Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-23
The Brooklyn BRIDGE.

wire yor tne EasS lslver Bridge cnh1e
vas drawn from pier 10 pier. Sine
then the engineers and voFkmeu Nv
been continually engags1 On the cahlea.
On Saturday last prepasstions vere
made for laying the 10th or enal strnnd
Of wire Of the last OF the four main e..
bles, and this week the cable work be-
been virtually completed. The cou-
pletion OF this part Of the work hes
been eagerly looked forward TO by the
engineers, who now state that the nor.
ton Of the bridge il finished. Nearly
!. 400 tons OF wire have been used.
Much hardship has been endured and
many difficulties have been overcome
by the engineers. The greatest din
Guilty has been in the coupling Of the
wires. The breaking Of one of the
strands on each side OF the river last
June Was the cause OF several days de-
lay, as Was also the accident at the
Brooklyn anchorage, and by which men
lost their lives. II has not been found
hard during the progress Of the work 10
secure the services Of competent men.
There has been spirit Of rivalry among
the envy loyes as TO Who should be as
signed to the most dangerous tasks.
and Mr.. Harrington. the master me-
chsnic. had constantly TO hold them
back TO prevent them taking unneces-
sary risks.
Workmen have now begun TO remove
the drums and other wire running ap-
paratus situated on the Brooklyn an
and machines will allow the LAYING Of
the final course OF masonry, about 1000
yards. While the IN ,sons are at work
on the towers, the cable men, under
the direction of Master Mechanic Far
rington, will enter upon the work in
binding the cables. They will be
bound with heavy loops of iron, from
which the suspenders will hang. These
suspenders are TO support the super
structure of the bridge, and will be
about one and three-fourths inches Of
diameter. It will require nearly four
teen miles of wire rope to make them.
In wrapping the cables twenty ma
chimes and over 100 men will be en-
ployed. The wires used for wrapping
purposes will be No. 10 charcoal iron
wire Of the finest quality and temper.
After being wrapped the cables will be
cntuIhtcu Will OAAs WAoA tuc VA 10
perfectly dry the wires will receive a
thick coating of white paint. This is
to make the surface Of the cables water.
proof. 1t will require about 200 tons
of wire to wrap the four cables, and
the work will occupy nearly three
months.
The prepalation Of tho approaches is
rapidly advancing. On the Brooklyn
side that portion of the bridge yard
fronting the anchorage, between Main
and Prospect streets, is q mass of brick
work. Several of the piers are up to
the spring line of the arches, and three
of the arches adjoining the anchorage
ore completed. Workmen have begun
to erect on York street, on each side of
the street, two lofty and massive parallel
walls, for the purpose of supporting the
six "plate girders." by which the ap-
roach crosses York street, in an obique
direction. In order to adapt the walls
for future use, they will be provided
with suitable archways to serve as doors
and windows.
On the New York side of the river
most Of the work during the past year
has been the demolition OF old build.
ings along the water front to make room
for the approach. All the dilapidated
tenement houses and old stores. with
which the lower part of Frankfort street
abounds, have been removed, and their
places are now filed by brick walls and
arches. The New York approach diff
fers from that of Brooklyn in that it is
much more elevated and nearly twice
as long.--N. Y. Tribune.
Charles Summers Unhappy Marriage.
At the soldiers and sailors conven-
ton in Dayton, last Wednesday, the
best addresses were delivered by Chap.
lain Earnshaw, of the soldiers home,
and George w. Williams, Cincinnati's
colored orator. The latter. in CONVEX
satibn with your correspondent, touch
ed upon several topics in regard to his
New England life. Mr.. Williams, after
the close of the war, entered the law
Office of Charles Sumner, where he re-
NAMED for several years. 1t was short
| " after he entered Summers Office that
Sumner was married to Alice Hooper,
a widow of the son of Samuel Hooper,
late member of Congress from Massa-
chusetts. The subject arose ous OF
reference I'd WeuuuA uiAApoS "AVA
whom Williams recently had cores
pondence while preparing q lecture on
Sumner. Williams recOllections OF
Summers matrimonial infelicities are
interesting as showing the annoyance
to which even the greatest OF men are
subject.
Mrs. Sumner was q vivacious, at
tractive woman in society, but the cold,
sedate and dignified demeanor OF the
Senator rendered them as congenial as
Mr.. and Mrs. Dombey. She was fond
OF evening parties. and he would soon
tire of their gaieties. Finding no one
who could converse with or listen in
diligently to him he would retire in
quiet to one side, and wait solemnly
the pleasure of this lady. At times he
would become impatient at her delay,
and would make special requests for
her departure. They were granted
usually at her pleasure, and their re-
tern home at such times Was always
conspicuous from it, silence. Mrs.
Sumner had been accustomed probably