Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-17


J Gate. II was made W Of 5000 spruce
plies and was 800 feet long. 40 feet
wide amldships and drew twelve feet
Of water. It's arrival served to recall
the tragic story Of other giant RATS
which have been consigned to this
port. as well as the dangers Of ocean
trips for these lumber craft. II was
away back in 1891 thai the only raft
which exceeded the present one H.
size reached port after previous
losses which involved hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars and cost the life
Of United States Consul Murray. sta
TONED al 81. John. in Nova Scotia, o.
the Bay Of Fundy. In 1855. Mr.. Muir
ray constructed at that point what Is
known in New York lumber history a.
the first great Leary raft. its title be-
ing due 20 the fact that 1t was built
for a lumber dealer Of that name. 10
was constructed under Consul Muir
rays supervision. the largest he ever
attempted. and the latgest. too. ever
destined for this port. and after meet
ing terrific c%quinoxiai storms was
wrecked lu passage. From time to
time FOR years since shipmasters have
reported sighting units OF the great
raft floating Ia the Atlantic az far.
north as Greenland. The second grear
raft. slightly smaller than the FIRST.
was constructed in the Bay Of Fundy
in 1889. and %. too. was wrecked.
Tho third was launched In 1891 and
finally reached New York safely. the
last big raft 10 arrive until this week.
Consul Murray, who constructed al
three. accompanied II. but the strain
81 tho voyage proved too much for
him and he died after reaching port.
Since that date. sixteen years ago.
New York harbor has seen no big
lumber RATS until this week.
A decision was handed down IN the
New York city courts his week which
local attorneys. especially those who
are affected by the hot weather. affirm
viii he ever more ~far-reacbing than
any ruling yet obtained under the
anti-trust prosecutions. Briefly
summed up the decision in question
holds that II a person wishes To make I
a fool ~ himself or herself. the courts
Of New York have no right 10 inter
fere. Personal foolishness being thus
Justified. statisticiaus are already
trying To figure out how many people
will be affected by this remarkable
decision The population Of New York
being In the n~eighborhood Of $500
900. cynical lawyers have already
come 10. the conclusion that about
fs0.000 persons in the greater city
Will be affected by this surprising ju-
dicial ruling. the exempt 20. 900 pre-
sumably constituting the practitioners
before the bar. Should the ruling b.
applied 10 the whole country. argue
these same cynlcs. It could hardly az
feet less than 10000. 900 people and
would therefore easily take precedence
over n decision previously rendered
by any courts whatever. whether fed
eral, state or municipal. The right Of
the citizen 10 make a fool Of himself
was affirmed In a regular proceeding
In which a wife attempted by means
OF an Injunction to prevent her nus
band from INDUCING In what. In spite
the decision, was judicialy held
"a be foolishness. Legal experts are
already On the watch for the effects or
this decision. which It IL feared may
seriously affect the actions Of the
city.
After four years Of hard work the
city hospital viii shortly turn out as
cured a patient who will go through
tH' lf7N ~ ms IRE WIN ABOUT tHrce
ichcs Of his backbonc-presumably an
Indispensable part of ones anatomy
The case Is believed TO be-
unique In medical records for al
patients have previously lived
some time with broken back or
neck their activities have Away been
more on less limited. The patient in
present case, however. who was
elsf la fN. l..H 49,
sultiug w a shattered spine. pegul ar
Fpmo months by wriggllng his toes.
progressing 10 the present point. al
ne has all his faculties restored.
The patient, an Italian named Adrehi
VIII Dee minus the tenth, eleventh and
.wcl.th vertcbrac-a walking anon
ally rom the medical standpoint. Itl.
" believed. however. that nature viii
10 mo cover over the spinal cord.
The treatment OF the case cost the
'ity more than 5000.