The Oregon daily journal., June 22, 1908, Page 3, Image 3

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE: X2T71SC5.
POWER PLANT WRECKED
BY RUNAWAY GENERATORS
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR
THIS SEASON ASK BEN-SELLING
Power Plant at Cazadero Partly Wrecked by Runaway Generators.
i By- a defect In ono of the governors
controlling the flow ojr water Into the
turbine at the Cazadero plant of the
- Portland Railway, Light & P6wer com
pany, the wheels were treed and within
one. minute the three huge , sets of
generators had destroyed themselves by
centrifugal force, partially wrecked the
plant and destroyed by fire all of its
combustible parts. 60 readily was the
load shifted to the company's other
. plants that the city of Portland did not
; know until hours afterward that the
company's largest power plant had been
put out of commission. .
' riylntr Zroa Btops pock. i
The accident , happened at an early
hour yesterday morning, s The clock In
the plant was stopped by a flying scrap
of Iron at 6:15 a. m. The' two attendants
at the plant, W. J. Moore and Lester
Towsend, escaped by what seems mi
raculous luck. ' .
Th Casadero plant was the model of
all the coast. It was the newest large
electrio power plant with water as the
initial power. . Everything in and about
It was up to date, the machinery was
automatic, and every part of the
mechanism was noted for ita orderly
behavior, v It was working with Its cus-
notonous regularity yesterday
midden) y. and without warn-
ng, the steady hum of one of the great
tomary monotonous regularity yesterday
lorning. Huddeniy. ana wuni
.generators began ascending
key, -denoting that the generator was
' Increasing Ita SDeed.
' An attendant who stood near instant
ly noticed the change, and rushing to
" the governor that controlled this par
' tlcular set found the gear frame fallen
' back and no longer connecting; with the
cog wheel that connected with the shaft
suspending the big machine. The gov
ernor was supposed to be automatic,
limiting the volume of water that flows
: through the turbines that drive the
generators, ;-':-
The astonished attendant grasped the
: hand lever that is provided for operat
; Ing the governor In an emergency, and
found that It would not work. Every
i second the speed of the great revolving
field, 15 feet in diameter, was Increasing
and the hum was rising to a shriek.
There was only one thing to do and the
attendant did It He ran to the wall
where Is hung an electrical controller
for operating certain motors that open
and close the headgates in the forebay
of the reservoir. 130 feet above the
power house floor. . : :
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Releasing the electrio current that
runs these motors, he began closing the
gates. They do not close Instantly, but
settle gradually into their places, the
resistance of the water being sufficient
to delay the entire stopping of the flow
for about one minute., ..
In that minute the work of destruc
tion of - the powerhouse was accom
plished. The first generator in a few
seconds had gained a centrifugal mo
mentum so tremendous that it began to
fly into space, the pieces hurtling la
every direction, knocking holes through
the roof and the walls of the power
house, and penetrating parts of . the
other machinery. .
These flying pieces from the first
struck ana crippled the governor of
the second generator, and It in turn did
like damage to the third. There were
three separate etts of turbines and gen
erators, and each set is mounted on its
Individual shaft, and controlled by Its
own governor. - -.:, r,-.'''
The three governors went out in their
turn, and the three, monster generators
were driven to their destruction before
the water from the forebay was finally
shut off.. - - '
riant Catc Tire,
While the wrecking of the plant pro
ceeded the two attendants were doing
what they eould to save the property.
But nothing could be done after the
forebay gates were closed. ' " . .
- The speed attained by the last explod
ing generator was so terrific that It
set fire to the insulation of the heavy
r wires ana tne nre communicatea
to the" roof of the bulldln
thU lima wan rlddlaA bv
Darts of machinery. The roof is
sheeting, covered with
which by
hurtling
or
rubberold and
&e"
gravel, and is laid over a steel truss
structure, resting In the brick walls of
the powerhouse. ,
'The roofing burned off. leaving the
steel stracture Intact.- The fire also
burned a small' section of board floor
ing in the powerhouse. ' Beyond thll the
fire loss is light . . .
The power-house as it stands today is
far from destroyed. It is built to with
stand the ordinary elements. The floor
Is of concrete, excepting the board sec
tion destroyed, which covered a space
where It was intended later to Install
two more generator .units. The walls
are of brick and are uninjured save
where pieces of - the machinery were
hurled, through them. The truss roof
can be repaired by replacing a few
pieces that, were ; broken by hurtling
Iron. "
The main switchboard, a very expen
sive part of the mechanism, is unin
jured. - The water wheels, whose terri
ble force drove the generating machln-.
ery to its destruction, are Intact.
- Singularly enough,- the Lombard au
tomatic governor, which caused the dis
aster, stands praotlcally unhurt amid
the wreck and ruin around it. The com
pany has caused it to be covered over,
and it will be kept untouched until the
arrival of an expert from the factory
where it was made. . .
Will 'Avoid Tatar Trouble. '
At the present time no on knows
what caused it to refuse to work.- It is
hoped that by an examination conclu
sions may be reached by which the
company may change the mechanism
and so avoid a posslbllty -of future
wrecks from this source.
The Portland Railway, Light A Power
company is telegraphing all over the
country to secure temporary equipment
by which it is hoped to restore the plant
to use for the next six months whUe
new sets of generators are being bllt.
It is stated that they will not only .re
place the three units destroyed, but will
put in other two units, space for which
was provided at the plant at the time
of Its original construction, -
CAHADA THISTLE
MENACE TO CITY
Hank Weed . Is Spreading
Over Different Sections
of Portland. '
The Canadian thistle, the hardest to
eradicate and the most worthless plant
. that grows lit this country, la acquiring
, a foothold In Portland that Is .nothing
short of alarming to those who are in-
terested in preserving the beautiful
lawns around the ; city's homes and
who are familiar with the history of
this plant ' There are no less than a
. dosen patches of the weed to be found
. in tne. city limits. , ,
In the vicinity of the O. R. A N. short
in Lower Alblna, are several spots on
. which the thistle has attained a rank
' growth. Over in the district north of
Piedmont and.Woodlawn it is found in
- several small areas. Lower down on
' the peninsula, around Portsmouth and
' University park, it has put In Its ap
pearance ana ir not cnecxea will soon
. overrun the whole territory. The vacant
lot at the northeast eorner ef Bancroft
and Corbett streets is a solid mass of
"the weed, which will soon spread over
all that part of South Portland, unless
it is taken in hand and rooted out at
" Onoe. " , s. - .
This . plant cannot te destroyed by
cutting it down, as it reproduces both
from the eqed and the-root It must
be grubbed out and the roots turned
tin to the-hot sun. and even then so
tenacious is It of life that the appar
ently dead roots will . sprout and the
following year will spring up as rang
a. growm 01 ine weea as ever.
There are other varieties of thistle
In Portland the Scotch, Russian and
a plant indigenous to the northwest, but
these are easily handled in comparison
with the work and care necessary to
. stamp out the Canadian variety.
The Chinese government intends to
construct a large military arsenal out
side the walls of Paotingfu. , This ex
tramural establishment will comprise
gun foundries and Bessemer smelting
works. . :. . .
COr.lPAflY
HUNG SUII
WANTS MONEY SALVE
Chinese Sue' Cornelia Burb
hart for Damage to Goods
and Business. ,
Over $82,000 is at stake in the damage
suit of Hung Sun & Co. against Cor
nelia Burkhart, the trial of which was
begun in Judge Bronaugh's .department
of the circuit court this morning. That
is the hum claimed by the Chinese firm
because It was evicted from a building
on Second street , that the city build
ing inspector had condemned, :
More than a doxen Chinese, compos
ing the Hung Bun firm, are the plain
tiffs in the case. They assert that their
stock' of goods was worth' over $70,000,
value of the good will of their trade
at, $7,000, and claim '$5,000 because of
the termination of their lease, which
bad three years yet to run. .
The building in question was torn
down last August. It Is contended by
the defense that the Chinese have no
right to claim damages, as the build-
ing . inspector had ' authority to order
the building torn .down and due ; no
tice was given the Chinese -, to movw:
As the Chinese failed to move the stock.
the goods were taken awav ; bv th
owner or tne building and stored. Trial
or ; tne case is expected . to . consume
tne wnoie aay. . -
E. II. MZARUS HURT; "
- THKU YVJV KUM. HOUSE
Newport Or.. June 21'. E. M Lazarus
of Portland, arcoitect of the Lewis and
Clark fair, was severely injured yes
terday morning by being thrown from
his famous horse Marengo. - His collar
cone was oroken and several ribs, prob
ably. His Injuries are not considered
serious. Drs.Mlntb.orn and Carter are
in attendance, but Dr. MacKenie of
Portland, and a nurse have been sent for
anil will arrlva tfulav .-s
v Mr. Lasarus tried to Jump a big loi
on the beach when his horse slipped am
xeu ana inrew mm neaaiong. hi was
lcxea up unconscious ny Mr, and Mrs.
'. U. uowning. Wltn whom he via r H.
inn. na is somewnac netter tni morn.
ing. .
FOURTH WALTON
TRIAL IS BFJSUII
State Commences Another
.Effort to Convict Officer
Nelson's Assailant
CHERRY TREES CAUSE MORE PAIN
THAN IN G. WASHINGTON'S TIME
When is a street not a street? Judge
Cameron now has this question under
- 1 advisement "' The argument came? up
' this morning when the case of J. C
Roberta against Richard Dabney.'charg-
ing him with wantonly and maliciously
- chopping down eight cherry trees on
his (Roberts') land on East Morrison
: street, between Twenty-ninth and Thir
tieth streets, came up for trial. - -
- 1 From the evidence It seems that Rob
erts sold Dabney some lots in a block
which faced a strip , of land in process
of dedication for a public thoroughfare.
on this strip of land were the eight
cherry trees. Dabney, contending that
the dedication of the strip made it a
public thoroughfare, chopped down the
trees a the grounds that they were
an oostrucuon to traffic . ;
Roberts contended that the trees were
personal property and that under the
circumstances Dabney had no right to
destroy them. It developed that there
has been bitter feeling between the two
litigants for soma time, this being
their second appearance in court Judge
vraron wui, give an opinion on the
case in a few daya. -
Qresonlifc
, ' Dome Office t
.., CORBETT BCTLDDTO.
Ceraer Fifth and Morrison Streets,
. POBXZAND, OSBOOM.-
A. 7a MTLLg.. prestdeo
I AMU juu. ..... General Manager
CLARENCB a SAMUKI Asst. MfB
Tho Policyholders Company
Is Best for Oregonians
With the defense reenf orced ' by an
other attorney, the hearing of testi
mony In the fourth trial of Charles L.
Walton on the charge of shooting Pa
trolman Olaus Nelson, was begun this
morning in Judefe Cleland's deDartment
of the circuit court The Jury was
completed- Friday afternoon, but Henry
bc Jttayner, the defendant's attorney,
was ill Saturday aqd the case was con
tinued until todayJ Mr. St Rayner is
in court today, bat snM ha wan nnt
able to take up the fighting part of
the defense, which lie - has turned over
to D. R. Murphy. . .
Patrolman Nelson for the fourth
time recounted the storr of -the crlma
and Identified Walton as the nan who
uui mm, jubi as us am in tne twe
previous trials in the last 10 days,
when the Jury disagreed. Another wit
ness this morning was Motorman Blng
man, who . assisted the of fleer in sub
duing the highwayman that-attempted
to, hold up his car on Willamette
heights on the night of September 1,
1904. Bingman also repeated the story
he has frequently told before, saying
that Jie was acquainted with Walton
at the time of the holdup and recognised
him. Tbe only other witness this morn
ing wis Police Captain Moore, who told
of, the articles taken from Walton when
he was brought to . the police station
on the night of the robbery.-
Deputy .District Attorney Bert Haney
made the ODeninv statement tn th
Jury, carefully reviewing the testimony
that will be offered to connect Walton
with the crime. Attorney Mumh
made the -opening statement for the de
fense, outlining the story that Walton
has told from the first, - to the effect
that he - boarded the street car as a
passenger and was mistaken for - the
real highwayman, who had swung off
a- moment before. Taking of testi
mony Is expected to consume the re
mainder of the day. - s. ,
FORECASTER BEALS
RETURNS FROM EAST
District Forecaster E. A. Beals of
the local weather bureau, returned from
Washington. D. C., thla morning, bring
ing a chunk ..of warm sunshine from
the - sweltering east His visit s with
the , chief of the department and the
principal offices in the states extended
ov5r Jer,"l "t nearly two montha
. Mr. Beals returns with authority to
have another , assistant . added to the
foniaml deDartment nv , wlilxk h.
reeis very mucn elated because more
neln has been needed fnr nm. tin.
The new assistant has not yet beed
named. ''' v .' ; - .? "
Mr. Beals renorta ttMAnm x
ant trip. He spent a few days Inspect
ing the weather bureaus at New York,
Boston and Chicago. - - r -
.u!l?1hJMo,ntg0mJ,7' -th astant who
t!.ih pl.aco k Lodhols. recently
fr?"t1 a transfer to San Francisco,
f alo N Yr morning from Buf-
TRKT COLE CASE
COXTINUED BY JUDGE
Said tn ha vtu .
Kt.rtln ollcen in the north end,
JTrlxy Cole aoDeared - in JnAcn,
on's court this morning in answer to a
cnarge or vagrancy filed by (Officer
k jlJ1?"- Th? c?9e was continued
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MM SILLMG
i-Iie
Difference
between our clothing and the high-class mer
chant tailor's is the price; ours are made SPE
CIALLY for us by New York's BEST WHOLE
SALE TAILORS whose designers are the best
in the world. Every garment has back of it
MY GUARANTEE, which means absolute sat
isfaction or your money back. " -
Suits 15 to
Our BOYS' CLOTHING is made with the same
care an attention to detail as the men's. -
Our juvenile department is the most comfort
able shopping place in Portland.
ow
RATE
S
$40
LEADING
CLOTHIER
See
Tuesday's
Journal
OUTLET CLOTHING CO.
FIRST AND MORRISON STREETS
Keep Your
Eyes
Open .
NO MORE RECEIVER SALE
s
mm
tors Ctesji Tfe&y
mi
JUNE 23 AND 24
To our great surprise we were informed by Mr. J. S. P.
Copland, receiver, that he raised $ the desired amount of
: "cash and all our
.Creitors .Are
We are now 'in full possession of our own store, free to
do as we please without restrictions and we are now work
ing hard to arrange our stock in shape to place on sale
:-: Thursday, June 25th
lie Biggest Recrpnizalioit Sale
Ever undertaken by any clothing merchant in Portland.
' WATCH, WAIT AMD SAVE . :
East
Will Be Hade This Season by tt
o. R.& n
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
; . cuns xm oxzocv) ' -
FROM PORTLAND
Am Follows:
Te
One Way
ia
OaUloraU
Direct
Chicago .. . . .$72.50 $87.50
St. Louis
St. Paul .
Omaha . .
67.50
63.15
60.00
Kansas' City .. 60.00
82.50
81.75
75.00
75.00
TICKET 3 WILL BB ON 8ALB
June 5, 6, 19, 20
July 6, 7, 22, 23
August 6, 7, 21, 22
Ooed for return tn to flays with stop
w pnTuesas at pleasure wuata Umlls.
REMEMDER THE DATES
HILIf
For anr further infernation call at
the city ticket of dee. Third and Wash
lnctoa streets, or write te
WM. M'MURRAY
General Passencer Agent.
PORTLAND. OREGON. , ' '
O 0QDEN8HAS1M-:
vftV 77
on full
ITE ETHWITH OR
WITHOUT PLATCC
out oi trow rsoraa
We can do yonr entire Grown. Sri5?e
and Plate Work In a day If naem,rv.
Fosltivelir Painless Extraction . 1 r
when - plates or bridges are ordor i
ensitive teeth and roots removed w t
out the least pain. Ten ehnirs. Onir
the most scientiflo and careful work.
, tbjis at pomrtAsrs.
llldM?llllll Sen vis is.
TallliMr ld. Third ana, Washtngloa
I a. m. to p. m. Sundays to 13.
Painless Extraction, 60c; i'lates, ti.Qj.
Both Phones. A and Mala S02i.
osooxji Aim oouueaxs.
Keep Yolt
Eyes
Open
OUTLET CLOTHIfilG CO.
FIRST AND MORRISON STREETS
mi
A
Leading Business CcIIc
ELKS CUILDINQ
Thoroughly equips for busi
ness life.1
Teachers all specialist
Day and evening pr; i.
. I'hones M. 50, All:
Tuesday's' :
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