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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

The Berkeley county teachers insti-
tute will be held in this city August
1917, in charge OF County Supt E, y.
Zeilor The instructors engaged for
this institute are Or, Minioh OF Ok
ford, O., ami supt, Joseph Roster, Of
Fairmont.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21
MISS WESTENHAyER
PRETTY JUNE BRIDE
Quietly WEEDS George Harsfall
at Her Home On Winchester
A,a,,,a NA,.Jax. E.+D~,;ro.
Avenue Monday Evening.

Miss Nellie Westenhaver and Mr.
George G. Horsfall we're quietly mar
ried Monday evening at sac O'Clock
at the brides home on Winchester
avenue The officiating clergyman
was Rev. Fl. W. A. Fallon. OF ST, Jo-
seph's Catholic church, and the eere-
uory was witnessed only by the i'm
mediate families Of the contracting
parties The bride wore a travelling
suit of tan terry cloth
After a wedding supper Mr. and
Mrs Horsfall left on h. q o. train
No. Il for bridal trip to Boston and
other points east While it was
known that the wedding was soon to
come oil the exact time was kept a
profound secret even from the init
mate friends of both bride and groom.
But some how or other the secret
leaked out at the last minute, so that
instead OF being able TO slip away
from town unuoticed, some of their
friends gathered at the depot and gave
the departing couple a jolly sendon
The bride is the older daughter OF
Mr.. S, A. Westenhayer, the widely
known contractor and builder, and
Mrs Westeuhaver. She is a young
lady of many charms which have at.
tracted to her a large number Of
friends and admirers in this her ma
tive city The groom is the only son
of Mr.. and Mrs Abram Horsrall, West
Martin street, and is popular with his
friends He was born in England But
came here with his parents in his boy
hood. He is associated with his faith
err head OF one OF the departments in
the Kilbourn Knitting Mills
Dunham-ciinsnbe
At high noon Wednesday in Balti-
more, Mr. Robert Durham, OF this
city, and Miss Lulu Clinenberg, Of
Baltimore. were married in that city,
by the Rev Mr. Harrison Baptist
minister, at the church parsonage.
The happy couple arrived here Thurs,
day evening at $50 O'Clock, and went
to the home Of the bridegroom's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bush Durham, on
North Church street.
The wedding came as a great sur
prise to the many friends of the
bridegroom, as it was not known TO
anyone until Mr.. and Mrs. Durham
arrived in the city. Mr.. Durham is
employed by the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad company on the tracks. Mrs.
Dunham is a very accomplished lady,
and she was given a brides welcome
by her friends of this city. For the
present, they will reside with Mr..
Dunhams parents.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

The now United Brethren church at
W. Va, was formally dedi-
Gated Sunday, and the dedlcatory scr
mon was delivered b. Rev c. l. r.
Brane of Dayton, O.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

There's mighty little difference be-
tween the sweet girl graduate and tho
June bride only about two weeks.
Washington Post
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

The county court was in session 10
day, and spent the time in looking oy-
er the usual bills, and transactlng rou-
tine bushes. Quite a number OF peo'
pie from the country were present at
the session.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21
Mr.. L5annis Home.

Mr. Herbert L. Hannis, OF Winches-
ter avenue IL home from Washington
and Lee University. Lexington, Va,
where he graduated this week In the
law department. Mr.. Hannis viii be
teacher in the local High School
next term
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THIS PA
PER RECEIVED with the GUAR
ANTEE that the CIRCULATION of
the STATESMAN EXCEEDS that of
any PAPER published in Martins
burg, Berkeley County, w. Va.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

A marriage license was granted to-
DAY to Mr. leman w Eaton and Miss
Pearl Palmer, both Of this city
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21
sTATEsMAN-DEMocRAT

Entered at the Post Office in Martins
burg, W. Va, as second class matter
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

Miss Sallie Largent, Virginia Ave-
is spending week in Cumberland
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

Mrs. Katie Boak. West John street.
has gone to Pittsburgh for a visit
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

Miss Ruth Helms, South Queen
street, is visiting friends in Balti-
more.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

Mr. Charles schley, of Frederick. is
visiting friends here.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21

Miss Fannie Miller. East King
street, is visiting relatives in Roa-
noke, Va.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
|CEBERCS HAS
TO MANY VESSELS
Accidents Happen Despite the
Great Precautions Taken
to Guard the Ships.

She crashed into a berg off the New
foundland banks and Immediately be
gan to sink at the bow. But she was
steaming only at the rate of fifteen
knots, and her collision bulkhead the
only thing that stood between her 300
passengers and crew and destruction
withstood the shock, and no lives were
lost.
Next TO fog, icebergs are regarded
as the source of gravest peril to yes
sells navigating the north Atlantic. Ac-
cording to all accounts brought by in
coming ocean steamers, this menace
has been greater during the last few
weeks than in any recent year. The
presence of a great number of ice
bergs in the lane VI transatlantic traf-
fic Just now does not, however. neces-
sarly indicate any extraordinary con
ditions in the arctic during the past
winter. According to the most rclia
BILE estimate OF scientists. it requires
as rule from threC to four years for
an iceberg to drift across the polar
basin and reach that region Of the At
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
TITANIC, WHICH
AN ICEBERG, THE
White Star Liner Was on Her
Maiden Trip From South
ampton to New York.
osseoseseeessssesee..e-

"N He new White Star liner Titan
n tic, which was recently in col
- lision with an iceberg on her
maiden trip from Southamp-
ton to New York, is described by her
owners as follows:
The Titanic and her sister ship, the
Olympic, are the largest ships afloat.
being 100 feet longer than their next
rival. These sea monsters are at the
same time floating mansions of lux
ury, each capable Of holding town
full Of people. They are SS21a feet
long, 92 feet in the beam and "a feet
in depth, with $4,000 tons register and
$4,000 tons displacement
With officers and crew numbering
$50. the Titanic is capable of carrying
5000 to $500 passengers-cabin and
steerage. She was built to be the last
word in size. speed. power and sea lux
ury, and II would take a powerful
Imagination TO conceive the magnifi-
cence and detail for comfort and lux
ury and pastime on the great ship. Its
Interior more closely resembles huge
hotel, with heavy balustraded wide
stairways and elevators running up and
down for nine stories; its great sa-
looms and restaurants; its miniature
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

forced back ten feet. Several mem
bers of the crew and one passe ger
were injured. The Columbia was able
to complete her voyage to New York.
On July s, 1907. the North GewuaG
Lloyd liner Kronprnz Wilhelm st'Uck
an iceberg off the banks in the uncer
tain light of early morning Her bow
was dented. and her starbonrd sd
was scrapel badly by the ice int
which she had plowed her way at -
speed of sixteen knots an hour The
steamship Noturno. on her way 10
New York from Rotterdam. also had u
narrow escape from an Iceberg IN
May, 1908. when, off the coast Of New
foundland, she plowed her way into
an ice field, which ground deep sears
into her sides. Some bergs passed 50
near her that great chunks Of ice fell
on her decks, but she escaped without
serious damage.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

degrees north latitude. The Titanics
wireless operator gave the position Of
the steamship when the collision came
as Al degrees 40 minutes north, or 106
miles to the north of the southern
boundary of the Atlantic region where
the danger from icebergs is an ever
present one.
The photographic office Of the navy
department from time to time has sent
out much detailed and reliable informa.
ton regarding the formation and trav-
els of the iCebergs and ice fields in
the north Atlantic.
Until within a comparatively recent
period it had been presumed that the
icebergs that infested the Atlantic dur
ing the spring and early summer
months had broken off from the border
of the great arctic ice fields. This, ac.
cording to the light of later research,
is an erroneous theory. The iceberg
that drifted directly in the path of the
Titanic, it is almost certain, was a
small fragment of huge glacier that
years ago had disengaged itself from
tilt IlttllOI I'e Nup VI NtSlelu bIteu-
land. sliding with irresistible and dew
astating momentum toward the coast
and finally plunging into the deep sea.
II is when the edge of such huge
glacier reaches Il steep coast that from
time to time fragments are broken off
by their own weight, caught up by the
ocean currents and carried off.
The size of these fragments varies
greatly, but according to the reports
Of the photographic Office an iceberg
from go to 100 FEET to The top of its
walls, with pinnacles ard spires reach
ing from 300 To 2I0 feet in height. are
not unusual in the arctic sea. These
measurements apply only TO the mass
of ice above the surface of the water.
This constitutes from One-eighth to
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
COLLISION WITH
BROUGHT GRIEF.
Sinking of Titanic Recalls 9th.
er Disasters, Though None
Was So Appalling.

T< HE appalling catastrophe which
recently befell the White Star
liner Titanic, when she was
sunk In collision with an ice
berg off Cape Race, with the loss of
more than 1,500 lives, is the greatest
of all ocean disasters. The sensation
al details, the failure of water tight
compartments to proteCe against
speedy sinking. the inadequacy of wire
less telegraphy against the failure of
ship to keep ahoat. are already mat
ters of history.
OF former collisions of steamships
with iccbergs the last before that of
the Niagara. reported about the same
time as the Titani" tragedy. was the
encounter OF an iceberg bv the Anchor
liner Columbia. from Glasgow. on Aug
Q 1911 The collision occurred IN n
dense fog, when the Columbia was
$50 miles north and 81 miles east Of
Cape Race. Huge tons OF ice fell
upon her foreCastle, and her stem was
smashed in to the water linc The
upper parts of her bow plates wera
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Iceberg Peril Next to Fog.

The giant freighter Naronic of the
White Star line. which disappeared
from the eastward winter track across
the Atlantic some time after Feb. II,
1893, with seventy four persons aboard,
is also believed to have encountered
an iceberg and to have gone down In
collision with it. The facts of this dis
aster were never ascertained. Her
overturned lifeboats were found float
ing derelicts long afterward 300 miles
southeast OF Newfoundland.
In August, 1899, the Donaldson liner
Concordia, cattle steamer, outward
bound from Montreal, collided with a
berg in the Belle Isle strait Off the
Newfoundland coast and had her bow
crushed. To go farther back, there
was the disaster to the old Guion line
steamship Arizona on Nov. 7. 1879,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Carried South by Labrador Current.

Thousands of such fragments drop
Off every year. AS they reach the
water they are caught up by the polar
currents. Nansen, during his expedi
tiOn with the Fran; Amundsen, during
the arctic trip. he undertook in 1901
and the Duke Of Orleans in 1908, made
IA study of polar sea physics. The
course Of the currents is pretty well
known from the published result Of
their observations.
Along the northern part Of the West
Greenland coast, where most of the ice
bergs are created, there is a current
setting off shore and toward the pole
This current carries the icebergs some
distance northward until a junction is
made with what Is known as the Lab
rador current This sets in in due
southerly direction along the coast of
Baf1n bay and Labrador. While at
times 1t ceases entirely, and while its
speed varies greatly, being greatest
near the coast, after winds from the
northwaTd, II has been estimated by
scientists that usually an iceberg is
carried south by this current at 4 rate
Of from ten to thirty miles in twenty
four hours.
II Ii not by any means smooth sail
ing. All along the labrador coast are
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
THE WHITE STAR LINER TITANIC.

berth. The tugs timely arrival and
quick work probably prevented bad
smash between the two liners.
Captain Smith was on the bridge of
the Olympic on Sept. 20 last as she
was outgoing in Cowes roads. The
British cruiser Hawke, which was
passing the liner TO starboard, was sud
denly drawn in, as If by an undercur
rent caused by the giants propellers,
and crashed into the steamships quar-
ter about twenty feet from the stern
1t required almost three months to re
pair the olympic.
Captain Smith has been in the White
Stars service for more than thirty
years. His first important command
was the Majestic in 1902. Every large
ship of the line has been commanded
by him since then, being put in charge
of each one as soon as she was put in
commission.
Noted Persons Aboard,
Among the first cabin passengers
aboard the Titanic We're Major Archi-
bald w. Butt, Norman c. Craig, NJ. P;
Mr. and Mrs. Washington Dodge, Ben
jamin Guggenheim, Henry B. Harris,
New York theater manager. and Mrs.
Harris; Colonel Washington Roebling,
the Countess Of RotheS, Adolph Seal
field, Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor Straus, Mr.
and Mrs Emil Taussig, Mr.. and Mrs
George d. Widener, Mrs. j. Stewart
White, f. d. Millet, the artist and
president Of the Consolidated Ameri-
can academy at Rome; c. NJ. Hayes,
president Of the Grand Trunk railway;
]. Bruce Ismay, chairman and manag-
ing director of the White Star line:
W. It. Stead and Colonel and Mrs. John
Jacob Astor.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

rugged promontories and numberless
islands and cliffs surrounded by reefs
and shallow water. Some OF the ice
bergs are crushed against the rock
bound coast, others are caught In the
deep fiords of Greenland before they
reach the open sea at all. Others again
are aground in the shallow waters along
portions Of the coast until only a small
percentage of a years output Of ice
bergs ever reaches far enough south to
bring misfortune to transatlantic ship
ping. According TO the reports issued
by the photographic office at Wash
ington, the ice in such bergs is of ex-
traordinary brittleness. There is authen-
tic information showing that a blow
with an ak, the concussion of a gun
shot or the heavy blast of steamship
whistle has had the effect of splitting
the huge mountain of drifting ice. They
are more readily broken in warm wea-
ther. On the coast of Labrador dur
ing the short summer that prevails
there, when it is packed with icebergs,
there is a constant and almost deafen-
ing crash as icebergs collapse in col
lision with the coast or with other
bergs
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
EoR Ice Fields Are Formed.

The greatest precautions are taken
on board the big ocean liners 10 gurrl
against collision with iccbergS. No.
only are the officers on the bridge and
the lookout in the crows nest Impress
ed with The fact that they must eXerr
else the greatest vigilance when YES
sells approach the Newfoundland
banks. where the danger from ice
bergs is the greatest at this time OF
the year. but the temperature of the
water is taken frequently, and amy
striking drop indicated by the ther
mometer is certain TO he accepted as II
warning against the presence of ice
bergs I'm the vicinity.
This and the lowering Of the ten
perature Of the air-if one should hap
pen to pass to the leeward of an ice
herg-are about the most reliable of
all the danger signals set against this
peril. To the eye. indeed, an iceberg
is not easily perceptible at night, even
though the weather should happen to
shining Most of the icebergs have an
intense white and blush hue, which
blends with moonlight In fashion
that may confound the most seasoned
and vigllant Of mariners.
Had the course OF the Titanic car
ried her about a hundred miles to tn,
| southwark OF where the disastrous
crash occurred she would in all prob
ability have steered clear OF all dan
gers from ice. According TO the most
expert mariners, an iceberg is rarely
seen at this time Of the year-or at any
season. indeed-tarther south than 4C
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
COLL|DED WITH
GREATEST SHIP !
A Marvel In Luxury-0f sc, 900
Tons DislIaCement-Re-
quired Crew of $50.
-...~ssssssssssssessssos,

tain E. ]. Smith was commander OF
the Olympic at that time, and he was
in charge of the Titanic.
The Titanic. with about 100 passen-
gers aboard, $50 of whom were in the
first cabin, was leaving her pier when
there was a sound as Of a mountain
battery being discharged. There was
a rush of passengers to the port rail
TO see what the trouble was.
1t then developed that as she passed
out into the stream the $4,000 ton
steamship had sucked the water be
tween herself and the quay to so great
an extent that the seven huge hawsers
with which the American liner New
York was moored to the pier had been
snapped like threads.
The 0lympic's Mishap.
The New York began drifting help
lessly, stern first. toward the Titanic.
which seemed to act like a magnet.
Slowly the New York bore down on
the Titanic. which reversed her en-
gines. In few minutes her headway
was stopped and she began to move
slowly aStern The tugs Neptune and
Vulcan sped to the helpless American
liner. caught her with hawsers, bow
and stern. and towed her back to her
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

theater, squash and tennis courts,
swimming pools and Turkish bath
rooms; its great smoking room, card
rooms and beautiful music rooms, and
even on the top of its twelve decks a
miniature golf links.
Private Promenades.
Two private suits with their own
private promenades, wherein passen-
gers can live as luXuriously at sea as
in their own homes, Illustrate some Of
the novelties. These suits are only de-
signed for one or two persons, with
accommodations for their servants.
and the price asked for them for
single trip voyage is $l,350. Without
the porch single suits like these are
sold for $1,000.
The Titanic was launched at Belfast
last May-that is to say, her huge hulk
was launched. but that only half COM
pleted the work of construction, to say
nothing OF the mammoth task of dec
grafton.
The Titanic has nine decks of SOL
idly constructed steel. The hull is di-
vided into thirty water tight compart-
ments, the doors Of which can be 81
multaneously closed by the operation
OF lever from the bridge. She Is of
the triple screw type. The two wing
screws are driven by reciprocating en-
glnes, the central one by turbines. Her
speed is twenty-one knots an hour.
Some idea Of the immensity of the
work involved in the construction of
such a levlathan as the Titanic may be
gained by few statistics. The weight
of the 100000 rivets in the ships dou-
bic bottom alone is 270 tons. The
heaviest plate weighs Al tons and Is
36 feet long. The rudder weighs 100
tons. The largest beam used weighs 4
tons and measures 92 feet.
Near a Mishsp at Southampton.
Captain Smith, her commander, the
admiral Of the White Star fieet, was in
command OF her sister ship, the olym-
pie, when she made her maiden voy-
age to New York and also when she
collided with the British cruiser
Hawke in the Solent last September.
A disaster was narrowly ayerted the
day the Titanic sailed from Southamp-
ton. 1t was similar TO that which be-
fell her sister ship. the Olympic. Cap
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
A Chaser.

The Inquisitive Old Woman
Guard,-why did the train stop be-
fore we came to the station.
The Guardian over a pig, mum.
The Inquisitive Old Woman
What was it on the line?
The Guard-No-oh, no; we chas-
ed it up the Observation-Disclosures
Sketch.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Closed Season.

your proposal comes too late"
Then you have engaged yourself
to another?"
mo"
Then why not be engaged to
me?"
The silly season is over now"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24

cne-ninth Of the whole mass. It would
be futile to seek to render an estimate
of the depth of an iceberg below the
surface of the sea because this depth
varies with the weight Of that part
which is above the water. few years
ago an iceberg which had pinnacle
of about 100 feet in height did not
ground until it reached sixteen fathOms
of water in the Belle Isle strait, near
st. Johns y. +.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
POETRY AND PUNS IN BIBLE.
Professor Torrsy Of Yale Cites EN-
ampIss Before Oriental Society.

The worlds most beautiful and per
feet poetry is TO be found in the Old
Testament, according to Professor c.
@. Torrey of Yale.
Professor Torrey said that the Bible
is full OF puns, and he proved his point
with a series Of examples Of plays upon
words, taking his illustrations from the
book OF Isaiah.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-24
Modern Safety Devices.

In these days of progress in marine
architecture, when the up to date liner
Is floating hotel, with every device
for the safety, comfort and amusement
of the passengers, the loss of such Il
vessel as the Titanic comes as n shock
to steamship men, and especially to
those who have been figuring on how
to build "the largest vessel in the
world" Tho Titanic with her fifteen
automatic self closing bulkhead doors,
was considered unsuitable, not only by
the officials of the White Star line, but
by those who had made study of
modern shipbuiding.
Up to date vessels are all equipped
with these water tight compartments,
which in time of danger are of primary
Importance The captain on the bridge,
standing at the central control of the
bulkhead doors. can by the simple
pressing Of single electric button
close every door the length of the veS-
sci and transform her in a few seconds
into craft which the modern ship
builders have claimed would float with
many of her water tight compartments
flooded
If the electric signal indicated a mi
nor accident in a particular part of the
ship by pressing buttons on the bridge
her skipper could close the cOmpart-
ments in that section.