New-York tribune., 1882-02-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
WORKING IN COMPRESSED AIR.

WORKING IN COMPRESSED AIR
Encnecr Finch. who has had charge of the Hud,
con River Tunnel since the retirement OF Genera,
Smith, was seen at the works on the New-iork 81 le
nv a IRIBU L reporter yesterday, and questoned rs
10 runiored change in the manner OF conauc'ihg
the work. Mr.. Finch came out OF the smart as M Jne
reporter entered the yard. He had oeen s untcp to
ground all the afternoon, and was coVerea iron tP
to toe with the clay Of the river bed lneie are
many difficulties to be overcome. OF course, salu
he bnt hope to be able 70 Of SopnEs o under
which to work when we &c out INTO the mildle Oh
the river has been spoken of. Itwould he very
sS1 sSrensige to y pPesaSSS aSsclntey obliged to-
What pressure of the air will you require when
you under the middle of the yF ,oonds
snt IhsSse'l'h %e hopc sp; by O going close to the
bottom of the river to be able to work
diminished thickness of the earth above us by in
creased skill in our workmen and the arrangement
of the plates end trusses."
work in pressure of forty-fve pounds or nearly
We hope 80. We find that there is no more diai:
Guilty experienced in working In twenty pounds
pressure than there is in fifteen" ,.o,
"Has any other manner of obviating the dill
Guilty been thought of beside that OF sinking
"Yes, we have even discussed the proec' of build-
ing an immense iron tube, ng enough II necess ry,
to reach from here 10 Hoboken, and of sinking 1t IN
the river and working under IT. These things are
only considered. however, as resources on when we
draw if OF our 18th other knd pddns no f one o6 can fs
what difficulty is likely to arise, We cannot
be sure as to the effect working IN ar
has sSe BEEN ng Tied This sometimes gives workmsn the
:" bends" as ey call It, kind OF cramp. ihis 10
the way it affects me-"
arm covered with sight eruption resembling
"prckIy heat" After staying in the unnel awhile
his whole body Nou!d, he said, be covered with the
eruption.
Just then. it being four o'clock, the men came
troopng up out of she shaft and repaired to the en-
fne house, where hot coffee was served then ne
Increased amount of oxygen taken INTO
the lungs when working IN compressed ar
renders the men more liza lie to fatlgue ana on con- Oh
ing from work they need some light stlmulant IKE
a cup of hot coffee; the company furnishes 1t to
them. The work the New-fOrk SIDE OF the
force being divided into three gangs on duty eight
hours each The air-lock the north tunnel on the
Hoboken side has been moved forward so that IL
rs now TO feet from the stat.
THE WORK OF MR. BERGTS SOCIETY.
The American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals was organized IN tins cry IN
1866. The sixteenth annual report has Just been
published President BeTgh discusses the bldeous
spectacle on Long Island last summer, which
shocked public proprety in the form OF a pigeon
Shoot and that grim monster viviSectiOn that
sul remains muster of the situation" and me
TRANSPORTATION of cattle" but c0ngra ulates the
society mat public opinion has been aroused against
the wanton cruelties connected with these three
subjects, and hoDes ere long to see see the the
markSmau return to MS WOODEN target, tuc
vivisectionist TO bodies void of feeling; and
the cattle carried IN cars much better
than the cars used as the palace
cars are better than the ordinary senger cars In
the last year eight me nbers OF the society uleu'
among whom were James stokes, Matthew 'assar'
IT, Henry G.. Stebbus and Lorenzo DelInonlco.
There are sixteen branches and go agencies OF
the soc ETY. in this State, the largest agency bel
In Broo iyn. The society last year prosecuted 800
cases in the courts OF these, 203 were for working
horses with sores upon their bodies chafcd by the
harness. and SO for beating horses with sticks, the
butt ends of whips, clubs hammers and rungs. In
New-York and BROOKLYN lat year. ! 30 animals
were stopped in their work and sent to stables TO
veterinary surgeons for various reasons Three
wears ago the number 3O46. Lame
ness was the reason for stopping one half
of the animals The agents OF the society nave
killed 800 animals during the year just closed,
which were either condemned by veterinary sur
geons as past recovery, or suffering II IN injuries
which rendered them unit for further use. lhe
ambulances and derrick OF the society nave p9eh
used on 221 occasions, either TO remove disabled
animals from the streets or 10 rescue them from eN-
cavations into which they had fallen. The income
of the society from all sources was 254oO 20, and
the expenditures were S23, ,6l5 53, leaving a bal
ance of 81 ,S65 ~. During the year $4,000 has
been invested in bonds, mortgages and RAJ road
stocks. The Brooklyn Agency was opened NOvell,
Der l. and since then % cases have been prosecuted
in the Brooklyn courts and LOG other cases were ln
terfered with and cruelty prevented.
DISTRICT TELEGRAPH CONSOLIDATION.
The American District Telegraph G mpany re-
Gently gave notice of a proposed increase of the |
capital stock from So, ,0OO. 600 TO $4,000, ,0O0 In |
the official notice sent TO the Stock Exchange il
stated that the purpose of the increase to pur-
chase property franchises, rights and patents
sary to the business of the company.
1t is understood that consolidation of the several |
district telegraph companies proposed and IT is
stated that the several companies agreed to |
leave the plan of consolidation 10 Thomas T. |