The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-15
wIRE, lcross rnE RIrER.


The first cable was stretched over the
tall towers II the T. 49, river bridge from Brook
Ign to New York yesterday. Inr work WIS
BEGUN at nine o'clock. The cable had been ld
over the BROOKLYN tower, ana the large drum, on
which was wound the wire, was ON scow. The
steam tugs Ell. Amman and May Clinton were
made fast to the scuw, aud at half lGst uinc
they were started across the river. Tho wire
rope WIS So WHY paid Out, sinking to the bottom
OF iho river, and within nine lniAuics was tIkcn
to the New York side. \ large ropo was then
dropped from the tower ami made fast to the
c thle, the other end being wound around the
drum Of a nfieen-hnrsc power hosting engin,
on they IT. A cannrN wa fred as sign for
vessels not to the Hhe during the raising of
the cables. More than 800 persons watched the
raising OF the cable. The igi or Comet was
the first vessel thit pass "a unler tho wire. and
1t was greeted vociferousiv. The stiinrng OF
the y ciminaiy rope - tne way ov hirh u tie
wires tlat o. to maNc NJ the trelt ctnle wi he
carried over tie tower. Another rome was
sire Ched across between the towers before tuc
d. y WORK W done. Bptn ropes were spliccd
gcthcr nj were run from the drums ~ each
anchorage mus lufiIlug ~ tndlcs rope. ms
rope VIII tear a strain of AZ tons Attached
to %. at dist noes - about urtv-ive feet, there
viii 20 pdllcNs W.th nOol stoned henc' w.
he cafr.r rope u - in"hos IN diane or.
1hrOurn 10 hooks a rope ~ irches In diameter
IA 10 TO ga ricd. Tie end Will he fastened 10
over tn towers aud across tho river to the
ancnOrlse GA Tie New York Il lc, where II is to
In III tncrl will ba tea TEMPORARY cables put
up -Four uf these are to be 20 inches IN uiame-
ter. and these are 20 suppOr, the cradles. InCre
Is 20 I've foot bridge Forty ciE % rect long ana
four wide, with Ia nd rail about four feet hgh,
all made Of stout OAK. aud boltei together.
That Will be called cradle. Vt both ends there
are to bc two posts connected ~ pieces at the
TOP which viii support pullcvs fDr the carrying
Of the wire for the great caties.
~ Ia T..
tn, lasnlIgs were cast oH. mi the tux ana srUw
slowly swung around. Mr L. +. 1 .rington, the
masttr mechanic, took cntiEc If TIE stern OF the
10 {, while Nr. q. ". McNulty. II the Il lgineer
C,rps, slperntonled the three men who I'M
wound the rODc. Wl'h lever ana a fulcrun on
the TOP, a rope was secu ed ON I've run Of Ihe
! drum. and In nj, way It's acti IN was kept under
v. w. ~ ~ % t. IL ,..''',
~ the BOAT pulled out into the river the current
| FRIED them down the stream. In the cham
| nci the water II about siXiy-hve feet deep.
! At the BruQklvn tower 1t l. seventeen teet,
| and at the New York tower 10 IA about thlr-
! ty-hve feet. When wo-thirds 81 tue way across
! the coats were forced to come to tand stli, TO
/ allow the Engli-u natk August Lcill -r to plss
! W. the river. Al VAS the bu hhehd OF the New
the -, bic h.d been paid out INTO the river. ! no
! next thing was To get the cable over tue New
! York tower. y rope wa passed from
I the huist ting engine in the yard over tue
/ tower, ana II nuns on the outer I ce az the
! lower end Of I've great pile OF mas ohry IL was
NIUE la.t 10 ,he wire C'n.'. ',' .,l,.i1 v !,
/ cimbed 70 the ioI OF inc tower. anu rlsniiled
| "All ready ~ ahead" ana the II isting eng ne
was 81 rted, As tue wire lett tue wha'i, a
cannon was DR. q. Within i've minutes the end
| Of the wirc was at the top # the tower, AMI
/ within hVe minutes more the slack Of tue cable
! had been nuisted IN and reeled o. the nig drum
/ ia the yard. here was lon! del ~ db ut the
/ rai-ing uf the e ule from the wa.er because OF
/ the m nv . sslng vessels. AT llaJ the gun WAS
! again tired, and eeV r.l tnOuaailI per-On@ Oh tue
81 r. n ships saw the civie rise from tue W =
ter and Ink New York with brooklyn. Later
/ the ends we're taken To the New YORK ancnur-
age, ana the llsi section was In position. There
! " - ct At hecrins. ana many tn usanus te"
minutes aftetward wundrousB gAzed upon inc
wires.
NJ homas Dougl IS, superintendent OF the
! work. has been ~ IrsOmc Il ne. lie repeatedly
! said that he would contenttdy die were no per
! mitted tn see the stretching across ul the nfsl
! wiz. While N,-ist-n nngiuccis EirrustOn all
Martin wers ON tie tuwCi. aud when the WrC
| had been PIT IN POSITION, tHey received q tee-
| gram saying tnat Nr. Douglass nal just Died.
| Ilarty Leslie, the Hero Of Niasa ra. says ha'
| II ~ his intention t. N.lk on the vine from New
| York TO BruuNiYn, and that he viii carry the
| nrst mail on ITS back from city to city.