New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-02


mortar, or TIL waited up an open shaft to vanish
in the air Of the hill-tops
At station No. 80, nearly three miles from the
portal, beyond the range Of the echo. repeated
experiments discover the tunnel to be tuned to
the key Of +. There can be no installing III
No matter where the voice may wander, when j.
stumbles that particular key the tunnel makes
instantaneous response response gracious, gem
erous, soulful. It warns the blood with its Vi
brations and fills one with an ecstasy OF delight.
The chord, sung moderately loud, one tone after
another In sharp staccatO-" do, mi, SOL do rolls
away rapidly through the ringing hall. For
few seconds each tone retains It's distinct lndiVid-
uality. The first uttered seems to be chased by
the others. Soon it Is overtaken by mi then
by SOL" then by the octave do" The four
then sweep on together in delicious harmony. Ear
never listened to n more enchanting SOUND. fOr
sixteen seconds the concord fingers, then disso-
luton takes place, the tones parting company
even they joined, each resuming its lnd1vid-
ualty and gradually passing away. The tourists
drink Of this Intoxicating draught till their souls
are bursting 49,
tunnel in F major is masterpiece of which
New-York can never feel too proud.
FALSE WORK.
The aqueduct along here is the same In width
as in height--thirteen and half feet From the
portal all the way down. the side walls and the
arch have q notified appearance, caused by patches
OF new masonry placed in the old 30 extensive
were the frauds in the masonry that the compile
ton of the aqueduct has been retarded over Il
year. The entire tunnel has been In large
measure reconstructed at the expense OF the con-
tractors, the extra cost being some $1,000, ooo'
The work was an outrageous swindle from oesln-
ming to end, can be proved, as Will De proNeu'
when the claims are presented Tor mai ADJUST
ment. The engineers had over 225, O9o hoies .9s
through the walls of the tunnel, and each hole
exhibited steal Thousands OF cubic yards OF
air were paid for at the rate of SIS yard air that
was supposed to be masonry. 1here were Owo
methods of repairing the faulty work, one py
tearing down the walls and rebuilding them, the
other by cutting holes through the lining, when
was sound, and filling the spaces behind them
with rubble masonry. The latter was declded
upon. and the 225, 900 holes were cut. When the
spaces were filed with loose rock, cement In
lfquid form was forced into the crevlces ana ~
terstices by means Of a powerful air pump WORK
Ing at a pressure of forty to ninety POUNDS. IN
q few weeks this cement will dry out ana seIi
locking the rock together into hrm lmm0T IVA or
mass. This method is called grouuhg' WINE
repairs were being made on Mr.. GOWens diNlsioh
one of the inspectors contributed the following
lines to enlarge the hilarity OF the OCCASION lec
is reason in his madness-nore reason than rhythIl
The characters mentioned are All "e'l Ano"n y"
The work
KEEP UP THE GROUTING ALL THE WHILE
Air: From The Compressor.
One day there came around engineer named Gowen.
And he Gan the backing must come out"
But he came another day. and he had another way
And he said: " guess Wen Oil them up with erout"
Make them nut in neat cement It costs them every cent
Forty thousand barrels to the mile"
en ola Arnold got funnel and he It down tho tunnel
And they've kept up the erouting all the while
The company bought lot Of tools bought another hundred
mules,
And a string OF carts that reached almost mile,
With twenty barrels to load they came up the Sing
Sing road,
To keep UP the grouting all the while.
II YOU vans to do It neatly scientific end completely
II YOU want to grout it so it'n never " spie"
Go get thousand dippers give them 70 thousanu
nippers,
And let them keep up the groutlns all the while
whistle sound,
And they marched upon the cage In single file;
And as the cage went slowly down. there arose mounu
sound, 80 .
1--WE musta keep-a up-a the grout-a ALA the while"
When O'Grady's light out he fell down In the Grout
And he noated all around quite awhile;
Rut Guinea five feet tall poured him In behind the wall
And they kept up the grouting all the WHILE
Then Mcdonald came along he was glad that he was gone
For he said he thought O'GTsdy acted vile,
He said he didn't care cent; oGrady cheaper than
cement,
To keep up the grouting all the while
One day Peter ]. O'Flnn he condemned every - -
For he said they couldn't grout in proper stylc
And the walking boss said H." but they got another
bucket
And they kept up the grouting all the while.
One night Gilchrst along. singing some religious
song
And he hung about the tunnel for awhile;
And then backward he did caught the inspector a
But they kept up the groutng all the while.
II was kellogg made the hole for he carried the sounding
pole,
And he handled It in true artistic stye
Then along came sngerand, said he guessed he'd @Ke
hand,
To keep up the groutng all the while.
Then the g and bold John Tarn said he didn't give darn
And on d. DPS there came wicked smile;
And he said out loud to Brun, g. it, they can't make
cement enough
To keep UP the grouting all the while"
How the engineer had to HUSTLE Even steve" got on
circuit couldn't get his hair cut for awhile;
Moore at zone" said NOV yew De' cant sn0A'
cigarette,
While they keep up this grouting all the while"
Tben the Senators came down to take a look around.
And they wnked with one another with a smile;
And they slid into the bar-not for a good cigar
But to keep up the groutng all the while.
And moor virge worthngton tmekeeper at Shaft One.
said: This groutlng viii all my pleasure spile
Some fellown take my girl away, while at the SHAFT
II they Keep up the groutng all the WHILE
So the work goes right along whether it's just whether
wrong,
pay by day seltzlnger's records go file;
And In 1901 the tunnel may be done,
II they keep up the sroutng all the while.
Now this song is oil fun and last it's nearly DONE
And the authors going out to get his 'ile"
And he'd ask you all II 10 payday. don't yer
know"
And keep up the grouting all the while
BIG FIGURES TO CONTEMPLATE.
The estimated cost of the Aqueduct was less
than $4,000, 600 Before it is completed nearly
S23. 900. 900 will have been expended.
Work on the Aqueduot was begun In January,
1884 and will probably be finished next June
six years and half.
The total length of the Aqueduct from the Gro
ton Lake gate-house TO the Central Park gate
house is thirty-three and an eighth miles.
The flowing capacity of the Aqueduct from Gro
ton Lake to the proposed reservoir at Jerome Park
is ais. 0OO, 900 gallons every twenty-four hours
= Ierernn Park 10 Central Park 2hO. 600 gal