Marine Record, July 12, 1883, page 1

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Lccn'P~2S-J2$ fr VQLjN. NO 28. CLEVELAND, Q„ JULY 12, 1883, 12.00 i'lB AUNOU ' sinoh ropim & Cntn. PROP. JOSEPH HENRY AND THE SIG¬ NAL SERVICE. TIVR, 8. POIrlliR, U. D. From Ihfi Clirlillan Itittllly n Ir, A stntuo In memory of Prof. Joseph Ilenry has just been unveiled. What the Dtatuc Itsell may bo as a work of nrt we do not know. But the world knows that any material representation, bs It marble or braBs, local and mensurable of it man whose fame is celebrated wherever the tick of a telegraph is heard, or the. voice of a tele¬ phone resoundu, must needs be very inade¬ quate. And yet his fellow countrymen surely do honor to themselves1 when they erect monuments to perpetuate the lame of s great writers, philosophers and. teachers. The streets ofEdlnburgh nie illustrated and Illuminated by the marble forms and figures of Scott and Wilson and Playfnlr, and the, missionary, Livingston, and others who trl'>mphed In the Ileitis of literature, science, art and philanthropy. These all seem to say in chorus to all who behold ' thorn: '-Pence hath her victories no less renowned than war." In St.Paul's Cathedral, London, the sermons preached and the hymns sung nre In honor of the Prince of Peace; but the walls of the vast structure and its alcoves are used In the main to show forth the military genius of Great Britain. Warriors look down upon the visitor as If to receive homage for their great achlevir^iit on laud andjeo.. It-haa ------Ceeb evvr'ihits Bill It Will um vuliilinm Mr forever. Men of thought will be honored no less than men of action, and the benefac¬ tors of mankind will have their laurel wreaths no less than thoy who have writ their deeds III blood.. It Is n good augury for any people, to show their disposition to extol the services of the pioneers of human progress In all that constitutes christian civilization. Prof. Henrv was plnced nt the bead of the ' Smithsonian Institute when first opened In Woshingtbn, D. C. At that time ho enjoyed n distinction among the sarans ol the old world far greater than had been accorded to him here, where sc'oiuitle experiments had not yet covered so large a field ns they do now. It may perhaps bo doubted whether AmcrlornVrendois or students, as n clnss, know or appreciate the value of Prof. Hen¬ ry's scientific discoveries. While piInclpal nf tho Albany academy, he constructed the famous horec-Bhoo magnets, without which Prof, Morse couldjiot have operated an elec¬ trical telegraph. While connected as Chief, with the Natural Science Department at Princeton college, Prof. Henry oxtended his researches In magnetism and electricity, and by his papers published In this and other countries, contributed to bring on the new age, wlieroln all parts of the world arc made adjacent and contiguous bv the nerve- wlres thatJ transmit the magnetic messages ever upon tl em. In June, 1858, I was sent to Washington on a special service foi the American*- lllblc Society. Having been a pupil ol Piof. Hen¬ ry nt Princeton, I u at glad to call upon him at tho Smithsonian, lie ln\Ucd mo to luncheon, alter which he toob nm Into a- largo lecture room, on one side ol which hung an Immense map of the United Stales. It was covered with bits of slight papci, of mnny colors, eii.-h coloi having a language of Its own. "Here," sntd the "Piotessoi-, "wo nrotijlng to ascertain ni|d determine the meteorological syslem or systems ol out country. Thumgh the telegraph Instru¬ ment tiiere in the corner we iccelvo reports trom all sections ol tho Union respecting the course of tho w Inds, tho stale of tho thermometer and baroireter, and the gath¬ ering and progress of storms; In short of everything that will help ns ascertain with anything like certainty, tho changes of'the weather which mny be soon oxpected. It wo succeed in these experiments, they will provo to bo of very gruit utility to agricul¬ ture and navigation. While the weather Is commonly thought to be fickle, novortholcss, wo are learning that Its variations are pro¬ duced ly fixed laws, which lefld buck to the Btttlfpf natural causes not entirely beyond physic*) research " directed my attention to the recording pa- pois, of many lines, fastened by plus to the map, ns the telcgrnph signalled the plitccs for tlu-lr almost constant ' transpositions, And thus, then and theic, I beheld the be¬ ginning of that signal service, which dally, nil the year round, supplies tho whole press of the United States with Its weather news, which is born not of conjecture, but of sci¬ entific deductions from nn Immense mass of observations, extending over a continent. Prof. Henry then proceeded to explain to me lit brief the thermomctrlcnl and meteor¬ ological systems of different portions of our. country and thiough differing seasons. He added that it would require long, pntlent and. minute observation to reduce all the phenomena ot earth and sky to a meteoro¬ logical system. "One of the most active onuses," mild he, "In producing sudden or very violent changes Is electricity, which secins to tlo a- hi her and thither like tides, but without the regularity of tides. Howev¬ er, if wevnnnot comprehend causes, wp can study their phenomena, and Infer probable results as likely to occur, with very consider¬ able regularity." Thr Professor then gave Borne reasons for doubting whether western Kansas would have a sufficient rainfall In the summer to ir like it a safe region for ngrlcultunil'ln vest¬ ments . "During the early spring,,' said he, "the supply of moisture from the Pacific may be enough to pass over the mountains and reach triearejtt Intsr-CQMjnonjal plains. '41 ;iW'lhrW"ri9oede« ana •nmmer oomas on the moisture will be winnowed out of the mountain ranges, and then western Kansas must auflcr more or leas." What to Prof. Henry svas scientific foresight has firoved, on several occasions, to be verified ilstory. But my purpose in tills sketch Is simply to show thnt while Prof. Henry laid the foundations of tho telegraphic system of the world, to him also Is largely due the honor of having laid tho foundations of our pres¬ ent signal service, as established at Wash¬ ington. Prof. Henry, as all who know lilm will benr witness, was a modest, retiring scholar. He loved genuine science, and he loved and honored God., For him the In¬ spired scriptures were full of life for the soul, and of medicine for the heart, In short he was a thoroughly truo man—a nat¬ ural philosopher, who valued facts above theoiles, and a sincere believer In him who Is the Ilia and the light of men. Let his statue be altogether eloquent of real great¬ ness. cyllnder^had been Ingeniously applied to this windlass, and so arranged that a child could take the largest anchor with ease and with ns much dispatch as the most ex¬ pensive and 'complicated gleam windlass. The stonm application takes up no room that-could otherwise be utilized, as It Is fastened Immedlntly upon tho pawl post, and ndds biit a few pounds weight to the or¬ dinary goar. The buikcs are preserved, so that the windlass Is still perfect as nhand power. The cost of tho steam attachment Is but little, and tho whole gear can bo obtained lor less than the ordinary capstan. These windlasses nre manufactured lit great qunn little letter. The .medals nro vory handsome lit themselves, A -new series, somowhat different from the old, Is now being prepared hi the Philadelphia mint. These I have not seen, but I lie old ones wero well onough. The gold one had a life boat in tho net of rescuing a drowning man on the obverse and an angel or two on the reverse, with the necessary Inscriptions. It Is nntstrange, perhnps, that a man or woman should deserve a inednl of this sort several limes In the course of a useful life. As a matter of fact, these medals have been earned again and ngaln by the same person, They never net more limn ono medal of each class, though; titles by tho Globe Iron Works/of this city, D»t tor each subsequent achievement doserv- TIIE GLOBE IRON WORK'S SPOOL WINDLASS. the proprietors of which aro tireless In their efforts to tit lake- craft with ne v and prac¬ tical machinery, which will conduce to the convenience and ease of manngement of all vessels so necessary In this age of progress. LIFE SAVING- MEDALS. The Washington correspondent the Pull, ndelphla Record says: 11 you Jump Into the Delaware and at the imminent risk of your own life save the life of another, the Secre¬ tary will give you a medal. If your risk was "extra hazdardous," or your sei vices particularly distinguished, you will get a gold inednl; if your risk was of a lower degree It will be of silver. When the Life Saving Service was reorganized under Its present efficient chief, Sumner J. Kimball, Congress established tliii*«a«u.Hids. Tt)cy were called ine first-class and the second-cfuss medals then, and were given only for actual saving' of llle at the actual risk of life. People w ho had snveu life nt the risk of life objected to receiving a second-class medal lor what they deemed flrit-class service. One spirited young lady returned the silver second-class medal sent her. She wiuited the best or none, ard It now reposeB on Its volvet bed in Mr. Kimball's ofllec safe. It was fcund, too, that men often save life at a risk of property or ol limb not tantamount to n risk of llle, but deserving of some recognition. It was thought, for example, 'hat the master ol a laden vessel who delayed his voyage to snvo a wrecked crew at gicat personal ex¬ pense and Inconvenience deseivcdn medal equally with the man who simply moistened his cloihes In the surf. So Congress, to meet these suggestions, changed the names of the medals "to gold medal" and "silver medal," mid made the piovisionsof award so comprehensive ns lo take in all life-savers at rl»k. The terms of award are, however, not loose. This is evident from the fact that while many applications aic received (through "my Congressman," of com sc,^ few medals are IbbiicI In a yeai; scmetlmcs as few lug of n imjdiil they are given a bar of gold or silver, as the ease mny be, to be placed on ihc i Ibbon of decoration as (he clasps are on the European war medals. The cut we present this week rcpresentB. fo.ur or five, and never morn than a score, one of the most complete mid probably the The applications, which must be supported cheapest \ spool windlasses, combining the | by affidavits, go to a committee composed ol '"'^hoWtiikhig In his hand a long and slen¬ der Index pointer, he stepped forward and Btrengtli of the ordinary dog. windlass, with a facility for taking and letting go an¬ chors, equalling the most expensive! and complicated -machines. It Is worked by brakes the same as the common windlass. Recently wo visited tho stcamor D. Leuty, owned by Rust, King and Clint, mid our at¬ tention was attracted by tho windlass which tho above cut represents and which all vessel owners will understand. A steam the Chief of the Life Saving Sen ice, the Chlct of the Navigation Division ol the Treasury Department, and the Chief ol the Steam Vessels Inspecting Service. These genllemon have to be convinced by evidence that would satisfy a com t of law. Titey, cannot bo bulldozed by "your member." Once convinced, however, tiioy recommend you to the Secretary of the Trensury, mid he sends you your little, medal with a handsome THE 'YOUNG MAN WHO SHOWED OFF, Front the Detroit Fttf Prtu, The other day a young man about 20 years of age, accompanied by a girl two or three vents yoi nger, reached the city by a Bay City train, and after looking around for a tew hours returned to the depot and bought pome sandwiches fur lunch. The fellow was heard bragging it good deal as to what he had done and could do and cities he had visited, and by-und-hy he. walked up to the depot policeman mid handed him four flvo-csut Ugura .-.ml said: "That's my gl-l hi there." "Yes." "She just thinks Iter eyes of me." "Sn?'r "I've nevei had n chance t0 6ho\v her how I'd die for her II necessary, and It seems to me we might put up a little job right here.."' "How?" "Well, suppose me and her walk out to see the river. 1 leave hei for a moment home chap comes along nud begins to chin her. I rush buck and knock him Into the middle of next week. 'She'd want to mnrry me within a week. Girls ol her age just dn'e on heroes, \ou know r" "Ye«, they do " ' Well, you help me. You pick out some chap aiound here and tell him tfhat I'm up to and I won't mind 'standing neat lor Jill hands. When I rush li< on him he d better run." | Five minutes latet the gtil stood on the whnrl alone. A lellow big enough to pin It i barrel of flour over a freight car ap¬ proached lu a careless way and observed . "Fine daj, miss?" "Yes, sir." "Nice view of the ( niindii shore <"■ "Yes, Indeed." "M115 1 oiler \ou some peppermint* I07-----?" Just then the \011ng 1111,11 enme rushing dow n. When he came » llliln ten feel of the pair he ci led out "Villain I take \011r leave 01 I'll toss yon into the ilvci '" "Oh, I guess not,' inielcssly replied the oilier. ' Hase --eonndiel 1 am hete to rescuo this jnung irhl I10111 yotii ('lutein's'" "Don't bust an) bullous oil, ill) young cub'" The joung limn made a dash. He had to 01 will. He lushed at the big chap with his ami upiased and tieiolsm In Ids eye, and tin' nest minute be was ]>W kcil up and lossed over mining a lot ol gicen hides as caiofully as If he had been glass Then the big man iiiised his cap 10 the ulrl, stnlled sweetly as be bowed and scraped his fool, anil be was out of sight beloie the j oung man recovered suthYlcntly to call out: "Minnie, did I kill him?" "No, Hour)." "Thank Heaven that I am not guilty of minder' Let him beware, however. Another time 1 ma) not be able to restrain tuysull 1" A Lakeland (II ty-four hours In week, and 200,000 laths,' and 80,000 eleven hours. Produce exports for

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