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FLOOD REFUGEES
SAVED BY BOATS
IN THE STREETS
San Jose and Watsonville Busi*
ness and Residence Sec
tions Under Water
Bridges Washed Out, Tunnels
Caved in and Orchards Killed,
Is Tale of Storm
SAN* JOBK. March 7.—Flood condi
tions assumed a serious aspect at 3
o'clock this morning, when the com
bined overflows of the Guadalupe and
the Canoas oreeks placed the southern
and southwestern residence sections of
th# city completely under water. The
Coyote creek, on the eastern Bide, car
ried out the William street bridge and
the gas and water mains betwe«n this
city and East San Jose, and below the
city the combined overflow of the
Coyote. Silver. Penetenela, Guadalupe
and minor streams made a vast sea of
water of the section north of the city
limits to Ajcnew and Alvlso. Several
families on tlit* Berryessa side of the
Coyote are marooned in their houses
and •will hava to be taken out by boats.
For some hours early this morning
the Santa Clara street electric tine was
stopped in the heart of tyvn, at the
Guadalupe bridge, which was a foot
or more under water and In danger of
going out. The wind and rain all
night were furiaus and continuous, and
no such storm has been experienced
here for 17 years. This morning the
streams are slowly receding, and it
Is believed the* climax has passed, al
though the storm has only partially
abated. For the 24 hours ending at 7
a. m. two and two-thirds inches of
rain fell.
S.WTA CRIZ (IT OFF
Because of washouts near Mllpltas
no trains are runnfhg out of San Jose
today over the western 'division of th«
Southern Pacific, all passengers for San
Joaquin points being compelled to go
around by San Francisco. No trains
are running o\'er the line to Santa
Cruz, slides and caveins having ob
structed the track in several places.
Neither can Santa Cruz be reached from
the main valley line, on account of a
washout between that city and Pajaro.
High Velocity of Wind
SACRAMENTO. March 7.—Sacramento
was visited by a fierce gale last night
that blew at a velotity»of from 35 to 40
miles an hour and kept it up a good
part of the night. The rainfall of 1.10
inches up to 7 6'clock today haa sent the
season's total above the normal for the
entire rainy season. To date 20.56 Inches
of rain have fallen In Sacramento, while
the normal fall for the entire season is
only 20.09 Inches.
The high winds did practically no
damage to any of the fleet of pleasure
boats at anchor in the river at this
point.
Forty Families Destitute
WATSONVILLE. March 7.—At a mass
meeting of citizens called tonight to
'onslder ways and njeans of coping with
the flood situation temporary homes
were found for about 40 families. It is
Expected that tli* flood in the lower part
of town will subside in a day or so,
when the homeless families can return
.o their firesides.
There has been little damage in the
business section of the city, but down
town the water is from four to six feet
deep, and it will be m> >efore
the extent of the dam ■•• esti
mated. The greater part of tills loss
will fall on merchant? gooAt
•tored in basements, r.eariy >\
which is full of v
Men going about
the businrs* section nil day trying to
•aye p lit can be accom
plished until th* flood subsides. The
loss In thp city can hardly fall below
1)66.000, and the number of young or
chards drowned out In the surround
ing district will not he known for days.
The entire lower San Benito valley has
been from one to eight feet under water
all day. The railroad bridges are in
tact, but all wagon bridges near this
place went out.
r The Pajaro river burst its banks and
W&tsonvllle is ' flooded, the water
standing from 10 feet to a few Inches
In depth, according to the elevation of
the land. On Main street in front of
the Mansion house it Is four feet deep,
and the entire business section is un
der water. No business of any kind
has been transacted today, and most of
the people have been forced to take
refuge in the upper stories of their
homes.
Traffic Interrupted
SALINAS, March Through traffic
on the coast line of the Southern Pa
cific has been interrupted by the wash
ing out of about 300» feet of trestle
rear Metz. 40 miles south of this city.
The Salinas river is at the highest
point reached for many years and great
damage has. been done by the washing
away of farming lands and orchards
along its banks. In some, places the
river has cut a new channel, rendering
the bridges useless.
Bridge Carried Away
SANTA MARIA. March 7.-— cloud
burst In Boyd's canyon resulted in a
flood through the streets of Santa
Maria this afternoon. Considerable
damage was done. A portion of the
approach to the new bridge over the
Santa Maria river was carried, out. A
bridge at Garrey also was damaged.
The drifting sand at Honda, 40 miles
north of here, has Interfered with traf
fic on the coast line. The rainfall In
this city for the sea*qn has already
been 27 inches, which is far beyond the
average.
.Western Pacific Blocked
QUINCY. March 7—With the caving
in of the entire east end of the Spring
garden tunnel the main line of thf
Western Pacific will be blocked for two
dan.
Train No. 1 Is now stalled at Qulncy
and the 70 or more passengers are'pre
paring for a siege of three or four
days.
There are about 21 Elks from Stock,
ton in Qulncy who came up from Marys,
viHe to see the scenery. All traffic .is
now tied up between Oroville and Por
tola. •
Creek Breaks Banks
CHICO. March ; Little Chieo creek
broite over its banks today, flooding a
portion of the residence district of this
city. Chinatown was flooded and, many
homes of the poorer class had several
feet of water In them. The crest of the
flood was reached this 'afternoon ; and
the .water Is now receding. The Sacra
mento river rose ; rapidly during the
night. Many bridges. are reported
washed out and trains on the Shasta
route are badly delayed. The Southern
Pacific railroad bridge still stands.
Coalinga Branch Impassable
FRESNO/' March 7.—Following a
heavy fall of rain early today, "ditches
about Fresno were reported within .a
foot of the*breaking stago. bat', sta
tionary at present. It was stated by,
Scores of Families Destitute and Vast Financial
Loss Results From the Ravages of Storm King
San Jose flood scenes when the waters of Coyote and Guadalupe creeks overflowed. The upper picture shows policemen in patrol wagons rescuing |
persons from inundated districts in the fourth ward. The lower picture shows policemen carrying a girl from a house in the flooded district.
♦ —. —-♦
•ngineerg that more rain tonight wll! j
probably mean flood conditions in p.e I
lower parts of this city.' The Coaiinga j
branch of the Southern Pacific railroad
was impassable today on account of
high water in Pu!vadero creek, npar !
Huron. Wagon roads between this ]
place And the oil town are also practi
cally impassable. The rainfail up to
a o'clock this afternoon was .69 lr.ch.
Landslides Delay Trains '
REDDING. March 7.—The unprece-'
dented rain and wind storm which has
prevailed for the last U hotrrs
throughout the northern end of the
state lias caused numerous landslides
and washouts. " The rainfall for the
period has been 2.60 inches. Land-
slides at Gibson and Thrall blocked
trains for several hours on the Shasta
route of the Southern Pacific, but the
reports indicate that the tracks
are now clear from this city to the^
Oregon line.
The Sacramento river at Kennett is
21 feet and still rising:. Xo flood danger
Is feared when thft river stands .at 17
feet.
The Southern. Pacific line south of
thin city fe tied up by several washouts.
The washing away of the trestle be
tween Tehama and Red Bluff is hold
ing the Oregon expresses. It is ex
pected that they will be able to pro
ceed before night. On the west side of
the Sacramento river there are four
washouts on the Southern Pacific line
between Tehama and Woodland. At
Maxwell there Is a 400 feet washout,
am! near Corning 200 feet of track
have been washed away. It Is t
ed that the track on the east side of
the river will be open before night,
but it is hardly likely that the west
side will be repaired today.
Three Inches of Rain
RED BLUFF. March B.—Three inches
of raiu ha§. fallen here within the
last 38 hours and all streams are bank
full. Several bridges have been dam
aged and a washout at Gerber, near
Tehama, has delayed all trains today.
Storm Ends in Gale
VALLEJO, March I.—The most severe
storm of the season culminated last
night iij a gale which prostrated the
flagstaff in the city park and did con
siderable damage to frail" structures.
The rainfall for the storm amounted to
four inches, according to the Mare isl
and naval observatory.
Heavy Precipitation
STOCKTON. March 7.—Probably the
heaviest downpour of the season for
Stockton and vicinity fell during the
night, serving to swell all streams and
channels. Water Is pouring through
all breaks caused by the recent high
water and critical times are again an
ticipated. WateV is descending into
Linden through Robinson's break,,and
French Camp will probably be again
inundated. The precipitation haa been
steady today with no indication of
cessation. For the season the rainfall
has been 18.40 Inches: 14.R2 Inches fall
ing before tb.e_ end of February and
3.5$ Inches in March. The chamber
of commerce is spending a warning
throughout the county to prepare for
floods expected In the next two days.
San Luis Obispo Suffers
[Special Dispatch to The C\tll]
SAN LUIS . OBISPO, March 7.—Last
night a heavy rainstorm began and by
noon today;five inches had fallen", ac
cording to the United States weather
bureau. The San. Luis creek, which
passes through the city, was running
over the banks at an early hour this
morning, doing great damage to resi
dence-property and flooding: the prin
cipal streets.
■ From all parts of the county. come
reports that many bridges have 'been
washed away. The high waters flood
ing portions of the city have put the
gas; and electric works out of com
mission, causing great Inconvenience
and I some of the restaurants had * signs
out announcing „no;; meals would be
served! until the plant ; is repaired. -
. Damage: has been done along the
Pacific Coast railway and no trains are
running, today. . Traffic is stopped on
the Southern Pacific. The Union 101 l
company's pipe line; between this city
and Port San Luis, burst at an early
hour, and as r fire ;? had been used :to
heat It to make the oil run faster/the
fluid took fire and the waters; of the'
creek were, aflame' until the oil could
be shut off at the tank farm.; ,
The ' damage :to ,-■ roads and C county
bridges has seen heavy. Since March
l to '. date the rainfall measures nine
Inches. th* season's total being 30
inches since' September 1, 1910. ■
Napa River Overflows
[Special Dispatch to The Call] ;
:■>■ KAPA, March i7.—Heavy • rain*' fell; in
the: Napa valley last : night ; and this
morning, and today ; there ;is : a freshet
'at Napa. The Napa river has :over
flowed its banks and the steam r rail
road track, just above the drawbridge,
Is washed out for 40 feet. The trains
from- Calistoga,; bound for \ Napa and
San : Francisco, 4could • get no "» further
south than Napa, so it had to be sent
around oh ,the: Northwestern Pacific
line, ..taking, passengers'to; San 'Fran
cisco by -.way; of Tiburon. : The water
was. flowing today across Callstoga
THE SAX FRAXCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1911.
avenue and Soscal avenue in this city
to ■ depth of 18 inches. This morn-'
ing William Fischer ; and L. Gleastm
drove their horse and buggy into high
water on oast First street'and had a
narrow escape from drowning.
.Water, Floods Streets .•
[Special Dispatch it The .Call]
MAXWELL. March —Heavy rains
forced Stone Corral creek out *of its
banks early today and water rushed
down on Maxwell, covering: the streets
in the northern part of town to a depth
of from three to five feet. Families
were driven from their hom«s and con
siderable damage was done. Two hun
dred yards of Southern Pacific track
was washed out. • - '
Woodland Inundated ' "ev\ ' -
[Special Dispatch to The Call] '"
WOODLAND, .March 7.—Scores of re
ports have reached here of families
taken from levees and housetops in
this and Glenn county .today. , Water
has surrounded hundreds of -, farm
houses in the lowlands oV the two
counties and many.narrow escapes are
reported. The storm has been general
throughout this section and • many cul
verts have been washed out. Many of
the county roads are under water.
Cloudburst in Petaluma
Special Dispatch to The Call]
PETAITI'MA, March 7.—One of t the
worst storms that has visited Petaluma
for -years did thousands of dollars of
damage in this city and vicinity last
night, when a cloudburst occurred and
sent volumes of water tearing up
streets, culverts and crossings- in its
wake, and rilling cellars and* lower
! floors of many business houses. The
worst damage was to the streets,'many
of the.hHls having ditches ■«& through
them. Roofs were b'own off and trees
; uprooted. ■ A heavy fair continues and
Is somewhat Injurious to the poultry
men. ' ' :''■ '■"'■■ * ' ■„ '.",, ■-.:
Washouts Delay Trains
[Special-Dispatch, to The Call]
SALINAS. March 7.—The .Salinas'
river and its tributaries have' broken '
over their banks in .several places
and much damage^ has been^done by
cutting away valuable land adjacent
to the stream*.
Traffic on the coastline of the South
ern Pacific was tied up today by 300
feet of trestle being washed out near
Metz, a small .station SI miles' south
of Salinas. ."Another washout between
Castrovlllo and Monterey Interrupted
traffic on * the v Monterey branch. : No
malls have arrived fr,om the south
and the, mall from the north was two
hours late. -.I^MBftgMjpigjjg j
• At King City the river &-wept away
a number of; buildings on*the:Dunphy
ranch, Including the residence of Super
visor Talhot. At x San ; : Lucas 200 -feet
of the county bridge was • destroyed
and th" approaches to the San Ardo
were; swept away. " - ;
- Th* bridge across • the j Sajlnas river
at Holedad ;" Is Impassably owing to
the .; sinking of the central Bpan. At
ONE DOSE ENDS INDIGESTION, GAS,
DYSPEPSIA OR A SICK STOMACH
Relief in five minutes awaits
every man or woman who suf
fers from a, bad Stomach.
Why not get' some . now—; mo
ment, and forever rid yourself ct
Stomach trouble and Indigestion.? A
dieted' stomach gets the blues 'and
grumbles. Give It a good eat, • then
take. Rape's^ Dlapepsln to start the di
gestive Juices working. There will be
no . dyspepsia or "belching of Qas or
eructations ;- of ; undigested food; *; v no
feeling Ilk© a lump of lead m the stom
ach or rheartburn, j sick " headache 'and
Dizziness, v; and' your food will I not fer
ment and - poison your breath With
nauseous odors3pH3pjJSߧ|SßßS6^."T
Pa#e's I}tapep«tn costs only 50 denW
for a . large case at an/ drug stoic
MUltown the river overflowed the flats
on both sldet> of the stream, and re
ports from all parts of the country
are to the effect that many roads
have boen flooded.
The damage to roads and bridges
■\\ill amount to several thousand dol
lars. The rainfall for the last 2 4
hours wan two inches, making six
inches for the storm and 13.92 inches
lor the season. It is still raining.
I>. A. Madeira came from the Carmel
and reported the Carmel river on the
rampage. The waters swept away four
biingarows recently built on a flat
by Salinas people for summer homes.
Train Service Suspended
The Southern Pacific had no passen
ger service on the west side of the
Sacramento valley yesterday. Wash
outs, landslides afld inundated tracks
caused delays on the entire system and
large .gangs of men were at work in at
Si plaies where the track and
roadbed were threatened.
Traffif whs suspended on the Santa
Cruz line. Three hundred feet'of track
were, out at NugV on the Pajaro-Santa
Cruz line, t»nd water was running
through the hrcak at terrific speed.
Trains 78 and 18, which were at Sole
dad, south bound, were takon back to
San' Jose and detoured via Niles, Tracy
and the San Joaquin valley. The oper
ating department of the Southern Pa
ciflc was at a loss to find out the
trouble on the coast line because of
thi> loss mi tflegraph lines.
A late report from the Sacramento
division of the road Indicated that the
water was receding at all points. Sev
eral small washouts were reported and
900 feet of track Is said to have been
washed out at a point a mile east of
Merrltt on the Sacramento division.
FcKir hundred feet of track, was said
to have been washed away at Max
well. Between Woodland and fuitghts
Landing- the track was impassable. The
full extent of the damage could not be
ascertained. Several minor washouts
were reported on the Orovllle branch.
The Western Pacific Is out of com
mission ftor 24 hours. The heavy rain
of Monday has flooded the company's
tracks in Kites canyon and this trouble
besides the slides in the Feather river
canyon will require 24 hours to re
pair. The damage In the Niles canyon
was caused. It is said, by the breaking
of the Spring Valley company** flume.
The Western J*acifle canceled all traim
last night, but promise to resume serv
ice today.
City Cleaning Up •
San Franciico worked with a will
yesterday to obliterate the effects of
the «torm Monday night, which wrought
Its greatest damage In Flllmoro street
and the Mission, where the bursting of
sewer manholes aided the gutters in
flooding the streets.
Flllmor^street between Hayes
and Eddy the damage .was probably
th« most serious. The rush of the flood
filled the store* and basements and
caused the demolition of several hun
here, and ..will relieve th« most- ob
stinate ; case of . Indigestion and i Upset
Stomach In five minutes. , -;
,_•< There Is • nothing; else : better to take
Oas v from Btoma«:h :. and cleanse the
stomach and Intestines, and, -besides.
one single dose will direst and prepar*
for assimilation Into the blood all your
rood the same Vas a sound, . healthy
stomach would do It. ■*;',"
i. When !i Diapepsln : works, your stom
ach rests—getsi. Itself In> order, i cleans
up— then* you feel like eating when
you ; come to \ the r table, - and • what you
•at will do ; you good. T
Absolute :rell«fj from all stomach
Misery is waiting?for you as*soon as
you decide to take a llftle Dtapepgin
Tell r your druggist that you ; want
Pape s Diapepsln. because you want to
become ; thoroughly cured this; time.
■' Remember, :If your stomach {eels - out
of; order and•. uncomfortable now :- you
can get relief .la five minute*. " ' -
dre<2 dollars' worth oi light materials.
Persons standing In the doorways in
Fillmore street near Turk were sent
scurrying to the Interior of stores with
the rush of water from a manhole.
They sought shelter upon counters ana
chairs and stood in group* upon tables,
while the flood surged over the floors
ir.lo basements.
i A crew of men was put to work to
bail out t!ir car pits in the carbarn at
Turk and Klllmore streets, nfter four
feet o£ w.aer had poured into them.
All other work in the barn was dis
continued for 12 hours.
The damage to the car tracks In Fill
more street was severe, the rails at
Hayes street having sunk three feet.
The entire Fillmore street sy«Mem was
disarranged for hours after the motor
men had attempted to run their cars
through nearly five feet of water.
■Hundreds of men worked throughput
San Francisco ito clear away j the piles
of sand and debris which had collected
on the track*. Regular,schedules; of
the railroad company on ■ some 'lines
were not.resumed until the afternoon.
•Repairing the damage to the new
seawall is still under way..."f. It Is
thought '.that new false piling and
stronger, cofferdams' will have to be
Installed, as the preliminary work on
the wall has twice, been set back' by
heavy seas.. -
All other traces of the storm along
the water front had been removed last
night with the repairing of several
piers and dockheads which were dam
aged.
WALKING STICKS ARE
GROWN AND NOT MADE
Crutch Handles Formed on the
Trees
Among the agricultural industries
which flourish in the environs of Paris
Is one which is known to comparatively
few people, namely, the growing of
walking sticks and umbrella sticks. At
Maulo, not far from Paris, there is a
plantation of nearly 500 acres devoted
to this purpose, consisting of crab, ash,
maple and poplar trees. These are cut
Off close to the earth In order to pro
mote on each trunk the growth of sev
eral offshoots. At the end of three years
the shoots are cut down and dried in the
sun. after which they are twisted and
fashioned under steam as required.
Sometimes the ends of the shoots are
bent while they are growing, to form
handles, or small twigs are allowed to
bend themselves and graft on the parent
stem, forming a ring or crutch handle.
The sticks so treated are sent to the
manufacturers to be varnished and oth
erwise finished for the market.
Leave San Francisco at 10:40 a. m,-
pi^^ Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
l.c. STAXTO / orTickcts and formation-22 Powell St, San Francisco
Seuerul JUe-* * _. .C. H. MILES
<Ui»trfkt P<u»eiis« A««*
AIRMAN ALIGHTS ON
PEAK FOR $20,000
Michelin Prize Won by French
Aviator in Flight to 4,800
Foot High Mountain
CLERMONT - FERRAND* France.
March T. —Eugene Renaux. a French
aviator, flying at St. Cloud, landed on
the summit of Puy-de-Dome at 2:20
o'clock this afternoon, winning the
special Michelin prise of J20.000.'
Thousands acclaimed the victor as lie
circled the blgr cathedral's spires and
rose gracefully to the mountain top,
4.500 feet above the sen.
Renaux is 34 years old. Formerly he
was a crack bicyclist and automnMllst.
He won his aeroplane license only n,
year nsro.
Starting in the Se!ne-et-Oisc, he first
circled the Arc de Trlomphe In Paris
and then shot away for this place.
The distance as the crow flies is 217
'miles. He made it in five hours eight
minutes. Renaux used a Farman bi
plane and was accompanied by M.
JSqubcque.
The Michelin priae of $20,000 was
hung up last year for the first airman
who, with a companion, would fly in six
hours from Paris to the top of Puy-de-
Dome after circling the steeple of the
cathedral at Clermont-Ferrand.
OIL WELL DRILING
SHOWN BY MODEL
Russian Methods Exemplified by
Models With All Details
Reproduced
An interesting and Instructive ex
hibition of the Russian oil well drilling
a,nd baling methods has been on view la
London in the form of a complete set
of models, In which every detail ivae
reproduced, the scale being one-six
teenth the -actual size of a 26 Inch
diameter well, with a 2.5 horsepower
single cylinder ,englne. writes Consul
General John L. Griffiths of London.
To enable the various uses of the dif
ferent part? and models to be under
stood, the^ proceEf of drilling for and
baling of oil in Baku, Russia, is de
scribed as follow*:
,', The.whole depth of well is lined with
casing during the process of drilling.
The; drilling tools consist of a: flat
chisel (or center bit) a fraction less >in
width than . the Inner diameter of the
casing, and two "attached side chisels,
fixed at right angles, serving as ream
ers for the widening of the borehole
outside. v These are worked by means
of a rigid «s*stem' of I*4 Inch square
iron" rods, 21 feet long, screwed to*
gether "by .threaded ends. The tools
are; worked 'downward. and . upward " by,
and are suspended from, an oscillating
wooden beam operated by a special gear
driven; \& '■ a 48 horsepower * steam; en
gine ■or ; electric motor. The drop is
about three feet. The upward i move
ment is produced by a special device,"
called: "free fall," which ;picks up the
tool ; each t time the wooden beam \ de
scends, releases- it, and allows' it to
drop the distance named each time the
beam reaches it's upward .position. ■:.'
The twist of the i tool "is obtained by
manual labor 'working., a.two handled
lever fixed around cthe top of, the < up
most rod. The rods are lengthened |by
screwing down a ."temper" screw,-while
the centering: is.insured by two guides,
consisting of four separate .bent iron
forgings fastened to- the bottom length
by means of bolts. |
PLACE IN POPE'S GUARD
OPEN TO ALL CATHOLICS
Honor Was Formerly Confined
to Italians Only
The pope hat Just decided to take a
step.which" will be; very gratifying to
his coreligionists throughout the world.
The pontifical army,l once numbered, no
fewer ,; than 22,000 \ men. . Now itnum
bers about 250, of whom 66 are the noble
guards, and the remainder are composed
of two ibodies called : the Swiss pontiffs
cals and | the Palatine guard. * The noble
guard was'founded by Clement VII to
replace the Cavallpgleri pontiflcll, which
dated from the fifteenth century. They
are'and; have ■ been from i their founda
tion drawn from the elite of the nobil
ity of Italy; alone. The honor! of serv
ing in this corn* is i now to be extended
to other countries,' 5 from which recruits
will be admitted.as new vacanles occur.
OIL IS NAVY'S FUEL
EXPERT ASSERTS
Steam Engineering Chief Tells
League Coast Supply Is
Big Factor
LOS ANGELES. March 7— Questions
of vital importance to the United
States navy and the country, particu
larly to the Pacific coast, were dis
cussed in a full and frank manner by
-Rear Admiral Hutch I. Cone, V. S. X.,
chief of the bureau of steam engineer
ing, before the sixth annual convention
of the Naval League of the United
States, In session In this city, today.
The maintenance of a fleet on th°
Pacific roast and the use of crude oil
for fuel were t!ie principal topics
touched upon by Admiral Cone. He
said:
"At present we are designing ships
which will be. particularly effective In
the Pacific because of the large supply
of fuel oil on the west coa^t.
"So far ap can be seen at present the
United States navy of the future will
oomume oil instead of coal. In fact,
we have already in commission 10 de
stroyers which burn nothing except
-oil.
"Battleships being designed for the
next year's program are to be vessels
that burn oil only."
The navy department, the admiral
said, Is fully alive to maintaining a
fleet in the Pacific, and in all its plans
and policies of the future the matter
is being taken care of In the best man
ner posslbJe.
ELECTRICITY TO
STOP CORROSION
New Method Prevents Destine*
tion of Boilers and Wa:;r
Jackets
A recent Australian •- Invention .to
overcome. troubles of corrosion and pit
ting in metals, especially boilers. dv« to
electric chemical' action of ingredients
in .water with which they are brought
In contact, appears to have met with
success in tests here, and the owners of
this Invention have just made arrange
ments for j its thorough test by the Ca
nadian " Pacific railway' in some of its
engines in districts where there has
been much trouble from boiler corro
sion.', writes Vice Consul General Henry
D. Baker of Sydney.
The plan of the invention 1* to intro
duce by dynamos weak electrical: cur
rents on to the metal* intended to -be
protected, tlm» neutralizing- the gal %
vanic action' or the ce/roslve substances
contained in the water. The process
can be worked from any electrical In
stallation already in use, the amount of
electricity required * being extremely
small and . such ,as can he easily regu
lated.', The process is intended to he
specially used not only . for protection
of boilers, hat also for protecting* con
densers,' digesters, feed water." heaters.,
tanks, ; tail .shaft*,- stern ''frame* of
ships;' etc. ■■■■;: •.'■'■ ■'. .' --„•;' " rj. ■•■.■/ ' *<*• - ..-.;
This new; electrical nroeegg was re
cently ; tested by the processor of phys
ic* at the Melbourne university on met
als immersed; singly "and ~ In eonrieet«»d
pairs, in sea water, both hot and cold,
and in dilute ;acids,' who" reported'that
all hurtful galvanic: action : was ius
per.fled by, a small expenditure of elec
trical power. Successful trial* hav#
»übße<iu«ntly been reported, by ?nct
neers of the Melbourne steannhip com
pany, tlie Sydney -municipal i power
hou*« and j,the Union iteamship 'com-
pany of New Zealand. 1
PRIMITIVE METHODS
OF BAKINQ BREAD
Gas Stove Might^Find a Ready
Sale in Honduras <
An article that would prove very use
ful In Honduras is , the g&toltn* «t6v4,
or rather oven. Thef kitchen ranee is
not popular and : is'used only by & few
foreigners, writes Consul Arminius T.
Haeberla of Tegucigalpa. ?s*!itiv« stoves
are usually constructed of adobe brick*
covered with a layer of clay an* then
whitewashed. One or two grooves run
lengthwise, , provided with openings 'on
which the cooking-utensils*are placed.
For baking, a' separate oven 'of.'the
same material "is hunt. This >■ heated s
and, .< after the coals are removed, 1
enough heat Is retained to bake T>read
or cake.