Evening journal., 1903-10-19
.DREDGE PITTSBURG
TO START SATURDAY
Mayor and Council of Cape
May Invite Many Guests
to See Machine

Cape May, Oct. 19.-"A New Cape May"
is the talk all over the eastern portion Of
the United States. What the fun sgnih-
cance Of the phrase is the people Of Cape
May propose TO demonstrate next SAT-
urday, October "a on which date sta.e
and city officials of New Jerse~ and
neighborlng comnonwealths. as well as
prominent business and professional men
have been invited to be here to inspect
recent municipal improvements of vast
Importance and TO be given doiai.ed in
formation concerning the work Of gigan-
tic proportions now being performed by
the Cape May Real Estate Company, a
syndicate Of Pittsburg capitalists, who
are engaged in building "A New Caps
May"
The date selected for this demonstra-
fion is that on which the Cape May Real
Estate Companys monster new steam
suction dredge Will be formally started in
dredging a 600-acre harbor and using the
material for filling the company's 5000
acres on WIKI a new and modern seaside
resort Will be established. This dredge
win be chrlstened and named 'Plttsburg'
by Governor Murphy, Of New Jersey.
The Mayor and City Council Of Cape
May have arranged all the details for
saturdays event and will entertain the
visitors while here. it has been arranged
that the visitors shall be brought by spec
lial trains from Philadelphia, one train to
he furnished by the Pennsylvania railroad
ITO leave Broad street station via the
bridge route at $50 a. M; the other 10 be
run by the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad. leaving Chestnut street ferry at
no a. m. These trains will run through
without stop.
The dredge 'Pihsburg" has aroused
ivery great interest everywhere both be-
cause of her size and Improvements. The
hull is $50 feet long, 30 feet wide and S
feet deep. In this huh thersS ts machin-
cry aggregating in weight $4,000 pounds,
or 275 tons. The engines for driving the
centrifugal pump are of the triple ex-
lpansion type. having 100 horse power
The four boilers. Of Scotch marine type.
weigh 100000 pounds. The method of op-
lerating the dredge is by suction. A pipe
having on the farther end an enormous
lagitator is let out from the forward part
Of the dredge into the water a depth Of
lao feet If necessary. The agitator. driven
by a shaft, cuts the sand or mud and
the pump sucks it up and forces 1t, with
la percentage Of water through the dredge
and out Of the stern through 30-inch pipes
which may be extended for $500 feet. The
material is deposited wherever dcsired
and the water going with ct spreads 1t
evenly across the MI OF marsh thus saw
ing much labor. The material Is forced
Through the pipes at the rate of balf a
mile in four minutes. These pipes are
carried across the water on wooden scows
OF pohtoons, which may be lifted or
swung with the tide without Disturbing
the pipes. The capacity Of the dredge is
/, 500 yards per hour.
All summer Cape May visitors ana resi-
dents have watched the installation Of the
dredge machinery and have anxious.y
lawaited the time When active operation
would begin. The city has decided ID
give to these anu other interested parties
IAN opportunity to witness the stariine
of the "Pttsburg' by extending invita-
uons and declaring partial holiday here
next Saturday.