St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 6, 1893
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Lz. r 3 Des 2 ° gh Px. se : x * 72 POST- DIS PATCH. N 513 Olive st. oe POSTAGE. rod in the 1 St. Louis, Mo., as geo- th che sins pages. 1 Copy. 1 de 8 n 2 Boa K N 6 — —E—— — THE MYSTERY OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT. Asphalt pavement, like the little girl with the curl, is very, very good when it is good, but when it is bad it is horrid. Every city has had bad asphalt pavements, and it is no wonder that this should be the case when we come to know all that is necessary to make a good one. Asphalt, an expert says, to be suitable for paving, after having been refined at 400 deg. F., must still be compressible at 60 deg. F.; it must be viscous and malleable at 75 deg. F.; it must flow at 100 deg. F., and it must have a fire test of at least 300 deg. F. It must not contain deleterious mat- ter soluble in water. It must not contain an excess of free sulphur. The hydrocarbons of which the asphalt is composed must all, or nearly all, be saturated hydrocarbons, but must not contain hard crystalline paraf- fine. It must not contain over 20 per cent of asphaltene; not more than 8 per cent must be soluble in alcohol, and it must not fala 1 ce thas an n nene ne. t mus of organic matter not bituminous, aud 1 must not be soluble in caustic potash or soda. The residuum oil required for the manufacture of the asphaltic cement must not be over 13 per cent of the pure bitumen and the cement must havethe character- istics of becoming very tough and malle- able at low temperatures when mixed with pure pulverized mineral matter. After all these bewildering requirements there is to be considered the careless work that may be done in laying the pavement. That any asphalt pavement can be good when its durability depends upon so many conditions is remarkable, A COMMITTEE of eight appointed by the World’s Fair Commission will be charged with the duty of compiling a history of the great Columbian Exposition. This is to include all the reports of the officials, the minutes of the meetings, and in fact all the official documents of the Commission. The work will occupy many volumes, and is designed to be acomplete and minute account of the enterprise from its incep- tion to its close. Perhaps such a work is wanted, but what is wanted more is a well digested account of the Fair composed, not compiled, by a master of the literary art. It should be within the covers of à single handy volume and present those salient features in which the public are most interested. It should bea work of literature like a biography or a history. The Fair is worthy of such a memorial. Gifted men of letters ought to be eager to undertake it. THE esesthetic growth ot Ohicago during the Fair has been great. It is mow proposed to erect on the spot where the liberty bell has been kept a bronge statue of Mayor Carter Harrison, ‘‘bearing aloft the beacon torch ot liberty.’’*Mayor Harrison was a good American and dia all he could American liberty, but he never went around bearing a torch. He once set fire to the w ers of an importu- nate office-seeker, the light that followed was only temporary, and had no particular Dearing on our freedom. The fact is, the 1 have given to Mr. Bar- tholdi’s the contract for all the reg- ular torch bearing br the country, and our statesmen and Mayors in bronze should not be lugged in as as#istants. The statue that stands up all day aha all night, year in and year out, has enough to do. It should not be required to carry anything. was empioyed to care for fed on beef tea, angel But they are lost in the in the newspapers for may, alas! have been sucha gang as that which should be taken with” comprehensive plan proceeding from a- ai 5 1 tarmed got seem ‘pet only are babies in demand, but that girl babies are beginning to be preferred. There can 9e nat when @ boy baby is dern pa ma, as matters are now, have ings ae to Whether he will and @ situation whea he 18 growa, a ~ 25 Karin m and othel deen ee ers who 6x press apprehension as to the tu- ation of the human race are needlessly aldrmed. The world would revolve perfectly if there were not a human being on its surface. And what a relief such a condition would be to all the circus animals! 8 ‘MR. Unt, the new First Assistant Secretary of state, has twice been a Mayor, and isa lawyer. If a Mayor who is a mere lawyer rises to such a height, may there not bea glittering future for our Mayor Walbridge, whose judicial work as a tribunal did 80 much for his party in st. Louis? — It is perhaps fortunate that a woman is rarely elected Mayor ofa town orcity. If it is true that women find it difficult to keep a secret, what a burden the secret Of a contin- gent fund would be on the mind ofa lady Mayor! It is fortunate that both of the Chicago Claimants of Carter Harrison’s shoes are baldheaded men. In a rough and tumble fight a baldheaded tough has certain ad- vantages over one that has hair that can be reached. 1 — THE darkey’s description of his experience in a great street crowd can not be improved upon: ‘‘I hag baffied around and baffied around for a houah, and heah I is in zackiy de same place. THE man whose slop is taken, or eis not taken, ought to know whether it is taken or not. He kas Vastly more interest in it than the most efficient and truthful bobby can have. _ — ROOSEY ROOSEVELT and Jimmy Van, Each would be an Englishman; But Providence haa another plan For Roosey Roosevelt and Jimmy Van. THE New England woman does very well to adopt the masculine boot for her footwear. The snow lies high in New England, and she is right in protecting her garters. Mrs. HALLipay declares that from all six of ber husbands she got only $600. Is it at all surprising if there is evidence of a feminine drift away from matrimony? - — —_— GOLD is found in the craws of the chickens killed in Montana. Thomas Goabout migut have been a millionaire now if he had gone to Montana. The ancient Egyptian. had a bull fora god. The modern American has both a bull anda bear to which he is devoted. A COOL proceeding—The approval of the In- sane Asylum steam heating voucher over the Auditor’s head. -_ St. Lovis beer has walked into Milwaukee, and that’s what’s th? matter. a varvw Me 4usat 5 HVEUS ~ an matter printed in this column must be written On one side of the paper. Vote the A. P. A. Ticket. To the Editor of the Poat- Disvatch: Your issue of Saturday contains a let ter written by A Catholic School Teacher, inwhich she defends the corrupt institutions or Catholicism and tries to gain notoriety by publishing the fact that she 18 related to the notorious Charles Carrol, the Popish a tator Maryland. fhe. has become very indignant at the stand taken by the A, P. A. inthe politics of the day, and vents hr anger by stating that they ~~ a tribute or publish felsshoods to gain thes port of theignor ant voters, Iittle thinking they are men who have watched the westward flow of degraded emi- gration, the building of institutions—such menacing hand, the enemy of education, ex- tended toward America by the black Pope of Rome. They do not wish in any way to in- fluence the voter, but present them with the true facts regarding the Catholic situation in our country. Any true Protestant needs no dictation, but will vote right or wield the sword ina war to extermination, if neces- sary, to defend our beloved Constitution from the aggression of the foreign god of Rome, who dares not lay his popish band on our idol—the Constitastos.. A. P. A. PATRIOT, Independent and A. P. A. To the Editor of the Post Dispatch: 1 address you this toshow the Inconsistency of, some men that appear to be ready to wipe out that egotistic, bigoted institution known asthe A. P. A. One gentieman in particular, Mr. Brennan, who has placed himself before the voters of the Thirteenth School District as an independent candidate. The gentieman has called on several of my Democratic friends ani also myself to ask for our support in the coming school election, Mr. Brennan’s affiliation im to creed is with Catholicity. Iwill endeavor to show that he isin being a candidate a detriment rather thana benefit toward holding out of the oo Board that pronounced F. A Mr. Lacey, whois the nominee of the Repab: licans of of the district. The ronetsi of the district nominated a Protestant 1 — oe od — to ub get eat ny N yy those who nink the schools "gnould be governed in a good, clean, healthy manner. Now here comes ’self-sacrificing Mr. Brennan with his endeavor to take Democratic votes from him, which, if he does to any great extent, Brennan will do exactly what he says he does not want done, namely let A. P. A. . l. = Brennan must either use very "cohuston. wi is in re: ion with ing power or else he is BMOCRAT, Lacey. Boss Butler's „ Cinch. To the Editor of the Post- Dispatch: Why does Francis so strongly defend But. ler in the charges made by Garbage In- spector Williams? Despite the fact that the present adminis- tration is Republican, Butieris still in ‘‘the Botta. “te matear isn fast te in power | sol n matte Butler always ‘cotands te. Next to Paket comes lucky Francis. ‘fe bas been hoid. ing a fat job a . great number of years st in the ring. He, it seems, Das been defend- — See at every — chance. . he ge a handsome d-me- down or. “pee o an interest in the garbage contract? Crookedness,’’ 22 a half on St. Louls. Let the other half, Slattery a Foreigner. To the Editor of the Post: vispatcn: It the members of the A. P. A., Who were instrumental in bringing that notorious out- east ex-priest, Slattery, to Sts Loyls fer campaign really. sincere in their doctri tye that aS — one an ice A e 2 — 1 and vet > asconvents and parochial schools; also the red at Sant Ander COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE HORROR AT THE SPANISH CITY. \ Criminal Carelessnessof the Ship Cap tain and Bort Officials Caused the Awful Calainity—Many Bodies Thrown Into the Sea~—Extent of Property Losses—Survivor’s Statement. MADRID, Nov. 6.—To-day it is possibile to give a Cetailea account of the awful calamity which befell sant Ander on last Friday. Ac- cording to official telegrams the latest ac- counting shows that 800 persons were killed and 450 injured, At 3 o’clock on Friday evening the Spanish ship Cabo Machichaco caught fire while the steamer was lying along side of the quay unloading her cargo, which in the main con- Sistelof merchandise and dynamite. The fre originated in the coal bunkers, caused doubtless by spontaneous combus- tion. Active steps were taken to extinguish the flames by the crew, but with- avail. Seeing that the ship would soon be enveloped in flames, local authorities were notified and thefire dspartment, headed by prominent citizens, were soon upon the scene when the battle to save the shipDegan. Ship Officials stated that there were only twenty cases of dynamite on board, which was taken ashore. It was afterwards ascer- tained that there were 500 cases of dynamite on board, the 480 cases being contraband. Seelng that the ship was going to be lost, orders were given totry to tow the burning vessel out into the lake to prevent further conflagration, . THE TWO EXPLOSIONS. After these instructions had been carried out, at about 4:30 o’clock the boilers burst, which was followed by another detonation. The steamer appeared to part in half, flames went skyward ana the air was filled with masses of flying iron, charred wood, blackened timbers and the burning cargo, scattering death and destruction everywhere within rifle shot. The shock was tremendous. Houses toppled, chimneys fell down and window lights were shattered, The scene of the blowing up ofthe steamer can hardly be described. Tonsof iron were shot up Into the air, where it mingled with the burning fragments of the ship, tug and wooden quay, as Well as the mangled bodies of hundreds of unfortunate people. The force of the exploding dynamite caused such a concussion that, in addition to shak- ing hundreds of buildings off their founda- tions, it actially sank 100 smalilcrafts in the harbor, in addition to setting fire to a large number of other vessels, and starting conflagrations upon several of | the larger ships, including the Alfonso XII., which vessel, as already cabled, caught fire so suddenly and burned so fiercely that forty of her crew lost their lives on doard of her. Nothing is as yet reper here — the 2 done to 1 shipping, but the loss is said to be very g For some time after kus Nee the peo- ple were positively stunned with dismay and harcreand then followed a panic, during have gone stark mad, while the Yast major- ity were so paralyzed with fear and the shock that they were incapable of moving to the assistance of the dying or of making any efforts to extinguish the flames, which sprang up froma mass of buildings and whith beganto spread with the most threat- ening rapidity. HORRIBLE SCENES. The quay and promenade close to the scene of the explosion presenteda most sickening sight. Mangled and Diackened corpses were scattered here and there or were in bea ps in many casesupon the wounded and dying, whose fearful scrieks of agony filled the air and struck terror Into the hearts of those who aftera time summoned sufficient cour- ageto venture nearthe carnage ground. Over 100 persons are said to have been Dee. cipitated into the sea by the explosion, and there beneath this hail of blood, w and iron they met death with the crews of the unfortunate steamer and the tugvoat which was about to tow her into the bay. un board the tugboat were many citizens of “ant Ander who were taking part in the work of rescue. Ali of them have disappeared forever. A train from the prov- ince, which was just arriving at the rallway station when the steamship blew up, ex- perienced the force of the explosion, was wrecked and set fire to and the majority of its passengers were burned to death before any assistance could be furnished them. LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE. One who ata safe distance sawthe explo- sion and its consequent horrors says that the explosion was like an earthquake. A shower of burning fragments fell upon the houses which were already tottering, crush- ing in the roofs, while heavy pieces of iron were hurled through the walis of houses with all the violence of cannon balls. Houses were 2 4 . — by the dlasing timbers which them, and the — — who were Loe Ki led rushed ip terror nto he streets, where a number of them met death or were severely crushed or wounded by falling houses. Others ran in terror from the scene, and hundreds went mad with fear, and, abandoning the city, ran into“ the fields shrieking h W and tearing their hair with ry. A number of the most — . peopl from Sant Ander into the meightoring: vil- lages, spreading the news of the disaster, re- fusing to ru to the ill-fated city even wheo assured that all danger was over. Others, after recovering from the shock, hastened to the scene of the disaster in order to search for missing poratives. ween Pee belleved t ha many of th and mutilated that 7 80 horribly burn a tans and ir recognition by relatives * utte smoke and pleces rning material. of men, women and children of all classes ened, escribe . * om on hideous b eS = neath black dead — —＋2 — uman K — 1 2 byt the awra y the awful ex — 4 of tt an e dead, woun Beaver as tothe 5 search for the mains of those they THIRTERN MILES AWAY. from Sant Ander. Fifty private houses were destroyed Mendos and by fre. publishes a letter from a prominent mer- | A Mob of 5,000 Workmen tn U the — ed on death ervini ou should leave the s 4 and. cle wy hav- hat seemed to tog deen the me quite a t vp Kan D plank 12 away: hola ibe MUZZLE THE PRESS. — mn Deerees Issued by the Brasilian Gov- ernment Against the Newspapers. Loxpox, Nov. 8,—The Globe this afternoon chant at Rio de Janeiro, dated Oct. 17, in which the merchant describes the situation at the capital of Brazil and dwells upon the decrees issued by the Government against foreign papers and permitting the expulsion or imprisonment of foreigners. - The writes of the letter referred to says that these decrees are specially directed against Mr. A. J. Lamoureaux, an American citizen, editor of the News of Rio de Janeiro, which published what is claimeo to be an un- biased account ofthe revolt. One of the de- crees is said to empower the Brazilian Gov- ernment to expelor imprison during the state of siege and provides that the action taken be communicated to the dip- lomatic agent of the nations interested when convenient. The letter says in conclusion that it re- mains to be seen what action the American Minister will take regarding these de zrees. Mr. Lamoureaux is also the agent in Rio de Janeiro of Reuter’s Telegram Oo. BRITISH SAILORS BLOWN UP. LONDON, Nov. 6,—Official confirmation has been received here by the naval authorities of the death of two seamen and two marines and the injury of five otbers from the British warships Beagle, Racer and Sirius near Rio de Janeiro. It appears that the British ves- sels named landed a party near Rio de Jan- elroinorder to obtain a supply of sand for holy-stoning the decks. Duringtheir stay ashore the British fatigue party a 1 an old Brazilian Government powder m gine, which was prepared by 4 Gotachmen of President Peixoto’s soldiers. The latter see- ing a number ot men di believed | they belonged to the re a consequently acting under orders, the zilians blew up the powder magazine and killed the British sallors lors referred to, PRIME MINISTER GRATE. Lonpon, Nov. 6.—The correspondent of the News at Vienna says Prince Winschip Grats, the new Prime Minister, isa member of one of the most prominent families in Austria. Tite ham hated In of Marshal Winschip-Gra repressed the revolution of 1848 with rye y sword.” By education the new Prime Minister is both a Conservative and a Ole » he has in the past given many proofs of an evenly balanced mind. ADMIRAL GERVAIS TO VACATE. Paris, Nov. 6.—The Gaulois to-day says that Admiral Gervais, who commanded the French squadron which visited Cronstadt as a prelude tothe visit of the Russian fleet to Toulon, will obtain permission to vacate his post as Chief of the General Naval Staff in order to take command, in 1894, of the French Mediterranean. The Gaulois — that Admiral Gervais will ucceeded as Chief of the General Naval Staff by Admiral Human. HEBREWS EXPELLED. MADRID, Nov. 6.—A dispatch from Melilla says that Gen, Marcias has expelled all s from that place. It is reported representatives of the Powers at Tangiers oppose Spain’s action at Melilla, REFORMATION FEAST. Celebration at Music Hall by Evangel- ical Churches—Resligious News. Exposition Music Hall was packed with a crowd of 500 people yesterday afternoon to witness the exercises lu honor of the annual Reformation feast, given by the Evangelical churches of st. Louis. All the churches of the denomination in the city, fifteen in number, were represented by delegations. The first number on se he congregation a Irion, pastor of Bt. Peal’s Chureh, made an addres; and ca amorinen with a hymn by the assembled thou- The Religious Canvass. The returns from the house-to-house vis- “am si 82048, Gane 208 Of the saat. robably be. 3 a) * S 4 : se 4 Streets of Marseilles. MARSEULERS, Nov. 6.—The strike of the om · ployes of the horse car lines in this city as. sumea a most threatening aspect to-day, — The police seem utterly unable to cope with A oR : 4 Ryn Pty * e. 1 the mobs and it is probabie that the soldiers a 8 will na ve to do called upon to suppress f ing. The horse car stabfes of the different com> panies are already guarded by there is a prospect of a collision a 3 military and the rioters. before the day passes, This morning u mob of over 5,000 rioters assembled on the Connebiere, the widest and petroleum and set fire to it amid the cheers and yells of the thousands of rioters crowd- ing around the overturned car. The men on strike demand more wages and fewer working hours, and in order to enforce their demands commenced rioting yesterday | and burned several cars which they had ae viously saturated with petroleum, The rioters then also tore up the horse-eae tracks In a number of places and continued in their work of destruction, witnessed by thousands of people, who seemed to De in sympathy with the strikers. The rioting was renewed last night, when a number of additional cars were burned, andall traffic of the street railroads. was oo Mayor of the city is 4 fe prin Sect an 2 amicable settlement all efforts tending toward been fruitless up to the present time. THE BIG FOUR STRIKE. CAmo, III., Nov. 6:~The strikeof the en- gineersend yardmen on the Big Tour was temporarily me ern = by a ten po 4 — 1 dein grieva and the A e sistant President &. „ Sha and Supts. V Winkle and Sutton A UNIQUE UNION. New Tonk, Nov. 6.—The Central Labor Federation resolved at its meeting * ! eeyg <— . Banter 1. Waian question was then raised as to who — Sa classed as dra WANT FO TARIFF JUGGLING, Wasuincron, D. O., Nov. 6—Two memo. rials, signed by several hundred men em- ployed in the Jamestown worsted mills, have positive that most conserte: tive 24 THOSE SPECK RESOLUTIONS. The Trades and Labor Unions Have Not Withdrawn Them. An effort is being made in local labor cir- an cles to have the Trades and Labor Union — is withdraw its condemnation of Charles Speck for lector. dra When Mr. Miller answered lutions had 5 an Webster, and Labor would jot be th — m at there wit 8 * from the minery | t hought = Pee: [eee ay | i interested. | ae RS gt po 14 e as | g * are ö i
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