The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-03
ALEXANDER GOGGtNS
President Int ruAttouHi Task tide Company.
n..,,.. Niagara Falls. y. \.
N'''''H CnftOu ON


my noiseloss steam whistle. for instauce-a
whistle designed 10 make II noise where no SO
II needei. or can I've used to advantage, and
not alarm everybody else in the neigh borhood.
After thorough study Of yentriloIuiul meth
ode. Succeeded in producing steam whistle
which projected ihnudinle sound I'm solid
chunks IN any direction and to any distance
within reasonahle limit When the rolnt
into n volume OF audible sound bur minus tho
potential energy necessary to project it tho
OF my own invention. the phonuphon". it trans
mitted words and sentences with equal facility
and ylgor Of enuneation. TRUST you follow
led IKE gentleman. and the President
This. you see at once. was a great boon,
especially to those who pitch their tents along
the lines of railroad and who fain. perchance,
takes 1t into its headlightto be abroad in its
resonance. Well. after | had EXPLAINED tho
tanned Permission to try it on freight engine
OF one o. the most progressive railroad COM
The train pulled out OF the yard early in
the morning Before we reached the first road
crossing. which ! was informed we would
soon approach and at u certain distance from
which 1t 10 necessary to sound the whistle. wo
rounded . curve and saw a man walking tho
In his han ami he did not appear to notice the
approach OF the train.
AS a friend to the laboring man. said tho
President. lit was my duty TO warn him OF the
corporate monster which threate cd to knock
P BE- ase wsrS he hSa
he reversed his engine and leaned out OF the
eab window 20 watch the result. Brakes"
phonophone. In my hurry and excitement
got things mixed. The Jump for your life
brakeman riding on top the cars tun BLEED OH
into the ditch as II he was shot, while the call
Tor brakes chased up the track after the man
who had no brakes to apply.
The potential energy wheel had slipped
cog and when the steam magnihed audihility
OF that original ph3n,ophoned.inaud Ibilized
yell for brakes exploded In the wOrkingmnn's
ear. he turned a couple Of somersauts aud lay
across the rail. while we Slid down unon him
with the engine in tho back motion. The en-
tire train passed over him before we coull
the train hands as Hsdnt e a thaS nects
in the ditch went back and picked him W I'm n
err. box: A Jury gave MS widow s5.OoO-
Undlsmayed by this misfortune. ] at once
turned my attention 70 organizing the Inter:
for a train OF vest ibued casks. with smoker
and buffet. and observation casks front and
the rapids above the falls. over the Horseshoe
and through the rapids and whirlpool below
.as falls sleepeTs and dinng cask could be at
detention at that point. II lis true, ! was told.
there was no demand for such facilities: that
any who cared to might go over the falls now.
without paying anything except the deDt Of
nature; and that any additional charge would
be looked upon as an eXactiOn.
pay the debt OF nature would have TO content
themselves with the good old, way; that thu
cnsk ride was sale. AS safe and as l1llY IN
old-fashioned straw ride, aud was bound TO 10
q financial success as soon as the people were
educated VI 70 It's merits.
managed" said the President to get my
casks on credit because. to tell the truth the
man ufacturers did not believe the rumoIs that !
! really intended TO take them over the tails.
But when they did lind out, the truth the |
out into the stream. ready 10 start. deputy
attachment, Twl.ch believed - Te
sincere, and calling on me ~ an honest man ,
70 return. at course. when lie Put il that way |
had 10 come back. The deputy tied the cdsss
up to the bank. and here am with this nnan. |
clal muddIa on my hands and everything |
standing still until straighten II out
eSy% oaa any shen94 IL ave
been so punctiliuus.'
PPSSnsSiiiMiGstti'{, said the President
oh. yes, have il now, / have a selection |
Of nice long words myself hut so many have
place this one AT once. but don't think that !
was the word that allied me: have never been
troubled with that that am aware Of. Just |
thought had better come bnHk. But will go
,DIrlnG our conversation the President had
aEsrnt- mndedly clmueI up and seated him
self in comfortable position on the rail OG ths
bridge viewed TINS proceeding without
alarm. having entire confidence in His caution.
hut viii 80 ahead YETI lie cried with \
gesture 50 determined that he lost his balance
and Tell backward into the wGter.
| hurried back 10 Goat Island and down the
stairs hy which you approach nrarcst o. the
li"rseshoe fal!s A. !he end Of the b!nr,i walk.
water aud wl4ed Out. 4 thousand people
screamed ~ mo 20 return, that | woaii la
wherever you ind IL. Given a c,vlain fA,l
with certain volumc, yuu get tho slrno
whether YOU arc shu idering in the Niagara
river ~ sp.ashlnG up Il trout team. After |
nNp,Slnea ms '', AZ TO- me mn'i ,nIc was
less. OF water unhisturbed hy turIh.- "nJrnat-
les. soon all the boys on the l-laai hat their
rrrWsprS rolled up and wrT. WadIu. out hp-
hiuI me wAded out as lar aS r!aTe a. and I
hep wat,et tor ths iresldcut, lie lama down
oDhbing Ike cork on the surface o. tbatfl-
rlou- cur mt running with tho speei II an cv-
pres. uaini There aldnt guGear 10 he, any
hng 10 say The lr,stionr how"ver, lo"kcd
!, II he expected mo I" say what wa, OUT
We'll. what IL the good word ?" ] cried in
DESPERATION AMI as eheerily n, could under
mo President wrapped himself in thought.
Tie natural dignity au' tupr"s s.yene.s II ms
i~Wrlu0T hat teen heightened IS the ,gta,-
{ at. WIN rep oarh,ul dcdlrFatioR and tn4.
~ IT rg"tpuniy Trp'ound pr"iuNuitv Wn.rh
list nr4iShet even rs most Superficial Dc,
laTss. J repeat. sir that ! have forgotten
aaGy ~ my test woods. cannot at tLis M.
."nt r,eaL! w wogd 10 which y"u refer, and
eel ihat on this solemn occasion should le
.ged rom !G!ortgL.tI tie, Of this Eint
! LurrielD dlsclatmei any intention o. tri.
ing wl'h the HltIali ou which confronted IA /
ie WA now very close 10 the PrecIric, and
Il.ii9E toward Il with frightful rIIidir
:. AAnShlhia= can DO for ~" shouted.
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