The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-28


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VA 'lN2 some DAYS '1r favorable
%ad Young Walsh walked MP stream
TWO mics ~ The ferry and crossed TO
thh '1naflan SIDE reaching which he
proceeded down stream 10 the site Of
the bridge. The Wind was blowing
s'rpng, and he sooon had his kite. nam.
tH me Union. flying heavenWard. The
cord went ou' rapidly but the gale
was too strong 70 allow the kite 10
settle. Night came on and Walsh and
boys Who had gathered, built fire
On the bank 10 keep warm. awaiting
lul In the wind toward midnight.
Inc anxious wstchers on the opposite
shore also built . fire. Wash new
then that his program was understood,
and that there would be close watch
Kept for the kite.
The wind went down as expected
and about u o'clock increased tension
and jerking on he kite string told him
that his Kite had landed and that the
cord vas safely across the gorge The
distance and roar Of the RAPIDS pre-
vented verbal communication. there
fore they were uncertain as to each
others movements. Suddenly there
came a heavy Jerk on the cord and
hen Il fe'l loose in Walrh'g hands so
much sag had been given II that If
had reached The river below. in which
vast amount Of ice was flowing. and
the cord Was broken in two. Disap
pointed, Walsh wound up his end Of
he cord and started for the ferry
Reaching there, he was told the river
was 50 fun or Ice that the boats dared
not venture out. For eight days he was
icebound on the Canadian shore.
When finally he arrived home he
found his kite uniniured and after
waiting again for a favorable wind to
fly it from the New York State bank.
he again crossed to the Canadian side
I The wind was favorable. and in thirty
/ minutes he had landed his kite. and
ne desired connection between the
MS was established. The cord pss
IN 10 draw heavier cord across the
/ lYcr, and This was followed by a rope
( ana wire caDle. other cables follow
ed, and cable way on which an iron
basket ran, now in possession of the
Bunaio Hntorlcal society was operat-
ed IN building the bridge. Walsh re-
celVed 3oo Tor MS york. lie Is still
awe ana resides - LlhcoIn' Neb-
I'll" Best Air Temperature.
Inc CONDITIONS aHectlng the temper
allure OF me BODY other than those due
10 physiological conditions are very
numerous. FIRST and most obvious is
me temperature or the surrounding
atmosphere. 1t Is well-establisheC
fac' pat an average temperature OF
me or - degrees Fahrenheit Ii
be papted to the public health, fol
@.itoal and vegetable matter 10 i,
p sht and normal temperature is mos
saslly maintained. Every degree OF
temperature above or below that poin
requires more or less effort of tn,
heat-regulatlng power to maintain tn,