, 1875-02-11
THE MAN AT THE CRIB.
Successful Laying Of q Cable
Under tho Lake.
Interesting Test Of Its Working Powers.

Interesting lest Of LIB WORKING FoHer8.
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w., ~ "oa'" su'e Wv
'al ae1'aut 10 tneir ahu!eheea 81 h1 opJect prov
ocatise Of feelings Ut mfrth Tathcr than pitYi
hut, hapuy In tlis Underwater aecil4ion, tho crib
kapuer uc;tJ,cr hcar tor lnard IT Tin iosee c,,t
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~ ~" o@p.H''' A'un sn"ae" ''4o ian oan .''o"n
rather ssa'e' II IL h1ih not uncommon TO heaf
persoh wf1o wants to make suitable comparison
Iiaeu very auiet apot to the crit, and d very
uni,terau,;no occ,n,,io, In tho nutfcu of ia
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heepo'' 1heis u ~ ae"s!"a .ne 'Acs WAY tn'
little Htono house which the city has b'it to
hugTct the waves Of Lake Michigan, couple u
nIes from tho nao,es Of tile city, would, except
,.-..ca IN ,.rs,,, ,..o lad ,;,,at ct 1,r,,;.
fo'HAr" ~ to' ""o 'taD - '''.
convey 10 so]olrneF ""'''h ita walls sho lcia
that It was the most melancholy Flaco III the
world In which to pas tue lonely, weary days If
sinter. In tic summer IL Wan mt IN batt Tba
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opea pos''.o'. - 'no GIL ac'u'e' nSa'!o' VI o"''
bY toe blue aakea waves, sacufcd foF II ifom
morn till uight full supply Of the rcls sunlight,
and then tho BhipB canlo and went incessapty,
o,,d Tim tnc na1o t.itv t,;ns o,t md no
,,.5 t N 'o
htePei "'eo Sway 'ne ''''9 'nas "ah HUE
devoted to watching anu recording tho v!nd'H
changes auu the rise and fall Of tie water, aud is
other lutieB in BeeIinp with rod and Ina fnr
r,ooron+ .,,.,oa m diot Tn tbo wf,tor +,o,,,,
p.A'aA. -, ~rso IT,. '"oNen'
MI 1n'o 10 1uA"Es". ~ eDipo eo"e anu ~ no
tug iaaen WITH slHltora knocEs ior admission Ct
the crib widow; no RENTS lHpp1hg waves ripple
in musical cadcnces against tho aoad "alls put.
instead, t1ed OF tee baAieges tue CRIB farb,l.
ding t'ie entrance nj FiE,tofs or tho ra1t Of l's
occupants. Sno"'AtormH arc substituted Tor
bunllght and tho aspect IL one OF eolitude n:ld
dienFll'oss, 1ntousitled w tic fnct that. ubles5
entrance, the cs1b-ieereF aud 4's family,
though within, sight Of the invest city
III lho worla, hna NO meana @ o. aHcertalpuE what
wa1 golng on theFe, a'ld ~nat lts lnbabltants
learneu ua'!y oi what "hh guing on III tho rert o5
tho world. me United htat;s might declare
war upon another po"er' t'is llty Councll might
charter another Bsfeet-fAllwnv. tho COUNTY
}onrd mixti oec'ihe 20 e!'o l,efiolat contract
| TO bid for' .hlke McDonaid might pail another
empty revolver ofl atl old 1oao, frlen!i. almost
anything might hapren, but-sAa crib>katepsr
conlu never kno" ol u MIL! !aVof1nE N1hus blew
the ice-i1elda over 70 tnt M'ehlGa1 shofe' and
iett clear wates taf VT 20 MAKE the tT'p III
With 4 month or t"o ne OF tho newspapers;
bo. "a future TIC cflp "ll! hut DO 10 cohlpletelT
Isolated from the World as h'taortoa6 yesterday,
for tie hfat time, -
TELe1hAtiilo c"IhtSlc4r!os W.,
l
which vii! enable ts Keeper 'l,s onlS to converse
ou business matters, b'it a:au wien to teeiD 10
inclined, 70 have lttie conversation ~ls!l any
reraotl wlo mav DO ut me na'cr- orKa et1u Of
tho Inc and potBossod oi H'llfclent Charity to
apeud few minutes to en!lsh:oni the solitary
| upon "Hat IL solnR on Ill tho "oT y.
| 1t las a!feauy Deeh hhinauSea IN LIE IAIN-
uNE shet ts hah nesh deelaca % J., cannect' nv
means u telesfap1Ie eeulo' tno water " ofEa
| hnd the cf!p. IL van 1ho lhttutl1h 10 nave dooe
tA!s At the time Or the completion OF Tho Old tui
mel 70 4euf, put TUG Fe'y nhy uataio u Tie "atei
which vas theo eapI'lioa hythe oIo system caaset
tue authorities to decide mol TO Ha't until TUE
was done. IN" present caDle ~Ga reeelTea II
shc city abous two months since, and it is no"
month Rinco It ~as piaced In position.
THE cAhLEr
4 little oyer miles III let'gth' CONSISTS ot twt
conductors, each conipobea, Of feseu So. l!
Insulated Win Eutth-Petcna preparation, potf
being wound together With marilno t"lns, th'
Whole nelllg abont az l1'cli hiu Hall III tnieh
uosa. Ihn ob]ect IN haviaE tMo conunetof:
might, oYeitake one o. then. ~ Wncl
ciBo tho other would at!il DO available. lh'
same policy caused tua maAesa Or tu'
cable to have eacn conductor consist ol se'es
| Wireb Ho that ~ case one VI them broiie thtft
would sti!l be sl1 left 70 90 duty. IAo cable WI
built BY TIC Bishop tutta-l'ereha works 81 New
York CITY, aud furnished to she city ~ GepfGe
il. N!iss -, Of lineage, u Gust os TRUE
uodcs ~ 600: the additional cost OF laying i
being About y .soo. !he iatsef hEhTe 1paY seen
rather high A. 1iIss atEnt' Dill 70 thoae WHO Lave
seau tue why lp Which tue cAbe IL lad 1t IL ap
parent that tho money haa been well spent. Iht
great object sought when laying tue cable wa'
to secure 1t from tne slshtost POSSIBILITY Of con
tact with water. THIS was accomplished by III
casing tho cable. IN 3 zinc tube, which wht
fasto'led to the middle Of the north s'do ot ~,
tunnel Hail "ith.zinc nails. md over tho wholt
length Of which M inch Of cement VAS laid.
1Es11Su ITS Wonk1Sa lowEn.
1t is now about month Ainco this work wa'
accomplished, aud yestordss morning part! o
interested gentlenion required to tile Water
Works With Wow Of testing, or Seeing teatel
tho working powers OF tie new cable. The pnrt
which met at about 10 in tho morning, collst-ted
Of City Engineer ChesbFongl. ARslbta'it-EnEl nee
| lryBou. Superintendent ". N. Chandler, Ut III
Firo-AIaru Telegraph Department. Dr. Hill
electrician for Georgo II. E'iss l. Co., whie
two latter gent!cmon were to conduct thu *
periments. David Ayland. one OF ti.e fire..ala1t
Telegraph operatosB Geoteo Everett, one Of th
Inspectors of masonry OF tic tunnel. Capt. lcrHl
who made the preliminary sounaings; Jame
| representatives Of InE I1InusE and Tine: