The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-17
BRIDGE ARCHES
FINISHED TODAY
Span to Be Swung" After
Riveting Has Been
Finished
FIRST STEEL PUT
IN PLACE AUG. 4

Engineer StOrrs to Send Riyet Inspector !
N Here Today - Rapid Progress by Eff
ficient Force of Men Under Direction
of Capt" Dan Burns.
The last of the chords of the new steel
bridge spanning the west branch of the
connecticut river here were put in place
this aftrnoon and were bolted to the adj
jacent pieces. making the two arches
complete and insuring the stability of
the structure, although no fears for its
safety had been entertained.
About $50 o'clock this morning the
| last sction 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 a few minutes before. a few
| lateral pieces of framework were then
J put in place, and just after dinner a
large United States flag was put up at
I the apex of the bridge, near small one
which was put up early this morning.
While to engineers and bridge build
J prs il 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-
ments. came exactly where they were
supposed to come, nevertheless the
fact meant skillful handling of the prop
ioSition from its very inception.
And here it may not come amiss to
throw a little bouquet at the force of
lworkmen under the direction of Supt.::
Dan Burns. as well as the captain
j himself The skill and pep" which they
have displayed ever since they landed
/ in BrattlebOro stamps them as one of the
most competent crews OF steel WORKERS
that ever visited this section. Every
body seems to know his business and does
4 his work without having to be told, and
| the chances which they take. like walk
ing upright across Il narrow piece OF steel
40 feet above the water, makes those
!. who are safe on terra tirma instinctively
tighten their grasp on whatever they may
be taking hold Of
i Following the collapse of the partly
erected bridge June 16 the old steel was
removed and the building of new false
!, work was started. and the first piece Of
new steel was laid Aug. 4. The taise-
work was completed Aug. 10.
The swing of the span, which Is the
bridgemens parlance for removing the
! faIsework viii 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 straight
line.
I Engineer John w Storrs of Concord,
: n H., was here yesterday to look at the
: bridge. and said he would send a rivet
! inspector here today. s.. ~.
l 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
, 10 heat and cold. #... ...
] Following is the list of the men who
have had a part in the erection of the
bridge. all Of whom except the diver and
his tender, whose work was finished a
few days ago, are still on the job:
\ Superintendent-"Ca Dan Burns
4 of Richmond, Va.
Yard Foreman-John p. Lasley OF
, Philadelphia, Pa.
Yard Engineer-James Rittenhouse OF
philadelphia Pa
Traveller Engineer-Harry George OF
:, Schenectady. y. Y.
u Boss Carpenter-D. Z. Love of Peters
: burg, Va. ...
: Rivet Boss-E. \. Thompson OF
+ Time Keeper-R. f. Charles of Selins.
: grove. Pa. ....
r. Watchman-J. t. Moynihan of Brattle
e. bOrO.
3 Structural Steel Men-Wade H Blev
ins of NytheyIlle. Va, Dudley Moore OF
Lynchburg. Va. z. Z. Peterson. Concord
y. c., ii. c. Thompson of Lynchburg
Va, \. +. Maloney of Syracuse, \. Y.
:, w. II. Haislop of Brooklyn. y. Y. Patel
[ Rakusick of Cementon, \. Y, Antonio
Rakusick of Cementon, n. Y. C. A. Stew
:, art of Turner's Falls Mass, J. w. Strow
" bridge of Waterbury, Conn, Joseph j
Klinshaw of Wiscassett, Me, Richard
Kienitz of Brooklyn, n Y. c. G. Love
lace of Birmingham. Ala. Harry johnson
6 of Syracuse. \. Y. l.. r. Wilcox O
= Phoenix. n. Y. C. e. Paul of Corning
i \. Y. Robert Flynn of Philadelphia. Pa.
:, Edward O'Keefe of Springfield, Mass.
Andrew Knott of Leplata, Md, Martir
: Tomosky of Brooklyn, \. Y, Emil Vich
enre of Brockton, Mass, Renot Vchenrt
of Brockton. Mass, F. G. Aldrich o
Westmoreland Depot, \. H., f. II
!. Smith, diver, of Buxton, Me-. and Harol,
" Gnrtrnll dirnr.,s tnndnn. Of Richfnrd VI