Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1894 — An American Man-Of-War. [ARTICLE]

An American Man-Of-War.

The modern American man-of-war is a little world in itself, or, perhaps, more properly, a floating city, with its inhabitants of many trades and professions. Not only is there a doctor to dose you and a chaplain to care for your spiritual welfare, but many cooks, several carpenters, skilled machinists, electricians, tailors, musicians add barbers. There is at least one clever sailorman told off as ship’s writer, which officer corresponds closely to the old-fashioned scrivener. It thus happens that one can have almost anything yuade aboard ship, from an engrossed copy of a complimentary resolution to a complicated piece of machinery or cabinet work.