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A BALLOONS A.WFUL DROP
PERIL OF PASSENGERS IN KING’S
“GREAT NORTHWEST.”
A Sudden Fall from an Altitude of
5,000 Feet to 50 Banged Against
the Ground, in the Car Again and i
Again—Fruitless Beseeching of Spec
tators to Seize the Hope—A Very
Narrow Escape.
From the .Veto York World.
The voyage of Prof. Samuel A. King’s
balloon, “Great Northwest,’’ from Memorial
Hall, Fnitwouut Park, Philadelphia, Satur
day afternoon, will go on record as remark
able for many reasons. Conspicuous among
its extraordinary characteristics was the
ascension of a party of seven people to an
altitude of 6,500 feet, and a safe landing in
the face of seemingly inevitable disaster.
At 4:38 o’clock the party to make the as
eension were in the car, the cable was
slipped, and the “Great Northwest” shot
straight up into the air. This was Prof.
JCing’s party; Prof. Henry A. Hazen, of the
United States signal service; Roscoe M.
King, the aeronaut’s son; Claude G. Whet
stone, of the Philadelphia Timex; George
W. Symonds, of the Philadelphia Press;
Ernest A. King, and a reporter. It was
Prof. King’s 287th ascension, his son’s
second, Mr. Whetstone’s first, Mr. Symond’s
sixth, and Mr. Ernest A. King’s seventh.
The ascent was made in an almost direct
line to about 1,500 feet, where the air-ship
bung over the heads of the crowd. It was a
curious sight to look from such a height on
the faces of so many people, who shouted
and waved a farewell with handkerchiefs,
hats and umbrellas. There were 500 pounds
of ballast sand in bags in the car, and all
hands set to work to trim ship and stow
cargo for the voyage. Each man had
bought a very substantial luncheon, and
these bundles were placed where they would
be safe. Tho ballast was shifted and every
thing made snug. The car was large, built
in such a way that a wicker-work seat
ran entirely around it. Prof. Hazen de
pisited his instruments about him and
worked his sling pyschrometer indefatiga
ble
There was no breeze, and tho balloon hung
over Memorial Hall for some time. At 4:43
o'clock Prof. Hazen announced an altitude
of 1.600 feet. At 4:54 o’clock an altitude of
2,000 feet was announced, and still there
was no breeze of consequence. Tho balloou
driftly idly over the Schuylkill river in an
east-northeasterly direction.
Lottos thrown over by the newspaper
men wire watched till they touched ground.
It was very amusing to see people follow
their course as they fell, and miscalculated
the spot and run in crowds to get them.
The correspondent at 5:07 o'clock, at an alti
tude of 2,500 feet, threw over a dispatch,
which appeared in the issue of yesterday
morning. It was watched till it fluttered
to the ground. A man was plainly een to
pick it up. He complied with the request
written on the envelope to take it to the
nearest telegraph station.
WAITING FOR A BREEZE.
At 5 o clock the altitude was 1,700 feet,
at 5:11, 3,500 and at 5:20 2,700 feet. By this
time a small quantity of ballast hail been
thrown over, which produced the effect of
a thin cloud of smoke as it fell. There was
still no breeze, and the balloon floated along
over the Eastern Penitentiary, still keeping
in an east-southerly direction. At this time
a little discomfort was experienced from
the fumes of escaping gas, the breeze not
being strong enough to carry it away. Prof.
Hazen told the boys that if they felt a pres
sure oil the drums of their ears, to swallow
and that would relieve them.
The Delaware river was crossad at 6:12
o’clock at an altitude of 5,500 feet,
just below Ridgeway Park and Wind
mill Island. The balloou still kept moving
along in an east-southeasterly direction.
Crossing the Delaware, lunch baskets were
opened and a substantial meal was enjoyed
by all but Prof. Hazen, who would not
abandon his psyebrometer for an instant.
Bv this time considerable ballast had been
thrown over. At frequent intervals, as the
balloon ascended and descended, cool and
warm strata of air were encountered and
at times one of the party complained of
cold feet and hands. Another said that he
had a feeling which usually accompanied
three drinks of Bourbon whiskey four fin
gers deep.
Cooper's creek, about one-fourth of a mile
cast of the Delaware river was crossed at
an altitude of 4,000 feet, and tho tempera
ture was about 56 degrees.
The course of the balloon was still east
southeasterly over the Jersey plantations.
The view was very beautiful. As far as
the eye could reach, the green, cultivateel
licH.i ICiv-tched. Here and there littie darker
frrw*i clumps of trees and villages could be
distinguished, and everywhere farm houses.
Through opera-glasses people could be seen
standing ill farm yards and in roadways
st Ding upward. Marshy meadows, in
v itch'myriads of frogs sang, were seen be
luiv. The various shades of green which
tn. v landscape presented defy description.
\ ! A FRIGHTFUL DESCENT.
At 6:42 o’clock the balloou began to fall
so rapidly that Prof. Hazen’s toy pilot bal
loon went to join its big brother aloft. The
tissue paper streamer, which is used as on
indicator of rise or fall, chased it, and bal
last thrown over rose upwared like a cloud.
The descent was cheeked, however, by a
liberal overthrow of ballast. “Don’t look
up. lioys, or you’ll get your eyes filled w ith
sand,” warned Prof. Hazen mid Prof. King
in the same breath.
The reporter was looking over the edge of
the car when this remarkably rapid descent
wus begun. The landscape then was of a
variety of shades of failed green in places,
where corn and other crops were in a state
of cultivation. When the rapid fall began
it seemed us if the ground came out of a
misty haze. Rows of corn and potatoes be
came plainly apparent, like sheaves of vivid
green across a dull gray background. Down,
down, down, the “Great Northwest" shot,
until the tips of the cornstalks could be
plainly seen. The drag-rope, which trailed
S-iO feet from the car, struck ground and was
drawn along over the oorntops, making a
!>eouliar rushing sound. Ballast in large
quantities was thrown out and the sand
mode a sound like the [witter of rain as it
struck tho leaves of the corn. As rapid as
Was the descent, even more rapid was the
rise. Up went the balloon, reaching tho
highest altitude of the voyage, 6,500 feet, at
6:44 o’clock. Hero the lowest temperature,
50. 7, was recorded.
At 6:57 o'clock the “Groat Northwest” was
two miles east of Chew’s Landing, N. J., at
an altitude of about 3,000 feet.
Prof. King said that it was plainly appa
rent that a long voyage could not be marie,
and that the party mast noon attempt to
land, as lie did not care to make a descent
after dark. The 'balloon slowly descended
nntil it reached a eurrent of air which turn
ad it from its enst-southenslerly course to a
west.wardly one, in which direction it gently
floated. It descended still lower until the
drag-rope touche I tho ground and trailed
along, tearing through corn fields and melon
Patches, over barns and through barnyards.
The villagers chased the balloon, exqiecting
ff to land momentarily. Prof. King and
urof. Hazen decided that a desirable land-
In K could be effected batwreu the point
where the balloon then was and the Del*
ware river. Those who olmseil the rope were
told to catch tho end and take a turn about
a fence [lost or a tree.
trying to htop the balloon.
One man .snatched up the end. The bal
loon was then scudding along at eleven
miles an hour, and the consequence was
that he t urned two or three souvnmnltß and
landed all in a heap. He was quickly sur-
Tounded by a crowd, but arose to hu feet
apparently unhurt. Others attempted to
®*tch the rope, but tboy failed. Over
Chews’ landing the balloon scudded so low
that fully KX) foot of the drag-rope trailed
°'i the ground. A crowd of people in the
stroetß were asked what place they lived in,
aid yelled “Chews’ landing." One man
•bricked that he would tie a watermelon ou
the drag-rope if the party would stop the
balloon a moment.
At a little after 7 o’clock the Delaware
was recrossed in a westerly direction. Prof.
King threw out a small quantity of the re
maining ballast, which was not fifty pounds.
1 he balloon crossed the Delaware at an alti
tude of about 1,500 feet. People in boats
cheered, steamers blew their whistles and a
general hubbub was created. The balloon
party gavo three cheers. Philadelphia was
entered at the lower end of the First ward,
or “neck,” near the junction of the Schuly
kill and Delaware rivers.
Here began the trying scenes of the trip,
which it seemed must inevitably end in dis
aster. As soon as the “neck” was entered
King cried to those below to catch the drag
rope and make it fast. There were several
attempts to accomplish this, hut they'
failed. Just below the fish-houses situ
ated on n creek runningjfrom the Delaware,
the balloon sharply descended. “Ixiok out,
she is going to strike! Hold on, and don’t
jump or lose your grip!” yelled Profs. King
and Hazen in chorus. The balloon did
strike, and with a vengeance. The car
bumped the ground in an open lot and dirt
flew high in the air. The shock was terrific.
Each man clung for life to one of the ropes
which attached the caV to the hoop con
nected to the netting. The force of the
shock, while not sufficient to break the grip
which each man held on a basket rope,
jarred every bone in his body and made his
teeth rattle. The balloon careened and
lurched, bumped the car again, and then
rose with tremendous rapidity to about 250
feet.
“Be ready with ballast should she fall
again,” was Prof. King's order. “Boys,” lie
said, a moment later, “don’t attempt to
jump should we strike. We must all hang
together for common safety.”
The balloon did not descend again.
HUNTING FOR A LANDING PLACE.
A moment, later the balloon sunk again,
and a little of the ballast was thrown out,
which was now worth its weight in gold to
the seven men in their perilous situation.
After vain efforts to get someone to make
fast the drag-rope on the “neck,” the
“Great Northwest” floated across the
Schuylkill river into West Philadelphia,
over the lower end of Woodland cemetery,
at an altitude of 200 feet. Bal
last was frightfully scarce, and prepara
tions were made to throw everything over
board. Thickly' populated streets were
crossed, and people were yelled to and asked
to catch the drag rope, but it was of no use.
Another cemetery was crossed, and then
came an open space. Prof. Hazen remarked
that a windstorm was rising, and that a land
ing must be made soon. Things were look
ing very serious indeed, especially' when the
“Great Northwest” grazed the cross on the
steeple of a church and carried the basket
within ten feet of it. The West Cathedral
Cemetery was crossed, the drag rope scrap
ing along over tho white tombstones.
The most perilous position of the
trip was when the balloon crossed the l’i™
sylvania railroad at a station which was
said to be Mantau Junction. It was then
about 150 feet above the earth and about 200
feet of the drng-ro|>e was being pulled along
the ground. As the station was neared it
was seen that a train was just starting, and
there was startling probability that the
drag-rope would be caught by it. If so, it
would be a serious matter to the balloon
party. It was an anxious moment. Prof.
King yelled, but it was of no use; the train
still moved on.
“Hang on! They’ll catch our drag-rope!”
he cried, and there was a general grasping
for ropes. But a telegraph wire prevented
the rope from falling on the train or be
tween the cars, and the balloonists were
saved. The balloon here took a more north
erly direction and passed about 300 yards
west of Memorial Hall, the starting point.
THE BALLOON STOPPED AT LAST.
It was so dark that tho building could not
be seen, and the balloon floated across Fair
mount Park into a swampy stretch of
country to the northwest of it This was
soon left and a settled section entered. As
every farm house approached the party set
up a yell, “Catch the drag-rope and make
it fast.” They might, have y'elled fill ex
hausted and it would have been of no avail.
An isolated farm house was neared and
Prof. King yelled, “Come out and see the
balloon; catch the drag-rope.” Failure
agairi! It was disheartening. The situation
was becoming desperate. The breeze was
last stiffening. In West Manayunk a road
was crossed near a house. The usual cry'
was set up, “Catch the rope.” The rope was
apparently caught, and again the peril of
the party in the car was increased. It was
thought that the people in the house had
certainly made the rope fast. The balloon
tugged at the rope, and careened in the stiff
breeze, and the basket tipped to more than
an angle of 45”, so that to stand it was
necessary to grasp and hang on to the stay
ropes.
“Is she fast ?” yelled Prof. King. The air
ship rose like a lute to the utmost limit of
the rope and it hung bobbing in the air 250
feet from the ground.
A disaster would hapjien if the balloon
was held in that position longer. Prof.
King asked if the rope was fast, and the
answer was, apparently, “Yes.”
"Hang on. I’m going to pull the valve
open. Let no one jump when wo strike.”
All hands grabbed the ropes and clung to
them with might and main. Prof. King
pulled the valve-cord. Just then the drag
rope, as was afterwards learned, broke off
the top of a cherry tree in which it had be
come entangled. This was most unfortun
ate, coupled with the pulling of the valve
cord at that time. Down came tho basket
of the balloon into the open lot beneath with
a force that was appalling. Had pot every
one had hold of the ropas someone might
have been killed. The balloon careened,
rose about ten feet and then ilashed the car
into a clump of trees.
A PERILOUS LANDING.
Branches snapped off, the balloon tugged
and pulled to free itself, the wicker ear
creaked and groaned and ropes and cordage
strained and stretched. Three times tiie
helpless men in the car were dashed into the
trees. Once more there was a dash, followed
by' a deafening crash. When the balloon
swayed again the basket remained fixed. It
had caught in the treei and so held there.
The anchor was thrown out. The "Great
Northwest’’ rose, crashed through the trees
ami was again ascending when seven or
eight sturdy farm hands, who had followed
her, seized the drag rope and took half
a dozen turns about a tree. The “Great
Northwest” hung over the /lump of trees,
and the still freshening breeze swung her
over an open space hyvond them. Prof.
King saw bis opportunity. He called to the
crowd of men, women and children who
had gathered to seize the basket when it
struck earth, and pulled the escape valve at
the top of the balloon.
Down onme the basket, the crowd seized
it and held it. tho gas escaped and in five
minutes the “Great Northwest” was shorn
of its great strength, ami the guests of Prof.
King alighted in safety. It was then 8:25
o’clock. The landin'' was made on the
property of Samuel F. Tibbens, in Morion
Township, opposite Upper Manayunk, near
the Conshohocken Stole road.
The newspaper men and Prof. Hazen
walked over to the Manayunk Station where
a train was taken for Philadelphia at 11
o’clock. Prof. King and his son and nephew
wont to another station which would land
them in Philadelphia nearer home. They
returned to Manavunk yosterday and narked
the iialliKin for shipment to Philadelphia. It
was uninjured.
Prof. Hazen said that the voyage, from a
scientific standpoint,, was very successful.
The experiences in landing, he said, were
much more lively tlian he ever had gone
through lieforo. The voyago from beyond
Chew’s landing was *event#een miles, anil
was made in eighty-eight minutes. The
whole trip occupied four houri and forty -
seven minutes. The distance traveled was
about thirl.v-flve miles. 1 h<> lowest tempera
ture was at the altitude of 6,500 feet, at 6.44
o’clock, when the barometer touched 50 7-10
degrees. At the highest altitude the temper
ature was 53 degrees, and the wet bulb of
the iwycimineter showed that the humidity
was 1!) degrees lower. Prof. Hazen could
not toll tile exact humidity, because he had
not his tobies of figures with Uiiu. At the
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1887.
lvphest point—6,soo feet altitude, attained
at 6.41 o'clock—the air wis dryest. Prof.
Hazeu thought the ascension of seven |>e
ple to an altitude of 0,500 feet a remarkable
event in the history of ballooning.
OUT OF THE WILDS.
A Country Where the Three R’s Are
Practiced to Kill Off Time.
“The nights at Juneau, in Alaska, are no
longer than they are here,” said ex-Collector
of the Port of Sitka Peter French to" a San
Francisco Examiner reporter, “but take
the day and nights together they are
pretty long. To wear the dreary hours
away we study reading, writing anil arith
metic.”
The ex-Collector spoke in a cynical vein.
For three years he had been buried in Alaska
wilds, and it was plain that he was glad to
get out.
“It’s a mining coufltry—that’s all,” said
he. “It is rock-ribbed and rock-hound. Ju
neau is the liveliest town in the territory.
It has 1.000 white and 2,000 Indian popula
tion, and is building fifty new bouses right
now. It is the outfitting point for the Yu
kon mines, and is in every way the most
important town of the country. Nobody
yet knows anything about the progress thus
far this year in the Yukon region, for no
body has come out of there vet Last, year
the minosdid very well. We think the fu
ture will show that they have done better
this year.
“Times are not very lively at Sitka. It
has about 300 or 400 whites and Russians
and some 1500 Indians. It is dull and in
active. Gov. Swineford’s paper, the Ala.s
kan, did not come out tho week before I left,
and I think it has died. The Free Press at
Juneau is coming along about as well as
usual.
“There is some important mining news to
give you. The Treadwell people on Doug
las Island are increasing their plant from
120 stamps to 240. They have been crush
ing 300 tons a day hitherto for two years.
The new mine will make it 600. The ore
runs from $5 to $l3 a ton, and averages
about $B.
“A Boston syndicate, headed by Thomas
Knowles is putting up a 160-stamp mijl. a!
so, on Douglas Island, and building a wharf.
They have good property there, which will
pay very well. The same company has
property at Berne’s Bay, where I am also
interested. The ore there is of an entirely
different character. It is richer by a great
deal
“There are now about 100 stamps, all told,
in Southeastern Alaska. Next year I think
there will he at least 800 or 1,000, as con
siderable capital is going in. This Boston
firm expects to put in $1,000,000 this
year, and many people now living there
expect to put in a few thousand each.
There will lie a good many new mines
opened.
“The Indians are giving no trouble in
Alaska. They are working Indians. They
are all Thlinkets, but are subdivided into
Chilkahts. Stiekeens, Yaktuls. and so on.
They are very peaceable.
“I don’t think much of Lieut. Fred
Schvvatka’s scheme to start a big cattle
ranch on tho Aleutian Islands. I don’t
think it will work. There may be a suffi
cient area, and the grass gcxjj. The climate,
too, would not interfere, sihee tho warm
waves of the Pacific boat upon it; bu what
would he do with his cattle after lie had
them raised.' If he undertook to sell them,
I reckon he would find Nevada, California,
and throe or four other Stab and Terri r -
ries could underbid him by a good deal.
Mr. Schwatka would have to stand a trifle
in the way of freights. Then the sea is
rough and a good deal of meat would be
shaken off the cattle’s bones before they got
hero.
“It is raining heavily in Alaska now. It
rains a good deal of the time and was com
ing down thick and fast, when I left.”
Mr. French said ho was very glad to get
away. He will remain here two or three
days and then proceed to New York.
The Kiss In History.
From the Chicago Tribune.
There was an old belief that unless n
maiden was kissed under the mistletoe at
Christmas she would not be married during
the ensuing year.
When Fox was contestiug the hard-won
seat at Westminister the beautiful Duchess
of Devonshire offered to kiss all who voted
for the great statesman.
In the ceremonial of betrothal a kiss has
played an important part in several na
tions. A nuptial kiss in church, at the con
clusion of the marriage service, is solemnly
enjoined by York Missal and the 8a rum
Manual
The beautiful Lady Gordon, when the
ranks of the Scottish regiments had been
sadly thinned by cruel Badajos and Sala
manca, turned recruiting Sergant. and, to
tempt the gallant lads, placed the recruiting
shilling in her lips, whence each who would
might take it with his own.
Li Finland, accorping to Bayard Taylor,
the women resent as an insult a salute upon
the lips. A Finnish matron, hearing of our
English custom of kissing, declared that did
her husband attempt such a liberty she
would treat him with such tv box on the ears
that he should not, readily forget
In Wesley’s journal, dated June 16, 1758,
is given the following description of a duel
between two officers at Limerick: “Mr. B.
proposed firing at twelve yards, but Air. J.
said, ‘No, six is enough.’ So they kissed
one another (poor force!) and before they
were five paces asunder troth fired at the in
stant.”
The Code of Justinian says “that if a man
betrothed a woman by a kiss and either
party died before marriage tho heirs were
entitled to half tho donations and the sur
vivor to the other half: but if the contract
was made without the solmnkiss, the whole
of tho espousal gifts must be restore:! to the
donors and their heirs at-law.
The Mohammedans, on their pious pil
grimage to Mecca, kiss tho sacred black
stone and the four corners of the kaaba. The
Romish priest kisses the aspergillum, and
Palm Sunday the palm. Kissing tho Pope’s
toe was a fashion introduced by one of the
Leas, who, it is said, had mutilated his
right hand, and was too vain to expose the
stump.
In Iceland kissing had deterred penalties
of great, severity. For kissing another man’s
wife, with or without bar consent, the pun
ishment of exclusion, or its pecuniary
equivalent, was awarded. A man'renclcn and
himself liable for kissing an unmarried
woman under legal guardianship without
her consent, and, if the lady consented, the
law required that every kiss should lie
wiped out by a fine of three marks—eqifiva
lent to 140 ells of wadmal—a quantity sufll
cient to furnish a whole ship’s crew with
pilot jackets.
In Russia the Eastern salutation is *kiss.
Each member of the family salut es the other;
chance acquaintances on meeting kiss; prin
cipals kiss their employe*: the General kisses
his officers; the officers kiss their soldiers;
the Czar kisses his family, retinue, court,
and attendants and even the officers on
parade, the sentinels at the palace gates,
and a select party of private soldiers—
probably elaborately prepared for this“royal
salute.” In Other parts the poorest serf,
meeting a high-born dame in the street, has
hut to sav, “(’lirlst is Risen,’ and he will
receivea kiss and the reply, “He has risen,
truly.”
Home, in his (plaint old “Table Book,”
gives an account of a curious old kiwing fes
tival held in Ireland: “Easter Monday
several hundred young persons of the town
and neighborhood or Potsferry, county
Down, resort, dressed in their iiest to a
pleasant walk near the town, called ‘The
Waller.’ The avowed object of e c’i person
is to see the fun, which consists vn the men
kissing the female* without reserve, whether
married or single. This mode of salutation
is quite a matter of course; It is never taken
amiss, nor with much show of coyness. The
female must be ordinary indeed who returns
home without having received at least a
dozen hearty busses,”
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SAYA-ISOSTAIT, GA„
MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN
Hi, Doors, ids, Us, Pern Ends,
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ENGINES, BO ILEUS, ETC.
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Wu I TALBOTT & SONS. Macon, Ga.
J. C. WliIA. VJiiK, Manager.
f.i>ucAttonax.
For Full Information of the Above Schools
£ALL ON OR ADDRESS
HOENSTKIN Sc MACCAW,
I(>4 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga.
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.
Fordham, N. Y.
XTNDEIt the direction of Jesuit Fathers; is
J beautifully situated in a very picturesque
and healthy part of New York county.
The College ufTords every facility for the best
Classic!, Scientific and Commercial education.
Board and Tuition per year, SBOO.
Studies will be resumed September 7, 1887.
For further particulars apply to
Rsv. THOMAS J. CAMPBELL, S. J.,
President.
Bellevue High School,
BEDFORD CO., VIRGINIA.
A thoroughly equipped School of high grade
for Boys aud Young Men.
r pHE 22(1 Annual Session opens Sept. 15, 1887.
I For Catalogue or i>ei-jal information apply
u> \v. R ABBOT; Pam . Bqlleyue P. Q., V>
EPISCOPAL HIG H SCHOOL,
Near Alexandria, Va.
L. M. BLACKFORD, M. A., Principal;
L. HOXTON, AHsouiate Principal;
With able Assistants.
A Preparatory School for Hoyn.
Founded 1889. Session oim?h Sept. 28, 1887.
Catalogues scut on application.
Lucy Cobb Institute,
ATHENS, GEORGIA
r PHE Exercises of this School will be resumed
J SEPT, r, 1887.
M. RUTHERFORD Principai..
Rome Female College.
(Under the control of thn Synod of Georgia.)
Rome, Ga.
Rsv. J. M. M. CALDWELL, President.
r FIRST year begins Moniiay,Sept. 5,
A 18W7. Forciroulars and information address
S. C. CALDWELL,
Rome. Ga.
'LVUQUIER FEMALE INSTITUTE, Warren-
C ton, Va., opens its 27th annual session Sept.
14, 1887. Situated >3 the Piedmont region of Vir
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The grounds. ten acres in all, are taatefullv laid
out. The bnikllng is one of the finest school
edifices in the State. A full corps of teachers
Terms reasonable, and made known on applica
tion For catalogues address GEO. G. BUTLER,
A. M., Prineijtal.
MONROE FEMALE COLLEGE^
FORSYTH, GA.,
WILL resume exercises MONDAY, SEPT. 19,
1887. The departments of Literature,
Science, Music, Drawing aud Painting are sup
plied with the best of teachers, under the best
of management. For catalogue apply to
R. T. ASBIJRY, President,
or I. R. BRANHAM, Secretary.
GORDON INSTITUTE.
THE BEST SCHOOL IN THE STATE.
INSTRUCTION is the most thorough. It pu
-1 pils ant the best prepared for btisinesM or
college. Taki the honors at the universities.
FREE TfTITION. Send for Catalogue to CHAR.
E. LAMBDIN, President, Bam*-sville. (la.
Moreland park
ILITARY ACADEMY,
Near Atlanta, Ga. < ’has. M. Neel, Bupt.
OT. MARY S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Raleigh,
1 N. C. Established in 1H42. For Cata login;
address the Rector, Key. BICNNi)TT BMEDEH.
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Carolina. S. F. VENABLE, Principal; \V.
PI NOK NE Y M ASON, Comrnander of Carets and
Associate Principal. For information and Cala
•ither Principal or Awtrtofi
cipai.
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OFFICIAL..
ordinance'
An ordinance, To authorize the Mayor and Al
dermen, in Council assembled, to grant per
mits for the excavation and erection of ureas
in the lanes of the city, and to prescribe oer
tain conditions for the same.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Mayor amt
Aldermen of the City of Savannah in Council
ossein bled. That ft shall ami may be lawful for
Con noil, at any time and from time to time to
grant, by resolution or otherwise, permits to
owners of lots and improvements within t he city
to excavate, construct and use areas extending
into the lanes of the olty.
Skc. 2. That all such permits, unless otherwise
therein provided, shall he granted subject to the
conditions herein named and the acceptance of
such permit, or the excavation, erection and use
of such area by any property owner, shall be
taken and construed as an acceptance of the
said conditions, and'binding upon the said prop
erty owner and bis assigns, future owners of the
said property.
Skc. 3. All such areas, including all walls and
material of any sort in'the construction of the
same shall not extend into the lam- for a dis
tance greater than four ftt feet, from the line of
said lot. They shall be set at such grade as the
profs'r officers of the city may designate, and
kept and inuintuined at such grade as may from
time to time Is- determined on for the said lane
without any expense to the olty. They shall ho
used only for the purposes of light ami ventila
tion, and fo no other purpose what
soever, ami shall be covered with
a substantial win sight iron grating of such
form as shall lie an ample protection to persons
and property passing through said lane, which
grating shall be stationary and immnrahlA,
and pot set upon hinges or other devices ar
ranged for entrance and exit Into tho building*
through said arcu.
Sue. 4. That, the owners for the time being
of any property, adjacent to which areas mar
be erected under the provisions of this ordi
nance shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Mayor ami Aldermen of the city of Savannah,
of amt from any and ail loss or damage that
may accrue against It by reason of the excava
tion, erection, use or occupation of the area
herein provided for, or the obstruction of tho
lanes or the city.
Beo. 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordi
nances conflicting with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby rei>ea!ed ia so far as they
so conflict.
Ordinance passed In Council July 13, 1887.
RUFUS K. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest: FnA NX E. Kkiiahu!*, Ulerlf of Council.
•it A|isk M INK NOTICE.
Orncr Heai.tr Orricxa, >
Savannah. <a., May 1. 1887. I
From and after MAY Ist, 1887, the city ordi
nance which specifies tho Quarantine require
ments to lie observed at the |>ort of Savannah,
(icoigiu for |jeriod of time (annually) from Mav
Ist to November Ist, will be most rigidly en
forced.
Merchants and all other parties Interested
will Is supplied with printed copies of the Quar
online Ordinance upon application to office of
Health Officer.
From ami after this date and until further no
tice all steamships npil vessels from South
America, Central America, Mexico, West lridUß
Sicily, ports of Italy south of 40 degs. North
latitude. and coast of Africa heween
10 degs. North and II degs. South latitude,
direct or via American port will be sub
jected to close Quarantine and I* required
to report at the Quarantine Station and be
trialed as being from Infected or suspected
ports or localities. Captains of them' vessels
will have to remain at Quaruutme Station until
their vessels are relieved.
All steamers and vessels from foreign ports
not included above, direct or via American
ports, whether seeking, chartered or otherwise,
will be required to remaiu in quarantine until
boarded and passed by the Quarantine Officer.
Keither the. fiiutains nor any one on board of
euelt vessels will he allowed to come to the city
until the vesselss are inspected and pasted by the
Quarantine Officer.
As ports or localities not herein enumerated
are reiKirteil unhealthy tojthe Sanitary Authori
ties. Quarantine restrictions against same will
be enforced wit hout further publication.
The quarantine regulation requiring the /lying
of thc quarantine flay on vessels subjected ta
detention or inspection wilt be rigidly enforced.
J. T. McFarland. >I. D.. Health officer.
QUARANTINE NOTICE.
Omci Ifxai.th orricxa, I
Savannah, April sth, 1887.)
Notice Is hereby given that the Quarantine
Officer is instructed not to deliver letters to ves
sels which are not subjected to quarantine de
tention, unions the name of consignee anil state
ment that the vessel Is ordered to some other
port an of the sow ■
This order ia mad-- necessary in consequence of
the enormous bulk of drumming letters sent U*
the station for vessels which are to arrive.
j. t McFarland, m. and..
Health Officer.
QUARANTINE NOTICE.
Orrirx Hkai.tr Orricxa, 1
Savannah, March 25th, 1887. |
Pilots of the Port of Savannah are informed
that the Kapelo Quarantine Station will he open
ed on APRIL Ist, 1887.
Special attention of the Pilots is directed to
sections Nos. 3d aud 14th, Quarantine Regula
tions.
Most rigid enforcement of quarantine regula
tions will be maintained by the Health authori
ties. J. T. MuFARLAND, M. D..
Health Officer,
RIESLING'S
White J3luii" Koiud.
lILANTS. BOUQUETS, DESIGNS, CUT
1 FLOWERS fumiiibed to order. Le*v* or
der* at DAVIS BROS.', canar Bull aud Yorii
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