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WILL SPAIN SURPRISE US?
Report Says That the Dons Are Negotiating
for the Russian Submarine Destroyer
OFFSET FOR THE PLUNGER
TliiH May Menu That Submarine
Warfare M 111 He Added lo the
Terror- oB « < tmilict Willi Simla
p-ppalliaa; to Contemplate
Cooped l i» in T_.e_e Sieel Cylta
dcm, (he Cohi lint aii Im Would Go
to Their Grave- Beneath the
Waves, and tii«* Detatla of the
Death Fl_ht Never Be Known.
Correal ondence The St Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON. April 21. — "Those
who talk so lightly of war," remarked
veteran or" the "United States
navy, who had spent a good deal of
I t ; in,- cooped ap in the narrow con
fines of a torpedo boat's interior, "can
know little of the terrors, expected and
Impossible to foresee, that await the
naval nun in a future war." Prob
ably this veteran had in mind the sub
marine terrors that are going to fig
ure in the next naval contest. Certain
it is thai the experts of the European
are fully alive n> the fact that
their boasted steel-protected, torpedo
equipped floating forts are of little
Bvall against the boat that steals up
l • neath the waves and. while hidden
<>ut of sight, semis a bolt into the vi
tr.ls of the battleship or cruiser, and
pinks her without th.ise aboard know
ing the nature of the enemy before
Whose attach they go down.
Spain at least is concerned about the
presence of the Holland and Plunger
among the righting vessels that she
would have tp> grapple within the event
of a war with this country, lt Is re
ported that Spain is seeking to ac
quire possession of the Russian Bub
marine destroyer Invented by Sergius
Rokoefpky, and now lying somewhere
ln ih- waters of the czar's dominions.
With the most particular care taken to
guard her against the prying eyes of
foreign Bpies, for fear that this trump
card of the Russian navy be rendered
hss effective when the time comes for
lis use, by the fact that there arc.
others .if a like nature in existence.
Should Spain acquire this boat, the
dream of Jules Verne will be improved
upon in a terrible manner, for the n^xt
naval war may witness a fight beneath
the waves. In which the combatants
will be the submarine destroyers of the
hostile nations. It would certainly be
•-: battie of the century, and
Blraoel impossible to invest with more
terrors than the mere fact of the fight
ing being all carried on beneath the
waves can give it.
Destructive Fighting Monsters.
The submarine boats will be the most
destructive fighting monsters that ever
Invaded Father Neptune's territory.
The Russian boat that Spain is report
ed to be after has proved a successful
traveler beneath the waves, and rather
■sore is known about her by the naval
- pif foreign nations than the
Russian government would like to ad
mit.
- It is known that the Russian boat is
about fifty feet long and that the In
terior is taken up almost entirely with
the operating mechanism. The only
portion of the boat above the water
v hen she travels will be the small con
ning tower, in which the commander
stands. The means of propulsion is a
a or gasoline engine, operating an
ordinary small screw propellor. When
in motion vertical rudders will effect
o-ral direction of the craft. On
each side of the center line and for
ward of the propeller are two horizon- !
tal rudders. These rudders are pivoted j
and regulate the depth of the rising j
ami diving of the boat. When it is de- |
Fired that the vessel shall dive, the
rear edges of the rudders are pushed |
downward. This causes the stern to j
move upward and the bow downward, '
and the diving follows.
It is understood that the armament i
of the submarine boat is as follows: ;
One torpedo boat, which will eject
Whitehead torpedoes by means of '
either compressed air or gunpowder;'
to-marine projectile tubes or guns, I
each of which carries a projectile in the
form of a thin shell charged with gun- j
a tton to the extent of eighty pounds.
This latter is a new method of offence
and meat things are expected of it in :
action.
How the naval war of the future,
f« light with such strange craft as these
submarine boats, will be managed, and
what the outcome will be, arc questions
that the men who make a study of such
matters find it difficult to come to a
conclusion upon. The more they study
thi problem, the more the naval ex
perts are convinced that the submarine
boats will bring the millenium nearer,
for they cannot sec how it will be pos
sible to wage war under such remark
able conditions as will obtain when
battles are fought under the water in-
Bt< ad of in the water.
Location a Hard \ut.
The first difficulty encountered by
those who study the subject is how on
earth, or rather on sea. it will be pos-
Bibie to locate a boat that travels un
-A r water. Even though the vessel that
seeks to find her with liostile intent, j
is able herself to sink beneath the I
waves, how can the great depth of the !
ocean be searched successfully for such i
t. tiny thing as a fifly-foot boat that '
may be fathoms deep, or may be with
in a few feet of the one that seeks her
without either knowing of the close
proximity. Warfare under such a state
of things would seem to be almost an
impossibility, but some think the days
of ocean fighting will not die with the
construction of submarine navies.
According to the builder of the Hol
land submarine boat, John P. Holland,
it is possible by the use of a water
telescope, ard instrument devised to
correct the refracting power of water
that prevents the human eye from see
ing anything except ln a very limited
range, for the occupants of the submar
ine boats to make out an enemy when
fo far away as to leave a chance for
them to find each other when the crews
of these boats are groping for a fight.
If it is possible to do this it makes sub
marine fighting a probability, and it
is in order to discuss the outcome of
a battle that would be fought und°r
tl.xse conditions. The thought is suffi
ciently appalling to make the nerviest
hesitate before embarking on such a
trip,
When EiiconnterK Are Fatal.
One features of such encounters, aw
ful to contemplate, is that no inkling
of the fate that befel the boats would
ever come to the surface in the event
of an encounter proving fatal. Beneath
the surface of the water the hostile
submarine craft would fight it out with
only the fishes as witnesses of the duel,
and should both be blown up, as will
be not unlikely where the weapons are
so destructive and so easily used, the
boats will sink to the bottom without
a ripple having appeared above to in
form the world of the fate of the fight
ers. A submarine boat's crew will say
good bye to friends with the knowledge
that they may never be heard of again
after they dive beneath the waves on a
hostile errand.
It ls difficult to imagine a more ter-
rlble encounter than this one There
will be none of the noise and grandeur
of a battie under ihe conditions of a
naval fight on the surface of the ocean.
The crews of the submarine boats, shut
in a hermitically sealed case, will heat
nothing and probably see little of the
effect of their onslaught on the enemy.
There will be no cheers of victory to
make dying less bitter to the fatally
wounded. War will be robbed of ail
the pomp and ceremony with which
romance clothes it to me disgust of
those who have experienced its reali
ties. Beneath the waves the submarine
duel will be a silent, swift and terrible
encounter with escape from death de
pending on hairbreadth chances for all
engaged In the light.
If Spain does acquire the Russian
submarine boat, there will be plenty
of heroes among the United States
naval heroes who will be willing to
sacrifice their lives in either the Hol
land or the Plunger in tackling Spain's
new craft in a tight beneath the waves.
The Destroyer Holland.
In the submarine torpedo boat Hol
land the United States possesses, it is
probable, the mast dangerous craft of
the sort in existence. What she really
can acomplish In the way of damage
only actual warfare will demonstrate.
11 A VII) F. PEEBLES,
Democrat-Citizens' Candidate for the Assembly.
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David F. Peebles is a native of V rginla
and was educated at Washington and Lse
university at Lexington. He gr.iduat.-d from
the university in 18S3 and then s tufted law
at Charlestown, W. Va., under the late Sena
tor John E. Keuna. Mr. Peebh-s came to
St. Paul in ISS7 and was admitted to llis Min
nesota bar the following year. He had since
been engaged In active practice .if his i^o
fession. Though Mr. Peebles has never htld
Sufficient is known, however, to make
the statement worthy of consideration
that s-he has created more in the nature
of genuine consternation among the
naval powers of Europe than anything
of the sort that has come into exist
ence. Then there is the Plunger,
which was completed at Baltimore "not
so long ago. She will, her Inventor
promises, perform wonders when she
is given a chance to show what she
can really do. Theory is not the best
basis in the world on which to deter
mine the usefulness of a craft, but
that is what the makers of the Hol
land and the Plunger have to be con
tent with in the main. One thing is
certain: So far as any one has been
able to ascertain, no one has a sub
marine craft which is in the same
class as those owned by the United
States.
As to the practical value of sub
marine boats there has been much dis
cussion by government engineers. lieu
tenant Commander Kimball says, tak
ing into consideiation their peculiar
qualities as fighting machines, it would
seem that they would prove most effec
tive in: 1. Holding the first line of
coast defences. 2. In harrasslng and
sinking blockading ships. 3. In holding
channels and narrow waters against a
licet attempting to enter. 4. In carry
ing communications through hostile
lines. 5. In fleet operations. 6. In the
clearing away of torpedo mines and
other marine obstructions. 7. In the
reducing of a place defended by armor
ed ships, torpedoes, mines, torpedo
boats, etc.
HOnuißS THE- HIDE.
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It Is not every man who can mount his
hobby and invite other people to ride with
him, and that is where Judge Willrich has
the best of the common herd. Any one can
ride Judge Willrich '■ hobby, or, better ride
on it, and most of the people at some time
or other do take advantage of the oppor
tunity offered. Judge Wlllrlcli's hobby in
short, is the printed slip, which the street
railway conductor hands you when TO u aik
for a transfer. It was largely due to his
?hP% W h le a . mem 5 ep of council, thit
the city has a transfer system. Hobb es in
general are of profit or entertainment on y
to the men who ride them, but ln the casa
benefit 60 ™ the public shared thS
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE SUxNDA* APJ_II_ 24, 1898.
GREAT AUTHORS' CHARACTER
LAY FIGUKES OF FAMOUS
WRITERS OF FICTION
Tliey Were Their Own Friends and
Heliill ven— Unny Rcaeuted the
Liberty DlckciiM Made Enemies
li>- 11 In Boythorn mid His Harold
Kklmpole Well Known Charac
ters In Fiction Wlio> Are the Nov
elists Portrayed by Tliemselves.
Correspondence The St. Paul Globe.
PHILADELPHIA, April 21.— The
characters in the writings of most
eminent novelists are living realities.
We see them around us; we recognize
them in our relatives, our acquaint
ances, and, if not blinded by vanity,
frequently in ourselves. Who has not
numbered among his friends some in
dividual who Is the living walking
image of a character made immortal
by the pen of a Dickens or a Thacke
ray? And rest assured, my dear sir
or madam, that while you are recog
nizing in some one else a character
that agrees in every detail with one
that the world has learned to laugh at
or to love in the works of the great
writers, some one else is discovering
the same thing about you. The world
is full of the characters, eccentric,
serious and great that literary genius
has thrown a halo around. It is easy
to ascribe a reason for this. Most of
the characters in the books of Thacke
ray. Dickens, Tennyson, Scott, and the
list of great authors were drawn from
rflice he has taken a keen interest in politics,
and three years ago he was chairman of the
Democratic county convention which nomi
nated Judges Brill and Kelly, two Republi
cans. The no-minatiens caused an uproar, aud
it was with difficulty that Mr. Peablea re
strained the delegates frcm committing vio
lence, lie was highly complimented at the
lime for his skill in handling so large a
body of men.
lay figures selected by the writers
from among the people with whom
they were acquainted.
The most recent instance of this is
"Sherlock Holmes." The Scotch pro
fessor upon whom Conan Doyle found
•sd the great detective has been 're
cognized, and has been written up
again and again, until he is as well
known as the detective.
The original of the character of
Micawber, who eternally looked for
something to turn up, was Charles
Dickens' own father, as is well-known,
while the weak and easily victimized
Mrs. Nickleby was the mother of the
novelist. Boythorn, in Bleak House,
caused a quarrel between Dickens and
Walter Savage Landor, for the latter
recognized in the character his own
peculiarities, and resented the fact
that he had been so treated. Leigh
Hunt was angry with Dickens because
the fomous character of Harold Skim
pole in the same book resembled his
mannerisms so closely that there was
no possibility of the likeness not being
recognized.
The original of Thackeray's Bulwig
in Yellow-Plush Papers was no other
than Bulwer, and there was a tremen
dous row over the naming of a murder
ess in one of his books, Catherine
Hayes, which was the name of a fam
ous songstress. Andrew Archdehne
was the original of Thackeray's Poker.
Archdehne never forgave Thackeray
the liberty taken with him. The cele
brated Dr. Cornish was Thackeray's
Portman, and young Grubstreet, in the
"Virginians," was Edmund Yates to a
dot. Costigan, in "The Round-about
Papers," was a composite figure built
on the peculiarities of several living
people, as Thackeray himself acknowl
edged.
Nathaniel Haw; home was kept busy,
after the publication of "The House of
Seven Gables," assuring a large and
ever mutlplying army of Pyncheons
that his character of that name had
not been drawn from life. So easily
were Charlotte Bronte's characters in
"Shirley" recognized by their originals
that the latter called each other by
their fictitious names.
Byron wrote of his own peculiarities
of life and temperament in his verse,
Alfred de Musset did the same thing,
Mme. de Stael depicted herself in "Co
rinne" and "Delphine," and Thacke
ray's portrait can easily be recognized
ln Pendennis. Dr. Holland is supposed
to be the original of the villain in his
novel of "Bitter Sweet," and many
people believed that Amalle Rives
Chanler was. the original of her heroine
in "The Quick or the Dead;" Charles
Reatje admitted that he was his own
lay figure in drawing the character of
Rolfe; Charlotte Bronte was Jane Eyre,
ar.d George Eliot was a composite of
Romola, Maggie Tulliver and possibly
Dorothea; Goldsmith was his own origi
nal in "The Good-Natured Man," while
Fielding was the original of Tom Jones.
Dante wrote his enemies in hell and
Michael Angelo painted them in. Dry
den was noted for his satires on living
persons. Pope actually erased the name
of one of his characters and put Colly
Cibber's in its place. Byron heavily
scored his critics a nd Bulwer did a like
office for Tennyson. Bulwer was rather
accomplished in this respect. He satir
ized the Athenaeum magazine in "Paul
Clifford." Even George IV., of Eng
land, was depicted as the keeper of a
low den in the same novel.
Upholstering.
Schroeder & Dickinson. 16 East Sixth street.
LADY ANNESLEY, GRERT ANGLER
Briton's Noted Society Disciple of Isaac Wal
ton, and Her Own Advice to Women
WHO WISH TO BECOME SKILLED
In the Art of Hooking- Stilmoin and
Trout Her Enjoyable Fishing
E_cnr_tons 1 Accompanied by
Her Hu-1un.. 1, S]ie *Ih_i>n Frequent
Trip* to lt<-Nor(M for Speckled
Beantlen, Where :she Huh Made
Some Splendid < nt«-!i<>s.
Correspondence The |lt. Paul Globe.
LONDON, April 20.— J t will be inter
esting to the blosdpms, buds, and full
| grown flowers of New .York society cir
cles, who look with envy upon their
robust and athletic sisters of the Eng
lish exclusive set, to know that there
ls in this country a noble woman for
whom the piscatorial art has a greater
fascination than almost anything else
in life. This blue-blooded fisherwoman
ls the Countess of Annesley, a beauti
ful and talented lady who has won
fame as a persistent follower of the
sport to which she is so much devot
ed.
Lady Annesley does not believe in al
lowing any "new woman" notions to
separate her life from that of her hus
band. Where she goes, he goes, and
many are the fishing exDeditions of
which they can tell interesting stories
when in the cosy retreat of the lovely
Castlewellan, the seat of the noble pair
in the North. —
A short time ago Lpord and Lady An
nesley went on a fishing trip to Lake
Belvedere, a famous place for trout
fishing. They took with them, besides
their fishing tackle, a camping outfit,
and the enjoyment of the trip was en
hanced by the pleaosure, appreciated
only at its real worth by those who
have experienced it, of lunching off the
fish fresh caught from the lake. In a
letter that Lady Annesley sent to one
of her relatives while on this fishing
trip she says:
Fish Over a Wood Fire.
"This lovely lake lies amid flat, lux
uriantly-wooded scenery, about two
miles from Mullingar county, West- !
meath, where we stayed at the Greville |
Arms, driving backwards and forwards
each day on a car. We lunched on a j
small island, broiling our fish over a
wood fire, and had many a delightful i
picnic. The weather being bright but
cold, we had to wrap up very warmly, j
as we often sat in the boat from 10 in
the morning till 6 at night. Some of
my catches were exceedingly fine, al
though no fish of great size was caught
during the ten days we spent on Lake
Belvedere. A~ thirty-pound trout was
caught the day after we left.
"When driving to and fro our car
driver used to amuse us with his quaint
talk, and the following example made
us laugh very much, though it does not
seem half so funny on paper. We used
to pass a very fine flock of unusually
large sheep in a field on the way, and
I asked him one day what they were
called, meaning, of course, what breed
they belonged to. He looked puzzled
and scratched his head for inspiration,
and then he replied: 'Divil a know I
know, but it's shape ' they're named'—
that is, sheep."
Lady Annesley has her own ideas re
garding the kind of rod and line and
hook that is most likely to aid the an
gler, and she could give "points" on
this all-important subject to some ex
perienced fishermen, if they would not
disdain to ask the advice of a woman
on such a topic. For the benefit of
those of her own sex who are not so
squeamish concerning the source from
whence the advice comes, the following
is given:
Recommend* Light Hod*.
Lady Annesley recommends to lady
anglers a single-handed fly-rod of split
cane, with steel center, noHonger than
eight and a half feet, and weighing
about eight ounces. A heavy rod is a
severe handicap, and a lig-ht reel is
also a desideratum. To this end alumi
num has proved the best means—
though somewhat costly one — reels of
this metal being now obtainable
weighing slightly under three ounces in
contradistinction to those made in
wood and brass or steel of weights
varying from one to two pounds. A
line of brown horse hair for fine weath
er and one of dressed silk for one of
windy and cloudy days, she thinks, will
be found a wise selection. The gut —
which, perhaps, not every one is aware
FRANK W. BAER,
Democrat-Citizens' Candidate for Alderman From the Sixth Ward.
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Frank W. Baer Is one of St. Paul's popu
lar young men. IV was born on Oct. 4, 1853,
at West Newton. Pa., and came to. St Paul
in the spring of ISB4. Mr; Baer received his
education in the public schools of Washington,
D. C. After the close of his school course
he engaged in the railroad business, and was
for several years a trusted employe cf the
Pennsylvania system, running between Balti
more, Md., and Marysville, Pa.
He left there in the fall of 1878 to accept
a position on the Chicago. Milwaukee &
ls hte solidified silk of the silk worm
removed Just at the moment when that
wonderful insect is about to spin its
golden winding sheet— should be round,
transparent and colorless, and is best
kept ln a little chamois leather case.
Finally, trout hooks of a bronze tint
and with "turned-down eyes," says
Lady Annesley, may be recommended,
while enameled rust-proof hooks are
a useful modern Innovation.
The beginning of Lady Annesley's
craze for fishing was coincident with
the catching by her of a twelve-pound
ealmon while as a girl she was staying
with relatives at Deeside, in connec
tion with which place there Is fine fish
ing.
Since then she has fished in many
waters and with all sortsand condi
tions of baits and line, finding a morn
ing ln a rowing boat among a shoal cf
mackerel ln the beautiful bay of New
castle not the least enjoyable form of a
sport, which she can, however, enjoy
to the best advantage omher own love
ly lake In the grounds of Casitlewellan,
to which Loch Leven trout are yearly
transported.
Red Fleah, Rich Flavor.
This very beautiful and "sporting"
variety of trout differs from its fellows
in possessing flesh of a. deep red and
of particularly good flavor, while it dis
cards the red spots, with encircling
rings, which are common to the fresh
water trout. They chiefly congregate,
finding excellent spawning ground ln
the sandy creeks of the thickly wood
ed islands which lie at the western end
of the lake. This fine sheet of water,
set In a deep valley, surrounded by
the Mourne mountains, is nearly three
miles in length, and its islands are a
favorite home of wold duck, widgeon
and teal, besides the large number of
foreign birds Lord Annesley has
brought there.
The bottom of the lake consists of
THE COI'XTESSOF AXKESLEY.
gravel, stones and sand, so that its
waters are very clear.
Besides the large lake at Castlewel
lan there are two small upper lakes in
the deer park, which form nurseries for
St. Paul railroad, which position he held for
five years, during which time he occupied
the positions of baggageman and brakeman.
After his arrival in St. Paul he commenced
his career with the Chicago Great Western
road as a brakeman. He remained with this
road for five years, and spent the last three
years of his service with this company as a
conductor. He severed his connection with
the road ln 1593. For the last two years Mr.
Baer has been engaged ln the insurance busi
ness, and is today ln this business, having aa
office at 115 Endicott arcade.
Motherhood. *S%-L
A mother who is in good physical condition transmits IS i-v §
to her children the blessings of a good constitution. P^V^y^RKH
The child fairly drinks in health from its mother's f^^W^JHHH
robust constitution before birth, and from a healthy fc
Is not that an incentive to prepare for a healthy BT |Blm
Do you know tlie meaning of what (fp /^Y^tV\[ "^_n*?f_B
is popularly called those "long- -JI^LA/a. *£ST , " s - \s^/^y&KB
ings," or cravings, which beset so Jfp^kX V^W /ff^lPwr^/ / «£
many women during pregnancy? _/y^^/ J _S-___y^>^__l_rT Ir "^^B
There is something lacking iv the
mother's blood. Nature cries out J?^ i WW/- - £^ /^'^7T7rTv -3
and will be satisfied at all hazards. **&o£f ''^^4m H \\\ ' Iw^V J'sSJ
One woman wants sour things, jrffT^ J JRI »' ' BKg____E___B
another wants sweets, another ML-^htl' £_
wants salt things, and so on. Jl -fflffirf )') I VV9 (v^'rfi m&Tftm
Tho real need all the time is to «U W7W \ -i-S^"^-. _mN__[
enrich the blood so as to supply ll y^^V l^*^ 1 jW^^^^nH
nourishment for another life, and §«£ *f \ \!\ \ * - *3f HI
to build up the entire generative Wg^ li \ff
system, so that the birth may be M /** \'\ "*---^^W>WJ^^TQ
If expectant mothers would fort- f <■_■_, " l *. */*i~ I
lfy themselves with Lydia E. Pink- A ' * * * / i****"^
ham's Vegetable Compound, which / •# /""^
for. twenty years has sustained *
thousands of women in this condition, there would be fewer disappointments
at birth, and they would not experience those annoying "longings -
In the following letter to Mrs. Pinkham, Mrs. Whitney demonstrates the
power of the Compound in such cases. She says: unsiratcs the
J2tiS-%£* m \ WaS Sixteen year 6 old tm I was twenty-three I was
doubled wxth weakness of the kidneys and terrible pains when my monthly
periods cane on. I made up my mind to try Lydia E. Pinkhams VeTtabJ
Compound and was soon relieved. After I was married, the doctor said I
would never be able to go my full time and have a livng child as I was
constxtutionally weak I had lost a baby at seven months __Ta half S_
S_T nfe ? c° mm enced at once and continued to take your Compound through
° + f P re^ nanc y- aDd I «aid then, if I went my full time and the baby
lived to be three months old, I should send a letter to you. Mv baby L now
seven months old and is as healthy and hearty as one could wish *
l___£_V *i than ¥ ul that * used your medicine, for it gave me the robust
health to transmit to my child. I cannot express my gratitude to you I
never expected such a blessing. Praise God for Lydia _jf_ffiSS Veitable
Compound, and may others who are suffering do as I did and find relief »n_
may many homes be brightened as mine has been."-M_ Til^ W™ E v 5
George St., E. Somerville, Mass. »mx_Ei, 5
the baby trout, until they are large
enough to cater for themselves in the
wider world below, and lusty enough
to require ample exercise of patience
and skill. Wherever these qualifica
tions, rather than actual strength, are
essential, the modern Atalanta may
hope to hold her own; and if she has
robbed the temple of Venus of some of
its mystic charm, en revanche, she has
gained independence of thought and ac
tion, and vastly improved her physical
well-being. Moreover, in our day a
very close kinship is acknowledged be
tween health and beauty, a kinship to
which it will be admitted the accom
panying photograph of Lady Annesley
testifies better than words.
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.
Acker Post Has ln Charge the Ar
ranKemeiitm.
Acker post, has In charge the arrangement-,
for the Memorial day exercises this w A
general committee of sixteen members of
_£___£__> , £l .-v a me€tinß last eve "'"* "
514 Endicott building to make the preliminary
arrangements for the celebration. L,lullnar>
„. yf.P*- L L. Mahan was appointed chairman
of the committee and William O'Gorman "ec
retary. The chairman appointed Oen. J. W
Bishop chief marshal, and then divided the
remainder of the members up into sub-eom-
The committees wore appointed as follows:
Finance-R. A. Becker. I. H. B. Beobe
L_r___ > M * X'K ' Wllllams and J- £
Invitations— Truman White, A. J. Chenev
and Patrick Henry. ey
Programme-Messrs. Becker, Beebe and
William J. Summer. The flower commit
tee s Mr. Burns, Judge Smith and Mr.
Wllllams.
Cemetery arrangements and the decorating
of the graves at Oakland cemetery A J
Cheney; at Calvary Catholic cemetery ' by
Messrs. Henry Smith and O'Oormen- Luth
eran cemetery, Messrs. Sutheimer and Scheiff
enurburg: Forest and Hebrew, Fred Dohm-
Fort Snelling, Patrick Henry; Soldiers' home
l. H. B. Beebe; West sids and adjoining town
ships, the members of Gettysburg post
The posts will meet early on the morning
of Memorial day at the Auditorium. From
there they will m_rch promptly at 8:30 a. m.
to the cemeteries. The graves will be marked
J .__.•*? 0 _ 5 aay before - The committee has
decided to hold a parade aa usual in the
afternoon, and. as there will be no troops
from Fort Snelling to assist in the parade, a
special effort will be made to get the or
ganizations of the city out to Join the vet
erans in the march.
Past National Commander I. N. Walker has
accepted the invitation to be present and he
will deliver the address of the day.
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PONDEROUS DROP HAMMER
DELIVERS HEAVIEST BLOW OP
ANY HAMMER IN THE WORLD
And Yet It Can Crack a XutKhell,
Leaving the Kernel Intact Di
menHlons of tlie Monster De
scends on an Anvil Weighing: !M>,
-000 Pounds How the Founda
tion tor Tills Great Crusher Was
Built.
Correspondence The St. Paul Globe.
HARTFORD, Conn.. April 14.— A
glant hammer that strikes a 3,000-pound
blow, falling from a height of six feet
four inches to do it, has just been con
structed in Hartford. It is the largest
drop hammer in the world, but is con
structed with mechanism of such de
licacy and so ingeniously devised, that
it can be made to crack a nut with its
ponderous blow and leave the kernel
Intact.
One man can control the mechanism,,
delivering by a simple movement pjf
the hand and arm that necessitates
very little exertion, a blow that 150 men
could not eaual with separate ham
mers wielded in the ordinary black
smith fashion. Neither could the black
smith gauge the force of his blow with
the unerring accuracy with which this
monster can be made to work. The
man who could wield a heavy hammer
so delicately as to hit a gentle blow
as well as a heavy one, w.iuld be a very
dexterous artist. This the great 3,000
--pound drop hammer can accomplish at
the will of the operator, pounding Into
shape a huge mass of metal that would
be impossible of manipulation with a
small hammer, or gently and lightly
beating it when the work in hand re
quires delicate handling.
On account of it- givat size, there
being no drop hammer in use anywhere
that equals it, and by reason of its
beautifully regulated mechanism, the
construction of the new drop hammer
marks an innovation in the metal In
dustries.
The dimensions of the giant hammer
are as follows:
Weight of hammer 3,000 pounds
Weight cf base 60,000 pounds
Total weight of base 9.1.000 pounds
Size of base at bottom 45x90 inches
Length of uprights 11 feet .1 inches
Between ways on uprights 18 inches
Height from floor to top of
pulleys lfi feet 9 Inches
Total height required above floor to
operate machine 28 feet
Diameter of pulleys 48 inc-hr.
Face of pulleys H> tacbefl
Distance between pulleys 48 inche.
Revolutions per minute Eighty
Extreme fall 6 feet 4 tachi a
Shortest automatic fall 31 lm-lica
Bottom of casting to top of
Pulley 21 feet 9 Inches
In considering the enormous power in
a drop hammer of this size and weight
lt is necessary, in connection with the
head, to study the weight of the base.
It will be noticed that the total weight
of the base of the hammer is 90,000
pounds, so that the metal to be struck
by the hammer is caught and smashed
by a hammer head weighing 3.000
pounds dropping from a height of six
feet four inches on to an anvil that
weighs 90,000 pounds.
To provide a foundation for this
enormous weight of metal that would
be sufficiently strong to prevent the
blow of the great hammer from causing
the giant to sag, called for careful me
chanical work. At the works where
the big hammer has been set up. the
ground was excavated on the site chos
en for the hammer until the solid rock
had been reached. Upon this was
built a concrete bed, three feet deep,
one foot having been composed of sand,
one of cement and one of broken stone.
On this concrete foundation bed were
placed layers of metal, bolted solidly to
gether, to a depth of fifteen inches. To
allow room for the pounding the base
of the hammer would receive and pro
vide a yielding foundation that would
give evenly without sagging sideways,
a sheet of lead one-quarter of an Inch
thick was placed between the concrete
and the metal of the foundation.
Experiments made with the new drop
hammer proved it to be under perfect
control, and to be capable of doing
more and better work than two of the
hammers of ordinary size.
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