The morning call., 1894-07-01

BROOKLYN BRIDGE--N. E. R., Byron. East
River or Brooklyn bridge, as it is commonly
called was designed by the late John A. Roeb.
ling ten years before January 2, 1870, when
work was commenced on 1t. 1t was opened on
the oath OF May, 1888, and cost inclusive OF
the lands $15,0o0.o0o. The work was COM
menced by private company, OF which the de-
sgner OF the bridge was the engineer, and bis
son. Washington A, was his assistant. In
1869. during the work of the preliminary sur
vey and the laying OF the foundation of one OF
the shore piers, Engineer ROebling had one OF
his feet crushed. The injury was followed by
lockja jaw and death. The work was continued
by the son, who In 1871 was stricken with
caisson fever which kept him an invalid at his
home, on Columbia Heights, Brooklyn. For
ten years he, with the assistance of his wife,
directed the work of construction OF the I'M
mense structure. From window in his room
he made observations with a telescope, and day
by day. hour by hour, he Watched and super
vised the work just tlle same as II ne mad been
State OF New York took The enterprise out OF
| the hands the private company, and empow-
treG New York aud Brooklyn to 60 ahead with
the work of construction, Brooklyn to pay two
thirds OF the cost aud New York one-third. The
law under which The structure was completed
provides for the payment OF the interest and
the liquidation Of the principal by tolls levied
on the traffic and by rental from the arches for
warehouses.
County, California. The dark day In New
England was phenomenon OF 1908. 1t oc-
CURED on the 10th of May and the darkness
extended from Maine into New York and New
Jersey, but it was most intense In Massa-
chusetts and the lower part of New Hampshire.
The darkness lasted from 10 o'clock In the
forenoon until midnight and during It's preya.
lence in what Is generally known as the day.
light hours IL was so dark that 1t was impossi-
BILE to read ordinary print. Candies nad 10 De
lighted within doors and animals mlStaklDg the
hour went TO sleep. The Legislature at Hart
ford. Conn, was In session at the time and the
unexpected darkness created such coDsterna.
tiOn that members proposed an adJournment.
number OF similar but less intense phe,
nomena have been observed In the United
States, Canada and England. Several hyp0tn.
eses have been sugg sted by scientists 10
account for the DARK Gays by alleging the smoke
of bur Mug forests, volcanic smoke and asnes,
vapors generated by internal heat, smoke
caused by the combustion OF meteors, cosmical
dust drifting from outer space ino the at
mosphere, terrestrial dust raised In clouds from
the deserts anu moved great distances by at
mOspheric currents and ordinary clouds re.en-
forced by smoke from furnaces and factories.
All but the last were set aside. This seemed to
meet the conditions most nearly, especially with
double rather than single stratum oil clouds.
CANNED GooDs-N. E. r.. Byron, Cal. In
1910 Augustus de Heine took out patent in
England for the preservation of food in tin OF
with an air pump, but his process was unsuc.
cessful. He was followed by Others who mel
with more or less failure. Between the years
1889 and 1S4l man named Wertheimer OBJ
Iained three patents. BY his plan provisions
OF whatever kind were put into metal cases
closely packed and the interstlces filled 10 Will
water or other appropriate liquid, such as gravy
in the case OF flesh food. The lids OH the cans
were then soldered on very securely and the
cases set In water bath and heat applied unit
| 1t boiled. The air was expelled through two
| small holes previously MADE In the Ids. Wher
| all the air was expelled the holes were quickly
| s0ldered.
WHEAT RAISED Il CALIFoRNIA--G. C. d.
| j. III. w. and w. I'll. r.. Sacramento, Gal. Th,
amount OF wheat given in bushels, raised II
California in 1890 was 30,733, 900 bushels; il
1891. SO, 500, 900; In 1892. 38, ,554. 600, and IL
| 1898. "a, ,S52, ,517. The average cost of trans
/ p0rtation from California TO Liverpool was il
| pounds, shllingS and pence as follows: Ii
| 1890, wooden vessels, / l3 5; iron vessels,
| II 3; in 1891, wood Is 10, iron IL: ii