The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-08

ever pcen awake n mat time IN bel
whole life.-Harpers Youag People.
Protection Against TernadeeS.
The many destructive tornsdoes in the
West are calling out plans of protection
against them. Mr.. j. A. Jameson writes
10 the Chicago Tribune:
1T seems Ia me clear that a slight
expenditure Of money would furnish q
safe place Of refuge for its inmates To
every home. every school-housc, every
church in the States likely to be visited
by tornadoes. / recommend the cree
ton. under every house occupied by
human beings. Of a place Of refuge Of
brick, or planks. or timber, with a
cover or roof distinct from the floor Of
the everything house. Where there Is q
cellar. it alone might suffice; or there
might be built q place of refuge in one
corner Of IL For certainty OF protcc-
ton this refuge should come but little
above the surface of the ground. and
it should have . strong door opening
outward. l also recommend the digging
OF q cave or hole in the ground. ike q
well. II nothing else could be done
preferably on the northerly slope. il q
knoll. Generally this place Of refuge
should be placed under the southwest
ern corner Of the Westinghouse, or in
that corner of the cellar"
Mr.. G. r. Randall. in a published let
ter. says: Assuming that one of these
buildings is to be constructed on n stone
or brick foundation. I would build the
s~nperstructure OF light timber-work in
fha uSuaI xuav hat ,rA,1l ,.~l.. al. lii.
continuous from end Ia end. and frame
them well together. Next l would pre-
fer to have the studding framed into
the sills with mortise and tenon;
then, instead Of the cheap. fiimsy. out. |
side boarding Of this frame. SO generally |
applied. | would cover the outside OF Il
with two t~hicknesses Of common boards
latticed; that is to say: Put on the first
tier OF boards making an angle with the
sill and studding of about forty-five de-
grees; cut them of flush and even with
the bottom Of the sills and top of the
plates. and nail them without stint.
Then | would put another thickness Of
boards over the first. but reversing the
inclinatl or OF them. SO that they may
cross the first set at right singles, or
nearly so: and then spike the last, as
well as the first. at the crossing of every
sill, plate and stud. and with large
twenty or thirty-penny spikes; and Il
should be borne in mind that q suiiicien-
cy OF spiking is the essence Of strength
in such q construction.
"With all sides of q house 80 n
it might be blown over and
and rolled by the wind from Kansas
to Illinois, with little risk of breaking il
apart: but, rs the family in occupancy
might get demoralized in the jOurneysl
would not recommend this mode Of
travel, and to prevent it would secure
the building Ia the foundations by q
series OF strong iron bolts with + heads
ut the bottom. to be built into the walls
rs they go up; and these could be made
to pass through and grapple the sills,
and be secured to the latter by the
ordinary nuts and washers. Thus IL In
plain that, before the building could be
wrenched from its foundations, those
would have 10 be lifted out
II the ground and demolished. and I
will stake my reputation as . profess
'ional architect on the assertion that |
'nch . Construction, put together with
Judgment and care. will defy the winds J
IT any tornado that will leave q brick or J
tone building standing in its track. II {
wanted TO build for security. l should ,
much prefer . house 30 built than one J
II brick or stone. !
But suppose that you cannot have !
brick or m foundation . anchor Z
he superstructure IN. Then I would {
ubstitufe the next best thing. which Q
would be . timber platform made Of G
ONE durable timber. buried sufficient E
y deep in the ground. and covered over 3
nth other timeers or plank. and on top Z
{ this . sufficient depth Of soil to q
reigh il down; and to this sub-earth e
! would connect the stills of Y
he superstructure by means OF iron 2
otis. rs with the stone walls 3
"h the proprietor would make this 9
IS cheap rs practicable. 1
nd 1t the same time utilize the part i
~ well A. the superstruct- q
re. let the house be commenced BY ex- .
for . cellar; then lay Q set Of =
Ills. one on each side, in 3 trench. q
heir depth below tho bottom Of the eel q
v. snd outside Of the sills Of the su- d
two inches; then latfiee- q
oart IL from the inside Il the sill In the b
up past the outside Of the an 3
I the superstmcture 70 the plate. and 81
nike Il very thoroughly to the sil q tie "
ottom Of the cellar. and in this vpy -
. good cellar until this boarding Ii
I'd timber-work decay. and with = b
ucA. or nearly - much security -
the sup~erstructure ms bo1tod 70 = q
Of stone. and With uuch lem
Lpense- The lower si1ls being outside
% boarding. and several icee he3pv u
'uandEpacking the earth tiRhe CT -
de and On top Of the iower silfsEsAA
hole structure would b 0ehoreA u
with Ill the tenacify and vpiekA
. foot Of more of thia earth IL muand p
e outside Of the building. A veU
lie thought On the pan Of The pruudE 9
OF will indicate hov these Iovrr s;ns N
~ b aill fhrtAer vsiehteA 1ovr 90
hynG paank Or timber vikA - .
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