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Carrie Gardner and Miss Kitty Lea
with q host Of others, in a diversified
bill Of performance"
The day of the quadruple hanging
Charles A. Murphy was advertising
omnibusses for picnics and private
parties, the First Ward Socials were
advertising q picnic on Analostan Is
excursions to Glymont, Trinity Church,
Georgetown, and the st. Vincent de
Paul Society were advertising an ex-
cursion on the Wawasset and Prof. j.
". Kreis was holding dancing classes
at Parker's Hail. on the south SIDE .,
Pennsylyanfa avenue between 9Th and
7th streets
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fall from Krakatoa at corresponding
distance.
mayama. in Japan. occurred ana Is pc
On record Immense rocks were hurled
in all directions and whole villages were
buried. One rock, said to be 26ix12O feet,
fell into river and looked ike an
island. In the same year another fear
full eruption-Skeptar Jokull. In Iceland
beIched an immense quantity OF dust
into the atmosphere and shortly after
ward started the dry fog noticed IN
various parts of the world from the
north coast of Africa to Sweden and
witch lasted more than month Album
dant rains and the strongest winds failed
10 obstinate this fog, and at some places
the sun remained red all day and could
be gazed at directly with the naked
eye.
All evidence, together with the record
Of the dry fog" of 1881. caused by far
eastern eruptions. convinced the scien-
lists OF the astxophysical observatory
that the haze which was noticed at Bas-
sour and at Mt Wilson during last sum-
mer was undoubtedly caused by the vol
ume Of dust and volcanic ash projected
into the air by the eruption of Katmai
With the aid of instruments known as
the pyrheliometer and the spectrobolo-
meter these men were enabled to arrive
at exact scientific measurements which
easily determined the sudden change in
the average heat and light of the sun.
regardless OF local conditions. which.
fortunately enough, happened to be ideal
at the time Of the observations.
Several conclusions were drawn by
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of new regiments, disease becoming al
most universal. By the 10th Of the month
the majority of the men Were unfit for
duty The large parlors of the old man.
sim were neatly fitted up for our hos
pital, fsI which they We're admirably
adapted The two principal wards We're
the large front parlors which commun;-
Gated by foi.,irg doors. The ceilings
were high and tina large open fireplaces
served the double plIrose of heat and
ventilation. While about ff,y beds Were
constantly occupied. the air Vas ARRAYS
sweet and pure. In one co'npaa, the
three officers were In hospital and bnt
twelve men could be mustered for The
evening parade
But time passed until February ID
came, and with it the order to move.
What scene of confusion: the pounding
and tearing of boards, the shouting or
men. the braying of mules. combined in
a great uproar. Bonfires blazed in every
part OF the camp and the whole night
was spent in tearing down quarters ana
loading the wagons. Morning at last
came and the wagons were loaded and
ready to march. They formed a line
reaching down 14th street from our camp
nearly to the White House. One hun
dred and five six-mule wagons constituted
our regimental train. And there was SO
much dissatisfaction that next day We
were allowed twenty-five more.
The Porter mansion did not become
permanent hospital; the patients being
later removed to Columbia, Stone and
other hospitals. The Stone mansion stood
somewhat back from the brow Of the hill
and east of 1ith street. The 1th New
York camped there and established Its
hospital in the grounds. 1t was next the
hospital of Gen. Silas Caseys division
and March IS, 1862, became a general
hospital The capacity was gradually in
creased to 10 beds.
After February 1853. this establishments
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named Pier-a Mrs Pier aided by her
husband Ewald Pier. The land along
Quarry road was owned by " ".
Turner, now dead and the Wallbridge
estate. Mrs. Turner and the Waiibrldse
estate are still important owners there
The steep, little way which so many
Neutrality-suspicious. Travelled from Column
bia road to the Zoo came to be called
Mr.. Fry said, the Quarry road De-
cause il led to the quarry now WITHIN
the Zoo and abandoned, where several
bears have their den That rock for
nation was opened a quarry about
1872 by Thomas Morgan. a well
known contractor during the period
of city betterment under Alexander II.
Shepherd. 1t was a bluestone quarry
and a big crushing machine was oper-
ated there by the side of Rock creek.
The quarry was in operation uhtil
about 1855 and had only been re-
Gently closed when that part OF ROCK
creek was taken for the uses or the
Zoo.
Before the opening OF the Morgan
quarry the road leading from Colum-
biz road to Rock creek was called, In
the neighborhood, Red House lane be-
cause by It's SIDE WAS sHihii Feu va
house that was long ago demolished
The Rambler did not learn the name
of the family living there In that
relatively remote day, but that lntor-
nation would he interesting.
Rock creek, near where the quarry
bridge now crosses it, was. long De
fore the quarry and the bridge came
into being, a favorite swimming place
with the boys Of the rural Mount
Pleasant region.
Another old resident of the neighbor-
hood who still lives on Quarry road
is j. E. Lapham, and he is full or
"reminiscences of that neighborhood
Mr. and Mrs. Baker. who have read
The Star ever since they were mar
told the Rambler, and without apollo
giving, that they READ his matter every
Sunday. also live on Quarry road.
Mexico and smoke was projected to .
height OF seventeen miles.
In order to subject their theory that
climate is directly affected by volcanic
eruptions to a still more searching test
Messrs Fowle and Abbot found that six
well known European observatories had
recorded low heat and light radiations
from the sun at the time OF the hatmai
eruptions or directly afterward and were
very consistent in their records These
same uniform decreases We're noted In
1883 at the European observatories.
BY these means were the experts OF the
astrophy sicial observatory led 10 believe
and to add their scientific Endorsement TO
the belief that the climate of the earth Is
materially changed every time volcano
belches into the air an immense quantity
of dust.
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mont streets. The site was an exceilent
one and a number of other HOSPITALS were
soon after established in that vicin-
ity. BY 1864 there was city OF hospitals
extending along the heights north of the
city almost from Rock creek to the East
ern branch.
When first opened Columbian College
Hospital had $50 beds. AS the war went
on the capacity was increased again and
again as the neyer-ending stream or
MANNED and ailing men came in. Rows of
tents and temporary buildings We're set
up until this hospital held accommodation
for 500 men. 1t was one of the hospitals
which Walt Whitman frequented and
often mentioned in his letters. The last
enlargement of this hospital came when
Grant crossed the Rapidan and the
wounded from the wilderness began to
arrive.
*
A nurse on duty there wrote:
An order has come to Columbian Col
lege Hospital to enlarge her borders and
make ready to accommodate 1000 pa
tients: and as we look over to Carver
Hospital (adjoin,ng on the north the
work of putting up more tents is going
on so as to accommodate 400 wounded
men,. And the wounded came, more
than ever before Columbian College
Hospital was one of the principal army
hospitals near Washington. ranking with
Mount Pleasant Campbell. lincoln.
Armory Square and others that sheltered
each a thousand or more men. 1t was
closed July To- 1865.
Capt. Duncan relates that during the
autumn and winter of 1S61-62 regiment
after regiment arrived in Washington
and was quartered either in the suburbs
or across the river in Virginia. the
hills north of the city were dotted over
with the white tents of a dozen regl-
ments. Temporary wooden barracks were
constructed for SOME especially the cav
airy. Soon. sickness appeared and be,
came widespread pneumonia, malarial
feyers typhoid, measles and other camp
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along which as rule only persons
with sad or saddeniug thoughts WANDER
At the head of one of the mounds
and al the head of only one-ls a MAJ VI
slab 1t has a rounded top ana II Iise'
about two feet above the 500. IL 10 q"
s,Iain. sad-looking and age-stalned erdNe
stone; if you were studying such 'hiHse
the breyity OF the Inscription "ouiu
mark il as being singular Benlhu =
rows q box bush that has been cropPeu
and rounded and which has extended
itself ON both sides of the stone anu
shows a tendency TO inclose it. The
Eject produced is that the gravestone
stands in a niche or in a little arbor Of
Green box on the marble are carVeu
.u.o words. They are Mrs. Surratt.
\ <
Between the mound marked by the
stone and the other little mounds wild
yiolets grow on the grave at the head
ii which stands the marble slab ana
grows the green box the Rambler noted
that a little rose bush. too young 70
bloom. and a small geranium had been
lately planted. The burial lot Is Iuil-
size cemetery lot and at each OF the
four corners is set small marker OF
marble on the top of which are the
initials M. T. s"
Who were the persons who rest IN
the unmarked graves in that lot and
who IL was that 50 lately planted flowers
on that tragic mound are things the
Rambler did not ask about, though Grave
digger Frederick who has dug graves and
filled graves and opened graves ana
cared for graves in that cemetery Tor
fprty-two years and knows them ALL was
al work not many yards away
One could not help reading the names
and dates on some OF the neighbor tombs
10 Mrs Surratt's grave Close by is the
monument to the memory of Lieut.. Col.
Julius F. Garesche. 1t is a tall marble
monument with a long Latin inscription.
and this in English: KILLED in the Bat
tie Of Murphreesbury December 81. 1867.
one Of the large armed batteries, and it
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-VERY time volcano blows its
n head off the temperature Of the
- earth is temporarily lessened
from 10 to 20 per cent and light from
lie sun Is also reduced. This has been
scientifically determined by experts Of
the Smithsonian Institution. who have
mode careful tests following volcanic
rruptions in various parts OF the earth
and who have prepared a complete re-
port Of their observations.
Mount katmai. in Alaska, underwent
a fearful volcanic eruption In June.
18f2 Thousands of tons or volcanic
ash were showered over Alaska and
surrounding territory and the volume
such volume that g c. Abbot of the
AstYophysIcaI observatory of the
Smithsonian Institution. at that time
engaged in tests II the sun in Bas-
sour. Algeria, was able 10 determine
that the Algerian climate underwent
a pronounced change when this dust
cloud settled over that section OF the
world
Volcanic eruptions and their effect
on climate has long been a subject for
scientific discussion and IL has been
generally believed that both light and
heat from the sun were materially
4essened under such circumstances.
While Mr. Abbot was conducting his
tests at Bassour, F. E. Fowle. also of
tho astrophysical observatory, made
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to him in calculating as nearly as possible
the loss of heat and power by the direct
solar beam Of light. These instruments
are of such a highly technical nature
The table prepared by Mr. Abbot. and
which is easily understood by a reader
not acquainted with scientific measures,
gives an idea of the difference caused by
the dust particles from katmai The
table follows:
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THE grounds had been elegantly laid
out with box and juniper, while the adj
joining groves of oak and chestnut lent
additional charm to the locality. From
the broad piazza we could look upon the
busy scenes of the city, and see the
vessels passing up and down the river.
The country In the rear Of our encamp-
ment was charming. Fine groves trav-
ersed by streams of pure running water,
with fields surrounded by hedges. stretch
ed far to the northward. On the open
plain might any day be seen a regiment
Of lancers wheeling and charging in their
brilliant evolutions, their long lances with
bright red pennons adding greatly to the
beauty OF the display, and as we then
vainly believed, to the efficiency of the
troops
But we soon began to feel the scourge
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diseases reduced the regiments and made
hospitals necessary. Surgeon George i.
Stevens of the nth New York wrote or
these camps and hospitals as follows:
I'VE encamped on Meridian hill De-
cember l. 1861 Meridian hill is the most
delightful locality in the vicinity OF
Washington. The plain on which the city
stands extends back some. two miles
from the river and is terminated by 4
line of hills Along the margin of these
hills were some fine old suburban man
sions On our right toward Georgetown
was kalorama, once the residence of
Joel Barlow author of the famous poems
.Hasty Pudding and The Columbiad.
Now the building was converted into a
hospital In close neighborhood to US
was Columbian College, also used as a
hospital: and to the east was the fine
mansion of Dr. Stone Qater Stone Hos
pitaD and other places. all of which. like
Kalorama and the college, were full OF
sick men
1.-The Porter Mansion became our hos
pital and also for time served as head
quarters. 1t was in the center OF this line
of once beautiful residences, and directly
north of the Presidents house. 1t had
been the residence of Commodore Porter
and still bore the name of the Porter
House.
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1t was only snort time BeIOre the
eruption of krakatoa that instruments
were contrived with which Scientists
were able to arrive at the amount of
solar heat and light comparable to those
available in 1872. This enabled scientists
to know that great departures from the
usual intensity of soar heat and light
occurred during periods from 1888 to 1887,
from 1888 to 1893 and from 1902 to 1904.
In hunting down the causes of these
low light and heat periods, the conciu-
sions of the katmai eruption are
proved. The experts have found that
during the period from 1883 to 1858, sew
eral marked eruptions took place. The
worst OF these was the eruption of the
volcano Bandai San, in Japan a crater
which had shown no activity for more
than thousand years. A smaller peak,
known as Little Bandai San had
grown on the side of the crater. and on
the morning of July 15, 1883. Little
Bandai San was blown into atoms and
its debris buried and devastated wide
area.
More than 7oO,0Oo,ooO tons of rock and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-06
LOOKING FOR A
MAN To MEET
zBySzkO
PAGE TWO.

Frank Riley, physical director
of the Business Mems Athletic
club, Is looking for some one to
grapple with lib, the Pole. when
that worthy being hits Tacoma the
latter part of this month. Now
II is not an easy matter to pick
man for libby for there isn't any
thing out this way that can MAKE
the foreigner even sweat. or
course, there are several persons
who could give Zbyszko a good
little time but as far as a worthy
contender Is concerned, nix.
Fred Beel, John Berk, or Chef
Mcintyre may be induced to enter
the arena with lib.
lib is In a class by himself.
He Is too good for a few of 'em
but gosh darn 1t, he can't do bus
mess with Frank Gotch.
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MORE HEAVY STUFF

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-All indica-
lions are that Eddie McGoorty of
Oshkosh, and Mike Gibbons of
st. Paul., will fight ON the Pa
cific coast, following the an
nouncement that James Coffroth
of San Francisco has offered to
tage 20-round battle between
them. The men have agreed to
weigh In at 1853 pounds.
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SYNDICATE FOR
JESSE WILLARD
NOW
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Jesse Will
lard, heavyweight, the only man
who ever earned and received a
popular decision over Luther Nc
Carly, now recognized as the
white heavyweight champion of
the world, is to be handled by a
syndicate here, according to plans
under way today. Charles Cut
Ter, who rules Wizards destinies
at present, was offered $4,000
for his interest.
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Random Notes

looked into. He likes to make
chin-music with girls who tend
the cigar counters in the big ho-
tells down in the 1861 town. May
be he'll outgrow it. He's young.
Or maybe he'll marry one of 'em.
Either way will do.
Our idea of wasted energy:
Looking for the North Pole.
Wearing a pOmpadour.
Cy Neighbors Is the first man
to sign a contract to play with
Joe McGinnity next season.
Bob Brown, over in Vancouver,
is preparing his grandstand to
accommodate bigger crowds. The
Britishers are simply falling for
the great American game.
down to business in Seattle, too.
Nick Williams has thrown out
his hook and line out into the sea
to see what he can pull in in the
way of ball players. Hope he
don't get any suckers.
"Bill" James has been released
by the Cleveland American league
club and will be returned to
Portland. "Bill" is not the orig
inal Seattle "Bill."
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. g.
The crack st. James football
team OF Vancouver is today being
hailed as one of the fastest teams
In the Northwest as a result Of
it's defeat of the Portland all
star aggregation. Twenty %
nothing was the score.
Chances are that meeting OF
Billy Sunday and Bat Nelson ut
Columbus was productive of much
that was of value to both. Both
are there 40 strong with the
punch along different lines.
Most Ohio mayors are now
being given the opportun-
fty to explain the difference
between a sparring exhibition
and a prize fight. That's a
classy little Job for healthy
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WORKED FOR NOTHING

That she and her brother and
sisters were forced to work on
the ranch of George Ferguson un-
der cruel treatment and without
pay. besides having to pay exorbi-
family for their board, are the al
legations set forth in a suit for
$652 against Ferguson by Nellie
A. Ferguson.
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COMMITTED TO ASYLUM

Lydia Parker, aged so years,
OF Puyallup, was today adjudged
violently insane and was commit
ted to the Steilacoom asylum by
Judge Clifford. This will be her
third term, according to the sher-
ifs office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-06
POLO MATCH

HILLSBOROUGH, CAL, Jan. o.
BY a score Of 3 IL to 3 ga,
r. M. Tobin's whites, are the
yictors here today over T. A.
Driscolls "Reds" after a fast
game OF polo played on Ell Cerrito
field.
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son, Mike Donlin used to be the
fastest thing in the National
league, on and off the diamond.
Now, there's no class to Mike in
either locality.
Some of the unusual things
about indoor baseball are the
lack of a desire to swat the UNI
pire, the absence of spiking and
the fact that the inside game Is
played entirely.
Our idea Of nothing at all: The
refusal of the suffragets to ad-
NIT to membership the lady
wrestlers.
THE AVERAGE UMPIRE
MAKES AN EXCEEDINGLY
POOR BOWLER. AS A RULE
THEY MISS TOO MANY
STRIKES.
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BOTH CHARGE ASSAULT

Charles Mclean and Nellie Nc
Lean, his wife, have made coun-
ter complaints, each charging the
other with assault. Charles says
Mrs. Mclean hit him over the
head with the umbrella first.
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"THREE A DAY TOO MaNyv

Three meals a day are too
many, according to County Jailer
james Longmire, who has had
two years experience In feeding
prisoners. Two meals will keep
any person in perfect health. he
says.
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TO CURE A CcGD IN ONE DAY
fake LAXATIVE BROMo ouinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II Il fails TO cura.
%. ". Groves signature II on each box 25s
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Sartorial Note: Joe Bonds has
got a new lid.
Sartorial Note No. 2:
George Shredder wears pale
muaye necktie on the Sab
bath.
1t was kinder lonely around
the gilded palaces where Demon
Rum holds forth last Saturday
afternoon. Reason: Resolutions
still on the job. But wait till next
Saturday.
The chances of reviving the
noble fistic sport in Tacoma seem
what might fittingly be called a
bit Gluml
Somebody wanted to have Dem
yer Ed Martin appear locally as
THE Unknown" Permit us to
pause whilst we gurgle Har, Har!
Why that wouldn't even deceive
Chief LOOMS who has never yet
laid eyes on the squared circle
while activities were in progress
within. Why not get somebody
not well known like-well, any
body you happen to. think or.
Tommy Burns Is back In the
game because there Is much easy
coin gathering in large gobs up
in that Alberta country. T. Burns
once ventured a venture or two
in Tacoma but the venturing ror
tired impressarios was not good.
For goodness sake, Helene;
pipe thisi Doc Cooke, who may
or may not have discovered the
North Pole, Ia coming to Pantages
next week, and Gentleman Jim
Corbett, alias Pompadour Chances,
Is due to headline at the EN-
PRESS. Why not sign up these
two old warriors for a little go
here7
Little drope o. lemon,
Lttle drope o. booze,
Oft viii cure . feller's cold;
Wiilyum, spread the newsi
There's one thing about Willie
that has just got to be
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AND THEY GOT THE LIMIT TOO.
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From the way baseball
clubs are securing Florida
sites for training camps,
there is a sneaking suspicion
gumshoeing hereabouts that
bathing suits and not ball
toys will have the conspicu-
Gus places in the athletes
trunks in the spring.
According to ChristY Mathew
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ZBYSZKO MAY NOT BE THE
CHAMPION HEAVYWEIGHT
WRESTLER NOR ABLE TO
TOSS FRANK GOTCH, BUT
HE'S SOME KID, BELIEVE US,
WHEN 1T COMES no THROW
ING A BLUFF.
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There's one thing about Willie
Richie that has just got to be
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person on a quiet Sunday
afternoon.
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Little drope o. lemon,
IAttle drope o. booze,
Oft win cure . felIer's cold;
Wiilyum, spread the newsf
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The chances of reviving the
noble fistic sport in Tacoma seem
what might fittingly be called a
bit Glum!
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According to Christy Mathew
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Sartorial Note: Joe Bonds has
got a new lid.
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Most Ohio mayors are now
being given the opportun-
fty to explain the difference
between a sparring exhibition
and a prize fight. That's a
classy little Job for a healthy
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Sartorial Note No. 2:
George Shredder wears a pale
muave necktie on the Sab
bath.