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RAILWAYSIGNALS "Fireworks" That Serve as Train Protectors. CODE CF TORPEDO AND FUSEE Messages These Audible and Visible Danger Signs Convey to the Engi neer The Use of Pyrotechnics as Signals In the Naval Service. Top, pop," or perhaps a single "pop," sharp and distinct like that of a ginut firecracker heard not only on the Fourth of July, but on every day in the year, Sundays included. What did it mean? And on almost any night as I look out of my window 1 see the edge of the wood or the fields lighted up by red or yellow fireworks. "Why this strange illumination? As nil these queer happenings took place on the railroad a few rods from my house I made inquiries of the rail way officials, and here are some inter esting facts about the use of these curious "fireworks." The general superintendent of the Jv'ew Tork, New Haven and ETartford railroad explained as follows: "Our rules provide for the use of de tonators, commonly known as torpe does, as audible signals and of 'fusees' as risible signals. "These torpedoes are attached to the top of the rail on the engineer's side of the track by two small flex ible metal straps, which are easily bent around the ball of the rail, as shown in the picture, and hold the torpedoes securely in place until ex ploded by the first train passing over this track. "The explosion of one torpedo 13 a signal to stop; the explosion of two, not more than 200 feet apart is a sig nal to reduce speed and look out for a stop signal. "The fusees are of similar construe lion to the well known Roman candle tised for fireworks celebrations, ex cept that they burn a steady flame without explosions. A sharp iron spike at the bottom end will usually stick In the ground or in the cross tie when thrown from the rear of a train and holds the fusee in an upright position. where it is more plainly visible. "A fusee must be lighted and left by the flagman whenever a train Is running on the "time" of another train or behind its own time and under circumstances which call for such pro tection. "A fusee on or near the track, burn ing red. must not be passed. When burning yellow the train may proceed with caution when the way is seen and known to be clear. Standard fusees burn red for three minutes and yel low for seven minutes and can be seen for quite a distance. "Ton will gather from the above explanations that the red glare of a flaming fusee on or near the track warns the approaching engineer that a preceding train has passed over his track less than three minutes ahead of him. and under no circumstances must he pass this signal while burning red. When the flame turns to yellow he may proceed with caution, only as the way Is seen and known to be clear, keeping in mind that when the fusee changed from red to yellow he was exactly three minutes behind a preceding train, which may have stop ped within a short distance or may be proceeding at an unusually slow rate of speed." The superintendent of the Shore line division, another branch of the same railroad, gives this additional detail re garding torpedoes: "When a train stops upon the main line and requires protection against a following train the flagman goes back a specified distance and places one tor pedo, lie then continues a farther distance back, placing two torpedoes. 'As soon as the train he is protecting Is ready to start the engineer blows a specified whistle signal, which Is a notice to the flagman to return to his train. On the way back he picks up the one torpedo, leaving two on the rail to warn the engineer of an ap proaching train that another train is a short distance ahead and to give the flagman time to run back and get aboard of his own train." Of the use of fireworks as signals in the navy the chief of the bureau of construction and repair of the navy de partment. Washington, makes the fol lowing statement: "All modern ships are fitted with electric signals, and the use of such signals is general in the naval service. In the case of small vessels having no electric installation and also for use In case of the failure of the electric sig nals the navy has a system of colored stars in connection with rockets for the purpose of signaling. "These are In no sense the ordinary commercial fireworks, but are manu factured by the service for naval use exclusively. "There are no photographs of this system of signals for distribution. The apparatus consists of a specially de rlgned pistol from which are fired car lidpes containing the colored stars that are used in the service code." Kew Tork Mail. Mighty Arcturus. Arcrurus Is one of the most brilliant stars that we can see in the heavens. Its diameter is 62.000.000 miles. The Mpbt that comes to ns from it Is over 200 years old when it enters our eyes, rrtae sun is distant 03.000.000 miles. JThen compare eleven minutes with 500 years. Trota Is as Impossible to l sotled fry any outwarfl touch ss the rcobeam. p-UHtoa. THE KING'S CHAMPION. Westminster Hall, Where His Chal lenge Used to Be Uttered. Westminster ball, in London, was built originally by King William Ru fus (lOuG-llOOt and tradition goes thaj the oak of its ceilings was brought from the forest of Shillelagh. In Ire land, timber which possessed peculiar properties rendering it hateful to spl ders and their webs. Richard II transformed the hail. Leaving the old walls standing, he buttressed them strongly and raised over them the maguilicent roof of oak which Is still extant and Intact It is ninety-two feet high. The length of the hall is 290 feet, its breadth sixty-eight feet It was large enough for mounted men to enter in order to challenge any who would dispute the rights of the king, a ceremony that is quaintly described as follows on the occasion of the coro nation of Richard III. and Queen Anne In 14S3: "In the nfternoone the King and Qneene entered the hall, and the King sate in the midle, and ye Queene on ye left side of the table, and on every side of her stoode a Countesse, hold' tng a cloth of rieasance when she listed for to drink. And on the right hand of ye King sate ye Archbishop of Canterbury. The ladyes sate all on one side in ye midle of the hall, and at the table against them sate the Chancellor and all the Lords. And at the table next the cupboard sate ye Mayor of London. At the sec ond course came into ye hall Sr. Rob ert Dimmock. the King's Champion making Proclamaclon that whoever would say that King Richard was not lawfull King, he would fight with him at the utterance, and threw down his ganntiett. and then all the hall cryed King Richard. "And then one brought him a cupp of wine covered, and when he had drunk he cast out the drinke and de parted with the cupp. At the end of the dinner the Mayor of Lon don served the King and Queene with sweete wine, and had of each of them a cupp of gold and a cover of gold. And by that time that all was done, it was darke nighte. and so the King re turned to his chamber, and every man to his lodging." The last time that the hall was the scene of the challenge of the king's champion was at the coronation of George IV. Bell With the Wail of a Child. 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