The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-11-10
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Tbs cxu.sin hsd Tie ss-ollts re
moved 10 the-AluuIniun Works
zr6 Ne proceeded 70 remove the
bsris which sppesrsd 70 hold to
ss.hs- TIE two hSlvss q the singular
body. He began with ssE, such
x : usad IN eating iron. buf n 5
few -oue1is iounG thai the saw hsd
ID teeth They were almost III
rls6lsssly VAN OE. buE ths band
vas no- n 5ne lssss uz-red- linen
he u-ucursd 5 much fls- and harder
saw. one by ueSns o which l. men
See sbstr co1li be EASILY severed
bur tbs saw vas sGuslly useless
Now The problem began 70 Be- II
te-es-irE- Ire captain consulted
with the superintendent o. the
wc-ks. IS : res1lc 81 immense Pres
sire drill vzs arranged The hzrd-
es- drill that could Dc oOsSlned vas
DIT under E pressure q i've tons, s1d
TIE point q the d-il plsesd On one
q tie refractory bSr1s- Here few
drops o al Es-s placed AZ the point
q the dill and the dynamo con
nsesed with TIE uschIle was started
IrS.Inctiysly the ueu stepped bsck-
1 faint vspO- sruss iron the point
O co1tsct-
Fer EtrseC minutes the eCOECOuS
power O. the usehlce wSs eoCee1-
Ers-s6 OF one point
Tcsc he machinery vas stopped
and bosk mn bent over the meteor
TnsT uttered sxeIsuslC1s q as5On-
lshnsnt ard boxed mo each others
ewes with looks q wonder ard ave
There Ess Tot : scratch OF the
bsnd wtsre the dull point had
rested.
Ire history q Lhs seruEte Tor
the Eszt three months would De
highly Interesting, but With Il We
are n0- r0r concerned Il rslstss
- the sE1-Is The captain and super
in.scis-r usds 70 remove the bands
IEs captain gave MS whole time and
e1srgy % the matter He had 81
hand every appliance that science
could invent ard skill could COZ
suUcr- Unlimited means we've al
his Command Nothing sEsllad- me
ssro-1s Vas : stubborn uneolqGer-
able mysterious sp1ynz- II 6esper
sEc1 the captain placed the ball
under : great 25-s0u banner, lust
- though the meteor was huge
walnut that he wished 70 crack The
hammer Ess r1IEs6-
Il LIST g tine came when the ger
ollts had periods Of rsss- TLe cap
tain was uyI1g 10 think o. some
thing % Do CsIr- Il took him much
longer . think q some ue. plan
than i did . ascertain b. experI-
us1I that Ms plan vas worthless
So i cane s6out that the captain
Eas doing CEs night q his couch
when h suddenly spEang Up hastily
dressed and hurried away 30 the
Eo-ks- He brought the wires from
3 large chemical battery close to
gsshsr. the ends being separated
only b. The thickness q one q the
bands q the zerOllte- Ihen he
passed : s-ro1g TRIPLE alternating
electric current through the wires
For several minutes he watched his
work Then 3 vspor-hks smoke
zrOss from that portion OF the hand
between the electrodes Then ne
noticed : glow OF color; then he saw
the hand turn red Soon q small
portion vas al white heat The
Fspor had ceased rising Shutting
OF the current, he seized chissl
and hammer. and with one blow
severed the band But It Sill En-
circled the globe He applied the
cuTeEt OF the opposite side, ard II
= short tine one Of the encrcling
bands lsy II two pieces OF the floor.
When he returned II the uorning
70 eouplete lis sork- he noticed the
two pieces Of the discarded band
He examined them They Eere nov
pieces q ordinary wrought roni