 |
| Drawing of first New York subway in Scientific American magazine, 1901. |
The Cortland Democrat, Friday, Aug. 9, 1901.
OUR NEW YORK NEWS.
REMARKABLE PROGRESS MADE ON THE NEW TUNNEL.
Seven Millions of Dollars Already Expended—The Most Accomplished Woman Criminal in the Country Arrested—Great Shipment of Ivory—Smallest Babies in the World.
New York. August 6.—It is now a little over a year since work was begun on the twenty-one miles of tunnel and viaduct which is to furnish New York with a new system of rapid transit and relieve the congested passenger traffic of the elevated and surface roads on Manhattan Island. The undertaking now is advanced so far that all along the line of the gigantic Y which the route of tunnel forms, work is in progress at short intervals from the City Hall to the Harlem, and work has begun in the Borough of the Bronx. So much has been accomplished that, barring unforeseen accidents, the great subway will be finished considerably within the time allowed to the contractor, which was four years.
In addition to the digging and blasting, a tremendous amount of supplementary work has been done, which makes the rest of the job principally one of excavation. The supplementary work has been of the hardest kind, and has been attended to as the sections were opened. Three and a quarter miles of sewers have been altered so that they would not interfere with the route of the tunnel, and a bewildering mass of pipes which carry water, electricity, gas and heat to all parts of Manhattan or furnish pneumatic communication, have been taken care of in a manner which has not interfered with the continual use, but has so placed them that they will not be an obstruction to the underground road. An army of 6,000 men work from morning till night on the excavations and another army equal in size stands looking on wherever the excavations are open to the surface. The expenses of building the tunnel are about $60,000 a day, and so far nearly $7,000,000 worth of work has been done. All the excavation necessary for the tunnel is estimated at 2,450,000 cubic yards—1,250,000 cubic yards of earth and 1,200,000 of rock. Something over 630,000 cubic yards have already been dug out, which would be equivalent to about four miles of completely excavated tunnel. In some spots the tunnel has been dug to its full depth and width, and these spots put together would make two and a half miles of completely excavated tunnel.
◘ Agents of the United States Secret Service say they have captured one of the most accomplished woman criminals in the country in Annie Dougherty, whom they arrested early yesterday morning. She is said to be the only successful counterfeiter of her sex.
During the last two seasons summer resorts in the vicinity of New York have been flooded with spurious silver coin of fine workmanship. The stuff has appeared at Coney Island, Rockaway and in quantities at North Beach. Several men have been arrested at the latter place for passing bad money but for a long time the authorities were unable to obtain any clue to the maker of the coins.
Suspicion pointing to a woman named Annie Dougherty, a raid was made on her place last Thursday night, and under the bed in her room was found a a stocking containing 175 spurious coins—halves, quarters and dimes. Some of them were unfinished. The finished ones were silver-plated and perfect specimens of the counterfeiter's art. The coins were done up in packages, according to denomination, and the woman said that they had been left with her for safe keeping. A further search of her room, however, disclosed a complete counterfeiting outfit, including a melting pot, moulds, ladles, a plating machine, bottles of acids and quantities of antimony, tin and lead. Some of these articles were found under a refrigerator and lounges in other rooms of the flat.
◘ The Anchor liner California has discharged at the Union Stores what is said to be the largest single shipment of ivory in tusks that ever came here. It consists of 331 tusks varying in size from 4 to 6 feet in length. Each one is carefully sewn up in canvas wrapping.
The factories using ivory are said to have been idle for want of raw material and the greater part of the consignment was taken off the California and shipped away direct to manufacturers of ivory goods. The tusks were taken on at Naples, where they had been transhipped from the vessels that brought them from the coast of Africa. Ivory is now worth about $3 a pound.
This amount of ivory represents 166 dead elephants, to say nothing of the proportion of pachyderms that must have been wounded and lost by the hunters.
◘ Twin boys of Joseph and Theresa Kueno, now two weeks old and whose combined weight is less than four pounds, have been taken to Buffalo to be placed in the incubator room at the Hanaman exposition where it is hoped they will have a chance for life. On their journey to Buffalo they were wrapped in a nest of cotton wadding, hot water bags and blankets. A few days after their birth their parents became alarmed because the babies steadily lost what little flesh and weight they had.
Just before the infants started for Buffalo one of them weighed but one pound, twelve ounces, and the other two pounds, one ounce. The smaller twin had refused nourishment for two days. His face is not much larger than a silver dollar. Each babe is less than twelve inches in length.
 |
| Best scan from old newspaper image. |
THE COUNTY FAIR
WILL BE THE GREATEST EXHIBITION EVER HEI.D IN THE COUNTY.
The Dates are August 27 to 30 Inclusive—August 28 Will be School Day— Premium Books are Being Delivered—Classes are Enlarged, and the Attractions Will be Greater Than in 1900.
"Tell every person inquiring, that our county fair occurs Aug. 27 to 30 inclusive,'' remarked one of the management in reply to a Democrat representative's interrogative the other day, "and it will be a fitting opening of the fair season for the 20th century.
The premium books are being distributed throughout the farming communities, while Secretary Greenman is busy closing some up-to-date attractions that cannot fail to please the people, it being the purpose of the management to outdo the show of 1900, which all admit to have been without a peer for exhibits and good fellowship.
The premiums have been extended to include the Dutch Belted, Aberdeen, French Canadian, Kerry and other thoroughbred cattle. Another dairy test of four thoroughbred Holsteins and single cow of any breed of thoroughbreds is open this year, and should prove more interesting, if possible, than last season.
Class 35 will be especially for grade sheep, entry being made on the half number from 194 1/2 to 233 1/2 covering the same breeds as mentioned in class order. The swine classes are extended to include Tamworth and Duroc- Jersey breeds. Belgian Hares are made a class this year. It appears the intent to make the agricultural exhibit of greater interest from year to year and stock raisers should come forward with their choicest products. The stronger the competition the more interest is awakened among we of city and village usage, who may know beef from pork in the markets, but not the breed of the live animal by sight.
Extra care is being given to the matter of sufficient space for the hall exhibits—both class and business house. These exhibits have been steadily increasing, but there is room for more. The fancy (domestic) work is extended again for 1901. The outlook is for a great display in merchants booths that will repay time devoted to viewing the same. If any are left out it will not be the fault of the management. Speak for space at once. This brief resume of the premiums brings us to the special premiums which are well distributed with a view of encouraging all classes of exhibitors.
On corn, H. B. Hubbard offers a $5 toilet set for three best stalks of ensilage corn grown from seed sold by him. Burgess, the clothier, gives an umbrella for the largest ears of sweet corn and a $3 hat for the three longest stalks of corn, both exhibits to be left at his booth. Peck Bros. give a $65 Leader ensilage cutter for greatest growth of corn shown at their tent. Look over the field.
Fruit is not overlooked. F. H. Cobb & Co. offer for best display 100 pounds sugar. F. Daehler, clothing house, offers a $10 suit for plate of four or more apples, any variety. Mitch's market gives one epicure brand ham for bushel Bartlett pears. G. H. Ames, shoes, offers a pair of $5 shoes for best apples left at his booth.
The vegetable raisers will find solace in B. F. Taylor's offer of $2 for best bushel of potatoes. The Model clothiers will give a $15 overcoat for largest pumpkin left at their booth. A. S. Burgess, clothier, pair of $2 pants for three largest cabbages left at his booth. J. B. Kellogg, dry goods, gives an elegant $50 tailormade suit for best handmade calico dress, work of lady residing in this county or the towns of Dryden and Groton; same to be left at Mr. Kellogg's booth. See him at the store.
If you never won a sewing machine, try making the best gentleman's night shirt, leave the parcel properly ticketed with the hall commissioner by 9 a.m. of second day, and if you win, a $65 No. 9 drop head New Home machine will go to you and the winning garment becomes the property of Mr. M. L. Decker, agent for these machines.
The handsomest baby under two years of age will enable its parents to lay the table with a 110-piece set of dishes from the Fair stores, G. P. Yager, and Yager & Crandall, Homer; the second award will be one ton of the celebrated Scranton coal from the yard of Maxson & Starin near D., L. & W. station in Cortland or Homer.
Students are taught to figure, estimate, etc. F. D. Smith, offers a proposition that will well repay solutions. A No. 74 Red Cross parlor stove to person making nearest estimate of number of people carried by the Cortland Co. Traction Co. to and from fair grounds during this fair. Estimates to be left at his store (sealed) before 12 m. August 28. Drop in.
There are several specials on bakestuffs, poultry, swine, horses, fancy work, etc., which are valuable and mention will appear in next issue of the Democrat. Bear in mind to purchase a season ticket, $1, if you or members of your family wish to make exhibits. This year the season ticket people will be interested in the upright concert, grand, Colonial Needham piano offered by Mr. A. Mahan, 11 Court-st., one of the handsomest and best pianos made in America. Call at the music store and hear the tone—you'll need 'em; possibly get a Needham, or a $500 building lot pleasantly situated.
Make out your list early as last year and forward to secretary's office (with fee—price of season ticket) corner of Main-st. and Groton-ave., and you will not be kept waiting, for there will be much to see, old acquaintances to greet and events to witness. Read the Democrat next week and keep posted on the Cortland county fair matters.
A TEDIOUS JOURNEY.
EDWIN IRWIN REACHES CORTLAND FROM DAKOTA LAST FRIDAY.
With Two Daughters Irwin Has Been Riding From Dakota Since May 17—Bound for Cherry Valley, Otsego County—Had Lost Wife and Home, and With Seven Daughters Left for the East.
A sad case came to our notice last Friday, when a man named Edwin Irwin, with two daughters drove into Cortland from the West with a rig that reminded us of the ancient "prairie schooners," decorated with the well-known motto "Pikes peak or bust." Mr. Irwin's story is a sad one.
He formerly lived in Cherry Valley, Otsego county, and visions of wealth led him to migrate to North Dakota where he and his family established a home at a place called Beaver Creek. Fortune did not smile upon them any too kindly, except that seven daughters were born to them which, notwithstanding his recent hardships, Mr. Irwin considers a blessing.
On January 2 last his home was saddened by the death of Mrs. Irwin, leaving the seven daughters referred to, the oldest being about sixteen years of age. This distressing circumstance was followed May 17 by another calamity which would have had many a stout heart to sink beneath its load of sorrow, Mr. Irwin's house and barns being totally destroyed by fire. On that day, while the family were in the house, lightning struck the edifice, and in an instant the building was in flames, and it was with great difficulty that Mr. Irwin saved his daughters, five of whom were seriously burned. The fire spread to the barn and other outbuildings, which were all consumed, together with two horses and his farming implements.
Fairly appalled by his double misfortune, Mr. Irwin decided to shake the dust of Dakota from his feet and return to his former home in Cherry Valley. On May 17 only ten days after the destruction of his home with his seven girls he started overland, and when reaching Cleveland. O., he became alarmed for his five daughters who had been burned, and from that point they were sent on by railroad, while Mr. Irwin and the two remaining girls continued their journey by team. The extreme heat caused them to travel very slowly, as they were obliged to make frequent halts, and they were also handicapped by lack of funds, Mr. Irwin having only about $27 in cash when he left Beaver City, which sum was reduced to a few cents when Cortland was reached. He stated, however, that he and his daughters had met with kindness all along the route, which in New York state had included Corning, Hornellsville, Watkins and Ithaca.
At Corning he was informed by mail that the five daughters sent on from Cleveland arrived at their destination, and that they were recovering from their injuries.
Mr. Irwin and his two daughters were in quite cheerful spirits when in Cortland, and they hoped to reach the end of their long and tedious journey within a few days.
A Group of Four Generations.
A group representing four generations was photographed in this city [Cortland] on Monday. A proof of the picture shown us reveals in the foreground the pleasant features of J. C. Thompson, who is probably better acquainted with the early history of Cortland than any man now living, his father having come to the town of Cortlandville in 1804, locating on what is now the road between this city and McGrawville. Here J. C. Thompson was born and he has lived in this locality ever since. Mrs. Thompson also appears in the group. Next comes their daughter, Mrs. Alice Hammond of Cortland, then Mrs. Lankton of New York city, a daughter of Mrs. Hammond and finally her son Stewart.
Mr. Thompson, who is one of our highly respected citizens, a gentleman esteemed by everybody, may well feel proud of his descendants as they appear in the photograph.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, August 5.—The Hanna-Platt combine against Teddy's presidential aspirations is the newest thing in the political field. It was intended to be strictly a secret affair, but somebody leaked. The story, as told in Washington, says that several trusted lieutenants of Senators Hanna and Platt met in a hotel, not a thousand miles from Washington, and entered into a deal, pledging their respective principals to work together in taking whatever steps that might be made necessary by Teddy's Western trip to head off any boom that might be started for his nomination for president. Platt's men tried to get Hanna's men to commit their chief to the support of Gov. Odell as Mr. McKinley's successor, but that was further than the Hannaites were willing to go. They agreed that no other New York men would be put forward by Hanna as a candidate for the presidential nomination, and that if Roosevelt could not be kept out of the nomination in any other way than by nominating Odell, Hanna would throw his influence to him. Meanwhile Platt's men are to boom Odell and insist that he will have the solid support of the New York delegation to the national convention and that the name of no other New York candidate will be presented. The game is not to openly fight Teddy but simply to ignore his candidacy and undermine whatever strength he may develop elsewhere, by making it apparent that he is not seriously considered as a candidate iu his own state. At the Platt end of the deal they regard it as advantageous to Odell, but the Hanna men do not take that view of it. They think that they have made a deal that will give them help of the Platt machine to kill Teddy at home, but do not believe that Odell will show enough strength outside of New York, to give them any trouble when they get ready to spring the name of Hanna s candidate. They are all a little bit afraid of the hurrah with the younger Republicans associated with Teddy's name.
PAGE FOUR—BRIEF EDITORIALS.
Despite Dr. Koch's discovery, the best way to cure consumption is not to catch it.
In this world it is only necessary to tell one person that a thing is free, and everyone else will soon know it.
Certain of the White House windows have been washed for the first time in twenty-six years. Plenty of housecleaning will be necessary in 1905, but the Democratic new broom will sweep clean.
The strike of the egg candlers of New York against a day of seventeen hours ought to succeed. No man should be expected to wear his eyes out by holding eggs to a lighted candle in a dark cellar for seventeen hours a day.
An Illinois clergyman thinks that the drought was sent as a punishment for the sins of people. It is strange that those dwellers in the corn belt can't be good. In the eastern states, where there is no sin, there has been plenty of rain.
Would any reader of the Democrat ever have expected to have read this in such a radical Republican newspaper as the Binghamton Republican? ''It is estimated that the drouth has done $225,000,000 damage in Kansas. That means that Kansas will go Democratic next fall. The agent of prosperity can not cut up like that and escape punishment.''
Recent southern victims of lynch law include a white man accused of "the usual crime," a negro murderer, and a negress and their son and daughter, accused of guilty complicity in murder. Can nothing be done to stop this terrible lawlessness? It is rapidly coming to a point where Judge Lynch can say not merely that '"all coons look alike to me," but that all colors, both sexes and all crimes, even petty offenses, come within his jurisdiction.
HERE AND THERE.
The All-Cortland team was defeated at Tully last Saturday in a game of ball by the score of 9 to 3.
A. G. Bosworth was severely scalded by lime water while at work at the Wickwire shops Wednesday.
The fifth animal Stevens family picnic will be held at Cortland park, Thursday, August 15. Dinner at 1 o'clock.
The annual reunion of the Davis family will be held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Davis, at Messengerville, Saturday, August 17.
The 26th annual picnic and re-union of the Hammond family will be held at Cortland park, Friday, August 23. All relatives and friends are invited.
The first thing we know a frost will jump down upon us. This is not a prediction of an early frost, but the statement is based upon the usual order of things.
Mrs. Geo. W. Lansing has bought of Mrs. Judson Clark a vacant lot on Greenbush-st., between Venette and Railroad, and is preparing the foundation for a house.
Marvin Hoaglin will to-morrow or Monday move the merry-go-round which has been in operation at the park, to Pitcher, where it will be used at the farmers' picnic.
The Lehigh Valley railroad company will run a special train to Freeville on Sunday, on account of the Spiritualist camp meeting, train leaving Cortland at 9:40 a. m. Fare round trip 55 cents.
The members of St. Patrick's church at Truxton will hold their annual picnic in Hartnett's grove August 15. The principal features of the day will be a ball game, target shooting and foot races.
All children in the intermediate and primary departments of the Normal school may secure their tickets for the Cortland county fair at the Normal building this afternoon between 1 and 5 o'clock.
The elegant hose carriage, which has been the property of Emerald Hose company for several years, and which has been admired by thousands of people at firemen's conventions, has been sold to the Citizens' Hose company at Catskill. It was shipped to that place this week.
The Jessie Sawtelle Dramatic Co. will rehearse at the Cortland Opera House, and open its season there August 15, presenting for the first time at popular prices, "A Country Courtship," the great companion play to "Way Down East.'' As a member of the company played, in the piece, an even performance is promised.
The proprietor of the 'Palace of Sweets' in Cortland, has closed up his candy store in Norwich, and has moved the stock to this place.
The Skaneateles Free Press says it is rumored that Tully will have another paper, to be published by Harley Ackles, a reporter on the Syracuse Journal. What's the matter with the Tully Times? Mr. Davis is now giving the people of that town a good newspaper, and Tully is not large enough to support two papers.
No comments:
Post a Comment