The Nome daily nugget., 1910-09-16

tie big cable will then De attached H.
the hauling cable and the former witt
be pulled out from under the cutting
edge. and under ana around the Main,
10 the top Of tho opposite caisSon.
When this has been daHe. series
Of pillow steel cables. each If two hun
.dred tons caracite. viii have been
PASSED entirely around tho bottom n
the Maine, with their ends carried up
to the caissons on each side. Tho
combined strength Of the cables VIII
he equal to carrying four times tho
weight Of the battleshir.
II should be mentioned that a
stronglv-braeed floor viii he built
above the wharf piling. and carried
entirely across the tops Of the cais-
sons, and that each series ef eaissons
with its accompanying wharf. viii
thus form structure Of great rigidtv
md large hearing capacity TIN
screw Of the powerful Jacks Mt the
head Of the framework end i'm an eve
har head. and clamps are provided II
grip the cables. which are finished in
two smaller evcbar heads. which are
pinned to the screws of the Jacks nv
31-2 inch pin Of over one hundred
tons capacity
When the screw jacks have all been
onnceted to the Cables. strong ten
ion viii be taken upon the latter 10y
means Of the jacks. ana then an
amount Of water corresponding to tire
weight Of thu Maine VIII be pumped
aut from the eofferdam # tn clis-
SOILS. The huoyancy thus given Ia the
caissons will prepare them to receive
the weight Of the Maine without i'm
posing any additional weight ON tho
mud bottom upon which the caissous
rest. The latter are made Of suH-
Gent size and strength In contain 20
Ter cent more weight Of water than
The ship weighs, 81 that there is a
margin Of about 5000 tons Of water
Ia draw upon. should it he required
Tho caissons being now prepared for
receiving the weight Of the ship. the
bottom of the ship will be lpaseued
from the mud by means of the water
jet. small pipes being driven down
alongside and underneath the hull.
through which water will be forced
under pressure, destroying the snug
contact between the mud and the hull
6the so-called suctiom and 50 putting
the vessel in condition for the final lift.
rhe first operation will he to manipu-
late the screws ON the lower side Of
the vessel until she has been brought
around To an even keel. and Ieveled
up fore and aft. Then the screws on
opposite sides will be Stacked off in
Fairs, set down To their fullest extent.
and reclamped on the cables when
t'erything viii be ready for an upward
1T Of about ten feet This operation
Of setting down the screws and lifting
the ship will be repeated until the
1e,ee' has been lifted clear Of the
water.
"'e next step VIII be Ia build a
atone platform o. DIX between the
bottom of the ship and the water. thus
providing a drydock of ample strength.
which will afford facility for the ex-
animation and repair Gf So determin-
ed upom of the hull
In speaking of his method. Mr..
O'Rrouke says: 1.-The wharf building.
the eaisson sinking, the passing Of
pipes between air chambers. the pIac-
ing of cables underneath and around
the ship. the construction of the lifting
structure, and the fitting and opera :
tion of the screw jacks are all opera
tions we'll understood, easily carried
out. and Independent Of any questions
Of depth of mud or conditions Of the
ship. The mud, however deep. does
not complieate the question or add
materially to the cost: and should
there be instructions at any point
preventing the passing of the cables
tunneling to and removal of the oh
struction is a simple matter Dam
ages to the ship, however great. would
not prevent its being brought up in
tact because of the distribution of the
weight and the fexibility, contiguity
as well as rigidty. of the means en-
ployed."
With the ship thus placed upon a
stable platform. not only would 1t be
possible to recover the bodies of the
men who persisted in the disaster. but
in all probability the cause of the ex-
plosion could be determined beyond all
question of doubt.
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