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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
THE WIRING OF sKYsCRAPERs.

Perhaps there is no feature pom which should be
exercised more than the electric wiring OF "a
building for lighting and other purposes, and II is
pretty safe to that it is too often treated as
minor consideration Certain It is that fires result
ing from electric wires OF such frequent oe-
currence that they have almost ceased TO excite
remark and the caues are not far 20 seek tlt
is only fan to say that the contractors who do the
wiring aften blame. especially as they
have little difficulty in reeonciling the rules OF
the Board of Fire Inderwriters with these OF lne
Department of Water. Gas and ELECTRICITY own
lOampere swtcl--caiculated for II lishts.art TOO
often placed IA and Is. Then. after certificate Is
frequently made by the engineers. janitors and
other employees Of a building without the APP
II is for this reason that the Association of Elec-
treai EngneeTs nave from ns 10 % s,Ihfee
electricians to rigid exc mination on somewhat the
censed.
THE INSTALLATION OF WIRES.
Messrs Hogan & Ceiling experienced electric
contractors authority for the statement that
10 per cent of the buildings in New York are in
such condition that fire may break our at any
time. no inspection having been made since I'M
installed
The above mentioned firm comprises Mn. j F.
served a long apprenticeship with the great
mer having been sixteen years and the latter
twenty years in the business. in all; and 1t will
nership fine training and experience when it Is
said that the senior had charge of the wiring OF
the National Lead Works. the Hotel Empire. the
steamship Curtyba tof the MunSon Lne). the
grain elevators of the West Shore Railroad. the
interior telephone system of the Park Row Build
ing. the Taylor Building and of No. % to %
Washington Place: while the Junior performed
like service in the Mutual Life Building. the
Lalance & Grosiean factory, the Parke Davis &
Co. building, and Robert McCurdys residence in
51st street. in the days of their apprenticeship
Even in the short time it has been in exist
ence. the young firm has had ample opportunity
TO reflect credit upon the concern with which its
members gained their knowledge of this expert
trade, It doing,
prison at Blackwells Island the willard Parker
Hospital the Jamaica Training School. School No
4. Staten Island Schools Nos. 81 and so. Man
haitian. and No 12s, Brooklyn and the hrehouse
In the latter borough. the Parker Building and
tfor the Tribune Association) the building
No II Frankfort street. And the big Gore En-
gineering and Construction Company has subet
all of its work to this Young and excelently
equipped concern. which. il may be remarked, has
acted as experts for }. ". Clark. the we'll known
insurance appraiser builder. o settle fire losses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
FOR THE BUSY MAN

at the regular session have expired berors Any of
them Will put themselves on record opposed TO
what he now desires
Governor Hughes has also surprised the country
by the forcibIe manner in which he has declared
that he cannot accept nomination for the ohics OF
Vice President and that IL elected he would nor
serve. This IS a little positive than Gov
ernor Roosevelt was in 1899. but IN spite OF him
self he was nominated. elected. began his services
and was soon transferred to the highest Office IN
the nation by the act OF Providence and elected
to succeed himself. While there many who
think Taft and Hughes would make the stronses.
ticket that could be named at Chicago. there Is a
possibility that another New York man. George B
Cortelyou. may be the running mate OF his fellow
member Of the Cabinet. On the Democrats side
apparently inspired editorial utterancs IN Ne
braska couples the name OF John Mitchell WITH
hat nr IL LII.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
MIR. TAFTS CANDIDACY.

Where is the Secretary Of War now!
90, his way home from Panama. where ne
settled number of important questions ana sd"
toe remarkable progress being made In the Work
or tho bis ditch to unite the oceans which the
continents of the Western Hemisphere Keep apart
With his usual expedition Mr. TAFT tackled 'he
problems presented for his consideration on MS
arrival there and before he left Colon he arranged
TO have Governor Masoon OF Cuba VINO IS eA-
oected to succeed the portfolio OF the war De
nartrne,t nv midsummer. spend the first Two
weeks of June the isthmus and farniiiarize MN
self with the conditions there Meanwhile the IiS'
If instructed delegates for Mr.. TAFT mas oeeh
to.siIy, Increasing until 1T is over five hun
dred far in excess of the number needed for ms
nomination at Chicago The plan is now afoot 10
have all the other candidates withdraw ana make
Mr. Taft the unanimous choice or the delegates oy
reclamation in order to gain all possible pres
tiee for his candidacy before the people lhere i
a,-erv indication that the efforts TO sidetrack MY
t,,on ar the Denver convention in July will prove
,navaine and that the necessary two-thirds vote
will be forthcoming. Following the example OF the
TonuIists in putting Thomas l. watson torWard
ogofp rs their Presidential candidate, the Social
lists have named Eugene V. Debs for the third
time When the Prohibitionist and the lndepend-
o,cs Ieaeue candidates are named there will be
at least seven for voters to choose from
There seems prospect that this country = 10
undergo the experience OF England In the matter
of the participation of women in electtoneering
The interests of the Socialist candidate for Con-
,rass T., tho Sth Ohio District to be furthered.
in onpositfon to his Republican and Democratic
opponents, by the Countess OF warwick ana the
Duchess of Manchester, the latter an Ohio girl
whose fortune secured her title The announce
ment that the wife of Congressman Longworth
and daughter OF President Roosevelt would also
appea~ on the stamp proved premature and un-
founded. But il is announced that MIS- Rutn
BRYAN Ieavt:, daughter OF William Jennings
Bryan will speak in advocacy of her fathers can
didacv but will con1ne her efforts TO those West
ern states which have granted suffrage to women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17

Soc Naval Architects and Engineers. Ike his Gus
toners has ample confdence-born. has been
said OF many years actual test in service-in hfs
ere hump. but he fs blind to the fact that mi.
splendid weapon. like the modern high power ord
nance fs poxeriess against the foe should arnrnuni
tion fail IT, Said he. The size Of water rlair,
should be increased The demands upon those now
in service have long since outgrOUn their eaoacftv
Your buildings may be absolutely freproof hut
YOU cannot SO make the persons and property ~
tenants; these must rely for safety upon the SruS
fnz's protective system, and that will surely ra1
down unless il get water and Il f. vsry 49,
that is enough water furnished by the or.sen,
mains to sufficiently supply, for example, r1ors
than half the engines assembled at fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
TAMMANY'S PROJECTED MOVE.

III Tammany Hall moves uptown Of ms
city's landmarks in 18th street will disappear-sn-
other Indication of the march OF Manhattan up
town. But little more than half a century ago ths
Tammany Society. or Columbian order. had its han
in Printing House Square. Few persons know tha1
this extraordinary society. which holds much OF te
political fortunes OF the metropolis IN its gasp
organized in opposition 70 the Society 81 IA'
Cincinnati. formed by the officers OF the forces
which fought the successful campaigns Of the Kew
olution. and which it was feared would be tn'
side OF the water To counteract this the deHo
cratic organization OF the Columbian Order "S'
formed. and the OF Indian CHIEF ram
many Tamenund. taken designate IT, HOW :
was transformed into a political organization
the history Of politics OF This city. but II sno1
not be forgotten that the Tammany Society CEN
fury ago was instrumental in gathering from INV.
Bay Brooklyn. the bones Of the miserable viech''
OF British injustice who persisted IN those MAUI
leums Of martyrdon the prison ships. wnic5 W.
moored or the shores OF Brooklyn Tbs oones w"
placed In q wooden tomb In a street near wnsss =
present navy yard exists. and when that dsos'
the city authorities OF Brooklyn REQUIRED tnsu -
others found at wsIIabout IN tho heights OK '0
Greene Park Over this final resting place n-
mortal shaft has been reared. and 10 VII y
dedicated on the coming Memorial Day as 'uNa a
of the nations gratitude to those who gave INC
lives their fortunes and their sacred honor 10 ~
cause OF freedom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
BLACKWELL's ISLAND BRIDGE.

THE question OF the safety OF the third br.trs
spanning the East River. the whose Central
piers rest on BIackwelrs Island, IS one OF para
mount Importance to all those persons who ex-
pect more or less frequently TO cross this prsc-
teal extension OF East 59th street TO Queens Bor
oUgh. In view OF the catastrophe which befen tbs
great Quebec bridge. which, like the latest New York
structure is Of the cantfeyer type, too much care
cannot be exercised in the tests to which the work
can be subjected in advance Of the strain which
will upon it when once fully loaded The
engineers calculations should be within
tirely safe margin even when the weights IN
creased. If the compression limit OF eightssn
thousand pounds TO the square inch has been In
creased to twenty thousand without correspond
ing increase in thu size Of the plates It would
appear that a grave danger exists, although IN
like the Quebec bridge. which fell while the CAN'T
lever spans were in of erection, the arms
of the BlackweII's Island Bridge united and
help to support one another. But II In a month
model could be subjected to tests which would
settle the question of absolute safety FOR all
IT would the height OF folly not TO require
this to be done. and the city officials, who say
there Is danger and disregard all warnings.
cannot escape responsibility If a panic such as
occurred on the Brooklyn Bridge a week after the
opening quarter Of century ago should result,
in loss of life the newest structure IL was tns
talk of the possible danger Of the bridge falling.
caused by the'repOrts that wire not up 10 the
standard had been put in the cables which caused
When the cry The bridge IS falling raised
helpless persons were trampled 70 death on tbs
stairs which lead from the approaches to The els-
waited promenade
THE body Of George Clinton. first Governor OF
this state and afterward Vice-President OF the
United States. has been exhumed ar Washington
and will be reburied at Kingston. y. Y. with az
prOpriate honOrs, Memorial Day. Governor
Clinton was a native Of what is now orange
County but at that time part OF Ulster Coun-
~. and uncle of the famous Dc
Witt Clinton. afterwdrd Governor OF This stare
also. and who held Office the time the Ere
Canal was begun and also when il was opensd
He is buried in this city in Greenwood Cemetery
where heroic bronze statue stands over rs
grave Governor George Clinton not only the
first Governor of the State OF New York after Y
emerged from the condition OF colony in 1'H'
but he held the office for eighteen years success
sively and was reelected for another term N
1901 In 1St5 he became Vice-Pres1ent with Pr.s-
dent jefferson. and died In Office In 1872
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17

Crawford & Simpson James McCreery * %. ana
Sfern BROTHERS department stores; the principal
Ioft buildings of the drygoods trade the once
buildings of the big steamship companies and or the
railroads the largest of the hospitals, homes ana
institutions many of the great breWerles, ana Oh
the textile wood and metal working ana otheT IN
dustriaI establishments of New York. as Wen as
of the principal theatres and big mercantile ana
mil zinc, hons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17

An Irishman returning to his own couh''s
after a long absence and the green Mus Az"
valleys hove in sight he became very enthusiastic.
'Hurrah for Irelandr' he cried.
An Engiishman passing. exclaimed sarcasticsh''
'sHurrah for heIlr'
That's roight" said Pat livery for bis -
eountryr'-Judgss ILhrAry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17

a. Passenger car
3. Steel pluneer.
&C. Steel guides.
2. Countsrweioht
E. Cylinder containing plunger.
r. Controlling valve
c. Automatic terminal stop valve
~. Supply and discharge water pipe
J, Counter baiance s7eaYc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
THE TANKS THE RESERVOIR.

The tank then. in which is stored the reserve
water. is the only safe reliance of the skyscraper's
fire fighting system. The water supply plant OF
the modern high building may bc thus described
First. the tanks the roof. and IT may be re-
marked that they cannot be too big then come
the stand pipes and fire lines" and lastly the
pumps. These house tanks all the big
buildings, and ordinarily supply water to their up
per floors, the water being furnished To them by
pounds. These tanks erected upon the roof
which resi- also the drip tanks With the in
creased dimensions Of buildings. tanks also in
and they are now constructed OF steel. instead of
iron they formerly were In addition to the
pumps are supplied. are usually installed in the
nTes have these suction tanks: and in the Metro
politan Building tanks will be installed several
The veteran tank builder. Michael Fogarty here
Years, and Therefore his opinion is entitled 10 be
considered. He built. and installed. the tanks-of
gallons gallon each-on the Trinity Building The install
aen of aneus s5ce a2 SaS P to be %
up to the roof pecemeal and there assembled. Hs
Of twenty feet eacn and holding about 5000 gal
! saser @ and osSisa
very large tanks-very much larger than would
be otherwise used
the necessity-of equippng al the great buildings
n a vs the n he dewa
order that they may supplement the Fire Depart
ment service; and he also suggests that the city
should pay something to manufacturing and other
power plants to defray the expense OF keeping up
at all times, enough steam to enable them to supply
the city''s fire engines with water, He holds. too
that water mains should be larger: and TO the OBJ
lection that all space between curbs under the
street surface is completely occupied replies
that. In that case the pipes should go down; II II
is possible for three transit systems 10 run through
thoughfare. In case OF the elevated,
the surface car line and the Subway. IL Is equally
possible to accommodate mains OF the necessary
size He tersely says: We might as we'll make
up our minds to the fact that, we cannot change
tho shape of Manhattan Island. and that must
use eur boosted Yankee invention to get around
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
THE sKYsCRAPER's WATER RESERVE

Any kind of fire means the taking Of water out OF
least three hydrants any of which. IL is
safe to say. will have been exhausted within five
minutes after the fire engines have been coupled
on-that is the prime reasoI.for the installation OF
the salt water system-fOr it must be remembered
that all nearby industrial establishments will have
been using water from the mains. most
probably. at the same time. They certainly will
have been If the fire has occurred in the daytime.
John Mckay. acting chief engineer the Depart
ment of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity of the
City of New York. in a paDer on the subject OF
municipal high pressure water service, makes a
statement which, is confirmation of the above
outline Of the existing conditions here: 'frhe his
tory of all large cities. in SO far as that city re-
lateS to the distributing system. is usually the
same Districts that formerly residential or
low structures gradually became cOnEested high
structure, commercial manufacturing centres.
more particularly if these districts are close 10 a
waterfront to a railroad terminal. and are left
dependent upOn the old Origina! water mains and
MIGRANTS for fire protection. with the result that
said mains mieht suffice to furnish adequate
domestic supply of water. but their capacities
prove utterly inadequate for confa grafton pur-
poses. and. as consequence; the Fire Insurance
Exchange is compelled to add additional district
charge ell insured property in same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17
HEART OF PROJECTION SERVICE.

the engineering dimculties which that shape pr
ser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17

callv unlimited Iife-and the owner can assure
this by an expenditure of money which represents
a comparatively small addition TO the cost OF MS
hull
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-19
Bryan Replies to Hearst
Charges, Characteriz-
ing Them as False.
STOPS AT NEW LONDON
Says Republicans Will Raise
Campaign Fund by Sub
scrjption Next.

New York, Sept. 1e.-As he departed
from the city today Bryan was asked
whether the Standard Oil company
has contributed to the democratic
party as charged by Hearst at coIum-
bus, Ohio. Bryan replied:
"The Standard Oil company has
contributed nothing to the democratic
party"
Pays Respects to Old Friend.
New London, Conn, Sept. 19.-
Bryan spent an hour and half In
New Haven to pay his respects to the
memory of one of his most beloved
friends, the late Alexander Troup. at
Stamford. Bryan referred to the plat
forms of the two parties and to the
fact Taft had initiated him in the mat
ter of talking into a phonograph. Next
thing he looked for, he said, was that
the republican party would further in
fringe upon democratic methods by
raising campaign contributions by pop
ular subscription.
Makes Short Speech.
Bryan arrived here at 12:45 and
spoke for several minutes to a large
and enthusiastic crowd He attacked
Taft for amending the republican plat
form and for his "evasive discussion"
of it. Bryan said he stood on the
democratic platform and if elected the
people will know where he stands.
PASSES South Norwalk.
-Seuthe-Norwaik, Conn.,, Sept 49,
William J. Bryan arrived here enroute
to Providence, r. l.. on schedule time.
Bryan appeared at the rear of the
train and waved a farewell as the
] train drew out of the depot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-19
OROuTH IN EAST FEARFUL:
WATER IS SOLD BY GALLON

Pittsburg. Sept. 19.-The drouth is
fast assuming serious proportions in
western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio
and West Virginia. During four days
a representative of the Associated
Press visited over 80 cities and towns
in the tri-state district and conditions
of an alarming nature We're found.
AT night raging forest fires light up
miles of territory, while thousands of
persons are doing everything in their
power to check the flames
Praying for Rain.
Meetings are held at which prayers
for rain are offered
In many communities water is being
sold by the gallon To prevent an epi-
demic of disease the health authorities
are flushing several streams in the
Pittsburg district and then coating the
bed and banks with lime.
Severe West of Mountains.
Philadelphia, Pa, Sept 1g.-Practi-
cally the entire state of Pennsylvania
east of the Allegheny mountains is
suffering from one of the worst
drouths in years. In some parts OF
the state no rain has fallen in more
than two months.
Rivers and streams are so low thai
in some instances Industrial plants
have been shut down for lack ol
water. Forest fires are burning in
several sections and some. localitie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-19
cHAPEROHEs ARE re QUIRED
University of Iowa Adopts Strict So
cial Regulations for Students.

Iowa City, Iowa, Sept. 19.-At all
parties attended by men and women
students of the University of Iowa
chaperones must be present. This is
only one of the new rules that con-
fronts the students who are returning
for their years work opening Monday.
Boating has been classified as a social
call by the powers that be and tou-
pies on the river after 10 o'cloc will
be personae non gratae with te SEN
late. All social functions mv be held
ON Friday and Saturday p III and on
nights preceding holiday All parties
must be ended by midyesht except the
four class parties, and only the seniors
will be permitted to dance later than
II a. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-19

an acre per annum on 1000 acres.
There is no forest in the United
States where the government RECEIVERS
81 per acre.
Have Been Wastefui.
"We have been wasteful in the
United States and the time has come
for us to stop. We must hold our
forests or We must reforest as fast as
we cut down Nations of smaller
area than ours have been obliged to
solve this problem, and we are now
facing it. We may not run govern
ment saw mills and lumber yards, as
some of the European countries do,
but we can at least preserve our for
ests by preventing waste. This Is as
essential to the preservation of our
waterways as it is to the maintenance
of the timber supply Whether the
federal government shall assume the
obligation or whether it be left to the
states, is a question yet to be deter
mined, but as to the necessity for the
speedy adoption of some practical sys.
tenn of conservation there can be no
question. If relief is not afforded the
commercial and Industrial interests ol
the country will surely suffer In ths
end. We need system and uniformit,
in the treatment both of waterway
and forestry This would spell econ
\ omy and amplitude instead Of prohl
fgacy and waste
Il Mr.. Moore is president of the Al
/ lantic Deeper Waterways association
} and will report the result Of his OF
! servations to the annual conventiol
lof that body, which meets In Bait
lmore. Nov. IL. Is and IS next.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-19
UNREQUITTED LOVE
PROMPTS A KILLING
Wisconsin Man Being Refused Hand
of 14-Year-old Girl Shoots Three,
one Fatally

Waukesha. Wis, Sept. John
Smith, a blacksmith employed by Ju-
Illus GrabOw at Calhoun, five miles
east of here, who shot and seriously
wounded Olga Grabow, aged IA, fatal
ly wounded the girls mother, and shot
Sheriff Dwinnell through the head
when the latter attempted to arrest
him, was captured at the Grabow home
early today by the heavily armed
posse who had been guarding the
house all night. The sheriff and the
girl will recover. Mrs. Grabow will
probably die. The shooting is said to
be the result of Smiths brooding over
the unrequited love for Olga. Smiths
capture was only effected after the
house had been riddled with bullets
and every pane of glass broken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-19
STANDARD OIL is GIVING
NO HELP TO DEMOCRATS

in sections at the high school this
morning and instructed them in the
movements in the system he is teach
ing. The teachers in turn instruct
the children in their classes. Some
of the teachers have become quite ex-
pert in penmanship under Mr.
Walkers direction and many of them
rival the teacher. This afternoon Mr..
and those of Moline will follow The
muscular movement system was adopt
ed in all the school of the tri-cities
last year