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The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Ice Comes With Spring Rush.

One foremost reason for the disquiet-
ude occasioned com manders of the
swift ocean gr.-yhounds is the fact that
the Labrador bergs swept down this
year simultaneously with the annual
spring rush to Europe Six, seven, and
eight-day boats have been crowded TO
their capacity, and the added respon-
sibility entailed upon captains and crew
for the safety of passengers is causing
many a captain to remain on the bridge
day and night until safety is assured.
This was the case with Captain Pa.iot,
of La Savoie, who, during recent pass
age of the French liner, remained on the
bridge for two successive nights while
his steamer was threading her way
among a feet of bergs 300 miles off the
coast Of Newfoundland. 1t was OH a
Thursday that La Savoie, bound west,
entered an ice-field OF seemingly limit
less area, broken pinnacles and tower
ing bergs stretching away in every d.
rectfon as far as the eye could reach
without glasses. A monster berg, sight
ed half a mile to starboard on the day
following the advent of La Sayoie in the
danger zone, was almost square, resemb-
ling the base of a great bridge tower or
the pedestal of an enormous statue. The
immense mass of ice was fully LOCO feet
square and 30 feet above water, indicat-
ing a submerged depth of go. This berg.
sighted on March 16. is the largest ever
seen by a transatlantic liner SO early
in the season From dawn to sunset for
two days. while the ship picked her way
at half speed. bergs of all shapes and
sizes doomed to starboard and port, fair
iy freckling the ocean and furnishing Il
scene of unfiagging interest to passen-
gers who but vaguely realized the extra
ordinary precautions taken by captain
and crew to prevent an untoward col
sision.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Aa5fer 5e1s That ralndr1d theAr
Mvz Gr0ahsd Az1r Ship That Calhdsd hIkhK

lying low in the water and known to
Newfoundland seauien as GROWER
The collision occurred early IN March
when the waters off the Canadian coast
were too cold for the dangerous prox
unity of the berg 10 be registered by
the submarine thermometer She, Of
course received the brunt of the impact
on her bow plates-it being a head-on
collision-which were torn away to such
an extent that dozen men could look
through the aperture.
A disaster like this one gives the most
impressive evidence possible of the
value of watertight bulkheads The pic
ture shows the steamer limping into
port with her decks awash.i imagine
what would have happened had 1t not
been possible to keep large sections of
the ship free of water below decksl
Icebergs and ocean hazards have made
passengers curious to know more about
the buIkhead divisions of the ships In
which they travel. The electrical sys-
TEN by which watertight doors cf the
| nulkhead compartments are closed IN
time of danger is the latest step taken
to insure safety at sea. By means of
this "LoHg-Arm" system, as it Isl called,
an officer on the bridge has only to turn
a wheel which sets the doors in motion
by starting the small electric motors
with which they are supplied In less
than two minutes all the openings
vitality important to the ships safety
have been closed. A ship so equipped
has much less to fear from icebergs or
any other danger than one which must
depend upon members of the crew TO
close her watertight doors.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Sleepless Vigilance Required.

How, it may be asked, is the presence
OF an iceberg detected and the danger
ayerted? On entering a zone of bergs
safety TO vessel and passengers Is only
purchased at the price of sleepless vigil
lance. others on board may retire as
usual and sleep with fair guarantee OF
waking at the usual hour In the morn
ing. But with captain and crew it is
another story.
Some one has said that seasoned sail
ors can sense an iceberg three or four
leagues away. This may not be true
literally, but 1t can be stated that the
presence OF q graet mass OF Ice Is no
ficed at first, as a rule. through q
change in the temperature. Every
ocean liner nowadays is equipped with
submarine thermometers which afford
the only irfalIible means Of detecting
an ice field or berg on or over the hori-
xon. Can they not be seen In time to
avert a possible collision? BY day, and
sometimes even by searchltght-yes
But at this season Of the year the in-
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

larly violent moods this spring Ordi-
narily the swift ocean greyhounds shake
OF storm as a shaggy Newfoundland
sheds water after swim. But this year,
with an epidemic of bergs TO contend
with, the. ocean paths have been strewn
with anything but roses for the sea folk.
Recognizing the need OF safeguarding
their patrons. as well as OF negotiating
the voyage on schedule time. several of
the larger transatlantic carriers have.
for the first time on record, for this
Time of year. adopted what is known as
the southern course. which lies 100 miles
or so south Of the northern sea road.
AS means of recording the move
men1s OF both ice-fields and oergs, near
ly all OF them are reported TO the United
States photographic Office, and are bull
ietined with their exact location and
size, at the various branches of the Of
nee. The photographic Bulletin a
weekly journal published by the Gov
eminent and distributed without cha roa
TO mariners. consists almost entirely of
reports Of derelicts, wreckage. and ice
sighted by the steamers. On tho piIot
chart. published monthly by tho Cow
eminent, the distribution of fce-feJds
and bergs is shown In minute detail
Among the bulletins OF this season the
mountaineering berg was reported by
the British barque linita. which. some
weeks ago, in latitude 81 degrees 6 min
utes south, and longitude A degrees %
minutes west, passed a gigantic berg
abont 1,9oo feet high and seven miles
long. This is the largest berg reported
to the photographic Office since II was
established.
AS for the origin Of the North Allan
tic bergs, most OF them-the tardfer
ones-wander south from Greenland
while the early arrivals are products
Of Labrador and the northeastern Cam
adas. Born of the great glaciers of the
north, they generally begin to leave nome
In February, foraging for some weeks
In the extreme North Atlantic. On the
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Paths of Ocean Liners
Haunted by Gigantic
lcebergs.
Ghostly Perils Suddenly
Loom Up Out of the
Dense Fog.
Ships Captains Remain
on the Bridge Night
and Day.
Copyright, 1905. by D. T. Pierce.)

Copyright, 1905. by D. T. Pierce.)
YY AUNTING the Atlantic In ghostly
IL and formidable numbers just
now comparatively new dan
ger IS soaring sleep from every
captain whose vessel is plying the lanes
of transoceanic travei-the dreaded ice
berg.
For more bogy bergs have been en-
countered during the past few weeks
than has ever been recorded in cor
responding period. So numerous have
they been Of late that the North Altar
tic is experiencing a sort of epidemic
of them, the great white company usual
~ appearing in full panoply only dur
ing the sunny days of June and July.
when calm seas and a clear atmosphere
make their discovery easy and when
sudden contrasts of temperature give
early warning OF their stealthy pres
ence. But this season the van Of the
btrgs crept into the roads Of travel as
carly as February. increasing in num-
her and size as the weeks and steamers
passed, until all records were broken for
the month of March.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Bergs as Big as Office Buildings.

That tremendous responsibility de-
wolves upon the officer who watches the
thermometer may be readily realized
Take an instance which occurred a fort
night ago when the German steamer
Mannheim passed within two miles of a
berg rising q sheer 200 feet above the
water and covering an area of 25c 0yO
square feet on top. Or imagine a solid
cake of ice five times as long as a city
block and about the height OF the Flatiron
building in New York, as many full
grown bergs are. Think of this ire
mendous obstacle lying in the path OF a
crowded ocean liner Then fancy a
steamer travelling at the rate of twenty
or more miles an hour plunging forward
through the fog of q raw day off the
Grand Banks, Think of that moment
when the ship, driven onward by its
1000 horsepower engines, must crash
into such mountain of ice. Steel grid
ers and oaken beams would break and
buckle as though made OF straw. Her
decks, as was the case with the i'll
fated Knight Bachelor some years ago,
would be buried in Ice, and the effect
would be the same as If the steamer
ran full speed against the rock of Gil
braltar.
On the other hand, an iceberg, it will
be understood, moves very deliberately.
It's only motive power is the force of the
ocean currents, or the wind, and because
of the frequent altitude of the ice, its
progress Is therefore the more gradual
This gives the ice an opportunity TO melt
and incidentally lower the temperature
of the water for miles around.
AS early as February y, while In lati-
ture As degrees 20 minutes, and longitude
IS degrees so minutes, the British steam
ship saw an iceberg about 300 feet long
and 60 feet high, and on the following
day entered a vast icefield. estimated
by Captain Payne to have been by 5
miles in area. This was the southern
trip of the giant moving fcewedge which
has since spread out like monster tan,
covering an area of about 10000 square
miles eastward from Labrador and the
Grand Banks.
Again on March Is the British steamer
Newfoundland, sighted two small ice
above the water. During the same week
the British steamship Manxman sighted
Is small bergs and large one about $50
feet high and 300 feet long. SiXty-two
begs were sighted by the British steam
ship Weehawken the third week in
March, and the Lancastrian few days
later passed 20 bcrgs, which are believed
to have drifted AWAY from the icefield
sighted by the WeehawKen.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
SeauerL LnaLosL Port MIAD Docks Aausd An
cedrp Most Reuarkadh (a5c or AVe1tedho1zsckC n2co

the region through the meeting Of the
heated Gulf Stream and the frigid
Labrador current. Not a few deep sea
MISREPRESENTATION and unaccountable
disappearances of trawlers, tramps and
passenger boats alike-are due to this
cause, only the special providence that
attends sailors accounting for the COM
paratively. few disasters recorded of
the vicinity.
Several years ago the Guion liner
Arizona, with $50 souls on board. was
picking up lost time between New York
and Liverpool when she crashed into a
monster berg with such tremendous
force that she tore off her entire bow
AS 1t was in November. her officers
wtre not on the lookout for icebergs,
and the impact came as a complete sur.
prise. Fortunately her forward bullo-
head held firm and she was bandaged
ana nursed into ST. John. where up-
ward of two hundred tons of ice were
removed from her bow. Her wooden
superstructure was reduced to kindling
throughout the ship and her steel plates
Y ere crumpled like paper
Since the Arizona collision the Allan
liner Caspian. bound for Halifax with
500 immigrants aboard, struck a berg
one hundred miles east of Cape Race
Her bows were Iunctured below the
water-line and she had to make for St
John with all her pumps going Only
splendid discipline en- the part OF her
officers and crew prevented the loss of
the vessel and her demoralized pas
sengers.
Periodically since then disasters more
or less serious have overtaken ocean
liners in late .pTing and early summer.
one of the latest of q grave nature be-
ing the collision of the City of Berlin
with one of the great bergs of 1900
This berg rested SO low in the water,
although it spread over an area of sew
eral thousand square feet, that it es-
capped observation until the steamer
struck, under full head of steam Her
bow and side plates buckIed and two
thousand tons IF water were pumped
from her hold when she was dockel
for repairs.
or late years the passenger liners have
usually taken t. the southern course
before icebergs began to appear num-
erously in the northern line If travel
Hence, collisions with bergs have been
generally confined to cargo ships.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
N1UeINA1:1eN4 RLNx1 lN
AlmdAhza5 By G22i5no0MM
AnEeM1N bM1 anx11foM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BlXhca1y

PRODUCTION of huge ice squadrons fire.
quently precipitates fogs of sufficient
density to completely enshroud a berg,
no matter how formidable. SO mari
ners rely mainly upon the submarine
thermometer as a safeguard.
zAs soon as any noticeable change of
temperature is registered by these sem
sitive instruments an officer is detailed
to watch the thermometers night and
day The ocean temperature, at such
times, is taken every two hours, or even
oftener, when, as at present, the water
is normally cold and a low temperature
prevails. The presence of a derelict
berg, even when miles distant, can as
a rule be accurately determined in this
WaV
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

A recital of disasters to sailing vessels
would fill a volume with thrilling and
tragic episodes. Since the Newfoundland
fishing schooner Defoil struck, flied and
foundered in 1884. ONLY of a souls sur
viving, the French schooner Valiant was
completely demolished by a berg in 1887,
the horror of the catastrophe being 40
cented by the desperate expedient OF
cannfbalism to which the crew resorted
after escaping in three open boats. Only
a in 65 of the crew survived to reach ST.
Pierre.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

Labrador coast, as soon as warmer
weather arrives. the disintegration of
the glacier masses begins. Huge crew
ices appear. and soon solid mountains of
ice begin crpmHling. sometimes falling
from vast heights with a roar resemb-
ling thunder. A favorable wind even
tually carrying these icebergs out to
sea. they are caught by the arctic cur
rent ard freighted southwark into
warmer waters
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
EXPLANATION.

my motto, sad the first dear girl.
sis. Aim high. "
THAT accounts for it. I suppose re-
Joined dear girl the second.
Accounts for what?" asked No. j.
Fer the way YOU are throwing YOUR
self at the head of the new minister.
who is over six feet tall answered No.
Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Grand Banks a Place of Peril.

While the immediate neighborhood of
Newfoundland is fraught with menace
to shipping, the greatest danger turks
off the Grand Banks. For there the
monster bergs-only the monsters sur
viving In the lower latitudes-are gen
orally blanketed in the fog that wells
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Ocean Paths strewn With Dangers.

Coupled with the dangers OF these
giant trespassers In the ocean lanes, the
Atlantis has been subject to particu-
The daily tribune., 1905-12-12
ooGo a oENEAAL OANkiNo
if Ou0tN e00.
.sIri ma
FLORENCE. COLO.

Arkansas valley, and the city Of
Florence. The, ususl rule ID that
great opportunity never comes but
once 70 "a community. II not then
embraced Il il lost forever. There
10 tide in the affairs Of men,
which taken at the food leads on
to fortune, omitted oil the voyage
OF their lives IL ground IN misries
and shallow, This is the Aood
tide 70 Riorspos, II this road is
built In Fremont county and doss
not bald into Florence. II will
mean the death knell 70 our fair
city.
The daily tribune., 1905-12-12
The Fremont Hotel, Florence, Colo.

One of the finest hotels in the Rooms suite
heat electric bells and all modern Service
unexoeed Trancent 81 so and $500 per day Weekly
monthly so low that live here less money than
now costing 81. L. RICE, Prop,
The daily tribune., 1905-12-12
So the Advertisers. ser.
Nay j'.K Know vI'y,v

l-That The Tribune has the
largest circulation in Florence OF
any paper in the World. q.
2-That it 10 the recognized
advertising medium OF Florence.
S-That its paid circulation is
moro than the paid circulation Of
its two competitors combined.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-10
IN THE POLICE COURT
Man Fined $lo and Costs For Intoxi.
 cation By Judge Burpse.

The breaking of the main belt on the premises of the Waterbury Manu- featuring company a few days ago came near landing Patrick Hayes of the west end in jail to-day on the charge of intoxication and being Gn habitual drunkard. When the belt broke a number of men were thrown out of employment and Hayes was among them. He was immediately taken with the shakes" and he took whiskey and quinine and that was the beginning of a spree. He was arrest ed yesterday by Officer Dunphy on Cherry street. As he was arrested four times since May he was charged with being common drunkard. He made an earnest plea to Judge Burpee and got off with fine of $10 and costs for intoxieation.
 Mrs Elizabeth Kelly was fined $10 and costs-also for intoxication. James Murphy was roped In from Benzine corner by Officer Madden. He was let off with a fine of $5 and costs, it being his first time in court.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-10
NEW YORK BALLOT BOXES.
Authorities at Logwerheads as ts
 Duty In Election Contest.

Authorities at Logmerheads as to
 Duty In Election Contest.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Stirring ii1ci- dents came thick and fast here follow Ing the order issued by Justice Gaynor directing the police to turn over all the ballot boxes to the board of elections pending the contest made by William R. Hearst against the election of May or Mcclellan. The order to forward the ballot boxes was sent over the wires to the police captains after mid night, and soon policemen and patrol wagons were on their way to the offices of the board of elections and those of the Brooklyn local board. There was no person in either office to receive them, and long and dreary wait fol- lowed.
 Several arrests are to be made as the result of the accidental discovery of an unlocked and unseaIed ballot box, full of protested ballots, in the rear of a barber's shop that had been used as polling place in an election district in the Twenty-first assembly district.
 The Brooklyn police were more lucky than their Manhattan brethren, for some finally were allowed to place their boxes in the building. President Voorhis of the board of elections refus- ed absolutely to receive the boxes. He said that under the law the boxes should remain in the hands of the po- lice until they were wanted by the board of canvassers. All the protesta- tions of the Hearst men availed noth- ing, for President Voorhis said that he would not touch the boxes until he had received the advice of the cor poration counsel
 The Hearst men declared that forty five of the boxes in the street in front of the building showed signs of hay ing been tempered with. The seals of many of them were broken. they said.
 Throughout the day the street in front of the bureau of elections was practically blocked to traffic. A spe- cial squad of policemen, mounted and trouble one of the horses attached to a wagon loaded with ballot boxes ran [ away at noon. Three boxes were thrown out, and one was smashed to pieces. Ballots were scattered over the street These were finally gath cred up in box, and a policeman was specially detailed to guard them.
 After consultation with the cor poration counsel President yoorhis an- nounced that he would have the bal lot boxes placed in armories, with pos sibly guard of soldiers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-10

stammered that was certain that would be more than enough, but he 'sffenced nre with a gesfiire." Ji U"
 You'll find foreign travel more ex- pensive than you think" he said. Tt may be. too, that you'll find thnt money will help you materially with your in- vestigations. I want you to have all you may nead-don't spare it. When you need more don't hesitate to draw on us."
 thanked him and was about to take my leave, for I had some packing to do and some private business to ar range, when message came from Dr. Jenkinson. Mir. Graham smiled as he read it.
 Royce is better" he said: much better. He's asking for you, and Jen- kinson seems to think you'd better go to him, especially if you can bring good news"
 Just the thingg' cried. q must go to bid him goodby, in any event" And half an hour later I was admitted to our juniors room. He was lying back in a big chair and seeme.k pale and weak, but he flushed up when he saw me and held out his hand eagerly.
 T couldn't wait any longer. Lester" he began. Tt seems an age since I've seen you. I'd have sent for you be- fore this. but knew that you were working
 Yes I smiled; 'I was working"
 Sit down and tell me about it," he commanded. "AlI about it-every de tail"
 The door opened as he spoke. and Pr. Jenkinson came in.
 Doctor" I queried. how far is it safe to indulge this sick mang He wants me to tell him a story
 'Is 1t a good storyT' asked the doc tor
 Why, yes: fairly good"
 Then tell it. May I stayT'
 Certainly" said Mir. Royce and I tO- gether. and the doctor drew up chair.
 So I recounted. as briefly as I could. the events of the past two days and the happy accident which had given me the address I sought. Mir. Royce's face was besming when1 ended.
 And you start for France tomOr- row = he asked.
 Tomorrow morning. The boat sails at 10 o'clock"
 Well. I'm going with your he cried.
 Why I stammered. startled by his vebempnce. ''are you strong enoughT I'd be mighty glad to have you. but do you think you ought? How about it. dOct0rE-
 JenkinSOn was smiling with half shut eyes.
 Its not a bad idea. he said "He neeis rest and quiet more than any thing else. and he's bound to get a week Of that on the water. which is more than ben do here. I can't keep that brain of his stiH. wherever he is- He'd worry here. and with you heTl be contented Besides.- be added. ne ought to b. along for believe the ex- petition is going to be sucoessfuI.-
 I believed 50, to. but recognized In Jenkins01Hs words that fine optimism which had done 90 much to make him fte great doctor he ~HS shook our iunio-'s hand again In the toy of hay Enz him with ne As for him he seen ed quite transformed. and Jenkinso1 zzed at him with a Iook of guiet p1easure
 -ToaH have to pack said -Win ys1 need uy heipE
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-10

promised to have ready and which was awaiting me on my desk. Our worthy senior was genuinely pleased when he learned that his junior was going with me, though our absence would mean a vast deal of extra work for himself. The canvass of the city stables had been completed without result. but I suspected now that Martigny himself had hired the carriage and had per hsps even acted as driver. Such an easy and obvious way tO baf1e our pursuit would hardly have escaped him.
 1 inished up some odds and ends of work which I had left undone and finally bade Mir. Graham 9oodby and started for my rooms Ny packing was soon finished. and I sat down for a final smoke and review of the situa- ton
 There was one deyelopmeut Of the lsy before which quite baned ne I had proved that there were indeed two Eonen- and I believed tbem to De a5ther and daughter, but could not "a fhs Ieest u1de-ztand whF the young-
 2 one had % completely broken down
 fisT the departure of the elder vith ..Iiss Hollzday ! looked at this point from erery stds. but coud and no req ssnstle ezpisastioa cf H II niEhf