Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-06
Release of 100000 Horse
Power From Cable MeItS
Iron Viaduct Like so Much
Butter.
PROMOTING FRIENDLY
RELATIONS WITH JAPS
Usual Summer Scare Over tie
Brooklyn Bridge Is Now on,
Passing of Famous Fifth
Avenue Hotel,

iA'C'i4O ''NNO'
New York, July 5.-The combined
capacity of the various public and
private plants which furnish light and
power to the island Of Manhattan
closely ~approximates 1,250,d6d horse
mower. A prominent electrician who
denies even the remote possibility ol
such a catastrophe. admits, "theorcl-
ically." that If all This electric force
were 10 escape the bounds of insula-
ton at one time. New York would be
reduced to a smoking waste OF gray
ashes in the space of a single night.
A few days ago those who happened
10 be i'm the vicinity Of the New York
Central Viaduct at one Hundred ana
Twenty-siXth street ana Park avenue
witnessed, on a small scale. a graphic
Illustration of how this would happen.
All that Is known about the matter
is that in some way a short circuit was
formed on the feed cable which runs
along the viaduct. and that the whole
current Of 100000 horsepower AT a
pressure Of -. volts. was released.
suddenly there was a loud report. X
hat Of a mo simultaneously
flames darted upward. downward aud
along the cable for a block in either
direction, with lightning swiftness.
Then came h oar Of explosions mat
sounded almost like the continuous
rattle Of a Calling gun. There Is no
on the viaduct except the
lies. which are embedded In stone bal
last. hut five seconds after the tlrst
renort. the entire structure appeared
TO be blazing. and a huge cloud or
snake rolled up. Then streams OF
molten iron and copper began pouring
down into the street like SO nlucn
water. and heavy iron pipes, wires ana
steel rails melted INTO q Whlte NOT
fluid as III theN we're made OF wax.
Firemen dared not turn on q stream
Of waterifo r fear that il would act as
n conductor and cause them to he
olectrocutcd. For haitian hour the
destroying current had its way. Then
II was turned off al the power house
and the fire ~extinguished.
Desnite alarmist reports Of impend-
ing trouble with japan growing our OF
he san Francisco episode, the Japan
Society Of America, which was organ
lied during the visit OF Genera ku-
roki TO New York. continues lis WON
Of promoting friendly political ana
commercial relations between the TWO
Countries. The latest step has been
to send two of it's members Nj. IT,. >
De Lima. and Mr.. Hamilton Holt
editor of the independent. to London
for the purpose Of bringing about an
nffiliation with the Japan society OF
that citya The plan is to haNe an m
terchangeable membership, alter we
manner Of the two branches OF me
pttorim society in New York and
London. Nh Lindsey Russell. one oi
The founders of the latter nrganlza-
lion. and vice president OF the Japan
sacjetv I'm this city, has announced
that the society Is planning 10 eN'el-
tain Admiral YamamOta and his party,
including five of the prominent haNal
administrators of japan. who are e%-
pected TO arrive In the united Nta''S
early this month. and also a number
of other famous Japanese who VIII
visit This country within the neTt year
Al a meeting of the executive cnumlt
tee of The society held at the enc ol
last week. one hundred new members
were admitted, among them men "l
euch national prominence as Hon. Ooi-
nelius \. Bliss. T.. H.. Hartman, ia
cob II. Schiff and General Baron ku-
rokt. His Excellency Niscount :
Aoki. Japanese Ambassador 10 th'
United states, was elected honorary
president. and Admiral Dewey, Gen-
oral Fred ID. Grant. DR. Jokichi Taxa
mipo and Jacob II Schif were elected
honorary vice presidents. Altogether
II looks as II the question, Wh"Se
lake is the PacificH' might, during
Inc warm weather at least, be safely
cIaesed with that other veXing but un-
profitable problem. how Ola Is Ann
The sagging Of the central span "l
thc BROOKLYN bridge a few days ago.
which resulted in tearing asunder u
az the big steel bands which clasp
tightly the giant suspension caples
from which hang the steel suspendefs
unfolding the roadway. gave rise 20
The usual. series Of summer rumors
10 the effect that a disaster was M
pending which would DE certain u" u'-
cur during the morning or eNehlhs
rush. when the structure is loaded
with hundreds Of electric cars %
thousands Of passengers. ~ a mat
Ter OF fact. IL the span had not sag
uad ID would have been NOR" alarm
ing for il Is built 90 sag IN summer
ma rise with the contraction OF the
steeI in winter but there is always an
.iarmist ready TO start the report tnat
n threatens disaster. Even with the
~etiaf afforded bA the new Willlams-
burg bridge. the New YORK slde OF the
old bridge has become D efealtAi
terminal In the world. From u near
la = thousand trains "a dag are dis
natehed beside 2.10o trolley cars. Dur
ing The period Of greatest congestion
something like $4,000 people. 500 cars
and an unnumpered procession ni
trurks mass over Do every hour. To
guard against the slightest possibility
~ disaster. four inspectors are kept
busy am the time watching the bridge
and reporting 10 the engineers Tor ~
rertlon in the matter Of repairs. IN
This way 60 is kept in splendid condi-
tion am the time. and during the first
mart Of summer. when the steel eN-
hands and the passing Hrookiynlie
comes two feet nearer @he East rlNcF.
the adjustment Of the structure 20 the
ehanacd conditions 81 temperature is
made safely and steadily
The news that the Fifth Avenue ho-
tei the Madison square theater ana
adfarent building must soon ais1r-
rear to make room Tor q great tH entA-
story office building wfH Interest
people an over the world Nhn choir
i-h memories of old Ner York There
is hni one other hotel in tne citA. anH
that the old Asfor house. where ntck-
ems and Daniel Webster rested from