The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-02
VOL. XLllL.-N0. III.
1INGING IN THE NEW YEAR.
oFTHE REPUBLIC
III" NOISILY WELCOMED.

1900. unII How the Day was Ob-
.s,,rd Througbout TIE CITY ana country
no,, hundred years ago tonight said
=. -. Farrell. operator and general signal
= Mt F.remans Hall. zone hundred years
,o.,irht," he repeated, retrospectVeiy' az
\. ahmed n the ashes Of his cigar there were
,,sf,y bell, In this little village, AMI the
a. departmont consisted OF half dozen o'E
,nn. and A score or so Of buckets. Iehom-
bef" - - -, l.,
"r,o,,v t,pe memory you have, GeoreeV IN
- = Nr Farr,us companion Of the night
watch. ~ y.u
was about to say" remarked MI fsrreh'
-. ,,,,,,,,, which was slightly impaired by
rbiG 81 smoke going the wrong way "tht
,em,rubcf to have read ~ u uro IN those aho'Oht
asys which burned Itself out before the TUBS ana
b,ckeis could be got 90 IT, wonder " ANYBODY
,h'.,sh, then that would I've waiting here to-
,,cht 10 give the signal for the ringing VI AL the
,,s,ciis,f tie great metropolis to usher Tn not |
.nly "a uew year but new century. but -
u.rstD, metallic gong broke in upon the re |
,cc.l,r4 ( Nr. Farrc stiking - 3-l-2 3-l-23, |
with great ra idiiy. At the first tap OF the gong
Mr. FAu,lls mouth closed and his ewes were
dre,t,d to the iuaun,iator In front Of him. a
card drppucd. dl co-rg numoer' ana MI
F.rrcl after the asst top ins anti, answered by
striking d u. lie knob q ccrtl.n numrer of timcs
~Tbets D. tutrol fireman., he explained, who
xsn,. f., Ism. w wntre the last FIRE was. He
s.hcd mc through the box ON ms post 10y slghaI-
"It S'. II o'clock New Years eve. and Mr. Far
rei a sc Imuaui 30, and the SrN reporter were
the sole occupants Of tue telegraph room AT
Tremnn's Hall. the headqutrters oi tue FrS
Department. Oh aN sides the room WAS hled
witn rIut. .rcltcl ard ineN Tie ihle electric mt-
ohlnerN A switcd board VITA mNfiad ot htys'
r,lvln0mot.rs to mark the strength ~ the +
teres aui umatic r.peaiers TO transmit imul-
tneous al irm tu all me hte conn mes in the
CITY, Rg0ug to StfiNe alarms rom tbc hgli tow
srs nn alphabetical inslrlNcnt connecting the
Fire an1 Police pepaf m,rts; th' SO and most
\ oth. rtele sr!rnic appuftonanees made UP tue
Y 0uirl 20 tue oficc.
A roll CALI.
Every now and then there would come sharp
TICK uck from -niuc sn-uu'neut which the re
6utthc aei' Nr. F.srell knew ex city what it
said befor it was hali done king. md sent
1 hhtcp ostiusluuily. That's Superinteu-
VI cent Ererck l.ing 70 me from his resi-
l otuce.' uet 'uiNed after one OF these TICK
y ing "ho wants all the bells to strike to-
"Ihea the belfs are no. actually struck by
lsle,ticNt taf kcpl rtcr asked.
n 10 scout forA'e-. ard for signals IRON TINS ohlce
When he sees me ana can locate II ne sen1s
us he uumnvr oi the Tire box neir which II Is
an W. >rll tfe alarm 70 all the IRE engine aud
uute huD-e- ine nclis are struck in the OF
fnatt w4,. ~ l.-ni-nt every bell IN the de-
rarlnent III he stuck according to signals
\ ~sgr. pe Of your men should be out cell
VI That's hard to supposc for our bell mon are
veil disciplined. ll.ll on second, and III
every waruer n every tower Will count the
strokes OH the eonS IN his tower. You see ]
s;nko the gong twenty TUES. Nell. that means
ATTENTION to roll callv Now, after tnis snoi1
hervfi stuke 1t once more. That Is the N
twer ~ hCadquarter-. TlR1t wnere we htaud
There 6ome 80. lE-sex Mafkeu, No. tUnlon
nMsf0. 10 4 Marion to"erl 10, 9oywef al
trouble to count the strokes you viii hear D. I,
t9hnd loanswerine III hor order
tbt "a mlirute or more the gong was Kept busy.
ehch tower answering in its OrueI until at length
No. ~ announced himself ON hand and re id y
ir business. Then Mr.. Farrell took his seat
~wo have our recul r roll calls, but we also
have me- uiar ones, so YOU see tue BOYS have %
be on hand all the time or Lose their heals
1bero's very little ch inre u sleep W Ia those
night. Why, they sway to anu lro Ike over
! gown tree, and shake agd shiyer from the
foundation to the top. itshke beins at sea-
NEAR THE OLD YEARs END.
mas p. NM Farrell quiet and contempla
tive, n though reviewing his past history and
resolving to enter the centennial year wlih a
Il clear conscience: Mr. Farrell's com 1nnion OF
' the watch intent on book Of dispatches; re-
PoEler genera " observant.
sar" sad Mr.. Farrell, starting up and look
tng al the clock whose massive pendulum
| moved ~ slowly and methodlcally a Though II
WIS not about to have a hand 10 IN rkins the
J sntrance ot great nation into It's second cen
tury Of prosperity power, and freedom q" | sly
we're pretty neara hundred years old, antwrT
~ No unsN er. :" wonder what KIND OF 1re ma
ehlnery they'll have here tLts day a hundred
year-t IL they Keep on Improving. tLoir tele-
Caph business can he done ~ a thimble bat
tery, and FIRE put out 10y a SPUR, sun."
zone, two, three one. two one two. three,
sounds tue gong at llll Mr. Farrell rises.
\ toucnes knob; the other operator takes
brass wheel from little tray, and MIR. Farrell
places II on tie repeater. Tnen he touches q
tpnng, and In thirty seconds the location Of the
frs Is known TO The men OF fOriy two steamers
eighteen trucks, aud SIX chemical engines.
Aunsioh sound, ss OF the ringing OF well.
us repeater. That" says Mr. Farrell, IN renb
Te
hhether our wires IRE all right, Each OF those
elght hammers caps for acircuit, and II one does
not sound, We know It's circuit Is broken some
where
Only five minutes now to the Centennial year
The s.gnI To- tie striking Of the bells Without
We "e'c9me To- Tho new year has begun prema
surely, Whistles are blowing, horns tooiing
{oe bell, ringing, and cdnnons aud pistols anC
necracAefs popping on In every direction.
1HE NEW YEARS DEGINSIEG.
"Eowl" stys Mr. Farrell as tne minute and
bou- hands draw near to gether lie touches the
gong, sounds II 20, then / $50, ana then
Nprecsely one minute % midnight gives twt
quick anu decisive taps, the siyns TO strike. Al
The same instant all the tower bells begin theil
sangor. losing hleh above the shr Whistles
Ihe ieeule i1s bells the infantine horn tooters
sh1 the shHp reports of hrearms, their tones
Neh lhIouah the city, giving assurance to al
VIA the Republic which To have died IN its
m'eh'i 'A,c lllng To 'ropean siotlstsl has at
s.el tne rius age OF ono hundred years.
As the cl ok marked midnight the sound
o. lhe last bell Tor l176 died away, and
20 was welcomed m with "a flourish. Was It
See'"oo Ne Nhi hmen struck tue bells with
hnie Ns'r tnat thtir tones seemed more lively
" sha 'es7 -it-e hAef or was II that the mind un
"A o1haulou'Y translate the new = al aa the birth
VI new ana glorious era M our nisLOryH
~ lus uhal peel was ringing the sounds Of
hapPy NeW rear, greetings came up from the
,,ueet' nheIe thousands had stOpptd to listen tC
sne otls Even the topers tn the saloons came
out It 70 hsteh' fe-llHg IN their drunkenness, bu
WI uimN appieclltiye Of the fact that some
Elhs out ~ the common run had happened
the new. ' ""' "F'~'"'
ny goodness" I'd Mr. Farrell, who was re
hs,eG al midnight, there has been rum enough
es.1A ~ NeW prk 10 night to DaptiZe a centurl
ne" leafs.' liis worus were emphasized bl
ny; S appear nee Of policeman with a drunken
phOher, aud a woman at that
~, Dtli7 u Irnity gave a midnight concert
aassv :" lahf ol o. sieeples clangor added 70 tn,
Witch Meeting at Zion.
ine occasion OF watch meeting In thu
Aiiiean churches Is one in which moro thai
ordinary iutoTost |. ,