flag-! ship, leading a squadron through flame, thunder and death to victory. Is past. But the usefulness of the hon est old ship is unimpaired. Perhaps, too. In her cruisings, new history wlUjthe Cenes of activity along the deck, be made no one can tell, now, what "The crew proper are picked men, and any vessel of the American navy will j not undertake and accomplish. Like the brief but fierce rage of an old, old man, the Hartford may sweep down upon some distant archipelago where the n.tme of Uncle Sam is taken in vain, and, opening her oaken sides, pour out the vials of wrath. If the oc casion should arise, the Hartford can be depended upon to do her duty, to the last splinter, for she Is built of he roic stuff, and is manned by 500 of the brightest and stoutest boys ever gath ered on an American ship. Every one U a native born American, physically perfect, selected for his Intelligence, education, soundness and general good character. In the hands of such lads the old 'Hartford will feel new life, and might do such deeds as to cause her proud steel sisters to dip the flag of honor. The Hartford, after lying at Mare Is land since 1894, during which time she has been entirely overhauled, repaired and largely rebuilt, was placed In com mission on Monday, Oct 2nd. The cer emony, on account of the glorious his tory of the ship, was more expressiv'e than the usual brief exchange of au thority. The Hartford is now a trrtln ii.g ship, designed to be the home of young Americans who in future will be the backbone of the navy; and there is something appropriate In their be-j Ing housed ia such a craft, with noble .... I..- n A t ndhln examples of valor and seamanship lm pressed upon their minds. Juet before i p. n. on the day named, the 500 young oien making up the crew of the iitrtford marched on board, heai-d by their own band, and all dressed In then best clothes. They assembled on both Bides of the quarter-deck. Promptly at 2 o'clock Captain W. W. Itead, L'. S. N., captain of the yard, gave orders to hol.it the flag and break the pennant, which signified tbat the ship was again In commlFsion. The ban utruck up the "Star-Spangled Banner.' and all officers and men turned and saluted the flag. Captain Mead then turned to Commander John II. Iiawley, V. S. N., and said: "I have the honor of putting you In charge of Admiral Farragut's famous flagship. Commander Hawley read the order from the secretary of the navy dl rectlr.e him to assume command of the vessel, and then gave a short speech In which he highly praised the appear ance of the hendsome fellows who make up the crew. Then, with more music, the men marched back to ih-reoelving-ship Independence, where they will remain until the work on the Hartford Is completed. A salute would have been fired from the old lag ship In honor of Admiral Kempff, com mandant of the navy yard, except f"r the fact that the Hartford was along side the dock. It will be about a month before the Hartford Is ready for sea. No more busy sight can be found than on and about the ship. Spry, bright-faced lads between 18 and 25 years of age run tiere and there, taking In provlntons, cleaning up, running errands for the butcher, baker and camlle-stlok maker; electricians are stringing wires, testing kanina and oiling UD dynamos: warrant ofllcers are showing the boys this, that n.l th ixher detail In fitting out a ship; Commander Hawley and Ueu-tenant-Commander Alexander Sharp, Jr., ar kept busy all day directing the operations. A constant stream of white-clad boys goes up and down the Rung planks. The mails come on. cKHhes-bags go off. Boxes of provisions, soap, oil, hardware and a thousand and one other things fly. apparently In great confusion, to the niche assigned for them. Carpen ters and Joiners litter the decks with shavings and planks while they put the Mulshing touches on some part of the superstructure, ra Inters are every where, trapping the unwary visitor with his new coat. Sail-makers ply the needle, machinists scan the engines and boilermakers go down Into the ca pacious bowels and riggers go aloft. To the unpracUeed eye confusion awema to reign supreme. The task of getting tNngs shipshape wemi tnsurmount- alle, Jtut all the heavy work has been done. The bustle on deck now is only the fuss of feathers the pruning and primping that belong to femininity; and sailors say, superstltlously, that It Is no Idle custom that designates a ship as "she." A few days later and the Hertford will be clean and fresh from stem to stern, with not a speck of paint amiss nor a stitch loose. With mnga- lines, bunkers, lockers and bins full, she will Mil away with a glorious past behind and honor galore, It Is hopod, ahead. "I think I have as fine a crew as was ever transferred to a man-of-war,' said Commander Hawley. as he glanced at the recruits, numbering 300 young men, are chosen from the best that appllfd in the Western cities and towns. The recant glorious history of the navy has Inspired many young men to enter the service, and so the class of applicants has greatly Improved. We have In our ranks some of 'hs finest kinds of ma terial Just as good material as famous sailors were made of. The boys are splendid specimens of manhood, and our training will Improve their build and carriage. v Dr. Stttt. our surgeon, says the training Is better than that of a gymnasium. "The Hartford, as a training ship, will tike American-born boys between the ages of IS and 25 and make seamen of them, to work In the navy. It Is the theory of all old navy officers, and I agree with it, that there Is no better training on earth for a man-of-wars-nun than to serve on a sailing ship, getting full instruction in everything pertaining to nautical affairs after the old school. Self-reliance, quick and sound judgment, courage and obedi ence are among the good qualities In culcated. This Is aside from the prac tical alue of the knowledge acquired. So wv shall take these 500 boys and land them in New York experienced scan-en, able to take care of them selves and a ship. Why, in a few months or even leas, they can do any' thing tney ke with this ship they can .. ... ..... . . . . j handle her with perfect ease and skill. "Naturally," continued Commander Raw ley, "I am pleased to command the old Hartford. It is a proud position and an agreeable one. I have taken great interest In the work of turning out good seamen for the navy. I suppose the famous old ship, with her crew of handsome young Americans, will be the reccipient of much honor along the At lantic coast as Bhe.Bhould be. There is as big a crew on board the Hartford as is carried by a battleship. It Is a command to be proud of." Captain Cotton, commanding the re ceiving ship Independence, where the recruits have made their home for over three months, says he never saw a bet ter behaved set of young men. They are of the best blood of the country. One Is the son of the mayor of a large Western city. Others have been grad uated from higlischools, etc., and all, wltlout exception, write readily and show great interest In current events. They have learned much during the past thr-' months and go on the Hart ford w-ll practiced already in general drills. Th- Hartford's keel was laid at Charleston navy yard early in 1S5S, and she was launch .-d In November of that year. Chief Naval Constructor Hlch born. who has had general charge of her repairs, personally partielpated in her construction. The Hartford was called a screw ship of the second class. Her battery consisted of sixteen heavy1 Dahlgren guns. Now she Is provided with twelve 5-Inch rapid ,1re gung on' the gun deck and one on the spar deck; two llotchklss l-pounders on the gun deck and six on the spar deck: two long l-pounders and two automatic I pounders on the spar deck, two auto matic Colt's guns and a S-lncU Held piece. Though her sides are of wood Instead of Harveytsed steel, the Hartford Is no mean foe. The five-Inch rnpM-tlre! guns shoced their ability to do t trlble execution at Manila and Santiago. With Americans on board to do the maneu-. wring .tnd shotting. It Is quite likely that the Hartford could give a good ac- count of herself wherever she luippcneil . to be. As for sailing she now hits trlpl expansion engine of the latest type, b.ll's the ,imile salt pow er afforded j by her nark rig. She made eleven knots In the old days and should do better than that with the new equipment. j All the boys on the Hartford are classed as landsmen and are enlisted for four yvwrs. They are eligible to become warrant officers, and under the new naval personnel bill to even higher rank. In the time thi y have lxn at Mare Island they haw received assid uous Instruction In general drill, such as general quarters, sail drill, mooring and unmooring, up and aonn ligmi vards and tongallantmasts. up and down lower yards and topmasts, bend-, i. . ii .n ., i , ,.,, , ,i.il Iiik sail, furling and loosing, tacking. and w faring, reefing topsails, shorten-' I Ing sail and coming to anchor, arming an.l emiimiln boats, boat exorcl abandon ship, bag Inspection, ham mock Inspection, etc. As soon as the boys get out on the briny deop there will begin a course of Instruction .hot ....HIV mntc them s-iinien. It means much work for the officers. There will b- culls to quarters frequently at all hours of the night, with two i.r three hours' drill. Included In the course of Instruetlon are the following drills and lectures: Palm and needle, knotting and spllelng. running rigging, care uid handling arms and ammunition, compass and helm, description of guns, hull, sails and Fi-ars, signals, cane of clothing. load, aiming drill, blocks masts and; yard, rifle, rope and small stuff, re volver, anchor and chains. Hotrhklss 1-poundT drills, parts of ship, capstan and steam engines, steam storing gear, fues and primers, first aid to wounded, dynamo, boat sailing, maga zine ai.rl ammunition rooms, engine and Are rooms, machine shop and a few dozen other Items entering Into sea life. H Is rot known definitely yet what rmte the Hratford will talee upon h-r cruise, which la likely to prove of more tlan ordinary Irtterest. Commander Hawley said he expected to be ordered to arrive at Hampton Roads between April 15 and 0 of next year. It Is quite likely that the ship will go around j the world via Pnez, Instead of nround, Cape Horn. The officers and cr-w ar dently wish to go via Suez. As this route will give the sailor boys th greatest amount of Instruction. It Is r?garded as almont certain that It will be choser.. Orders arc expected to ar rive soon from the department naming the route and time to be observed, to be observed. Thus, after five years' time and an expenditure of about $100,000, the Pa clfic Is to yield up to the Atlantic th most glorious of all the ships of the r bvillnn: but as the Hartford, like the eagle, has renewed her mighty youth, she may be confidently looked for again some day entering -the Oolden Oate, flying the Stars and Stripes as proudly as of yore. , . LORD AND LADY BYRON. Mystery of Their Separation Never Explained. "V. E. Henley writes vigorously of Lady Hyron In the October number of the Pall Mall Magazine. In the end they were married, by special license; a year and a fortnight after the wed ding Lady Byron left her husband nev er to return to him; and the great heart of the public rose to the occasion. A bride repudiating her groom! A young mother fleeing the embrace of her firstborn's father! Obviously he was the gull'y party. Obviously she young, Innocent, high-principled, above all virtuous was the victim. By specifying nothing, and so suggesting the unspeakable, she captured the gen eral Imagination, and set It working to her sole advantage. "He Is Com pletely lost In the opinion of the world," and "I look upon him as givep up to every worthier excess for the rest of his life;" thus Miss Godfrey to "her friend, Thomas Moore; and, condemn- Ing on hearsay and In advance, t're 1 , .j u . . . . , I poor soul did but follow hr ladyship's suggested lead. There were so many( of her way of feeling and thinking that an actress could not take a turn In th country with her "fancy man," but It was thought she had gn tway with Hyroii, and on her reappearance she was hled from the boards! It was a victory for the virtuous woman all along the line. As ever, she was a crown to her husband, but this time It was a crown of thorns. 8h had but to refrain front speaking, Indeed, and one of the strongest, bravest spirits of our century was expelled his country. And none knew why she did It. nor how. And why she did It remains a mystery even till this day. , WW a a i If mothers would rst aside foollah prnd try. and impait to their daughter the knowlrdgt that thry, thrmaclvrs, have ac- ?uin-d by years of suffering, they would be arced to tend fewer hour of anxiou t- woman who aulVrra from anknru due. or drrnmrrmait of tlie distinctly i feminine ortran I an inromrilele woman she is unfitted for wonun'a hiichrat and beat duty motherhood. 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