miles northeast of Belfast (ilap: Ireland, F 2). It lias nianufaftiues of cmbroiilered muslins. Iianf;or Abbey, founded by Saint Congall in 555, liad .'iOOO inu'iates in the Xinth Century when it was destroyed by the llanes. The site is now oeeupicd bv the parish church. Population, about 4000."
BANGOR (Celt., high choir). An episcopal
city, nuinicipal borough, and seaport town, in
the northwest of Carnarvonshire, North Wales,
(Jreat Britain, on the southeast bank of Jlenai
Strait, 9 miles northeast of Carnarvon, and fiO
miles west of Chester ( Map : Wales, B 3 ) . The
town stretches southwest through a fertile valley,
and consists chiefly of a narrow, crooked street,
a mile long, bounded on the south by a steep hill
which has been laid out in pleasure grounds.
It consists of Upjier and Lower Bangor. The
grandeur and beauty of the surrounding scenery
luive long made it a favorite resort. Bangor is
the oldest bishopric in Wales, founded in 550
by Saint Deiniol. The cathedral built by him
vas destroyed by the Saxons in 1071, rebuilt in
1102, and again destroyed by fire in 1402, The
jiresent edifice, built between 1490 and 15.32, is
a plain embattled cruciform structure 214 by
tJO feet, with a pinnacle tower 00 feet high.
There are numerous educational institutions, in-
cluding the University College of North Wales,
Independent, Baptist, and Normal colleges. The
town has undergone much modern improvement.
It was incorporated in 1883; has municipal
water-works, gas and electric-lighting plants;
maintains a free library, and has erected artisans'
dwellings. Its chief trade is derived from the
great Penrhyn slate quarries, 6 miles distant,
which eiii|iloy over 3000 men. The slates are
exported to all parts of the world, and are also
manufactured ' into tables, chimney-pieces, etc.
Two miles west of the city the Menai Suspension
Bridge, and Stephenson's famous Britannia Tu-
bular Bridge, one mile to the south, span the
Menai Stra'it. Population, in 1891, 10,000; in
1901. 11.300.
BANGOR. A city, port of entry, and the
county-scat of Penobscot County, Maine. 137
miles northeast of Portland, at the head of
navigation on the Penobscot Kivcr, and on the
.Maine Central and other railroads, and the
Boston and Bangor Steamship Line (Map;
ilaine, F 0). The Kenduskeag Stream, which
here empties into the Penobscot, divides the city,
the sections of which are united by several
bridges; and a bridge 1300 feet long, over the
I'enobscot, connects Bangor with the opposite
city of Brewer. The city is the seat of the
Jiangor Theological Seminary (Congregational),
founded in 1816, and has a fine custom-house
of granite, a public library of about 47,000
volumes, the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital,
and the Eastern Maine General Hospital. The
grounds of the Eastern Maine State Fair Asso-
ciation are also in the city. Bangor is an
important commercial and manufacturing centre
with advantages of excellent water-power, and
a good harbor, having a deep-water frontage of
three miles. The lumber interests arc very
e.xtensive; ice-cutting is of some importance;
and there are large foundries and machine-shops,
boot and shoe factories, trunk and valise fac-
tories, and manufactures of clothing, dairy prod-
ucts, flour, etc. In 1901 the value of the city's
commerce was nearly .$5,400,000, of which less
than $1,200,000 was in the import trade. The
government, under a charter of 1834, is vested
in a mayor, elected annually, and a bicameral
city council, which controls the appointments
of most of the administrative officers, though
some are nominated by the mayiu-, subject to
the consent of the board of aldenuen. The
water-works and electric-light ])lant are owned
and operated by the municipality. Population,
La 1890, 19,103; in 1900, 21,850.
Bangor is one of the many ])laces supposed ta be the site of the mythical city, Norumbega (q.v. ). In 1556, Andre Tlu'vet, the cosmog- rapher, seems to have visited the spot and re- ports that a French fort called "Noromb&gue' was then in e.xistence. The first permanent settlement was made in 1769 by Jacob Buswell, a 'soldier and hunter, boat-builder and cooper.' The place was known as 'Kenduskeag Plantation' until 1787, and as 'Sunbury' from 1787 to 1791, when it was incorporated as a town under the name of Bangor. In 1834 it was chartered as a city. Consult: History of I'cnohacot Count if (Cleveland, 1882) ; various articles in the Ban- gor Historical Maga::i.ne, Vol. I. (Bangor, 1886) ; and »n article, "Annals of Bangor," in The Maine Historical Magazine. Vol. IX. (Bangor, 1895).
BANGO'RIAN CON'TROVERSY. See
HOAULY, BEX.I.VMI.X.
BANGOR THE'OLOG'ICAL SEM'INARY.
A Congregational tlu'ological school. It was
chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature in
1814, opened at Hampden, Maine, in 1816, and
removed to Bangor, Maine, in 1819, where it
graduated its first class in 1820. The course of
study covers three years, and is similar to that
of other Congregational theological schools. The
relation between the Seminary and the Congrega-
tional churches of the State has always been
close, and to these churches the Seminary has
furnished more than half of their pastors. In
1901 the library contained over 22.000 volumes,
and the value of the college property, including
buildings, was over $275,000. The number of
students has of late years declined.
BANGOT, b;in'g6t. A name applied to cer-
tain tribes of Manguianes in Mindoro. See
Philippines.
BANGS, Isaac Sparrow (1831-1903). An
American soldier, born at Canaan. Maine. He
was mustered into the Federal service in 1862
as captain in the Twentieth Maine Volunteers,
participated in the battles of Antietam and
Fredericksburg, was appointed lieutenant-colonel
of colored troops in 1863, and was placed in
command of the Eighty-first United States col-
ored infantry. Subsequently he became colonel
of the Tenth L'nited States colored heavy artil-
lery, and commanded Forts .Jackson. Saint Philip,
Pike, and Livingston, and the defenses of New
Oi-le.ans. In 1865 he was brevetted brigadier-
general of United States volunteers for gallant
and meritorious service during the war.
BANGS, John Ivenorick (1862—). An American humorist and editor, born at Yonkers, N. Y. He graduated at Colund)ia College, and has been associated with Life, Harper's Magazine, and Literature. In 1899 he became editor of Harper's Weekly, from which he retired in 1902. He became widely known through his Coffee and Repartee (1886) and The Idiot (1895), humorous productions which have been much enjoyed.
