The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07
WRECK u. MAINE IS SHE

"A bat more work you have your Mar.
r'stIng in hammock 10 heavy Cab-s
the strands 1T which are running upward
through water that lies between outer
walls Of Caisson and wreck aud then
continue out into fresh air where th. ~.
ing force car he applied To ia" able end.
Simple, int u. after rom. enc el-e thin &.
Of Il first
Now u let Mr.. O'Rourke ezyla.r
turth,r. tn. AIR chambers must he filled
with sand 40 that the roof OF the-' az
chambers, resting on the sand filing vii
giN' 60 the GSlssons more ~ cure !outfns
on IN" harHrr bottom. Next tho plai
forms or wharv"s resting ON the piiinF
a. extended out 10 cover the tops Il tb
ceis="ns and on these platforms a struns
structure OF double poets nf timber :.
ereC t.si, the top of the past hrcC,.s benz
connected - heavy casting Which
provides seat for n screw Jack of nor
than 100 tons capacity
Tn" universal joint ia this equipmen
p"rmits Of direct pull IN any direction
that the cables NAV lie When all cabss
have h,en adjusted and brought TO a tee.
sion then the work - begun Of unloading
from within the Conerdams OF the Cai~-un.
! vi sufficient water To compensate for th-
weight which the lifting Of the ,hIp ali
impO@"
Here q b.autlfIl thing happens Nv
the slmple sEpcdlent 81 thus reducing
the water iu the CuherdaIn- the Caissons
c'"u though they hav. no support aNCept
the mud Of the hlrhOr bottom. are enabled
10 carry a ship that weighs about ION
tons IN the air and about B.WD tons whan
IN IN" water without imposing any al
ditionll weight on the mud bottom
This j. beCaIIe the water pr,.Sstlr,. on
the under side Of the roofs Of the. tIf
chambers cNceed- the water pr.-s-lIr,- on
top OF these roofs hy th'samCunt 81 water
which has bsen pumped from the inside
of IA" cofi"rdam Therefore the weight
81 ~" ship now carries. oy the ,aI--uns.
together with the water stu contained
dboy" III" air chamber roofs 10 IA" yai~~Ou.
u the sam" on the bottom "a h" weight ~
the Cai-sons wls let ore h. water ,orra-
spending Ia the Names weight vi,
pump,'d uut and the ships weight "a.
taken up by the ,ahlr.
4 expect that from five DAYS tO o v..n..
~fId Mr. - Roura", will b. required Zoo
lryri ~ ia" ship after all - ready ID,
rail-" her IN" Maine will nave Ia t-.' no -
.huut nifty feet altogether ana 1 ,uupu--
"" could lift her about two feet ar no4,
In" liftiug should taE" not more than N.-
or six dIv- ~ the most
Then. - the engineer uoie.. he ~.
leave the hItrf,-ship hanging above
platform for an examining board gate
a. II ~" we're ia dry dos over ~ rl-
Brooklyn navy yard
There I~n't AN American. I'm -urr
he concluded. who doesn't want e. 49,
lN'' NsAllt TtA-fu aittT nef twelve year
subiI"T-l III and repaired. Han ginC A'...-
the platform the bodies still TemalnllE
IN her hull can la removed and pro- .rIE
buried Her records can Ia removed UIa
inspected. and any new parts that may .-.
required may H. Obtain cd quickly ~
ordering them from the Maine = nrlginai
plans
i know from my experience when th"
old Harlem River Bridge was pulled doNU
IN 1894 To make way Tor the new uriig.
that the parts OF the Main.'s machinery
and equipment will IT, found IN "A generally
good condition. lhns. that were not
painted nav" Ds,'n protected by then
covering Of oil. Ia TIA" odd Harlem nrIDg"
bplt- and nuts that John ROAchs u,u
had PLACED there thirty two years lief 10
could ~ removed with the fingers .a-
after i-Ing started with "a wTcnCh teVal-'
IT their original OIL covering
lie Name can te Clsaned, repalnt-I
and renovated. and when she IL in ,irs
Glass orsi'T all that has To- In. done D., q.
reverse the order ~ raising her until -,
htS settled down On ia. " alter like a ducs
Her painted parts are largely comp -
Of east iron or cast steel. and these NuIIs
h. unaffected to any serious extent eV-f
Il they we're Imprinted. think her ma.
chIn"ry has suffered no serious harm
i agree with Congressman SulI-r thai
n nitiiion. two. three million dollars Isn'
too much 20 pay for the truth B-==l,is
w. didn't 90 To war with SPAN l,'Cau~
III" Nam. was sunk. but because We
wanted to help Cuba out Of her oppr.--ioA
When she ztcans into hArbor here
want Ia he one II the crowd that pus-lt4l
probably will give way To the mos
splendid display Of emotion my generAiIof
viii know Thai day of patriotic hy-t"fB
will do N lot Of good too