The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-15

on to double sresi plate tn front Of II. a. the end
OF these bars are four Sinch sneaves These are
attached By eight Ix-inch IRON wiro ropes 70 the
Of .bsse the farsns.s from the river Is fastened 10
heavy piece OF timber at the rear OF the anchorage
s.,ns six IRON shesvss OF inches in damssr CON
nected 10 the OF the running block BY means
Of lsodsa Size, rope ., ans ~. 2. sD'
after passing sround several sheaves, 70 attached
iour-snesved wooden Sloer a. sn s,s Opposite .e
block - worked BY lh-iach manila rope. winch
connects with the drum Of steam engine - me 100.
from its scat on the 'ieg TO It's position between me
anchor bars which are TO reosivs IL, and between
which tt 10 TO DO secured BY Q round steel pin.
Ths operation 10 commenced by pulling the shoe
opseighth Of inch back from lie seat on The leg,
TSis facilitated sy the tendency OF the strand Itself
TO pull upward. the shoe being free. the motion OF
IL Is allowed slowly and carefully travel forward until
the eyes OF the anchor bars are reached. through
which . short pin 10 driven TOR the shoe TO rest
against
When the strains 70 which the tackle 10 subjected
are given IL will be what an exceedingly dim
cult and dangerous operation The above H. even II the
utmost Is used and every part OF the apparatus
used 10 Of material carefully tested and CAL
cuatsd 10 resist than the grestest strain which
liable to upon It. The ssrstn ~ sach anchorage
on the tackle holding tho shoe around which the
wires OF the strand pass is rs tons Tho shoe
Brooklyn anchorage having already been let ous
occdrrea the strain on the tackle
mem Of the operation on the New York side had
Sssn II, 1. rans O. g a0soi
the fall rope parted the shoe mad neariy
reached IT'S Anal position me so,a strain was - me
supposed 10 be capable OF tension Of " TONS was
about ~ tons.
The following will give idea OF The exact stage
Of tho opcratton ut the time OF mo accident:-The
sdU sd OF bs on tho on which Il had
and was being lei out. When u was nearing the ond
which ,t Was 10 DO fastened. the TALL rope
parted whore passed around large sheavc close 20
stationary one Of tho par Of blocks a. the west sac o.
brides The fall Of the pulling rope hod been changed
from outer 70 inner Of me system o. shelves 20
around several sheavss, as before stated, =
connscted with pair Of wooden blocks which
While the snoe travels IL feet letting the strand
forward s way TO the and OF the anchor bars the
wooden block must travel Ia ieot The ancnorage
allows only 100 feet for travelling II there
fore necessary TO make two operations IN lowering
IN the strand. FIRST. tho wooden 0locx must pc pc
fail rope must be taken or sheavo ~ the SIDE Of the
anchorage and placed around ous IN the muale.
forward, which equal 10 twice the distance between
the sheavcG This operation had been perormed
whom the accident occurred, and only lew fess more
were 10 be travelled by the shoo
rHE BROKEN ROPE
Tho wire rope which parted had the appearance
OF bav,nG given away under tbe strain instead OF
huvng on the rim Of the sheaf - might pos
se s.vs . DSsa 'ns saDs was Of
stasi, OF the Messrs. koebing's manufacture Of
trace, NO. and IL inches N diameter. ana
with 4 breaking strength OF 80 tons. IL was
formed OF six strands Of wire around core Of tarred
hemp Each strand mad nineteen wires Of slightly
over 1-31 of an ncn In thickness, there being ia
wires in all This rope already used tor let
ting ous the niteen strands the limo this north
ernmost nbe and the operation Of letting IN strands
had pecn p,riormsd tor 11s times successfully
rho huge strand, 81 inches In diameter STOOD the
s strsa ana ana me su upper and
still on TO H. lA,e huge serpent 10 the yard a. the
foot of tho New YORK tower More damage would
Of steel IN its voyae II had not run Tor several hun
drsd along tnr strand beside IT. tearing Oh its
wrappinss lis own wrappings were bunchcd mere
and there together. esDsclally whore run over tho
rollers ON the New York sowsr. Ono wrapping
, .Sss s: 81. o. ssa M nrss srsss bound
must nave been over hundred teet Il ran through
the saddle slot Of TIE New YORK sowe. aue smoo.h
patea ln the river spaos It cut of as ciean ~ q
knne about ter feet Of ono o. the regulating
II no v lies with ones end IN the yard Of the New
York tower, hangs down uurer the river between
some one hundred isos from the shore On
the Brooklyn tower nae only moved
and the blight lays over the nnA'hed core Of seven
Strands as cradle between the anchorage and the
tower the shoe on tho Brooklyn side u securely
pinned in It's place and does not seem 70 have been
disturbed BY thc occurrence
Tho settings around the strand, wih'cn Kept sno
separate wires together, successHely stripped
on as they passed through. ana, whce the motion
tower On the New FORK side iully $50 feet OF tho
strand passed through tho ss7ngs ON the river Sue
water snoweo clearly how much distance IA passed
through the Now York tower. The centre dropping
first carried away aOon' too tee, o. the rssuias
platforms erected at the mouths OF the slots were all
hurried 10 the ground, consisting merely Of few
panks beyond shts damage mad been done 10 miner
tower Men at once put TO work on them. and
only evidence OF an accident IN the slats 10
the splicing necessary 10 Keep the strand from ur1ner
WHAT 4 ROOSEVELT sTREEr PILOT saw.
Richard ). Stwel was In the forward or outE
pilot house of the terry boat Superior, In the slip
next the bridge He heard rush aud then cracking
OF wood above him, and looking up ne saw The small
platform coming down, the strand flying from
the anchorage with rush. over the Tver
The centre cropped arst, striking tho wafer
oil scow narrowly escaped being caught By H. escaping
only BY hairs breadth. a freight prooeiisr going
Of oG" the M i, '' however, only drew her into the
New York shore, aud she cleared herself be.
lore the wire ceased slipping aown. The crash
wire she iron attachments on the pier and sheds
adjoining the terry slip led MIN Tor moment TO think
boat was injured, but getting the word ail right
DO rang his bells and procesded on his trip up The
river.
EDDIE Kane, aged nfteen years, was tending store
tchandsryl for his iashcr ~ III and IT. South
street. whom he ielt . shock that made the alarm
ana no fell noor jumping up he started 90
out wneo the coping Of tne builong tel down on the
Sidewalk the large telegraph pols In front OF the
door snapped OF ike n pipestem. aud q mass OF
wriniug wire came sunbllng into the street.
Thinking that the house was falling no Ieapsd cut,
crying "Save me Save mol"
woNAx's AGONY.
when the reporter OF the HEEALD reached tho
anchorage the BROOKLYN aide he found woman
walking up and down, weeping, wringng her hAnds
ana losdy calling on the workmea 70 prodoes her
husband, who vas foreman Of the gang sta
uonod there. He had gone TO New York, and
NO argument statement could persuade
her that he not killed aud they striving 70
keep the from mar Finally, rs nothing but the
sight OF him GOULD satisfy ner. she was escorted over
the Fulton Terry and taken TO the ONCE. whore she
found she seeking, and then great excite
msnt found relief IN happy inscnsibiIity. Sue was
taken home In . carriage by sympathizing frteudA
HENRY SUPPLE, aged twsnty-six years and seven
months, was removed 10 the Chambers street Hos
pits has terrible late Here II found that his