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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
TABER WAS WITNESS
TO ADOPTION PAPERS
STRONG TESTIMONY IN FAVOR
OF A. C. RULoFsoN.
Goes to Prove That Captain Winslow
G. Hall Was the Plaintiffs
Adopted Father When
He Died.

Testimony to prove that Alfred C. Ru-
lofson is. as he claims to be, the adopted
son of the late Captain Winslow G. Hall
was unusually strong yesterday during
the proceedings in the action instituted
by Rulofson against George E. Billings.
executor of decedent's estate The case
has been on trial for several weeks be-
fore Judge Belcher and the end is not
yet in sight.
l. w. Taber appeared on behalf of the
plaintiff, and was the best witness yet
produced by that side Of the case. Mr..
Taber said that in the early seventies.
after Mr.. Rulofson, then quite a young
ster, had returned from his trip at sea,
he called on the plaintiffs father at his
gallery In this city, and then the elder
Rulofson told him that Captain Hall
wanted to take the plaintiff as his own
son that he might care for him for life.
Mr. Rulofson asked the witness in view
Of the fact that his son was not happy
better to let him go with Captain Hall.
Mr.. Taber thought 1t would be best, and
in consequence II was so arranged. Sub
sequently the plaintiff and Captain Hall
papers were made out. Mr.. Taber said
that he signed the instrument as a wit
ness. By the terms of the instrument
witness continued, Mr.. Rulofson agreed
to give up any claim upon his son and
Captain Hall agreed to assume the par
entail duties through life, to care for edu-
cate and provide for his adopted SON Mr.
Tabers recollection of the event of the
transfer of the son was quite clear and
he even remembered in detail the wording
of the document.
Mr.. Rulofson. the plaintiff. promises
several surprises before the case is end
ed in the nature Of proofs that his
adopted father was insane when he made
his will. disinheriting the plaintiff and
also that undue influence was the cause
of the decedent's act in so disinherting
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81 RNANI," the first of the now
IL popular Verdi operas, is not a
brilliant work at best. so what
@1 with that piece and a sick
tenor it is small wonder there was an
off night in the Alhambra. "Ernani'
stands for Verdi before he found him
self. The melody is there in abundant
measure, and there is a certain amount
Of striking stage picture, but the opera
fails in action from any point you take
it. The orchestration is chld's play for
a modern orchestra and Child's music
for modern audience. 1t is a monoto-
NOUS four acts of a UNI pa UNI pa. 1t
is only fair to say that it was partly the
fault of the opera that last nights per-
Torrance was not up to the Lambardi
mark. The audience, largely Italian.
received the production with many
tokens of enthusiasm, but the enthusi-
asm was on the wrong side of the foot
lights.
In the first place Aredano, who from
all accounts sang superbly on Sunday
night in Aida was entirely off his
voice, even off the key much of the
time. Obviously he was a worn man,
and it was a mistake to have forced
him. His Ernani was strained, inef-
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drowned last Sunday. The schooner was
off Hunters Point on her way TO san
francisco when the dingey went adrift
1t was blowing hard at the time and
seeing that there was a chance of losing
the small boat Herman Jumped into II
RMS left the captain alone in the
schooner Ihere We're no oars in the
boat and it soon drifted away from the
Addle Gracier. Captain johnson tried
several times to put about but every
tl1ne the schooner missed stays. Finally
aarkness came down and the captain had
TO run for an anchorage Herman has
not been heard from since, and the sup
position is that he is drowned yesterday
MS friends reported the matter to the
trace Of the missing man.
The Alaska Commercial Company-s
crack or steamer me- St Paul will sail for Alas
released by the Government. but will
carry about 400 soldiers to ST Michael
The contingent will consist of 31S soldiers,
all under Colonel Ray, U. S. A. They
will relieve the soldiers at the various
stations on the Yukon from st. Michael to
Eagle City. The relieved men will then
come back to San Francisco on the St
Paul. Captain Hays of the st. Paul has
been the recipient of many complimentary
letters from the officers and men whom
he has carried to Manila, and it is greatly
to the credit of himslf and his men that
the ST Paul can be got ready to go to sea
again a such short notice
arrived
from Honolulu yesterday, had rough
time of it on the 9th, 10th and 18th inst
She was caught in ii succession of heavy
northwest gales and lost flying lib two
foresails and three jibs and broke the fore
gaff The waves that broke aboard made
things very lively for the crew, and not a
man in the vessel but what was glad to
hear the command, Let go the anchor"
The Harbor Commissioners let the con-
tract for repairing Howard-street
wharyes ! ], and 2 and Harrison-street
wharf to the Dundon Bridge and Con-
structon Company yesterday The high
est bid was that of Darby Laydon S14,-
542 81. while the successful offer was
$13 007.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
the Commissioners for more room on the
front.
The Broadway wharves are not sufi-
Gent to accommodate the growing trade
of the concern, so Lombard-street wharf
has been assigned to them. 1t will be
coming here in bond on the company S
steamers will be landed there.
The British ship Lancing has been char
tered to carry cargo of general mer-
OF the British fleet that has done we'll
here. Instead of laying her up and await
ms an advance in freight rates, her own
er has had her under charter carrying
coal from British Columbia to San Fran
cisco. Now she goes off shore again with
a general cargo and will come back from
Newcastle with another load of coal
A teamster and his horse had narrow
escape al the river steamer San Jose yes
terday morning. He had a load of coal
for the vessel and backed 1t on the
apron. The apron fell and teamster
horse and wagon turned somersault and
landed on the deck of the San Jose.
Neither man nor animal was injured
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
G. d. Lane Leaves To-
Day on His Yacht.
AN OVERDUE TRAMP STEAMER
PORT ALBERT LEFT FOR SEAT
TILE TEN DAYS AGO.
Schooner Addie Gracier's Deckhand
Missing-Transport st. Paul
to Garry Troops to st.
Michael

c. D. Lane, the millionaire mine-owner
will start for Cape Nome and Kotzebue
Sound to-day on his yacht Townsend, ac-
companied by a party of expert miners.
The Townsend was formerly the steamer
Alliance, but a year ago was remodeled
throughout and named the Townsend.
month ago Mr. Lane purchased her for
his Alaska venture, and yesterday he
had her licensed at the Custom house as
yacht. She is 243 tons net burden. 125
feet long, q feet broad and u feet deep.
Mr.. Lane has already sent north the
schooner Vega with a load of lumber
and on the deck of the Townsend
he is going to carry a launch called
the Goslin. This little thing Is very fast,
and will run between the various mining
camps. The Townsend will go direct to
st. Michael, and there Mr.. Lane expects
to find the Vega waiting for him. If the
weather is favorable the steamer Will
then take the schooner in tow and start
Will be made for the gold fields. The Ill
innate destination of the party no one
knows except Mr.. Lane and he will not
tell. His son is now on kotzebue Sound,
and one of his assistants is at Cape
Nome, while two or three more miners
are prospecting for him on the Yukon.
The chances are that the mine-oWner
will visit all these places before the
Townsend comes back to San Francisco.
Considerable anxiety is being felt for
the safety or the BRUSH tramp steamer
Port Albert. She arrived here, from New
castle, N. S. w. on May 80 with 4210
tons of coal. and after dscharging sailed
for Seattle on June in ballast. She is
under charter to run between Puget
Sound ports and Honolulu, carrying
freight, and should now be loaded and
on her way to the islands Instead Of
that she has not been heard from since
she passed out through the Golden Gate.
The Port Albert is very foul, owing to
being a long time off the drydock. She
took thirty-three days to come here from
Australia, and it was expected that she
would require six days to reach Seattle.
Almost from the time she left port, how
ever it has been blowing hard from the
northwest. AS the Port Albert was light
and very dirty she is probably bucking
into the Northwestern. about 300 miles from
home. Captain Marris is a very careful
and able navigator, and the underwriters
are confident that he will bring his ship
into port in safety.
Herman Hall. a deckhand on the bay
schooner Addie Gracier. was probably
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president: Henry Hufschmidt. treasurer;
]. L. E. Firmin, corresponding secretary;
Charles F. Mccarthy. recording secre-
tary; A. Newmark. financial secretary;
trustees-Garrett c. Sweeney, George
Bayreuther and sergeant at arms, j. H.
Brooke. The chairman of the general
committee is F. Koch.
The picnic is a sort of preliminary to
the national convention of master plumb
ers which will be held at Baltimore in
the latter part Of June. 1900, when it is eN-
pected that 400 delegates will be in at
tendance Gate prizes in abundance have
been secured, besides prizes for running
events An excellent band will accom-
pany the excursionists. Each member
has been appointed a committee Of one
on order and an enjoyable time is prom
ised to all who attend.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
PLUMBERS DAY.
National Association Will Celebrate
at Sunset Park

Thursday, June Y, will be Plumbers
holiday" and it behooves the careful
householder on that day to see to il that
pipes are free from leak for it win be i'm
possible TO obtain the services of d
plumber for love or money, and 1t is a
well-known fact that plumbers do NOT
work for love, as a general rule. There
will be a grand picnic on that dav At
Sunset Park in the Santa Cruz Noun
local branch of the National Association
Of Master Plumbers. and all the shons
tains. given under the auspices Of IN"
tho business places OF those who are not
members.
An active picnic committee has baen
insure the success of the affair. It's mem
bers are William d. Quinn. president Of
the association; Frank H. Mills, vice
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want her to get married. So Moi. she
say to my cousin, you take me to a
dinner; then you get a carriage and
we go away and get married. My
cousin he tell me all about it. | hire
the hackman and he come. Ny cousin
he carry the girl out into the carriage
because she cannot walk good. She eat
dinner and drink heap much. When
they come to Cypress Lawn Hing and
All Moi get out. They so to take the
train for San Jose. where they go to
get married Hing give me the Sidney
Smith key and he say, You go and
work in my place for one week. I get
into the carriage and come back and
get arrested"
The story of John Kerrigan, the
hack-driver, tallies n all respects with
Iou's tale. Il asked no questions " said
Kerrigan. The Chinaman came to me
and asked how much | would take TO
drive party out to Cypress Lawn
said Sc was my price and we closed
the bargain They carried the girl
into the carriage, and when they got
out one man took the girl on his back
and walked up the road with her and
the other man walked alongside.
had nothing to do with abducting any,
body. concluded kerrigan II lust
simply did my work and got my pay"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
Ocean View Democrats.

At a meeting of the Ocean View Demo-
cratic Club held last night in Murphys
Hall eighty-three members signed the
roll. The following officers were elected:
Joseph Cannon, permanent chairman;
Frank ]. Steright, secretary; and Edward
Prendergast, sergeant at arms. The club
will meet next Tuesday evening in the
same hall.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
REPUBLICANS WILL MEET.
Members of the County COMMITTEES
Will Appoint a Special Committee
60 Handle Coming Primaries.

The members of the Republican County
Committee will meet tonight in Shells
building and begin the first active work
for the Forthcoming campaign. The prin-
cipal business to be transacted tonight
will be the appointment of a committee
to assume charge of the coming primary
election
This will be one of the most important
elections of its character ever held, as
it will be the forerunner of the first cleo
ton under the new charter.
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At the close of a pleasant meeting last
night the members of Ivy Chapter. Or
der of the Eastern Star. adjourned to the
lower hall IN the Golden Gate Asylum
building. where there was given a short
programme of recitations, short stories
and dancing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

The hit of the season-our 500 tailor
suits. Loewenthals. 914 Market street
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

Freight transferred at low rates. Signal
Transfer Co.. $50 Jones: tel Suffer al.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

after returning from the abducting
ceremonies of his cousin, Wong Hing,
and All Moi pretty little almond
eyed maiden of twenty brief sum-
mers.
Kings especial vocation when not
paying devoted attention to Miss Moi
was the supervision of the Smith
cuisine. At 1:30 a. m. yesterday the
Monaghan chef started with the lady
of his heart for A carriage ride to
Cypress Lawn Cemetery, with the I'LL
innate intention of taking the early
morning train for San Jose. where he
hoped to be tied to her for better or for
worse.
In the midst of his ardent love-mak-
ing Hing thought of the Smith fam
ily's breakfast and turned over the
back yard key to his cousin, Wong
You. with the injunction that he pro-
coed in his stead 20 the mansion on
Broadway and see 10 1t that during
the week he went honey incoming the
family was decently fed. When You
returned after seeing Hing and Moi
as far as Cypress Lawn the police
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
Ocean Water Tub Baths.
Ivy Chapter.

101 Seventh street. corner Mission. S
water direct from ocean.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

IN ERNANl
By Ashton Stevens.

. popular Verdi operas, is not a
brilliant work at best. so what
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

He key of Sid
n g Y Smith,
back door is
waiting the gen
tleman's pleas
ure at the Cen
trail police sta
ton. w o n z
You gave the
key up when he
was searched at
the Seventeenth
street station
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

fabrics are all new and n every way de-
sirable. For instance, those dainty hem
stitched stripe white dlmities, of which
we sold cases at IL &C; neat hair-line
white goods; linen effect HON espuns; and
36-inc1 fine quai-y printed Madras; all
up to date in styles-at unit orm price
for to-day only, per yard. @
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-27

ssm nd1iten 5riibjabr, il, benz leBten
Sabre bieies Sabrbunoerts, pirD bic
Weltitabt paris in ieiner MusfteIuna
alle bic 5ortfdritte borfiihren, pelAe
&unit, Snbuitrie unb WiHenidaft bisz
her errungen haben. Oi. ganse Strede
tom Sroeaborozpalafte bis gum @o1=
eoroienplab glei9t iebt einem rieii9en
gduplaB, tpo Sau5enbe BON Mrbeitera
herumbantiren. Rte1enfrdbne tpinbsR
bort centnerfhnere 9ait> in 5htpinz
oelnbe 6Dben. Dur1 4etten perbun=
Gene @ifeniGulen iperben iiber bas
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-27
&riminal. Geibidte prn s. Serp.

MlerGnoel SsereiIp leuonete MlIe5,
mic bic meiiten raffinirten2fngetlaa
unb er bielt nit feinem Bsritanbe ben
Gtoatsannalt unb SerihtsprGfbene
ten sepiiermaben in Shaeh. Nie nerz
lor er feline &althli;tiateit unp @leih<
siltisfeit; er itanb bort. nebsn oem be-
puffneten Boli6iiten. dls tpenn i'm biz
Sahe ni6ts anainae. Wlit ei1erner
8ehdrrli9teit iebte Der Stddtsanipult
feline 5rasen fort. Saepeiip pflegte Su
lefen; ct ipollte piiien. mas er aulebt
aelsien, oh er bds guh aefauft ober
eelieben, oh er es bes Hadts i'm 8ette
ober an, 2ifbe, BEL 2ampen> pber Gerz
senliGt, pb er biel ober tpenis bareus
9elelen babe?
Gr aab auf alle sSraaen aana Be-
fiimmte Nnttporten. gr bate in Dem
Rpmane puiGfins: ,Gueen Snesin",
i'm 8ette lieoenb. BEL aeraenliht lanae
oeleien. Bis er eineeIhlafen. @r mare
erft bann ertpacht, ais bic Oieneri6aft
Bel ihm einaebrunaen lei unb ibn NIT
Der Nahriht aefpedt bate, bab fein
Snfel in Der Derflpiienen Nadt aeitor=
BEN lei.
ngs 1T enbliG an Der 3eit, baB sic
eShr 2euanen aufaeben" rief ibm Der
Staatsannalt nit iehr erbobener
Gimme gu. ,Sie miiHen einaefteben,
baB sic bic Naht ntht au 6auie per%
braht babsn; mas sic iebt poraebra9t
hober, lit burGaus unpahri6sinlih.
8or Mnem: Mie fonnten sic BEL Ser
senliht eelefen haben, ba man inSbrem
3tmmer, ipelhes man aletd 5das bar
ouf beriieaelte. fein 2idt oefunbsn
hdt9"
Limb penn bas 2iht nieberaebrannt
MARI" fraate Der Mnaetlaate nit merit
liher Ruhe.
..Sb babe auf biefe Musrebe eere1=
net" ertpiberte Der 6taatsannalt
ihlau. .@etpib brennt bas 2icbt niez
her. ipenn mir bcbei eiEfhlafen, a5er
n;ht bas BUD, tpelnes mir le1en."
DAB iih unter Der OienerI6aft
meines Snfels elm 8Idermarber Sc,
fl'Eben baben mao, bas babe ih fAon
ldnaft fpabraencmmen.
.llnb au ssbrem llnaliid mubte Der
Oieb qerabe ients Bud aeftoblen haz
fen, BON benz sic Dehaupten, bab Sic
hcbei in Der lebten Haht einaeIhlafen
feien. sic tpuBten pobl, baB Shr Gns
tel franf mar. sic tpuBten duh, bab
er bag in's @sfhdft aefloifene @elo,
ras nah ben gintraaunaen 10000
Gulben iiberftieaen bat, am nnberel,
Saae in ber Banf hinterlegen ipDllte.
Sc 1T I'd uuerbinas ipahr, bob Sic bor
5boresfhluB nah 6aufe gefDmmen
toaren nnb es lift aud ipabrIdginlid,
hab Sic 1ih 5lerE nuh Sbrem 3imz
rner beaeben boben, aber bnnn fiel Sbz
nen ein, baB sSbr Onfel einen aansen
Gaa fhon frGnfelte. sic gineen
fiihtn6Bia au ibm binnnf. Den al
ten 6errn quGlte bic 6hlaflpiiafeit,
nnb Bpm 3eit au 3eit itelIten fih0eraz
trdmpfe ein. 5tdtt iebph aim Nr3t
al ihiden, lieBen sic ben arl1en pae
tientsn itunbenluna iih hilflos abqudz
len urb ipnren riir barauf beba6t. bic
10000 Gulben in GifKrbeit au brinz
aen. N1d1ts aeaen 3 1lbr battle Der
Sob bem Gtibtn ssbress sJnteIs eingnbe
aenont. sfriiber mar iebtnfalIs nidt
bic gnfheibuna einattreten, benn fem
Diener fanb aeqsn bolb s llbr bic leiz
see nod nidn ndrr. llnb ldnqer uls
brsi Gtunbsn ionnten olfD midi bers
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-27

Serrain se16leppt. Metertief TT oft oer
grbboben fir untergrunparbeiten aufz
sepiiblt. ginselne @ebanbe raeer
ihpn itols nit ihren @iIenrtppen in
bic 2iifte. Selbftrebenb perben aud
bic Ser. Staaten in piiroisfter WeiIe
pertreten fein. Gin duberit gefAmad- :
polles uno tiinitlerifh fh0nes Sc
biube lit enttporfen ippreen, ipelhes
mir na4 elmer 3eihnune cns ben off
sielIen pnblifattonen bes Weltausitelz
lunas=Gomites uniere:t Qefern por=
fi;bren.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-07-27

oanaen fein. Das Grfte mar. baB Sic
chg Der Safd1e bes 5poten ben Shl;if,
iei gum @elOihranf nabmen, Die gahe
olfNten. bic 10000 Cullen ftahlen
limb iih, nahbem Mles in Oronuna
tuar. in SIR 3ilnmer suriidIAihen.
0ort traf Gie Die OienerInaft am
Moraen. anaeblih in tiefen 5hlaf ae-
iunfen, unb Sie ftelIten Iif, febr err
fsaunt unb entfebt, als Sic bDrten, bar
eShr Sntel berblihen fei."
Der @eridfsprdiibent ereriff bier
auf bas Wort:
rSte behcupten alir. baB Sic bic
eon5e Na6t in Sbrem Yarterresimm.r
perbrd1ten uno peber nah benz criten
Stod binaufsinaen, po eShr Gnfel i'm
Sterben lag. nod iidh ppm 9auie ent=
ferntens"
rSaipobl!" ertpiberte Der @naez
tlagte in Der beltimmteften 5arm.
nOamit iaeen Sic bic lln.pa6-6eit!"
rief rer BrGfibent in ftrenaem 9pne.
rNls man Sic Wtittaas IL ubr in Der
Bant perbdftete, no sic 10000 Gull
ben Gnleaen pDllten. lnb man gleih@
aeitig Bel Sbnsn 0ausiuhuna bielt,
fano man BEL sShnen ppm Strabenz
idmub beipribte aleioer. sSbre GGube
tparen mod 1ah npm Gotb; bas Benefit,
baB Sic in ierer Naht iraenopo aeipez
len fein mDgen, UNI Die fehleaben 5O,@
600 9nlben in Siherbeit au brinaen."
uDieler Morcit tann bod auA5aqs
aupor an meinem Shubiperf baften
geblieben 1ein!"
nJfur bab es Dorber tagelana ni1t
reanete; tpobl aber in iener Nant bon
Mitternadt an. @eaan 3 Ibr ftarb
sssbr Ontel, bann filbrten sic ben
Diehftabl aus, nahmen bas @elb an
fih unb entfcrnten iid bonn 0aufe, I'm
ben arOBten S3eil bes @elbes irgenbz
no au beriteden. Waaen Sic anae-
iihts biefes umitdnDes mod 5u leugz
nen?"
rGs 1T allsemein betannt, bab id
@effGftsfiib-er rneinss Onfels ipar.
Mein esahreseinfommen betrua ettpa
3O0o @ulben. SD mar 10 geiteGt, bab
ih mid umiiiiren fonnte, mas aaere
ninas neinem Snfel nidt babaate. lin
nun fein Wertrauen nidbt su beriGer-
sen, fdlid id mid beg Nadts aus
bem 6ouie. Sd gefte6e Elm, baB ih
nod Mitternu6t tpeaging."
nNber tparum baben Sic bas nidt
aleih eefugt2 6dtten@ie heneifen TOM
men. bah Sic Bis gum Morsen ipeaaez
blieben, tDiirbe heute Nielnanb einen
Werbaft 1egen sic begen."
.Nur bin ih nid)t in Der Qaae bies
au befpeilen.1
.Werum benn nint2 SeSenanb muf,
Sic bo6 aeieben baben! $50 haben sic
bic Wdh berbraht2"
aDas it's ia eben, mas i1 niht
fuqen tann!1
.6ie naren einit nabe boran, bob
Sic Sbr Sntel auin untperfalerbeil
einfeBte."
.ecssu, es par bic Aebe babon.1
.Wabrenb Der 1lnterfu1unc leIlte
es fih heruu5. baB SIR Dnfel In Der
GEat Elm ioIfes 9eitament oemaht
babe. Die 3eugen, bic man perh6rts,
frnrten iih bes Wortloltes erinnern.
Mainm thaten sit ceNtn teine Gss
DGhnuna2"
rMeint @hpdgerin DeronluBte {pGs
ter meinen Gntel, biefss Heitament au
Dernihten. Mnrinn {clI i1 BON nidht
eriffirenben Dinoen rtbtn9s
lac = c1sE "A. -
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-24
aurph,'s Fast Wheel Ride.

The feat Of Charles Murphy in
riding a mile in one minute and
FIVE seconds behind a train on
the Long Island railway is more
remarkable for its danger than
for its proof Of skill or endur.
ance. Murphy was not merely
paced by the train; he was prac.
tically towed by it. lie rode in.
side a N-shaped shed that over.
hung the rear platform. lie had
only to keep in this while the
train was getting under Roadway
and while the air in the shed was
getting the motion of the train.
The suction pulled him, and
when the surrounding air got the
motion of the train il floated him
along as a fly is carried in the air
inside a ear. The experiment is
interesting. MS was the similar
one Of some months ago, and
there rs little doubt that the
speed Of a mile a minute can be-
exceeded ander these circum.
stances with a wheel Of 100 gear
II is more Of a test on the loco.
motive than on the wheelman. 1t
requires no small degree Of cour.
age and steadiness Of nerve.
however, to ride at such a terrif.
ic rate ON a bicycle. \ fall
would mean instant death.--Chi
cago Tribune.