The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-20

Captain Frank Robling win resume
his position at the head of the police
department today and there Is a strong
probability that he will remain there
for the next three years at least When
Captain Robling first took up the duties
OF chief of police he had scant knowl-
edge of the requirements of the posi-
ton, or what authorities with refer
encc to police work consider the best
method of doing things. But he pos
sessed shrewd common sense and en-
ergy and soon had firm grasp on the
duties Of his office. His success at the
head Of the police department was
greater than even his warmest friends
had hoped for, and leads to the belief
that much excellent work may he cX-
pected from him in the future.
Captain Moir who will become mayor
of the city on the first Monday in
April. and Captain Robling have for
years been fast friends. When Captain
Moir was in command of Company c.
Of the Thirteenth regiment, Robling
was one Of his lieutenants and sue
ceeded Captain Moir as commander Of
the company. The strong bond Of
with the fact that Captain Roblng
has Just returned from the service of
his country, are pointed to by those
close to the mayor-elect as strong evil
dence that he will remain at the head
of his department during Mayor Moir's
term of Office, although they are MEM
berS Of different political households.
Raymond w Hardenburgh who was
last week made a second lieutenant Of
the United States regular arny by
President Mckinley, is a son of Sena-
tor +. ii. Hardenburgh, of Honesdale,
and one of the five young Pennsylva-
mans honOred by the president with
appointments under the provisions Of
the army reorganization bill. He is a
graduate of the Pennsylvania Military
academy at Chester and since his early
youth has had a taste for military life.
When the war broke out he was a COR
poral of Company T.. of Honcsdale. and
entered the services of the United
States in that capacity when the Thir-
teenth regiment became a member of
Uncle Sans volunteer army.
While the regiment was at Camp AL
ger there was an urgent call for en-
gineers and young Hardenburgh, who
longed for active service, was trans
ferred to the Third regiment of United
States We unteer Engineers, which was
then beir recruited. He was made
sergeant major. and after the work of
recruiting had been completed was
honored with a second lieutenant's
commission, which is now made COM
mission of equal rank in the regular
army. Lieutenant HardenburGh is To-
f4slf 4 u II
regiment. His letters from that place
indicate that he likes the country and
the service in which he is engaged.
1t was largely through the advice Of
James Archibald. who is at the head Of
the engineering department of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
company, that l.. B. Stillwen turned
his attention to the study of electricity.
Mr. Archibald had the keenness to per-
ceive the bent of the young mans
mind and it is due in some measure to
his foresight that the world Of cleo
trical research was given one Of the
brightest minds that is today solving
the innumerably knOtty problems the
practical application of electricity in
wolves. Mr.. Stillwell. it will be remem-
bered, was last week selected as the
head of the electrical department Of
the Manhattan Elevated Railway COM
pany, Of New York
He prepared for college with one Of
Mr.. Archbald's sons under the tutoring
Of l.. G. LaBar, then principal Of the
Scranton High school Soon after en-
tering the employ Of the Westinghouse
company at Pittsburg, Mr.. StillweH in
vented a light regulator which has been
widely adopted and has proved of great
value. Since he became electrical di-
rector of the Cataract Power company
at Niagara Falls he devised the plan
by which the power of the company is
carried along overhead wires a distance
of twenty-one miles to the city of Buff
falO. 1t is also used for Illuminating
Tonawanda and other towns in the
vicinity of Buffalo. Much of the colos-
sal work at Niagara power plant was
done in conjunction with DeCOurcey
May, who is now associated with the
Dickson Manufacturing company Of
this city.
The Lackawanna hospital has an
| orderly who is somewhat Of a marvel.
| The doctors Of the hospital refer to him
as "the oracle" His name is Richard
DouSneElS, ana ne mas Deen night
| orderly at the hospital for several
years. \ mighty good one he is, too
! Although orderly Dougherty knows
little about the theory Of medicine and
has only the fragmentary knowledge of
! anatomy his presence in the operat-
| ing rooms has given him, he seems 20
| possess an intuition that enables him
| to make predictions that the learned
| physicians could not deduce from their
exact scientific knowledge.
How long do you think the patient
! will liVe?" said one Of the hospital
! physicians one day, IS he observed the
| orderly watching with deep interest a