The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-05-25
....Gothaf11 News Letter..


New York, May rs The Adriatic,
the latest of the huge new steamers,
created more than the usual stir when
she came up the river. Her huge pro-.
portions made her tower above all.
near by objects, causing intense sur-
prise even among SPECTATORS who had
seen all the other big vessels when
she unloaded it seems as though
small town had been dumped into
West street, and it took great while
for the passengers to get lost in. the
crowd. She had on board 1924 pas
sengers, including 700 cabin passen-
gers, and such a number poured into
the streets at once staggered people
who recollected that they had been
brought over by one vessel AS she
lay for the week at her BERTH She was
visited by a great mass of people, who
almost invariably spoke Of her I'M COM
parison with the big skyscrapers. She
is built for comfort, and rides the seas
with ease and little motion Her gait
is not rapid, as she takes seven days,
one hour and forty five minutes, as an
average speed Of 1902 knots an hour.
She got in the hafbor all right, which
is comfort, as it was feared that the
leviathans would experience difficulty
in coming in through the narrow and
shallow channel.
The absence of John w. Gates from
Wall street, and the cessation of "bet
you million" win tone down the
street in very marked degree. Gates
Is the most remarkable man who has
come out of the west, and had Wall
street by the throat many !. a time.
There is general feeling of felief that
this element of uncertainty and or
ganized sensationalism and cowboy
methods has disappeared The street
breathes more easily, and expects less
turbulence than of yore. Prosperity
to his hunting, say all, as it will keep
him out of the country for some time,
but not, alas, for ever.
There is a new Hercules in town,
and he is performing grand new her
culean stunt, that is really thrilling
Herr George Lettle, feet, inches in
height and weighing 135 pounds, is
the new strong arm artist and his
speciality is stopping automobiles with
twenty horsepower turned on to
run fifty miles an hour Herr Lettle,
who is a Bavarian, came to New York
only a short time ago, and gave the
first public exhibition OF his prowess.
He is of slim physique. and not even
the professional eye of Bernard Nc
Fadden would pick him out of a crowd
as professional strong man. But he
made good. The exhibition took place
at Broadway and. Forty-third street,
and in the selection of that busy spot
was demonstrated the little Germans
good judgment in his choosing of a
press agent However, with the scat
| tering of a group of reporters and cam
era men, the patrolman on that beat
saw for himself some extra work in
keeping the crowd back and threats
ened to pinch the strong man ii the
latter did not go elsewhere. Herr
Lettle looked frightened and his hands
shook, so the test was adjourned to
Forty third street, near Eighth avenue.
A big red routing car was used Herr
Lettie waited until the rear Wheels
reached him, and then; putting his
right arm between two Of the spoles,
braced his feet against the asphalt
pavement and pulled back, while the
machine tried to go full speed ahead
The chauffeur put on all OF the s5
horsepower, the wheels went around,
but the body Of the car remained sta
tionary. After two. such tests Herr
Lettle amused himself by lifting the
back part of the 2.0OO-pound machine
clear off the ground.
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Gracious. The latest development.