Identifier: stnicholasserial301dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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e might have been some seriousdamage clone. It is an oddly shaped objectresembling the stack of a wood-burning loco-motive, and having at its upper edge a num-ber of levers, any one of which, when pushedin, was supposed to explode it. As in everything else during the war, fortuneseemed to favor our vessels that struck thesemines, for all of our navy escaped injury from Near it the grand stand is located, where onSaturday afternoons during the summer a ma-rine band takes its station and the popular airsare played. On a bright day this locality pre-sents a pretty scene, with the brightly uniformedofficers and men and the many fair visitors,while within hailing distance the men-of-warglisten with the white paint of peace. Alltends to make the scene an enlivening one. On the parade-ground in front of the marinebarracks there is also a great deal of life andmovement in fair weather. The marines, whoare our sea soldiers, are constantly being putthrough military drills and evolutions, and in
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^-: . Mi mines except the Maine, and the sinking ofthat vessel is supposed to have been the resultof a long-considered plot. To the right of the captains quarters and ona high knoll at the western end of the yard thecommandants residence is situated. From theveranda of this house it will be found that afine view can be had of the entire yard. time of recreation they are often seen indulg-ing in their favorite game of baseball. Taking the path that leads to the docks, youwill pass some massive stone and brick build-ings. These are the largest naval storehouseson this continent. Within them are cases filledwith almost everything needed in connectionwith modern naval warfare. Guns of every de- A TRIP THROUGH THE NEW YORK NAVY-YARD. 52 scription, torpedoes, signals, chains, cables, boats,tenders, anchors, armor-plate, steel rigging,blocks and tackle, and in fact all kinds of ship-belongings, can be found here in large quan-tities, so that at short notice almost any kind ofcraft could be r

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