The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-03
nwE'LL FIH0T 1T OUT ON THE OLD
UNION LINE"

"wE'LL FIH0T 1T OUT on THE OIL
UNION LINE.''
1.-THE new campaign song, as sung at the Chi
| cago convention. Mueic by George F. Root
| Wen rally again to the standard he bore
| Ger the battle fields crimson and CORY,
| Shout Z Hhaii to tho chief" who In freedom
fierce war
Hath covered that banner with glory.
cHeaus. FL
| Then rally again, then rally again,
With the soldier, and sailor, and hummer,
And we'll fight it out here, on the old Union line
No odds If Il takes us all summer.
Wen rally again BY the side Of the men
Who breasted the conflicts fierce fattle,
And they II find us still true, who were true t
them then,
And bade them " God speed in the battle.
CHoRus.-Then rally, etc.
Wen rally again, and "that Gag of the free
Shall stay where our heroes have placed il,
And ne'er shall they govern, on land or on sea,
Whose treason has spurned and disgracsdh ii,
CHoaus--Then rally, etc. T
Wen rally again, and our motto shah be,
Whateyer the nation that bore US,
God bless that old banner ''ihef flag of the Free
And all who would die with 1t Ger US.
Then rally again, then rally again,
With the soldier, and sailor, and hummer.
And well fghtit our here, on the old Union line,
No odds If it takes us al summer.
TIE QuIScy BRIpaE.-The Herald says
,hat this structure is rapidly approaching
completion. And as our people are inter-
ested in the modus operandi of bridge ma
king, we copy the Herald's account:
Twenty three solid piers which are intend
ed to ltay where they are until doomsday,
have been finished. and the men are now
rapidly bringing the remaining three piers on
the Missouri side to completion. The stone
work will all be done in the course Of two
weeks. On several Of the spans the iron is
up, and the track laid and everything ready
to await the completion of the other sections
of the bridge. By the middle of tall we look
to see the Mississippi spanned BY one of the
most beautiful and most enduring bridges in
the world, and to see the trains for the East
and West passing over ii. The piers already
finished make long stretch, and beein TO,
suggest to the spectator the genius and vast
labor and immense capital that have been
united to bring about such results. When
The scaFolding, and skeleton timbers. and
Tow boats, and barges, and rubbish, which
now hide good part OF the bridge, are re-
moved, it will be big thing and form most
magnificent Offering to the eye and the mag
ina,ion. It will adorn the landscape more
Ihan any other uonument Of genius, art, in
lustry and money could adon it snd viii
make Quincy look like Boston or some other
equally large and classic town.
The draw bridge will be very interesting
feature of the bridge. 1t will rest on pier |
No. 8, on the Missouri side and viii cover
NO spans Of 100 feet each. This would be |
pace enough to accommodate the Great Ess I
ern in storm, and as the waves OF the Mis- |
,issippi never rise high enough to make the
,oats unmanageable they will have room to
10 through carelessly and leisurely, and that !
: the way our Western boats like to 60. The
tone work Of the draw bridge is nearly com
,leted. It viii be worked by steam and on
,ier No there will be snug iron house
yhich will serve as the residence of the en-
,ineer and rs shelter for the engine.
The Company are already getting done with
ome Of their timbers, rubbish and machin
nv. and have sold several thousand dollars
worth Of stuff.
We should net neglect to notice little
eature OF the operations in laying the piers
FLich interested us, and that was the diving |
process. The company employ couple OF
,rave, stout sailors as divers. Their names
ire Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Ninal. They work
,nder the water down on the foundation OF
he pier, keeping the surface free from sand
md distractions. They we're a complete
init Of water proof, and sir tight copper en-.
,,osures about their heads with glass win
lows to see out of. Their shoes are laid
With about aixsy pounds Of lead and in all
weight Of ls0 pounds is laid on them to
seep them under the water. Air pipes pass
through the copper enclosures about their
,eAds and . force ofAir-pumps keeps the air in |
perpetual circulation. As they descend into
he water with their armour on they look
,ery much ike couple of martyrs going to
execution, or like two individuals bent on
,uicide BY drowning. They sometimes stay
,nder the vstes whole forenoon or after
aoou. and do not lind II particularly un-
,ealthy OF inoonvenfent. Mr.. HALEY says
he principal objection TO the business is that
/ has q tendency to destroy the hearing
Tbe, set very handsome wages from the
.omnany, and they ought to.