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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-04-25
Mrs. Amanda Reeves

Has fitted up frat class Restaurant
and Boarding House where she is pre-
pared to accommodate all classes at
reasonable rates. She respectfully
solicits the patronage Of the public.
No. IL R. R. AVE. ROANOKE. VA
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-04-25
A GLOWING COMPLIMENT.

No Speaker of the House ever re-
ceived a greater compliment from a
political opponent than was paid to
Speaker Reed by Representative Dock
cry OF Mo-, during a discussion of pri-
vate bills before the House. Mr..
Dockery said: 81 want to say here in
his presence, that honor the present
Speaker, Thomas b. Reed. He has
stood like a lionin the path of mem
bers on both sides of the political
aisle. who has been pressing bills car
rying large sums"
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
ONLY HORSE CEMETERY IN THE WoRLD.

is what the horse receives after he dies"
The second inscription reads, What may
be looked for in the horse heaven"
One designer has evidently been in
spired by W hat he has read of the Indian
idea of the hereafter. His plan embraces
both statue and bas-relief. The statue,
which is ar the summit of a pedestal sur
mounting square block of granite, is
that OF a horse rearing. On the granite
block in bold relief is this scene: A
meadow or field with the grass growing
freely. On the outside of the fence which
surrounds the field stands an aged horse
with his head over the top rail, gazing at
the luxuriant pasturage. with feeble imi.
tation OF the look that Moses must have
given the Promised Land. Just the other
side OF the fence and looking at the old
horse IN very coltish manner is what
appears to be very young horse. to
whom life has no sorrows whatever I'm
derneath the picture are these words,
what death accomplishes for the horse. -
Another design, one of those shown In
the accompanying illustration, is of the
equestrian statue, order, and repre-
sents dock-tailed horse with the
left foreleg raised as If impatiently
waiting for the signal to be off and away.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
. The Alps Under Foot.

The mystery is gone from the Alps
none but climbers know how completeiv.
Every mountain and point Of view of even
third-rate importance has been ascended
most by many routes. Almost every gan
between two peaks has been traversed as
pass. The publications of some dozen
mountaineering societies have recorded
these countless expeditions in rows of VOL
umes OF appalling length. OF late years
vigorous attempts have been made to CO.
ordinate this mass of material in the form
ofclimbers' guides. dealing with particular
districts, wherein every peak and pass Is
dealt with in strict geographical succession
and every different route and all the va
riations of each route are set forth. with
references TO the volumes in which they
have been described at length by their DIS
coverers. Nearly half of the Alps has been
treated in this manner. but the work has
taken ten years, and, of course, the whole
e quires periodical observation-disclosures
Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
WHEN CLASH THE SHIPS OF WAR
The Red Gross AmbuIance Of the Sea VIII Minister
to the Wounded Warriors Needs

.; An ambulance ship to aid wounded and
= drowning men during a naval engage
:ment Is the latest addition it is proposed
: TO make to The United States navy. The
advocates OF this project .are,Surgeon- Gen
eTal Rufus Tryon and Hilary A. Herbert,
Secretary OF the Navy. Both believe, and
they have facts and hgures to prove their
statement, that such a craft would save
=. the llves OF 50sper cent of the injured, in q
naval conflict, who would probably die
under the present methods of caring for
them.
:: 1t will be no light task that the amhu-
LANCE ship and her men Will have to per-
-: form. 1t is dangerous to be in the vicin-
lily of shot and shell, even though not the
target. These men, however, will have
to face death in order to save life, and
courage will be quite as necessary a
requisite for the man attached to the am
. bulance ship as for any member OF any
mess on board a cruiser.
1t has always been the case, even under
the most advanced methods, that during
battle on board ship it has been impossi-
bic to render immediate aid to the
wounded. 1t is just this sort of aid that
saves life, for never is delay more danger
from receiving the necessary attention.
As matter of fact the handling of
wounded on" ships-of-war is q subject
which is engrossiag the attention of the
@ naval authorit, ,es of the world In view
OF this fact Surgeon General Tryon's idea
is of the greatest Importance The ves-
sells TO be utilized for this service must be
swift steamers of fairly good capacity, so
far as room 10: the sick is concerned, and
yet not OF too large size to prevent quick
turning and rapid darting around and
among feet of vessels.
q. The chief necessity for an ambulance
ship lies in the fact that it promotes
.celerlty in handling the wounded. That
:. is practically the sum total OF the value of
the service. The modern warship, so
long as it remains above water. has fair
accommodations for such mem bers of its
crew as may receive injuries during con-
hict. Circumstances, however, render it
. absolutely impossible even with care
fully trained medical corps to render aid
= as. soon as necessary. There Is always the
:. danger; too, that members of the hospital
brigade may be injured by some missile
: OF var In any event, there would hardly
. beas much risk for the members of the
: crew<of the am mbulance ship as for those
on board the vessel that has been under
fire.: The treatment of the crew of such a
craft would be precisely that accorded the
Red Cross Brigade 1t is an unwritten
law OF every civilized nation that a
wounded man and the man who aids him
are both to be. protected.
Again, it is always the case in naval
conflicts that large number of the men
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who are injured are blown into the water.
Oftentimes it also appears that uninjured
men fall from the rigging into the ocean.
II is curious fact that 'thlee-fifths of the
sailors in the different navies cannot swim
and, therefore, in many instances to drop
rom the rigging or 10 be accidentally fore d
overheard during battle is just as sure
death as to stop bullet. Now the men
on board the am mbulance ship will be look
ing for just such accidents all the time, and
boats crews would be instantly dispatched
if such aid were needed.
An instance of the percentage of life
that would be saved by having boats in
constant readiness to aid men who have
fallen overheard and are drowning is
shown by the fact that during the last
naval battle between Austrian and Italian
fleets thirty years ago more than 400 men
were drowned who could have easily been
saved bad an ambulance ship been in
attendance. The facilities for saving men
wEo go overheard during battle are no
greater now than they were at that time.
The methods of naval warfare have be-
come more deadly, and the percentage OF
killed is frequently greater, but there is
no abatement OF the confusion existing on
board vessel while in action, and no
matter what ideas are suggested, there is
nothing that will change the attitude of
men in naval battles from what it has been
for century.
These facts taken into consideration, it
is held by most competent naval authori-
ties that the necessity for the mbulance
ship is so plain that he who sails may see.
AS stated the vessels used for the purpose
must be swift and easily handled. Of
necessity they must also be first-class sea
boats, and there is many q merchant
steamer running out of American ports
to-day that will answer this description to
the letter.
1t is proposed that the ambulance ships
which Surge n-General Tryon and Secre-
tary Herbert would have the United
States Government construct or purchase
shall be fitted up ike naval hospitals. The
ships shall be controlled by "a naval am
bulance association for the treatment of
the sick and wounded at sea- The idea
is precisely thatof the st. Johns Ambu-
lance Association, SO called. While the
Gov vernment would. of course, extend pa
ternal protection over such an ambulance
service ala would be extended to the
wounded whether friend or foe. The am
bulance ship would truly be ship of
mercy.
The plan that is suggested for the ship
is to devote the spar deck, that is the deck
where there is the greatest amount OF air,
to the most serious cases, OF both officers
and men. TIE additional wards will be
located on the remaining decks of the
vessel. As il is always more or less close
between decks, artificial ventilation viii
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was not the unnecessary delay OF moment
in caring for them, the requisite supplies
were right at hand, and the result was
that every one of them completely re-.
covered.
The affections of these persons who
were picked up by the Coium bias boats
were exactly those which many OF the
patients of ambulance ships would suffer
from. The Wvanok injured were treated
in the Coium bia s sick-bay. The injured
on board an ambulance ship would be
free from the fetid air OF the sick bav, in
an atmosphere that was kept constantly
purified. Under these conditions then
how much greater would BE- their chances
for recovery? The combination OF imme-
diate aid, plenty of room and pure air at
sea for the sick and injured would be so
powerful that the injured would often
laugh in deaths face. where now they
cringe at his approach.
The duty of the officers and crew on an
ambulance ship would carry them into
dangerous places at all times. Still it is
believed by naval medical authorities that
rarely would it occur that either the am
bulance snip or her men would find them
selves IN danger of destruction and
death. The agents of the Red Cross So
ciety in their recent mission in Turkey
encountered about the same percentage of
danger that would fall to the lot of the
ambulance ship and her crew.
OF course it would be absolutely i'm DOS
sible for an ambulance ship to care for all
the wounded during an engagement un-
less that engagement were simply between
two vessels. The truth of this statement
is shown by the fact that the ordinary
battle-ship, whose complement is fully 500
men, will have, within a few minutes of
the time action begins, so men killed and
120 wounded. This is not theory, but a
careful calculation from facts that have
been collected by officers OF the nayies of
the world. For instance. in conflict be.
tween the Chinese and Japanese fleets
that took place off the Yalu River Sep
tenn ber IA, 1894, one shell that was fired at
long range from the Chinese shin Tsi
Yuen. killed men and wounded more
than so on board the japanese flagship.
Every she'll that is fired does not, nat
urally. create the same havoc on board
ship as in the instances quoted. But, in
these days of modern gunnery, it is fair
TO assume that at least third of the pro-
iectles aimed by one warship at another
do some execution. This is considering
big shells alone. Add to their work the
death that would be spread abroad by the
rapid-fire guns and il can be seen that the
ambulance ship would have plenty to do
i 1t only attended to the com pie ment OF |
0ne cruiser.
A difficulty that has been carefully con-
;idered lies In the removal of the wounded |
rom the cruisers decks to those of the |
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horse which the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals has conceived none
have contained evidence of the slightest
consideration for the animal after death.
This. therefore, is an entirely new de-
parture. The idea of a private cemetery
for horses stands alone. So far as known
there is only one man who has ideas ap- Z
preaching those of Mr.. Poole. While he
has no private cemetery for horses, when
a horse that served him faithfully for
many years died he had a casket made for
it, covered the casket with black broad
cloth, placed silver handles thereon and
to the cover attached the customary plate,
with the name and age of the deceased
animal. He placed the equine remains
in grave and erected fence around
it. This happened at Penobscot, Maine.
Mr.. Poole's ideas are certainly largely in
advance of those of his fellows. He saws
they are due. to the fact that he sees no
reason why q horse is not entitled to re-
spect after death in proportion to it's in.
telligence and faithfulness. .sIt is my
own idea, believe he said to the writer.
Somehow could not feel right If didn't
know where those horses that worked for
me faithfully so many years were laid too
rest"
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the public mind, to the situation to which
the man from Texas referred when he
gave utterance to the famous truism con-
corning firearms.
Then there is the hook and ladder. This
is the most difficult apparatus of all the
nre department to move 1t is ALWAYS
very long and very unwieldv. hard to
manage and invariably little late tn get
ting where it is wanted. To make a quick
turn with hook and ladder even thouob
the best tillerman in the world was at the
wheel Is task which no one who knows
cares, to attempt.
II would seem, therefore, that decided
difhculty confronted the two wheelmen
VINO ride at the head of the bicycle hook
and ladder apparatus. A mum ber of runs
have been made, however, and not onIv
mas the apparatus steered well, but COM
petent Judges who had the opportunity to
witness the new contrivance's perform
ance declare that the prejudice against
the bicycle hook and ladder truck is alto
gether unfounded
While 1T is absolutely necessary, of
course, Tor firemen and apparatus to reach
the scene OF the outbreak of flame in the
traulng district, or that section OF the CITY
where the retail stores mostly congregate.
IN the shortest possible time 1t is often
even more important that the fire patrol
should be first on hand. This is better
known as the insurance patrol, and the
duties OF the members consist of covering
with tarpaulins all the goods which are
insured in the building where the fire has
broken out.
| These a Ia o6x
insurance patrol to reach q burning build
Ing In advance OF the firemen. if possible,
In order that they may perform at least
portion OF their task before streams of
water begin to play upon the blaze. The
upper right hand corner of the accom-
panying illustration shows how the up.to-
date insurance patrol will journey to a fire.
1t will be observed that each man has a
large roll OF tarpauiin tightly secured TO
the bicyle. 1t Is so fastened, however
that it can be detached at a second :
! notice and is in reality, in much better
shape to handle than the tarpaul1ns as
they lie in the patrol wagon now in gem
eral use.
|. There has been for many years the
strongest rivalry between fire com panies
particularly those of volunteer denort.
ments, as to which should first reach the
scene OF confederation. The bicycle will
add to rather than lessen this spirit of
rivalry, for it will now be the best rider
instead of the best runner, who is cham.
pion. There seems to be no doubt that
this, one of the strongest efforts 10 MAKE
the bicycle vehicle for practical use as
well as pleasure, will meet with decided
success.
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be provided by means of a steam spray
extracting appar atus, as well as a steam
ian blast that will pump in an adequate
supply OF pure air. In this way the
atmosphere of this gigantic sick-bay VIII be
constantly changed and purified, and thus
one OF the greatest aids to nature for the
res storatIon of health be secured.
There is no questioning the fact with
even sem blance of truthfulness that the
percentage OF recovery OF injured men on
board an ambulance ship, properly
equipped, would be fully half greater
than at present. Admitting that there
might be isolated cases of ships that
would find it possible to give the wounded
proper aid, the difference in the quarters
assigned to the injured, which are
known on board ship as the
sick-bay, and those of the ambul-
ance ship is so great as to render COM
ment unnecessary. In the first place, the
sick bay is always located in the bow of
man-of.war, even though the medical de-
partment of the navy has for years pro-
tested against it. Owing to the hawse-
holes, this is one of the parts of the ship
most likely to be flooded in heavy weather
1t is the one place in which the air ports
must be kept vigorously closed while the
vessel is at sea. Excepting that portion
of the ship which is in the immediate
vicinity of the engine-room, it is the
noisiest place on board man. of-war.
When the anchor goes down or the
anchor-chains follow the engine in its
rounds, even the one exception noted in
point of noise can no Ionger be considered.
Any one who has ever crossed the
Atlantic Ocean knows that the bow of the
steamer is the one place where you are
pretty near sure to be seasick. because
the motion of the boat is so perceptible
there. The effect of the motion of the
ship at such point upon persons who are
i'll or suffering from injury is very delete
rious. Naval surgeons say it is impossible
for them to aid wounded man or to treat
him propery in the modern sick-bay.
Thus it is plain to any one that, leaving
aside the question of the necessity of i'm
mediate aid for injured men, the very
change OF quarters. or rather, the caring
for the wounded in a proper part of the
ship, is of itself tremendous argument in
favor of the ambulance ships.
A practical example of what aid without
delay will accomplish was shown last
April at the time the Old Dominion steam
ship Wyanoke, which runs between New
port News and New York, coIlided with
tie man. Of war Columbia, near Newport
News. A mum ber' of persons who were
injured by the collision were almost i'm
medlately picked up by the cruisers boats
and taken aboard the Columbia for treat.
ment. Their cases were quickly diagnosed
as partial drowning. burns, scalds, contu-
sions, shock, chills and prostration. There
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Behind the extinguisher and its wheels is
bicycle that is part and parcel OF the ex-
tinguisher apparatus-or rather it is only
part OF bicycle, for it is the hind wheel
and the two front wheels which look so
like tricycle.. that form the major part OF
this fire department. bicycle.
For speed there has never been anything
like 1t seen in the fire department. In al
most any building CT consequence these
days there are several fire extinguishers.
so the work of the chemical fise-extin-
guisher connected with the fire depart
ment may not be considered of much i'm
portance. fhe extlnguisher and the man
who runs it, however, are not unlike, in
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This statue surmounts an oblong block of
marble. On the side of this block is
figure of horse apparently in active mo-
ton. Above and beneath it are these
words: MANS noblest friend. His race
is rum
A favor1te idea of the designer seems to
be that emblem so often chosen for funeral
purposes, the horseshoe. One clever ar
tist has placed a giant horseshoe on a
pedestal. Dpon the pedestal side he has
drawn the cap of jockey encircled by the
variety of whip that all horsemen know SO
well. Another idea is an ordinary slab of
marble on which is cut rse-collar,
broken, with the name and age OF the
horse underneath.
In all the plans for the benefit of the
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to fire by about half time. There never
was team of fire horses, fast as they go.
that could get an apparatus to fire in as
short a. space of time as it can. be moved
there when it derives motive power from
the bicycle. There is small danger of ac-
cident, except to the leader or pilot, and
he can scorch to his hearts content with
out danger of molestation by persons in
blue coats and brass buttons.
The one. factor of the fire department
which probably finds greater sphere of
usefulness than any other is that enemy of
fame which looks not a little like water
cooler, but is in reality a chemical fire.
extingulsher. The extinguisher is fast
ened between two wheels of what looks
more like a tricycle. than anything else.
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Burial Ground.

carefully blanketed, while along one side
of the banker, in letters of marble, are tie
words, "Requiescat in pace" Another is
in bas-relief upon block of marble. 1t
represents the open door of a comfortable
looking barn, and just inside the door,
held by an invisible hand, is seen meas
ure of oats. Outside, what is supposedly
snow seems to be falling. Just about en-
tering the barn is an old and decrepit
horse. Underneath the design are the
words, "Hone at Last"
Perhaps the most unique design of all
and this is also in bas-reIef-is that of
gigantic sheaf of oats. Each separate oat
is shown with wonderful clearness. On
each side of the sheaf is an inscription.
One inscription is: "This variety of oats
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FIRE DEPARTMENT OH BIKES NOW
The Bicycle Vehicle Of Practical Use for the Voun-

. The cities of the United States are to
lead the world in the introduction Of q
complete fire department on BICYCLES At
the present moment Racine (WfS.) firm
OF. bicycle-makers is preparing TO equip
in every detail, frst-class fire depart.
ment with wheels. These wheels are not
sim ply for the firemen TO ride when they
like, but . the fire apparatus itself is at
tached to them, and when the alarm
sounds the fremen, instead OF being
drawn. to the scene OF flame and smoke by
plunging horses. will scorch both them
SELVES and their apparatus to the point of
destination:-
:. This is no inventors dream, but a fact
that is as practical as a grindstone. The
idea of applying the bicycle principle to
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teer Service.

three wheelmen. The engine is exactly
similar to that in use by many of the fire
departments in the country. tits equipped
with the regulation lanterns, fire axes,
crowbars. pike poles, etc. The engine
carries also the regular chemical fluid. 1t
has attracted wide attention among THOSE
who have had their attention drawn to it,
and really promises to become exceed
ingly popular.
The attention of veteran fremen the
country over has been turned to the picy-
Gle fire apparatus, and the consensus Of
opinion seems to be that no adequate
reason can be advanced to prove that it is
not practical. The picture herewith shows
conclusively that no reason exists why the
idea, as illustrated at Racine, is not as
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practical as the purchasing value OF $40
gold piece. 1t will be observed that the
tiremen in the rear who help propel the
machine are riding in fashion that indl-
Gates gigantic tricycle., rather than a
bicycle. The rider in front is the one who
is scorching, and If appearances justify
opinions, he has by no means the lightes.
task to perform.
The hose cart with its Changing bell,
when equipped with the bicycle attach
ment. becomes again the hose reel. 1t is
propelled by three riders, in much the
same manner as the chemical engine.
Being much lighter, however. the pace is
far greater and it's likely 10 beat the engine
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the rapid locomotion of vehicles has been
given profound consideration by many
persons. The .equipment-of fire depart
ment apparatus with a bicycle attach
ment is one of the fruits of this campaign
OF thought.
Accurate representations of fire ap-
Rparatus mounted on bicycles will be seen
Nn the illustration accompanying this
article. In every instance pictured ma
chimes have already been constructed pre-
cisely as shown. The most notable fea-
ture OF the apparatus. and by far the most
elaborate, is the bicycle chemical engine.
1t is built on the tandem pattern, al
though there. are accommodations for
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ambulance ship. 1t is believed, however.
that this difficulty has been surmounted
by an arrangement that is as admirable
as it is simple 1t merely consists in plac-
ing the injured man on a mattress in a
hammock, lashing him to the hammock,
and then by means OF safety hooks at
tached to the end of a stretcher-bar, and
to the hammock rings, lowering him with
the aid of the stretcher-bar to the boat