New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-25
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

An annaratuS like Walter f. Hcks's centrifugal
dynamite gun, now on exhibition in this city, was
suggested 10 a rulllng.mll man In youngstown, ono'
more than dozen years ago by an acclueh' Inn.
caused the death OF two men and partly demoishou
a slime wall nearly three feet thick The motion OF
the rollers was steadIed by iy-wheel forty lee' III
diameter the fcllics OF which were secured 10 INC
spokes by tie rods extending from the nm 10 'uo
hub. These rods were of wroughtiIon, an inch ana
half in diameter. One Of them worried iooso
from tbo hub ard the centrifugal force OF the rapid
~ revolving wheel caused It to fly through INC ar
With terrific speed, Staying two worRmeh III ~,
passage and tearing large hole through de
the side of the building, some hity yafuS ds'an'-
@what. another car coupleri' exclaimed one Oh inc
New-York Central officials when an inventor aP
proached him a day or two ago to show the latest
device @My dear sir, do you know that you aro
wasting time and substances In the Patent once al
washington there are just 3OOo1 models OF car
counlers including yours" Railroad men have iouho
nothing i'm all thai collection so satisfactory as 'he o
fashioned link ana PIN.
Tho deve,onmeut Of street musical entertainments IS
watched with no small degree of interest by uptown
pblosophers They call attention to the grahual us
appearance of Sweet Vloets' and the monkey ac-
Compartment and the Influx OF the pisno-orgah .ha'
rolls around on little carriage Of Its own. Inc
latest phase of development is combination oil pipe
organ and cornet in which England and Italy come
together In peaceful harmony VhousV uio '0iH'
occasionally Is a little b nat
There IS a looking glass in a corner window at
pro,dvav and Tventy-ninth-st that is in danger OF
being knocked out OF these days by an irae pedeS
TRAN Any one suddenly turning this corner mas
himself face 10 face with somebody else, either man OF
woman and I'm imminent danger OF serious collision
sprnging aside with alacrty, he is somewhat dlseoh
certed on finding himself laughng-stock for corner
AAtrV ia n
where in front Of him, but walking up the street III
the opposite direction
An ex-Judce Of civil court in this city has lone
hartored the thought of establishing a home FOR
hrohcndown horses where they might have hospi'a
treatment and plenty to eat while alive and com
fort able bed to die He might have secured Two
inmates for such home ln West Twenty-secondst OF
Sunday. a and mule, distorted by all the Ills
known 10 veterinary science, paradcd over ihf
cobblestones BY two laughing boys. Neither ANNA
could put its foot the ground without twltch OF
pain They wIithed and quivered with agony VIM.
their riders kicked their ribs AMI shouted gIefli.N
Where wa the Society for the Prevention OF cruelty
/ ~ Animals? Such exhibition IS a disgrace 10
! civilized community.
Several OF the New-York papers have made tn
| mistake of asserting that Rear-Admlral stephen
Luce who commands the North Atlantic squadron
and went down IIayti with the sloop-0tWar 1aeha
! to receive the surrender Of the American steame
| HaVttcn kepublc VIII IfAuEu hoAp 4i'''N
because It will be necessary to relieve him from com
mand on account of his having reached the rctirln
age. The fact IS that Admiral Luce was born u
This state on March %, 1907, and will not be retire.
| until March % next, when he viii reach tie age q
| sxiy-twO years the age that Congress has declare
As tie limit OF usefulness for an officer OF the Navy
Soon after young Luce entered the service as
midshipman he was ordered TO the seventy four gu
| frigate Columbus, which circumnavigated the gioo
and made her memorable visit to Japan IN la4t
Then when she returned 10 the United states sh
was ordered to service on the coast of Caniornl
| during The Mexican War. During the Civil war, LUG
| served on several vessels When in command OF tn
| monitor Nantucket I'm 1863, he was engaged IN IN
! attacks on Forts Sumter and Moultrie. 1t was whe
commanding the Pontiac that he was ordered 10 r.
port 10 General sherman at Savannah for duty
connection with the army. II was with much dll
Guilty that he took HIS vessel forty miles above IN
city Of savannah to sisters Ferry, who're be guarde
the punto0n bridges from molesiatlon ny the rrp,
until General slocums wing had passed INTO sOut
/ Carolina lie was ordered to the command OF III
frIgato Minnesota during the Nirgnius eXcltemeI
In December 1873.