European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 22, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 1790s sailors had it Good wreck reveals South Bowers Del. A the wreck of a British Man of War hauled from Delaware Bay almost 200 years after it Sank is giving archaeologists a rare glimpse of shipboard life in the 1790s. The find has shown that sailors were Well fed and enjoyed the use of Wedgwood Ceramic plates and Good Quality muskets said Charles Fithian curator of archaeology for the Delaware Bureau of museums an historic Sites. It has also revealed that the Small two masted de Braak had machine manufactured fittings one of the earliest products of the Industrial revolution he said. It s a whole chapter in maritime history said archaeologist Garry Stone past president of the society of historical archaeology and special assistant for historic site development with the new Jersey depart ment of environmental Protection. The fighting vessel was lost in a sudden Squall in 1798 in the Mouth of Delaware Bay and was quickly covered with mud sealing the ship s remains in an almost oxygen free environment 90 feet below the sur face Fithian said. A private Salvage company raised the wreck in 1986. The 26,000 artefacts recovered show that by the 1790s, the material world of the Sailor had improved Fithian said. A plethora of Wedgwood yellow Ceramic plates Indi Cate sailors were issued mess kits and no longer relied on wooden bowls. And despite contemporary accounts of bad food the cuts of meat were Good and the sailors probably ate Well he said. Salvages also recovered the largest known collection of men s footwear and such Leisure items As dominoes. Other items recovered include a Sailor s brimmed knit Cap Only the second one of its Era known to exist a surgeon s Tourniquet screw used to Stop bleeding a tooth extractor and a Black Wedgwood Teapot use during mourning. Rumours of Gold Bullion aboard the wreck lured trea sure Hunters for two centuries but Only a few Gold an Silver coins were found. The Debraak was a Small fast ship developed for the hit and run fighting style of the 18th Century. It was about 90 feet Long and weighed about 255 tons Fithian said. The ship bears Marks of the beginnings of Assembly line production. The wooden discs in pulleys used to adjust its sails were machine manufactured he said. Fithian said the ship was refitted from a dutch Mer chant vessel about two years before it Sank. While the findings have expanded knowledge of the Era experts say salvages damaged or destroyed Many artefacts in raising the vessel. James Delgado chief maritime historian for the National Park service said the loss of artefacts helped persuade Congress to pass a Shipwreck preservation Law giving states jurisdiction Over Salvage operations. He praised the work of state archaeologists in preserving what was recovered. What these folks Are trying to do is conserve one third of a one of a kind Book of which two thirds of the pages were torn out and muddied and Many of them were burned. No matter what., there is no Way the entire Story of the Debraak can be told Delgado said. New Hampshire businessman l. John Davidson whose sub Sal inc. Raised the wreck defended the Sal Vage Effort. Sitting under the Sand and continuing to rot is not the answer he said. Davidson said he plans to donate the artefacts and the Hull to the state for a museum if he can avoid tax on the gift. Under an existing agreement Delaware will receive Only a Sample of artefacts. Veteran gets real charge out of new 7th cavalry by Janet Howells Tierney staff writer Budinger West Germany Arthur j. Stanley lied about his age for a Chance at chasing Bandit across the mexican Border. Stanley 88, was just a teen Ager when he first mounted up with the famed 7th cavalry in Texas. When i joined at 16,1 had to lie a Little he said. Now 72 years later Stanley is watching life go on for the unit that has become a family tradition for him. On Friday the army s 3rd so 12th Cav took on the name and colors of the 7th cavalry. Stanley who is a senior District court judge in Kansas was invited to the re designation ceremony by his grandson 2nd  k. Hoffman. Hoffman 23, is a platoon Leader in the newly Rede Signater 4th so and took part in the ceremony in big Dingen. Stanley noted the similarities Between the modern and past cavalry s missions but pointed out one crucial difference. We patrolled the mexican Border he said. Today they patrol another Border but also face a potential enemy. Of course they get around different Thane  when Stanley was a private and a newcomer to the unit at fort Bliss Texas he had last Choice of Riding horses. But he got Lucky. I remember skipper. He was the drum major s horse at first. But the first time the Man hit that drum skipper started bucking. So i got him he recalled. Stanley already was familiar with horses but that is Janet Howells Tierne Arthur j. Stanley did t earn him a Saddle. I had Ridden All my life so it was nothing new to me but they taught the fundamentals he said. You Learned to keep your seat without the help of a Saddle. And then when you could do that they gave you  the Young recruit Rode skipper 18 months with the cavalry All along the mexican Border and even on charge. We caught up with some mexican bandits he said. And we chased them Back where they came from. That might have been the last cavalry charge on the  charges into Battle often were accompanied by the stirring Irish March Garry Owen which gave the cavalry unit its nickname. And Stanley recalled How the horses ears would prick up when Garry Owen was played. Hoffman said his Grandfather did not influence his decision to join the army and now after 18 months in uniform he has some stories of his own to Tell. We just got Back from the Field the Day before begot Here he said. We slept in our m113s." Stanley tops that by recalling How he lived under Canvas during All but two weeks of his time with the cavalry. I heard All his stories when i was growing up said Hoffman. Sometimes it s hard to believe you re sit Ting Here with someone who went on a charge like  yes i always told him stories Stanley said. Handsome were even  rebels bombard Kabul on anniversary of revolt Kabul Afghanistan a moslem guerrillas fired rockets on the capital tuesday on the ninth anniversary of an uprising against the soviet backed government. The foreign ministry said the attack killed one person and injure three. The bombardment was the first since thursday when a barrage of rockets killed at least seven people including four children. The last soviet troops left Afghanistan on wednesday. The foreign ministry reported that one rocket struck near a government ministry for refugees in Northern Kabul on tuesday killing one Man and injuring three other people. Three rockets hit Southeastern Kabul but there were no reports of casualties. Earlier the government displayed a huge Cache of arms and explosives and said the guerrillas had planned to use them tuesday to attack buildings and bazaars. The foreign ministry took foreign re porters to the Headquarters of khad the g9vernment s secret police where it had lined up the wide array of weapons on several tables. Many had markings from the United states Britain Egypt Sweden China and Italy. Officials said others were made in Pakistan where the most pow Erful guerrilla groups Are based. According to Mohammad Omar a state Security agent the weapons were seized monday in a Well in Eastern Kabul. He said agents captured three guerrilla sympathizers who confessed to planning to use the devices to attack government buildings and markets around the City tuesday and wednesday. The guerrillas hold most of the Countryside while government troops control major cities. The 1980 revolt occurred two months after soviet troops intervened to bolster a marxist government in Kabul. Soviet soldiers fired on moslem protesters who emerged from their Homes shouting god is great government officials say dozens of people were killed. Some shops in the City were closed for the occasion tuesday but business was brisk in others. Smelly Gas leak forces thou Sancus from Homes port Arthur Texas Apas Many As 7,000 people were unable to return to their Homes tuesday after stinking Gas escaped from a crude Oil tank and blew Over a residential neighbourhood authorities said. The Gas which escaped monday from a leaking tank at a Chevron re finery contained Hydrogen sulfite a flammable poisonous chemical witha smell like Rotten eggs. The leak first discovered in the afternoon was not considered a serious health threat but at least 24 people were examined at local hospitals officials said. No serious injuries were reported. An estimated 5,000 to 7,000 people were asked to leave their Homes in this coastal City near the Louisiana Border and about 3,000 stayed in emergency shelters overnight said police sgt. Mark Blanton. The rest found lodging on their own. Police barricaded a 17-by-l4-Block area in the Western portion of the heavily Industrial City. We be had some real bad fires at these plants where people were injured and killed but even then we never had an evacuation of this magnitude and i be been Here 28 years said police sgt. Cedric Clayton. We decided to evacuate the entire area simply As a safety precaution he added. There Are a lot of elderly people who live in that particular area and there Are two or three pub Lic housing  Chevron officials said they had been monitoring air Quality in the area of the leak since Early monday afternoon. They described the gaseous release As carrying a minimum risk but a terrible odor. Most crude oils in Texas have sul fur in them and that Means their Gas contains Hydrogen sulfite which is listed As one of the hazardous Chemi cals said a Chevron spokesman