The San Francisco call., 1910-08-30

NEWARK PREPARES
FOR CELEBRATION
Famous DumbartOn Bridge Is
to Be Completed on Sep-
ternber IL

NbN ARK, Aug. 29.-Followinc the
announcement that the Dumbarton
Nridge, which spans the bav Of San
81 tfanciseo between here and a point
opposite Redwood city in san Mateo.
Wiz he formally turned over to
me operating department of the
southern Pacific company on Monday.
september y, the Newark chamber of
commerce Immediately began prepara
lions for a monster celebration. The
date Tor the celebration has been fixed
.for Saturday. September -.
For months the work of completing
the great bridge. one of the greatest
engineering 6eats of the present ge
IN IN railroad achievements. has been
. delayed by the treacherous fills on this
side of tire bay. Between A small draw
over a slough and the commencement
<l+.tne. bridge. was \ place TO which no
bottom could apparently be. found.
ifuhoreds OF carloads of rock would
oe dumped into a I'll. a roadbed built
ana a track LAID; then. suddenly the
-s.il lneer would awake one morning to
!: lilslq The 'roadbed and track buried in
the mud. Owing to the peculiar ma
gravel would spread off TO the side
Z once an engine was nearly engulfed
! 4lfouEA the sudden sinking of the
p: losdbed.
In all. nearly 5000 carloads of rock
= nd gravel were dumped into this hi
.neiore a. satisfactory track was built.
Now all the difficulties have been over
eeTne and but for minor details, the
, nt{dge. commenced shortly after the
: earthquake in 1906, is ready for use.
r. L Ire trestle approach TO the bridge
- proper is one and quarter miles in
iength, he length of the bridge in
= Tie spans and draw. is I.40O feet. the
draw itself being 310 feet. the largest
IN California On either side of the
draw are three great steel spans. $50
lfet long and weighing SEQ tons each.
-Anese rest on massive piers of ma
SQnfy The bridge accommodates two
tracks and as built 30 last for many
5NeaFs. Its cost runs high into the
millions. but it win afford a cutoff to
" li1e southern Pacific. which VIII mean
~ great saving in tine and in annoy
-&pce. To passengers. who Will not be
rEttnpelled TO leave the overland trains
-.Uptil they arrive in san Francisco.
:5gSUs avoiding the transferring TO the
ferry boats.
20 finance the celebration s1.7OO has
2 sready been raised, and preparations
gre TO l7e made TO entertain between
5000 ana 10000 visitors on that day
Eoeersion trains viii be run from all
pQints IN the bay counties and it Will
oe made 2 general holiday.
The committees in charge of the
.affalr. Is composed of the following:
Fnsnce-J ". HaTner. L. Rushin. Tony Cal
deria. r. Richmond. O. Schlessinger.
EuteFtainment--S. a. y. Buchanan. T. Jacobus.
J.. Wooly.*t. Jones II. D. Silvev. p. Steinhon.
!. Coganet, q. Wales, O.. r. Br,Hghton J. W
DoulinG.
.Rlefreshments T. BiddIc. J. D. Silvey. r
Moses. Z. Christensen. j. l. Weimer. ]. f.
\ VS.. Il. Rusiijn-
iqnceSsions--F. Fslk. charles CockefaiF. !. Z.
lhiw ings r 4ones, ~ Reed. G. u. Broughton.
81. sSchlesSilfgfr-
AdFertisng-F. I. Ely. Z. Richmond. J. A.
spencer: ReE- Curry. J. Muuyon. J. F. Silva.
L. T.. fngrshsni.
transportation DR. ormsby. a. I. Biddle J.
W ITannef.
IaermaDent- improvement and deccration-O
Schiesziager. Dr. Ormsby. William ESley. F.
Moses JE., r. HI. SayleS.