Fighting in Cuban Waters

umber of things for him to learn. He was much interested in the Brooklyn as a whole as well as in detail, and was proud to learn that this armored cruiser was the la

the water, but as a city block is ordinarily two hundred feet deep, so to speak, she would cover two blocks

water does she

house. Her three smokestacks are about a hundred feet high each, and t

ht with the Dons. I want to see the big guns go off. I know the main batte

6-pounders, four 1-pounders, four Colts, and two

exclaimed Walter. "It must make thin

. Some folks don't think that makes her a beauty, but they must remember that warships aren't built altogether for looks, although to my mind she's as handsome as any of 'em. The high bow enables us to carry o

e called an ar

is is an additional protection of coal and of cocoa-fibre, for keeping out water. It would surprise you

ss and roll up his hammock and put it away. Then came the work of washing down the deck, followed by breakfast, and later all hands were called to quarters, to attend some drill, sometimes at the guns, sometimes at the hose pipes scattered about in case of fire, and occasionally with small-arms and with cutlasses. Each afternoon th

y brotherly set, and the youth soon felt thoroughly at home among them. He was always willing to do anything asked of him, and in return the best gunners on the vessel did not

ars. "Hark!" cried the Yankee boy. "Two ruffles. Do you know what that means? The commodore is e

on. They crowded to an open port and were just in time to see Commodore Schley descend by the swinging la

remarked Walter. "He has

He was in the Civil War, operating along the Mississ

the Mississippi, and also when Port Hudson, in Louisiana, was taken. He is named after Gene

nobody fought better than did General Scott, th

gunner. "They say he graduated at the head of his class and was so well liked that he was given sea-duty

among the Chinese coolies in the Chin Chi Islands. The United States consulate at this place was in danger of be

dore," said Walter; and

he Naval Academy. He remained ashore for three years, then went to the coast of Africa, on the Benicia, where he took part in a number of contests, and

er," cried Si, e

who went after them, and found Greely and six of his companions at Cape Sabine and brought them safely back. For this Congress voted him a medal, and President Arthur raised him to the full rank of captain and made him Chief o

ricsson, the inventor of the monitor. When Ericsson died, the body

le off the coast of Chili he smoothed out what threatened to become a serious difficulty between that country and ours on account of some of Uncle Sam's jackies being stoned on th

sailing under," said Walte

rest me," concluded the gunner, who was an old bac

he was afraid that Si would accuse him openly of the theft of the gold piece, or perhaps he was afraid of Caleb Walton, who was continually ar

the arm one morning, while both were coming from mess. "You're too much of a

ul, and attempted to pass on. With a frown Ha

he cried uglily. "Has Si Doring b

I want to t

l's only answer. "I don't w

my que

get away. He had just twisted himself loose whe

ears came. He was about to try retreating

ife out of you," he hissed into Paul

ke off short. "I won't tell you, there

kett. "Said he had had a ten-dollar

e-

sed me of ta

He said you had been where

t I couldn't get at the bag any more than could y

hat is so. N

ething, for it's not nice to have folks taking

d anything abo

I've found more than one fellow aboard the Brooklyn looking at me queer-like, and I can put two and two to

a word-I'll

went on Haskett, with apparent bitterness. "Russe

nt on Paul, who was tender-hearted and ve

ou something, and you can tell Doring or not, just as you

must be mistaken. Why, why-how could he

t. But I'm almost posit

have," retorted Paul, anxious to stick up for Walter, who had

has against me," answered Jim Haskett, boldly. "A

, and turning swiftly the former mate of the Sunflower found himself c

you come from?" st

manded Caleb. "Come, out with it, or by the jumping beeswax,

replied Haskett, recovering somewhat from his fr

o say? out with it," was

e, and I am not the only one that does either. If you think I'm wro

rd w

tub, I passed Russell's hammock. He was dreaming and talking about the gold piece and saying that Doring would never learn that he had it, and a lot mor