Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-07
NEW PILE DRIVING RECORD
One Hundred ana Twenty Piles Driven in
Eight Hours and . Half
sPlEO cONr[sT ON SITE OF NEW SHOPS
Foreman Ven Deehres that ne Can
Pot Down Two Hundred Piles
q nay nder Favorable
Conditions.

Pile driving never surpassed for speed
went on all day wednesday at the site
Of the new Union Pacific machine shop.
The race against time arranged by Fore
man Men some days ago was held, and all
records for pile driving with a follower
were smashed. One hundred piles in q
day was the mark set by Chief Engineer
Berry for Mr.. Neff to attain, but when
the days work ended 100 piles we're Sc
curely sunk and sixteen Of them were
tapped.
But even this great amount Of work was
done In less than the full day. There were
three breakdowns and the actual working
time was only eight hours and a half for
driving the 12O piles. That is a pile every
four minutes, and a follower was used on
every pile, as they are sunk In pits. This
lengthens the operation, as the men must
stop after the pile is started IN and put
the follower in place above It, so that It
can be driven clear Town to bedrock. with
the top level with the bottom OF the pit
four feet down.
The piltngs are twenty feet long, so that
2. 400 feet OF piling we're sunk altogether.
Mr.. Neff says that II the work had been
Ldone at the surface Of the ground where q
follower was not necessary the men would
have driven 200 piles OF more. As II was
they fnished 100 by bsS0.and went back to
the start to tap those which had been
squeezed up, finishing sixteen by 8 o'clock.
The crew which accomplished this work.
which Mr.. Men says has never been equ9led
in this part OF the country, was working ON
piledriver No. 1 under Foreman Andrew
Anderson. who Is known as the best man.
ager Of such jobs in the state. His men
were: c. L. Wells, loadsman; Henry Dear
ing, rear leadsman: r. G. Kellcrson. ladder
man; John Lunstrom, spoolman; Nj. d.
Hicks, holeman; H. G. Stewart, engineer.
The men worked on the middle row of
pier holes, starting at the south end. Fore
man Neff will now claim the silk cap which
Chief Engineer Berry banterinsly promised
him Il he could drive 100 piles In a day.
President Burt Visits work.
Pleased at the report OF the great
progress being made. President Burt visited
the work yesterday with Superintendent
of Motive Power Higgins, and the two mel
spent an hour clambering around amonf
the debris and material.
All the pierholes save a very few are now
piled. and yesterday ten carloads OF hns
stone were hauled in and dumped for use
in the concrete making. The outside WALL
of the building will be most substantial
The exact dimensions will be Sesx15O feet
| Along the sides there will be seventeen
piers, besides the two corner piers, an'
FIVE piers along the ends between the cor
ners. Then down the middle Of the build
ing there is q row Of piers, dividing tn
space in half Then another row Of pier
goes down the middle Of the west halt
but the east half Is left vacant, as tract
pits will be built In there almost the en-
! tire length Of the building.
Chief Engineer Berry announced yester
day morning that all the contracts for tn
structure were let to the same firm. Grac'
4 Hyde of Chicago. He was unable Il
!, give the details Of estimates for the differ
emit portions OF the building process.
Mr.. Berry was yesterday In confer
ence with a bevy of railroad contractor
who are yieing with each other to secur
the job OF making the out-off at Lookout
/, wyo, the contract for which Is soon (
! he let. The visitors were Charles Shar
Of Burlington, Ia: r. J. Fitzpatrick Of Be
atrice, Jerry Donnely of 81. Paul and W
II. Hacker OF st. a
This CUTOFF will be made to eliminat
some grades and curves Just this side Q
9 RawIins, Wyo. It will be four miles Ion
! and wlll be a very expensive piece Of worl
s about SIS, 200 a mile being estimated a
9 its probable cost.
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