| Show THE NICTHERQY o She Kept Bright OutloqU for Mello But Was DimDIJoltei St hors NOW 2 Ithad been Intended to send the Nictheroy to Bar badoes for coal but the opening of the sealed orders showed the destination was changed to St Thomas A bright lookout was maintained last night for Mello though he is not believed to be as far north as this Assignments to fighting quarters have been made In the action Captain Baker assisted by Navigator Evelyn will sail the ship Lieutenant Hill charge o the executive officer < executve ofcer will fight her Cravan ordnance officer fights the spardeck battery Brinley has charge uf the dynamite gun Conway has the forward and the sparling after the gundeck battery Lowe commands the power division Van Iderstein chief engineer is assisted by Assistant Engineers Tenstrom Allen find Crowley Crow-ley In control of the engines and valves of the dynamite gun Officers Marriett and Fontaine Associated Press and World correspondents respectively manage the range finder The big 47 inch rifle astern is captained by the Junior Boatswain Gllroy The other gun captains are all old menofwars men The ship was inspected yesterday yester-day by the captain and executive offi cers On Friday afternoon one of the onepound guns on the afterdeck house was discharged accidentally I is probable the strong wind blew the edge of the canvas covering against the trigger As the gun was pointed seaward no damage was done |
