NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
One of the Features of Auto Show 
in Boston 
The air pump, for use on the 
automobile or in the garage, shown 
by Green and Swett Co., was one of 
the features of the auto show i 
Boston this week, in the accessories 
line. This company is one of the 
latest to bring out an air compres- 
sor for automobiles and their pump 
is said to possess many features that 
place it far ahead of any other 
pump in the market. The name— 
Tri-Phoon is self explanatory, mean- 
ing three forces, though they also 
lave a six cylinder pump for use in 
larger work. 
The pump is very small in size, 
dimensions being six inches long, 
four inches wide and four inches — 
high. 
It contains three reciprocating 
pistons driven by a high powered 
rotary cam, the pistons being con- 
trolled on the cam surface by means 
of roller bearings. The cam and 
roller bearings are made from the 
finest quality of steel and thorough- 
ly hardened and ground. In place 
of the old style leather cup washers, 
specially constructed metal piston 
rings are used. 
It contains no crankshafts, con- 
necting rods, eccentrics, or gears of 
any description. In fact the con- 
struction is so simple and strong in 
every detail, that the pump will last 
indefinitely. 
The makers lay great emphasis on 
its efficiency, stating that at 800 rev- 
olutions a minute it will deliver a 
May be Attached Direct to Any Car 
steady flow of pure fresh air equal 
to the pressure drawn from an air 
tank charged 115 
square inch. 
The pump is installed on the en- 
gine by means of a bracket and 
driven from the crank, magneto, 
pump or cam shaft with gears or a 
silent chain. The pump is put in 
operation with a very unique shift- 
ing lever or elutch. 
For a number of years one of the 
most essential accessories to the 
automobile has been overlooked by 
pounds to the 
the manufacturer, but today manu- 
facturers of automobiles are design- 
ing a place on the engine base con- 
veniently located for the installa- 
tion of a tire pump. The manufact- 
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Ready for Instant use in Public or in Private Garage 
urers of the Tri-Phoon air pumps 
are prepared, to furnish brackets 
and fittings which will make the in- 
stalling of their pump on any car a 
very simple operation. 
Green & Swett Co. have a sum- 
mer branch at Manchester. Their 
Boston store is at 737 Boylston st. 
NotHinc Worries Him. 
From. the last issue of the Weekly 
Auto News, Boston, we clip the fol- 
lowing item concerning our well- 
known townsman Fred K. Swett and 
his partner, Russell Green. 
“Russell T. Green of Green and 
Swett, manufacturers of the Tri- 
Phoon Air Pumps, is so busy taking 
orders for the Tri-Phoon that the 
burden of the supply business of the 
firm falls on the shoulders of Fred K. 
Swett—well F. K.’s shoulders are’ 
broad enough to bear it as nothing 
worries his imperturbability; he just 
about keeps his weight stationary by 
working harder, doing an occasional 
grape-vine and getting new members 
for the Bay State Automobile Asso- 
ciation. Some versatility.” 
_ Obeying St. Paul. 
Her Dad—What do you mean, 
sir, by embracing my daughter? 
Young man—I was merely obey- 
ing the Seriptual injunction to 
‘‘Hold fast that whichis good.”’ 
Prices of hogs are down, but the 
connection between hogs and pork 
seems to have been lost. 
STEAMER ESCAPES LEDGES. 
British STEAMER LARRINAGA ON 
WHALEBACK Rock NEAR. 
MANCHESTER. 
Running onto Whaleback rock, be- 
tweet Baker’s Island and the Man- 
chester shore, the British steamer 
Domingo de Larrinaga had a narrow 
escape from being wrecked last Fri- 
day night. As it was a leak was 
sprung in the after hold, while wa- 
ter streamed in at a rent in the plat- © 
ing at the bow of the ship. After 
recelving much damage to the cargo 
from water the Larrinaga was ‘tow- 
ed to Boston Saturday afternoon and 
docked there the same night. 
The Larrinaga was from Buenos 
Ayres and the West Indies and ran 
into Boston bay in a thick snow 
storm on Friday and was riding out 
the north-east gale with slackened 
speed. Capt. Jones thought he had 
sufficient room, however, and it was 
not until a lookout sighted breakers 
that he realized the ship was in dan- 
gerous proximity to the coast. The 
moment breakers were sighted the 
engines were reversed, but not be- 
fore the ship had settled firmly on 
Whaleback rock. 
Tugs responded to whistles of the 
Larrinaga from Beverly and Salem, 
but when Capt. Jones found the leak 
was not serious he declined the of- 
fers of assistance. The revenue cut- 
ter Gresham, anchored in Salem har- . 
bor, learned of the stranded vessel 
from the tug Ethel and proffered as- 
sistance afiter notifying the Boston 
navy yard by wireless. About noon 
Saturday the crippled steamer was 
taken in town by three tugs from 
Boston and at 9 that night was 
berthed at ithe National dock, Bos- 
ton. She had a 3000-ton cargo of 
wool, hides and quebracho, which 
was damaged by water. The Lar- 
rinaga is one of a line of steamers 
in regular service between Boston 
and South America. She hails from 
Liverpool. 
The Girl for Him. 
Tom—l’ve seen the girl I want 
to marry. I stood behind her at the 
ticket window this morning and she 
took seven minutes to buy a five- 
cent elevated ticket. 
Alice—Did that make you want to 
marry her? 
Tom—Yes, I figured out that she 
could never spend my ineome at 
that. rate. ; 
A New York funeral prosession 
has been halted for traveling too 
fast; speeding the departed guest so 
to speak. 
