The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-01


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r1ser. 1he TINT szirycy WAS begun in june
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~. Kn<hiiag. the chief engineer. had his
rock Of one Of the Fuiton ferry ssipe The
toes were smpsfzfed, Ioekjau ensszesz and
the great engineer died ON the seventeenth
day alter the aeriacrt This shock wAz 8
terrible one TO the friends Of the under
taking, bat the ssn OF the chief engines,
pert engineer and fully competent TO com
psete the Ereat enterprise. He was xp
pointed chief engineer. ard successfully
carried ON the wo<k 10 completion.
The work of construction MAS heguu
January 2. ls7s. BY the preparation of the
cA1s$cns. the immense foundations for the
base OF the great towers. The Brooklyn
cais>on vss fesxiss feet in sire Two hun
dred tons Of iron aud I1e,0gp cubic feet of
tins her were used In its construction. The
csisson On the New York side was larger,
and IVES bslil- upon the same plan. II Was
ZOO tons when completed The founda-
tons for the towers were completed In
l<72. the cais&on on the New York side
having 20 be lowered 10 . depth of - feet
before hrm foundation was reached.
wt4e the Brooklyn czissou was placed q
a depth Of q feet below high water. Il
was uow found that the sum of 35Qm, 90
was utterly inadequate for the work, and
In ISIS an act Was passed b. the New York
legislature authorizing the two cities 10
borrow an additional r. GO 00Q The sox-
ers. which slossly but surely rose above the
water, are ssxl4o feet in dimensions sf high
water hne, and are s3x1ss feet At the top.
and - feet shcye high water mark. They
are built OF granite and IN the most solid
and substantial manner. And - well has
this work been accomplished. that tkere
has never been the slightest evidence Of
unequal settlement or weakness The
aachorages arc built OF granite. and are To-
esfed 80 feet respectively from the towers.
inland They ars each flsxIsz feet In d.
snensioEs. and each weighs over 90 tons
Within this large mass of solid masonry
are the iron anchor plates. each weighing
- tons. and are fitted with arms 50 as to be
hrsaiy Undecided in the mason work. To
these plates are attached the iron link
bars. each II feet in length, which curve
upward through the stone work and are
firmly connected 10 the wires OF the ca
bles- 4 duplicate OF the great bridge.
which cost 81, 90. 100, will be exhibited in
the window of Toklss, siugermAn 4 Co.
for the next week