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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
ATHLETIC NOTES FROM YALE.

New-Haven Conn. Jan. 20 (SpeciaD-Captan
Johnson of the Yale crew, has had the candidates
for the university boat in the tank FOR Week. anu
has selected first crew, which he has Kept intact
for three DAYS IT IS as follows: Stroke. Rogers;
No. : Cross: No G. Treadway; No. o. captain
Johnson; No. A. Price: No. g. Longacre; No. 2 SKIN
ner and bow Hoconb. Rogers Longacre ana cap
tain Johnson In last years university podt
Hard training has fallen 10 the lot OF the cah9l-
dates in the last week. They have had siX a
run a twenty-ninute drill on the gymnasium 'ioVi,
and a half-hour's IN the tank daily captain
Johnson has done all the coaching thus lar pu'
graduates are expected in few days $3.50
Captain Case, of the nine. put the caniidateS, TOT
battery places at work last week. they VIII De
coached by Carter the university pitcher till clark
SON the Cleveland League player. arrives on f"p-
ruary 81 The candidates for the other places on
the nine will begin work in about a week.
The Yale Law School has voted not to organize
a nine this year. Bowers VIII pitch no more Dut
will study law.
CAPTAIN Dean Lyman. OF the track athletic team.
called out the candidates for the bicycle race last
week and them at work. The runners and huId-
lers will begin training II lew days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
PROBLEMS OF AERIAL FLIGHT.
PROFESSOR LANGLEY DISCUSSES TIE SOARING OF
BIRps-rHE NATURE AND WORK
OF THE WIND.


,, oh,.c,s have been sough: so assduously by
al grade. OF inventors from the hopeless crank
IN tho we'll trained scientist as the solution OF the
nroblems involved in flight through the air Much
announcement has been afforded to these people by
the phenomenon-th truly wonderful phenomenon
OF the soaring OF birds. THERE'S something preseh'e
here apparcntly besides expenditure OF mechanical
,orce bv the buzzard or vuture. condor. as the
case may be- Ii looks II power. exterior ID the
bird and consequently inherent In the air. were
at work overcoming gravity, and, more IMAM '"a',
actually propelling the inert but properly s'eeieu
body; for II It be the wind alone that supphes "e
energy the bird would be carried along In the atos
pherc current instead OF remaining pracucaly std
tIonary over one spot unless 1t made Roadway
against the blast equal to the velocity or the tter
1t Is easy to how kite Is Kept aloft ana ~
prevented from floating away, but there Is 10
string tied to a soaring bird, no anchor 10 'he
windward. and yet such close and trnsty observers
as Darwin have testified the entire absence OF any
vibratory motion In the outstretched wings when
they witnessed the miracle.
Professor s. +. Langley. OF the Smithsonian IN
stitute has gone into the subject further thah most
other Investigators. and the January number OF
"Aeronautcs' contains paper by him. In which
some new IDEAS are cautiously advanced Every
meteorological knows that the wind when appar-
entity blowing at IA uniform rate IL really varying
Its velocity greatly within Intervals oil less thah
minute. perhaps less than second "heh froleS-
Langleys attention was drawn 10 THIS irreg-
ularity 1t occurred to him that possibly here was
the key to the mystery. the hidden mechanism that
kept the soaring bird from drifting down the wind.
and the clew to the principle OF the flying machine
OF the future He tries show. therefore, the the
oretical possibility Of utilizing this fiuctuation First
he supposes n case like this: II rectangular
plane. six times as long II Is wide Is hung by It's
middle In almost horizontal position. and so
confined by frictioness guides that 1t can rise and
fall but not move forward sideways. and II
winds blow against It's ends alternately from
direction and then the other. the plane Will steadily
rise II It only be inclined slightly. first with
end little higher than the other, and then vice
versa Next he supposes different case: Let there
be frequent alterations OF velocity. from almost
a calm up to a certain maximum; then, as COM
pared with the average notion the two velocites
would act a plane entirely free to move II the
wind came from opposite directions, and though the
plane would have q drift equal to the average
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
THE DINNER A KIND OF FAMILY AFFAIR.

The Lotos Club had dinner last "'s"' WIN"
,1,n1 =, FAMILY affair There was guest OF
nor and the speakng was chiefly confined TO
,hs members The club has much talent OF this
,a ha, ,here was no lack OF advertisement. Frank
- Lawrence presided. and said his usual quota OF
bright Speakers White pr CHARLES
K iuans sorapc and PROFESSOR s. s. Packard
was musical ssnor sary
tne np,on bradley basso: Thomas Evans Greene
Tenor David Names y9nis san Mi Ritche Ins
,annr and Robert HillIard in recitations ,,,
some OF those the dinner were 'onn H'6s anrs:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
ROBERT BOGARDUs CUNNING.

Robert Bogardus Cunning, a well-known ANA
teur athlete died yesterday at his home No. East
Fffty-elghth-st.. from pneumonia, in his thirty
fourth year. lie had been In il!-health for three
months and his illness was attributed TO
training as he was most jealous in athletic sports.
He was an active member Of the Ncw-Iork Athletic
Club. and had won several prizes at lawn tennis
and rowing He also member of the CON
sOlidatcd Stock Exchange lie was the youngest
OF the late William H. Cunning, an old-time
drygOOds merchant. and grcat grandson of Cen
eral Robert BOga -dus. soldier in the War of 1877
He a bachelor. and lived with his mother, who.
with two brothers and Il sister, survives him The
funeral will be- at his home AZ y. m. tomorrow
The Rev Dr. Edward 5. Coe. pastor OF the COL
lcgiatc Reformed Church, at Fif;h-aVe. and Forty
eghth-st., Will Oficiate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
.JOST MOILER.

Jost Moler, the millionaire sugar renner Of Will
iamsburg died last night at his home No. 3j South
Ninth-st., in his eghty-sixth year He was born
in Hanover Germany, and came 10 this country
more than hfty-iive years ago. When he arrived
here he associated himself in the sugar business
with two friends. the firm being known under the
name Of Moer, ShOtwcl d Doscher, and they
established themselves at Washington ana Nestry
SITS. this city In 1851 the partnership was dissolved
and Mr.. Moller went to Williamsburg. where he soon
became Of the firm Of AlOer, Slerck n CO.,
sugar refiners. at Division and Kent ayes. There
he remained for many years, and there IL was that
his became associated in business with him.
About two years ago the refinery was torn down
and on its site the Brooklyn city Railroad Com
pany has now its power house. ar. Moller leaves
four sons and one daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
DISAPPEARING GUN CARRIAGES.

A VALUABLE ADJUNCT TO COAST DEFENCE
UNCLE SAM AGAIN BEATS THE WORLD
Among the defences employed for a nations coast
against an enemys warshps are heavy cannon.
These n hostile fleet would naturally try 10 dis
mount by a few well-directed shot; and II. as mas
been customary heretofore. the guns on shore were
visible over the earthworks in which they were
mounted they would AFFORD an inviting target.
Injury or death the gunner Is another peril That
must attend the first Hence the great value
OF a carriage which will permit the piece to dis
appear instantly after firing and will bring II up
into place when ready for another shot the IDEA
OF mounting ordnance In this way IL sald 10 nave
originated ir this country. although England led
the world for a time in it's development. num-
Der OF such gun carriages. however. have been in
vented and tried this side Of the Atlantic; and
one which Is the joint product OF Colonel ~ r.
Rufflngton's and Captain William Croziers skill
showed during the tests at Sandy Hook last month";
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
ENTRIES FOR THE SKATING CONTESTS.

The entries for the National Skating Association
CHAMPIONSHIPS to be held at Red Bank on next
Friday and Saturday. closed yesterday, and the
list is one of the best ever received. In case the
weather on Friday will not permit skating. then the
whole programme will be run of on SATURDAY
Between the one and five mile races Gus" Walton
will try TO break the 1OJ-yard record held by him
self Between the five and ten mile races RuD ,ilI
stein, the Canadian champion inquire SKATER VIII
give an exhibition Of fancy skating. -
Among the entries for the Championships are one
Clark ard Howard Moshier, Of storm King. N u
j. c. Hemmiut Of New York; Joseph r. Donoghue'
J. A. Donoghue and Timothy Donoghue, or New
burg n Y: John :. johnson and n: Robinson, OF
Minneapolis; r. IIulse. Of Ottawa; w s. DoH Wn
lawn L. Phillips Of The Aia hs, Soat Glo6
and r NcPartland. of Verplanck Point.
1t is understood that ponoghue ana No oTS a
Wanbattan Field this winter. and Mr. Freedman
NAV have something TO say about their taking part
In the Red Bank meeting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
6. NJ. ALLEN.

Boston Jan. 2o.-S. NJ. Allen OF Boston who died
at Charlottesville, Va. yesterday afternoon. was
born in this State about 1870 and had lived in Bos-
ton and in South Duxbury. He was president OF
the Webster Historical Society. He took an active
part in politics. being ardent Republican and
Prohibitionist He opened the Butler independent
Convention in 1873. and managed he Webster CEN
tcnni1 Celebration, at which President Arthur was
present in 1852 He presided over the deliberations
of the convention held on Worcester Common on
July -. 1851 which. by resolution. adopted the
name Of the Republican party. He an intimate
associate OF Henry Wilson. John Perpont. TheO-
dOre Parker. Edward Beecher. Increase sumner
and John l. Baker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
SCIENCE AND MECHANICS.
TELEGRAPHINI A SHADED PICTIRE.

IElAEURAfH HIM. "A SHADED PlCTUR E.
ONE OF THE LATEST sUGGEsTIoNs-UTIIINSG
WONDERFUL PROPERTY OF SELENIUM.
By means OF Gray's "telautograph" described In
The Tribune last spring. II is possible to transmit
over a wire for several hundred miles a diagram
or outline drawing. With that apparatus the pen
Of the receiving instrument is made to initiate pre-
cisely the motions Of stylus in the senders hand
But the problem OF transmitting in a practically
instantaneous way a shaded picture. like photo
graph. so that observer take 1t all in at
glance. II projected upon a screen that sens-
tive plate will register 1t for further reproduction
Is still unsolved.
The principle involved in such an undertaking
Is the conversion Of large number OF points In
the original design into electric pulsatons and the
reconversion and proper distribution of these i'm
pulses by the receiver. In recent issue OF THE
Electrical World" II. c. Johnson raises the ques--
tion whether 1t would be better to employ "A sepa-
rate wire for each pulsation Din a single operation
and hence to have bunch OF several thousand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21

Coughs Colds Bronchitis Throat lay the ounda
ton OF disease and early decline.
predisposition take cold from slight exposure shows
a weakness and irrtablity OF the pulmonary organs.
which should neglected Such persons should take
mora than usual care to avoid exposure changes and
that the chest Is well protected In cold weather
A few pellets OF SPECIFIC NO. 1 and No. will allay
the irrabty the air passages. cure the Cough Cold
or bronchitis and fortify the system against pulmonary
1isaase nreventng PNEI MONA and CONSt MILTON.
Walls OF these precious pellets costing but Doc each Are
sold In all drug stores. HUMPHREYS MEDICINE COM
PANY Corner WILLIAM and JOHN SITS. NEW YORK;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21

brings muscles into play. and after the first
two three days on the new cars many OF the
ness in the right foot and ankle that when they
came TO leave the cars at the end OF the route they
found some difficulty in walking The malady was
promptly dubbed the trolley foot by the other
employees, and promises TO become epidemic when
the electric lines extended all over the city.
OF course the soreness soon wears off as the mus
strain upon them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
A PRIZE FOR THE GIANTS.
w. IT. MURPHY. THE BRILLIANT YALE
PLAYER, SIGNS WITH NETWORK.
HIS WELL-KNOWN CAREER on THE DTAMoND-To
COVER sHoRTsToP FOR THE LOCAL CLUB
FoUTZ WILL AGAIN LEAD THE

FOtT/ WILL AGAIN LEAD litE
BROOKLYN NINE.
The New-York Baseball Club directors captured
another brilliant amateur player yesterday with
whom they propose to strengthen the Giants for
the coming season. The player secured Is William
H. Murphy the ex -captain of the Yale College team
and the excellent fielder. batsman and baserunner
of last years university and Yale Law School
teams.
Murphy to the city yesterday in answer 10
"A telegram. and met f.. Il. Talcott at the Murray
Hill Hotel Terms offered and accepted and
Murphy formally signed a contract. He went back
10 New-IIaven In the evening to continue MS
studies the Yale Law School. He VIII report
for duty April /. and If he shows that ne can
keep step in League company he Will cover snort
stop regularly. Murphy easily the best player
in the college teams last year. and his WORK as d
professional will be eagerly watched.
Murphy born at Southville, Mass, twenty
four years ago and he is feet 80 inches l high h:
a b s Tfhs In a unH IN the National League as
Shorty Fuller. whom he replaces, weighs at least
man had the honor Of playing on the VARSITY team
in his freshman year. covering centre field in the
n a sf Rrooyn in the summer Of 1880 Yale
the game by 6 to 5, and Murphy's good WORK haa
MqrpHy tb I'm Westboro High School team He
has been Yales regular short stop for the last three
Years. and captain Of the ss2 and He sa is q
pleasantaced. agreeable ltte feIt1W; ana ~ re ,h
game lie is a scientific batsman Of the Ward sort,
rather than "slugger
- 4 AhelI of the brooklyn CluD. was seen last
night and he said that the baseball AFFAIRS In
BROOKLYN coming aong swimmingly ~ H.
Fcutz the captain and manager. agreed upon terms
with the club yesterday. Foutz will receive a salary
OF 81 300. with extra allowance In proportion WIN
the final standing OF the club In the race Tor the
League pennant 1t is said that FOutz Will receive
s, 90 II his club finishes third; $4,000 II second place
is secured. and 5000 In case the pennant ands IN
Brooklyn. The club officials expect to near from
Richardson tomorrow
p r. Powers the president of the Eastern League.
saws that hereafter that league Will hold all It's
meetings in New-York. Powers says that there y
no truth in the story that Wilkesbarre will join
the Pennsylvania State League. That city VIII
remain in the Eastern League
\ f. Young the president of the National
League says that acting upon the advice of a
majority Of the League clubs, he would draft
schedule for the coming championship season. so
that Il would open April 10. This is week
earlier than last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
SOUTHERN SOCIETY TO MOVE.

The Southern Society at a meeting last night con-
summated the plans OF the Executive Committee
to abolish the club features and to restore the
organza ton It's original status society pure
and simple. Arrangements were also made for
meeting the current debt The society Is to give up
its house In West Twentyffth-st in the spring. and
engage rooms In Fifth-ave., where meetings and
entertainments will be held. and the library and
current periodicals will be kept.
Charles A. Deshon presided last night, and George
Gordon Battle secretary The socety's annual
dinner will be held on February %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
SEWAGE DISPOSAL AT WORCESTER.

THE LARGEST PURIFIcATIoN WORKS FOR THE
pIrRPOSE IN THIS COUNTRY.
The municipal authorities Of Worcester. Mass.
were compelled by law. few years ago. to adopt
measures for purifying the sewage discharged from
compiants of towns a little further down stream,
and the largest works for this purpose In the United
s,ates have now been constructed there. Recent
endorsements of the plant draw attention to 1t.
Sixteen immense tanks. watts. have been built
IA, N,linp I'm a marsh with sand and gravel. erect
ING division walls. and coating the bottoms and
si1ee with cement. The sewage Is conducted into
tho fret wo or three of the tanks where saked lime
al c.r,oin iron salts are added and then flows
an, through oth'.' tanks. where the heavier por-
,,ons arc nrecipitated. The liquid part flows
off through big pipe into the river. In an innocu-
ous condition and In Its descent the efuent water
drives a turbine which In turn congresses air Tor
Tho oneration Of a pump. This last mechanism then
takes the sediment or sludge. when mas draihee
into channels along the inclined bottoms OF the
nrecipitating tanks and forces 1t out into sludge
fields" where It dries and Is sought by farmers
for fertilizing the soil The salts Of iron are sup
nled in the sewage itself by certain manufacturing
embellishments In the city, and make their appear
ance at certain regular intervals Separate tanks
arc reserved Tor the liquid so affected which Is
subsequently mingled with the contents OF the other
tanks Hence It Is necessary for the city 10 supply
only lime to promote precipitation
The superintendent OF these works taxes ho"rV
samples OF the crude sewage received. ana OF the
enluent water ana also OF the river water. FOR
chemical analysis. Curiously enough. the river was
apparentfy more filthy just below the city duaing
unstead of the wtole) OF the sewage was chemically
treated. 1t II explained. howevet. that 'neFe ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
GEORGE J. GOULD'S WINTER HONE AT LAKEWOOD.

The lease of the cottage Of Professor John B.
Thomas, at Lakewood, by George J. Gould. Is In
pursuance Of his determination. announced some
time ago in The Tribune. to adopt winter residence
at that New-Jersey health resort. Mr. Gould took
an early afternoon train yesterday for Lakewood
ard could be seen for additional details Of the
lease announced in The Tribune yesterday. No one
at the Western Union or Missouri Pacific offices
had any further information
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
II. Story. Charles H. Coffin. Joseph H. Brown.
George II. Wooster. +. l.. Montague. w. X. BenJa:
min: Frederick w. Britain. II. l.. Ensign ana
n
SEVENTH REGIMENT TETERINS DINE.

OLD COMRADES OF THE SIXTH COMPANY HAvl
A JOLLY GOOD TINE.
In the handsome house Of the Seventh Regi.
ment Veteran Club the veterans OF the Sixth Com
pany It'll Regiment. had a dinner last night. The
good-fellowshp OF the old comrades was enough OF
itself to insure the OF the affair. but In
addition the meal capital one. admirably
served. and there wealth of entertaining
speeches. The Dinner Committee consisted or Fred
erick A. Goodwin. q. G.. Brinckerhof. Archer V.
Pancoast. George W. Jones and William B. Dick.
Captain Samuel Budd presided and among the half
hundred present were General j. f. Duryee. Cap
tain George w. Rand. Colonel Harmon ID. Hull,
John Oakley Captain X. c. Gibson. Lieutenant G. L
Cozzens. A. g. Wilson. +. W. Budd. f.. Z. Jessup,
W. K. Ware. Captain ii. b. Turner c, L. Tallman.
F. p. Moore II. K. Brinckerhor. w Il. Hampton.
G. Il. Coffin Gouverneur Kemble. j. II. Harrison.
DR.. w. b, Freeman, $. A. Bryant George Meyers.
G. Rose. w. 5. $. Rowland Dudley Belts +. A.
Brooks. Charles Peck. Church Cambrelling, James
w. Jennings. f.. T. Stone, W. 7. Peck and W. Il.
Brown. .
Mr. Harrison read capital poem full OF ''hte'
at those present. beginning with Mr. Goodwin who
was most active in making the arrangements. Mr.
Oakley made of the witty speeches. for which
he is noted. and other speakers were Mr. Good
win. Captain Rand Captain Budd Mr.. Pancoast
G. G. BrinckerhofY, jr. and r.. =. Jessup
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21

Camden ~ j., Jan. 2O.-Colonel H. l.. Hartshorn
announced to-day that the final arrangements for
the State Encampment OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic are rapidly approaching completion The
SO ssions will be held In Trenton on February ana
with an open camp fire on the first night. There
are four candidates for commander They are John
81 elds of Pennington: Henry ) White Red Bank:
James Baird. Asbury Park and Jacob White Pater-
son f. +. Brainard Of Newark. IL the only candi-
date for junior vice-commander. George Barrett
assistant adjutant has finished his report. In which
he says there lis posts and 1850 members In
fh.. M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
TIE TROLLEY FOOT."

From The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Hes got the trolley foot" Is the latest EXPIRES
sion EYftv her cent OF the motormen on the newly
opened electric lines are afflicted with the new MAJ,
ady and can be seen mping and hobbllng ABOUT
as though they were suffering from acute rheu'fa-
tsm -. ..o,,. ~, tho
trolley cars Is responsible for II all. AZ every
body has noticed BY this time the alarm ION cable
cars are rung by means OF button IN tne ',p he
the PLATFORM which the motorman presses w,s
70 set the tin gong rafting. put the eAe'''"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
a RECENT REPORT ON THE rhir'


TIE DISEASE ACQUIRED BY INHNiNd GERMS
FROM THE BREATH OF VICTIMS.
7, 1. abou, Four wears since the epidemic influenza
began its ravagcs in this country. having been
originally imported from Europe: and. having be-
coma domicuel II has now entered upon It's hfth
season OF mischief in The United States although
fortunately not with the same severity that mas
characterized its previous prevalence
An official report on this maady by medical ON
Gals connected with the Local Government boaro
OF Great Britain has recently made liz appearance
Therein the existence Of an influenza pac'i'us u
reafIrmed DR. Klein says that this microbe is
always abundanty present In the bronchial sc
cretions OF patients" and diminish In number rs
the disease is abated The germs are disseminated
according 10 DE- Parsons by bringing III" affected
and healthy together as in public vehicles ana
places Of meeting. and especially by the poison
being present in confined ana vitiated arr br'
Caldwell Smith says: AN individual ~ aHecteu py
breathing al once the expired air from "A person
entering from the disease. and believe this to
be the only method OF Infection" Numerous stories
are told 10 show how the naady IL carried from
MACE to Mace A music teacher visited two rela-
tives who were Victims Of II. and three days later
was himself attached However. he made round
Of his pupls before succumblng. and two days
afterward ten Of them also developed the disease
The ordinary intercourse OF a household or business
office letters written and sealed by sufferers hnger-
ing account books whose leaves have been turned
win mostencd nnger-tips by affected persons. and
riding in close and crowded railway cars are among
the most common methods OF proposition
Isolation OF patients. disinfecton or rooms, ana
ample ventilation are strongly urged as preventive
measures At Brighton the inmates or the borough
sanatorium were protected emeceu , 90 s on p pnd
during a third season the only case was That or
servant returning from distant pafe ws aS w ns
promptly isolated and thus no one else was affected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21

For all kinds of headache and ali
other conditions resulting from consti.
patton, go by the book on Beecham's
pills.
Book free, pills CSC. At drug
stores; or write to B. +. Allen Co..
365 Canal ST.. New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21

At the Colonial Club. was given smoker ias'
night Some OF the attractions which met with
,roo,as, favor at the New Years eve entertainment
nj the club appeared again. There was con-
siderable attendance A. y. w. Seaman Is CHAIRMAN
of the Entertainment Committee