Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28
Niagara Falls Family are
Stopping in Wildwood

Harry Settler of Niagara Falls, N,
Y, brought his wife and three children
to Wildwood on Monday, June II, and
located them for the season in the Graef
apartments on Pine For %
years he has held a POSITION with
the Niagara Falls Power Co., as operat-
ing engineer. In the plant where he is
EN- ployed there are installed Fl turbine
water wheels, and an equal number of
electrical generators. Thtse turbines
develop a dynamic force of 5000 horse
power each. This is on the American
side of the Falls. On the Canadian
side, this power company has another
big plant, containing ten huge turbine
wheels-much more powerful than
those on the u. s. side. The ten tur-
bines on the Canadian side develop a
force of $4,000 horse power each, or
10000 horsepower combined. The
total force developed by the Niagara
Falls Power Co., therefore is equal to
1885, 600 horsepower. What a gigantic
force that is! T%he-current generated
by the Niagara Falls Power Co. is used
exclusively for commercial power pur-
poses. Some of this energy is used by
manufacturers right in Niagara Falls,
a city of $4,000 populations; but much
Of 1t is sent to Buffalo, 20 miles away,
a city with a population of 900, 900.
Niagara Falls Is doubtless the greatest
natural wonder on the globe. What
a delight to have a citizen from Niagara
and his family snmmering with us for
the third season. The thunders of Mia
CARA mingle in Mr.. Seither's mind with
the thunders of old ocean, and he feels
at nome here. Wildwood, he
says, sis the cleanest city he has ever
een-no dust, no smoke, and no foul
smelling vapors." After such a COM
pliment, should we not feel q bit proud i!
Mr.. Settler will return to his post of
duty again tomorrow. He simply OBJ
tanned a leave of absence for two weeks,
to accompany his family to the seashore
and to obtain a much needed rest. His
position at the Mammoth Power plant
OF Niagara Falls is a responsible one
and the duties exacting. Later In the
season he will be given another vaca-
ton. In January, 1916, Mr.. Settler
had a narrow escape. He was not far
from one Of the big generators, when a
grounding of the wires occurred, and a
blowout was the result. The whole
Aston generating apparatus was envel-
oped by a curtain of flames. He re-
ceived some severe burns on his arms.
but fortunately escaped with his life.
The value of the daily electrical pro-
duct on the American side Is estima-
ted at $23, 900 per week. Mr.. Seither
is originally a Philadelphian. His
wife's maiden name was Seddinger.
Her great grandfather, on her fathers
sidefJohn w. Seddinger, made bride
bits for Washington's cavalry. Her
maternal grandfather, Henry Kurtz, of
the 65th Pennsylvania volunteers, was
an aide-de-camp to General Sickels.
whose splendid g%eneralship helped so
much to hold the Union line intact on
the Rocky ridge of Gettysburg, thus
saving our glorious union Mr.. and
Mrs. Seither's daughters. SaviIla Sci
ther and Emma Louise Settler, whose
ages are eight and five years, respec-
lively are little artists in the dancing
line. They a waltz, schottische, ETC.;
but their s%peclalties are italian ballet
dancing and other toe dancing. They
will surely be seen during the season
at some of our entertainments.