The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 14, 1894, Image 8
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S?HEET CAE CABLES.
SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES . THEY HAVE
TO CONTEN? WITH.
How "Kinks" Ax? located bj the "SpsR
cer"-Horny Handed Sons of Toil Blend
Breaks With Neatness and Dispatch-The
Big: Broadway (New York) Cables.
H one stands astride the narrow slot
which is, as it were, an artery through
#n artery of our great city on Broad?
way and watches the snaky cable as it
glides along, he mast pause a moment to
consider before he can realize what an
enormous amount of power it carries
and what experiences it has to go
through.
Before we teH the history of the cable
let us see of what it is composed. A
strong hempen strand five-eighths of an
indi in diameter forms the inner core.
.Around this are wrapped six steel cables,
winch axe m turn composed of seven
strands wrapped around with other
girards of steel wire, the whole making
a total diameter of 1? inches.
A steel rod three-eighths of an inch in
diameter and a foot in length weighs ap?
proximately one pound. The diff?rence
in weight between this cable and a steel
rod of the same size may be realized
when it is known that this cable weighs
.but three pounds to the running foot.
The use of the central hemp rope is for
the purpose of giving a certain pliability.
In order that rust and decay should be j
avoided, the rope is kept smeared with i
tar and oiL This is what causes the ?
black shiny appearance. As one of the ;
cables which obtains its power from the j
Broadway cable house is 20,000 feet in ;
length, it is not difficult to determine the !
entire weight, which in this case would j
be 60,000 pounds. The market price of j
cables being about 40 cents per foot, the j
cost of this would be in the neighbor- j
hood of $8,000 for one coil of wire. The j
Broadway company maintains six ca- j
bles, and as the approximate life of a ca- j
ble in our busy thoroughfare is little
more than eight months it would ap?
pear-that the expense caused by the re?
newal of cables is not a small item. Li
Denver longer cables than these exist,
the one on the main street being 36,9Co
> feet in length, having a diameter of but
inches. Owing to the fact that there <
is less trafSc in the latter city, the work
required from the cable is not so great.
Its life is slightly lengthened, and 10
months may be put to its credit. 1
It &qmte mterestingto watch the*pe- '
?uKarities of the cable, and when we
stop a moment to think how the grip
. men, when they reach the termini of a
line, have the . destruction of $8,000
worth of property in their power we
fan see that some means is yet to be de?
vised winch will perform automatically
the action of throwing off the grip, for,
unless the grip is loosened as the car
approaches the power house, when it
: reaches the place where the cable de?
scends to the driving wheels something
must give way, and while the cable gen
?a??y has the best of the encounter
wy often a couple of strands are ripped,
wMcb entails considerable work upon
$je repairers.*
At tiie Broadway power house Mr. M.
Moore is the j>erson who is technically
known as the ..splicer." He was brought
from Denver, where he had been in
charge of the cable in that city. He has
about eight or ten men under him, who,
with dexterity, make necessary repairs.
Cables are in a measure human. They
have their diseases, and they need their
doctors. Mr. Moore is the medical ex- /
aminer, and from him we received sev?
eral points concerning the troubles to a
which the cable is subjected. a
In case a cable has become bent in any :
way, it is difficult, in fact almost impos- ."'
sable, to straighten it absolutely. The '
bend remains, and if we stoop down to
watch its onward approach it looks like
a huge sea serpent wriggling toward us, 1
performing wonderful gyrations as it :
approaches. Several of these "kinks," '
as they are termed, have been made in ;
the up town cable, which travels at the
rate of $10 feet per minute. As the rate
of the cable is invariable, by simply look?
ing at the clock the man. whose sole
duty it is to watch the cable, can tell at
exactly what place the "kink"' is situat?
ed. As a matter of curiosity we inquir?
ed of the watcher at the Fiftieth street
power house when the next "kink" would
arrive. Looking at his watch and has- ?
t?y making a mental calculation, he an?
swered, "Between 4:11 and 4:12." In j
fact the "kink" came in sight immedi?
ately as the hands of the watch pointed i
to ll minutes after 4.
While it is easy to localize accidents,
it is difficult to assign causes. However, I
recently, for some reason or other, the j
Bowling Green cable had about 1,000 !
feet of strands ripped off, and the writh- j
ing, curling mass of wire, as it lay upon 1
the floor of the power hous*e, presented a
most confused appearance, and one would
be led to wonder how puny man could
Jiavethe power to cope with such an ap?
parently unwieldy mass. With huge
shears, however, those pieces of metal
are snipped off, and a new cable must be
putin place of the damaged portion.
The splicing is an interesting opera?
tion. Unlike rope, the strands are ex?
tremely difficult to manipulate. Yet,
with skill acquired from the continual
work, each strand is woven into place
among other strands, heavy pliers and
marline spikes being used to separate the
layers. When all is done, about four
inches of the ends of each strand are left
outside the cable, and by continued wear
they finally break off, and the splice be?
comes practically as a virgin cable.
Even the trained eye of Mr. Moore is un?
able to detect the splice after the wires
have been thoroughly covered with tar.
The joint is as firm and as strong as the ! |
original cable.
Delicate hands are out of place in this j
work, and cable splicers are veritably j
.'horny handed sons of toil." Their work !
is done mainly in the wee hours of the j
night, when traffic is at its minimum.
Mr. Moore assures me that with his eight
or ten helpers he can splice in a thousand i
feet of cable in ti hours.-Electrical Re?
view. I
Negroes "Who'Pastor Whites.
At the census of 1880 nearly 34 per j
cent of tibe colored, r opulatioa was nn- j
der 10 years of age, while at the census ?
of 1890 only 28 per cent was tinder 10
years of age. Samuel E.Tatum, a Wash?
ington negro, in explaining this, says:
"It may be a fact that the colored'pop
ulation is constantly falling off in its
increase, for which there may be a great
many reasons. We should first take
into consideration the vast number of
people of color leaving the race yearly.
There are thousands who emigrate from
the south so light in complexion that in
the north they are supposed to be white,
and in this way a vas ; number of fam?
ilies in the course of a decade lose their
identity as people of color."-Washing?
ton Correspondent.
A Fasting Hog.
Dr. Free Harris owns a hog that is
fasting. She has not eaten or drunk any?
thing for two months. She seems happy
and contented, and no amount of tempt?
ing food will she take. She runs around
the street and seems determined to out?
do Dr. Tanner in the act. Much inter?
est is felt in the outcome, and some bet?
ting. She is gradually losing flesh.
Dalton (Ga.)^Dispatch.
. A process has been devised by a
French man whereby glass may be
securely soldered to metals. The por?
tion of the glass tobe or other article
that is to be soldered is first covered
with a thin layer of platinum. This
deposit is obtained by brushing over the
slightly heated glass a very natural
chloride of platinum mixed with essen?
tial oil of camomile. The iatter is
slowly evaporated and when the white
and odiferous vapors cease to be giveo
off the temperature is raised to a red
heat; the platinum is then reduced and j
covers the tube with a layer of bright
metal Placing the metalized tube in
a bath of sulphate of copper and con?
necting the tube to the negative pole of
a battery of suitable energy there is de?
posited on the platinum a ring of cop?
per, which will be malleable and very
adhesive if the operation - has
been properly performed, in this
state the glass tube topped with
copper can be treated like a genuine
metallic tube and soldered to iron,
copper, bronze, platinum or any other
metal that cac be united with the j
solder.
For Over Fifty Years.
Has. WJKS&OW'S SOOTHING SYRUP bas been
used for children teethiog. It soothes the
ibild, softens the gums, s liars all pain, cares
wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diar?
rhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Casioria.
When she was; a Child, she cried for Casto ria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Casto ria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
TP TOITS BACK A.CKES,
Or yon are all worn out, really good for noth?
ing, it is general debility. Try
BROWN'S IMOy B1TTEB8,
lt w?l cure yon, cleanse your liver, and give
a good appetite.
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Mrs. E. J. Hovell, Medford, Mass., says lier
:othcr has been cured of Scrofula by tb? sse
? four bottles of ?B5B3R5B? after harley had
"."OJ other treat?
ment, l>2ir.|r
educad to quite a low condition of health, as ii
:iz thought she could not Mve.
cared all
year! had
f his
'.ras
, few bo ^ ?les cured him, and no
v-mptoms of the disease remain.
MRS. T. L. MATHERS, Mathcrviile, Hiss.
Uooit ca Blool and Skin Disease* mait^l frc-.
SWUT SPECIFIC Co.. Atlanta. Ga.
JOHNSON'S
SV2?GNETSC OIL!
Instant Killer of Pain.
Internal and Externat.
Cures RHEUMATISM, NEURAL?
GIA, Lame Back, Sprains Bruises,
? Swellings, Stiff Joints, COLIC and
g&CRAMPS instantly. Cholera Mor
' ?bus, Croup,Diptheria, Sore Throat.
^HEADACHE, as if by magic.
?HE HORSE BRAND, gS'?
the most Powerful and Penetrating Linimentfor Man
>r Beast in existence. Large $1 size 75c., 50c. size 4Uc.
JOHNSON'S ORIENTAL SOAP,
Medicated and Toilet. The Great Skin Cure and
Pace Beautifier. Ladies will find it the most
delicate and highly perfumed Toilet Soap on
the market. It is absolutely pure. Mokes the
=kin soft and velvety and restores the lost com?
plexion ; is a luxury for the Bath for Infants,
it al&ys itching, cleanses the scalp and promotes
the growth of hair. Price 25c For sale by
PR. A. J. CHINA, SUMTER, S. JD.
* V IL.iv o *
-, "he Pioneer Catalogue of Vege
y^i* r/?gg^T?>7^* table and Flower?.
Tjg^jT ?CKiains i!2 pages 3 x 10 1-2 in.,
with descriptions that describe,
mff'^jP* not m's-?a(- : illustrations that
?skr iWvs instruct, not exaggerate.
Bl ^P^^rfft^ Thecivorisrljariiiingiiiliar
W^?at ? 'j <.:. prints in prwn and white,
PpffijL ';' ''iWsp j " '"' L'"''" f':lc,c"roum3' -a
KaBra :V !?S^ ' Nowlt;< ? printed in S difl'erent
' 'Wfr?- ?don*. Ail the leading novel?
KNJSL^':- .fe!:: ! th-sand the 1*M of the old va
KMHI'? ??HS / ri<-:;<-s, Th?sc hard times you
''W^ ' cannot alTord to run any risk.
[??Pffl' ;||,' ; v.ny 1 : ON EST HOODS wheie
Charmer Pea^^ , . ,. ., ;...r,?, a(i
Iress now. witli 1 cen:*. ?-hi i. :r.:ty deducted irons
irst order. $360 Caaa 7r.z s for Potato??.
loclless.RY. J3JES VICK'S SONS.
CURES RISING
/. BREAST ..
"MOTHER'S FRIEND" n&fSS
offered child-bearing woman. I nave been a
mid-wife for many years, and in each case
where "Mother's Friend" had been used it has
accomplished wonders and relieved much
suffering. It is the best remedy for rising of
the breast known, and worth the price for that
alone. MKS. M. M. BRUSTER,
Montgomery, Ala.
? can tell all expectant mothers if they will
nae a few bottles of Mother's Friend they will
go through the ordeal without any pain and
suffering. MRS. MAY BKAXHAM,
Argusville, 2?. D.
Used Mother's Friend before birth ol my
eighth child. Will never cease its praise.
MRS. J. F. MOORE, Colusa, Cal.
Sent by express, charges prepaid, on receipt
ef price, $1.50 per bottle.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.,
Sold by all druggists. ATLANTA, GA.
WRIGHT'S HOTEL
COLUMBIA, S. C
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S. L. WRIGHT & SON,
Proorietorp.
Liberty Street Next to P. O.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
Given to Compounding Prescriptions.
PIKST I li ISS JOB WOKE
' AT BOTTOM PRICES*
I WATCHMAN AND Still ni RUN JAB HPFICB
SUMTER, S. C
HARDWARE
FOR
Everything in this Line
.GO TO
R. W. DURANT & SON.
Paints, Oils, &c, &c. Cooking and
Heating Stoves, Guns, Pistols,
Cartridges all Household articles and
Oct. 4.
J. F. W. DeLORME,
Agen'
-DEALER IN
Toilet Soaps, Perfumery and all Kinds ot Druggist's
Sundries Usually Kept in a
First Class Drug Stor?.
Tobacco, Snuff fand Cigars. Garden Seeds, ftc., also Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Glass Putty, &c., Dye Stuffs.
Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care
and dispatch. The public will find my stock of Medicines complete, warranted
genuine, and of best quality. Call aod see for yourselves.
Night Calls Promptly Attended To.
JE WEER K
Watches, Diamonds,
Sterling and Flated Silverware,
LARGE STOCK SUITABLE FOR WEDDING PRESENTS
Olooks, Optical G-oods, Fine Knives, Scissors
and Razors, Machine Needles. &c.
SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH.
ESTABLISHED 1868. Sumter, S. C.
Densmore,
THE WORLD'S GREATEST TYPEWRITER.
The Machine that took the only award for
Typewriters at the State Fair, Nov. 8,1893.
<NO MACHINE COULD BE ANY BETTER.
IT IS PERFECT.
Private statement of ODC of the Judges.
THE ONLY AWARD WAS ALSO MADE
-TO US
FOR TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES.
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County Agents Wanted.
J. W. GIBBES & CO.,
GEN. AGENTS, COLUMBIA, S. C.
The '94 Model just out is Unrivalled.
Nov. 29.
PURE VINEGAR. %JSJ^WI
T MADE LAST SUMMER for my j j j! |lf jp jjjp 1| flj
own use a lot of Vinegar, from a mix- j W BL w?| Hg| ft \ ||] ??& flj
ture of FRUITS (mostly grapes) AND E |W J? fl W f|f I M ^ffl J
HONEY, ll is very fine, both in ??ByisHte&yfe^^
Obtained, and .:,! ?:?h.\j .\ ;..-> n:
flavor and strewth. I have about ten u'u,w,] u*i,,r.?":1!:'::-l^< >;''!:s n,tr ??<* :i
?a j opposite Iii" l . > ! .-.'.-ii! njluv uv ran nil?
li j L .it tain fallouts in Irs- fr.i.-i; in i1.... r. i,?, iii. from
gallons to spare, and persons who will i WARMINGTON. '-vt?i tea ; ,. / .-. , '.
send to my residence can get it for 50 ? ni?mn-frceof pfiS'!i'ii.?w^Ti!?-.7.' '.. r u'???
,, UNLESS EATENr Wv . !:'/ .
cents per gallon. For circular, n.lv-.v. i.rms
. actual clients i:i v?>u: .wi stat.- t .. -, t |.Y . .
. Satisfaction guaranteed or money town, write to pfl^^^^|^7Tffi?ffiy,">
returned N. G. OSTEEN. Opposite Potent Office. Washington, D C
for infants and Children.
*? C a s to ri a is so well adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
*..uown to me/" H A. ARCEER, IL D.,
lil So. Cziord Ct., Brooklyn, IT. Y.
"The use of 'Castoria is to universal and
its merits so well known tnat it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it Few are the
intelligent families who do net keep Casio ria
within easy reach."
CA?LOS 3IARTY>-, D. D.,
Hew York City
THE CDCTAUR COMPOST, 77 MURRAY STREET, NEW YOEE, CITY.
Castoria cures Colic, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation,
Eilis VTonrts, gives sleep, and promotes di?
gestion,
"Without injurious medication.
"For several years I have recommended
your1 Castoria, ' and shall always continue to
do SD as it has invariably produced beneficial
results."
EDWIN F PARDEE, ZI. D.,
125th Street and 7th Ave., New York City.
Said the) <V n" J>\Aar (Takea
Bicycle f IV ?S 1UUC1 < Tumble.
ALSH & LOMPAIfY,
THE LEADERS,
Have said the same to the PRICES of
SHOES THIS SEASON.
Our SHOES were being made up and most of them finished
when the Disastrous Storm struck us. We laid in a Stock for a
Now we MUST sell them.
If you are looking for Bargains in Shoes SEE US.
We have just opened a Shoe to catch young men,
Genuine German Cordovan,
Hand Sewed for $5.00.
Never seen before in this country.
Our $3.00 Shoes still Lead all others.
Our $2.00 Ladies' Button Boots, are
Unexcelled.
WALSH & CO.,
THE LEADERS,
Monaghan Block - Sumter, S. C.
Oct. 4.
Glenn Springs Water,
Is unsurpassed and invalids 2nd sure and speedy relief by its use
Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Chronic Hepatitis, Jaundice, Torpor of Liver and
General Debility, following upon Malarial Diseases, Dropsy,
Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Constipation, Kemorroid,s Uterine, Renal
and Cystic Diseases, Hcematuria, Rheumatism,- Catamenial Derangement, and
OTHER FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
Highly recommended by the medical profession.
For circulars containing certificates, etc., apply to .
Paul Simpson, ,
GLENN SPRINGS, S. C. .
.FOR SALE BY
Dr. A. J. China, Dr. McKagen, J S. Hughson & Co., J. F. W. DeLorme
and W. R. Delgar, Jr.
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while you ^^^^J* / Furniture
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