The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-24
WORK ON THE BRIDGE.
NO MORE RAPID PROGRESS PossIBLE-BEGULAT-
ING THE STRANDS.

NO MORE RAPID PROGRESS PossrBLE-BEGULAT-
ING THE Strands
Notwithstanding the report that this week there
were be two pairs OF strands in process OF manu-
facturo the time, there will DO but one pair
,aid al time. usual In order 10 lay four strands
simultaneously there would DO required delivery Of
some twenty five 70 thirty tons OF wire per Day.
whereas The only calls Tor ten twelve. how.
ever being delivered by the contractor by subsequent
arrangement An additional force OF sixty men would
also be required the work II this done, and II
Il were done there would be gain In time pos
sible as the strands being laid as
quickly as they can be let out, lowered and
regulated. Shortly aftcr ave O'Clock yesterday
morning Colonel Pane who has charge Of the
regulation OF the strands, descended for the first
time from the large down stream cradle on the Brook
lyu land span TO the small regulating cradle below for
the purpose OF comparing tho reflections Of the second
par Of strands OF the down cable with those OF
the rst pair Of strands laid which we're regulated by
Tangent lines sighted with icvei from the archways
OF the anchorages and towers Colonel Paine took his
measurements with an ordinary foot rule, aud re-
turned the large cradles above about ten minutes
He will 60 down this morning about i've o'clock TO
take other measurements HIS descent was made by
slai ladder and though tho slight looking regulating
cradles look rather unsteady 10 unpractised eye
they said TO be steady as the ootbridge ITSELF
The Colonel chooses the early morning before
Il IS cool and everything is quiet, thus allowing
careful work. The ladders connecting the other
regulating cradles for the down stream strand Will be
put down this week. After taxing his measurement
the Colonel had 10 make the necessary complicated
calculations, in which many considerations enter 10
determine the distance, II any, u was required TO
draw tho strands over the Brooklyn tower, so that
they should have the proper curve between tho
Brooklyn ANCHORAGE and tho tower Az the result OF
the calculations OF yesterday II was found that the
upper OF tbs second pair Of down stream strands re-
quired 10 be drawn the tower onehalf inch river
war0 and the lower one 0nc-quartcr OF an inch IN
tho same direction Alter the work Of regulating has
reached tho Now York anchorage, toward which tho
work donc the surplus engh II any, will be taken up
by segments placed between tho anchorng pins and
the shoes which tho wires pass. Work on the
third PAIR OF down stream strands was stopped last
night 10 allow OF tho regulation Of the second pair OF
the same system OF strands. This morning at nine
O'Clock the third pair OF up stream strands will DO
commenced, that tho cable laying will be contnu-
Gus. Colonel Paine was engaged yesterday afternoon
in regulating the guide wires, that these strands
could DO commenced this morning AS tho strands
DO laid with reference to the position they will
occupy tho circle formed by tho nineteen strands OF
cable the guido wires have to be readustcu before
tho commencement Ut each new pair of strands. No
passes the foobrdge will be issued this the
lore part Of next week. account oil the regulating
cradles for the north strands being the footbrdge
TO their beng lowered from the largo era
dles. One 10 finished and the others nearly so.