, 1877-12-13
TIE CRIB.
Al, the Cracks and Crevices Filled
Up with Stone and
Mortar.
rron-Tio Rods Put In TO Give Adj
ditional Strength to tho
Structure.
A New House for tho Keeper--.1ron
Plating to Ward OF the
Icebergs.


por several months Tho lnkc-erlb, tho main
ls ~ I'll. cltv's wates eurp,y. Las been under.
ssas active and extensive rcpar. THOSE sspair.
rsy and may not have been Feally aud Immediate.
II demanded, yet careful snrsey male by con,-
pst.nt e'rl:tnente.. ono wao h.' had n'say ,'s''
ecntttuttlon' sno"ea ehat ING 'hnny ana se'cse
ssa -, ,rc aud the ali rovc,fu| rayasc Of time
@ iii tclr impress sion upon that tuuntAfn which
n sH' dwcilcrs Of this city hold ~ tondly der.
- rTas...fnrr this repxtrs wrrc BEGUN Tntre
rrne cracks In the walls tn bc Ai.ed
VIZ W. rents ana Vaps In tic ,nasunry
r. .na en-. to + ts g
ssn,c es mneh aVercyes citizens that the rrb would
al fall in pieces, nor lc Ulown AWAY. nor yet
npPeu 1S Comfortable houss il il, even thoueh il
st1uds npon the b4tt1enents Of that fottrcns.llke
Sn,lIipa resting 30 quietly upon tho buttnn1 two
Tinds, Tho n,erc!lrks, pcltlng rains, tito wlffa'
rinIs OF snow. and tho rush Ut mighty waiets m
they dance madly ovHs all. spreading their Guild.
vi Wiz them 1nto sns yus.y doep below.
Tns cracks In tho walls wcto all
is! ~ wh .o,, stnns o,'n and raT %Fsas ths
Tolk tnv srettcr vi dtera wis necessary. aud Ior
weeks upon weeks tho toilers Of tho tscss = grop.
seaici Tho walls. pcsfed into every nonh and Garner
within ann without. ana filled caclI anI every cav
ttY, tl now lilo walls arc ~ compact and anbfoktn
rom Jwo n4les away. Ilut what to dn tu creAt.,
Inc fe4.utancs vi tnnso rtgdteohl t.lndisnant and
outraged votcrs and taxpayer, w!o imagined Ins.
efphtty nnd thgftEn a HtUl ability WIS t1ctflUn
Witch presented itself to the officials in chaFgo OF
tAs work. After mature dsl,bsFstlon aec,s!or
np" thc walls pt tho stracinrt
with tlo.rods and plating tho most vulnerable
POINTS With iron waa commenced The scss.ccN Of
s,er cress an psent eseton sbs
adjusted. Then tho tie. rods wcre a|i that reh,a!n-
Cd for adjustment. That work has been fn prog.
Spor NJ hos II Tas b. inr conducted and how sooii it
xonld 90 comnetcd. TRanHSE reporter 'vas yes.
y !" VS." ss woas epS H. n
md secured Il tux. boat r!uo rather than walk or
s'ea 10" Tpr gIa. SCENE CT, !: or OPERATIONS.
rh, pieces OF axtra luggugo On tue tug. beside tho
reporter. wcrc a cookins.stovr barrri Of aons,
Sisons 10 cheer Out not ,ncbs!ato tha cxcI IaGor.
sn. Tho TRIP was made without event Of an1 kind:
Ths ~ seno oat e,,sh. I'D wa, end y: wind
IL s ?ssn' @ s:sssss e rp ss sss
tsnR Usu iishsly upon tbs @syes i"ot.d saeanty 1t
ibe pasAiuX llg and tncn resumed their hunt for
rio afst oSiscta TINT met the gaze, M the
taunct little crutt cfcakel nsulnst the side ur tho
a. sd Tho s s1ss % s GS
toois OF every description scattered nbunt, Tho
,srons compsrtmcnts softoundlns tho open .paer,
sa in. acehancs ' T. tool. % aJ Iron bo UnS cu. %
palshent was almoat oiled with n steam engine.
which WORKED away diligently pumping watcr uut
sphe!d BY ss,o IRON walks crossins and rccrv~slns
tks court also worked necessarily and vigorously
dl,ehatgns ates. .olams 9, wate. wtho.t spp1;.
ffon FfIlcf, it wun drawu The object uf All thin
1ok was not .ppasaat Until attention was d!restei
Ns,5s il should prrhsps, g t,ers ren,4fke.l that
thu crib il wall surrounding ''wcl." Thls we'll
extends to tic bo.ton. and contains two inuletl-c
reachlrK from Tho bottom to above t4e euffacs.
Tho cylinders arc jonetl 10 tho tunnel below, and
through them tho water !. drawn into TIE tunnel
e. % eoyef S vas about lve feet ia disuac.er. and
,s.psul!n elothes, M ' worStnr I away, cyiieniy IL
tempting 10 bore hole through tlic wall. Sow, 10
il tnowts thai tho wnll 10 about twenty Ave feel
s Tho work Si s.nS h0' noas "
10 bo applicd-is ! great one, and
when iIart1cuiArlY hard stone vi
An Iron bult 10 nconutcrod tY the drill tho 0,ra.
lion Of mnstcry il q srrious ons. The object ot
boring thesa holes ]. u Inse:t tLo t'e.tods, which
esteTor vail. but snt sxtend rum tne exterior 10 e
iaserto. sidc ot ihe wall, and BY mean. Of wa.sera
ard bolts Tighten tho walls and hod the masonry
tMEn3$sSlr1k
lonr and wuiuf twenty. six pUupds 10 Inc foot Of
nd p0unIs each, The wasNcrs atu three frct tonr
and ope foot Wide, and vsrsxh ahunt 4Ob pounds
each, making = rod, with attachments. weigh, In
round numbers, !, bOU pounds. There nru nov
Al thu crlb thirteen rods aud THUR warcr@--1a FOO
pounds Of trouvork. 'Thfco rods hays brcn
lowered for Insertion. Therefore It appe1tA thai
The work will not aeon be completed. A9tef gazln4
awhile 1t the men In tho cUIIer.lam the reporter
pocEed into ono OF the s.taa apartments, aHt
s.w 4 man standing beslda what seemed
to bc weil.tnx like untu The we'll
boxes OF Now Envland,-by fond memory pre-
1ensrl 10 vtew In hIa hands hu hs!d rape and q
rubber hose. The hoss aud tic 1upo hung duwa
inlo tho we'll tor such there appcatcll 10 be, aus
one eud OF the bose was n.tnclel tn ANAL hand
pump, which msn In Rhothrs apartment worked
1t necessarily, turning wtirei. nn.! pcrsp!rlng,
and whistlInG with equal psofuscness. Tnat III,
,bject Of tho pumping procrsa w4s not to enlpti
Tho we'll VIVA evident frnm thu fart 4lsa
tho pump thcFe wax no discharge
nor was the hose Of that size that would indicate al
emptylng Of I lurxe.slxcd wAshtub Wlat wis til,
2bject u tho strange proccrI!n1r This waIldtrIn,
.na unsophis.eatvd reporter peercd 'Hto tas black
,ehs Ut tic wslt and a1w nothing but The EeLuc
Ion Ut htu1seiS upon the dark water. ituhtlrA
pse Hast and thick. .Whst lave you gut II
hetst' asked tho reporter Of tho man at tho wcI
''Ju1," bsirfY spokv thu man.
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