The New York herald., 1874-03-14

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dren's bill is an interference with the rights OF
Sc fish manufacturers to overwork and en-
feeble the children of the poor; but the public
Will approve of it. And if the members OF the
Legislature would undertake to enforce the
education of the poor children the public
would lend their hearty support to the
measure
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March Routes Across the Atlantic.
The terrific hurricanes recently encoun-
tered by the Atlantic steamships, while not
unusual at this season, may well convey some
instructive lessons to their captains. The
storm in which the Pennsylvania came so
near laundering is striking illustration of
the perils that beset the ship tracks now in
use between America and Europe 1t appears
from the Pennsylvania log that she ran
into the storm in latitude 46 deg. 81
min. north longitude 81 deg. 46 min. west,
and her barometer fell to 27 60 Fortunately,
this intelligence is supplemented by the
report OF the steamship Donau, whose COM
mander reports what must have been the
same tempest, for, the day after the terrible
calamity experienced on board the Pennsyl-
vania, the Donau, on the 28th of Feb
ruary in latitude 40 deg. 35 min.
north, longitude 20 deg. 43 min met the
centre of the gale which, at midnight on
the 9th, had well nigh engulfed the Penn
sylvania. The storm centre, therefore, was
evidently moving in southwest to northeast
direction, and is, doubtless, the same cyclone
which disabled the Wisconsin, the Andes and
other steamships then crossing.
Instead of presenting an anomaly in
respect to its track, this destructive meteor
has illustrated the reasoning we have before
employed in favor of the European steamers
selecting more southerly spring route. The
Pennsylvania and Donau were both on high
parallels and in the most eligible positions
for receiving the most merciless blows of the
hurricane 1t is true we have not
even in this century, so fully investi-
gated the great ocean thoroughfare between
the Old and New worlds as to locate the
safest routes Of navigation. But there is no
question in the minds of the ablest marine
physicists that for every mile of latitude ship
sails to the northward after passing the trade
wind belt her perils, at this season, are Sc
riously augmented. Had the Pennsylvania
been on more southerly route it is probable
She would have escaped tho storm centre
through which she passed, or, at any rate, have
felt its force greatly mitgated. One or two
degrees of latitude would have put her on the
exterior or circumference of the Storm where
the seas are less confused and not SO high and
the winds much more easily withstood.
The cyclones which cross the Atlantic at
this time of year, so far as any Investigations
show, have marked inclination toward the
northeast and the higher parallels. That their
circumferential westerly winds do not sweep
the seas south of As deg north latitude
in such overwhelming fury is pretty con-
clusively shown by the fact that the Azores
are not ravaged by March and April tempests
which would surely be the case if these storms
did not pursue q northerly pathway. The
wind charts for March show a marked differ
ence in the proportion of gales north of 45
deg. and south of that line, amounting to
thirty per cent in favor of the latter district
The facts and data of Atlantic metoorology,
as well as the general principles of meteoro-
logical science, oil appear to prove that for
the spring the safest track from Europe to
America is to cross the meridian Of 80
deg. at or nothing to the north of As
deg. latitude, and thence to gain and keep
the parallel of the desired American port as
soon as possible. We're such line adopted
for the spring months and February we be-
ieve it would insure quicker trips, greater
comfort and safety, with much saving Of the
coal and machinery Of the steamship. This
approximates the route which. all experience
has proved best for sailing VESSELS in March,
and which is their regular course. The differ
ence in miles is not more than hundred and
fifty in thirty-one hundred, or, theoretically,
difference of twelve hours in time, while,
really. time would be saved by the safer route.
Mr. SUMMERS SUCCESSOR. Spring.
field Republican names Mr.. Dawes, Governor
Bullock, Judge Hoar, Charles Francis Adams
and Henry L. Pierce as the list of candidates
from whom Mr.. Summers successor will prob