The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-25
A RIDE ON A WIRE.
The Periicus Journey over the Bridge Cable
10 be Made this M eruius.

The FIRST man TO cross the East river by
the bridge is to go over this morning about nine
o'clock in j" boatswain's chair" seat made
fast be weeu two ropes that are to DO lashed to
one OF the wires swinging between the towers.
The ends OF the ropes which are in position
have been spiiced and thus formed into an end
less cable working on pulleys on the towers and
anchorapes. The machinery by which the roDe
Is worked Is intricate. The driving wheel Of the
engine, through belt ninety weight feet long and
sixteen inches wide, operates a line OF shaftine
on the anchorage above the arches. Other belts
stretching from pulleys on the shaftinR carry
the power to the gear work and cog wheels that
operate the large pulleys that support tho ca ble
This morning the engine is TO he started
to work the cables to ana fro Then one OF the
most trusted workmeu or employees OF the
Bridge Company Is to take his seat ON the boat
swans chair, which Is to he lashed 70 the cable,
and the engine L. 70 be worked until the signal,
which IL to be Given with colored hsgs. makes
known his arrival It the top Of tue BROOKLYN
tower When the cable Is pulled around so that
no reaches the top Of the BROOKLYN tower, he Is
to climb up to the stone work, unshtp his seat.
lash IT on the other side Of the tower, and pre-
pare for his dizzv ride over the East river. The
cable will be slowly pulled around, and a. 1t
shifts the man moves with IL. lie VIII continue
the ride to the top OF the New fotk tower and
unlasning hts sc 1 again. VIII descend To the
New York anchorage, and viii probably make
return trip. There. Is no SPECIAL object In the
trip except to crafty the public love OF novelty.
As soon as the ride u finished the end OF the
second cattle 70 to he dashed at the Brooklyn an
chOrage To the cable already stretched, aud the
engine is to be sta ted to pull tie endless cable
around to carry this over. At every nfty feet
the new cable Ia to be bound with twine to the
one now stretched. As soon a. the new cable
Is carried across from Brooklyn, two men will
be started over 10 the buggy to cut the lash ms.
The buggy will start across in the Afternoon
II tue other arrangements work well. 1t will go
the whole length Of the cable, moving by a
Ptooved pulley which fits over the cable. There
have been numerous applications m ade to As
sistant Engineer Martin for seats in the buggy.
and he thinks that Pelham coach could be
easily nlled with persons willing to pay for
the ride. A small boy, who thought that:it he
grew up to DO man he'd join a circus,
asked permission and said that he would be
willing to try to over hand over hand.
Signorina SpelteriDa, who accomplished Blon-
dn's feat over Magyar, wished to walk the wire
between the towers, and professional acrobat
applied for permission to cross on the wire Of
fering 10 cut the lashtngs graIuitously. Only the
worknen selected Will De permitted to make
the trip. The second new cable to go over will
be from the New York side, aud the buggy ride
will be repeated. The new cables will be shifted
To- the upper end OF the tower, and their ends
will be spliced we're the others, making two
endless CABLES. The four are all Of the working
ropes that are to be stretched.