The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1879, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1879. -TRIPLE SHEET SAFETY AT SEA. The Faults of Construction in Iron Vessels. SLUICE VALVES AND BULKHEAD DOORS Their Regulation on Board the Ocean Steamships. - _ MYSTERIOUS FATALITIES. During the past ten years the frequency and fatality of accidents to ocean steamships have caused & grow- ing distrust of the present system of naval construc- tion. The employment of iron, which has almost superseded that of wood in vessels of a certain size, has dfawn public criticism to that particular ma- terial, But eversince the building of iron ships was first attempted the question whether they possessed in proportion to their size equal stduchuess and buoyancy with wooden ships has been earnestly de- bated. It seems to be estublished—at least it is so acknowledged by many naval experts—that for the immense hulks which now traverse the ocean, either lnden with hundreds of travellers and valuable car- goes or bearing ponderous armaments and swarm- ing with seamen and marines, there is nothing which can serve the purpose so well as either iron or steel, But it has also been demonstrated that the former is far more fragile in proportion to the direct strain which it will endure; or, in other words, more susceptible to sudden shocks; so that it has cSme to be accepted as # general maxim of experience that in @ collision between ships the one which is of jron is in much greater danger than the wooden oue, The same is true of an encounter with an ice- berg, when the ship is at full speed, or in running upon rocks, Such disasters as the sinking of the Atlantic, the’ Amérique, the Vanguard, the Kurtiirst and the Pommerania point to some fault or def- ciency in their construction or else to an absence of proper regulations in regard to the use of the safety appliances which should form a part of the plan of every iron vessel. The principal of these aro de- signed to strengthen the hull and at the same timo to give it greater buoyancy. Both these objects are supposed to be attained by increasing the number of bulkheads in the interior and by making them water tight. This idea was first practically. tested about twenty-five years ago, but it seems that its applica- tion has not even yet been brought to perfection. Bulkheads are universally employed in iron vessels at the present day, and the professed design of the builder is always to make them water tight. ‘Whether they are go or not is another thing. THE CONSTRUCTION OF BULKHEADS. ‘There are almost as many different plans pursued in the coystruction of the watertight compartinents as there areclasses of iron ships. But the absolutely safe bulkhead must be an unbroken*partition from the keel to the main deck, with the exception only of @ single valve iu the bilge. This valve to be properly arranged should be supplied with a lever or rod reaching to either the main or the spar deek, so that it can be readily opened or closed at an instant of waraing. From each compartment of the bilge there should be a separate suction pipe, reaching to the engines. Besides this there should also be deck pump worked by the donkey engine or capable of being connected by steam winches with the main engines, at the same time that it is armed with means of being worked by hand. The valves between the compartments per- mit the water on occasion to run from one to an- other, and so on if the vessel lie right, into the well beneath the engines, whence it can be discharged at once. On some steamships in which there are no direct suction pipes connecting with the engines this is the regular custom, On Others the water is never thus collected unless the deck pumps cannot be or in the event of in- specting the valves. Should both the main and the donkey engines be stopped the deck pumps could still be worked by hand, and if one of them should be out of order or get broken the sluice could then be opened and the water drawn through the adjoin- ing compartment, A—Spar or hurricana deck. FF—The bilge. ain of saloon deck. G—Sluice or valve, ©—Middie or between deck. HH—Bulkhead, D—Lower or first deck. I—Door in bulkhead, E-The coiling. J—The floor. The accompanying cut shows a forward bulkhead in a European steamer which has only four decks, the orloff being omitted, as is often the case, even in the largest cliss. On the main deck there is of Decessity a door communicating with the forward apace, butif properly constructed this door shuts very ightly, and in any event, when water has been shipped 60 that it overflows the main deck, there can be no escape from foundering. The White Star line, how- ever, has this arrangement in its steru bulkhead. It need not be looked upon, however, as # superfluous safeguard, as strengthens the sides of tue veasel, which is in itself a highly important consideration. ‘The doors on the main decks do not impair the effl- ciency of the compartments at ull, for in. case of extraordinary he vy weus deluging the waist of the ship or driving in through a hole in the bow they could be quickly closed. ‘The bulkhead ({1) is intact from the main deck to the keel, with the exception of the valve (4), which should be kept closed at all times w! not necessarily open. It is the opinion of the majority of constructors and en- gincers that if all iron steamships were equipped with bulkheads thus designed, and placed at intervals sufliciently small, there could be very few wrecks resulting from collisions, unless through the caré lessness or neglect of the officers of the ship in al- lowing the sluice valves to be left open. IMPERYECE SAFEGUARDS. ‘The system of bulkheads has not been by any means thoroughly applied on all the ocean steam- ships which are designated as first class, On a large number of them the bulkheads reach only to the be- tweon decks; on some only to the lower deck. Many of them have doors communicating from one freight compartment to another, for the facilitation of load- ing and unloading. These are aconstant source of danger unless the strictest regulations and the most vigilant watch are observed in regard to them. On coastwise steamers this arrangement is almost the rule, One recently built, however—the Hudson, of the Alexandre line—has no openings at ‘all in her bulkheads from the ceiling up to the main dee! ris in her sides, and is acknowledged to be, al- be a. the best model of marine architecture ow In nearly all the European steamers the forward Bnd aft bulkheads are watyr tight vo a greater height than those amidship, This is owing to the immense Space required cor the engines, boilers and Lurnaces, Bud the necessity of communication between them aud the coal bunkers. The great length and com- paratively small breadth of these iron levidthans constitute the chief cause of their weakness, aud the pomne ‘at which it is greatest is,in accordance with » familiar principle of mechanism, in the middle, Could t wchinery for propulsion be constructed so as to occupy less space, or could it be advantagoousiy Tocatod farther att or further forward, this point puluht be strengthened by dividing it up into small ‘metical compartinents #0 as to render the sinking of the ship from any ordinary epcounter almost an mporsibility, Steamship owners and steamship itiders, however, have not been able to solve this roblem. It ouly remaing tor the writer therefore, study, in the interest of the public, tho best appli- cation and use of the safeguards iu vogue. From time to time, after each of the great shipwrecks which have signalized ocean travel in 80 nor ribio & manner in the past few yeurs, thore have been rumors, more or lows distinct, of errors of construction and of criminal n on the part of tho oflicers of the unfortunate Ships. Not one person in & hundred who crosses the Ovean knows anything about the strength or yoneral safety of tho craft to which Be entrusts lis life, nor, it ho asked, would he receive intellivible invovmation trom the powers of comand, It would be weil if wvernmients made some laws requiring the owners 0 furnish to oneh bra od who applicn for & passage a sisuplo and clearly iabelled plan of the «ip, provid- diy a severe penalty for the crime of misrepreswnta- tion, | moral dictuin of pa would then com- wl the eee of ouly tho best safeguards against reck, Tho well carned popularity of the Cunard is largely due to two things—the careful de- ration with which its ropes aro perforined and the external features of its ships, They differ greatly Crom others in the more perfect proportions of their hulls, the lines of which % them inuch Dolter for riding the waves ‘than tho log-like steuc- @ures which it is more the Lasion to build, in violu line oft to be regretted, however, for their own interest, as well tion of the public, that ‘the chief enginecr of the steamer of this company which is uow in port, the Algeria, refused, when approached by a Henaxp reporter, to answer any questions about her satety a] notwithstanding that at the city office the latter had been told that he could learn all that he desired on board. ‘THE POMMERANIA'S CONSORTS, Acting upon hint conveyed 4a certain reports which have reached this city from Europe about the reason of the Pommerania’s sinking so suddenly after her collision in : the English Channel, the reporter has entered upon a tour of’ inquisition among the steamship oifices aud along the steamship wharver.. This hint coineided with what had formerty been said about the Vanguard and the Grosser Kurflirst—namely, that their bulkhead valves were open at the moment of striking, and that they were not closed soon enough afterward (or nofat all) to prevent the entire hold from filling with ‘water. The first visit was, there- fore, made to the superintendent of the Hamburg- American Packet Company, at the office of Messrs. Richard & Boas. He expressed great willinguess to giye all the information within his knowledge, ™ v 1s all provided with the iron water it bulkheads?’ was asked, hey are.” “How many compartments were there in the Pommerania?” Sight water tight compartmen: low high were the bulkheads? They reached to the spar a ‘ow were they distributed “There was one very near the stern and one close tothe bow. Then there was one just abatt of the engine room, another forward of it, w fifth just for- ward of the furnaces, a sixth just behind the mast and @ seventh midway between that and the stem.” “Was there any communication between the adja- cent compartments?” \" “There was between the furnace room and the en- gine room, us agnatter of course, Access must be continually haf to the shaft tunnel, too, as the en- ginver was obliged by the rules of ‘the ‘company to inspect it every two or three minutes. «What is the custom on board your ships in regard to the opening or closing of the valves in the bulk- heads? Has the compuny any formal regulations about that?” “Certainly; the captains have strict orders that the compartments must be kept closed at all times when it is not necessary to let water pass through them,” is rule applies whether the ship is at sea or in | tion of the simplest rules of naval designing. It is as tor the infor this Figs soietinies be violated?” “No, sir. “Not that the s through oversight “Ido not believe tain is responsible.” “How can you explain; then, the suddenness with which the Pommerunis and other large iron steam- ships have sauk after they have been struck? May not the loss of many ocean steamships—like the City or Boston, for instance, which set sail and never more are seen or heard from—be attributed to a neglect to keep the bulkhead valves closed, so that a leak in one coinpartment, regarded at first as trifling, has speedily filled the entire hold?” “Of course, my dear sir, we can only make sur- mises in regard to the latter case, and the cause or causes will, uafortunately, ever remain secret. But, about the Pommerania, I do not admit for a moment that your supposition may be correct. Her sudden sinking was undoubtedly due to the fact that she re- ceived her death blow in the very region where she and all other ships are weakest. The immense space iu her middle was filled, and what could save her from going down ?” “It is probable, I suppose, that the communica- tion between the engine and the furnace rooms was open at the time. Do you think thut the tilling of one compartment alone would be sufticient to sink one of your vessels ?” “It it were amidships I think it would. ‘The other compartments, you know, would be full of freight, and consequently Ltd little buoyancy could be de- rived from the air which they would contain.” Is OCKAN PERIL LESSENED? “Are you aware thut a certuin large class of people are becoming distrustful of iron ships 7?’ “4 doubt it very much. Iron ships are just as safe as wooden ships.”” “Tn a collision 2?” “Well, there Kai hd not to be any collision. Statis- tics would show that the number of lives loat since the general use of iron steamships is fur less in a ‘eds ion to the amount of travelling that is done than it was in the same period of time before’ intro- duetion.” Reed do you account for the lessening of the peril ?” «In one way by the increased speed of transit. It gives less oppor tor shipwreck or collision.” “But would not the greater speed increase the difficulty of averting a collision when once it’ be- comes imminent ?”” “No; because with our improved steering ap- paratus ® steamship can be turned very quickly. The developments in the investigation of the sinking of the Pommerania, still progressing ut Hamburg, show that her officers were not at all to blame, The lish, you know, are roverbially arrogant, selfish and “headstrong, and is very difficult to avoid accidents anyhow when sailing in the same waters with them. It was also proven, as I can show you in the German papers just arrived, that the bundle of clothing which it was seid a sailor selfishly into one of the boats was in reality the body of an infant wrap} up in its poor mother's shawl. The en- ger who made the accusation against the sailor has not been found, and I do not believe that he ever had an existence except in the imagination of a newspaper reporter.” . is may sometimes be left open it has ever happened, The cap- LOST AT SEA ‘The steamer Switzerland, which arrived here yes- terdyy from Antwerp, hud on board the captain and crew of the schooner Abeona, of Brixham, England, which was abandoned ,at sea in a sinking condition on the 26th inst. The Abcona left St. John, N. F., for Plymouth, England, on January 2. On the Stha heavy gale from south-southwest was encountered, in which the yessel lost fore and aft foresail. On the Sth inst. @ sea struck the ship and washed away some of the bulwarks and stanchions, The weather continued rough up to January | 11, when a heavy sea broke over the vessel, tearing away the remaining bulwarks and stanchions, besides the galley, long boat, water casks and square sail, and | fied the ‘hold with water. At half-past ten A. M. of the 20th inst., while the scbooner was in a sinking condition, a steamer was ey the crew five miles to the southward. They hoist their ensign and in ashort time the steamer, which proved to be the Switzerland, came up and took them off. schooner went down soon after. ‘The Abeona was 101 tons burden, built at Brixham, England, in 1851, and owned by Nicholas Smith, of Brixham. She was fully insui in England. * THE ‘TEMPLARS’ ‘TRIPPING. ‘The founders of Morton Commandery in 1823 little thought that the announcement of their annual re- ception in 1879 would attract 15,000 ladies and gentle- men, pack Gilmore's Garden like sardines in a box and #0 completely occupy the space as to reuder danc- ing next door to an impossibility. It is claimed that therg were not more than 10,000 tickets issued, but as wach ticket permitted the bearer to bring as many ladies as he pleased, itis not # violent assumption that fifteen thousand is a low estimate of the number present. At ten o'clock the building was uncomfort- ably full, and thousands stood in streets, push ing, straggling and to get in. It being a physical impossibility. to admit the tre- mendous crowds by the regular entrances it was ordered that the large doors on the Madison avqiue side be opened. au instant the ticket tukers were whelmed by the human tide, and a scene of indescribable cobfusion ensued. ‘The approaches to the ballroom were lined with chock examiners, As it was an invitation ball, quests were expected to pay a dollar cach tor hat chocks, and they did. Precisely at ton o'clock Gilmore waved his baton began the superb overture to Robespierre, which was played admirably, Then followed what was doubtless a ig thing’ to the Knights, The Eminent Sir William F, Costenbader, Commander of the Tempiars, aided by host of many titled ofiie: took possession of the 16,000 square feet of water level floor and went through # series of mysterious man@uvres, after whieh they formed in sentry line aboutthe floor. The band struck wp the jorgeous harmonies of Meyerbeer’s grand ‘“Corona- fiom March,” and the ball aa Tn 80 great a crowd there can never be comfort. Asan aggregation of patient, order-loving mon and Women the reception was a g) stevess, ‘The “Home, Sweet Home,” rang ont upon the carly air attwo o'clock in the morning, at whch cheerful hour the strife tor hats wud coats was just this side of a first class battle, MANHATTAN TURTLE CLUB. ‘The annual complimentary ball of the Manhattan Turtle Club was given last evening at Irving Hall. A series of brilliant gas jets, bearing the words “Man- hattan Turtle Club, organized 1870” (eucireling enormous turtle shell) and the cheering word ‘Wel- come,” greeted the guests on their entrance into the perfumed hall, which was tastefully decorated with flags, in festoons, rosettes aud streamers, Among wwe floral designs was a unique one in the shapo of w largo green turtle, formed of natural flowers. The music was furnished by Gilmore's Band. The order of dances comprised twenty-four sections, including the grand march, quadrilles, waltzes, galops, lanciers, schottisches, polkas and mazurkas, ail almirably arranged and divided into two parts, but without perceptible inier- mission, the supper hour ranging from one to three A. M. Interesting episodes in the festivities oc- curred iu the presentation of gold badges to the Secretary, Soth M. Hurris, for his fidelity and efli- ciency, and to the member who had the largest num- ber reprevented, In the former case the presentation speech was wade by Judge David MoAdam, avd in tue latter by the remy) of the club, ‘Che ladies who were present in large and cheery numbers were attired with remarkable taste, richness and elegance, being combined with charming grace and Broprie a speeches were made at intervals during the night and morning. It was altogether a most charming affatr, much of ite success being duc to the acceptable mauner in which the diflereut com- mittees discharged theix dutica, Congratulatory “Have you ever bad any reason to suppose that | RUDOLPHE IN A TEMPER. THE FRENCHMAN CREATES QUITE A SCENE IN THE FIFTEENTH GAME OF THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT-—GABNIEB DEFEATS HEISER AND RUDOLPHE 18 CONQUERED BY SEXTON. Albert Garnier and John Randolph Heiser met at the Cooper Institute yesterday afternoon to play the fourteenth game of the billiard tournament. Heiser took the white ball and opened the battle. When each hud been fitteen times to the table, the string presented a beggarly array of buttons, the figures being 34 to 27, in. tavor of Heiser, “Garnier will soon get mad,” said somebody, “and then play.” But it required two more innings before he began to show his old form, Then in commendable shape he accu- mulated 90. The record at the end of the nineteenth trial was 148 to 64, the Frenchman being to the front, John stopped tor 3 in his next essay, when Albert once more tried his luck, ‘This proved one of the proudest momeuts of his billiard career. Slowly and cautiously he commenced, There was but little trouble to compile 50, as the ivories proved willing subjects, ‘Lhe count was made on the bottom rail, ‘Then the right lower corner was sucogssfully as- saulted, and Garnier moved the balls up the long rail, People began to rub their eyes and crane their necks when ‘100" waa announced, and before the spectators fully realized that Albert was doing gal- lantly “150” was announced. He used his cue to perfection, and in @ few min- utes 200" came from the marker’s lips. ‘There were 216 points to his credit, aud the balls were near the lower left corner, when some ob- struction prevented their rolling. Garnier, with the Rudolphe-Schaefer scene in remembrance, ap- proached Referee Geary and laughingly exclaimed, “There’s something under ze ba! The referee made an examination, and, finding a, piece of dirt sticking to one of the object spheres, removed it. “Foul!” shouted Schaefer, laughing, “What right have you to touch that ball?” asked Heiser, grinning all over his face and recalling Ru- dolphe’s conduct. ‘The audience also laughed to a man, and the referee resumed his seat, saying, “That was the same old point that Ru. ‘kickod’ so much about.” With four points more Garnier was compelled to retire, having made the largest run of his life in public. His previous best record was 176, The Frenchman was within ten points of victory when he went to the table for the thirty-fifth time, and these he made without trouble, giving him the game by 416 buttons in one hour, forty-six minutes. ‘The following ix the scor Garnier—0, 3, 1, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 2, 0,:9, 0, 29, 47, 3, 23, °2,"6, 5, 0, 75, 3, 10—600, Heiser—0, 6, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 7, 0, 5, 5, 1, 6, 1, 1,0, 4, Cag 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 8, 51, 3, 1, 0, 0, 27, 0, 8, 10, 1-144. Winner’s average, 17 1-7; loser’s average, 5 9-35, SEXION DEFEATS RUDOLPHE. William Sexton and A. P. Rudolphe measured cues | in the evening. Ru. wore his long white vest and came upon the scene very confident. He was carly met by one of Sexton's admirers, who offered him 7 to 1 as many times as he wanted that odds, and tor as* large an amount as would suit his pocket, that William would win. 1] just take $10 worth of zat,” quickly responded Ru., and the $80 were placed in reliable hands. “‘It’s a redeeculous bet.” said Ru., for I may happen to strike zem.” Again the latter was approached and 10 to 1 offered, of which the plucky Frenchmen ac- evpted $10 ‘worth, ‘“Zey can’t scare me if wy can win my money,” said he. Then the funny part followed. | ‘The gentleman who bet Ru. wanted to be Sexton's umpire. “Ah! no, siree,” exclaimed the wide awuke s'rench- man, shrugging his shoulders; “1 don’t have un; umpire around zat bets,” and the speculative frient wes compelled to give his seat to another, Sexton opened the battle with the white ball and retired with 10 points. His adversary turned a single button, when William missed and Ru. replied with one int. Caution seemed to be the word, but it was forgotten by Sexton in the third inning, a8 he committed a foul in reaching across the table after ho had counted 31. “Foul!” said Ru., and William retired. Ru. manayed to accumulate 14 and sat down undismayed. Once more Sexton went to the table, and, quickly getting the ivories on the rail, ho began progressing his count at lightning speed, but the troublesome “treeze” stopped him at 40, The balls were spotted and Lp ae counted, but the next shot was a blank and artistic bil- liardist gave it upfor 41. Ru. added 4 to his string and thon, with another essay by euch, the score stood 83 to 23 in favor of Sexton. The sixth inning gave the leader 16 more, and then, failing to count, he sat down with ‘‘l’bat’s the worst set of balls I ever saw.” The cool and calculating French- man began his next trial with undiminished courage. With a vast amount of caution he compiled 42 before being obliged to succumb. Efforts of insignificance followed for several innings on the part of William, but, Rudolphe doing slightly better, the record at the elfth attempt was 114 to 88 in favor “organ _lotters’’— end of the tw of the former, that is, the ae of professional ers in- terested in ie +tournament-—wo' a what William was doing. ‘Chey never before saw the ivories so unruly under his manipulation and could not account for it, Sexton attributed their behavior to an unevenness. He was apparently dissatistied. Finding that the rail shot was unsatisfactory, Will- jam began au open game. Hit fourteenth and fif- teenth innings netted 61 and 52 respectively, many of the shots being brilliantiy exccuted, Rudolphe, during the last forward movement of his adversary, stood in close proximity and several times made trivial ap to the referee, claiming fouls or illegal shots until that good-natured official became tired in answering them and setting him right. “pit down!” cried some person in the back of the hall, and Ru. did for a moment subside, but, like Jack in the box, up he would pop, and in a are again be at the elbow of the player. “I'm fig! a4 for my own money” was written all over his face. Ru. contributed 24 to his score in the twenty-first inning, and ayain in his twenty-third trial he added 28. Meanwhile Sexton was in bad luck and doing very little. His twenty- second trial earned him but 10, atter which he failed to count three times in succession, ‘W-h-e-w!" ex- claimed an old yentleman in tho front row of seuts, slapping his hand on his knee. He couldn't derstand it, mor could many others. The contest, however, was watched with yreat atvention, and frequent expressions established tie fact that'an open game was greatly preferred to the nursing scheme. ‘'Zis is what I call billiards,” said Ru. “Ze nursin’I don’t like.” At the end of the twenty-fifth inning for ac! the marker an- nounced the score as 834, Rudolphe 214. ‘the Frenchman did what he couki to muke the diflerence less, but did not succeed to any extent. On his thirty-second inning, he man- aged to create a scene. He had counted twelve, and then made a push shot, which is illegal. Sexton saw it, souiid his umpire, and the latter claiming it William went to the the table, Iu. wasn't to be seared away. He chalked his cue gnd prepared to continue. Sexton placed his cue across the table and culmiy awaited events, The Cae Sp Freuchinan looked at the stern referee. The silence was broken by that official saying, ““Push—toul!"’ ‘at push? vat foul?” shouted irate Ru, ‘hat shot,” quietly answered Geary. “Zat push? zat foul?’ he shouted back, Referce Geary nodded affirmatively, and Ru. set his cue down with a slap that was beard all over the hali. ‘Ze fairest shot ever made,” he muttered. Incidents of iiterest were very few during th balance of the struggle. In the thirty-eighth inning Sexton compiled 47, and Ku. replied with 58, but apart from these runs there was little worth extended reference, Sexton finally won the gate in the torty- sixth inning with an addition of 22, whieh gave him the necessary 600. Ru. being 389 at the time, the vic- tory was secured by 211 points in 2h. 50m. The fol- Jowing is the score :— Sexron—10, 0, 31, 41, 1, 15, 0, 6, 0, 3, 3, 4, 36, 51, 62, 0, 0, 2, 0, 18, 52, 10, 0, 0, 0, 18, 0, 9 49, 80, 0, 0, 6 i, 1, 1s, 0, 47, 1, 2, 0, 23, GUU., Rupoivan—l, 1, 14, 4, 3, 42, 0, 0, 0, 8, 4, LL, 15, 17, 4, 0, 2, 11, 4,3, 24, 2, 24, 0, 16, 1, 22, 0, 1, 11, 0, 2, 28, 0,0, 20, 1, 58,0, 4, 2, 2, 1, 0, 3—3ov. i ; loser’s average, 8 20-45, Sehaefor and Gallagher play this afternoon, and Slosson and Daly meet to-night, HOW LY STANDS. ‘Tho following table shows tho position of the play- at Chis stage of t urnatuent:— CRICKET. Lord Harris’ English cricket eleven arrived at Adelaide, Australia, on December 4, and played theit first mateh on December 12, 13 and M4, Their | opponents wero sixteen players of South Australia, ‘VYho home team made 110 rans in’ their first inning aud the Knglishmen 146, of which Mr, A, N, Hornby contributed 73 runs. ii the second innings the six- toca made 187, ‘The English! ‘They played the now famows “Australian Cricketer at Melbourne on'January 2,8 and 4, and were de- foated by 10 wickets. ‘Cho score was:—Knylishme first innings, 119; second innings, 160. ‘Total, 2 Australians, first innings, 266. Mr. D. W. Gregory, who captained the Australians when they were in this country, was again the leader of his men to viotory. ‘ It as expected that Lord Harris’ team \will arrivo at San Fraticisco about June 1, and they will play in tho prominent cities of the United States and Canada, It is also said that another team will come direct to play against American clubs. 1 won by 5 wicke PEDESTRIANISM. Miss Annie Bartel yesterday continued ber walk at | aNsuRY INFLICTED ON TER PUBLI Brewster Building without showing any serious in- convenience, and last night her physicians stated that she was in better walking condition than she has been at any time since her start. Her pulse was more regular and her temperature lower than on Tuesday. Her physicians say that so far she has uot exhibited any discouraging symptoms, and they are confident ot her physical capacity to complete her task. At eleven o'cloe! it night she had walked 214 quarter miles, and came from her room as firmly at that hour as for her first quarter. A BRCOKLYN WALEING MATCH, A walking match was commenced last evening at the Brooklyn Rink, Clermont avenue, between Samuel Colyer and John W. Goodwin, for $500 a side and the money. The men, who were started at eight o'clock, are to make the best time sor ot. “go 4s they please,” for seventy-five houra, which will bring the match to aclose at eleven o'clock on Saturday evening next. SECOND CONTEST AT THE HEBREW FAIR BUILD- ING—IWENIY-FIVE MILES AND HOLSKE THE WEINER, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) ’ Bosron, Jan. 29, 1879. ‘The second pedestrian contest at the Hebrew Fair Building occurred this afternoon and evening, fair audience being present. The contestants weto E. 0. Holske, of New York city (formerly of the Harlem Athletic Club and amateur champion of the world for one and three miles during 1877); Christopher ‘Toole, of Bangor, Me.; John D. Wayne, of the Boston Athletic Club; B. F. Nelligan, of Cambridge; Owen McDer- mott, of Boston; Frank F, Dole, of Lawrence, and F, L, Edwards, of New York, The distunce was twenty- five miles. There being two prizes, the first $50, sec- ond $10. Charles A. Harriman, who is matched to walk O'Leary for six days, also entered. He essayed to walk fifty miles, beginning at two o’clock, and get- ting through the first twenty-five miles in time to start on the second with the other contestants. Ho began at seven minutes past two o'clock and finished his twenty-five miles without a broale oF rost in 3h. Sin. 358. At halt it seven o'clock the contestants were sent off by J. Robinson, of the Manchester Athletic Club, Bogians. At the start it seemed plain that the best walkers, as far as speed aud style were concerned, were Holske, Nelligan and Dole. Harriman started off with a strong, steady pace, which gave no evidence of any fatigue from his previous effort. Holske seemed to be a favorite with the audience, his gait making a favorable im- pression. Toole showed from the outset that he was hot only a man of speed but a man who would hold out well. He walks very much like O'Leary, keeping his chest well forward and using his shoulders. Nelligan shot away ahead after the first few laps, holding a good lead for some time, Toole second and Holske third. These positions were maintained with slight variation for some miles. On the sixth mile Holske showed a little to the front. He was in splen- did condition and showed not the slighiest signs of fatigue, while many of his competitors seemed considerably blown. On the eighth mile he went to the front with adash. The eighth, ninth, tenth, cleventh, twelfth and thirteenth miles were won by him with ease. He outwalked everybody, passing Harriman, Toole and Nelligan whenever he came up with them. He made the first thirteen miles in 2h. 45m,, four laps, or one-third of. a mile ahead of his next competitor, Harriman being over a mile and ahalf behind. When Holske began his fifteenth mile he was half a mile clear away from everybody and walking in be gm Style. By this time the contest was narrowed down to Holske, Nelligan, Dole und Toole, in the order given. At this point it was evident that the great struggle was to be for second place, Harriman spurted several times, but the three contestants for second could easily beat him on his best attempt at spéed. On the fifteeuth mile Edwards left the track and on the sixteenth, Dole, of Lawrence, who, up to that time, was third, retired. .. On the nineteenth mile Holske completed his mile lead, Toole working up for second place, The inter- est in the match now became intense and the back- ers of the several pedestrians encouraged their fa- vorites stoutly. On the twentieth mile Toole, by 4 brilliant spurt, shot to the second place an began a steady attack on Harriman, who was in front of him. Harriman was helplessly in the rear as to distance and had no chance of winning except by an accident, but his trainer Robinson kept coach- ing him to keep ahead of Toole, and biock him from gett to the front. So every time the young man started to spurt Hurriman spurted also, and swung his arms and kept him from passing. The audience shouted “Fair p! several times, but without avail. Toole kept second place, however, and Nelligan dropped out on the twentieth mile and gave up the contest. From this out the match was not exciting. Holske kept increasing his lead till the end and finished his twenty-tive milos at ten minutes to twelve, having made the best amatcur time on record in this country for the same distance. The actual time was 3h. 66m. 134s. 1, H. Armstrong, otf New York, le e best time provious to this, 4h. 9m. 19s. Toole, of Bangor, was second, having made bis twenty-five miles in 4h, 16m, 23s. Harriman made his fifty miles in 9h. 3m. 45x., coming in about @ mile behind Toole and a mile aud three-quarters behind Holske, THE ASTLEY BELT. THE ACTION OF THE TRUSTEES A SURPRISE TO AMERICAN PEDESTRIANS—WILL IT HOLD?— O'LEARY AND HARRIMAN READY TO BEGIN, ‘The intelligence that the trustees of the Astley belt have decided that the coming compotition for its pos- session must take place in the first week in March, and in New York city, has taken by surprise the friends of Mr. O’Leary and the other American pedes- trians who have intended to take part in the contest. ‘The understanding of the conditions on which the belt can be held seems, on this side of the Atlantic, to be different from that on the other. Mr. O'Leary some time ago said that he expected to walk for the Astley belt in May, and until a few days ago neither he nor‘any of his friends had had the least intima- tion of any other views being entertained by the trustees or by the challezigers. It would seom nofv that Sir J. D. Astiey is piqued against O'Leary, and having backed Rowell to walk with him proposes that the time and place for the trial shall be such as may best suit himself. HOPING YOR AN ADVANTAGE, ‘The agentsof O'Leary said yesterday that ho be- Meved the English aspirants for the belt thougnt their beat policy would be to hurry up the match, because they have gained an impression that O'Leary is out of form and cannot walk to advantage on short notice. “If this is the cage,” said he, “they are much mistaken. O*Leary is all right, Ho has all along intended to mske this his best race. He has acted from the first in # spirit of the utmost fairness. i have heard from O'Leury, who is now at the Hot Springs. He does not consider the course taken by the trastees ag fair, It is certainly arbitrary, but it they stick to itit will probably hold. He is not go- ing to lose the belt on account or any technicality. Ly the rules, as they were understood by him, be has unt.l the 2d of Juve to hold the belt, but must otice one Month befoce the time when it may ive Be contested. He will have something to way about this injastice. Public opinion will be strongly against it. NO TRACK IN NeW YORK. “What right las this man Nowell to say that the match shall take place in New York? What does ho know about New York ? ‘here are only two places hore which are suituble for a pedestrian match, ‘Lhe rink ot Sixty-third street is aiready engaged, and the Harlom Railroad Company asks seh an exorbitant rent tor Gilmore's Garden that Ido not think O'Leary will consent to go there. Im Uhicago, where he thought of going, there is the best building in the country fog such & purpose, aud it can always be had for fitteen per cent ot the gate money. “it the devision of the trustees is to be regarded, all | Ancricans who have not yet covered the stake have now only five days in which to forward their money to London, Harriman seat his to-lay through Bel- moat, the banker. 1 telegraphed to Harriman at poston; to Kunis in Canad, where he is supposed to be attending @ skating mateb, and to Gugon at Chi- cago. We Waat togive them all a climnce to par- vate. It Konis is found he is sure to put up his 1 think Gayou will do so, too. O'Leary's ited more than ntake. ey, you know, has beon dep. emonths, There ts another singular point about | this news, and that ia the tact that Blower’ Brown | las been permitted to withdcaw big deposit. Who ¢ % man receiving back a forieit without ynsent of the opposing party? People over can't understend this.” “O'Leary will be at no disadvantage, then, if the match takes place in Mareh ?"" asked the i. 0; his last instructions to me are:-—'l am ready alk at two days’ notice, ‘Touch the wires when ou want me, and Lwill come,’ Ido not believe, wat this match will be walked in March, BUSINESS TROUBLES, Randall H, Foote, stock b) has temporarily suspended. He had a very large business, extending over the whole country, and the bull market drained “him to the extent of about $2,000 a day for ten days past, until he deemed it best to suspend. Mr. Poote said yesterday that bo had paid all the prtvi- joges presented, and that his abilities would not ex- $6,000, 1¢ following schedules in matters of assigniment » yesterday filed in the Court of Common Picas:—Hermann Brock to Julius Wolff; the liabili- tics are stated at $117,000 11, nominal assets at $44,801 18 and real assets at $i: Henry Zeltner to Joseph Kunty; the Labilities amount to $16 41, nominal assets to $100,419 40 and real wssuts bo BAVA 80, | THE POLICE BOARD ROW. SERVICE BY VHE SQUABBLES OF THE COMMISSIONERS— MAYOR COOPER ADVISED 10 KEMOVE THE ENCLKE BOARD. It was no difficult task yesterday, from inquiry among all classes of people, to dud that the charges formulated by Police Commissioner EPhardt against hia honorable colleagues of the Police Board have aroused @ strong public sentiment in favor of the removal of the entire Police Board by Mayor Cooper. It was generally remarked that the bitter personal animosity existing between the members, which had crippled their action for weeks and reduced the Boaré virtually to a nonentity, was of itself of sufficient reason, im the strongly collo- quial language of a well-known politician, “for sweep- ing away the whole caboodle.” Under the present police regulations the Superintendent herdly any power, and he cannot issue any order of importance without the action of the Commissioners, who, being assiduously engaged in killing each other off, will not act. The impression seemed to prevail yesterday that unless the Mayor took’ some speedy measures to end this deadlock and”to appoint a har- monious Board of Police Commissioners the morale and discipline of the force and ali the interests of the department would suffer grievous injury. ML, ERMARDL'S VAGUE CHARGES. At the swine time politicians who are well ac- quainted with the workings of the city government readily seo the difficulties under which Mayor Cooper labors in not being provided with any specitic charges by Mr. Erhardt, but only with vague and in- definite innuendoes and insinuations. “If Mr. Erhardt has grave charges ayainst his colleagues,” these people say, “why does he not openly address them to the Mayor instead of to the Police Commis- sioners? And, then, why does he not make them explicit and’ specific “instead of vague and general? As the charges are now formulated they are, in the first place, not betoro the Mayor, and in the second, they are so general and indefluite that even if the Mayor could officially tuke them up he would be unable to get at the facts.” Much censure was also expressed in reference to Commissioner Erhardt’s action in thus preferring charges against the Board while still remaining member of it, and while evidently secking reappoint- ment through a popular éclat ob pretended reform, “It Mr. Erhardt wants to prefer such charges of in- ebricty and inefliciency aguinst his colleagues,” it was suid, “he should hive first stepped out, and then he should have preterred them to the Mayor. His present attitude is really a very undignified one, and certuinly does not become the member of ono of the most imiportant official bodies in the municipal gov- ernment.” ‘TWO IDLE POLICE CAPTAINS. As an excellent illustration of the complete break- down of police administration, caused by the per- sonal bickerings and hostilities of the rival Com- missioners, may be cited the cases of the two police captains who were appointed last autumn and have not yet been assigned to any command. These two lucky sinecurists (although, of course, no fault at- taches to them) are Captain William C.F. Berghold, formerly of the Seventeenth precinct, and Cap- tain Thomas M. Ryan, formerly of the Nineteentl precinct. They were appointed by the Board on Sep- tember 13, 1878, and heave never performed any of the duties ot their office except the pleasant one of drawing their stipends. This would seem to be bad enough, but in the estimation of many citizens it is rendered much worse by the fact that two precincts are actually without heeds, and ruled by ser; ts. "These aro the Tenth, over which Sergeant Webb pre- sides, and the ‘hirty-titth, where Sergeant Wright has to do captain’s duty on sergeaat’s pay. ‘The question has been asked every week since the ap- Poiutment of these two captains, four months ago, “Why are these captains uot assigned?” and the only answer has becn, “Because of irreconcilable differences between the Police Commissioners as to the precincts to which they aro to be transferred.” THE STRKET CLEANING DEPARTMENT. In connection with the present disgraceful dead- lock in the Police Board, the inetlicient perfo of its important duties by the Street Cleaning Depirt- ment, so often ventilated in the columns ot the Henao, is also much discussed among citizens gen- erally. If the Board could not agree upon transfer- ring the two idle captains to the two vacant posts it has been asked “why have Captain Gunner and Captain Hedden not been transferred trom the Street Cleaning Department to these headless precincts?’ Both these oflicers are regarded as efficient and merito- rious police captains, but it is very generally remarked that they are not fitted for their present duties, which are entirely outside of their range of police knowledge or past training. ‘The head of the Street Cleaning Bureau, which expends $750,000 per an- Said » prominent official yesterday, “should be a man of vast business experience and first class business capacity, such as caunot possibly be found among our police captains. It would be ‘true econ- omy, if necessary, to pay to such a man $8,000 or $10,090 @ year, At present from $690,000 to $1,000,000 are spent per annum, and the streets are not cleaned,” THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS YESTERDAY. General Smith was not at the Police Headquarters yesterday. At first it was thought that he was at home preparing au answer to Mr. Erhardt’s charges; but this impression turned ont to be erroneous, when a telegram was received during the that he was in attendance upon his wife, who had sustained a serious ac- cident and broken her leg. Mr. Wheeler ar- Tived at the headquarters after his protracted absence and held a long conference with Mr. Erhardt, attor which the latter left for the day. Whether Mr. Wheeler succceded in throwing oil upon the troubled waters or not could not be ascertained, as that gen- tleman respectfully declined to undergo the (to him) painful process of interviewing. Commissioner srhardt, aiter having charged his colleagues (Mr. Wheeler, his republican Sn ote not excluded) with intemperate habits and inefficiency, sat yesterday on the exalted bench of the court room and, tricd a number of policemen, who all, no doubt, regarded him as a pertect pattern of official decorum and dig- nity, in view of recent events. ‘To-day a meeting of the fighting Commissioners is to be held and the communication of Mr. Erhardt which was turnished by hia to the press yesterday will, for the first time, come officially before his fellow Commissioners. POLICEMEN'S PAY. exercises ‘Vhere was quite a gathering of the members of the police force in Military Hall yesterday. They had come together to adopt measures for contesting the proposed" reduction of pay and employing counsel to represent their interests in the courts. Patrol- man Wehan was inhe chair, and Patrolmen Munroe and Castle acted as secretary and treasurer respect- ively. Captain McCullagh, who had been delegated to confer with the Police Commissioners, reported that, he had called om each of them, uniformly sanctioned the object of the u motion to excinde the press trom the met lost, as was a proposition to call and’ Assemblymen representing their co-operation. Acomunittes was appointed to take measures for opposing the reduction of pay. It consisted of ¢: tain MeCullagh, Roundsman Martin, Roundsman O'Keete and Sergeant Phillips. Roundsman 0’ looie, of the First Luspection district, moved that counsel be immediately employed to represent the force's interests in the courts. This wax opposed by Ser- cant Robb, while Captain McCullagh warmly ad- text it. as was fay the Senators is city and solicit ‘ne motion was lost, but it was finally agrdpd to secure counsel, and in order to collect the adequate stim inspectors are to be assessed $7, captains $5 sergeants $4, roundsmon and patrolmen $2 and men $150, The meeting then adjourned till ruary 4. UNITARIAN CONFERENCE. The Cuitarian Conference, which was convened on Tuesday at the Church of the Saviour, corner of Pierrepont street and Monroe place, Brooklyn, was well attended yesterday. An essay was given b A. D, Mayo, of Springficld, Mass., on “Revivals, True and False.” The reverend speaker contended that it was as necessary to have revivals and keep up church discipline as it was to elect 4 President. A discussion followed on the subject of t RAY. Dr. Bellows saul he thought Mr. Moody owed his inflacnee (o bis hold upon the ignorance and prej- udices of the people. During the afternoon session Rev. Brooke Here- ford, of Chicago, delivered an essay ou “Christ's to the Religion of the Present.” eniug session hich was called to order a resolution. was adopted ending that the report of Hey. Mr. Schermer- ied and forwarded to all the Unitarian y, with the request that they » Ups special collection on Sanday, y %, for the benefit of the Church of the Messiah. No remoinder of the evening was spent im discuss+ ing the qu ‘he Mission of Liberal Christi- horn be ehurele we then adjourned sine dis, THE COMING MAN'S RELIGION, ‘To an audience that Alled Republican Hall, in West Thirty;thind street, Mr. James Parton delivered « lecture, last night, entitled “The Coming Man's Religion.” Mr, Courtland Palmer prosided, The loeture, which was given under the auspices of the Now Yor# Liberal League, denounced theology, “the current superstitions of religions sects,” in an t sive, piquant style and with co ry humor, ‘The coming man’s religion tur fashioned Paganism of the early ery: body was to do right heeause it p happi- nose of the gteatont humber, mado men physically ond mentally better and did not perplex their minds with a supernaturalism they did not aud cowd not comprehend, “ALWAYS WITH YOU.” $6 for No. 236 Greonwich street; $3 for and $10 for general fund; “I,” $3 for Ht, M. Mrs. Huy moueral bund, | equally bright. ~ BDISOW'S LIGHT. Already Perfected, but Requiring To Be Cheapened, INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS. What the Professor Has to Say About the, Gas Companies. “I have to-day,” said Mr. Edison, “produced the highest temperature that has ever been made by arti- jicial means. I concentrated the electricity trom a thirteen horse power muchine into the space of half an inch by enclosing carbon points in a block of lime Pieces of iridium, one of the hardest meials to melt, dropped into the flame yolatilized immediately with @n explosion. A small screw driver passed across the flame would be cut in two, the part touched by the heat melting instantly, Even parts of the lime crucible fused under the intense hewt, and the light from it was so glaring that it painfully affected my eyes,” ‘The Henavp reporter had called at Mr. Edison's laboratory, but finding that he had gone home pros ceeded to the Professor's neat dwelling, a few rods off, and was greeted with the above information given in ap offhand way. he Professor then went on to describe the details of the experiment which he was conducting in connection with his trial of the ol light. ‘he latter, he said, was an assured success; it only reqnived time to complete it. He then quoted from a morning paper the following re- marks of Mr, Sumucl Carter, Vice President of the New York Guslight Company :— If there was anything in the discoveries he (Edi- son) has professed to have made, don't you think that they would have been put to practical use long ago? that the streets would be lighted by electricity already if he could do what he pretended ? “Just think of such a thing,” said Mr. Edison. “The idea that aman can go to work and invent a whole new system, overturning an established busi- ness, especially such a complicated system as electric lighting, all within a few months!” TIME NEOESSSARY TO INVENTION. The professor then searched among his books and brought out twenty-five large quarto pamphlets on the science and practice of ges making. “Now, just see,” he said; “twenty-five volumes on that one thing alone, and that mostly mechanical! The elec- tric light is much more complicated and requires a knowledge of the most complicated branches of science—of heat, light, electricity, magnetism, engi- neering, mechanics, chemistry, in fact of all the sciences—except botany,” he added, laughing. “It is very different to make # practical system and to introduce it. A few experiments in the laboratory would prove the practicability of s sys- tem long before it could be brought into general use. Youcan take a pipe and put @ little coal in it, close it up, heat it and light the gas that comes out of the stem, but that is not introducing gas lighting. T'll bet that it it were discovered to-morrow in New York that gas could be made out of coal it would be at least five years before the system would be in gen- eral use. “{ want to say also that there is no more compari- son between my light and the Jablochkoff candle than there is between the moon and the sun. The Jablochkoff light would be too bright for ordinary purposes, My idea is to make the light about fifteen candle power—that is, about the same intensity as a bright yaslight. It will be whiter and will show every- thing iu its natural color. The trouble about the de- lay is that laboratory experiments, although they may show sqm! ling to be perfectly practicable to one familiar With things, yet they require care- ful study before introduced into geueral use. I have introduc several systems to the public already and I know what Lam talking about. RELY TO THE GAS MEN. “Mr. Zollicofter, of the Metropolitan Company, says:—‘We have watched Edison’s experiments, and we do not find that he has yet done anything more than we expected.’ Ican’tsee how he watched my experiments. Iwas not aware that Mr. Zollicotter had any of his agents in my laboratory General Charles Roome says Ido not comprehend the real philosophy of electricity. I should like to know how General Charles Roome knows. I have comprehended itenough to have introduced in this country more telegraphic instruments than any other man, and there are more of my iustrumeuts earning mioney to- day than of ahy other man’s; for instance, the quadruplex system, of which the West- ern Union Telegraph "Company are more than one hundred and twenty sets, and which the president in his last report said sa the company $500,000 yearly in construction. It won't make a particle of difference what these gas people say pro or con. That won't heip the thing along or retard it. If it is to be it will be, and if it is not to be we will know the reason why.’ ae you any doubt on the subject?” asked the writer. “Not the slightest,” answered Mr. Edison. “The reason the electric light has not been a success here- tofore 1s the ignorance of its principles. There is nothing in it that calls for anything very extraordi- nary or impracticable. Itis not against any of tne laws of nature, This cry against my discoveries may help some people to unload their gas stocks, would like to know how gas men with a large amount of stock could give an unprejudiced opinion. “The electric light is an accomplished fact, and it is more econoinical than gas. But to make a perfect demonstration of it requires that certain requisite machines shall be determined upon, because if we do not start with the right kind of machines it would cost a great deal of money to niake others.” “How long will it take to, perfoct the light, Pro- fessor 2” “Just as soon as I decide upon the form of gen- erators and lamps,"" he answered, “I shall make as many as my engine will run; but until I have a lamp that is satistactory to myself, and which I know will prove practicable in the hands of the pab- lie, [shall not make an exhibition. We will have it here within a year, but I cannot say that it will be in general use by that tame.” THE ELECTRIC CURRENT. “To what exteut has the division of the electrie current been accomplished ?* asked the writer. “Well, on one cireuit, with sixteen-horse power, [had 448 lamps of iron wire curled spirally heated red hot, ‘These lamps were made, not to give light, Dut to test the number that could be brought to a red heat upon ono cirenit. An experiment with platinum would have been much more costly, therefore I did not use it. The size of these Lunps was sach that, when one was made of piatinum-iridium, it would give a light equal to a gas jet, provided # certam amount of vower were used, Mr. W. H. Priest, of the British postal telegraph, has a paper the last number of the Phtlosophical Maga- ze, in which he ‘roves the impossibility of subdividing the cloctrie light. Under the condi- tions which he states he does prove it, but changing the conditions aiters such calculations to a surpris- ing degree. It only requires the extra amount of electricity which I Cau bring to raise the temperature of those 448 lamps to a white heat. ia “One might as well talk of the tear of sub- dividing gaslight as of the eleciic light. We have been cobding ting some experiments in the subdivi- sion of gas. Lf a gus burner is lighted it draws @ cer tain amount of gas. ‘Chen if another next to it is lighted the gas to come tastier to make them But if yon have st so arranged that only in amount of yas can be drawn in agiven time and just onough to supply one burner of 13 candie power, and if you cause the gus to be in burned in six burners you would get uo light at ail but only little blue jets. By letting the gas n in two burnors we tound, uot that we got Ty dle power (‘he half of the amount when one burner was Weel) in cach burner, but a total of 6 candle power in both burners, or only 24 This shows the come to subdiv light that gives, say 1,000 candle two Ligh! have wu eclectrs power, and Idivide it be about 300 cand if you put ¢ amount of gas eq: ith clectrieity. course if you put on more power you have just #o much more resuit- ing, but you can't get something out of nothing, It is such on Unfair arument to Use against me to accuse me of trying to do A MISEAKEN IDRA, eis no reason Why 20,000 lamps cannot be pone cizeuit it they wre made right, bat the at that I have said 10,000 lanps could be one machine is untrue. IT never said any- thing of the kind. “hey cau be run on one cireuit from oue station but uot irom one machine, The problem Iam now solving is how many lamps of 1) canlle power L can get per horse power per hour, oF how much light Lean get trom one pound of coal. The new Corliss ¢ he Pawtu works in actial practice consumes but 1 7 pound of coal per horse power per how absolutely certain that with this 1 (4-100 coal Tean cet four lights each equal to a gas jet.” Here Me. Kdison dwelt upon the lensth of tw has taken him to plete his other inventio None of what bo calla tig “good inventions" boon finished inside of two years. A new tele phone that he has just completed ho has had two ten engaged upon steadily for over two years, and Until within six Weoks he sid it was 4 perfect ratlure, The phonograph has taken two years, and is not yet perfected co as to take the words of the ker at ny great distance or to report 4 trial in cow ‘Tue great inventor then walked over to his labora tory and busied himself in giving directions to his mon. After courteously showing ali his wonderful apparatus and explaining many of his experiments, r. Edison bade the reporter good night and ihe latter left the brilliently Lighted room and wended |. bis way back to New Nauk,