The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-07-28

pany of shrewd spectators which in
tends to found the new Atalantis has
already given out a contract for the
construction Of an island to make up
for the omission of the Almighty
when the universe was created. That
there will be a legitimate island on
this spot some day, clever engineers
feel quite confident. The intention
is to have the early settlers in the
new colony live on huge iron spiles
for generation or two, but the act
ion of the waters in piling up sand
around any obstruction, and the
dumping Of ashes and other refuse
from the original buildings on stills,
will not take many decades to form
around Atalantis an island of as
solid formation as Long Island, for
it was through similar process that
the largest part of the shores of old
Coney. and Its suburbs were created.
Seriously enough, a number of
daring spectators have undertaken
to build huge iron structure on
great steel cylinders out on the Chol-
hope to have the place open for the
reception of guests within little
more than a year. The undertaking
would have been laughed at not very
many years ago, but to-day some Of
the most expert engineers in the
country say that the plan is perfectly
feasible, and the promoters have al
ready contracted to spend several
millions of dollars in the erection of
Atalantis, so they, too, must feel
confident Of success.
But the first building (of which an
excellent picture from the engineer 5
plans from which the contract was
made is herewith printed) is only the
first part Of the undertaking. The
promoters of the company claim that
they have already much more capi
tai at their command than they can
use for the first building, and that
a second will be started within three
years. OF course, the financial out
come of the first undertaking would
undoubtedly influence the subse-
uuent actions Of the capitalists, but
they apprehend no chance OF failure
now, and boldly say that they intend
to build a long chain OF similar
structures and connect them with
bridges. They have already drawn
rough plans for n second building,
and are considering third.
The deepest water on the shoals Sc
lected is III fathoms feet, or 20 feet
in all. 1t is the intention Of the en-
gineers to sink thirty-six hollow iron
cylinders, ID feet in diameter, at reg
ular intervals, on the spot selected.
They will go down thirty feet into
the bedding of sand and seashells
and be cross-braced with countless
iron girders to give them strength
and stability. From the surface of
the sand they will be surrounded fof
thirty feet or more of their length
with cement, which, when hardened,
will leave the supporting posts
firmly imbedded in a material nearly
as hard as rock. The average depth
of the water is sixty feet, so that
there will be about thirty feet of
these pillars exposed to the water
between the cement and the surface
Of the water. 1t is intended to have
the flooring Of the building thirty
feet from high water level, so that
the pillars will thus have sixty feet
of foundation and sixty feet of ex-
posed length.
This foundation for the mammoth
superstructure which it is intended
to build will be laid Systematically.
The pillars will be cast over in Jersey
City and their lower ends stopped
up. They will then be set on end
and braced in their final position
with sross-girders. This great iron
framework will be foated with pom
toons. If. indeed, their own buoy
ancy. from their contents of air does
not float them, and towed out to
where the buoy is now anchored, and
out in place. Once the lower epds