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MOUNTING BIG TELESCOPES.
HOW THEY FOLLOW THE MOTIONS
OF THE STARS.
Tlie ( a|io of (iooil Hope Instrument.
It* Powerful Clockwork Par!*
Exposition Old am Tlie World**
OreatcMt Telecope—A*trononiica 1
Prediction* for April,
Harold Jacobi in Boston Transcript.
There are many interesting practical
things about an astronomical observatory
with which the public seldom has on op
portunity to become acquainted. Among
these perhaps the details connected with
setting up a great telescope take first
rank. The writer happened to be present
at the Cape of Good Hope Observatory
when the photographic equatorial tele
scope was being mounted, and the opera
tion of putting it in position may be tak
en, as typical of similar processes else
where.
Xu the first place, it is necessary to ex
plain what is meant by an Vequatorial"
telescope. One of the chief difficulties in
making ordinary observations arises from
the rising and setting of the stars. They
are all apparently moving across the face
of the sky, usually climbing up from the
eastern horizon, only to go down again
apd set in the west. If, therefore, we
wish to scrutinize any given object for a
considerable time we must move the tele
scope continuously 60 as to keep pace with
the motion of the heavens. For this pur
pose the tube must be attached to axles,
so that'll can be turned easily in any di
rection. The equatorial mounting Is a de
vice that permits the telescope to be thus
aimed at any part of the sky, and at the
same time facilitates greatly the opera
tion of keeping it pointed correctly after
a star has once been brought into the field
of view.
To understand the equatorial mounting
It is necessary to remember that the ris
ing and setting motions of the heavenly
bodies are apparent ones only, and due In
reality to the turning of the earth on Its
own axis. As the earth goes around it
carries observer, telescope and observa
tory past tlie stars fixed upon the distant
sky.. Consequently to keep a telescope
pointed continuously at a given star, it is
merely necessary to rotate It steadily
backward upon a suitable axis just fast
enough to neutralize exactly the turning
of our earth.
By a suitable axis for this purpose we
mean one so mounted as to be exactly
parallel to the earth’s own axis of rotation.
A little reflection shows how simply such
an arrangement will work. All the heav
enly bodies may W regarded, for practical
purposes, as excessively remote in c m
parison with the dimensions of our eartn.
The entire planet shrinks into absolute
Insignificance when compared: with ihe
distances of the nearest objects brought
under observation by astronomers. Ir fol
lows that If we have our telescope attach
ed to such a rotation-axis „b we hove de
scribed, it will be just the same for pur
poses of observation as though the tele
scope’s axis were not only parallel to the
earth’s axle, but actually r*n. Ment with
It. The two axes may be separated oy a
distance equal to that between the earth’s
surface and its center; but as we have
said, this distance is insignificant so far as
our present object is concerned.
There is another way to arrive at the
eime result. We know that the stars in
rising and setting all worn to tevoive nb>ut
the pole star, which itself seems to remain
immovable. Consequently, if we mount
our telescope so that It con turn al o t
an axis pointing at the pole, he shall be
able to neutralize the rotation of the sta s
bj r simply turning the telescope about th'
axis at the proper speed and in the right dl
rt don. Astronomical conti Jeratlons to h
us that an axis thus pointing at the pole
will be parallel to the earth’s own axis.
Thus was arrive at the same fundamental
principle for mounting an astronomical
telescope, from whichever point of view
We consider the subject.
Every large telescope is provided with
such an axis of rotation; and for the rea
son stated It Is called the “polar axis.”
The telescope itself is then called an
"equatorial." The advantage of this
method of mounting Is very evident. Since
we can follow the stars’ motions by tinn
ing the telescope about one oxis only, it
becomes a very simple matter to accom
plish this turning automatically by meant
of clockwork.
The "following” of a star being thus
provided for by the device of a polar
sxls, it is, or course, also necessary to
supply some other motion so as to enable
us to aim the tube at any point In the
heavens. For It is obvious that If It were
rigidly attached to the polar axis we could
bid ed follow any star that happened lo
be In the field of v.ew, but wo could not
change this Held of view, at will so
as to observe other stars or planets. To
accomplish this the telescope Is attached
to the polar axis by means of a pivot. By
turning the telescope around its polar
axis, and also on this pivot, we can find
any object in the heavens; and once found
we can leave to the polar axis and Its au
tomatic clockwork the task of keeping
that object before the observer’s eye.
In setting up the Cape of Good Hope
Instrument the astronomers were obliged
to do a large part of the work of adjust
ment personally. Far away from Euro
pean instrument-makers, the parts of the
mounting and telescope had lo be ‘’assem
bled,” or put together, by the astronomers
of the Cape observatory. A heavy pier of
br.ck and masonry had been prepared In
ad'ante. Upon ihls was placed a massive
I on l ase. intended to support the super
mi ucture of polar axis and Iplescope. This
Luxe lasted on three points, one of which
could be screwed In and out. so as to tilt
the wfole affair a little forward or back
ward By means of this screw we eltecl
e t c- ilno) adjustment of the polar axis
to exact paiaUehsm with thn of the
cent*. Other screws were provided with
v.licit the base could he twisted a little
hoiUomally either to the right or lefi.
Once set up In a position almost correct.
It was easy lo perfect the adjustment by
the aid of these screws.
Afterward the tube and lenses were put
In place, and the clock properly attached
Inside the big cast-iron base. This heavy
elockwork looked more like a piece of
machinery than a delicate clock moclian
i m. But it hgd a heavy work to do, car
r\ing the massive telescope with its
weighty* lenses, and needed to be corre
spondingly strorg; It lvid a driving
weight of about 2,000 pounds, and was so
powerful that turning the telescope af
fected it no more than, does the hour
hand of an ordinary clock the mechan
ism within its case.
The final lest of the whole ndjusrnv Rt
consisted in noting whether stars once
brought into the telescopic field of vi w
could be maintained there automtui *ally
by means of the clock. This* object hav
ing been attained successfully, ihe ins*ri
ment stood ready to be used in the routine
business of the observatory.
Before leaving the subject of telescop?
mountings, we must mem ion the giant in
strument now' in course of construction at
Paris, ond which is o be finished in tin??
for this year's exposition. It is intended to
have it set up for actual u c e so that visi
tors will be able to examine person i ly
what can be seen with the largest tele
scope the world as ever know'n. There ha-*
been for many years a sort of quiet inte -
national competition in the matter of as
tronomical Instruments. Americans hive
every reason to take pride in the fact that
this country has always posse-srd the In
strument of greatest power. Perhaps the
most famous of nil te eseo;e lens-make; s
was the late A Ivan Clark of Cam bridge
port, Mass. He and his furnish!d
large lenses for the United States m t
Russian governments, *>r the Hick Obser
vatory, and finally for the great 40-inch
telescope of the Yerkes Observatory near
Chicago. This last Instrument Is at pres
ent the largest in existence; but it will be
surpassed by the new' >r.e at Paris.
The nio.t important desideratum in tele
scopes Is great light-gathering power; and
this depends simply on the size (t 'he
lens. The Yerkes glass, which i.- 40 in h
across, possesses this power in a very high
degree. But. instead of 40. the Paris n
strument is to be a little more than 49
inches in size, which will make the light
gathering power one-ho fas luge agiin
as that of the Chicago glass.
But the most remirkable peculiarity at
Paris is the proposed extraordinary length
of the entire instrument. The tube is to
be 107 feet long, or more than three times
the length of any existing telescope. There
are certain optical reasons in favor of
these huge proportions. It is impossible
for human hands to grind an absolutely
perfect lens, and the remaining unavoid
able imperfections have the least harmful
effect if things are arranged so as to put
the observer's eye as far as possible from
the other end of the tube. The limit uixin
length has been imposed hitherto by the
purely mechanical difficulty of handling
instruments of excessive weight. It is
simply a matter of mechanical engineer
ing.
At Paris this objection will be avokleA
raiher than overcome. It is proposed (o
make the tube immovable, and to mount it
horizontally in a fixfjft position. Then,
in order to observe different parts of the
sky, a mirror will be placed in front of
the telescope, and the sky examined by
reflection only. This minor will then be
provided with polar axis and clockwork,
so as to accomplish the same result as
if the telescope itself could move. The
only fault in this arrangement is its in
creased complexity. The mirror U an ad
ditional glass to grind and polish, and if
they do not succeed in ranking it perfectly
flat, slight distortions wiil be produced in
the star-images under observation. As
tronomers are looking forward with much
concern to the scientific success or failure
of this great Instrument. Bet us hope that
it will help to throw light upon some of
the many astronomical problems awaiting
solution in the neW century.
The following predictions give the posi
tions of the principal constellations at 9
p. m., April 15. 1900; but they will also
be found approximately correct at the
same hour throughout the month;
Orion is now about to set in the western
horizon, Auriga, the charioteer, nnd twin
starred Gemini hang above him. nearly
half-way up to the zenith. The great dog
star, Sirius, is also down near the horizon,
but the little dog star, Procvon, is Still
about half w\iy up to the zenith, a little
south of west. Deo 1* on the meridian,
about due south, up nearly three-fifths
of the distance from hoYJzon to zenith. It
shows a ftickle-shfeped figure with open
blade turned to the right, and the handle
straight up and down. In that “handle”
glows the gem-star, Regulus. Virgo is in
the southeast, one-third of the way up to
the zenith. The Great Bear is overhead,
just above the pole.
Of the planets, Venus Is evening star,
and just after sunset wiil be found in the
western sky, about half-way up to the
zenith. It is near the Pleiades group, es
pecially in the early part of the month.
The closest approach wiil be on April 4,
Mercury Is morn inn: star in the latter half
of the month. There will be a good op
portunity to see it on the 21st, near the
eastern horizon just before sunrise. Jupi
ter and Saturn are morning stars, and
just before sunrise are a little west of
south, above the horizon from one-fifth to
one-quarter of the distance up to the
zenith. On April 20 a rather unimportant
shower of meteors is expected. The moon
will pass c’ose to Venus on the second, to
Jupiter on the and to Saturn
on the 20th.
Fattening. Nrl'len for Market.
From the Boston Herald.
There are villages in the empire of Mo
rocco and in Tunis where the elder mem
bers of the adult population follow pro
fessionally the pusuit of fattening young
ladies for the matrimonial market of Bar
bary. The Moors, like the Turks and most
other Orientals, prefer “moonfaced”
wives to lean ones, and the more the bride
weighs the more beautiful she is in their
eyes. A girl is put under the fattening
process when she is about 12 years of age.
Her hands are tied behind her, and she is
seated on a carpet during so many hours
every day, while her popper stands over
her with a matcaque, or big stick, and her
mommer pops into her mouth a ball of
stiff maize porridge, kneaded up with
grease, and Just large enough to be swal
lowed without the patient choking. If the
unfortunate girl declines to he stuffed, she
Is Compelled, and so she resigns herself to
the torture and gulps down the boluses,
lest she should be beaten. Fancy it, ye
corpulent American dames, who would
gladly take a beating If the flesh would
only melt naturally and safely' under the
administration! But what women are ever
satisfied? The worst of It is, these fat
ones cannot exchange places with Orien
tal “beauties” who are living examples
of the Strasburg goose who is stuffed to
kill."
A Mother s
fv ,SL __ is to see to it that her
jjf; WE -V jSfg children begin ear!:: in
Iff HE* II 11,0 to shampoo their
!? r ® r? heads regularly once a
uB " etk ,n cftch in
stance, after the hair
is thoroughly dry, some mild, health-giving
tonic should 1* applied to the scalp to aid
nature in creating the best jxwsible growth
of uniformly colored, lustrous, healthy hair—
the most Important feature in the make-up
of beautiful women and handsome men.
For more than fifteen years, the
7 Sutherland Sisters’
Scalp Cleaner <•>
has stood at the upox of all shampoo wn?hc*.
while the 4 llAin Growth” has been equal
ly successful in its efforts to return the
injured scalp nnd almost lifeless hair to
their original health/uluess
bOU> BY DBI OGISTS.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
THE RIVEII FRONT.
Tlie Norneglnn Ship Thor the First
Veel to Take on Part CarftO
at tlie Georgia and Alabama
Wharves—Schooner T. W. Riinn
%rri%eA From Prov I deuce—Mo Iter*
of Interest to Shipper* and Marin
er*.
The Norw'egion ship Thor, Capt. Andre
sen, which arrived several days ego, and
was the second vessel to discharge ballast
onto Hutchinson’s Island, is the first to
take on a part cargo from the new ter
minal property. She took on 760 barrels
of rosin near slip No. 1 yesterday, which
was placed in the vessel for stiffening.
The loading was done by W. P. Lacey,
local stevedore for the S. P. Shotter Com
pany, who chartered the Thor. The steve
doring was done in a quick and satisfac
tory manner. The Thor will be moved
from the terminal wharves to the Savan
nah, Florida ond Western Railroad
wharves, where she will complete her car
go of naval stores.
J. McGrath, colored, a watchman on the
Georgia and Alabama’s property on
Hutchinson's Island, was run into while
crossing the river in a small boat yester
day by the tug Jacob Paulsen. When the
t*>at capsized McGrath grabbed to the tug
and was hauled on board.
Examination* for Inspector*.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission has notified Boards of Examiners,
that an examination will be held on June
10 and 20. in all the cities of the United
States, where local boards are located for
applicants for the positions of inspectors
of hulls. From the eligible resulting from
thin examination certiflcarions will be
made to the position of inspector of hulls
at New Orleans and at Baltimore, Md.
The salary is SI,BOO per annum. The ex-/
amination will be open to all citizens cti
the United States who comply with the
requirements.
The schooner T. W. Dunn, Capt. Bond,
arrived yesterday from Providence, nine
days out. A pleasant voyage is reported
down. The Dunn is light, and will be load
ed with lumber by Cooney, Eckstein &
Cos.
New Sailing A’e**el*.
Two new French sailing vessels have
recently been launched In Havre for the
Philadelphia and Marseilles trade. Both
are hulk oil carriers and are barks of
about 100,000 gallons carrying capacity.
They were christened the Frances Marie
and Jules Henry. The former vessel is
now about due at the Delaware break
water on her pioneer voyage across the
Atlantic, 'and the Henry is ready to fol
low her. Both vessels are probably the
finest of the kind afloat, and are steel
craft of the highest type. They are light
ed by electricity, the power being furnish
ed by petroleum motors. The vessels reg
ister 2,300 gross tons each.
Passengers by Steamships. ,
Passengers by steamship City of Bir
mingham for Now York yesterday.—-M.
Crown, A. Finkelstein and wife. Miss S.
Bearman, M. Bcarman, Misses Gunnerson,
Mrs. Gunnerson. Miss Finkelstein, L*. Bai
ley* wife and child. William A. Burwell,
Miss Hope Allen, Mrs. P. M. Allen, Rev.
A. Meyer. E. L. Pratt and wife, Mr.
Pierson, Mr. Ghnrky and wife, Mrs. D.
G. Caywood, Marshall Blexsovy, Joseph
Welsner, W. H. Meyers. William H. Fos
ter, J. A. Heinsohn and wife, H. Marks,
Mrs. D. Collins, nnd son. J. Hammett, J.
Rosenfeld 1 , and seven intermediate.
Passengers by steamship City of Augus
ta, New* York for Savannah, May 16.—R.
O. Crowell. W. L. Alley. A. J. Mayor,
J. C. Hind, J. H. Hine, D. Filogoma, H.
K. Abort, I. S. Taylor, G. A. Prelst and
wife, W. H. John. Mrs. W. H. John. Mrs.
F. A. Farrenkopf. Mrs. S. T. Randall,
W. W. Htibner, I. Poll Is, D. Kramer, J.
Rosenthal.
Passengers by steamship Chattahoochee
from Boston, May 16.—Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
McFarland, Nathan Smith, William Dorf I ’,
H. Bake, H. Cassidy.
Suva turn It Almanac.
Sun rises 4:58 a. m., and sets 6:55 p. ra.
High water at Tybee to-day at 11:02 a.
m. and 12:31 p. m High water at Savan
nah one hour later.
riinMcn off the Moon for May,
First quarter. 6ih. 7 l-onr< and 30 min
utes. morning; full moon, 14th, 9 hours and
36 minutes, morning, last quarter, 21st, 2
hours and 31 minutes, evening; new moon.
28th, 8 houTs and 50 minutes, morning;
moon In apogee Bth: moon in perigee 24th.
ARRIVALS AM) DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
S-ieamship City of Augusta, Daggett,
New York.—Ocean Steamship Company.
Schooner T. W. Dunn, Bond, Providence,
i R. I.—Master.
Vessels C leared Yesterday,
j Bark Silenzio (Ital), Chiesa, Genoa.—
, Dahl & Cos.
I Schooner Helen D. Martin, Fountain,
! Halifax, N. S.—J. A. Calhoun.
Vessels Went to en.
' Steamship City of Birmingham. Burg,
New York.
Freights and C harters.
Steamer Oltti de Messlni (Ital). Savan
nah to Genoa, cotton, 17s. 6d.; June.—A.
j F Churchill.
Schooner John Q. Schmidt, Philadelphia
1 ro Savannah. 700 tons of 7J cer.jts.
Schooner Joel Cook. Savannah to New
ark. lumber, $5.23.
Bark Atlantic (Ger). Savannah to con
' tinent. naval stores, private terms
-i
Transfer Vessel Property.
; Morrl tv Mathis to H. H. Lukens. 1-16
lof the schooner I>. K. Cottlngham. 13
I 'hipping Memoranda.
Charleston, S. C., May ll.—Sailed,
schooners Annie C. Grace, Smith, New
York; Island City, Henderson, Philadel
phia; Sadie C. Sumner, McLeon, Provi
dence, R. I.; Edgar C. Ross, Quilllan,
New York; Jose ilaverri, Hewitt, New
York.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 18.—Entered,
steamer Westover, Johns, Philadelphia.
Cleared, schooner Carrie A. Norton,
Jameson. Portland, .Me.; Gardner B. Rey
nolds, Marr, Portland. Me.
Carrabelle, Fla., May 18.—Entered,
schooner Lizzie Chadwick, Lowery, Ha
vana; hark Harbelz (Nor), Dahl, Dieppe.
Cleared, hark Alborga (Nor), Gavslaa,
Blrkenhfod; schooner Charles E. Baled,
Crolter, Noank.
Notice’ to Mariners.
Pilot charts and all hydrographic infor
mation will be furnished masters of ves
sels free of charge In United States hy
drographic office in Custom House. Cap
tains ore requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department.
Foreign Exports.
Per schooner Helen L. Martin for Hal
ifax, N. 5.—344,932 feet yellow pine lum
ber, value $5,087.75.—Carg0 by John A.
Calhoun.
Per Italian bark Silenzio for Genoa.—
3,470 barrels rosin, $8,110.25; GOO casks tur
pentine, $15,373.02 ; 500 cases spirits tur
pentine. s2,4so.—Cargo by S. P. Shotter
Company.
Coastwise Exports.
Per steamship City of Birmingham to
New York, May 18.—765 boles upland cot
ton, 950 barrels cotton seed oil, 482 bales
domestics, 350 barrels rice, 950 barrels
rosin, 259 barrels turpentine, 285,373 feet
lumber, 14 turtles, 2 barrels fish, 70 cases
cigars, -5 boxes fruit, 1,210 barrels vegeta
bles, 1,426 crates vegetables, 278 tons pig
Iron, 25 boxes tobacco, 125 barrels tar, 1.069
sacks onions, 487 sacks rice, 49 barrels
lamp black, 1 car scrap Iron, 24G packages
mdse.
Per schooner Zaccheus -Wierman for
Newport New5.—353,307 feet by Georgia
Lumber Company, and 136,469 feet by E.
B. Hunting & Cos.
Per schooner Thos. A. Ward for Phil
adelphia.—sßs,o29 feet yellow pine lumber.
—Cargo by Hunting & Cos.
Per schooner Hilda for Philadelphia.—
431,000 feet yellow pine lumber.—Cargo by
Wylly & Cos.
Per schooner Edward J. Berwlnd for
Philadelphia.—77s,ooo feet yellow pine
lumber.—Cargo by Wylly & Cos.
VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamships.
Kansas City, 2,164 tons, Fisher, New York.
—Ocean Steamship Company.
City of Augusta. 1,929 tons, Daggett, New
York.—Ocean Steamship Company.
Itasca, 989 tons, Diggs, Baltimore.—J. J.
Carolan, Agent.
Ships.
Thor (Nor). 1,054 tons, Andresen; disc, bal
last.—Dahl & Cos.
Ilarks.
Oracle. 1,143 tons, Nicolaisson; waiting.—H.
Juchter.
Norrskenet (Sw), 1,168 tons, Bylund, ldg.
n. s.—Henry Juchter.
Eira (Nor), 965 tons, Nellsen; ldg. n. s.
—Paterson-Downing Cos.
Siienzio (Ital). 701 tons, Chiesa; cld. for
Genoa.—Dahl & Cos.
Malmen (Nor), 595 tons, Birkeland; ldg. n.
a.—Dahl & Cos.
Essex, 577 tons, Smith; ldg. lumber.—Mas
ter.
Schooners.
Chas. F. Turtle, 788 tons, Bowen; ldg.
lumber.—Master.
Rob Roy, 681 tons, Norbury; ldg. lum
ber.—Howard & Cos.
Isaac T. Campbell, 557 tons, Stevens; ldg.
lumber.—Henry Juchter.
Margaret A. May, 458 tons, Jarvis; ldg.
lumber.—Howard & Cos.
J. E. dußignon, 459 tons, Turner; ldg.
lumber.— Master.
S. P. Hitchcock, 553 tons, Sorensen; to Id.
lumber.—Mast* r.
Greenleaf Johnson, 371 tons, Woodruff; to
Id. lumber.—Master.
Millie R. Bohannen, 652 tons. Smith; to Id.
lumber.—Master.
George H. Ames, 378 tons. Watts; to Id.
lumber.—Master.
D. D. Haskell. 214 tons, Eaton; to Id. lum
ber.—Master.
Blanche Hopkins, 505 tons; to Id. lum
ber.—Master.
Merom. 881 tons, Merry; to Id. lumber.—
Master.
Roi>ert Parker (Br), tons; ldg. lum
ber.—Master.
T. W. Dunn, 635 tons, Bond; to Id. lum
ber.—
I>IVED IY REGAL STYLE.
I3o\v Director General Rntlihone
Conducted Affairs at Havana.
Washington Special to the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Maj. Rathbon-’s exaggerated estimate
of his own importance as a government
official in Cuba-and his personal extrava
gance are the subj cts of Enumerable sto
ries here.
These stories a~e chiefly related by civ
-1 ians, army officers, and government <m
ployes who have returned from the is
land. They include anecd tea of Maj.
Rathbone s fashionable residence, furnish
ed and lilted out from the Cuban reve
nues. ancl the somewhat regal manner
in which be lives and -ntertains.
Among the expense* paid out of these
revenues was an item of Chinese lanterns
with w hich the grounds of Rathbone a res
i .ence were illuminated upon the occa
s on of a fashionable gathering. .Some of
his serial functions entailed on outlay
o' hundreds of dol ars. but Uathbone s
l eisonal income did not suffer thereby,
boat* and yacht* were freely placed at
the disposal of Maj. Rathbone s friends
nd guests Upon these boats there were
rnorrv excursions, an 1 *he Cuban reve
nues paid the bill. One in *tancc is related
wher • a woman correspondent, who an
nounced that she intend?d to print an
article laudatory of Maj. Rathbone, ha i
a boat p ar and at her dispc sal for an ex
tended junket, dating which she visit* and
alt the important *<coa#t towns. It is
said unon authority here that Rathbone
trade f< ur visits to the United State*, ac
companied by hi* family, and for each of
then visilt turned in an expne bill of
$2,0C0, which was paid. None of th.S' bills
found Its way to the postoffice de.-art
ment at Washington. The Cuban system
since the outset has b.;en practically in
dependent of the service here.
capt. McCarthy.
What He Would Have Said to the Ad
miral if He Had Known.
f
From the Chicago Journal.
Admiral George Dewey had two narrow
escapes during his trip down the drainage
canal. The presence of mind of one man
saved him and his party from being swept
over the bear-trap dam at Lockport. A
few minutes later he Just missed being
called to terms by plain old Capt. J. P.
McCarthy of the good yacht Hindu.
With due respect o the Admiral’s name
and fame, the master of the Hindu says
he was not taking orders from Dewey ihat
day. When a short distance from the big
dam Chief Hngavter Randolph gave tne
signal 10 open the trap. Only Capt. Mc-
Carthy with his hands on the wheei knew
that the stanch little vessel was being
drawn by the tcrrtffic current resulting
from the lifting of the gates.
He pushed an electric button, signalling
the engineer to reverse the engines, ani
then put the wheel over hard. It was a
perilous moment.
The boat was heading down stream, In
the midst of that mighty rush of water,
but finally responded and steamed out of
harms way. Admiral Dewey did not
know how Capt. McCarthy’s heart had
bren thumping against his ribs nor how
near the Hinda had been to tumbling ig
nomlniously over the dam. So he said:
“The. man in charge of this boat doesn’t
know how to run one. I feel In more dan
ger of my life now than I did in Manila
bay two years ago.”
The Hindu's n,aster makes' his head
quarters at Randolph street and the river
when not sailing the blue lake or escorting
parlies down the great channel. He is a
small man with a determined wav übqut
him. His clothing Is (hat of the ordinary
civilian, except that he wears a blue vest
with brass buttons. When he talks about
“sailin’ craft” it becomes apparent that
he has all the pride of a seaman with a
long record. He is well-known In Chi
cago.
"I didn't know the Admiral said it until
they told me about it Friday,’’ said Capt.
McCarthy. “X wouldn’t a’ believed it of
him. I wish I’d a’ heard It. I'd a given
him a good calling down.’’
“I have been sailin’ up and down these
lakes for a good many years now. I've
been master of good boats and bad boats,
but there ain’t an accident agin me. When
I was harbor master at Chicago I saved
eleven drowing persons by jumpin' off the
bridges and swtmmin’ after them. Why,
they got so they called me Steve Brodie.
I never sought no notoriety and I never
got a medal, but I ain’t goin’ to take a
back seat for any man that ever walked
or swam, Admirnl or no Admiral.
"You see, I give everybody to under
stand before we left McCook that day
that I was captain of that boat, and was
<akin’ orders from only one man, and that
was Mr. Randolph. We got along all
right until we struck a point just above
the dam, and then everything began to
happen at once. I’ll bet there was a
thousand children began to sing on that
dam. I was leanin’ on the wheel watch
in' Dewey. We was on the bridge. He
was on my right and Mayor Harrison
was on my left, with Mr. Randolph just
behind him. Those kids began to sing,
and we could tell it was 'Hail to the
Chief.’
“The Admiral saluted. He had only sa
luted that way once before on the whole
trip, and that an old Irish lady
who was dancin’ a hornpipe on the bank
of the canal down near Romeo, her skirts
In one hand and an American flag in the
other. *
“When the Admiral saw her he said: ‘lf
it wouldn’t be for stopptn’ you, Cap'n, I’d
say stop just so 1 could yet ofT an’ shake
hands with that ol’ Irish woman.’
“But the singin’ made the biggest hit.
Dewey says, 'Ain't that great!' and he
took off his hat. He asked all the men to
take off their hats, too. Then he says to
me; ‘Cap'n, head her over that way, so
we can hear better.’ I wasn’t goin’ to
break the rule, even for thb Admiral, I
looked at Mr. Randolph, and Me looked
at me with a sort of grin and said: Yes,
Cap’n, head her pver.'
“We were goin’ down stream with the
children singin' and the crowds cheerin’,
and In a minutethe battery on the other
side began to fire the salute. In the midst
of it all Mr. Randolph gave the signal to
open the gates, and then the fun com
menced. I could see that the darned
beartrap would get us all in a minute if
something wasn’t done. I put the wheel
over and signaled the engineer to reverse.
She finally came around, but those fel
lows didn’t know how near they came to
goin’ over. The Admiral must ’ave
thought he was on the Olympia, He
ought to know that you can’t handle a
boat like you can a wheelbarrow. He
wasn’t any closer to his last port that
morning two years ago In Manila bay 1
than he was In Windage basin. Lock
port, on Thursday. He was right about
that. I’d a told him so, too, if I'd a’
heard what he said about how I run the
boat.
“It was all on account of my not bein’
prepared for havin’ the dam open that
way. Mr. Randolph didn't tell me he was
going to have it done. But I’m surprised
at the Admiral. I dould see from his ac
tions that he was a good sailor.
"When he first came on the boat he
complimented me. We ran up the Ad
miral's flag and fired a salute. The Ad
miral says to me: ’When was you down
below?’ and I says, ’I never .sailed salt
water craft In my life.’ ’Where did you
learn etiquette, then?’ he saye, and I
says; ’I studied It out of hooks.’ When
Commissioner Jones and Boldentveck, the
fat fellow, an’ some of the others were
tryln’ to all give me orders at once
Dewey says: ‘Let the Cap’n alftne; he
knows how to get her around. But, Just
the same, he’d a-got a good turnin’ down
if I’d a-known he said afterward that I
didn't know how to sail a boat.”
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SAVANNAH, GA.
group of battleships—the Indiana. Massa
chusetts and the Oregon class—he motors
ore only nlnety-slx horse-power and sev
enty-two kilowatts. On English ships the
use of electricity Is still confined lo Incan
descent lights, search lights and signal ap
paratus, hut upon the Kearsarge and tho
Kentucky steam pipes are almot enilrl y
abolished.
From the central station the captain < an
communicate with every officer by tele
phone either in bathe or at an hor. It Is
unnecessary lo keep aids and orderli is
running from one end of the ship lo th”
other. It Is only necessary for him to
tell the boy at his elbow what he wants
done, either In the kitchen or the ammuni
tion magazines or ihe turfets <r ihe en
gine rooms, and orders can be given and
reports received as readily as if tho c p
lain were talking with his subor inato*
face to face. Thus the communioat on of
all orders within ihe ship 1 carried < n
over wires. All the lights outside and in
are electrical. The signals aid all ln.lle i
lors are attached to wir s, end diving lin
terns are provided, by which the hr t.om of
the hull can be Inspected n' any time. The
turrets ar< turned, tho guns are mnnlpu
laied. the ammunition Is hoisted ou' of tne
magazines, ihe guns are leaded. lamm- and
and fired and Ihe gases gfc blown out of
them by electricity after each discharge.
All the winches and hoisting apparatus
on the several decks, all tho repair -hops
and other machinery fittings and all die
ventilating apparatus are run by electri'-
lty. The boats are lowered and holstel,
all the machinery, armor, coal, ammuni
tion, stores and supplies are taken let®
the ship and stowed away by electric pow
er. and in the next group of ships to b'
built the doors to the water-tight com
partments will be rigged so that the lap
tain can open and close them from ih®
conning tower.
All this makes It necesasry for the ■ffl-|
cers and sailors of the i’’ Y
to have a thorough know! and?’
of the electrical silence,
schools of Instruction, both f, r officer• • ; a *
enlisted men, with electrical w rkch as
have been established at Newport and 1
the navy yards at New York, Bosh n Nor
folk and San Francisco.
—Congressman John M. Allen of M 1
slppl. though he served as a lad in 1 9
Confederate army, did not allow the " i
lo Interrupt his studies entirely. H' 1
Just out of school and carried every
a pocket Bruin dictionary, prncllclrg I '
In composition by every camp lire.
ward he entered Cumber.and Univs*****.