Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-29
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskln.

A reader cdn get the dnstDer to any
question OF fact By iDriting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn. director. Washington.
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. How many people travel on the
New York City subways during the
morning rush hours?-G. W.. C.
A. The number of passengers carried
on the subways during the morning
peak hours from 7 am. to 10 am. Is
1851 900.
@. In what year did freight train
on the Kansas Pacific Railway dis
appear?-C. F. r.
A. In 1880 thunderstorm and water
spout passed over the town OF Monot-
ony, on the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
1t washed away more than 5000 feet
of track and covered the prairie with
8 feet of water. An entire freight train
vanished, being presumably engulfed in
a landslide.
@. Do all clouds come out of the
west?-A. z. S.
A. The United States Weather Bureau
says: Clouds are carried along by the
winds In middle ATTITUDES the prevail
ing direction of the winds at most places,
especially at the upper levels in the
atmosphere where clouds usually occur,
is from the west, and therefore clouds
usually do approach from the west. On
many occasions, however, they come
from other directions, because while the
prevailing direction of the wind is from
the west, the wind does at times blow
from nearly any direction of the COM
pass"
@. Please give the names of the United
States Senators who have died in the
past two years.. D. H.
A. They are as follows: Senators J.
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, NJ M Logan
of Kentucky, William E. Borah of Idaho.
Ernest W. Gibson of Vermont, Ernest
Lundeen of Minnesota, and Key Pittman
of Nevada
@. Which inventors are represented on
the stamps in the famous American
series?-J. B. H.
A. The inventors honored by com -
memorative stamps are Cyrus H. Nc
Cormick Samuel F. B. Morse, Alexander
Graham Bell, Eli Whitney and Elias
Howe.
@. What percentage of men in the
World War claimed exemption because
of religion?-H. T. p.
A. Less than one-fourth of per cent
of the 2425o 900 draft registrants claimed
exemption because of religious convic-
tons
G. Please give brief history of Niblo's
Garden.-J. B. H.
A. This famous resort on lower Broad
way in New York City was opened in
1924. For several decades grand opera,
concert. and theatrical performances
were presented there. 1t was destroyed
by fire q, in 1916, reopened in 1S49, and
burned again in 1872. Finally it was
rebuilt as a concert hall and functioned
until it was demolished in 1895.
O. What is the origin of the Golden
Gate?-E. j.
A. The name was given by Sir Francis !
Drake to the strait connecting San Fran
cisco Bay with the Pacific.
@. Who is known as the Father Of
Tragedy?-W M. H.
A. Aeschylus, who gave to Greek trag-
edy its characteristic literary form, is
so called.
League led in home runs in 1s4o?-
D. F. S.
A New York led the American League
with 155 home runs Boston was second
with las, and Detroit third with 1874.
@. Was the pilot of Christopher CO.
lumbus' ship Negro?-C. M. M.
A. According to generally accepted
tradition, Alonzo Pietro, the pilot of
Columbus vessel was Negro. His name
appears in the Libretto published in
1904 as Pietro Alonzo il Negro.
@. What city had the first express
service?-D. K.
A. The first express service in the
United States was instituted on March
4, 1899, between Boston and New York
by William F. Harnden. He carried the
earliest shipments in an ordinary valise.
travelling by train to Providence, thence
to New York by boat.