The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-21

Five minutes passed. The form WIS
taken out. the matrix trimmed and
placed in the casting box.
The great pot OF molten metal was
raised from it's fiery bed, the metal
poured into the box. and barely had it
cached It's destination when the box
was open aud the page was ready.
lt was grasped while the metal was
still dripping, aud In spite Of the terrific
heat. was hurried through the various
processes nece ssary To complete the page.
'r..en it was placed on the press, be-
side which the pressmsn stood with his
hand on tue starting lever.
All right" Let her CO." Look
out, and the great press started.
IL gathered momentum with lightning
ike rapidity and tho papers were in the
bands OF the men in the circulation de-
partmeIt aud being sent all over the
city.
The Record broken.
The record tor stereotyping ia Rhod e
Island had been broken.
In nine miputes from the time the
form lett the composng-room the first
papers were sent To the street
Every man on the paper had worked
with oil tue earnestuess and zest that he
possessed.
On the Street.
The result was the News was being
-old on the street ahead of any paper in
this state.
The work was not yet over.
Not content with being on che street
first with longer, more accur te and
better account than any other pap r, the
News was bound to furnish even a better
story.
It's correspondent at the court house in
New Bedford was sending pa ge by page
the story Of the fual see e to the tvle-
graph operator, who sent In over tie
News special wire TO the home Office.
Bound to Out-Do Even ITSELF
In the composing room the well-disci-
plined force were awaiting copy with the
order and precision Of solliers, every
man i'm his place, aud ably directed.
The spirit of loyalty 10 the paper. the
anxiety 10 keep ahead was manifes in
every countenance, and the types clicked
merrily INTO the sticks as they told the
story of the good news that had come to
Lizzie Borden In that dingy little court
room at New Bedford.
The second extra was ready and soon
on the street. Ii contained over n column
aud half. or half a column more than
the first extra tha tue News ssued.
While not wishing TO criticise our
neighb rs, or to Indulge in seli-laudation On
at their expense, 1t Is "a fact that we led
them all
The Bulletin contained Just the bare
aun, unt ement of he verdlc.
The Telegram did "a trine better, but
cont aimed absolutely no S .ory of the most
dramatic and most important point in
New EnRland's greatest urder trial.
The public was more forcibly impressed
than ever with the fact that tue News
gets the news, aud gets 1t first.
How the Paper was Distributed.
As soon as the papers were taken from
the pi ess they were counted out in bun
dies of hundreds aud sent first to
the business Office. whtre huge stacks
Of papers disappeared as IL by
magic into the hands of news
BOYS who went through the length
aud breadth of the city so ling the extra
edition. Every train aud boat carried
biz bundles OF News To all parts OF tue
state, and thousands read with pressure
the best account printed la X Iode Island
OF the finish OF the great irial.
The big press kept up it's steady work,
rushing the form, over more han n mile
aud u half Of white papsr before the de-
mand could be satisfied.
The News has been congratulated by
thousands. aud IL feels very grateful 10 r
the many kind words o, appreciation
that have come 10 IL from every side.