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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02
FooS AND DISASTERS.

~ the awful accident of Saturday evening when
X the ferry boat Sausalito ran into the San Ra-
- fae and sank her, one more lesson was given
of the urgent need for the invention of adequate
method of guarding against the dangers of fogs At
the present time we know of no better safeguards for
ships than those of moving slowly and keeping the
whistles sounding 1t appears that both of those pre-
cautions were taken by each of the coiding boats
during the heavy fog of Saturday evening but they
availed little In that fact there is nothing of novelty
and no occasion for surprise. On the foggy Atlantic
and particularly around the British isles, where the
waters are crowded with shipping accidents of the
kind are numerous and it is recognized that slow
movement and fog whistles do not afford sufficient
security for ships in times of dense fog
The human mind is not accustomed to rely upon
single for the understanding Of any phenom-
The eye habitualy helps the to determine
from what direction and from what distance partic-
ular sound comes to When sight is obscured by
fog and we hear sound coming to lis out of the
darkness we cannot readily locate the position from
which the sound comes. Hence the frequent dsas-
tiers that occur at such times The officers of each
ship may hear the fog whistles of the other and yet
never know exactly where the approaching vessel is
until il is so near that collision is inevitable
8 Over and again efforts have been made to de-
wise certain method of determining at what distance
two ships are from one another no matter how dense
the fog may be- Up to this time, however all such
efforts have failed Lately there have been hopes
that wireless teegraphy may be found eficacious in
solving the problem. 1t is believed that the apparatus
can be so arranged that vessels equipped with the
system would not only communicate with another
automatically as they came within fixed
distance but that the instrument could be made to
disclose whether or no the ships drawing nearer
after the first notice of approach and thus clear
warning be given of the increasing danger of COLI
son 1t is to be hoped that these expectations will
be fulfilled for certainly such method of giving
and receiving automatic warning is sorely needed.
1t is an old saying, Accidents will happen in the
best regulated families" The wide acceptance of the
proverb attests the general belief that the compex
ties of life are such that human foresight care
| can guard against all possibility of accident We
must therefore not be too prone to attribute fault
blame for the accident of Saturday evening. In du,
time there will be official inquiry and we shall ther
learn how far all precautions exercised and tc
what extent there was negligence. With that evi
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02
BRITISH ADMIRALTY INVESIlGAI ING
ASTRANGE GUN PRACTICE ACCIDENT

ba buut Department could therefore, not
n+a into contracts for OF which there
II tbe avent of the building Of these boats the
1tev Mace would this coast where tney can oe o
s cheap and nownstanoig the hgher
costo o labor in this country
The establishments of AnsaIdo Co.. the noted Italian firm
of shpbuders numerous and seco1u IN ,e ~ 'ue
+ent and nborance that Of EsWcK Inc nrn was
tesed at Genoa prospered as evidenced
@ its many rarnifcations yards at Genoa engine
bons at Sanperdarena, shipyard at Ss.rl eect
- cornglano and foundries The total
covered bv these establishments and shops Is ABOUT 0WV
ore Yards and the of employed IS approx
has turned $500 tons OF war vesses - b
bant shipping shops at Sannperdarena nave
arIv canacy of locomotives 1O horsepower OI nde
engines, ZVOV IONS oA AA'"0N N-9 ~ wv
of blacksmith WORK
The italian torpedo Agordat 1913 tons has at last
oroed its steam The keel lald at the Cast
20 1900 At her final the engines developed 1910
giving speed 1873 knots during SIX hours undeg
averaged the speed 22 knots Inc con-
+ exceeded by @ but she 1e snort OF the
anticipated
-, 1.ob navy personnel suffers congestion in
morton and of twelve to tnteen years N te
de COMPLAIN over inability to get promoted e Hacht
The nIan now followed the United States be
block voluntary OF
@ e+ireTent in the rank 1t would no doubt
fcers have accepted privilege of retiring with increased
ron and II has also removed some from the se ldC
we're onIv in the way whose potca ana Social
saved them from dismissal 7zot o-roora5 cr,,ivars
OF three new
had builders trial month, averaging zoo nors WIN
fon bottom on 1920 The contract cans Ior %
500 horsepower and A knots speed
~ Trssfan torpedo boats, and Ssova built at the
Nevsv works st. Petersburg had their steam tral5 IA Oe
her and made 1884 1851 knots respectively Orceo
power the 2t5 knots They are OF @ tons dSpee
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02
House of Whalebone.

A resident Of Philadelphia, who has Just
returned from visit in Charleston. says
that a summer house made from the
bones of giant whale, with the Jaw-bone
entrance large enough for a man on
horseback to ride in without bending his
neck, is an attraction on Sullfvans Island,
just across the bay from Charleston, s.
c. Selections Of "ribby'' backbone are
used for comfortable seats in this unique
resting place, and Captain John H. Dew
ereaux, in whose handsome lawn the curl
osity stands, has refused an exorbitant
price from a museum anxious to buy it
for perpetual preservation. The shrin
winds from the sea and the great waves
which frequently ride through the island
in the hurricane season have added the
bleach to what was once the monster
whale of the South Atlantic waters.
This whale was captured in the harbor
of Charleston after most desperate sea
battle. With steamers and tugs and row.
boats running close and pouring in show
ers- Of lead, the sea monster had to sub
nit and his mighty head was laid low.
When the whale turned into the harbor
entrance and swan toward the wharves
and the battery he played out by the
"Grave Yard" where the water was deep
est He was cutting and plowing through
the water when the pilots picked him of
with the glasses, and the word went out
forthwith that an enemy was within the
bar. The small boats moved cautiously
toward the Grave Yard where the sea
monster was cutting antics in twelve
fathoms of water, and when the attack
ing force increased in numbers the battle
was begun. Every missile and every
weapon within reach was used with moro
or less effect on his whaleship. When his
snout was lifted above the water his
troubles started afresh and the attack
ing party closed in. The animal could not
withstand the attack, and his life blood
drained out. Then his body drifted back
and forth with the changing tide and
lodged on the island beach.
Wagons loaded with cordwood came up
and this was placed around the whale,
while buckets of oil assisted the fires to
burn Out of the ashes the great bones
were saved. and the pick Of them were
secured by Captain Devereauxs who
planned the summer house by his gate
The chief credit for the death Of the
whale was due to General Wilmot de
Saussure and Captain Frank Poreher, two
expert sportsmen Of Charleston.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02
PERSONAL MENTION.

Rev. Canon o. Mahony is registered at
the Palace from Cork.
]. H. Bowes. an attorney Of Victoria b
c., is at the Occidental
George d. Lunt. a wholesale jeweler OF
Chicago, is a guest at the Lick.
Louis Gundelfnger, a merchant OF Fres-
no. is at the Palace for a brief stay.
E. B. Ryan is registered at the Ocei-
dental with his daughter from MenlO
Park.
j. S. Artist, business man Of HanfOrd,
is one. of the arrivals at the Lick. His
wife accompanies him.
E. w. Masten, a member Of the Cham
ber of Commerce of Portland, Or, is at
the Occidental with his son.
Bishop and Mrs. S. c. Partridge re-
turned yesterday from their honeymoon
trip and registered at the Occidental
They will sail on the Nippon Maru for
Kioto, Japan, where Bishop Partridge has
his diocese.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

HE terrible accident board the British
Royal Sovereign while practice, November w. ~ M
the Greek coast is being inquired into, and IN the %
- time the remains somewhat mysterious Ohe o.l
Captain Spurway of the marine artillery, anu Nv
klled-Commander r. Arbuthnot, Lieutenant JaI
and seven men more or less severely injured ana ten
slightly hurt The accident occurred with sxnch smell anu
first reported that breech had not been closed
discharged which, unlikely An o-
Chronicle d1scards
idea that the shell could been igned by any
smoderng cartridge left in the from the previous
The probability that there msre that is 10 say @
shell go electricity 1t tne
allow certain time to lapse pc
lore opening the breech but IN TINS case % TT ~ the
have been insufficient and the charge went on Js @
beech Electricity plays strange pranks ana may
in this be the cause of the accident - e4
34OO built in 1890 and nst
of
forced draught came
October results far in of the estimates
The 12 short of 5000 calculated Dut the
averaged 21 knots, excess of 175 knots The snip @
trial September 1881 the recent
outlay have been good investment
The the armored cruiser Eurayaus oy nre soe
months while completion at BarroWs mas Deen sup
pemented accident The ship docked at
keel blocks canted and the Vessel
greatly keel frames inner and
skim will have be renewed from the stern 10 1e
gine-room, involving expense of s6OOOOO
The London Engineer states that the Admiralty contepes
changes which will in throw open
the designing of ships to public competition
with the British Szlnch ana
that the former dis
charge projecles thirty seconds and the
gun proecte weighing $50 pounds at the rate
in thirty seconds.
The Japan November states that the Uraga
Company reported to have received an order from
American construct six gunboats for
in Philippines, and that sakurai Jozo official
of the company left for America October "a to Sc
mated at from $4,000 100000 EACH The foundation
for this report probably the recent
200 tons built service in the Phil
ppne The late Congress did not authorize any sucn Ve
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02
GATHMANN AND HIS GUN.

~ ETWEEN Inventor Gathmann and the army
X officers who made the test of his great gun
- there has developed considerable difference
of opinion concerning the results of the test 1t ap
pears the officers deem the gun and its peculiar am
nlunition be virtual failures while the inventor is
reported asserting that the merit OF the weapon
was conclusively demonstrated
The gun is one of the costliest and largest
constructed 1t is in fact the largest of guns firing
the modern she'll 1t is a feet long, weighs 50 TONS
has an 18-inch bore and fires projectile II inches
long weighing 1880 pounds. The shell contains
about 500 pounds of guncotton, and the theory is
that when the shell strikes vessel the force of the
exploding guncotton woud be sufficient to shatter
it into instant wreck In the tests made at Sandy
Hook the target was broken, but the army experts
after inspecting the extent of the damage to
the conclusion that it was caused almost wholly by
the impact of the massive shell itself and not by the
exploding guncotton. Should that judgment stand
the gun will have to be classed failure, for the
great merit claimed for it by the inventor is its power
to discharge shell SO loaded that when it bursts
nothing that floats could withstand it if struck by it.
Mr. Gathmann in defending the showing made by
the gun in the tests said that while the first shot fired
was not effective either OF the other two would have
sunk any batte-ship. The second shot, he alleges
drove back the plate of the target thrythree inches
at one ena ana loot at the otner, Wnhe the tniIo
broke the plate in two from top to bottom and drove
it back still farther with its coferdam structure
crushed and the timber braces smashed" Had the
target been bate-shp, he said, nothing could have
stopped the incoming water while the explosion o.
the guncotton would have killed everybody or
| board.
Such is the inventors side of the story. Perhap:
in the end the Government may be induced to pay
the cost of another test, though such things come
! high.
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ment.
Enough is now known to show that we may we'll
be thankful the loss of life has been far greater
than it 1t might easily have been that the dis
aster would have carried mourning into hundreds Of
homes AS it was, most of those involved in the dis
aster appear to have acted with as much of courage
and GOODNESS as could be expected of any mixed null
titude of men, women and children under such dire
ful conditions Taking the country as whole, the
Thanksgiving week marked by series of ap-
pang accidents. They occurred in fires in crowded
tenements, in mines and railways. Our local dis
aster which might easily have proven of the most
destructive of human e has been one of the ghtest
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

Tostoy says that after working in the fields he can
do his mental work better than when he gives his
whole day that kind Of work. which is equivalent to
saying that when in the fields he doesn't toll very
hard
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

Colonel Bryan announces in the Commoner that
the Philippine question will probably be the chief
issue before the country next fall, it will be seen
the colonel keeps his high up in the air and long
way from the ground.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

HOTEL DEL CORONADO. choicest Winter
Resort in the world, offers best living. climate
boating. bathing. fishing and most amuse-
ments. E. s. Babcock, manager, Coronado, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

You keep half a dozen of US dangling
after you" groaned the young man, de-
spairingly, "and give each one just
enough encouragement to make him hope
he's the favored one. Pardon me for say
ing so, but you are what the boys would
call pretty smooth
well, what else would you naturally
expect me to be?" said the handsome Miss
Slick. looking at him archly.
And he was her willing slave again
Chica 20 Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

Walnut and Pecan Panoche. Townsend.
Choice candies Townsend Palace Hotel
Cal. Glace Fruit soc per lb at Townsend's.s
Best eyeglasses, specs, 10c, 40c. Look OUT
Tor 81 Atn ST. front barber and grocery. =
Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men BY the
FFesS Chipping Bureau (Allen's -, $40 Mont-
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02
Wife'S Loyal Repartee.

1t was at National Methodist gather
ing, where the much-moOted question Of
the right of women to a seat in the con-
ference was under discussion.
Chancellor ]. r. Day, now the head OF
Syracuse IN. y University. was one OF
the prominent speakers and he wasn't at
all in favor of the women. He said so
in language that was unmistakable.
A woman in the audience, the wife OF
another well-knOwn man, who has been
a professor in a Methodist institution.
was highly incensed at DR.. Days re-
marks. When he concluded she turned
to the lady seated next to her and said
with emphasis: We'll, I'm glad that DR..
Day isn't my husbandr'
80 am /, the unknown lady respond
ed, and then she added with a quiet
SMILE. because he happens to be nine"
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

calfornia-"A Stranger in Strange Land
Tivoli-sThe Geisha."
Streets Of New York"
Acazar-"An Enemy to the King.
colunbia-'The Girl From Maxim's"
Crpheum-vaudeyiIe
Grand Opera-house- Matinee. lie Nozze di Figaro Even
and 'Cavalleria Rustcana'
Chutes Zoo Theater-vaudeYne every afternoon and
evening
Fischers-Naudevile.
Oakland Racetrack-Races to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

dollar a week out of school hours" Is
bound to give that money to his father.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT-W. c.. City
Capital punishment is forbidden by law
in Maine, also in Colorado, Rhode Island
Michigan and Wisconsin.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

PULLMAN CAR-Subscriber City. The
cost of a Pullman car is from $1,000 tC
SIS 600, but some extra elegant ones have
cost as much as $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

PRESIDENTS SALARY-Civis, City.
The salary of the President was in
creased to $4,000 a year by an act of
Congress of March 8, 1873.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

Cal. eiace Fruit soc per lD at Townsend-s.,
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

INAUGURATION DAY-Enq., City.
The next time that Inauguration day will
fall on a Sunday will be in 1906. 1t will
again fall on that day in II, %, %, "a,
AS, 81, SO, 81, '73, 70, "a and 1890.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

CAPE BARROW-G. E. r., City. Cape
Barrow is In II % north and 156 81 west
There are a number of picture dealers In
this city that can furnish you photo
graphs Of the northern country, but this
department does not advertise such.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

A DOLLAR OF '96-M E., Lodi, Cal
Eastern dealers offer a premium of from
so cents to 81 for United States dollar
of 1896.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

FRENCH REPUBLICAN,. F., City.
The present form of republican govern
ment in France dates from February 20
1875, the date of the constitution.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

PAIMISTRY-G. E. r., City. The Call
has discontinued articles on palmistry.
CAPTAIN BARR-M s., City. Captain
Charlie Barr, who sailed the Columbia,
is a native of Scotland.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

A LITTLE BIRD-A. Y. g., City. "a
little bird told me So" quotation that
is frequently used, is not from the Bible,
but it is probable that it is an adaptation
from the following, Ecclesiastes, X. %:
Curse not the king, no, not in thy
thoughts; and curse not the rich in thy
bedchamber; for a bird of the air shall
carry the voice, and that which hath
wings shall tell the matter"
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

THE .GHOST-A Reader, Georgetown
| CAL During the production of the play
of Macbeth some individual represent
ing the ghost Of the dead King stalks
into the banquet room and takes a seat
| at the table The ghost is seen only by
| the audience and Macbeth.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

A MINORS EARNINGS-w. K. L.,
Vallejo, Cal. The law of California is
that the father of legitimate unmarried
minor is entitled to the custody, services
and earnings of such minor during the
period of minority. So in the case cited
| in letter Of inquiry "a boy who earns a
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-02

KIMBALL-A. O. s., City. Herbert c.
Kimball was chosen one of the twelve
Mormon apostles in 1895. He aided in es-
tablishing the Mormon colony at Great
Salt Lake and in 1S47 became the coun-
selor of Brigham Young. He died in 1868.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26

Atchison to design on the part of Pennsylvania to control a Pacific out let. Baltimore and Ohio, as a sub sidiary company, was even more acute iy affected than Pennsylvania. The rise In Atchison extended to 4k, in the preferred to 3, in Baltimore and Ohio to 5A. and In Pennsylvania to 2A. The advance in Northern Pacific was re- sumed after lengthy period of conn., parative quiet, apparently on the theory that 1t was entitled to rise with Union Pacific. Union Pacific itself was at one time PA over last night, and twice re- ceded below last night closing with net gain of only fraction. The strength of Southern Pacific was due to the supposition that it will share in any advantages which accrue to Union Pacific. The official denlals which were given olts of many of the rumors of yesterday and to-day were without the slightest effect on the market, Special strength was shown by the Chicago Terminal transfer and Colorado Fuel stocks at advances of 3A at 51s without news to explain it. Smelling broke AZ on the announce- ment of another injunction against the stock issue proposed to take up the Guggenheim interests. The stock ral- lied 2k. The ease of call money pre- cluded any anxiety over the money market.
 The buying of Union Pacific convert able bonds continued and the market generally was strong. Total sales par value. s7,1O5,OO0
 United States refunding 2s declined 1a and the 3s registered 4 per cent. on the last call.
 NEr l-oRY STOCK IfiRKET
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26

Rev. pr. Munger will preach his con- cludlng sermon as pastor of the United church next Sunday evening. He states that he will not, however, preach a farewell. Tn his characteristic simple way he has announced that he will make a few observations on the occa- sion of his retirement. The event will be one of great Interest to members of the church, and the retirement of this distinguished divine Is notable event in the history of our churches.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
To the Board of County Commissioners for

NeW H1YGH COunty.
 ituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, Rhine wine and cider, at 253 Chapel street, Town of New Haven. My place of business is not located within POO feet in q direct line of church edificc or public school house. or the premises pertaining thereto, or any postofflee, public library or cemetery. JOHN BRUlGN, Applicant.
 We, the undersigned, electors and taxpay- Haven, hereby endorse the application of tho above named for such license. Dated at New Haven, this 24th day of April, AID. 1901. James Barry, John Doyle, Patrick Clancy, Henry J. Byrne, Patrick Greene.
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REV. JOHN PITT DIANE,
-dSSISTAN PASTOR OF UNITED CHURCH, ORDAISED LAST NIGHT.

EccIesiusticnI Council Was fn Sessfor,
 Yesterday Aftcrnoon-Rev. Charles nI.
 Tyler, ID. D, of Cornell University,
 Preached Ordination sermon in thc
 Evening.
 John Pitt Deane, assistant pastor of the United church, was successfully carried through in the meeting Of the ccclesias- tical council yesterday afternoon and in the services at the church last night, at which Rev. Charles M. Tyler, D. D., of Cornell university, preached the or dtnation sermon.
 The council was called to order in United church chapel at o'clock by Rev. w. W. McLane, who read the let ter-lnissive. Rev. George B. Stevens was chosen moderator and Rev. Charles F. Clarke scribe. The moderator led in prayer. Certificates were presented which showed that the candidate was member of United church and had been duly licensed to preach by the New Haven Central Association of Con- gregational ministers. The candidate made statement of his Christian ex- perience and call to the ministry, and read a paper containing a statement of his religious and theological belief. The roll was called to give an opportunity for questions. but none were asked.
 The roll was then called and 1t was voted unanimously to recommend the ordination of MT. Deane and to proceed with the ordination services.
 At 7:30 o'clock the ordination was performed. The minutes were read by Rev. Charles r. Clarke. followed with prayer by Rev. E. l.. Curtis. The scripture reading was by Rev. w. J. Mutch, and after the sermon by Rev. Charles M. Tyler the ordination prayer was offered by Rev. James Deane, fla tTer of the candidate. The charge to the candidate was delivered by Rev. B. w. Bacon. and the right hand of fellow- ship was extended by Rev. Quincy Blakely.
 The services were closed with rrayer by Rev. T. T. Munger and the benedic- ton delivered by the successful candi- date.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
To the Board of County Commissioners fol

To the Board of County Commissioners fol
 New Haven County:
 hereby apply for a license to sell spir. ituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, Rhine wine and cider, at 445 Grand avenue Town of New Haven. My place of business is not located within POO fexe in q direct line of church edifice or public school house, or the premises pertaining cemetery. FRANK ANGEL, Applicant.
 We, the undersigned, electors and taxpay. CTS, as defined by law, of the Town of New Haven, hereby endorse the application of the Ne s 2ad sG ay o 1901. J. H. Griffiths, C. II. Nicklas, E. Y, Bishop, Thos. r. Rourke, Edw. A. Rourke.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26

MR., TTBBALS ILL MT. Tibbals, of the George H., Ford corhpany, and postmaster of Milford, is confined to his home by illness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26

To cure cold quickly--,lse Crown La Grippe ,rablets. City Drug Store, GA Chapel street