Popular Science Monthly 



425 



The park and bandstand where the men were reviewed 

 every day and where concerts were given on Sundays. 

 The German village had a population of one thousand 



Erecting one of the 

 new houses for the vil- 

 lage at the Philadel- 

 phia navy yard. The 

 sailors brought their 

 materials from Norfolk 



Putting the finishing 

 touches on the church 

 — a substantial edifice 

 transported almost en- 

 tirely from the first vil- 

 lage erected at Norfolk 



favorite fish, were placed 

 in the water. The men 

 never were without plen- 

 ty of eggs, salads and fresh vegetables. 



Like all municipalities, the German vil- 

 lage had its streets and parks. Straight 

 from the ships ran the Eitelweg and Kron- 

 prinzweg terminating in the Doeheritzer 

 Heerstrasse. The Kurfiierstendamm, which 

 overlooked Kap Horn, the Macksnsen, 

 Hindenburg, Bismarck and Moltkeweg sur- 

 rounded the Kaiser Wilhelm Platz. Nearby 

 were the officers' garden, the bowling alleys, 

 and the cafes where different refreshments 

 were served, exclusive of alcoholic liquors, 

 in accordance with the state law. 



Prominent dwellings were the Villas 



The ships in their new berths at 

 Philadelphia and two new houses under 

 construction. The sailors are not 

 allowed to spend their nights on land 



Huegel, Emden, Karls- 

 ruhe, Tiger and Luchs, the 

 last being given its name 

 in memor\' of the cruiser 

 Luchs, commanded by Captain Thierichens 

 at Tsingtau, Japan, and sunk by him to 

 blockade the harbor before he took charge 

 of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich. 



The buildings in the quaint village were 

 not limited to dwellings, however. There 

 was a civil marriage bureau with the stork 

 on the roof, a village church, and a police 

 station to keep order among the population 

 of one thousand. A magistrate, Schuettel- 

 post by name, ruled with dignit>' while the 

 village lasted. His daily orders were posted 

 on a board crowned by a wind-dial made 

 from small ships. 



