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| Submarine Torpedo Boat Fulton on launch day |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, Nov. 25, 1901.
FULTON IS A SUCCESS.
Submarine Boat Under Water Over 15 Hours With No Discomfort to Crew.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—In the presence of a big crowd which assembled to witness the emerging of the submarine boat Fulton, that craft rose from the bottom of the bay yesterday at 10:30 o'clock with all well and greatly surprised to find there was a storm raging,
The test of the Fulton's staying powers was highly satisfactory, not only to the officers of the company that built her and the naval officers present, but to those who went to the bottom in the boat. They report there was not the slightest discomfort to them during their more than 15 hours of submersion beneath the surface.
Captain Cable of the Holland company, who was in command, said the boat could have remained down for three months if there was food enough on board. Although there was but six feet of water over the top of the turret, those on board felt nothing of the storm. Through the night there was a light rolling motion to the craft, but this was ascribed to the regular motion of the water and not to the disturbance which was rolling the waves high on the shore.
Immediately on coming to the surface the Fulton, under her own power, ran alongside the dock and tied up. Rear Admiral Lowe and Lieutenant Arthur MacArthur refused to go into any discussion of the performance of the boat except to say that they would be satisfied to stay down longer. Their unwillingness to talk is because they are here as naval officers and will make their report to Washington. They have been enthusiastic over the work of the Fulton thus far. Admiral Lowe is said to have privately praised the performance of the Fulton and to have said she was not only a wonder, but doing more than was expected.
Members of the crew say they experienced, no difficulty in breathing and that the air was all that could be desired, and much purer and better than in an ordinary closed room in which are several persons. Every piece of machinery worked to perfection during the night. The men ate two meals while under water and enjoyed them. Most of them obtained three or four hours sleep.
HURRICANE AT NEW YORK.
Three Lives Lost and Property Damaged by the Fierce Storm.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.—Three lives are known to be lost, one big ship is stranded at Long Branch and thousands of dollars' damage done to property along the New Jersey and Long Island coasts by the Georgia hurricane which came tumbling up the coast late Saturday night.
FILIPINO FORT TAKEN.
Insurgents Surprised and Routed With Terrible Loss.
MEN SCALED HIGH PRECIPICE.
Charged Stockade From Rear, Driving Rebels Right Into Range of Rest of the Command, Where They Lost Terribly—Several Cannon Captured and Buried.
MANILA. Nov. 25.—The local steamer Alerta, with 200 passengers, including some discharged American soldiers from Olongapo, Subig bay, to Manila, is believed to have been lost.
MANILA, Nov. 25.—Captain Edward P. Lawton's company of the Nineteenth infantry has attacked and captured an insurgent fort on Bohol island, south of Cebu in the Visayan group.
This fort was surrounded on all sides by a precipice and the only entrance to the higher ground was guarded by a stockade with a line of entrenchments behind it. Captain Lawton sent Sergeant McMahon and 20 men to climb the precipice and attack the fort in the rear. Sergeant McMahon's party accomplished their task after three hours' arduous climbing through the thick undergrowth of brush and vines that covered the almost perpendicular cliff. They took the enemy by surprise and drove them from the fort.
As the insurgents escaped they had to pass the balance of Captain Lawton's company at a distance of 150 yards. Here the enemy suffered terrible losses.
The insurgents defended themselves with both cannon and rifles. The cannon were captured. The smaller ones were removed, while the larger ones were buried. Captain Lawton, in his report, makes special mention for bravery of Sergeants List and McMahon.
General Chaffee has ordered that in the future complete records shall be kept of all natives taking the oath of allegiance to the United States. Duplicates of these records will be signed in English, Spanish and Tagalog.
The Philippine constabulary, which was organized last August, is proving itself a valuable adjunct to the military authorities and is making an enviable record.
Distilling Ship Aground.
MANILA, Nov. 25.—The United States distilling ship Iris has been aground on a reef near Iloilo, Panay island, for three days past. The United States cruiser New York and the gunboat Yorktown have gone to her assistance.
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| Robert S. Ball. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Mars Out of Reach.
Those eminent financiers who have corralled, capitalized and consolidated about everything in the way of transportation facilities on this terrestrial ball and who seek for other worlds to conquer are likely to be somewhat discomfited by the knowledge that the canals of Mars are out of their reach. Upon the authority of so distinguished an astronomical savant as Sir Robert Ball, the British astronomer who is lecturing in this country, it may safely be assumed that the trust magnates who have absorbed so great a portion of the earth will find it quite impossible to get the control of the Martian waterways or even signify to the Martians that it is their purpose to "take over" the property and franchises and incorporate them into their "community of interest" scheme.
In a lecture at Philadelphia the other day Sir Robert declared that to signal Mars so as to be seen by a Martian astronomer who happened to be looking this way, using the military system, we should need a flag 300 miles long and 200 miles wide waved from a staff 500 miles long. Wigwagging on a scale of such proportions is quite beyond the possibilities of even our marvelous skill. Continuing, Sir Robert asserts that if Lake Superior could be filled with petroleum and set on fire the resulting blaze might be discerned as a speck of light, but not sufficiently prominent to suggest that anything unusual was in progress.
Sir Robert probably knows as much about Mars as anybody else, and his striking illustrations shatter a great many pleasant fancies in regard to the interchange of messages between the earth and Mars. Apparently we must be content with such information as the astronomical romancers can evolve from their fervid imaginations as to what the Martians are doing and why they are doing it, while from such signals, luminous or otherwise, as we may be able to make, the Martians, peering down or up this way, as the case may be, will be entirely justified in the conclusion that "there's nothing doing" on earth.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED BY THE FOUNDERS.
Brief History of the Two Decades of Work—Different Organizations of the Church Submit Their Reports—A Fine Showing in Every Particular—A Happy Evening Spent.
"Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." This seemed to be the leading thought running through both history and reminiscence at the reunion of the founders of the Congregational church held at the parlors of that church last Friday evening to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the church.
A supper was first served and after the feast B. T. Wright, Esq., who had been chosen director by the committee of arrangements opened an informal symposium with an appropriate speech, and called upon Col. Frank Place for the church history. The history briefly outlined is as follows:
The church was organized Nov. 10, 1881. The first pastor, Rev. H. T. Sell, began his pastorate Feb. 19, 1882. Services were held in the stone (Universalist) church until May, 1882, when a change was made to the court house which was occupied for one year.
On Feb. 13, 1882, at a meeting of the church society it was voted to purchase the Samson lot in Church-st. between Clinton-ave. and Elm-st. for a site for a new church if it could be secured at a cost not to exceed $300. The purchase was made and the contract for the building was let to J. E. Van Cleek of Syracuse on July 18, 1882. Ground was broken for the building in July and the corner stone laid on Sept. 5, 1882, with appropriate religious ceremonies, the Hon. Peter Burns of Syracuse officiating. The address on this occasion was made by Rev. C. M. Tyler of Ithaca. Scripture was read by Rev. J. A. Robinson of the Episcopal church, prayer offered by Rev. J. W. Putnam of the First Baptist church and the hymns were read by Rev. J. L. Robertson of the Presbyterian church. The box which was placed beneath the corner stone was presented by Newkirk & Hulbert. It contained a photograph of Rev. H. T. Sell, pastor of the church, a Bible presented by D. F. Wallace, copies of the village papers, historical facts relating to the church, a list of the members, roll of the Sunday-school teachers and scholars, name of the architect and builder and building committee, Roy's Manual of Congregationalism and a number of coins.
The building was dedicated May 8, 1883, Rev. William M. Taylor, D. D., of the Broadway Tabernacle, N. Y., preaching the dedicatory sermon, assisted by Dr. C. M. Tyler of Ithaca, Dr. Edward Taylor of Binghamton, Dr. Wm. A. Robinson of Homer, Dr. C. C. Cengan of Boston, and other leading divines of the vicinity.
The value of the property on the day of dedication was $21,376.59. This item includes cost of lot, building and furnishings. The Congregational church in Homer contributed the chandeliers, the late Randolph Beard the pulpit and furnishings, the late Peter Burns of Syracuse the heating apparatus and the clock was given by the late Dr. Jay Ball of this city. The windows were given by individuals whose names appear upon them. At this time there was a debt upon the church of about $8,000. This was entirely canceled by July 1, 1896.
Mr. Sell's pastorate continued five years. The pulpit was then filled for one year by Rev. A. T. Swing, after which in April, 1888, Dr. Edward Taylor of Binghamton was called to become acting pastor. This relation was sustained four and a half years. During his pastorate a $3,000 pipe organ was purchased. Dr. Taylor preached his farewell sermon in the morning of Nov. 15, 1892, and his successor, Rev. W. H. Pound, delivered his first in the evening of the same day. Mr. Pound's pastorate continued until March 5, 1900. Our present pastor, Rev. Robert Yost, came in May of that year and preached his first sermon May 6.
Of the 116 charter members only fifty-eight now remain on the list. Of the four deacons first chosen only one, D. H. Doubleday, is now living. The present membership of the church is 551.
Mrs. Helen M. Waters, the first president of the Woman's Missionary society, spoke of its early history. It was organized in October, 1882, and through all these years has given aid to the church in financial stress and has been the acknowledged center of the social life of the church.
Mrs. Mary H. B. Hubbard in an effective manner recited "The Minister After Forty Years Service is Asked to Resign."
Deacons D. H. Doubleday and Geo. B. Jones were called upon and spoke of the spiritual life of the church.
Mr. A. E. Buck, superintendent of the Sunday-school for the first six years, was to have outlined a history of the Sunday-school, but being absent on account of illness Mrs. A. E. Buck gave a brief summary. The school was organized Nov. 6, 1881, with eleven classes and 171 scholars. At the end of two years the school numbered over 400. The money raised by the Sunday-school by collections and entertainments during the first four years amounted to $2,010. In the twenty years of the school's history the whole amount raised is $8,660.25. It is interesting to note that for these twenty years, the superintending has been in the hands of either A. E. Buck or F. J. Doubleday.
The early history of the primary department was given by Mrs. G. H. Squires who was for many years its superintendent.
"Reminiscences" of early concerts, fairs, bazaars, and church suppers were given in a very happy manner by Mrs. F. Place.
"The Trustees Through the Eyes of the Clerk" was the topic of a talk by W. D. Tuttle, who has been their clerk from the beginning. He impressed his hearers with the value and responsibility of the work of the board in the financial management of the church and society.
With "The Recruits" as a topic Mr. L. M. Loope paid appreciative tribute to the several pastors who have served this church and also to those who have joined our ranks in the later years.
A vote was taken to formulate a resolution expressing appreciation of the work of these recruits, which resolution should be read to the congregation. In closing his remarks the entire company joined Mr. Loope in repeating: "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name."
An interesting letter of greeting and good will was read from the first pastor Rev. H. T. Sell, now on the editorial staff of The Advance, Chicago, Ill.
In the topic, "Crumbs Swept Up," Rev. Robert Yost, the pastor, gave in his usual felicitous style what he had gleaned from these bits of reminiscence and history: that the people had a mind to work.
After prayer by the pastor the company dispersed.
BREVITIES.
—A regular meeting of Cortland Lodge of Perfection, N. M. J. U. S. A., will be held at Masonic hall this (Monday) evening at 7:30 o'clock.
—A party of serenaders made sweet music in the air on Lincoln-ave. last Friday evening. Appreciation was shown by people appearing at their doors.
—The members of the C. M. B. A. are requested to meet at 8 o'clock this evening at the rooms of the order to make arrangements for attending the funeral of David Heaphy at St. Mary's church tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
—J. Charles Banks, former press agent for Sautelle's circus of Homer, who has just been acquitted at Saratoga of the charge of murder of Herbert Tackaberry, has resumed his former winter position as press agent for Wieting Opera House in Syracuse.
—A paper from Rev. A. Watkins of Bay City, Mich., formerly of Cortland, says that the beet sugar factories in that city paid out $351,000 in one day last week for beets delivered. That money quickly found itself in the channels of trade in the payment of bills and many people were happier thereby,
—New display advertisements today are—A. S. Burgess, Clothing, page 8; Bingham & Miller, Clothing, page 2; Warren, Tanner & Co., Drygoods, page 6; C. F. Brown, Toilet soaps, etc., page 8; J. W. Cudworth, Optical Talks, page 5; Mitch's Market, Turkey, etc., page 5; S. P. Smith, "A full dress affair," page 5; Opera House, "Moving Pictures of Pan-American Exposition," page 5.
—Let all bear in mind that a special offering for the Cortland hospital will be taken at the union Thanksgiving service at the Congregational church Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. In former years these Thanksgiving offerings have been divided equally among the several churches joining in the service to be used for the poor of the churches, but this year it has been decided to devote the offering to a specific purpose and to care for the poor in some other way, each church by itself.
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