Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 18, 1901, Page 7

’ 3 CAPE HATTERAS SHOAL. $M sistitooy smi ; } we . i } } \ iy he ye ‘ ‘ n > | ‘ (/ { Nf ‘a. aie Stanch Lightship Set to Guard This Ocean Sailors say that there are two grave- yards in the Atlantic, one off Sable Island and the other at Cape Hatteras. The wrecks that strew the sea bot- tom around the little piece of land be- tween the Grand banks and the main- land are mostly caused by the dense fogs that prevail most of the year, misleading the skippers westward and eastward bound, until too late they find themselves upon the rocks. Fog is only a lesser peril of Hatteras weather. The cape is know the seven seas over as the worst of storm centers. The fury of its winds, the sweep of its ter- rible cross-seas and the treachery of its lurking shoals are a byword Yn the mouth of every deep-sea sailor. It is here that the government has just set the new and powerful lightship, No. 72, stanchest of its kind, to warn ships from the invisible perils of the coast. The dangers of Hatteras are gener- ally unseen. Even in fine weather the water at high tide entirely conceals the reefs of jagged rock upon which many a ship has beaten herself to pieces. But fine weather is rare thereabouts. Seldom does the sun rise clear upon Graveyard. ciently heavy caliber. The artillery of the seas was too much for her, and one night she was torn from her moor- ings and landed high and dry on the beach, the crew just escaping with their lives. No. 72 had just been fin- ished and was sent direct to Hatteras. She is much larger than the other ves- sel and the workmen in the yards at Quincy, Mass., where she was built, had orders to put the very best mate- rial into the hull and, machinery and to take time enough to drive every bolt and rivet home. She is 112 feet in length and quite shallow, being about 20 feet in depth. The hull, made of the best steel, is divided into five water- tight compartments by bulkheads of the same material, so that if the water should fill three of these, the other two would keep her afloat. Partly to strengthen her hull, she is given three decks built almost as strongly as those of a warship in order to resist the tre- mendous strain when rocking in the waves. The quarters for the captain, officers and crew are on the main deck, while the coal bunkers and other sup- plies are below. As the officers and MASSIVE ANCHOR WINDLASS ON NO. 72. the low sand spit running far out into | the ocean. Every storm that reaches | the coast seems to seek out Hatteras for the display of its greatest violence. During a northeast or southeast gale its rocky, seaward stretching ledges turn the ocean currents into a vortex; and then there is no spot in the oceans of the world more to be feared. Tre- mendous cross-seas rise and sweep the waters for many miles out to sea. A real Hatteras storm often extends its influence between two and three hun- dred miles outward. Menace to the Navigator. If the reefs of Hatteras were situated at a different point on the coast line the cape would not have its evil repu- tation. But they lie in wait at the most easterly point of the South At- lantic coast, and vessels bound to and fro between southern ports and such cities as New York and Philadelphia, as well as the fleet of steamships which load at gulf cities for Europe and coal at Norfolk and Newport News, must pass close by. The cape is also close to the direct route between South Atlan- tic ports and Great Britain, and if a ship captain loses his reckoning even men must remain sometimes for five or six weeks without seeing anyone or being relieved, the government has STANCHEST LIGHTSHIP AFLOAT. tried to make their surroundings as homelike as possible. Steam heat and electric lights are provided in each cabin, and the fur- niture, carpets and fittings would be a credit to a mansion. The ship is equipped with refrigerating apparatus, and has also a plant for distilling water so that an ample supply of ice can be maintained in the summer months as well as an abundance of pure water. Anchor and the Light. To hold the lightship on her station powerful apparatus was provided. She has what is known as a harbor anchor, weighing 2,000 pounds, large enough for an ordinary liner. This is connected by a chain whose links are 1% inches thick, calculated to stand a strain of 79,000 pounds. Beside the anchor, there is what is known as a wedge an- chor, weighing 350 pounds, which works as a sort of steering gear to keep the vessel head on to the waves in a heavy storm. In order to give by a few miles he is liable to come dan- gerously near it. Since the first American monitor | went to the bottom of the sea off Cape | Hatteras hundreds of crafts, from the fishing smacks to the liner, have been its victims, and thousands of lives have been lost in its stormy waters. Reai- izing this constant menace to the navi- gator, the government has spent mil- lions of dollars trying to firfd some- | thing which will give suitable warning to ships. Time and again lighthouses have been planned, and the work got- ten well under way, but sooner or later, often after months of work, the treach- erous quicksands have engulfed the most solid foundations and sometime a single night of storm has demolished the structure. Floating buoys of vari- ous kinds have been tried, but these have also been quickly washed away. After careful consideration, the United States lighthouse board decided to have a lightship constructed which would be strong enough to withstand the heaviest seas and provide illumina- tion which could be seen at a long dis- | with a mainsail, tance on the stormiest night. First Ship @ Fatiare | The first ship tried wazi't of suci- | . her plenty of room to ride the waves, 720 feet of anchor chain is provided. The anchors are raised and lowered by stea%a, the ship being equipped with special engines. Electricity fur- nishes the illumination for the lanterns which are arranged upon two steel masts at a height of 50 feet above the water line. Each mast contains a clus- ter of six are lamps, each of 100 volts. On a clear night their rays can be seen a distance of twenty miles, while in stormy weather it is calculated that the captain of a ship ten miles distant can see them through his field glasses, as they have an attachment which pro- duces a vivid flash every half minute. The electrie current is generated by a set of powerful dynamos operated by steam engines, No. 72 is provided with steam as a motive power, in case she should break loose from her moorings. Her engines are as large as those in an ocean tug of the first class and, it is believed, will enable her to battle successfully with average northeasters. She is equipped forsail and fib, principally to steady her in a gale of wind. There is no danger of her being mistaken for any other craft. The letters on her side are about ten feet in height and on a clear day can be seen at a distance of several miles in themselves, FIRST OPERATIC SUCCESS, Verdi, Although Sick, Got Good Price * for First Gpera. “Nabucodonosor” was played with the most brilliant success at the Scala on March 9, 1842, Verdi was not at the performance. He simply went to the theater at the close of the piece, noted the success of his work, returned to his garret and went to bed. He was still sleeping when, at dawn, there was a knock at his door. Merelli entered. Knowing that several of his confreres would be sure to make propositions to Verdi, he determined to be the early bird. The conditions of the garret con- vinced him that he had a first-class chance to make a good bargain, and he remembered that Donizetti sold his “Elizire d’Amore” for 500 francs. “How much do you want for your opera?” he asked. “Thirty thousand francs,” said Verdi. Merelli started. “What did you say?” he gasped. “I said 30,000 francs,” replied Verdi, with the greatest coolness, “because you got up at 5 o’clock in the morning to come to see me. This evening the price will be 50,000. After some discussion Mer- elli handed over his check, after which he went home and took to his bed, where he remained for two months suffering from jaundice. On account of that jaundice he became the laugh- ing stock of all Milan, and old artists | still speak of it, The rest of Verdi’s | history is known. No one merited the | glorious triumphs more than he did, | because his heart, his mind and his | character reached the heights of tal- ent. His generous soul was vast and noble, like his genius. PDDOOCDODOOOOOGHOODODHHOOOOOS = SMOKE AND CINDER @ CONVEYOR 8 $O900080990099099000800009 | An annoyance of no small dimen- sions seems to be overcome by the de- vice illustrated herewith, which has just been patented by four Louisville (Ky.) inventors. The object is to pro- vide a conductor which will receive the cinders and gases from the stack of a locomotive and discharge them at the rear end of the train, the purpose of | this device being to prevent the smoke and cinders from coming in contact with the cars or passengers. A subor- dinate object is to provide for the di- rect passage of the smoke when the engine is at a standstill, which is ac- complished by placing a hinged cap direetly over the vertical stack, with means for opening it from the cab of the engine. The conveyor is formed of a number of individual sections placed horizontally on top of the car, with means for automatically joining SANS KEEPS THE CARS CLEAN. | the sections together when the cars are brought into conjunction. Recent ex- | periments have shown that a large per- centage of the coal is wasted in small particles, which are discharged through the stack with the smoke, and as this smoke conveyor would arrest a large | proportion of this wasteit might also be advantageous from an economical point of view as well as aiding in keeping the passengers free from trav- el stain and their eyes unaffected by cinders when they desire to look through the open windows. Where Cieverand Played Pinochle. | If there is an humbler game than Pinochle I have never played it, and do not know its name. If ever there was a prouder man than Grover Cleve- land I have never played him, and do not know his name. Therefore, the combination of pinochle and Mr. Cley- land is irresistibly fascinating to the student of cards and biography. Jove spinning a peg-top would be less diverting. Some of the millions ex- pected to visit the Pan-American expo- sition this year will not leave Buffa’o without inquiring for the little back room in Pearl street where the Man of Destiny played for the drinks with a coterie of familiars numbering about a dozen choice spirits. He generally won. Fifty feet from the front door of Joe Goetz’s place, as it is today, | is a mark across the floor, showing where stood the wooden partition di- viding the front of the room from the | rear and forming one side of the his- ! toric den. It is said that in deference | to the ex-president Joe had the parti- | tion removed.—New York Press, | ee Girl's Bust on Battleship. | A life-size bust in bronze of Miss Elizabeth Stephenson of Marinette, who | christened the battleship Wisconsin, | will grace the forward cabin of that | splendid ship, as the gift of her father, i Isaac Stephenson. | ‘this district A horse will eat in a year nine times his own weight a cow nine times, an ox six times, and a sheep six times, ’ ONE OF THE NEW WESTERN CANADA DISTRICTS. The Great Advantages ‘of Settlement Where the Soll Is of Unex- ampled Fertility. During the past year or two a largo number of American settlers (those going from the United States to Can- ada), have made homes in the Saska- toon district in Western Canada, They have found the climate all that could be desired and their prospects are of the brightest. In writing of it a cor- respondent says: The lands for gale are choice selec- tions from a large area, and every farm is within easy distance of a rail- way station. Experience hasshown that enjoys immunity from summer frost, from cyclones and bliz- zards. The South Saskatchewan, flowing through the tract, is one of the finest rivers inthe country, be- ing navigable and having an average width of stream of 1,000 feet. The agents of the Canadian govern- ment, whose advertisement appears elsewhere in your paper and who will be pleased to furnish full information, tell me that within the limits of tho tract there are two distinct varieties of soil. One is a rich black loam, and the other is a somewhat lighter loam, containing a small admixture of sand. ‘There appears to be no appreciable difference between the fertility of these two kinds of soil. Both are alluvial in their characteristics, both are mar- velousiy productive, and both rest upon a subsoil of clay. The ad- vantage of this formation is that it retains the heat of the day during the night, and is favorable to the early maturity of crops. Every kind of crop will here attain the highest per- fection of quality. The land is admir- ably adapted for stock-raising and dairy farming, as well as growiag grain. Some idea of the richness of the natural grasses of the prairie may be formed from the fact that more than 200 tons of hay were gathered within a short distance of Saskatoon and stored up for use during the win- ter. A growth so luxuriant demon- strates beyond all possible question the suitability of the land for pasturing cattle, and no doubt this important in- dustry will be largely carried on, Nature has been lavish in her gifts to this territory. Not only is the soil of unexampled fertility, but the climate is delightful and healthy. Such is the testimony of every settler, and this testimony is confirmed by enthusiastic opinions from every traveler, explorer, missionary or newspaper correspond- ent who has ever visited this far- famed Saskatchewan Valley. In form- er years vast herds of buffalo came here to winter from the elevated storm-swept regions south of the United States boundary line, proving thereby the adaptation of these rolling prairies to the purpose of raising stock. The land is dry, with sufficient, but not excessive rainfall, capable of early cultivation in the spring, and free from summer frosts. The config- uration of the country renders artifi- celal drainage unnecessary, dnd pre- vents the accumulation of stagnant Pools; mists and fozs are seldom scen. ‘The days of summer are full of sun- shine, under the genial influence of which crops rapidly ripen. Autumn is characterized by an almost unbroken succession of fine weather, during which the crops are’safely garnered, In winter it is cold, but extremely ex- hilarating and pleasant, owing to the wonderful dryness and bracing quali- ties of the air. The winter is a source of profit as well as enjoyment to the people, being humid climate. Water and fuel—these two prime are far healthier than a necessaries of life throughout the district. plentiful PATENTS, List of Patents Ixsued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors. Ole S. Vagne, Palmer, Minn., measur- ing vessel; Anderson & Eerickson, Sa- lem, 8. D., binders; Charles Fowler, Minneapolis, Minn., cream separator; David Houston, Hunter, N. D., pano- ramic camera; Samuel Jenks, Madison S. D., overhead track; James McElli- gott, Minneapolis, Minn., insect baffler; Budd Reeve, Buxton, N. D., portable house; Joseph Ware, St. Paul, Minn. display jar. Lothrop & Johnson. patent attorneys, 911 & 912 Pioneer Press Bidg.. St. Paul, Minn. Couldn’t Keep Them Away. Jinks—Your wife seems to be very popular. I notice that a great number of ladies regularly call on her. Binks—Yes; you know shé has a parrot, and she has trained it to say, whenever a lady caller is ushered into the parlor, “What a lovely hat?”—New York Sun. The greatest cowards kick the dead lion most heartily. The well posted druggist advises you to use Wizard Oil for pain, for he knows What it has done. Clearly True. “What do you think of this idea that Mars is sending signals?” asked Mr. Beechwood. “There’s nothing on earth in it!” re- plied Mr. Homewocd, emphatically. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is a constitutional cure. Price, T5e. A Crushing Outcome. Joe, have you ever experienced a heartfelt disappoirtment?” “Yes; I once tried to dye this old red mustache brown, and it turned. green.”—Detroit Free Press. A woman may be for all men to ad- mire, but she is for the happiness of one. When cycling, take a bar of White’s Yu- catan. You can ride further and easier. A Former Conquest. He—But why do you want me to agi} Binleigh to the house?” She—Why do you wear your medal? He—It represents the victorious cam- paigns I went through before we were married, She—So does he.—Brooklyn Life. IN 3 OR 4 YEARS Illustrated pam| giving experiences farmers who have b& — wealthy in grow ing wheat, reporss delegates, etc.,and information as to reduced railway rates can had on application to the Supérintendems Immigration, Department of Interior, Ottawa, Canada, or to Ben Davies 154% East Third 81 St. Paul, Minn., or T. O. Currie, No. 1, surance Bldg., Milwaukee, Wis. END USYOUR NAME AND ADDRESS and upon recetpt of same I will send yous Proposition whereby you will be libe paid for a few minutes of your time; no eam Vaseing, as I have nothing to sell. "It costs you absolutely nothing. Write to-day. W. C. KLEINE, $100 Pine Street, St. Lonts, Mo. Rheumatism, Neural ia, Weak Back, Spraina, Nature's Priceless Remedy DR. 0. PHELPS BROWN’S Sores andail Pain. 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