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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
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Tne tube Itself consists OF series
of iron rings. and the installation Of
every ring means progress OF two
and q half feet. Eleven plates and
key piece TO so at the top complets
the circumference. and an entire ring
weighs about fifteen tons. The east
iron plates. or sections OF the ring.
have fan5es at. right angles TO the
surface, and il is by these that thu
successive rings are held together with
bolts. Hydraulic rams. placed against
the flanges every few inches around the
tube. push the shield forward at
maximum pressure of 3400 tons. if the
pressure of the ,air In the tube be
taken into account the pressure upon
the shield is increased TO 400 tons.
The shield itself weighs 1914 tons IL
has nine doors in it. and through these
comes the rock. sand, or silt. or what
ever the material through which the
tube must be driven. Thirty men work
in a gang. and there are three shifts
in the day of twenty-f0ur hours. The
record progress so far is FIVE rings. or
twelve and half feet. in eight hours.
Men of all nationalities have built the
Pennsylvania tubes under the Hudson,
negroes having done a large part of
the lob. I4aziness is something the
contractors never had to contend with:
they say there must be something
about the compressed air which gem
crates energy and enthusiasm. for the
''rnuckers' vie with one another to
make the record number Of rings.
Perhaps there has never been an en-
xIneering project in which theory and
practice were SO nearly In agreement.
The engineers calculated the difficulties
closely. and a really remarkable sys-
tenn Of reports has been in effect frou
the first day Every morning Mr.
Jacobs has known the progress made
the day before TO the very inch and
the amount of rock and AL excavatcd
to the cubic foot. Ths'yl ennsyivania
Railroad officers and the contractors
hold this perfect system and the thor
ouShness Of each days work chiefly
responsible for the promptness OF the
meeting OF the tubes
Engineers say. too. that no project
was ever carried out where the en-
phasis was so entirely upon the re-
suits rather than upon the money il
cost to attain them Records have been
kept with unprecedented accuracy and
fullness. and they have been corrected.
revised and re-revlsed with bowildsr-
ing frequency.
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the south. is expected to Join about
October 4 The meeting OF the shields
marks the beginning of the completion
of one OF the most astonishing engl-
neering feats on record 1t means the
realization OF the long-time dream OF
the Pennsylvania Rsilroad--to land its
passengers in the heart of Maphattan
Island. Probably no feat of railway
strategy in the history OF the United
States has attracted more attention
throughout the world than this one
Its completion will mark a triumph
over difficulties of tremendous magni-
tude, as this will be the longest tunnei
ever bored entirely under water.
For many years the Pennsylvania
Railroad has brought its passengers to
Jersey City and there they have had
to stop. The company looked longingly
across the Hudson River. but for de-
cades it seemed impossible that this
longing could ever be gratined. Engi-
neers wagged their heads doubtfully
when the subject Of tunnel was
broached. and financially were over
come at the thought of the expense OF
building a bridge across the river.
Soon after President Cassatt took
ofiice. however. al the head of tho
Pennsylvania system. he determined
that the ambition OF the railroad should
be realized. In his annual report for
the year 1899 he modeetly stated TO
the stockholders:
Ferry Conve:liences Bettered.
In order that your company may
perform its duty to the public and Sc
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lnen In the report FOR the year 1901
Mr.. Cassatt stated the determination
of the road in the following simple
language:
The Board has long felt that your
interests. as we'll as the convenience
of the public, require the extension Of
your line into New York and the es-
tablishment of a centrally located pas
senger station in that city through
which the Inconvenience and delays of
transfer by ferry will be avoided"
The project required capital in un-
limited abundance: Above all else. il
required extraordinary courage TO fore
see and to feel sure or the ability Of
the company TO realize from its new
improvements sufficient revenue to pay
dividends on the largely increased cap
ital. In the report for 1901 Mr.. Cas-
satt stated his views on this subject
as follows:
The cost OF the work will be large.
but your board is satisfied that the
expenditure will be fully justified BY
the results attained
5 To carry through this extremely diff
fcult undertaking. tn company de-
signed its third vice president. Mr..
Samuel Rea, to take direct charge of
the work, to consult with the New York
City and State authorities with refer
ence 10 the tights necessary TO the pro-
ject. and to appoint a commission of
FIVE of the most eminent civil engineers
in the world to draw up the plans for
the work itself. The commission con-
sists OF Colonel Charles W. Raymond.
L. 8. A.. chairman; William II.
Brown. chief engineer of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company; Charles
NJ Jacobs and Alfred Noble. All
the work has been done under the di-
rect supervision of Mr. Rea, and
through his energy and ability innum-
erable difficulties of almost every kind
have been surmounted. Among the spe-
cial matters which he had to super
intend was the purchase OF the neces-
sary real estate-millions of dollars
worth of it. He had also to appear be-
efore the Board of Rapid Transit Com
tmissioners in New York City, TO obtain
; the consent of the New York Board of
Aldermen, and to superintend the
iawarding of the enormous contracts for
doing the work itself.
The Men Behind the Shields.
To have direct supervision over the
ework on the Hudson River tunnels the
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after the present ruler OF the dual mon
archy. contains two immense pyramids
with ornamental bases, commemorative
a visit OF the Emperor and Empress
many years ago. This hall is nearly
200 feet long and about los feet high.
Leaving this chamber one crosses a
wooden bridge over subterranean
river filled with blind fish. and in the
dim. light of torches one behoids an
other public monument--an obelisk
thirty feet high, carved in rock salt,
and recording a visit of the late Crown
Prince Rudolph and Princess Stephanie
in 1887.
One may but mention IN passing the
Drozdowize and Archduke Frederick
chambers on the way to the Central
railroad station which is named after
Count Goluchowski. Here meet all the
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
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little trolley lines of the underground
city, and it was made a kind of central
Broadway three centuries ago. Here
converge many OF the principal streets
or galleries of the East Field. The Zines
are narrow gauge and the little cars
are drawn by Polish ponies. most OF
whom have never been on earth at all
and are born blind.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30

TH HIS IS the day of running rail-
roads where men please. The gi-
gantie plan of President Cassatt
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad to en-
ter New York under the Hudson
River seems assured of success, for
Nais tunnels from opposite shores have
met beneath the stream and the sub
way now connects two States. The
success of this undertaking has given
added courage to the promoters of
the project to connect the Old World
with the New by a tunnel under
Bering Straits.
the scheme for an under-the-bay tun-
nel connecting San Francisco with the
mainland at Oakland. With more
Eastern railroads planning to cross
the California line, the competition to
cover the distance between San
Francisco and Chicago in briefer
time grows keener still. 1t is beyond
doubt that in tirne-rnaybe not such.
a long ume-tranScondnen rail-
roads viii complete their runs in the
heart Of San Francisco instead of at
the Oakland mole. Indeed the trans
bay local traffic has become SO enor-
nous as almost by itself to justify
tunnel under the water.
With the matter of subaaueous
tunnels bearing so closely upon our
own future. the details of the new
!. tunnels under the Hudson into New
York will be found of more than
passing interest.
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~ TTER two years and half OF
continuous work the eastbound
II and westbound shields in one
OF the twenty -three-foot twin
tubes. which the Pennsylvania Railroad
has been driving under the Hudson
River TO connect New York and New
Jersey. have met. Now men may walk
through. dry -shod. from one State to the
other. The second tube. few feet to
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
The Men Behind the Shields.

To have direct supervision over the
work on the Hudson River tunnels the
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I'm order that your company may
perform its duty TO the public and Sc
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27

venerable councilman claims are re-
sponsible for the story getting out that
he had accepted 500 from Mottet
Brothers for experimenting the con-
struction of the West Main street
building last year when acting as city
building inspector. 1t was understood
few days ago that Mr.. Glasford was
red hot after Mottet Brothers and con-
templated having them arrested for
permitting gambling In their building,
the Louvre, but that the evidence was
so flimsy that the matter was dropped
and the complaints against DAWN and
Michelloid were substituted, as he was
bound to get at the French in some
way Councilman Glasford's contem-
plated warrants, it is said, are based
on the evidence that was submitted to
the council at tthe time the council re-
voked the licenses of five saloon
keepers DAWN and Michelloid were
OF the Louvre saloon, which
was one Of the places closed. They
have since disposed of the resort.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27
SURVIVOR HAS RELATIVES HERE
FREIGHT CLERK ON VALENCIA is
A COUSIN OF FRED
LEHN.

Fred n Iehn, one Of the survivors Of
the ill-fated Valencia, is cousin OF
Fred Lehn, a clerk in the Pauly cigar
store in Walla Walla. He was freight
clerk on the steamer. According to
San Francisco dispatch Mrs. Lem has
this to say when she was informed that
her husband had been saved: Il just
knew that he couldn't be lost. If there
was anybody saved something told ME
that he would be the one. Yet. When
he went away it was with many mis-
givirgs and fears. He was reluctant to
go with the Valencia After he made
his first trip and returned sa1eiy II
brought his strange remarks to his
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27
San Francisco Mi||ors and GrOCers
Have an Agreement
RAISE OF soc A BARREL
Department Stores Will Ship in Oregon
and Washington Flour and
UnderseII Combine.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 27.-It
has been ascertained that a combine
of millers and grocers mas been organ
lied to boost the price of flour. The
Globe American and DelmOnte milling
companies have issued orders to groc-
ers raising the price Of flour about 60
cents barrel, commencing January 25.
The department stores threaten to
break the game by the introduction OF
Oregon and Washington f1ours and the
underselling of regular grocers in the
combine. 1t is alleged that the state
grocers' association is back of the
movement to raise prices and make
flour a profitable commodity instead OF
staple handled on a narrow margin.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27
Thrilling Tale of Walter Raymond.

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 27.-"No,
his ship I'm going to stay by the
Valencia. But God bless and God
speed YOU"
Those were the words spoken to
Walter Raymond, of the officers mess,
by a Bellingham woman, whose name
he did not learn, as ne hurried by her
Wednesday afternoon. They were just
launching the last life raft the big
ship had, and Raymond, as he started
for it, stopped long enough to urge her
to go too.
AS he continued along forward he
f'met Mrs Mary Mosgrove, stewardess,
who, as he said, "was the greatest hero
on board" AS Raymond paused a
moment before taking his plunge into
the water she spoke to him and said:
"Are you going, Walter?'
He nodded mis- head, and then the
woman, smiling bravely at him, opened
her lips and sang Nearer, My God, 70
Thee" as the man, steadying himself
as best he could on the quiverlng snip
leaped upon the rail and jumped out
into the sea toward the tossing raft
"As l went down, down, down. said
| Raymond to a reporter this morning
1.-The words of that song kept ringing in
| my ears / had never sung or spoken
of God in my life. 1t is strange what
| thoughts a man will have at such
| time but couldn't help saying to my
| slef. I am nearer to Him now than
ever was before-God pity me-
! 1T seemed to me that I would never
again reach the top of the water.
had lust sense enough left not te
breathe. and all the time my lungs
kept paining until thought they woule
| surely break. Everything got black tt
me and know now that l was losing
| consciousness. when, all of a sudden,
popped up into the air, and on, what
relief it was.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27
WANT MAYOR TO RESIGN.
Missoula's Municipal Ownership Lea.
que Objects to Light Franchise.

MISSOULA, Mont, Jan. 27.-The
executive committee and the centra
committee Of the Municipal Ownership
league has called upon Mayor M. r. G
Smith to resign. The municipal own
ership party takes exception to the
recent action of the mayor in awarding
a 10-year contract for the city lighting
The council vote on the granting OF
the franchise was tie, and the mayor
cast the deciding vote in favor of the
company.
Mayor Smith, when asked regarding
the action of the league, said that he
had acted in the way he thought the
best interests of te city demanded;
that he did not regret his action, and
was much surprised at the stand taken
by the league.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27
EECOUNC|LMAN SMITH ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF
Occurred at IL o'clock Last Night Fourth and Ma-Wound
ed Man Taken Walla Walla Hospital for Medical Aid

came out and then entered the calf Of
his leg, coming out again near the
ankle.
Mr.. Smith called to Mr. Tausick, who
fastened to his assistance A hack
was summoned and the wounded man
removed to his home. A physician was
called and after an examination OF the
wounds he advised Mr.. Smith to go to
the hospital, to which place he was
removed later in the night.
Fortunately none of the bones of the
leg We're fractured and while the
wounds are necessarily very painful
they are not considered dangerous. At
a late hour this afternoon Mr.. Smith
had recovered from the shock of the
shooting and was reported to be in a
most favorable condition
This is the second accident that has
occurred to Mr.. Smith within the last
10 months. Last summer while driving
along the road near Pasco mis- team
ran away. He was thrown from the
vehicle and received several severe
injuries, which kept him confined to
his home for three months.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27
IS GLASF0RO AFTER ENEMIES {
SAID THAT COUNCILMAN is CAR.
RYING AROUND WARRANTS
FOR TWO SALOON MEN.

To even up with offending saloon
keepers it is said that for the past two
days Councilman Glasford has been
carrying around in his pockets COM
plants charging Frank DAWN and x
Michelloid with conducting gambling
games. The complaints were delivered
to Councilman Glasford by Prosecuting
Attorney Wilson on Thursday and the
understanding was that the venerable
councilman would go Immediately be-
fore Judge Huffman and swear out
warrants for the arrest of the two
men.
Up to noon today. however, Council
man Glasford had failed to put in ar
appearance at the justice court, and il
is said that the complaints were mere
ly secured to be used as club to
quiet certain saloon men whom the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27
" I'D I'LL Y
BLUEJACKETS SAY So
CAPTAIN DEN|EST|tF
He WOULD NOT ALLOW RESCUE
BoaswaIn's Mates Sullivan and JoPgenen Say That
They Volunteered TO Go in Small Boats to The
Rescue Of Wrecked Veessse.. Cousins Said No

could have launched a boat where we
were with the steamer for a lee."
Others of the jackies expressed thei1
views in a similar strain.
w E. Jason, 11a Battery street, was
passenger on the Queen. He said:
Il was the first to locate the wreck
and | reported to Captain Cousins
Wednesday morning. There was ter
rible sea and we were within one and
nalf miles of the Valencia 1t was
raining at the time and was very misty
We could only 1et occasional glimpses
of the wreck. Through a glass I could
see the people in the rigging. It was
awful to stand by and be unable to
render any assistance, but no boat
could have lived in such a sea and
1 am satisfied that the captain did all
he could under the circumstances. We
heard three shots fired from the steam
er Or from the cliff back of the wreck
There are wide discrepancies in the
opinions of people on the steamer as
to how far they were from the wreck
1T is absolutely untrue that Jorgen-
son or any other bluejacket aboard
volunteered to take q boat to the
wreck" Indignantly said Captain Cous-
ins. THE whole crowd would not have
what a sea is, but even had they VOL
unteered l would not nave allowed
them to make the attempt No boat
could live in such a sea and it would
have been smashed against the side
of the Queen like an eggshell."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27
Bloody Corpse Pulled From Be-
meath Engine Yesterday
ACCIDENT At LAMAR STATION 0RM.&C.R.
Painfully Injuring Foreman
and Crew.

One Chinaman cut squarely in two,
two others painfully injured about the
body and Foreman Knute Hassel badly
bruised and shocked, was the result of
collision between a helper engine on
the W. & c. r. and a hand car near
Lamar station yesterday afternoon.
The dead Chinaman, Leong Kim, was
cut squarely in two by the heavy en-
gine and the body presented a sicken-
ing sight when the train crew pulled
it out from beneath the engine. Death
came quickly to the Chinaman.
The accident occurred while the en-
gine was speeding back to Hunts juno
ton after helping train No. up Climax
hill. The section crew was at work on
the track and did not notice the ap-
proach of the engine until it was hard
ly 200 yards away. The engineer
spied the crew about the same time
and made herculean efforts to stop his
engine before reaching the car. In the
meantime the crew was making efforts
to remove the hand car from the
track. In this they were unsuccessful
and the engine was onto them before
they had a chance to escape. Kim was
ground beneath the wheels and the
other men were hurled to one side of
the track.
Word of the accident was telegraph
ed to the w & c. r. offices in Wa1la
Walla and DR.. E. E. Shaw and Coroner
Smith went to the scene in a special.
The injured men were brought to WAL
la and taken to St. Mary's hospital.
The dead Chinaman was taken to the
Macmartin undertaking establishment
Hussel is in bad shape as a result of
the shock sustained. He was in a..
comotose condition almost all day and
when aroused his mind appeared to be
blank. The attending physician is
of the opinion that the man is merely
suffering from the shock and will pull
through all right.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27
WAS THE QUEENS CAPTAIN To BLAME?
SCHOOL PATRONS STAND BY PRINCIPAL JOHN BAUER
DISCIPLINE MUST Be MAINTAINED At ANY COST

A wave of indignation is sweeping
over the Berney school district as a
result of the highly colored account
given of the whipping administered
Alice Heath by Principal Bauer at the
Berney school Thursday forenoon.
More than a dozen of the most promi-
nent taxpayers in the district called
at the Evening Statesman office to-
day and expressed their disapproval of
the evident attempt to cast reflection
disciplinarian
They claim that the affair in the
first place was insignificant; that the
facts in the case were exaggerated and
that in the published account, Princi-
pal Bauer was hardly given fair play
Il feel that Principal Bauer has been
done a great injustice U. H Berney
q uIiectof VI tne SCHOOL, Sald LnlS
morning. His sentiments We're echoed
by the other two directors, Andrew
Taylor, w. w. Raymond and Adam
Raymond, prominent patrons of the
school. I'm the first place the Heath
girl was not punished as severely as
made out. 1t is true she bore a few
marks, but as to her being struck 14}
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27

Ex-Councilman ]. z. Smith accident
ally shot himself last night as ne was
returning to his home and is now a,
the Walla Walla hospital, where he is
receiving medical attention Mr.. Smith
had been at his Office transacting some
business and left for mis- residence on
McAuliff avenue about II o'clock At
the corner Of Fourth and Main streets
near McKean's store he engaged in a
short conversation with Eugene Tau
sick and then started out Fourth
street. Owing to the many reported
holdups in the city recently Mr.. Smith
had been carrying an automatic revol-
yer for protection in the event that the
holdup artist should attempt to rob
him. When he left Mr. Tausick, Smith
attempted to change the weapon from
the hip pocket to one in his overcoar
when his finger came in contact with
the trigger, and as a result the pistol
was discharged. The bullet entered
the f1esny part of the left leg between
the thigh and knee. After plowing
through the flesh about three inches it
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27

memory, and he replied that if given
He added that if we waited two or
three months events might show him
to be something of a prophet
''The night before the Valencia start
ed Lehn went to the ship to see if he
could be excused from the trip. He
Eea4estea that hef 5G given shore duty
for II days, but this was denied him.
He really believed that something was
about to befall the vessel"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-27
.MOROCCO'S
SURPRISE
as~7s 's-vs-t'3.~'=~' +7-e,s.->sT ,.-=7
Takes Wind Out Of The Sails Of
Foreign Powers
Offers LIBERAL TERMS
MooS sgates to AIsecras Conference
Show They Know a Thing
Offers LIBERAL TERMS

ALGECIRAS, Jan. 27.-The Moor
delegates today surprised the other
delegates by the presentation of a de-
tailed plan of work for financial re-
form in Morocco The delegates had
been talking of agreement upon a plar
submitted by the powers in 1904 when
sensation by submitting counter pro-
posals. This was wholly unexpected
and takes much wind from the sails
of the powers.