, 1874-07-08
Celebration of tho Completion Of the
Lake Portion.
A Cool Underground Trip to
the Crib.
congratu|atory; Speeches by tie City
Officers and Contractors,
A Sail. on the. Lplee.

AL Iuo oAt41uua pAEtIEulaClt AItC1ootu0 al %Ao
new lake tunnel, commonly known as 81 tho gront
bore, so1ectod yesterday aa proper occasion
OH which to informally celobrato tito compile
tion OF tho grcat undertaking. The woathor
was most ,,npleaBantly torrld but there Was
grand mustor Of inyitod gncstBnt the Workshop Of
the Nator-Works. at tho appointed iour-half-
past 10 o'clock in the morning. It WAS arranged
by tho onginaors and contractora that the party,
which numbered about 150 poraons, should pro-
coed through the tunnel TO The Grill, by moans
ofmute-tranB, and return to the city by tug
boats provided for that purpose.
THE duEsTa
T1o following woro among tho more promf-
mont personH who figured on tho ocoasion:
Mayor Colyin, Commissioners Thompson and
prindiville, OF tho Board Of Public Works; tho
Mcssrs. 9teole, contractors; nlr. John e. No
Malon, OF tho AE,n OF Stsele, MoSIalAn 4
stoelc; Aid. Cooy Moore. Foley, Clarke, White.
Jonas, O'Brien, Dland, aud Hildreth Ohrlatian
Wahl Philip A. Huyno, Uuitcd States Oomn,ls-
Hi0nor; Col. J. @. Rankin, James Walsh, Thomas.
Hutchinson. Potor j. HonnessY, P. ]. Towlo X.
Il. Kokko, Thomas Ti1lsy. James Montgomery;
Alexander Sullivan. socratary Of tho Board OF
Public Works; William Dryson, onginoor Of tho
tunnel; E. g. ChcsbrougAt City Epginecr; Gen.
John AfoArthur, Postmaster; John Macarthur,
Jr., James ). Egan. John n. Armstrong,
John F.. scan1an, E. II. johnson, book
keeper Of the Board OF Public Works; John
u. Mu!ler, assistant enginaor; e. Q. Clarke,
ongineor Of tho lake end Of tile tunnel; G. s.
squiroB, Assistant Poatmaster; Frederick
Smith, John J. Fitzgibhon; T. Il. Dailoy ox-
Secretary OF the Board Of Public Works; James
J. Mot}rath, Tux COMMISSIONER Otto poltzer,
David ]. Gricr, superintendent Of the whole
ALI Trt,o ~
working parties; Philip Conley, st. Charles
lam Manchester, james g. Ayers, As-
siatnnt United statoa Marshal bird,
]. Marsh, Michael Kooey, Assistant
Comptroller John Farwoll, Archibald atcvoagh,
Duncan MoVcagh. Alexander Bell, 4. Fl. Brrloy,
A. II. Daoltalt, Gen. J. q. Smith, Of Gaicna !;
William Murray, Now Orleans CtlBto'n-Houso
Willinm, Cox, gub-contractor land end Of tunnel;
Edmund Walkor, snb-contrGctUr lake end 8.
D. Leland, Matthew Latin, Hugh Richie
Charles Dennehy, City Assessor; John Leouard,
llugh Mclaughlin, Joseph A. Eagle, George
GlaHabrooke, Anton kalk, Q. J. Man!an, Otto
tunuol !; Robert konney. and othors.
The visitors having oil assembled,
A GRAND MAncH .
WAS directed toward tho tunnol-shafs, into
plorerH were lowered ten BY teu. There were
live mule trains, and each Of those carried
thirty men. Johu Z. Mc11ahon rnH Captain Of
tho advanced guar1; James Stcola piloted tho
Hecun1 hattalion; AID. Tom Foley the third;
aen.. NrsArthur the fourth; md Mayor Colyln
led the rear guard to glory.
THROUGH THE TUNNEL.
Their pathway WIS family in1ainod by "the
tho caps Of the miners and nsulc-drivera. Tic
cnvalcnde made Erand sinrt, at abons II
o'clock, md proceeded at q .spankIng
except ~ea tss draTn nanes,h b aaa' ta cd mule
bosom Of Lake Michigan flashing glosiously In
tho summer sun, full Gu feet above their
hcads. The air cnrrent, from the crib end WIS
very strong, and tho tomperasute, compared
with upper mir, became 10 low that conta were
buttoned to the throat. aud rheumatic gont1e--
men wished themselves in tic sunlight ouce
more.
Tho effect Of the dim lights on tho gloom Of
idea of Limbo. The laughter Of the younger
portion of tho party sounded, in tfat hollow
place, lko the roYclry Of demous. md tile lowest
voice could be hoard, trumpct-toncd, seycral
hundred yards away.
After the Journey, which lasted 'ull twonty .ivo
nlinutos, tho head Of tho column halted. aud rcd
lights id advance proclaimed tlat
THE DESIRED GOAL
had heen reached. En- passQat, tt may ba hero
romafkcd that everybody EXPRESSED unalloyed
delight at the appearance of the work, not moro
than two worry trlt1ing "damp HpotB F" being yis-
ole in the Whole extent. This matter. al,d all
tho subBtantial "details OF the work, has boen
nlroady dealt with BY The TRIBUNE III it's report
OF tho opening Of the tunnel weok ago.
At THE CRIB.
The hoisting apparatus was quickly lowered,
and slowly the haYolor5 were hautod up from
The Submarine tlarkucBs aud found themselves
in company with thut notod amp,ibiotls perHon-
age. cousin to tho man III tue moon per-
huns, tho man at tbe crib"
Thele Was not more than room enough in that
very singular structure for tho small army tlas
nil Inf tn 1ou1i it,1,
mud warmth wns very agreeable to most Of the
company. The reporters OF tho evening papers
looked aH If suffering from l. the emission dis
eaao,' which prevails in all tnnnels,, and thelr
:eHnlreGtod muInmieH Tho Mayor mopped hia
Iu1li-bald forehead with huge handkerchief
Phil Hoync phffea like porpoise; lntf tho COM
pany Bneezod. the other half coughed, and then
unanimously resolved that it was
"TIa1E TO TAgE A pH1NK."
TLiB portion of tile days blsncHB WAS eXcol'
1eul1y we'll attended to-, III III anto-r0om Of tho
Insulated institution n plentiful Luncheon waa
down !" accommodations il tho way of oha1n'
pagno. brandy, whisky, and lemonade.
All thIs l4avfng been disposed Of, Gen. Nc.
Arthur moved that hIayor Colvtn open tho PRO
; cecdlugs and act as Chairman. which WAS ratl'
fled.
said that, in occasions Of that kind, he was moi
the man TO trespaAs upon thoae present will
many WoTNA. 1AGy AAA I'LL Nltutdht4 E'eA
feat OF euginooring-a feat that, without any
empty egotlBEn chieago might vel be proud o.
Of tno great ciy At . time 80 ptopitious: The,
had before built one lalo tunnel. Now they hut
two, end soon, when the other tunnel to til,
West side was completed, they would be ablo t.
supply every SECTION Of the city. In
few few years, perhaps, they might roquir'
yet another tunnel, .ehpoclally tor th
nv LOU, 600 Of people. Ho congratulated h
friandH, james 6teolo, hia brother. and Johu Mac
nluno1, Oh their triumph. The work could no
,fayo bcon moro successfully bundled. Ho Wal
proud Of such engiueora aB Bryaon and Clarke
ind thoir nssiata1ts. He had not words suhl
oicut to oxprosB hls feelings OF respect for til
Sul}oiiutondent, Mr. David J. drior, and thoa
WHO ait1od lis laborB. Therefore. l!o would con
clude by proposing tho health Of the contractors
.ha ougitio ors, and Superintendent Of tho grca
work. loud applause, amid which tho toas
Nus done full justice to.l
COMMISSIONER pnINprvIILE
was noxt called for. and delivered worry sona
bio address, III which lo recountod tho hiAtor
OF tho Chicago Wator-WorAH and gavo fl
Sre.lit to all tho employees of tho Board Of Publ
}Vorkn, III we'll az to tho contractors, for tlo
,]uck aud energy, Ho believed that tloro VI