Naval battles of America; great and decisive contests on the sea from colonial times to the present, including our glorious victories at Manila and Santiago; . you fire just onegun ? One gun, what for? Captain Clark firemen are lying down, just worn out, but if theycould hear a gun and thought that we were anywherenear the enemy and in action, they will get upon their feetin an instant. The gun was fired, and sustained thewornout firemen for half an hour, when the great shipfound her reward, her 13-inch guns covering every footof her adversarys deck. ETIQUETTE OF THE NAVY. Etique
Naval battles of America; great and decisive contests on the sea from colonial times to the present, including our glorious victories at Manila and Santiago; . you fire just onegun ? One gun, what for? Captain Clark firemen are lying down, just worn out, but if theycould hear a gun and thought that we were anywherenear the enemy and in action, they will get upon their feetin an instant. The gun was fired, and sustained thewornout firemen for half an hour, when the great shipfound her reward, her 13-inch guns covering every footof her adversarys deck. ETIQUETTE OF THE NAVY. Etiquette on board a man-of-war is a matter of greatceremonial. From the moment an officer or a commonsailor steps aboard until after he has left, he must observeconventions of many kinds. The starboard gangway, for instance, is reserved forthe use of the commissioned officers and their friendswhen going aboard or leaving a vessel. All others mustuse the port gangway. The first thing on steppingaboard ship is to salute the deck by lifting or touchingthe hat or cap. This is meant as a mark of respect tothe colors and is acknowledged by the officer of the OUR NEW NAVY. 479 The quarter-deck is sacred to the officers, and the sideof it occupied by the officer on duty is generally avoidedby the others. No enlisted men are allowed on thequarter-deck except on duty. One of the prettiest of naval ceremonies takes placeat 8 A. M. and at sunset. This is the hoisting and lower-ing of the colors. These two functions are accompaniedby appropriate military music, all hands, officers as wellas men, who happen to be on deck at the time, standingat Attention, facing aft and with heads bared, until thecolors reach the flagstaff-head or are lowered into thearms of the quartermaster, who receives them, as thecase may be. Officers are required to salute the captain when pass-ing him, but not each other except when on duty and anofficial communication is made. The junior alwayssalutes first, the se
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