The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-03
JETTIES BUILDER
: 1leais to Erect . Monument
TO James B. Eads.
ou,scences or MS l,FE



Iecn, Apf'i "a numnsr o. promt
nuS hsfe and N otneT para 81 the
- - interesting themselves IN
~ suitable monuments % tha
q ne iate James . Eads, The
-.
nouft VS. given last Ihursday night
Uo1efkFanz ana the Cn0xAi eoc1eey.
lffeh several hundred doflars vs.
~ this y being increased By pri-
Inscriptions.
thusiasm IN the kAds monument
DC revivss IN interest in the sets Of
~ engineer himself. who left TO 81
- tangible evidences Of his worth
~. Coioust Henry f1ad, one Of
Eads' co-workefs, IN speaking Of
D1us yesterday said: II knew Of
Eeds when be Was building fed
hp1@s hsre In 1852. He took con-
II bufn seven gunboets for the GOV
n otxfy days dms and agreed %
80 hnished within the time stipu-
wDoedve no pay for his services.
49, we're the De kaib. Pittsbufg.
80 Louisville, Mound City, Gin
~ Benton They we're al heavily
- bat 50 constructed that they
~ ran In nix feet OF water and we're
1r)n bosts built IN : remarkably
1Nnso Of time They Atded very ma
- = de capture Of Forts Henry and
Eos and did some good work down
16toesr Mississippi.
IN Eads was natural born engi-
- while not graduate OF any col
SIiIl not veil up In the higher mathe-
y I'D . wondsrfui mind and Was
= dep research and profound
He WAS Wen posted on ali sub
hAd great talent for mechanics
kInds sven when boy. He Was =
p1omAte. too. and had the most
~ manners OF any man l ever saw.
- klnd-hearted and generous and .
1919 man. Vas In daily contact
~ lof years, and We never had :
oN1rt PCS between as. He was good
49, u every way. but never saw .
lw y more courageous man than he.
- was always studying out some
- Ioadtne guns. raising guns, tur-
49, tos an kinds OF hydraulic ma
- Tor various arrangements to
- - recOil after hiring large guns
~ number OF patents and was
~ s1ndying out something new.
peet q. LOUIS bridge ana tunnel
: ~, .le su.- y . = ,s- W - un
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nna,.d - sS' -
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-, su A..sn iaussig. another OF Captain
~ o1sers' said
@sss'ntance with Captain Eads
7s ss Ae une ne commenced to
&s a ssss 'oI we government In 6i.
-. Ss1onosiet 'hen, where The boats
snu our intercourse, which, 81
-. s.s. 80 NO business features about II,
- Intimate and cordial. In 1855.
sssa : eones'ved the plan to build the
S.sssss consnated me frequently on the
somsms involved In II. and from
1901, when We organized . COM
- oeesme identified with 1t. until
Ne CON pletion Of the work in
Es.s. sssociated with him daily, and
fullest opportunity To become ac-
with bis character. No
my Judgment, has in the
% Louis done more for
deserved better recognition
CITY. and. while 1t Is
mat he conceived the bridge en-
1ufsiy with the view OF benefit
os and without expectation al
sS. stsonh profit from 1t. yet can
ae underlying motive in oil His
pa. unooundsd enthusiasm for 81.
& u ner interests. Eventually he
- money he put in the bridge. -
= Hose who joine.a aim In asv,.ir~