New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TUE pRooT1.YN BRIDGE CRADLE ROPE.
nrFF1c11r ExGINEERING FEAT SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED.


. ,,,yp,crur PNGINEERING FEAT SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED.
Tho work of getting up the cradle rope OF
,no East River Bridge completed yesterday ~ q
n m Mr. Farrington master mechanic, sald th"U iIS
work during the past two days had been more S3'Sd0
tory than any which he had done Tor the past 5lA
,,tts Brnging the New-York end Of the cradle rope
e., ,1e vgbarf TO the anchorage, which accom-
Dsbed ON wednesday, and yesterdays work OF drawing
the cradle rome TO its proper DETECTION fastening H. ana
removing the hangers were both interesting operations
The end Of the cradle rope was brought Ioih 'io
tower to the anchor pier in the following msuher
After the cradle rope had been secured to the tower p
&C ~ beav, chains vraIped around il and ashed
fast II was ooscnod from the drum and coiied on Ie
wharf so that the END top Of the coil Inc emu
was then drawn up to the top OF the tower an" h""c
fast To the hook OF hanger hung on the carrier rope
The hanger which IS pulley wheel win pehueh' siS'l
boos was then cas-. loose and ran down the carrier
rome about 800 feet drawn by the weight Of the cradle
rope, but when it had passed point Immediately over
e coil the weight OF the rope served to ehectuay STOP
It's progress a buggy was now put upon tue carrier
rome nj the anchorage and drawn up TO the end Oh 'e
cradle rope by OF tho traveller Inc men III INC
buggy attached hempcn rope, one end OF which 'hey
had brought with them, TO the hanger so that coou
be drawn 20 the anchor pier They also fastened 31Ct
hanger 20 the carrier rope Just back o lne ut i,I
this time turning me W1lel oGn' n Tones inside
of them, closing them again. ana idNii- lui i ~ no
latter rome. Thus when the hanger hun, W." So.
cradle rome depended drawn Forward we, l'lN
oassed through the second hanger oyer the wheel anu
- lifted clear of the houses.
Tr h rrr advanced in front OF the e'C OF lnc rope
aud he men attached other hangers in the same "h5'
Ihi,,ugb winch the cradle rome was drawn NAen ti3
sncbor uier was reached the buggy was removed, auu
The rome about 80 feet from the end, was fastened W h
immense iron pulley having five wheels. shhar
nnley was already fast 10 the pier, ana between heI
T{re rome passed back and forth over the WAte INC
fee end of this wire rope thon fastened 10 heph
rome which passed over the wheels and down 10 a u u
I'm the ward near the engine When the urum WIS &C.,
i'm motion tue rope wound around H. bilhSInb We
Two nuieys closer together. and thus drawing IN hr
err dle rope When this had reached its proper HeH'c
ZION the slack lying on tho pier was tu1 a.
he proper place and the new end Put INTO "sockeI
which i "a block Of about tue SIZE ana anHPC
OF an ordinary meat dish II Is eight lnehes u I
WEIGHS 200 pounds and is pierced WIN tIee oes' lV
ne center hole the end of the rope was placed ana We
Strands sprcad apart 10y driving in spikes Nhen Tue
hole was Tiled with spikes melted lead was poured ln 70
an M tle iutersticcs. The TWO ends OF hdil-IiE'
fastened the masonry by rims were tneD p 'Iiuub
me remaining holes the block aud nuts screwed uoh
their ends In this way the end of the cradle rope vs.
fastened TO the pier, the tstenngs Whlch h,lu lh5
Uei0nt-fbe purys and TUpe-Wcrc cast loost' anu
~ work was comrleted During The afternoon tire
hangers over the river, by which the cradle rope was
uetuded 20 the carrier rope were removed M eSaciy
40 minutes by starting nom each side IN b"ssIco