Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 176, Hammond, Lake County, 14 January 1910 — Page 10

Friday, Jan. 14, 1910.

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'T.THOTJGJl the twentieth ccntnry i

Jost rounding out Its first dec-

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In erery field of endeavor man has established new and startling records. The past 12 months bare been- notable, epochmaking and thrilling In signalling th laccesslre trianiphs of man over matter. Science has made marked advances and each day revealed new possibilities in arercomlng those forces which so long baffled the most noted scientists of the world. The conquest of tbe al; tbe perfection of the suMnarlne craft; the discovery of the North Pole; the thrilling eiperience of an English explorer who got within 100 miles of the South Pole, the launching of the most formidable fighting ship In the world and new speed and endurance records in every field of sport are a few of the events which will go far toward making the year 1909 one of the most notable in the world's history. Of course, the claims of rival explorers Commander Robert E. Peary and Dr. Frederick A. Cook for polar honors and the notable advances in the science of : aviation overshadow all other achievements In tbe world's calendar, causing them to pale Into Insignificance. In thU article, however, nn endeavor wiil be made to give a general resume of the tremendous strides in the nine years since tbe twenc'.eth century dawned, and especially in the 12 months 5't closing. WltLin the past year the Froien North, whose gates have been so neeurely locked as to resist the numerous daring attempts made within a period of 400 years to force them, have been opened, and two

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men both Americans vehemently proclaimed that each was the first to plant the Stars and Stripes at this long-sought goal. The claims of Commander Peary have been passed upon by the foremost scientific body in America and our gov-, ernment recognizes In him, its servant, tbe real discoverer of the Pole. Dr. Cook has been so unfortunate as to come under the ban of suspicion; and many charges have been made against - him, all of which tend to lessen the glory that for a time was his alone. But In any event, whether Cook Is a charlatan or tbe most sinned against hero In the history of the world, the fact remains the Pole is ours a statement accepted wit sou t question by every civilized nation in the world. t Bnt a few short weeks before that thrilling message flashed over the wires of tbe world announcing the discovery of the North Pole, word came that lieutenant Shackleton, of the British Navy, and a bend of faithful followers, had gotten within 119 miles of the South Pole. A

day er two later a more detailed account

of the experiences or this little band came, and for heroism, privation, suffering and every sacrifice known to man

their narrative exceeded anything of a

like nature In the history of the world

There was nothing In tle tales related by

Peary and Cook that approached that of this sturdy young Briton. Instead of

making his way over smooth Ice fields on

dog sleds he and his men were compelled

to nick their way over mountainous gla

ciers, through canyons of ice and snow

and skirt the brinks of deep and forbid

ding precipices. In many cases one false

step would hare meant a horrible death.

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yet withal they penetrated to the farthest south, and profiting by this experience, they assert that they will make still another dash and reacli the long-coveted goal. Of course the discovery of the two poles means much to science, and the world at large was intensely Interested in the respective narratives of these intrepid explorers, but now that the first flush of excitement has passed, even Interest la the bitterly contested controversy between Peary and Cook has begun to wane and the average reader of newspapers asks: "Now that we own- the pole, what shall we do with it?" Of far greater Interest to the average man and woman are the feats of the little band of bird men who have mastered the currents of the air and so set their planes that they fly aloft and skins thrsugh the air with all the grace and speed of fast winging eagles. Here, too, America comes to the front, as the Wright brothers Wilbur and Orvllle have done more -.wards perfecting aviation than any other two men in the world. Glen H. Curtiss, another American; Henry Farman, an Englishman, and Loujs Bleriot, a Frenchman, form tbe quintette that stands heffd rnd shoulders over all com-

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petltors In mastering the air currents. At the International Air Ship meet at Rhelms, France, last August, all aviation records were broken, although they did not discount Bleriofs feat In flying across the English Channel and the records established by the Wright brothers In America. . Firman flew the greatest distance ever covered in a continuous light In an aeroplane. His flight is officially recorded as 118.06. which was covered In 3 hours 4 minutes 56 2-8 seconds. This world beating achievement won for Farman the 510,000 prize. America was represented at this meet by Curtiss, who established a world's record for the fastest flight when he covered 18 8-5 miles in 23 minutes 29 1-0 seconds, or at a speed of nearly fifty miles an heur. For this achievement Curtiss was awarded the $4,000 cash prize and the International Cup. At this meet Hubert Latham reached the greatest height, 490 feet. Since then, however, Latham has

exceeded these figures, soaring to a height of 1,230 feet, while Orvllle Wright at Berlin rose to a height of 1,600 feet, v

Y The Wright brothers have been loath

to enter any contest where prises were at stake; yet whenever they heard of a new record being established they went quietly to work and smashed it, thereby maintaining their lead in tbe forefront of the world's greatest aviators. Wilbur

Wright's flight from Governors Island, at

tho lower end of Manhattan, up the Hudson River, to a point opposite Grant's tomb, where he turned, encircling the armada of the world's warships here gathered for the Hudson-Fulton celebration, gave - New York its first real taste of the airship game, since which time it thirsts for more. New York is airship mad and scores of wealthy men and women, tiring of the automobile erase, have gone in for aviation with might and main. Less than 10 years ago, when one ef

the ocean greyhounds plying between here and English ports made the voyage in seven days, the feat was heralded as little short of marvelous, for less tCan 100 years ago It required at least 30 daj. to cross the Atlantic. Within the past decade he time has been shortened by second?, - minutes, hours and days, until now we have In truth the four-dny boat.

This Is all the more remarkable when it Is recalled that In the summer of 1885

tbe first 10-day boat docked at New York. In 1907 the first five-day boat appeared. But on September 3 last the giant Canard steamship Losltanla . coiVleted the voyage from Daunts Rock Lightship to the Ambrose Channel Lightship over which all ocean records are computed in 4 days 11 hours and 42 minutes. This trip clipped three hours from the best previous record, which was made by the Manretanla, her sister ship. 1nc then, however, the Manretanla has regained her lost laurels and now holds all records over this, the short or summer course. While countless new records were being made on land and sea and In the air, eqilly startling feaU were being accomplished beneath the waters. The Octopus, a submarine built for the United f&ates Navy", broke the world's record on May 22 . last by reaching the remarkable speed of, more than 11 knots an hour

under water. According to the official re

port, the Octopus flme was three knots better than the previous best record,

made by a British submarine last year

Then. too. the Octopus underwent a div

ine test, plunging through the water at

an angle of eight degrees to a depth of

26 feet in ft fraction lees than 40 seconas.

Th. vrnt ht rrAPtl In this test WftS

made bv the Fulton, a slater ship of the

Octopus. In addition to these maneu- ..... th Ortonua. while colng at full

speed on the surface, dived to a. dept of 20 feet in 4 minutes and 20 seconds, beating the best previous time. In connection with the achievements of the Octopus the name of Lieut. Kenneth Whiting, an American naval officer, stands holdly forth. While in the harbor of Manila hot Angust he demonstrated that it was possible to eseape-from n submerged submarlu by. being shot to the surface

through a torpedo tube. His feat was no

less hero'c or daring than that of Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobaon, tha hero of the kterrimae and one of the real heroes of the Spanish-American War. It

is confidently expected that Congress at

Its present session will vote a medal t

Whiting, for his dk'ing feat has show his brother officers ad the men under them a means of encapC from one of the. most horrible of all deatv. While treating of new KVords In the Navy it might be well to Mention the recent trial trip of the battleship North Dakotj. the most formidable super-Dreadnought afloat. This 20,000-ton fighting engine developed a maximum speed of 22.25 knots and 63,150 horsepower, "far eclipsing the record of her sister ship, the Delaware, which had her trials over the same course on October 22. Not even the Neptune, the great super-Dreadnought Just launched for the British Navy, is likely to equal her. and the BeUeropnon, the queen of the British Navy present time, is completely outclassed M every particular. foM But there Is In course of construction at the New York Navy Yard, however, a battleship for oar Navy which is deigned to eclipse even the North DakoM. The Florida-aa this huge mas. of atee n iron will be christened when launch t .orfnl-will be the largest, faste-t and Srt P-erfol of all battleship. Eto bVeqnlpped with the most Ridable n. of ny ship In the entire

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