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Eddy (SPENCER an American)

SPENCER, an American dipgraduated from Harvard University in 1896. He took post-graduate studies in Germany. In 1897-1898 he acted as private secretary of the late John Hay, 1896. He took post-graduate studies in Germany. In 1897-1898 he acted as graduated from Harvard University in secretary of the American Embassy at embassies of Paris, Constantinople, St. private secretary of the late John Hay, while the latter was ambassador to Great Britain. In

1899 he was appointed 3d secretary of the American Embassy at London. He served successively in the embassies of Paris, Constantinople, St. Petersburg, and Berlin. In 1908-1909 he

He resigned to enter the Britain. In

1899 he was appointed 3d was Minister to Rumania, Serbia, and London. He served successively in the Naval Reserve lieutenant-commander, Petersburg, and Berlin. In 1908-1909 he Bulgaria. and during the World War was engaged EDDYSTONE, in active service. a group oup of gneiss rocks, daily submerged by the tide, in the English Channel, 9 miles off the rocks, daily submerged by the tide, in and have 12 to 150 fathoms water Cornish coast, and 14 S. S. W. of Plythe English Channel, 9 miles off the Cornish coast, and 14 S. S. W. of Ply- mouth Breakwater. The rocks lie in lat. 50° 10' 54" N., and long. 4° 15' 53" W., around. The frequent shipwrecks on and have 12 to 150 fathoms water around. The frequent shipwrecks on these rocks led to the erection of a lighthouse on them by Winstanley in 1696- 1700. It was a wooden polygon, 100 feet washed away this primitive structure. high, with a stone base; but the great was constructed by Smeaton in 1757-1759. storm of Nov. 20, 1703, completely Another lighthouse, built in 1706-1709, also of wood, with a stone base, and 92 tailed into the solid rock, and each block feet high was burned in 1755. The next It was built of blocks, generally one to two tons weight, of Portland oölite, incased in granite. The granite was dove- 72 feet above the water, was visible at a distance of 13 miles. As the rock on into its neighbors. The tower, 85 feet base, and 15 feet at the top. The light, 72 feet above the water, was visible at a distance of 13 miles. As the rock on high, had a diameter of 2634 feet at the action of the waves, the foundation of base, and 15 feet at the top. The light, which this tower was built became unetailed throughout. Its dioptric apcompleted in 1882 by Sir James N. Douganother was laid on a different part of the reef in 1879. The new lighthouse, action of the waves, the foundation of another was laid on a different part of dovetailed paratus gives, at an elevation of 133 feet, EDEN a light equal to 159,600 candles, and visible in clear weather to a distance of 17½ miles.