Daily Republican., 1879-09-12
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In the hunt after matter Of interest
REPUBLICAN representative found him
self fdisconsolatsly mssndsrine srourt
the coalyards and freight depots alop,
the Christiana this morning. Ashs 8 TODD
psering into the water, mentally cal
culatipg the number Of obituary linss
and the exact framework Of sensat ation
al, for the imaginary man he saw fran
'oslly struggling and slowly sinkinp
tn the cold water before him, he wai
suddenly stricken with an idea.
The "Herald" has its "Jranstts" tc
20 butting up against the higher cir
clos and dodging miscellaneous accum-
ulstions Of ice bsrgs-all for news. and
why shouldn't he The idea was q
good one. Out in the centre of the
stream rocked and swaysd by the bill
lows, uneasily rode the drsdg. boat Of
Thomas Cummins & Sons, Of New York.
Learning that 1t was the intention Of
the crew 10 commence operations o re-
move the reef Of rocks on the Christians
opposite Front street wharf, he became
imbued with the ambition to brave
the raging current.
Before him lay the sallsut sand boat
Susan Jsns," and BY her side floating
proudly we're the hulks Of many such
ssucy vessels. A little frecklsd urchip
was the commander. HI was q little
boy On bis little head sat hat and out
Of the top Of that little hat, like . tuft
Of sage brush in garden patch, shot .
bunch Of dirty hair. Hs appeared like
boy that didn't know what molasses
candy looked like, and never knew
what 1t was to have q family pantry to
pilfer. By much persuasion and many
promises the representative bsguilsd
the innocent child. With no fear Of a
righteous visitation he started, alone
and unaided, and after much labor
climbed the sides Of the drsdge vessel.
The information brought out the fact
that the work was being done by the
Government. At the last session of
Congress an appropriation Of $500 had |
been given for this work. They will
deepen the channel to thirteen feet st
low water, removing all vestige Of the
reef Of rock. This will necessitate the
lsmoval Of $50 cubic yards of stone.
The blasting Is being done by electri-
'ity, dynamite is used. For drilling
purposes the Burleigh drill is used,
With which they can drill from IS ~
10 feet per day, making holes of the d.
'meter OF two inches. II
One of the features Of the work is
he using Of the Cumming patent plat
orm, which has an advantage over the
Id style in this: that the platform by
ne concussion is lifted from the water
ut by the pecuilarity of its build II
tttlss again over the post. |.
Ths diver Mr.. John Mcdonald, is one
the best in the country, having been
nPloyed at Hsll-gate, and for q mum.
er of years, by the New York Dock
ompany. He can remain under water
period Of ten hours without suffering
The work will be done in sixty days
nd It is the intention of the superin.
ndent to labor from ten to fourteen
ours day. The manner of working
in drilling six feet holes and then to !,
ad them with dynamite and then
uch by electricity. They were en- .
'ged in drilling while we we're present; . .
I'd they informed us that the first a
asst would be made at five O'Clock this x x
ternoon. II
This being all the information we
I'D gain We retraced our steps over
. sides Of the vessel and after con-
ierable trepidation got into the ner- r
US craft. After more trouble mingled :.
tn considerable exertion to keep our =. ~
Is from protruding through the bot. =. -
N, We lodged around the end OF the p
,arf. The innocent little boy was a. a.
lnding anxiously waiting our return. I'll I'll
ne did not know that We were poor, -
not know that 1t had been SO long W W
ice We had seen cent that the color W
d size had grown to be strangers to ~
: II he had known this he
uldn't have looked so happy. We
rreptitiously crawled out and ma II
uevred our scant and thread bare
me towards the crowd into which we La
N after disappeared. 1t wasn't
ht and We knew it. But We didn't bv
Q to disprl the angelic smile that -
fused the countenance of that inno- po
It little boy. 1t would have been ut
el.