The sun., 1879-06-10
TURNING A MONSTER LOOSE.
THE ESCAPE or THE STEAM CALLIOPE
VI LONG ISLAND SOUND.


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., IN in.'r"men, hach OF whose votes !"
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Yesterday forenoon the steamboat Gen
sedgwick and the barge Caledonia, lashed to-
gether. deckcd with many flags and streamers.
and carrying large number OF passengers.
sailed down tho North River. around the Bat
terry and up the East River. This combination
OF bnrge and steamboat was n somewhat aws-
,.orI orot, 90 ,,,,,.,., ,t 4, ,,,aro1 90 Lo
""ru cT"l' 10 nhhago' hhu IL hppeareu 10 NC
necessary to signal at frequent intervals the
other boats that were moving in the rivers.
ihese signals came so frequently that the nolso
seemed almost continuous. and, what was
49, ,ea1 ,. -, - ,,,r.,t
wh'stle 'or each cr"t-alouu' hoarse pl"s' lor the
ferryboats that stood across the rivers shrill
pipe for tho sniteful li,tle tuphoots. n ronr for
,h 80, ..,,'a,taa a., -. .,. ,,,.1
the bay: and penny whistle for the frail little
skis TINT struppled with tho vvash Of the lnrger
sa,a IT,. SIS. -, Wv" ,n,o 49,
poh's' Two rohrs three Ulhsts' a shrlil plpe'a
blast. another shrill pipe. four penny whistles
MY Grandfather's Clock ." sure enoughl And
til A., -. -, -, - - a. -
Whlle tne ooht ana oargo were making thelr
way among the other craft. the succeeding notes
VI .na' iuni.'ar a, Ut, Wete so1nuou wiz" susn ,n
Nolume tn" lhe huehtlon OF persons on inc
piers was attracted. and many paused to hear
tune blown on n bunch Of stpann ,yhistles
The thronRs on the steamboat and its consort
,or Tho .nnonrcon,cr, ,yos ,hoir ,rlr,s
- ~ o. n, - ~ 49,. -
'i'' Az o. nr'kEs' ''e i'"i"Aei VI "''s 'N'"i
sion and others TO come. had secured the cal
uono tha, was exhibited nj tho Centennial FIX.
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hloluoh ana uttached II 10 the holler oil the ueh'
Sedgwick The calliope occupies a peculiar
rosi,ior arons, r,usicai ,rs,r,r,or,s 7, IN,
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first place It requires the services Of com
petent engineer. in nddltion to those OF an able
robust. must possess the saamander's in
diuerence TO neat. and, must nave nncers
capable OF striking a blow Ike Ike that OF "A a
nlcey OF touch ~ the list ot quAlncatons
Ior suceesslul chilloprah. but ne must ue % ca
snnt iaIl ,rqn the tipS OF ms nnsrrs; ioT ddne
stehm REQUIRES some tmc lor entrrlhg hhd M,
d1wn s Whse snrs sHS G Ksy af' w 6
that Oh decldedIy pronouncei staccato move
ment u Is Tihin,nt 70 pay inc cnliiop Win
depression. ana the man VINO trlrs 70 make thn
notes OF ms calllope tremble win the cmotloh
not emotion is what the calliopean needs.
! lho lnhrument mas been IN use long enough
70 , Ee. lts name mo tne W3rus uu,
used Tor serenadlng purposes. II does not
% %nlehl WIN ne h human voice any peper than a
| sides the gay serenader would be in danger oi
being mistaken Tor a nre company, IN whlch
probably be heavier and more disastrous
| IN lts euects than the usual poouHck anu
| oNl'I pulth Nhlrrs AanNIls. ,lIoiu ltN N'il
| nature the caulope would be enurrly
| unsuitabe Tor the occasion, aside from the
mere mechanical disadvantages. Ihink ot
| Capt Corcoran surrounded by fireman, an
| engineer. and shoulder hitter Tor nn accom-.
panst gazing up into a volume OF escaped
steam and trying 70 inform an Invisible iar
| moon that ne was singing 10 III Neiher Is inc
| callope suitable Instrument Tor furnishing
| parlor music or ior church uses; but y II y
great thlns ior outdoor music. IL can De heard
as iar as chime oil Dells' or thunder peal. or
an earthquake
Jhe last landing OF the Gen. sedgwck. before
| prznceeuinR up tne opuhdi was az Iue l1nt ul
| moved away, the rnIlcpe prayiiE ny ,fi oO'.'n 4.
| nah lives in Harlem She cou,d nav, ht1ru h u
| II she had been spending IN" day III lnhA,fs
| The objective point ~ tho "Ncnr-l2h WI
lumbia Grove. "A pretty spot on Tue L,E i7rrIH, ,rH.
side some thirty miles up tue s.unnii ~,
water was stu. seye INC WAYS & ,ss vHs. ny % "Tbr
blasts from the cali,ops. us III. ho',s % ,,dsr
Sweet BY and By noa'e1 Ie' ~ tha
square inch. The day was az tln' tr
any sxcursionist could nave W,sn"u ~
The constant breeze eoupehsHl,,iu, ~ ~ th- ,Hoo
warmth OF the sun. anu lne he"1 in',J',u ,J's In,
calliope was not oppressive; lhe 'luutts t 10 NJo.
hung overhead in the carrier part ol @ ,l.e o,, "r'
pnooctted ~ from tho calliope. Columbia Grove was