FREELAND TRIBUNE.
VOL. XL NO. 11
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
LEHIGII VALLEY RAILROAD.
May 10, 1898.
ARRANGEMENT or I'ARHKNOER TRAINS.
LEAVE PUKELAND.
0 20 a m for Weathorly, Mauch Chunk,
AI lento wn, Bethlehem, Huston, Phila
delphia and New Vork.
g 740a io for Sandy Hun, White Haven,
Wilkos-Burre, I'ittston and Seraotou.
8 32 a in for Weathorly, Mauch Chunk, Al
leiitown, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadel
phia and New Vork.
0 30 a in for liuzlotnn, Muhunoy City, Shen
andoah, Alt. funnel, Khuinokiu and
Pottsvillc.
1 1 50 ain for Sandy Hun, White Haven,
Wilkes-Hurre, Sennit on and ull points
West.
4 32 P m for Ha/.lcton, Mahanoy City, Shen
andoah, Mt. Funnel, Shamokiu and
Potto vi lie.
0 39 P m for Sandy Hun, White Haven,
Wilkes-Bur re and Scrantoii.
0 57 p in for Huzlotoii, Mahanoy City, Sheu
undoah, Mt. Carmcl and Shitmokiu.
AKIUVB AT FREELAND.
7 40 a m from Pottsvillc, Shamokiu, Mt.
Funnel, Shenaudoah, Muhunoy City
ami lla/.letou.
0 17 a in from New York, Philadelphia,
East-on, Bethlehem, Alleiitown, Mauch
Chunk and Weathorly.
9 30 a in from Scrautou, Wilkes-Barro and
White Haven.
1 1 50 a m from PottovUle, Shamokiu, Mt.
Carmel, Shcnaudouh, Mahanoy City
aud lla/.letou.
4 32 p ni from Scrantoii, Wilkcs-Burrc and
White Haven.
0 39 I> m from New York, Philadelphia,
Easton, Bethlehem, Alleiitown, I'otto
ville, Sliumokiii, Mt. Curinel, Shenan
doah, Mahanoy City and Hazlcton.
6 57 P m from Scrautou, Wilkes-Barre and
I White Haven.
8 32 P in from New York, Philadelphia,
Huston, Bethlehem, Alleiitown, Mauch
Chunk and Weathorly.
For iurthur information inquire of Ticket
k Airents.
: ItoLLLN 11. WlLßUß,General Superintendent.
CHAS. S. LKH, Geil'l Pass. Airent.
20 Cortlaiidt Street. New York City.
R PHK DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA AND
X SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
Time table ill effect April 18, 18H7.
i Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eekloy, Hazle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow ltoad, Bonn
ami liu/.lctoii Junction at ft 30, 000a m, daily
except Sunday; and 7 UB a in, 2 :w p in, Sumluy.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwnod, Cranberry,
Tomhickcn and Deritigor ut 5 30, 6 00 u ui, daily
except Sunday; and TUB u m, 238 p in, Sun
day. •
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction,
Bui-wood ltoad, Humboldt lload, oneida and
Shcpptou at 000 a in, daily except Suu
duy; and 7 08 a in, 2 88 p in, Sunday.
Trains leave lla/.letoii Junction forHarwood,
t'raulierry, Tomhickcn and Deringcr at 6 Bft a
ru, dully except Sunday; and 8 53 a in, 4 22 p m,
Sunday.
Trains icuve Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, liar wood ltoad, Humboldt ltoud,
Oneida and Shcpptou at 6 ;CJ, 11 10 u in, 4 41 p in,
daily except Sunday; and 737 u in, 811 p m,
Sunday.
Trains leave Deringcr for Tomhickcn, Cran
berry, Harwood, Ha/leton Junction and Kuan
at 2 2ft, 5 40 p m, daily except Sumluy; and 0 37
a ui, ft 07 p in, Sunday.
Trams leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
ltoud, Hurwood ltoad, Oneida Junction, liu/Je
ton Junction a'ld ltoau at 7 11 u ui, 12 40, ft 22
p IU, daily except Sunday; uud 8 11 a in, 3 44
p in, Sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Denver Meadow
lload, Stockton, lluzlc Brook, lick ley, Jeddo
and Drifton at 5 22 p in, daily, except Suuday;
* ami 8 11a m, 3 44 p ui, Suuday.
Trains leave H axle ton Junction for Beaver
Meadow ltoad, Stockton, 11 axle Brook, Eekley,
Jeddo and Drifton at 5 4ft, 620 p ra, daily,
except Sunday; and 10 10 a in, ft 40 p in, Sunday.
All trains connect ut Ilazleton Junction with
eleelrie ears for lla/.letou, Jcaucsville, Audou
ried and other poiuto on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 5 30,0 00 ain make
connection at Deringcr with F. It. It. trains for
Wilkosburrc, Sunbury, liarrisburg and points
For the accommodation of passengers at way
stations between lla/.letou Junction and Der
ingcr, a train will leave tho former point at
3 ftO p in, daily, except Sunday, arriving ut
Dcringer at ft 1)0 p in.
LUTIIEK C. SMITH, Superintendent.
MISCELLANEOUS ADVKHTISEMENTB.
NOTICE. -Tho Froeland Water Company
hereby notifies consumers of water to
cease using the same for washing vehicles,
sidewalks, and in gardens and lawns, and to
use It as sparingly lis possible. Patrons are
requested to prevent any waste of water
übout their premises. By order of
Joseph Birkbeck, president.
Improved Oil-Ketaining Box.
Tho 8- ientific American , of Now York
city, In its issuoof July 30, contained tho
► following description of an arrangement
which was patented recently by a well
known Inventor of Drifton:
"To provide an oil-retaining box ar
ranged to keep the lubricant in good
condition and always in position on the
journal or bearing until It has boon com
pletely used up, Samuel Salmon, of
Drifton, Pa., lias invented and patented
an arrangement by means of which tho
desired end in question is attained.
"The device is applied to a mining
car-wheel, the axle having its journal
bearing revolving In a box in the form
of a hushing which is fitted in the hub
of the wheel. On tho inner end of the
hub the onlarged end of the bushing fits
and forms the guidoway for a closing
shield applied to tho
journal next to the
shoulder on the axle.
Openings are made in
the bushing at tho
middle portion which
register with an annu
lar oil-chamber form
ed in the hub. Tho
lubricant is thus en
abled to pass from tho
chamber to the jour
nal. On the outer end
of the journal a linch
pin is secured, as
shown in the section
al view, and lies
against the end of
the bushing so as to
hold the bearing or
journal in proper posi
tion. The collar or
shoulder on the Inner
end of tho axle, it is to be observed, lios
against the outer face of tho enlarged
cud of the bushing.
"Since the closing shield lies snugly
on the axle, tlio lubricant is prevented
from leaking past tho inner ond of tho
journal and, It Is claimed, is therefore
euablod to be used without waste."
WANT ACTIVE SERVICE
SOLDIERS AT CAMP THOMAS ARE
GETTING DISCOURAGED.
Tliey Fear Fence Will lie Declared He
fore They Are Sent to the Front—l*oll
tlce the Caune of Unjunt Discrlmina
tionn Against Pennsylvania Troops.
Chickamauga Park, Georgia,
Camp Thomas, August 4, 1898,
EDITOR TIUIIFJNK. —I have been told
by several of the readers who have writ
ten to me hero that my last letter to the
TRIBUNE proved interesting reading and
all hoped for another. I shall now try
and make this letter as interesting as
the first, and if 1 should fail to do so you
will please remember that it coinos from
a soldier who Is in the volunteer army
and has no prospects of going to the
front at the present time, for this new
order from the war department calling
on regiments to go from states which
have no representation in active service
is not to our liking. We of the First
Ponn'a think wo are entitled to go and
every man in our camp today believes
we have been discriminated against.
When wo come to think of lite way we
have been toyed and played with since
leaving Philadelphia on April 28, and
jollied along by the officials, it is enough
to make our patriotism cool, but I am
glad to say it lias not yet reached that
stage. Every time there has been un
order issued from Washington for more
troops we were lead to believe that the
First would surely go. but whon we saw
regiment after regiment go it was dis
couraging to officers and men of tills
command, and now we all think that if
Spain accepts the terms of peace we will
never leave hero.
VKKT FEW ON THE BIOK LIST.
Today we are the best equipped, best
disciplined and best drilled of any regi
ment- at Camp Thomas and we are also
the healthiest regiment in the whole
army, having only one-half of one per
cent of our men sick, a showing that
speaks highly of Lt. Col. Good and Dr.
llarland.
1 was sick for nearly tliroe weeks and
am at the present time in the hospital,
but I am Improving rapidly and hope to
soon be back witli my company again.
Doing penned up hero in the hospital is
no cinch.
The Ninth Ponn'a is having a hard
row to hoe. Over 200 of its men are on
the sick list and every day from one to
five are sent from the regimental hospi
tal to tho division hospital. There lias
been quite a few deaths among the
Ninth's men.
In the First Ponn'a there lias been
only one death since we left Philadel
phia, whereas other regiments have lost
from five to twenty-five from typhoid
fever, and whon other regiments depart
from here t.hey leave behind large num
bers of sick men. It makes our boys
fcei mutinious to think that, sickly regi
ments are thought more of than our own
healthy selves.
This regiment has the best scorn of
any so far at the rifle range. We have
made an average of 27 out of a possible
50 and at the match last Saturday the
First took first prize hands down.
SHOULD BE IN CUBA.
Von must not think that 1 am "blow
ing up" the First, for I am not. I only
wish to mako it plain to you the waj
they discriminate against us. We should
bo by right in Cuba or Porto Rico today.
1 do not claim we would do better than
thoso who went, but wo would do as
well. Pennsylvania politics is the cause
of the discrimination.
From all over Camp Thomas come offi
cers and men to see us drill and also to
view our evening parade and guard
mount. To use their own words we are
the best drilled of any regiment bore
and they consider it a treat to watch
our exercises. The evening parade is
tho closing of our day's work and every
man dresses up and looks nice, while
the colonel and staff inspects and gives
orders for the next day. It Is the pret
tiest ceremony of the whole routine of
our life here and to miss evening parade
is to miss a treat.
We have a hand that the Philadelphia
city councils sent to us and It is a credit
to the city. It is one of the best bands
FREELAND, PA., MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1898.
hero. Every evening they give concerts
in some regiment. The leader, Thomas
F. Brennan, was a member of Company
A, but was detailed to instruct the band,
lie is chief musician of the regiment and
very popular throughout.
Our band has forty pieces and when
they get together on "El Capitan" on
dress parade it is hard to beat Company
A in keeping a good line whon passing
tlio colonel and staff. The spectators
are many and all give us the glad hand
when passing.
As yet wo have no colonel, but before
this reaches you it is likely that Lt. Col.
Good will bo promoted to the colonelcy.
He deserves it and the men would wel
come his advancement.
Camp Thomas is bocoining unhealthy,
caused by tho troops lying in tho one
place too long. It is a fact demonstrated
before now that troops should move at
least every three weeks or suffer from
camp fever, and very many men today
have that fever.
Many regiments nro moving to new
locations here and the Ninth and First
will change sites in a few days. The
Ninth 5s encamped on tho side of a hill
near tho banks of the Chickamauga
creek and froiu that dirty stream comes
the fever. There is an order against
bathing in the crook and a bath hero is
a luxury. Wo have to pay dearly for it,
for if we are caught swimming the
guard house and a fine Is tho penalty.
WATER SCARCE, FRUIT PLENTIFUL.
Wo have had no water since the first
of July. Our well was condemned on
that date and since then wo have hauled
our water in barrels from Crawfish
springs, a distance of seven and one
half miles. Four barrels are allowed to
each company and wo never have any
to spare.
Our food has Improved a little in
quality and quanity, but as yet we dou't
receive onough to satisfy mo. If it wore
not for tho cheapness of fruit, many of
the boys would often go hungry to bed.
Tills is one of the finest places in the
South for fruit-raising and the farmers
are reaping a harvest. The water
melon crop is now in its height here
and tho largest melons sell for 5 cents
apiece, while the kind that reach Froe
land go begging for buyers at 2 and 3
conts.
I have just been told that tho officers
are sounding the men about going to
the Philippines to do provost duty. The
boys will go anywhere to get out of here
—Cuba, Klondiko, Patagonia or any old
place. They say we can go with the
50,000 men who are wanted in the Philip
pines if tho officers only ask for the
assignment.
The Fifth Illinois havo at last got
away from this camp and aro on route
to Porto Klco. This was a regiment
that had boon toyed with and jollied
along like us, and I think it would be in
order for the First to do the same as
they did, that is, raise cain; then we
might be sunt to tho front.
A WONDERFUL BLACK FILL.
We have a good hospital corps attach
ed to this regiment. When a fellow
wants to get out of a hard drill or march
and goes ovor to the hospital tho doctor
in charge generally knows what ails
him, and if ho inu't sick he soon becomes
so, for tho dose ho gets makes him think
of home and mother and never again
does ho try to avoid a drill or other duty.
Much has boon said and written about
tho black pill they give us. That*
black army pill cures all diseases from
toe-ache to tooth-ache. Like some of
"Doc" Grover's patent medicines It is
good for all tho ills tho flesh is hoir to,
and If a now complaint was discovered
tomorrow the black pill would bo tho
first cure tried by the doctors here.
The mule question is still worrying
our regiment. We havo not half a
dozen drivers who understand tho pecu
liarities of the average mule, and to see
them trying to coax or cajolo a balky
lad is a sight worth a dozen minstrel
shows. lam satisfied that no one but a
minor knows anything about mules, and
If I were given a few weeks' furlough 1
would bring down some Freeland boys
to toach these clerks and counter
jumpers how to handle this noble
animal.
THIS 18 OUR PAY-DAY.
It is pay-day hero today and for a few
days the camp will be qulto lively. The
boys havo a good time while their money
lasts, which is not very long, for in buy
ing enough to eat our wages soon dis
appear.
Tho cantoen, or boor saloon, of our
regiment has been closod by Chaplain
Brady. Much has been said about the
army canteen being a bad thing for the
soldier, but tho mon as a rule favor it.
I saw Sitno Nouburgor and Jim Davis,
both from Freoland, tkio day before I
was taken sick. I havo not since
heard from them but 1 suppose both are
well. Slmo was detailed as orderly for
Colonel C. Bow Dougherty. It is an
honor much sought after by privates
and I am glad to see Sime there. Ho
will learn a great deal more of army life
in that position than in bis company
street.
Hoping that my next letter to the Tm
liUNE will be from Porto Rico, I am,
Yours respectfully, C. F. llagaucy,
Company A, First Ponn'a Inftry,
Chickamauga Park, Lytic, Ga.
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS,
PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE REGION.
Synopfdn of Local and Mlftcellanenu* Oc
currence* That Can Be Iteud Quickly.
What tlie Folk* of Tlilm and Other
Townw Are Doing.
A special meeting of tho Associated
Wheelmen will be held this evening.
A brick building, 40x00 feet and three
stories high, is to be erected in Weath
orly for the manufacture of candy.
Treasurer George C. Schaub. of Free
la nd school board, received the state
appropriation of $4,410.62 on Saturday.
John Mileck, of Upper Lehigh, and
Miss Lizzie Hudak, of Freeland, were
married on Saturday evening at St.
John's Slavonian church by Father Stas.
Councilman Thos. E. Davis was yes
terday bitton on the leg by a dog be
longing to Mike Brandshak, of Wood
side. Brandsbak agreed this morning
to have the dog shot.
All kinds of vehicles were pressed
Into servico on Saturday evening to
carry tho crowd to Buck Mountain.
Tho flag-raising exercises at Dougherty's
hotel were a big success.
The duplicate of Foster township for
1898 shows the taxable valuation to
be $274,052, a reduction of $104,675
compared with the valuation of the
same township in 1897. The school
children returned by the assessors num
ber 1,785.
The mother of Julius B. Weil, of Ply
mouth, has been notified that her son
was fatally wounded in tho battle of
Santiago on .Inly 1 and has since died.
Ho was 27 years of age and enlisted last
August in Company G, Thirteenth regu
lar infantry.
G. L. Moon, of Wilkesbarre, was
taken Into custody by Burgess Gallagher
on Thursday on the charge of selling
without a license. At the hearing
before Squire Shovlin it was shown that
be was only an agent taking orders.
He was discharged.
Stephen Drasher, chairman of tho
Grand Army Day committee, has called
a public mooting to make arrangements
for the celebration here on September
10. The mooting will bo held in Maj. C.
B. Coxe Post's, room in Lindsay's bail on
Wednesday evening.
Prominent members of the United
Mine Workers deny the report that a
strike is under consideration in the Le
high region. The. mon are well organiz
ed and have many complaints which
should receive attention from the opera
tors, but a strike is out of the question.
Georgo McLaughlin was yesterday
elected by tho Young Men's Corps as
manager of tho Grand opera house, vice
D. J. Boyle, resigned. Mr. McLaughlin
made quite a capable manager when in
that position before, and tho house
should givo a good account of itself
under his guidance.
Bernard McFadden, John Gillespie,
Edward Gaffney, Matt Broderick and
John Honor are with Mauch Chunk ball
club on Its tour this week. They play
today and tomorrow at Atlantic City,
Wednesday at Norristown, Thursday at
Lansdalo, Friday at Nlatington and
Saturday at Mauch Chunk.
The TRIBUNE erred in its last issue in
stating that M. Ze ninny received $1,500
insurance money. The amount paid
him was $1,250. He states he offered
tho insurance people the privilege of
erecting hiin a building exactly like tho
one destroyed in lieu of cash, but this
offer they refused, prefering to pay the
claim at the figures given abovo.
PERSONALITIES.
Mrs. A. Goeppert, Mrs. Peter Schnno,
John J. McMonamiu, Moo Refowich and
Hugh Malloy, Jr., of Froeland, and Mr.
and Mrs. William Jenkins, of Upper Le
high, went to Now York this morning.
Miss Annie Haggorty, who has rosided
with the family of Hugh Malloy for
some years past, will return to her home
in Ncranton this woek.
Miss Bid McGoohan, of Philadelphia,
is spending her vacation with her
parents in Drifton.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Stroh and Mr. and
Mrs. C. O. Stroll aro visiting relatives in
New York state.
Ezra Bollinger and family aro romov
ing from Walnut street to Drifton today.
Miss Ivatio Lynott, of Scran ton, Is
visiting tho Misses Campbell.
UPPER LEHIGH NOTES.
A large party composed of young
people from town and Freeland spent a
very pleasant day at the Houcy Hole
yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Mellon, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her parents in town.
Miss Nellie Duffy spout a few days in
White Liavon last week.
Mrs. Daniel Seigfred,of White Haven,
is visiting here.
DEATHS.
Carl. —At Highland, August 4, Elizabeth,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Carl, aged 19 years. Interred yester
day at Freulaud cemetery.
Killed a Man, Tlieu Surrendered.
Joseph Caputa, a breaker boss at
Haz.lo Brook, becamo involved in a quar
rel on Friday with Michael Lee and
shot and killed tho latter. He then
came to Freeland and surrendered him
self and was taken to the county jail
next day.
The tragedy occurred shortly after
noon. Tho dispute is said to havo orig
inated from an error in Loo's time, and
not receiving sufficient satisfaction lie
drew his revolver and tried to shoot
Caputa. The boss also drew his wea
pon, and before his opponont harmed
him he shot Lee dead. Both men are
Italians. *
After tho shooting Caputa camo to
Frooland. where he explained the cir
cumstances to some of his countrymen.
Upon their advice ho engaged Attorney
Brown, then sought a justice to commit
him. This was done by Squire Shovlin,
and he was placed in the lockup. At
noon on Saturday he was taken to
Wilkes barro.
Deputy Coroner Bowman has em
panelled Dr. Sherman, Dr. Koons, John
Brill, E. Engle, Harry Mayer and Frank
Borie to hold an Inquest on Lee's body.
Republican Candidate** UeglMter.
The following Republican candidates
for county offices have registered with
the chairman, Reese Lloyd, so as to be
included in the call for the county con
vention which is to be held August 23.
Congress—Hon. Morgan B. Williams.
Sheriff—Charles F. Swallow, King
ston; Robert W. Williams, Wilkesbarro;
James C; Ilarvey, Hazlcton; C. R. Stauf
fer, Sbickshinny.
Recorder—L. P. Ilolcomh, West Pitts
ton; Philip Richards, Nanticoke; Samuel
Hooper, Plains; Samuel Powell, Nanti
coke.
Controller—J. D. Lloyd, Wyoming;
Charles L. Wilde, Ilazleton.
Coroner—Frank L. McKoe, Plymouth;
J. P. Biehl, Plymouth; P. W. Meek,
Nanticoke.
Surveyor—N. B. Rutter, Wilkesbarre.
Wednesday was tho last day in which
candidates could get their names in the
call, but they are eligible if they regis
ter within five days of tho date fixed for
the convention.
John W. JOUUB' Death.
John J. Rowland, of llolmsville, near
Mahanoy City, has written a letter homo
from Santiago, where he is stationod
with the Twelfth United States infantry.
He took part in the fight before Santiago
and says that among the mon killed was
a young man named Jones, of Hazlcton.
He docs not remember his first name,
but seems to be positive that the dead
soldier formerly resided in this city. In
quiries made yesterday failed to elicit
ony information concerning the dead
man and it is just possible that Mr. Row
lands is mistaken.— -Plaiti Shaker.
The dead soldier was John W. Jones,
of Upper Lehigh, who was a quartor
inaster-sorgeant in tho Seventh regular
infantry. Ills death was fully reported
in the TRIBUNE a few days after the
battle at Santiago.
Butler Teacher** Appointed.
Butler township school board appoint
ed tho following teachers on Friday
ovoning:
Drums—W. O. Biorly, Maggie An
drews, Laura Smith.
Third district—Annie Lindsay.
Fourth district—Nora Drum.
St. Johns—Mr. Ritter.
Mill Hollow—Mr. Cunius.
Honey Hole—l. Alborton.
Upper Lehigh—Gertrude Mauo, May
Roth.
Hillside—Annie Root.
Eleventh district—Annie Straw.
KMcaped Being Drowned.
From the White Haven Journal.
A number of young ladies and gentlo
mon of Freeland enjoyed a fishing trip
to the Ice lake Wednesday. A young
lady of tho party was unfortunate
onough to fall in the lake. One of the
young mon jumped iu to rescue her when
It was found that he could not swim. The
young lady was rescued after having
five of their number in tho water.
Everybody Says So.
Cascnrete Candy Cathartic, the must won
derful medical discovery of the age, ploas
unt and refreshing to the taste, net gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipution
and biliousness. Please buy uud try a box
of C. C. C. today; 10, 2ft, 50 cents. Sold uud
guaranteed to cure by ull druggists.
lttdneed Ilules to Oiuulia.
Trans-Mississippi and International
Exposition, Omaha, Nebraska. Reduc
ed rate tickets on sale June 10 to Octo
ber 13, via Lehigh Valley Railroad, to
Kansas City. Inquire of ticket agents
for particulars.
Ladies, don't fail to see those fancy
25c skirts at A. Oswald's. He soils lots
of them and they are dandles.
A. Oswald sells three bars of grand
ma's butter milk soap for the small sum
of s<j.
CASTOniA,
Boars tho TI,B "™ l ' Haw Always Bought
—Dr. David Kennedys
ravorite Remedy
CURES ALL KIDNEY, STOMACH 4/
- AND LIVER TROUBLES•
HARDCOALON WARSHIPS.
ANTHRACITE OPERATORS CALL FOR
TESTS BY THE NAVY.
Our Product la Siiiokeleaa, Gives More
Knots l'er Ton, la Free from Danger of
Fire by Spontnneoun CombiiHtion and
Should Be Given a Fair Trial.
The Anthracite Coal Operators' Asso
ciation, in tho advance proofs of its
August letter, presents some strong
arguments why tho navy department, in
view of tho building of new battleships
and cruisers, should make some thorough
and exhaustive tests of anthracite coal
with a view to its uso as fuel on these
vessels. It is contended that no such
thorough tests havo been made, and of
the numerous tests reported by the bu
reau of equipment to have been made
with bituminous coal from 1893 to 1896
there was but one tost of foreign anthra
cite and two of Pennsylvania anthra
cite; and that such anthracitn as lias
been used was bijrned by men wholly
unaccustomed To its use, grates
dosigued especially for soft coal.
"As a matter of fact," says the letter,
"tho United States ship Atlanta made
tho following report:
Knots
Character of per ton
smoke. of coal
Heading ant liracite....Smokeless 6.7
Bituminous
Stundurd Eureka Illaek and dirty 3.6
George's Creek illaek 6.3
Poeolioiitas Large quantity, dark
brown 4.6
Htandurd Eureka •• . Largo q'ntity, black.4.6
Elk Gardeu tllig Vein).Liirgoquuutity, dark
brow u 4.2
"Further, the United States ship
Alert, using anthracite lump coal which
had boon stored for fourteen years at
Pichilinquo Bay, Lower California, se
cured results of 3.77 pounds consumed
per horso power per hour, as against an
average of 4.21 pounds from the various
soft coals reported. Bituminous coal
stored for that period would bo valueless
as fuel, whereas this anthracite gave
bettor results than tho froshly-tn inod
soft coals used.
OBJECTIONS SUMMARIZED.
"Tho main objections which tho de
partment raises against hard coal havo
been briefly summarized, as follows:
"1. The slower rate of combustion of
anthracite coal with natural draft, thus
involving greater weight and space for
boilers to givo tho same power.
"2. Practical impossibility of procur
ing anthracite except on our own At
lantic coast so that bituminous coal
would have to be used elsewhere.
"3. Greater length of time required to
change tho condition of the fire from
slow to rapid production of steam with
anthracite than with bituminous coal.
"The first and third objections are
largely based on theory, since there have
not been sufficient tests.to prove them.
The second objection is good, and is also
a decided point in favor of anthracite. :
It might be found too costly to transport |
hard coal to our coaling stations in the
Pacific, though if this were done the i
coal would keep indefinitely, and bo of
littlo valuo to ships of other nations un
accustomed to burning it. But in opera
tions along the Atlantic seaboard our
vessels would have a smokeless fuel
which others could not secure, and
would, In this, have as decided an ad
vantage as when one side used a smoke
less powder.
"There is tho best of ground, both in
theory and from the practical experience
of thoso who have used botli fuels, for
asserting that, with gratos properly ar
ranged to securo tho best rosults from
anthracite, and experience in burning
it, even more satisfactory results can be
obtained than with tho soft coal which
Is now used.
ADVANTAGES OF SMOKELESS COAL.
"It is open to quostion whether the
slower rate of combustion in anthracite
would necessitate a larger boiler. More
grat.o surface would undoubtedly be
necessary, as also that, in some boilers
there should bo loss space between the
grate and boiler, but it should be remem
bered that this very condition, while not
essentia) witli selected soft coals, would
prove highly advantageous when using
the poorer grades of that fuel.
"In scouting duty and in battle, a
smokeless fuel must havo important ad
vantages over one which produces large
volumes of black smoke. Otherwise,
why is smokeless powder so important
and why are the fire-room forces on naval
vessels trained to use every precaution
against the excessive production of
smoke? And again, is a fuel not worth
considering which absolutely avoids one I
of the great internal dangers on board
mon-of-war—spontaneous combustion?
In the recent naval maneuvers this has
been a constant source of worry and j
watchfulness. In view of its own small !
experience with tho fuel and the mani
fest advantages which it offers, it would
seem highly dcsirablo the navy depart
ment would, for its own Information, in
stitute a series of tests of the various
kinds of anthracite, with u view to set
tling beyond dlsputo the question of its
value In naval operations."
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