Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-07
ThTOnGi Europe With a Camera
rhs Nnmcrn ana O. In,anlof.
ms AbsxASprn BLAcE

One day last summer tho passenger
on an ocean steamer that snOrtcd ~ wa
through tho restless Atlantic watchc
with curious interest the movements q
two mon IN tho lower rigging of the shI
One Of the mon was brawny seaman
the other waa n slender young man, SLIM
from whose shoulders was small blac
box. Tho acaman graspod his companloI
In such way thnt he was In no DANCE
" going overheard. The Young maj
held fast 10 tho black box 30 that cir
oulaf aperture In ono end Of II faced III,
bow Of The ship and the group Of passon
gers on the forward deck. Then viii
hlE right hand forolnRor he pressed
concealed button on the front Of the box
and sharp click told that the black rub
her window OF the aperture had opcnct
Tor the l20th part Of a second. when III,
two mon descended 10 the deck the pas.
sonRora learned that the ship had been
photographed, Tho black box was n dc.
tectlvc camera The Young man was Ia
inventor
Whom one thinks ~ this episode on
smpb0ard, this ph0sographlng Of sway.
Ing ship In mid ocean, II N dfllcult 10 70.
allie that photography TX 40 Young an
art, II In not 40 many years since tho nc
tlon Of light on nitrate OF silver was dis.
covered The present century was well
advanced when tho Bfenehman, Daguorrc,
succeeded In his experiments, aud n mum.
bor OF years elapsed before the nDagunr.
reotypes' gained recognition. So Tar aa
The products 20 everybody IN perfectly
familiar with photographic progress. Tho
present era hrs Aecn some extraordinary
advances, To begin with, 10 has wit.
huHaod the recognition ol the negative IN
uHpinl adjunct To legitimate art. At
one tlmo hftlsA not only Hnoefod but
rooWiuu NJ the professions OF the pho.
loRlRpDorH' Nowadays, 10th though he
nHy Often DO To acknowledge the debt,
thc suocoseful artist owes much to tho
camera. SO thoughtful student Of tho
human uguro as hr Thomas Eakns Of
Philadelphia has found Il 10 his advan
tago 20 become proficient IN photography,
which has long been associated with IND
art work NJ tho PHILADELPHIA mend.
niiy Mr., Eakins has conducted
within the past few months an lmpor.
iant sorlos Oi experiments with rapid
plhtos aud a revolving disk, with view
70 aiding both science and art 20 Il knowl.
phHo 0t tho secrets OF animal loComotion,
WIN regard To which both science aud
arr have, slnRularly enough, beon until
rNcontly but very imporfectlY informed.
Ihr peculiarly to Eaklns' method
ms pocn the taking OF II srrlos
OF impressions ON slnglo plate The
Special advantage. Of tho plan has been
ino pIeHofvaton OF accurate views Of oh /
iects In motion while the point of slpht |
IN not changed so lltllo has boon cnrod |
for pictorial eject that many Of the on i, [
pcrlnents have been conducted In such
a manner a. simply 20 secure a anrpa OF
Impressions, with accurately recorded
llmo,oi gllttcring "t'hflstmns troun bnlla.
lhHlonod to the Joints OF animals Ia
rapid motloui or stuck with wax up and I
down the backs Of haman models, 10
show Tho movement Of the apino and pel.
Nls IN walking.
Aside from these purely artlAtlc ana
Aclentilc relations of photography, IL INA
many phases which appeal more dlrpntIv
10 public Interest THE instantaneous pro
cess, developed Hlnco tho invention of
Inc 'dry plato' method, has boon the
source OF much novelty AMI delight. A
new interest has been added to roproduu
lions oi nature, Maud 81, At tho ton Of
h0l speed, appears IN the silver rrlnt
win every awolllng muscle, ryory subtle
grace ~ outline na clearly cot as II she
llah posed steadily for four seconds, AZ
i'hhlNi NcphloT ulu WITH iliA hat ON
Tor notable daguprrootypc 4 public
pageant now goes down 20 history in The
Impartial llnea OF an instantaneous ,,hoto
graph, Tho president, making hls in.
augural speech ls caught In The midst OF
= geHturc,
Vnop fapld plates wotr accomplished
ne regulation camera began 20 seem
alumsy Portable rs they are now made,
lhpy cannot hc placed In position with
sufficient tapldliy 10 catch an object IN
motion unless the operator Is prepared,
what was wanted was camera without
cRs, when q fumor eaino over the AZ.
antlc That SOME Que abroad was expert.
l'entlng with this idea, Yankee gcElua
went 10 work Tho ground glass
focusing difficulty had to be nut
'nl ~ me way Many Otlor problems g
ma " be s0lvcd Several energetic | h
,merlcan photographers and men OF me. a
hanleal talents have been named as The ii
INVENTOR 81 the Instrument whch ropro. Il
w. ~, ng eo os ,e' s proolom Mon Y