Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-08-19
BRIDGE ARCHES
ARE COMPLETED
Span to Be Swung" When Riv.
14. citing Is Finished
First Steel Put In PLACE Aug. 4--Engi
neer Storts Of Concord, N. H., Send
Rivet Inspector. S.A. "t"

neer iStOrts Of Concord, N. H., Sends
Rivet Inspector. ~. 't"
The last of the chords of the new steel
bridge spanning, the west branch of the
Connecticut river here were put in place
Wednesday and were bolted to the ad-
iacent pieces, making the two arches
complete and insuring the stability of
the structure, although ne fears for its
safety had been entertained.
About go o'clock that morning the
last seton of the south arch was put in
place, rising from the abutment on the
Vermont end to the section above A
similar section was put in place on the
north side few minutes before. A few
lateral pieces of framework were then
put in place, and just after dinner a
large United States flag was put up at
the apex of the bridge near a small one
which was put up early that morning.
While to engineers and bridge build
ers itS seems unnecessary to say that
when the last end sections of the arches
were put in position the shoes, or plates
on which the bridge rests, on the abut-
nents, came exactly where they were
supposed to come, nevertheless the
layman could not hep reflecting that the
fast meant skillfulo handling of the prop
osition from, its very inception.
throw little bouquet at the force of
workmen under the direction of Supt.:
Dan Burns, az well az the captain
himself. The skill and pep" which they
have displayed ever since they landed
in Brattcboro stamps thom as one of the
most Competent crews Of steel workers
that ever visited this section. Every
body seems to know his business and does
his work without having to be told, and
tho chances which they take. like walk
ing upright across narrow pace OF steel
70 feet above the water, makes those
who are safe on terra firma instinctively
tighten their grasp on whatever they may
be taking bold of.
Following the collapse of the partly
erected bridge June 1G the old steel was
removed and the building Of new false.
work was started, and the first piece OF
new steel was laid Aug. t. The false
work was roppi ted Aug. 10.
The swinging of he span, which is the
brid:cnens oaIarcc for removing the
falsework, will not be done until the rivet-
ing is completed. That work is now going
forward rapidly. The lower chords are
somewhat higher in the middle than in the
ends, but when the falsewOrk is removed
the middle of the bridge is expected to set
tie about six inches. which will make
the lower chords practically on a straight
lire.
Engineer - Dnn w ClOTrs VI tOuCOru,
\. H., we, here Tuesday to look at the
bridge, and said he would send rivet
inspector here Wednesday.
The shoes on the Vermont end are
fixed, while those on the Hinsdale end are
called rocker shoes. resting on rollers to
allow for expansion and contraction due
to heat and cold.
Following is the list # the men who
have had u. part in the erection Of the
h..I Ill 6 tt,A n,.1
his tender, w nose work was finished
fxy days ago, are still on the job: 90
Superint endent-"Capt." Dan Burns
of Richmsnd, Va.
Yard Foreman-John P. Lasley Of
Philadelphia, Pa.
Yard Engineer-Jamcs Rittenhouse of
Philadelphia, Pa.
Traveller Engineer-Harr George of
Schenectady, 4. y.
Boss Garpenter-D. E. Love of Peters
burg, Va.
Rivet BOSE. A. Thompson Of
Lynohburg, Va.
Tins Keeper-R. Is. Charles of Selins-
grove, Pa.
watchman-J. T. Moyniran of Brattle-
boro.
Structural Steel Men-Wade II. Blev-
ms of Wytheville, Va, Dudley Moore of
Lynehburg, Va, P. f. Peterson, Concord,
n. c.. II. G. Thonpson Of Lynchburg
Va. A. F. MaIepey of Syracuse, N. Y,
w. II. Haislop of Brooklyn, N Y Patep
Rakusidk of Cementon, n. ", Antonio
Rakusick of Cementon, n. Y, c. A. Stew
art of Turner's Falls, Mass, j. w. Strow-
bridge Of Waterbury, Conn, Joseph j.
Klnshaw OF Wi@assett, Me-, Richard
Kienitz OF Brooklyn, n. Y. C. G. Love
laee of birmingham, Ala, Harry Johnson
Of Syracuse, y. V, L. F.. Wilcox of
Phoenix, n. Y, c. f. Paul of Corning,
N..I.,' Robert Flynn of Philadelphia, Pa,
Edward O'Keefe of Springfield, Mass,
Andrew Knott of Leplata, Nd, Martin
Tomosky of Brooklyn, n. V, Emil Vich-
enre of Brockton, Mass, Renot Vichenre
Of BrocktOn, Mass, +. G. Aldrich of
Northumberland Depot, N. H., f. II.
Smith, diver, of Buxton, Me-, and Harold
Gartrell, Divers tender, of Richfrd, VT