THE TORPEDO KING.
VAST FORTUNE AVON FROM A SIM-
PliE INVENTION.
Strange Freaks of the Explosive—Men
Who Were laterally Obliterate!!—
Recklessness 011 the Part of
the Torpedo Handlers.
The recent death of Dr. W. B. Rob
erts, of Titusville, Penn., closes a con
spicuous career. Roberts was the great
"Torpedo King" of the oil country, and,
after the Standard Oil people, the
best known man connected in any way
with the oil trade. The strange industry
which he and his brother built up was
peculiar only to the oil regions. Ilis
brother, Colonel A. E. Roberts, is also
dead. For years they enjoyed a close
monopoly of the torjuedo business, and
both the brothers made millions of dollars
out it. When their patents expired by
limitation the business of exploding tor
pedoes in oil wells was taken up by who
soever chose to engage in the hazardous
undertaking, and now scores of firms are
supplying the trade which formerly de
pended u|»on "Torpedo Roberta," as the
Doctor was known.
.Roberts \ras originallya dentist in New
Yoi'k, but coming to the oil country in
the e.vly days of the petroleum ex
citement hi i and his brother engaged in
the oil business and soon secured a patent
on a device . f or exploding nitro glycerine
in the bottom °f °f wells to increase the
flow. The d evice was simple, but it
proved one of th e most valuable inventions
of the age, and \ 'ertainly far exceeded the
wildest dream* 'A ' the young inventors.
The device was <r«l ip'y » tube made of
tin to hold the explosive, supplied
with a cap for t *.':plo<ling the sub
stance. This was low* ' re d ' n '° the well
to the depth of 1000 necessary,
by means of a cord, andy vhen at the> de
sired depth a small iron we\"ht, called ;]
4 'go-devil," was dropped do\ v " on the
cord, and this striking the-tube coii'iain
ing the nitroglycerine a terrific exylcsi n
followed. These explosions shuttered the
oil bearing rock, aiul tin; result in near 1;
eve\' v case AV!ts an increase in the produi2
tion'ot the w\'dl. The demand fo v the*
torpedoes was enormous. There we r
anywhere from fifteen thousand t»
twenty-five thou, sa.id w*-lls in the region,
ancl nearly all oi them torpedoed a'
regular intervals.' The Roberts brothers
got their of n price. 6 . *ndi their fortunes
were quickly insult'. In a fi* v years theii
several fortunes were estimated at Iron
$2,000,000 to $4,090,000. Every oi
producer had to pay tr'Mxte 1 to'them, am
finally the oil men sough- to break the
monopoly by attacking th* alidity oi
the patents. The producers rkca, mized tc
fight the patents in the courts, And lony
and bitter litigation was the res.ih • The
fight went on in every court for t vears,
and finally the Supreme Ceairt of the
United Stales decided in tevor of .'he
Robert brothers, and they eofftinued t.i
have the exclusive right to rnn-nsifacture
and use the torpedo for seventeen, years
—the life of the patent.
The torpedo kings, as they are' now
called, had scores of agents in all p\irts
of the oil regions, exploding these torj re
does in wells for producers. Each tor -
pedo was from ten to two hundred quarts
capacity, and the danger in carrying them
over the country was very great. The
agents were called "shooters." They
carried the nitro-glyceriue in wagons
drawn by one and often two horses. They
often carried as much as fifteen hundred
pounds of the deadly stuff and yet these
men would become so reckless that they
gave little heed to the manner of their
driving.
"Torpedo accidents" were therefore a
common occurrence. In dozens of cases
man, team and vehicle were blown al
most out of existence. It was rarely that
a cigar box would not hold all of the
driver that could be found. In one case,
that of "Doc" Haggerty, no vestige of a
human being was ever found and only a
few pounds of flesh, identified by the
hair as beiag all that was left of two
horses. This was the strangest case of
the many "torpedo explosions" in the oil
country. It occurred early in December
last, near Pleasantville, seven miles rrom
Titusville. This was after the expiration
of the Roberts patents, and others were
engaged in the business. Haggerty was
employed by George W. Van Veill in
hauling nitro-glycerine with a two-horse
team and storing it in a magazine uear
Pleasantville. On this occasion the
wagon contained fourteen hundred
pounas. The explosion occurred at the
magazine probably when he was in the
act of unloading it, and horses, wagon,
magazine and man were blown to atoms.
The force of the explosion made a hole
in the ground like an excavation for a cel
lar, and the report was heard or felt in
almost every part of the county. Thou
sands of people visited the scene. Search
was made for some remains of Haggerty,
but nothing was ever found either of his
body or clothing.
Henry France drove a nitro-glycerine
wagon in the Kinzua oil district, in etb
Bradford field, and was finally blown up
like most of the well shooters." Noth
ing was ever founfl. of France but one
knee cap picked up two hundred feet
from the scene of the explosion.
George Dodan v/as carrying two c r three
cans of nitro-gly l serine in a bag through
the.outskirts of 'Kcd llock, a town in the
Bradford field. lie fell and the glycerine
exploded. The force of the explosion
knocked down several houses, and all
that could be found of Dolan was part of
one loot weighiß'g less than a pound. He
was a man who- weighed over two hun
dred pounds.
An extraordinary case was that of
Cluirles Berrid jfe, who was killed by an
explosion in the Allegany (N. Y.) oil
field. He was standing on a gulch, the
sides of which were abrupt and not many
feet-apart. A nitro-glyeerine magazine
exploded near him, and less than ten
pouinds of his flush could be found. The
ground at the time of the explosion was
covered with new fallen snow, and al
though the body was so nearly annihi
lated not JI single drop of blood stained
the snow. The body of Berridge, ex
cept the ten pounds that were found, had
disappeared somewhere, no one could tell
where, as there wan no mark on the snow
anywhere in the vicinity to give any clew.
Berridcre was a prominent oil producer,
and diligent search was made for his re
mains.
The number of deaths in the oil coun
try from these tocplosions will probably
.reach seventy-five or a hundred. Near
Scrubgrass, below Oil City, two men
were killed in one explosion, and all the
-remains that could be found were buried
Jin a cigar box. A ir.un on the opposite
side of the road was badly stunned by
the force of this explosion. The men
were pumping a well, and finding hid
•dcu in the woods near the mill a can con
taining what they supposed was lard oil,
they put some of it on the engine to lub
! rloate it. The explosion, of course, fol
i lowed immediately.
The recklessness of men who handle
nitro-glycerine is often, remarked. France,
whose death is noted above, at one time
hnil an assistant hauling nitro-glycerinc,
and their mode of unloading the wagon
was to toss the cans to each other as if
they were handling bricks. Each one
knew that the failure, to catch a can
meant instant death, but they took the
chances.
The use of nitro-glyccrine has been the
means of adding greatly to the petroleum
, output. The increase on account of it is
p laced at many millions of barrels.—
'to York Herald.
V'tems .of Interest About Writers.
The novelists, Charles Ueade and Vic
tor Hugo, preferred immense sheets of
paper and coarsest of pens.
Bartley Can ipbell scribbled oil his fa
mous play, "J\'y Partner," on common
wrapping paper.,, with a blunt lead pencil.
Both William Black and R. I). Blaek
m«.TO cover dainty sheets of note paper
with their almost microscopic chirogra
ph-
Lew Wallace writes liis first draft upon
a slate and finishes upon large sheets of
whlUi uniuiled paper, in a most faultless
chirography.
Ouida covers larg&sheets of blue paper
with an aim* ist iindecipherable chirogra
| phy, written in an excessively bold and
masculine hand.
Wilkie Collins writes on very large
sli sets of paper, and his copy is said to
abound in alterations, excisions and scraps
of pasted manuscript.
Mi:«s Braddon is stated to have penned
some of her most thrilling passages on
torn envelopes or any other bit of paper
thaU'itme to hnnd.
Mrs. Lucy Stone Black well was ac
customed 4o write hra- editorials for the
Woman'-.* Journal on the backs of circu
lars and similar scraps of waste paper.
Mr. Sho rxhouse, the author of "John
Inglesant,"'is reported to have violated
all the canons of the printing office by
sending in the-copy for that once popu
lar novel writte® on both sides of paper
of various sizes. y ,
An Over-Faithful Guard.
An aanusing incident occurred at
Edison's laboratory at Llewellyn Park,
N. J.. son*! days ago. A young man
was engaged' .as doorkeeper for Mr. Edi
son's sanctum sanctorum —the den, as he
ca ll s it—with instructions to admit no
one without tintf sending in his card.
The young man l«d never seen Mr. Edi
son, and when a sMouchy-looking, shab
bily dressed man tri\pd to»walk in, he op
| posed him with a rei|uest for his card,
j '-Oh, that's all right, * was the response.
| "But it isn't all right. You can't
! come in here without aictt.vd."
"Oh, yes, 1 can," was the reply, and
the man tried to brush by, but the
zealous young doorkeeper took him by
the shoulder, and was proceeding to eject
him, when one of the clerks, who had
i! been an amused witness of the scene,
called out in a half whisper: "You fool,
s that's Mr. Edison," whereat the young
man collapsed. Mr. Edison had greatly
• i enjoyed the occurrence, and patted the
, i young fellow on the back, saying: "I
! guess it's iny turn to say 'that's ail
. ! right.' — New York Tribune.
The Custer Massa ;re. ;
In his long service asi Indian, Agent Dr.
McGillicuddy learned from the Sioux
many interesting facts about the Custer
massacre. For years after t hat .horrible
affair the participants in iti were very
loth to tnlk of it to white me:a, but as the
agent gradually gained their' ■confidence
they told him, little by little the whole
story. Sitting Bull had 3000-warriors on
that occasion. That is said to have been
the largest force of IndiansJjwer encoun
tered by American troops in-a single en
gagement. Custer had over 500 cavalry
and some Crow scouts. He divided his
force about equally, and sentJvlajor Reno
with one body to attack the lower end of
the Indian village, while he charged ut
the upper end. The Sioux, all agree in
their statements to Dr. McGillicuddy
that their surprise was complete. They
were engaged in repelling Reno at oov
end, when the bugles of the other end
gave them their first warning of Ouster's
presence. They were disconcerted, and
were on the point, of giving way for a
general retreat when Reno, to their as
tonishment, drew off. This permitted
them to turn their whole attention to
Custer, "the white chief with the yellow
hair."
They told how they managed to make
the massacre complete. The ground was
broken and Custer was unable to handle
his men in ca-valry formation. lie dis
mounted them, leaving every fourth man
to hold the horses. The Indians threw
themselves first on the men with the
horses, shot them down ant'i stampeded
the horses. They did this, they said, be
cause they knew that. the. bulk of the am
munition which the soldfcrs c arried was
on the horses. This done, the rest was
easy. It was only the question of a few
minutes till the cartridges in the belts of
the soldiers gave out, am I then there was
uo more ammunition.
"Isee," said Dr. McG illieuddy, "that
every now and then some man announces
himself, iu the East, as 'the sole survivor
of the Custer massacre. You can always
put him down as an imposter. There was
one man who might have escaped. Ho
was a young surgeon named Lord. His
body was not found till long afterward,
and it was at first supposed'ue was a cap
tive. The Indi.-sns toid ine a strange
story about Lord's death. They said that
when he saw how things were going he
started off. Several young bucks fol
lowed him, but he had a good horse aud
kept ahead of them. Just its they wvre
going to give up the chase and intending
to let Lord escape, he drew a pistol and
shot himself dead. I suppose lw> was
crazed at the thought of becoming a
prisoner. The only person with Custer
who survived was a Crow scout. When he
saw that the fight had gone against the
cavalry he drew is blanket over his head
so that the Sioux might not recognize
him as u Crow, jumped about among
them and howled, and gradually edged
his way out of the fight and made off. 1
believe he is still about the Crow Indian
Agency.
Uses of Mineral Wax.
The uses to which ozokerite, or min
eral wax, can be put> are almost innumer
able. It makes an excellent insulation
for electric wires for underground and
line purposes; and finds extensive use in
electrotyping and stereotyping, as well as
in etching on steel plates. It is used for
imparting lustre to shoeblaeking, and in
the making of sealing wax. It is recom
mended as a base for a cheap composite
paving material and for indurating piles
and posts to prevent decay. It is a lubri
cant for rapid running machinery, and it
is used for all kinds of waterproofing,
paper treated with it being preferred to
oil paper. It is largely in demand for
wrapping soaps, metals, books aud all
articles which require protection from
moisture. It is used as an adulterant of
beeswax and is applicable to much the
same uses as the beeswax itself. It is
used to protect boxes, tubs, barrels and
kegs, aud such when lined with it be
come tight, as the wax permeats the pores
of the wood instead of giving it a mere
surface coating, and it imparts no odor
to the contents, even if they are the most
delicate mineral waters. A recent inter
esting application is in coating the paper
cylinder on which the graphophone stylus
traces its record. Its use for the manu
facture of candles is growing so rapidly
that it is believed,when a.refinery is built
in the Vtah district, much of this trade
will be lost to eastern candle makers. Its
other uses are as a vehicle in the making
of liniments, salves and plasters, in mak
ing wax matches, coating life preservers
and as varnishes, shoemaker's wax, wax
figures, doll heads and similar articles.
The President as a Hunter.
President Harrison is considerable of a
sportsman, as sportsmen go in Indiana.
It has been his habit to take a jaunt into
the northern part of Hoosierdom once a
year, generally in the fall, and try his
luck with quail, wild turkeys and prairie
chickens. He likes to tramp about the
prairies and is a very fair shot. He cares
more for hunting than fishing, as lie has
not the physical patience required for the
latter sport.— New York World.
How the Coreans Mourn.
The Coreans go into very extensive
mourning for their friends. They hide
their faces from the public gaze and dress
in sackcloth. Their mourning costume
is not at all picturesque, but it is curious.
The hat, stiff with sturch, is of coarse
hemp cloth and resembles somewhat an
inverted bowl or old-fashioned soup
tureen. Under the hat is worn a head
baud and a cap. The hat, the cap and
the head band are worn together the day
of the death, at the funeral and at the
expiration of the first and second years
of mourning. At other times during the
mourning period the head band alone is
worn. The mourning robe is made of a
coarse hemp cloth similar to that of which
the hat and screen are made, but with ex
tremely large meshes. The back is a
wide straight piece, two gores extend
from the armpits down and the front is a
straight piece and a gore. It has a roll
ing collar three feet long and sleeves
eighteen inches wide, cut square. The
The robes are of a yellowish-brown and
white iu color, and at the bottom they
measure nine and one-half feet in circum
ference. Over this is worn a robe of
finer quality and slashed up at the sides.
The sleeves are wider also. After the
death of a father a girdle of hemp rope is
worn. If it is a mother that is dead a
hemp cloth sash is worn. A variety of
hats are worn for mourning. A screen
hemp cloth is always held in front of the
face by a mourner. It is considered a
great offense to look into the face of a
mourner. Before missionaries were per
mitted in Corea they used to steal into
the country by disguising themselves as
mourners.— Washington /Star.
Ilall-Knte Excursion*.
The Chicago & North-Western Railway of
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centers of lowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wyom
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Harvest Excursions, for which tickets will be
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IMMENSE steel boats are being built to ply in
the lakes. Three under construction in one
yard at Hay View, Wis., will cost $1,000,000.
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In thousands of homes women are "sick
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A LATE estimate places the total population
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When Dobbiiis*s Electric? Boap was first, made
in 18tt4 it cost I cent it a bar. It is preritrl}/ the
same ingredients and quality now, and tloenn't
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THERE are 144X) barons in Germany.
"There Is a tide in the affairs of men which
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your affairs are at a low ebb now, don't tail to
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The most prominent physicians in the city
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IF afflicted with sore eyes use I)r. ISAAC Thomp
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does not keep the style or kind you want, or offers you
shoes without \V. L. DOIJHLAK' name ami price stamped on them, and says they are Jtw as gooa,
do not be deceived thereby, but send direct to the Factory, for you can get what youw antby retnrn man,
postage paid. Dealers make more protlt on unknown shoes that arc uot warranted by anybroj. tnereio
do not be induced to buy shoes that have no reputation. Buy only those that have \\ .L. 112
name and price stampe<l on the l>ottom and you are sure to get full value' for >' o " r mcmey■ i _
dollars are waved annually In this country by the wearers of W. L. DO! SllUk.. n«r-
Ing by mall state whether you want Congress, Button or Lace, London cap t<»e, plain rreach toe,
row cap toe, and be »ure to give slee and width you wear. I can lit any foot t,,u, _ l? 4 not
shoes are made In a great variety of widths, sizes and half sizes. I guarantee a t\t, Prompt del\ g , , y .
perfect satisfaction or money refunded upou return of the shoes In good condition. \\ • l<. »"* *' l<Af •
II rock ton, Mnss.
jT —s. W. L. DOUGLAS
Sao. \ c o Qlini? FOK
M \ «J>o OllUij GENTLEMEN
V .'J I Is a fine seamless calf shoe, with Dongola tops and
v3B'" . . ~JI Oak leather bottoms. They are made In Congress,
tCSSV Button aud Lace on I.oudon Cap Toe, Narrow Lap
fwfe Toe aud Plain French Toe leasts, In fror "
****TO V, 11, Including half sizes mid^
4HE; ; JHk ' liuur'as twtfpalrs of eonimon shoes sold by dealers
. iflvaa. , that arc not warranted by the manufacturer.
Our claims for this shoe over ail other $3 shoes ad
2d. It btd|er durable.
6th. It Is so/d by more dealers throughout the U. S.
t ' l " °* uuot duplicated by any other manu*
\ ttk^ r ' t is ,hi> lH>K, l iu
The Following LitieNWill be fouud lo be ol the same «iuiility ol excellence.
Mil GENUINE HAMI-HEWED, which takes the place of custom-made
shoes that cost from $7 to
J||| cuny THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY ~H ^K D' £*^¥J£ D WELT 94
IJJ4:#VU nrIWJCj SHOE. Equals custom-made shoes costing from $6 to
!■ IIIJ POItI€E.IIENi Railroad W*u ami Letter Carriers all wear thf*m
$3.50 SHOE Sm," 1. 1."'1.' aaan«l .i 5,.»,,l sh. ... NoTarks. r \V„x Thread to hurt lh.f«-
A,) wik UliriL l IS I'\SX(!CM<ED KOK HEAVY WEAK. Best Talf Shoe for
the prlee,
Csk> or; cll <U/ WOK KIMSM AN'H. Is the beat lo the world forroneh wear; one pair
trJ nugbt lo woar u man a yf»r.
lt, k ) /w k L!II/\U IS* EOi;Al. TO SIH»ES THAT COST FROM MTO 93.50.
qpzS.OO hHOh Due p«S r will wear lodkit than any shoe ever sold at the price.
j3» k j |m FOR BOTB Is the beat School Shoe In the world.
rf»l m " L«U/\f YOUTH'S BCHOOI-, gives the small hoy a chance to wear the best
t5 I. < »> niU/C/ shoe. In the world.
All made In Congress. Button and Lace.
W. L. DOUCLAS $3 AND $2 SHOES FOR LADIES.
Both LadlcsVShoes are made In slaes from 1 to 7, including half sites, aud B, C, D, E and EE widths.
STYLES OF LA DIES* SHOES.
• The French Opera," "The Spaninh Arch Opera,*' "The American Common Senae.**
"The Med iu in Common Sense.** All made in lluttaii In Ihe Latent Sty le«. Also French
O perm In Front Laces, on S.'l Shoe only.
t Uuisumers should remember that W. L. I>OUGLAS Is the largest and only Shoe Manufacturer In the
worldisupplylng sh»w*s direct from factory, thus giving all the middle-men's profits to the wearer.
W. L. DOl OLAS, ■mkliit Mm.
JOSEPH H. HUNTER,
IZI Best Cough Medicine. Reeommendetl by Physicians. VJ
■S3 Curtis wlmre all else fails. Pleasant and agreeable to the
UJ taste. Childrt-n take it without objection. By druggists. El
■ VA 1 TJ,, nsH BKAIVDSLintKR IS warranted »ct will keep yon dry fm
■ JSff, J - the herdeet slorai. The new POMMKL S!.TCIt>.R le a perfect ridtnc ro.t««4
B*i \ W 1)1? Pi V roeera the entire saddle. B*w«re cf Imitation*. None *enr.ine without tlio •'FIaS
J O R Branir* trad "wars, lllsttrated Catalocue free. A. J. Tewer, Beaton, liaaa.
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