Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-30

wtIl-upNrr staUU UP WileH lHiN GPt lHt
full pressure of the frrshrt
The drivers crew lnborrd desperate.
~. heisting the piles into the carriage.
tripping the heavy hann,pr, binding
fcvcrishly the clumps " plies together
by means uf cables
Two Of the clumps had been placed
and bound when suddenly. with u roar.
the upper booms gave way. projecting
their logs upon the opening and the
driver
The half dozen mcmbers of the crew
were scattered 10y Tie winds "f u panic.
Two or three flung themselves IN Ihrir
faces: one lenprtl Into the river Immi.
nent destruction sc"inrd upon them.
Tom North. AZ the winch thai nrcr.
atcd the arm of the swing however.
retained his presence cf mind. ~ the
FIRST sag outward or the brnln piles he
set In operation the mnrhinrfy that
closed the gate. Clumsy aud slow ~
was his mot hnnism. liz nevertheless
succeeded In getting the long arm
started The logs. rushing IN back ~
It,. hurried II shut lnim'liatcly they
jnmmcd again md hcnmd up IN for.
midnblc tnnglr behind the barrier
Tom Norih. his little black pipe I've
tween his teeth sI"od calm. the lever
Of his winch ~ his hand \ short
three feet from The s;w an whlrh H.
stood he Frs saw lng rs she many
That might have overwhelmed him
thrust forward It's ugly head, The
wash Of the water lificd the huge pile
driver bodily and Deposited II with n
crash half on the bank aud half IN the
water.
Instantly after the first break Or,lc
hail cunlIncncrd running out over the
BOGUS froui the shore.
"t;wd hoy. Tom" he shot M North.
Arruss the lam he hurried 10 where
the pile driver lay Captain hsninwnll
examined The supports ufihc derrick
, on deck
"rhaI was lucky" said ordc briefly.
stove you InY" iet
III don't tinnk so." replied the cap.
tain
That's good III send over the tug
Ia help get her ntlon, We've got our
work cut cut for ny now T"
"Ypu don't expect me 10 work my
driver under the face u that JAM
cried the captain.
"Whai's the maticr?' asked Ordc
"lt isn't safe" replied the captain
and don't intend to rbk my men
or my driver"
On,c. with snort Of anger, seized
the man aud thrust him bwlily over
/ the side TO the bank
"Safc. you white Iivcrcd skunk he
roarrd. SAFE. Go over In the middle
II that ten acre lot AMI lie down on
your face aud zee if y'm feel snfc
there. Get out. the whole pack OF
! YOU, I'm IN charge here now"
Aspinwall picked himself up
Get of NV driver" he siaricd
"rhiS driver II rennisiiloncd" cried
OrGr. Get out I've got 10 Sivc my
loss.'
Tom North aud some others OF the
crew came running nrross, the jam.
Get a cable to the winch" Ordc
shouted NJ these i,s soon ny they were
within hearing "And get Marsh M
here with the Sprlte. We've got tn
get ntoal "
lie paid no more attention TO the
elected crew
a few minutes hird work put the
driver nfloat Fortunately Its raft
OF piles had not become detached IN
the uphcavnl
Tom" said orde briSkly 10 North
you know the pile driving business
i'ik ont your crew and take charge.
Orde took Charge Of the situation IN
Its entirety, as n general might. lie
set North immediately to driving
clumps each Of sixteen piles. bound
to solidliy 10y chains. and so arranged
IN angles and slants MS 10 direct the
enormous pressure toward either
bamk. thus splitting the cnemy's pow
er. The small driver owned by tn.
Boom company drove simInr cIump'
here. there and everywhere that need
arose or weakness developed Seven
ty-hve men opposed to the weight "i
20OO0.o0O tons OF logs aud n river III
water the expedicnts invented by de
termination and desperation.
Orde gave over formal dcfenscs and
threw lis energies to saving the weak
places which rapidly developed, GJ