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Uncle Sam’s Great Military
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T is a far cry from the weap-
ons. of stone and bronze,
with Iiieh our most prim
itive ancestors defended
themselves, to the great
modern guns that look
frovningly front the para-
nets of our up to date
twentieth century defenses.
Self preservation being the
first law of nature, let us
mention a few of the de
fenses used by our ancient
■rutat the : nieja th. swart.
d the < iuT>. once neid sway;
arrow and the jar din pre-
Glittering armor had its
d cities and fettitled castles
flue modes of defense. The
gun pi u which marked
military history, is to the
the heathen Cl inese.
’■st the great gurs of niodcn.
hided with the newly Invent
us, it is doubtful if oven a
■old stand impregnable. Take
12-inch rifle, with Its weight
pounds and sength of -to feet
v it could lire a 1.000 pound
d’stance of 10 or more miles,
idvance in the stoFy of fire-
expense of one shot, we are
mts to SI.000. and is capable
Hating an up to date iron
>■’ value may bo tn.ted at a cou
ld ns
LINE FORTIFICATIONS.
the last decade all the great
nations of the earth have giv-
I attention to their coast lines,
h is expended 37,000,000 pounds,
puipo&e. The United States
3 miles of sea-coast to defend,
up to dateness of her military
• stands foremost. The Encyclo-
merican furnishes the informa
l-inch rifle with its carriage
and emXlaccm»nts costs $146,000: and
the expense of building a modern fort
ress. $2000,000.
.Milicas upon n.iiii ns have ref entry
been spent upon the seaeoast defenses
of tile United States. One of tile most
important military posts in the country
is Fortress Monroe, located on Old Point
Comfort, the sairse point which gave
shelter and thereby comforted Sir Chris
topher Newport and his little band, in
colonization times. This historic point
projects into that great body of water
c-alled Hampton Roads, that lies in the
southwestern corner of Virginia.
On it one Harvey built a fort as early
as 1630. It was in 1817 that the present
fort had its beginning. The great changes
in modern warfare of very recent years
rv-Ve ronrlflm.1 tha fortpoBa flat of date
aad the real fortifications where are
" heavy disappearing guns and other equip-
mont. are a short distance up the beach.
The importance of this fort can readily
lie seen by a few moments’ reflection.
Il guards the entrance to Hampton
Roads and thus makes impossible the in
vasion by a hostile naval foe of Wash
ington, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Rich
mond. Steamers for Oid Point Comfort,
leave Sewell’s Point, which is reached
by way of the Norfolk Railway and
Light company, a half an hour’s run,
on the lour. At Sewell’s Point it may
lie mentioned the first Tight of the Civil
war In Virginia took place. There are
the remains of the battery standing
which was created by the Confederates
at that time. The sail to the fort over
the historic writers upon which took
place the battle that revolutionized nav
al warfare—the battle of the Merrin'.'ae
and the Monitor—gives us a fine idea of
the '■magnificent harbor. Let us quote
the words of that greatest of marine au
thorities, Commander Mathew F. Maury:
•‘Nlaturally and In a geographical and
military point of view, Norfolk, with
Hampton Roads at the mouth of the
Chesapeake bay, as its lower harbor,
iTTld San Francisco inside of the Golden
Gat® In California, occupy—one on the
Pacific, the other on the Atlantic—the
most important maritime positions that
lie within the domains of the United
States. Each holds the commanding point
on its sea front; each lias the linest har
bor on its coast; and each with the most
convenient ingress and egress for ships—
each as safe from wind and wave as
shelter can make them. Nor is access
to either ever interrupted by the frosts
of winter. in the harbor >f each theri
is room to berth, not only all the ships o,
commerce, but tlie navies of the worlu
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THE GREAT MAURY.
Of the great scientist just quoted, it
has been said that “he explored the main
and laid its surface out in highways, to
give safe passage for the commerce of
the world."
Congress will some
rnent to the memory
g’infttn.
On the .way wo pass
curious circular pile
cess of building.
A View of Fortress Monroe, Showing Water Battery on the Left, Fortress fa
Chamberlain Hotel.
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the Background the
day erect a monu-
of this great Vir-
the Rip Raps. a '
of stonas, in pro-
]t is proposed to
place formidable guns thereon, some
day. The huge hotel, which lias shel
tered so many brides and grooms, th“
rendezvous of fashion, is within oar
range of vision on bright days even
before we reach Sewell s Point. i no
fortress, of mediaeval appearance, with
its granite walls, some thirty-five feet
in height soon looms up clearly. To
visit this section of the country without
“doing" the part is not to be thought
of. (Let us make our bow to Uncle
Sam’s famed southern military post.
Our steamer -has landed us within half
a square of the big Chamberlain hotel
iinto which we take a peep, pet naps go
ing up to the observatory tower where
the view is superfine. Passing along u>e
splendidly macadamized road which
leads in the direction of the fort, we
have pointed out to us a long red struc
ture known as the hospital. A building
near it, in garb of government yellow,
is the artillery school, the only one of
which Uncle Sam can boast. It had its
beginning in 1823, fell into disuse, and
was reestablished In 1867. Here young
student officers receive instruction in
matters relating to the artillery service.
Connected with it is an excellent li
brary. To the right before you enter
tile fortress, is the Young Aten's Chris
tian Association, built of pressed brick,
and showing tall white columns.
A marble table near, the entrance In
forms us that this building is a gift
from Miss Helen Gould in infemoii' of
her (parents. To the left is the a.lminis-
-l'ation building. Here we stop to obtain
a pass that wall enable us to m'ount the
ramparts. The moat which nearly sur
rounds the fortification is of varying
width, estimated at from seventy-five to
one hundred jnd fifty feet.
The fort embraces S(ij acres, and is
hexagonal in form. It Consists of seven
batteries in commission, and three un
der construction, is garrisoned by eight
companies of coast artillery, aim nas
about forty guns. The main entrance
leads through what was once the guard
house. A shoe maker is today its prin
cipal lodger. From the entrance an ex
cellent view is had of the parade
ground, and of a group of fine live oaks.
There is plenty of greenery about, and
1he five military bands is giving us
welcome. Inside-the fort, on either side,
are sloping roads leading up to the
ramparts. From here the great harbor
shows up impressively. Crafts of every
clime are to bo seen—six-master sand bat
clime are to be seen — six-masters
and battleships; impertinent little
tugs, white sails galore, etc. jn
the dim distance we see the capes of
ihe Chesepeake—Henry and Charles
marking the entrance to the great
“Virginia Sea,” the first chart of which
was made by Captain John Smith.
Someone has thus written of the cape...
and of the rapidly progressing city of
Norfolk.
THE CONTINENTAL GATE POSTS.
An intelligent man cannot fail to see
that God made Cape Henry and Cape
Charles the gate posts and Hampton
Roads the gateway Into this country.
That he deflected the gulf stream 100
miles to the west to pilot the ships of
the nations Into our ever-open and
never icelocked harbor. That he has
opened and laid down His great hand
of omnipotence here, so that even the
simple can see the great thumb in the
'Chesapeake bay, the Potomac, the in
dex finger; the York, the middle finger;
the James, the fourth, and the Eliza-
bear, fifth, all converging at Norfolk
in the hollow of his hand. These nat
ural things speak the language of
Providence, saying; “Here build the
future great city of America. 1 will
bathe and purify it with my tides, i
will fan her with my soft breezes. I
will feed her from my fertile fields, I
will enrich her with the wealth of my
waters.”
Looking landwards from our txisition
on the ramparts Into the interior of the
fort, we see a number of yellow build
ings. One of these is the officers’
library, another is the gunners’ school.
Several are homes of officers. The case
mates, over which we are walking, are
also used as residences. Casemate No.
I is said to be the one in which Jeffer
son Davis lived a prisoner for two
years. We pass a number of old gun
emplacements, and three field guns, one
of which is used for evening salute and
for the salute of foreign vessels of war.
Near the tail white flagstaff from the
top of which old glory waves breezily.
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? Forty Tears Between
By LLOYD OSBOURNE
E6e Sunny South’s Series o/ Short Stories
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H. ?£ it liad been any one
but him.” exclaimed Cap
tain Hallow.
"It’s horrible to call him
a deserter,” said Francis.
"Don’t lei’s do It!” said
the captain
"We -have to say some
thing, sir," replied the first
lieutenant, helplessly.
“One can always lie, X
suppose,” said Hadow.
‘"’There's nothing I
a wouldn't do myself for
d Garrard,” said Mr. Francis.
■A’hy not say lie was kidnapped here
'’V Vie hill tribes?” said Hadow. “We
aren’t certain sure he wasn't and no one
can i.-ny nut what 'ne might have been."
‘Tut the admiral would be bound to
Inquire into it.’’ said Mr. Francis. "Soon
er or later he’d send a ship.”
Trust Jack to do his own lying when
gets here,” said Hadow. "Beside,
hell be sick of the whole thing and only
to ’ glad to step aboard.’
'Bat won’t we be asked why we
<Mn’t rescue him?” asked Francis.
•Yo, no. I have ft!” chiefl the captain.
It’s certainly a case for stretching a
Pint, sir." said Mr. Francis.
’Enter in the log,” said the captain,
’caking very slowly and thoughtfully,
passed Midshipman John de Vigne
Jarrard, failing to report himself at the
xpiration of his leave, was afterward
iiscovered to have been kidnapped by the
‘ill tribes of Borabora island. On my
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threatening- to land a party to recover
him, 1 was dissuaded by King George,
who cleared himself of any personal ro-
sponsibilitv in the matter, and who
promised, if only I would give him time,
to recover the man without bloodshed or
any cost to his majesty's government.
The king urged that the use of force
would impeHl the officer's life, which
otherwise he had every confidence w«tld
be spared.”
"Very good, sir.” said Mr. Francis.
"You’ll give King George a flaming
character,” added Endow.
‘‘Very good, sir,” said Mr. Francis.
“Bile it on about hfs reverence for fhe
queen and the way he gave beef to the
ship," said Hadow.
“And what then, sir?” inquired Mr.
Francis.
“Well, you know,” said Hadow. "my
orders here leave me a pretty wide lati
tude. You can’t tie down a surveying
ship In wild waters the way you can
a simple patrol. By George, sir. I’ll lay
the ship hack here In nine months and
retake Master Johnny Garrard.”
“You may count. Captain Ha#ow, on
our most loyal and hearty support,” said
Mr. Francis.
"Thank you,” said the first lieutenant.
“Not a word!” exclaimed the captain.
"Though you might coach the king a bit
about the hill tribes. But, of course,
not a whisper that we’re coming back.”
•iNo, sir,” said Mr. Francis.
“This must go no further than you ana
me,” said Hadow.
“It shall not, sir,” returned the first
lieutenant.
”\Ve shall sail tonight at the turn of
the tide,” said the captain.
“Very good sir,’’ said Air. Francis.
It was not nine months—it was fifteen
and some days to spare—before tin;
Dauntless again raised the peak of Bora
bora and hacked her mainyard off the
settlement.
It was morning when Hadow raised the
island, a fleecy speck of cloud against
the sky-line, and lie shortened sail af
once and lingered out the day, so as to
bring him up to it by dark. After sup
per every light on boat was doused and
the great hull, gliding through the glass-
smooth water, merged her steep sides
and towering yards and canvas into the
universal shadow.
By 10 the ship was hove to close
ashore, and the lights of the little set
tlement glimmered through the palms.
Tito warm night, laden with exotic fra
grance and strangely exciting in the in
tensity of Us stillness and beauty, hid.
beneath its far-reaching pall. the
various actors of an extraordinary
drama. With pistols buckled to their
hips, Brady, Winter&lea, Hotham and
9tanbury-Jonos, four officers of the ship,
together with Hatch, a flinty-faced old
seaman who could be trusted, all slip
ped down tlie ladder into the captain’s
gig and pulled with muffled oars for the
break in the reef. Picking theft - way
through the pass, witli the surf on either,
hand roaring in their ears, they slowly
penetrated the lagoon and headed for
the king's house. The shelving beach
brought them to a stop, and all jumping
out to lighten the boat, they drew her
over tile shingle and made her painter
fast to a pandanus tree. Then, acting in
accordance witii the preconcerted plan,
Vvinterslea was sent forward to track
down their prey, while the rest huddled
together to await his return.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes passed in
palpitating suspense. A girl drew by
wreathed in flowers; she looked out to
sea; then up at the stars, and shrank
again into the shadow. From the neigh
boring houses there came the sound of
mellow voices and of laughter. A pig
rooted and rustled among a heap of co-
coanut shells. Half an hour passed, and
from far across the water, as faint and
silvery as some elfin signal, the ship sent
her message of tile time—six bolls.
Panting and crouching, Winterslea
groped his way among them.
^Come,” lie said.
They followed him in silence, unloosing
their holsters and grimly ready. A pair
of handcuffs clinked in Hatch’s jumper.
They inhaled the deep breath of tried
and resolute men, inured to danger, and
accustomed to give and receive an un
flinching loyalty.
"Taere!” said Winterslea.
The pat'ii opened out on a little clearing
among the trees and showed them, set
on high, the outlines of a native house,
lake all Tahitian houses, it was on the
mode.l of a bird cage, and the oval wall
of bamboo, set side by side, let through
vertical streaks of light from the lamp
or fire within. As the whole party drew
nearer they heard, deep telow them on
the other side, the pleasant sound of fall
ing water, and realized that the cliff they
were mounting overlooked a little river
at its foot. Here, in exquisite seclusion.
Jack Garrard had chosen the spot for
his moral suicide.
Creeping up to the house and looking
through the cracks of the bamboos, his
comrades saw him sitting within, dressed
like a native in tapa cloth, with bare
chest, and flowers in his tawny hair. He
was sitting in a hammock, and with her
head against his knee, a beautiful girl
was looking up into his face, one hand
locked in his. In that land of pretty wom
en she was the one that outshone them
ail, Tehea, the sister of the king, for
whose sweet favor every man on board
had sought in vain. And here she was
with her long hair loosened and her eyes
swimming with love, looking up at the
lad who had given name and honor to
win her heart. The pair were hardly more
than children; and Brady, a sentimen
talist of 40, with red hair, sighed as he
peeped through the eaves anti thought of
his own dear girl at home.
Garrard laid down the pipe he liad
been smolklng, and in happy uneoncious-
ness of any audience but the woman at
his feet, began to sing. His voice had al
ways been his greatest charm, and the
means of gaining him the friendship of
men much older than himself. It had
won Hadow. It had won Francis.
Jack lay back in the hammock, and
with wonderful tenderness and feeling
sang, “Flow, Gently, Sweet Afton,”
repeating the last verse several times
over, it was plain that something in it—
some phrase or line—had deeply moved
him, for he suddenly bent' over and laid
his face in his hands, shaking with a
strange emotion. Tehea arose, and
throwing her arms round his neck, and
forcing away his hands, pressed her lips
to his wet eyes. Even as she did so,
Brady gave the signal for the whole par
ty to move round to the door.
He entered first, the others close be
hind him. Jack leaped to his feet, white
and speechless, ills wide open eyes those
of an animal at bay. Brady. Winterslea,
Stan-bury-Jones, Hotham, Hatch, the
familiar faces haunted him like the sight
of ghosts. Friends no longer, they were
now avengers with the right to track
him <iewn and kill him.
“Jack!” cried Brady in a. stifled voice.
The lad took a step back. The girl
moaned and tried to run between Hatch
and Standbury-Jones. The old seaman
caught and shook her like a dog, tear
ing away the whistle she put to her lips
and dashed it to the floor. Jack put
up his hand and snatched a pistol hid
den in the thatch of the roof. Brady on
the instant leveled Ills own and thund
ered out;
“Drop it, or I’ll shoot!”
“Shoot and be hanged.” returned Jack,
and witii that he turned his pistol on
himself, and, placing the muzzle against
his forehead, pulled the trigger.
It missed fire.
Before he could try again Brady had
him around the neck, while Hatch, re
signing the girl to Stanbury-Jones, ran in
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we may peep down upon the officers’
club
A pretty corner guards the entrance,
adorned with magnolia trees, shrubbery
and clambering vines; pyramidal piles
of cannon bails and trophies captured
during the late war with Spain. We
see a pretty gothic church surrounded
witii foliage, and an enticing tennis
court. The main barracks which shel
ter some 872 men faces tile parade
ground. Jn the smaller barracks 250
men live. The guard house has for the
visitor a curious interest. At the en
trance was standing a pale-faced young
man, garbed in government yellow upon
whose clothing was printed in many
places the letter *‘P.” I was told that
his fault was desertion, and that when
his term of Imprisonment expires he
will be dismissed from the service.
INSIDE THE FORTRESS.
We were allowed to look through the
iron-barred doors into the tiers of ce 11s
in which were many youthful captives.
They were there for drink and other
acts of disobedience. About the ram
parts are little sentry boxes from
which in stormy weather a sentry takes
■post. They are eight range towers
wherein are the instruments for seeing
afar off and for getting the azmuth.
We come upon some 8-inch breach-
loading rifles, and a battery of 15-inch
smoothbore guns. Outside of the fort
ress proper, a few yards, is a pine for-
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