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Mecfianzcal Mme Ulesand Their Ap.

i plicafion in the Work of Rushing a Modern §i‘racz‘ure from a Holein the

Ground fo an lm- fposing Edifice.

_BY WILLIAM ALLEN JOHNSTON.

woiiyritgiii. woe, ii; int- New rinii ii.~i-uni ct.. .lin iiigiiis in-at-rvi=\l.i

*i l‘l<]hli)--~spiie:i --ini»i‘i- siiwili

This is nn i-xpi-t-s.~; n_i_'|- we :irc living iii. l<Ix~

press triiins :ire siiriiiltlng thi- coiiiitigv froni

` const to const, :<<\ii\i':i\-iliil: tiiatiiiif-os so nizir-

velluusly tiitlt iitiw :i liiisiiit-ss iiinii iiiiiy speiid

nilerniite days in i-itli»,~i one tiifiiisnnil niili-s iipiirl; er- prvss sti~iiiii.~iliip.~i :irc ti-iirin;,;' ov:-i' the .\tiiiiillir so fiist lhnt io»duy one inziy \’i»=lt_tiic tllil :intl New \\'oriils eiirh other wt-ek; e\pi~¢>ss .~iii,»w:iys iinili-i' rm-it :inil river tire ninliiiii.: ii siniili towii i»iit'<»t'_tli'i-iitci' New York; cxpijessi els-\':itoi's iiike :iii titlivelitiiiiili- ln liiii shy- lcrliper' home while iii' is igetlliig his lacy' front his pai-ket.

And iiow we iiiive “i~_\’pi'i\::>i" 'nnililings---striii‘tiii'i\>t

retired so-rupiiily thiit, like the fnhleil liliiriiey Castle, they scent tn sprint.: up <i\'ei- night.

(ln the site nt the new llinilicl :li-gi:irtiii<=nt store

biilliliiig, in ilerriiil si|iiiir<-, :i liiiililiiig rnve --ii i':u'e ngiiiiisl tliiie »»ls in ilivia-i'i-s.~:_ the ni:i_i:ic:il siiecil of wlili.-li is without fpiii-nil:-i in tin- iii-inr_v of coiistriic- f.i:ii\.

ltis lllei':ill_v i\ i\l:ii‘:itlii\ii ot' the sirius. (li-inbi-r 20 the slti- \\':is :i lingo pil qii:ii'i‘icii out ni'

noiiil i'0i'lt tu :\ di-[ith ol' Lwii :intl :i li:ilf sti\i'it-s :iiiii <~<i\'i~i-iiig ni~ni'l_v :iii_ entiri- lilniflc in iiren. ily :il`ter- rrfiii nf tim( (l:l_v the liiiser: ut' i-:iiii'ri-lc :iiid iriiii qz'ill:i|.:o wt-rii i~<»iiiiili»ti-'ti :intl i'i~ii<'i_\' for their siiiiien- dons hui'<ii~n, iiiid by night nl’ tliiit il:i_i' 'thc riivc ol' iron beiziiiil `

i’-ig while :irc iii,-'iii~i :iiid _vi-lloii' iii<~:iiiiicsi~eiits

gieniiieti :ill iiliiiilg ilie four il:-up wiills, tiiitl :i siii:\ll .\s.ii_\' of nieii slliipvii il<»\i'ii into this pit :intl niiiilv nnilliuriiges for lin- iii\:'i'ii-i<s. ,

_-\t' niidnlgiit the rlei'i°lel:‘t cniiic -with si ;:ro:ining` :ind

.crciilting of eiif>i‘nimis triivlis 'ind ri sn:i|iiilii_-_r nf wiilps over tli~~ four iiiiti six'lioi~si= tennis. .\'ii<‘li iici~i'ii'ks \-'<~i'i~ m'\'ei~ seen h<»t`oi'c, \-\~i-ii in si<_vst~i':i;ii=i' .\'i-w York. T'ii~_\' ure si:lc<~t:‘ii |.;'i:int§ nl' tht- lll'i‘i.<ll\ [lille i`\il‘l‘>‘l-` |*uiliitle‘('l by the skiltiil s|l:ii'siiii-ii’s iiiizus sn in-i‘i`<-i'\l.\' Qi-:it it sei-ms they iniglil li:i\'u liven tiiriioil hy sninn Q-.iiistcr liitlis '

Th.. nnists :ire nlii:~t_\' fi-et hint: :iiiii \\'i~i;:ii inure

thnn i-ight tons eiicii; ilit-'imiiiiis iiii-:i<iii'i~ i»i;;lit_v-tiri- Iei-t. 'i`ii|'i-e lint riirs to t-in-ii 3.-iuiiiitiv stii-lt-- :in un- tire iriilii for the lninl t.n;l-l\'<» :intl :i <ii»:ii nt' slcilfiil rniiiwiiiiiiiig wcr~r rt~i|ii`ii'i'ii to l>l'lii‘A lll<‘ll\ ll"l`\‘ l’\'l’l' their ti':iiis:'iinliiit‘nt:il _i»»ili'iii»_\' 'l iii-_i' tnirlil ilil|.\` \"` hi-iii-'il tiii'oii;,:h this striiels iviieii irziiiii' wits sus- pwiiiicil at night. ' _

One by one liiey wi-i'i~ ii»\\~<~i'.~<l into the pit, :intl i»i~.i~

by ,mtl thpy arose :iiiil ]i'il;i~ii their sh-iiili-i' iii-inlits lnrw thi- niiirh_v gture <»l` the i~ii‘='ti‘li‘ li;.'lll~'. llll-\l1.\' tlis 1.i.\-,t»i~ :-iiiim-i'ti», 's wi-rv niiitlv tin' ilriiiiis :titer- .|_._.‘ My ,_|,...||~1,»;i_\-_ stuiim is _inn slim' :iiiil li_\'_ <l:i_\- llgiii iit li-:ist viii- cf' the ini.: fi-ilnws \\-_:is lil'tiii;; iriiii ,ur ,,f |11.. str-_ ; 1' '~-ii it wt-i'i» |»:ii-ii-i- iini:~li(\.

Finn' inoro irnii'li:-_-_.:i.i in .ii'l‘i\'l‘~ -\ll l\ll.\` lllllix tliii

nwri'o\v side slreciri \\'i-re tillcii with :in :iiniiist run- Unlioii- siivresslnii in' t'i\iii- liiii'~°i~ ii~ii:~i<~'. viii-li ti'u:<i< nlmnsi ns inni: :is the sti-vel is niili-_ 'i‘l:i~ ili'i\'i-i‘s. ,'ii°i~. 1;, ii," m,,||\_ |‘-.Witte-,~ ii~iiii\\|»i‘t;i-in-'_ :in.l kiinn' how to g:'n|v1ili\ii lnnli nnii ii-li<~i'i~ in ;\iiii-r~ it, 'l`lii- lii~=l\'.\'~ l`f\l‘ t!ii'i_i: ivork goen nn s\\'ll`ti_\': 1-:ivli loiiii :ils:i]i|ii‘:ii's like .axaglc into the riiiiiii-lniis iniiu' nt the pit.

The Flag on High.

Tiow alrenilv. ii uoiiiiiiii sliiinls ini :intl is niiiriieii

-.vttli ii ling in ti-il»ni:\ in int- "i»\_lslit-i-" ,mit nts lr=lll'~'_ -_if sc\'<~n who gilt il ii|i tii‘st_ liittvvii inliiiitis Iiitei ¢m,1|“.,- |,“,.h0‘\ up im i»i~;\i~lwli»il iii-nil: :ind iiiiii :iii- oiiier-iiiid nioro ii- swift siiia-vssloll.

'l",ii\v wvltrh llftevii ii\n:: e:ii'h_ tlir-se llii: |'l».~l-<. llllll

9,-¢ },,,11,.(\ fn,-t ‘O Ihr- iiiiiii-1':-in li:|si~s~il\l'4lll§.',|i ili:~ ,_:(i¢~_;..,,| ,mtl ¢1n\\~|\ rn the in-it _-_-i'ili;i-_fn_iiiitli-i'ii<-iitli. '_[;_,.'. nl... ||\,-,tn "ml iiiii~li;ill` s-tnrii-s' iiitgii -:ill :ini- ,.,|j.»‘, |,|`.,.,, 0( i-nllmi steel :ii-il sn their stni'1l_v hi-:iils are hnil' ti stiii'_\‘ iiinivr tiii- <ti'<-i-i_ |i~\'i~l.

'(-1i.,,(|¢.|~_<_ \;r\;1|iis_ _i_'iriii»i~s :ii-i~ _-iiiiivii ns fast :is the

-gl; tl:-i-i-it-its enii lit`l :iiiii |ii:|\~i- llivni. l1ii\_\ ilu :loli- Itn"\ \\'ul‘ic---tlit-sc iiiiiiisii-i' vriiiiiis _\s the lie:iiils--

Evo nieii riding th:-in :iiiil st-iwiiiil-lilll-5 llll"_li l\v|"‘l_ ';‘l"`f4|‘_ f iiiiike i’oiiii:\i'il<~iis- ‘»=:lll lil* llllll “‘1“" "‘_“ "U resilni: nlncos tlii~ tiiiiii tit is ii iiiivstlnii ot <»lll,\’ ll frnirtlun ni' :in ln:~ii_ :iiiil these itll:-fllll' \\"“""»"‘ “""-" lnovi- hy those t‘i‘iii~tlniisI _4

0 l' tl best iron nit-n :irc f‘llli'll>.\'\‘*l “l‘_'lll *ill*

ll .\ “` . _ . . . . it in the .\lniihi\tiiii\ l\i‘|il;:c_ the .\l_l\;._tl -lll '~rlm_0 To

ti»w<~i‘s iirid otlit-i' lillr "t‘ll»""“_"_"""`- _ ‘Q

lmirv ill\l>ilc:\ntr\. 'l`ll~".\` -"\““‘l ““""‘i*' "" uw "mm" Il-'de°of the cross .~itrci~t_ tin-ii' little iii~\\'.~'illll’\‘\` hull'

$1|,,_s__..,,,,m|,,|,,g ii_,.-ir ini-i-:ills :intl_t»fii;i;“tliE:‘yl\u;l: ' “DS l'l\l‘l'|f‘NSl.V °""' ‘l“`h' "`h"`.m.]mS-A u.i>i‘kei'»: who

Vest ni-e chosen-»»llii~ stpililily. l-lllllll" _ '

_ leithei'-~\vniite cncr;`¢‘»nr\_t; <‘f'» _ . - ._ _ 7' .liirilk they work in ii"-little \vt‘l!ll ‘_'f,°f'°‘, '~ ‘ ' :~=' nc mini...wln\ imii miiircii \1l*:'l?“’ 3”'-" . "-. " ‘ 1. gn pi-f-v|<iit~i'j<ihs li`nil.liin'liil1id ii:;'>pi»il mt li! the li:'liiii°l¢les tiilrt_\‘ iiiliiiitcs :il`tei~ lir ~1ttii;t<~n~_\\';'yl'l\,;i . fnntithei' iiiiil thi- iiiiiscles of hid lD`il;:-6': (XS:-nm

9,1113); |il|u of limit; ri lliiri] \\';i»| \‘\ Y' '.H:l|_‘l IN Oli :i dt-rrli-ii. `i<~_\‘ irc! sim* “-"'_" ‘ ' " `|', \f‘0 :\ '.vi.-el: wlicti tlie_\'-wort: nvi-i~tl:ile. |3111 ':;\"‘m‘v"’;'h‘k

`g,Lul,r bt, H |,l“.m|,l.|~_ |t '.-.wiiilil :~wi.ii_ i .. _

ltniv wn;ze.~i. l [Mm

-Th” h“rd"St su'“;;g"` nf in" ‘lun <|i|t:]l'tl|.~:i\¢l DMN* in the l>iisi~iiii~ii_'_ _.\Ivl‘¢_ ill" “r:""’; `;k`\,“."|.d by ent of the itll- ll“‘ """‘ "“"‘_""l.;Ti ' Jitiiiiiii ` ilmlllf und l>onnd.~1, lhe lllll1l‘ \li~i'i|<~l..~ .i uni, - / "Express" Building. ' 1\:;¢§-nn-.~.~ rniiire the n'i:i“\‘cl of it iill. V y l Wltvln tlllrli' lilly* “f“" ".“` _"it .iifiiikniiitiwr

.|"_`|}.__‘hh.L_`. ,lnw M (wit shifts ini) lvmilrw (IMS 9-his iziiuil iron sli'iif~l\ll‘e \\'ili he iiilil. ulllhln Wm-nd* M. tn tri-izi :ind rivi-i inure tlll\l\ llllll.\ “l ~| _ I _mr ,._. .tn-=i1 onli- ii.iri\- il=i.\'f~ l" ”"'““ "“` ""H"`i si ‘ft

it H.muL_“.U|.k Ml :\ _\m,,|._.,,.". niillilliiiz q\l\“li_ltisimsU-I;

°“_,_ Um, uf ,\;_, 21-lui..-tr i.t1i;ilii.iL\ll » 190.13 i. _ .

'1`ii1'.=t- :ire 'lii- iii'.I: P-:-~"'l."~il't_\' \~:.l’a to Ni! thc

i ` '[1 ` A l 4 mn “.'._,‘-_“nM.¢\,l.,;nt.

"vi, " "U 1' -- ` i` i . A--.ffl but his iiisnur

_¢\__h:~,g-,. iq -.i-- .ul il. - -»

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*E ||.\“,,_, _.,_,.4,,-=,,,,, ,, ,- .wiv moan-1)' $5' ‘f‘5U."_"‘“

lu.\'ii.,..|V\-,lm \ P - - -, f. ,. M... .._. _ ,A___T_______ ___ _ ,__ 5” _ A *I-lflll-\ll Li-iAi<Lt)i`Tl:.'I`OVv’N PRINCE ELJWARD IQLAND CA\1Al)A SATURDAY NQVEMBER

ll. IN DV HOU

,A ?-'ii gb’ ;> 'E xc -<14 `i". xt: cv: Va ‘.<'f

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/Ili;-é 'iifizi \_i/1;-2;

The Cowboys of the Sky Working at Night Under Arc Light.

of lnliiiiiiii-sliiir;: i'r-tiiriieil :it`|i r the lint si-iisuii to tinil lli'll tl ell* t ii\‘ lmiisteii llii~ i'<iiii1>ietet`l l`l‘:iiiii~\\'ol‘l; ot :i

new stvsviwi ivr. ` ev '- ei' iiliii-il ieii' _- s

ii-_-_ ii .' - iii i.~ - » : 'i--ti-il _ins ~i " >ilsi\ :it wil wo . ii ' ` _\'<~tii'.~a for its it" :- ioii. »ii inerlciin `riii ini ii iirgci' sirutftiirc ii

-ii s

‘rsix innntlis is no niii. in-i ily--~~ .- ~i

*t ' ' iv ~ : 'till .‘ ' f` l":\il':\

nveiiiiv, nt 'l`\i<-iit_v-i=i;;lii|i ~'li'ei\t, ii iiiiilinii il:»ii:_ir strut-tiii'i> is ;:t'i»\\`iii;_r si»litll_\' tt \\:iiil llic sli_\‘ :ii tlii- r:it:~ ot' ii .~itoi'_\' ii \\'i>\-lc. (>»~ti»I'ii-r l liie situ wits :i rock tlooretl exc:t\'nt'loii c0\'i~riii;_;' iicnriy the ni'e:i of n hluclf .`l:iiiii:ii‘_\' l ii ;:ri~:i| sti-ii -titre nt' gi-;iiiitc, liiiiesttiiic :intl ,iirii-ii, :i iiiiilfiliig \\'lii|'li t\\'eiit_'.' _vi‘:irs :i;_'i» wniiiii lizivc :ilii':ii't:-il ihiillsiinils nt` sifrlitsi-ers. wlil li:i\'i\ i~:it-li oi’ its liit-Ive stiirli-s sti-:iin lit-iilvil, <‘lci'tric li;.`;htci,l_ :ill

ro:i:l_\' l':ii~ in-i~ii|\:iiii‘_\'.

it si-1-ins iiiiln-lit-\'niile_ liiit there tin- l»l,f: lniililiiig

st:iiiils-;iiiil ;1i‘o\\~s lit-fiiru your very eyes! it is :i

sli-|i:'t\il'e pill ii;i :it ex|li‘cSs slieeil. `

l"i‘<irii :i ill~'t:iiii-i- thi- 1-:iiii:l0iiii~r:|t:‘ r~I:itti\r of tlin

\':ii'inii- liiiiiiiliig <\ii:~i~iitli\i|s i'<-sniiwis itself' into the sii~:i:i_\' riitir nl' :i lilnsi t`i||'ii:i<‘t~. .\'i\:ir :il li:|iiil :ill sm-nts limit]-iiiii_i: i'iiiil'ii.\ifiii :ii tirsi.

llr:i_\‘s iilitl li:~:i\'_\' triirlis riiiiililc :intl i'|'o\\'il iii con-

liliiiolis |i1'i>i‘t-ssioil iill :iriiiiiiii tlii' li:isi-ii:ii- of the strii-'liii'e_ .\s sniiii :is ont- null: :iiii iiiioilici" tnkes its:

:-.-_i' :ii'i- tliiiiiiiiiiui iriiii_ iiiinlier. ct-ii.ii~iit_ pipe.

iiri--lt, i-i=;ii_ viiitli-i'.\. iii<iil~-_ iii\ri'ir'lts, wire i't~iiil'iii'1't\- nieiit. ti-ri‘:t i-iitlii, iiinsiiiis' ttililini --\\'ii:it lint? iii i-:\"ii <it` the two ii:ii'rii\\' sliw-ls ii iiiiiitiiicfl |i:ilii-i-ni:iii is ;::ilii»|iiii;' t-1-:ist-li~ssl_\~ i>;ii'ii :iiiii forili iii :in 1-|'|'i»i't to _qt-t stiini- iirilei' _iiili nt' tlii- si-i-ziilii;: ¢'|i:iiis_ -

lli~ri'li'i<s :ire i-riiiiltiiic. riililes \\'lii|isii:i]i|»iii;;: stri-

<li~iit yells, iintl lii\iii~st~, insistent <ii~ili»i's rise nlioi-e the iii\:il`i~iilii;: "i':it»:i-t:iii~l:ip" nl' tin- iiiivliiinitiv i~i\'<-ting.; li:iiiiii\i»i's_ (lin-i'iii»iiil white liot rivets iiri- iiiirtliiig :ind liissiiig llii'niiy_:li lli<~ ;iii'.

ll\`i-i‘|\o\\'i-i‘iiii: viiiifiisloiil S0 it st-ellis iii il l:i_\'in:in.

ln i'i~:illt_\‘ the irliolv ii|»¢-i':iti-,iii is :i iiirislr-i'|\ii-i'i‘ ol' i»i'iii~i'- -urili-i' liiicltml ily speed! Iloti`t f<»i'p;et the

sliuitd. V.

I-Ie`s a Young Man. ‘_

“0i'giiiiix:i|iiiii tin:-s it." siiitl the siiiierint1-iiiiciit.

Fi:-‘< ii _\'niiiii_' iniin, iiiitlt-l' tliir|_\'. nnil :i siiiiill niiin,

liitt iii- l;iii>\\'s liiiililing, :ind lils i-yes. liiuiiiis. hotly

» \i- .

:i|'i~ ii<~\‘i-i' iii ri |ii».' _ _

",\'<i\\'," iw went on iii his i'iipl<`l, iiei°\'i»\is wiiy,

“tlit-ri- :ii'i~ iii-:ii'l_\' :i tliniisiiiiil iiivn .vii thi- _init this iiiitiilli- 'l`li:-_\' i'i\yii'i-st-iit :i _'_','<iii:| ni:ili_\' irniles -iron- \\ni`l:i~i‘~'_ innsniis. i-iw-|i°li'i:iii<, sii-:iinti||r~i's_ iiiiiiiilii-rs, 1-iiipeliti-l‘s. |»l:isli~ii'i's_ lii'\-pi-noi:-l's_ stunt- si-ili‘i'..-_ ron. i'|'t‘li‘ iiilxurs, _-_'i\iii>l'ill l:ilml'ei'S. iliiivii triitli- l|;ii~i its i‘<ii~i-iniiii. i~:ii-li ;:nii;: its '|iiisli<~r.' 'l`lii- nieii ni'i~ i‘:~sii<»ii- -il»li~ to iiit- ‘piislii-i‘.’ thi- ‘|>|l~iliei's' :ire i'es|iiiiislble to tlii- l'4iri-iiieii_ :iiiil thi' t`ui‘i-iiieii to ine. l<l\'i\r_\' pi'o|il:~iii_ :ind they miiiit- up ev:-r_i' iiilniite. tilters right :inwii to iiiiif-<|i1ii‘|;l_\‘_ too, ,\'<»iiictliiies wi- list- iiii-irilpiiiiiiirs.

“it‘s ii|i to nie in iniiiu- tliesio li':iiie.~i do\'i_-tnii. '|‘li:it`s

the iiicst :iitlli-iiit iiroliii-in. iiiird 1-iiini;:h on :i sliiu' j¢i|,_ mit ri grind iieiil \\'ni~~<i- wliilii the work is ;:c:ii‘e:i up so lightly tli:it niil :I iiiinutl- r-:iii iii- lost. 'i`lie nin-

iiiiint one triiilv pills iii tiii- !:ist lick _\'i»iir next triiile 3

sliniilil iii- stiiiitlliiir i't~iiil_\~ for its work. ge

“Sn inn:-li for saiving tiiiie tliiit wn_\'. 'l‘liei'i='s :iii-

nthei' wii_\'. \\'lii-i'r-\'i-i' lt`s possible we 1-itiirt twii dif- l`i~ri-iit opt-i‘:iliiiiis :il iiiiei-,"

ilu iinliiteti uii iii wlii-re n i'egliiii~iii of innsoiis

ivi~i'i- iiiiikiiipr :iii oiitslde lirlrk iviill lit:-riilly irrow :is

on \vntt~lied it “We attirtetl tli:»~ie ineii on the llfth Tl-my Arc the Darsdevils of the Construction '“f°d6,..ThcS¢

I .. - . nioi'y, llulltliiig up, while the lliiicsituiii- was being laid on tho' H:-coiiil story. 'l`wo dii_\'.~i algo tlicrewns uwlli crew worli l\ut\\':\ei\ iliv two |.':iii;:s."-

“In other woi':i.~i," l in-;_':iti. “\\‘lilli- you were w:ilt-

irg for tlie_lliiii\stnii<\"--~--

"No, iio!'! lie liile\'riipteil. “t‘ut out tin- wnril whit-

ing. 'i‘iii~i‘u’n no wziiiiiii: on the juli. 'l`liiiI's just the piilnt. \\'e duii't wiilt: we ilnulile up :iiid ii~i\'i‘tull."

iiisiilii the little otlive ii in:iii wus si-ivitvliiiiiz his

_iii-:iii n\'i»i‘ ii hint- print. 'l‘lic siipci'iiil<»ii<leiit lziive :l slnirt i-iiiieklt-_ "'l`liiit`s thi- pliisti-rei' t'i>i'eiii:ui," he snlil. “lljiist told liliii tliut we-'d begin plnsterlng tn- iiioi'i-<»u' wlili ii liiiiidrcii :ind thirty inen. ile‘s ti liiistivr. iiii`l'-lie loulieil llaiillivrtriistvd. _

"Yun i-i|ii`t l»l:init- iiliii. it is iiii|_\' tlirec weeks ago

in-il|i_\' tliiit thi- laist fiiiiiiiinlloii wits iliiislii-il. in tlirt-e ive:-k,~i inori- the i~uoi` will he liilil. 'l`lnit`s the liine lie liiis in wlilvh to pliister this liiillillni,:.“

“Wliiit dlii iii- sny'."'- ' "Oli, he slinpiy saild. "[`hiit's going soiiief New iie's

liiziirlng how he i-iin do it. And he will. To-iniirrow lic'll be eiitliui-iiiistlc iibo\lt it." _

Men of Iron Nerve.

'_l‘|ic_i‘ :irc the d:ii'cde\'Ils of the vuiistriictiiiii world,

lliese iron nieli. l¢ef<i|':\ the ern uf skyscimiers they were brlflgcinieii. building their treaties nt dizzy iiclghti. over rusliiiig rivers; but in this iiuw iii-ld their work has lost notliing of its ever preseiit diiiiger.

From the time the iron structure leaves the ground

their footpnths ure nnrrow iron in-ziins. their elevators the endsiof denial. _hhiil_i.u;i,_t_hcir_whole cnptgaiuumlm

....,_ _-W .-in-aiu

[ron Men.

niniae of swiiigiiitr li-nii :ind while-hot rivets. A nil! step nietiiis di~:itli- -iii. :iiiy tlnie nlinust; u dull eyi- iii:-:ins ii iiiiiiini-tl liainil iii' llznli.

“t'owiin_vs ol' the ally" they :ire i~iilli,~d. iiiid liiey iiuve

nixiny piiiiits in c-~»iiinii»n with lliclr dnsliliig. during liretlircii ut' tlii- plziins. 'l`hcy love it riice und ii risk for one tiling.

As :i lilg ilvrrli-k \\-:ia li>\\'ered to the street und llfietl

ii|i<»n ii fniir liiirsi- tiwiclt I siiw two ini~ii loud up the viilile iiuuks with i-nil: tit' rope iiiid cubic :ind then go i'ldlii_; np \\'llii tin- lund----si~i'iiiiiiilln;: i‘eeklessl_v for t`uiillioiii.<i of :iny liinil :is they wiiiil siiilliig u\\\\':irii on il tlylng _|nii|~iii-_v si-\'<-rlil li\iiilli'i~d feet iilioiw- th.- :-itri-etsi Such :|ii\'i‘iit\ii'cs :ire Strictly iigiilnst the ruli-s--iipziiliist thi- liiiv even; hut the foreiniiii \viisiii't loiiltliig, :ind it tiilu-s so long to go up the iiiddcrs i-it0r_\' by si0l'_\`.

Now the di-i'i'l<~l; <i\\':iy up iiliove-»\v:\a (lush with

the lin-'l:lliig_ so tu iii-up the lmid from liniigliig into tlu- .~il<l<~s on its i»';i_\'»\i|» ii iniiii inn:-it Hiiiiid iielow nnil hold it tnut with ii stunt rope. To :ii-ciiiiipllsii this iiiriiliisi the lii~n\'_v iv:-iizlit und teiinloii he wiuiiiii his rifpe twlvi-, :irniinii tin- hlg nrist of tlic iicrrlck nnd, iirnviiig his fe:-t siiiiilly. ict it slowly uut. E\‘ei°ytliliii.: went well till siiiltli-iil;.~ his feet slipped. Then, ns thc rope burned thriiiiuii his hiinils. the lienvy biiii and iiook with its igiirgi ui' nicii nnd crihles went iiiingllng through the :ilr iinii sliiii-biiiig into the midst of ii gang of outside bi-it-kliiycra

' 1me`TFEEm" '5e`€|'n5d lhiihiblq that the two men on the swinging cable would tara less luckily. The cable was twisting and whirling them around and around. It their bodies were caught between the heavy wall and an iron glrder ot the building--i But they were iron mm Such ex- lgencles are common, and hence trivial.

The taller of the two-“Slim” Bass ls his mime md

he has but one eye-shlnned up the'wh-e qabla me an animated monkey; and as the ball crushed agnlnat

the glider reached out swiftly, caught n column, clutc ed it and slid safely down to the same dim- gerous i-rosspiece. His companion executed a slml. lar manoeuvre by sliding down and swinging on the hooks. ln it moment the two were standlngiafely side by side upon the glrdcr' of the building and grinning down at the man who had lost contzol ot the rope. It all happened within a second, and halt a minute afterward the two men had disappeared within the iron skeleton overhead and the incident was swallowed up in the rush ot the work.

Marble and brick walls and concrete doors are rac-

ing in pursuit, but the inside skeleton ot iron is away ln the lend, towerihg galmt and spectreiike toward the sky.

The top of the skeleton is briatllng with a battery ot

d0l'l`l<'kS. llillllllii. awint-zjng, raising ceaseienaly to a tune ot' clanglng signal bells, picking up the _heavy beams find columns as though they were jackstraws and pin:-'ing them with the nice precision of a human hand building a house of cards.

Reaching to the Skies.

Now a column standa np, ri straight black line

against the sky; now another and then two more; rind then four horizontal "headers" make ii panel for the “intermediate bciima."

Edith heavy piece of iron is marked to be put in a

certain place, :ind its bracketed ends are punched and ready for the riveting bolts. The moment the ends meet, n uinn sitting calmly upon the dizzy perch slips ii tiili ivri-ni-li through one ot the meeting holes and iniikes ii hurried connection. Then he replaces this with n bolt and nut and next the riveters come and seiil the ends solid with their white-hot bolta.

'I‘hei_'e. as you watched, the whole corner framework

oi' ii new story grew und will endure for ages. Before the close of the short day an entire new story of iron will be added to the building. Think of this speed!

"A story of iron ii day-that’s my job," said the

iron foreniiin. He is the same “Jimmy” Savage who was fore-ni:iii on the Brooklyn lend of tba new Man- hattan €`i~idge and was the nrst man to cross the

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sl.rii<-tiire. llc is s\iiinr\v',\.:it !~inc-»1li:ii uinici fi*-mi ii one liiindred foot l'ii|l oil’ i- riiiirnfid l\1'iiii_;».--:iixd he wits one nf tliiiso wliu just iiiiiisril ii-:~:iiti :,:i the 'i`lielics iirliiizc wiii-ii the “ti'ii\eilci"" tell iizzd killed iiiclrc nf his l'i,\llii\\' \'.-ii:.;irs.

'l‘lie striilii of tl!!-1 irna: v_f.:'k nirilavn xi inrin c~l.l:.‘r

i-xc:-i~tiini:l_\' iwclalrss or :ery ri-rioiis. flninge is of the lniti-r hind. lie is only t~.s'ent_\'-sl! _veiirl sid. but lie li=is nil the i;i'ii\~lly :intl .stniitilness i'.n»_¥ tha .l:eavll1 lined fiiee of ii miin t.\\l1-i\ t.";it nge.

“A .~iti»i'_\' ii driy," lie ri-'¢u.°.f'.-d. "'l'hiit'n fast work.

A few yetirs ago we look i\ week. Todtiy the Joh iii over with before you get your second wliid. Senna like i onine from Pliihidelpblii over here just J‘¢llff' iliiy and now we‘i'e taking the dcrrlckn down.

"Every niornlng n lighter docks with ii load ol'

iron-twelve hundred beams. or one huiulred and cl|:lit_v columns. anyway four hundred and llfty tow: of lrnii in nll.` dy three o'clock in th" afternoon the whole load has been lrucked here; and by the e'f'!1lcl

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a so that we can bed! ` gg ._

thing on the followilll Ill . Ill work goes on. Befone than a¥ll¢ I whole new story il laid. _

ghg derrlck must be raised ev w c time the iron structure hu the bl; wooden sticks that they c

nc0gvlo\lraly, _lt il xgweniu' task

W ‘ aw ard lengths an

"ll £0.28 out Formerly-just a year

I Jlll~pole or stil-leg derrlckwaa rigged supplied the mixing power. That boo too l 3 almost to a derrick; and the _schema ot

derrick raise ltaelt was hit upon.

mar this izivlultlés btmutinliitnnqmy auchna .nom the an e.. a or u to Ita nqtid

just as a st!!-leg derrlck woulg elevate a Then the boom ls etood upright and guyed own; au taking the part of the mast it lets down lt: “tolls”

cable and lifts up the mast.

That method reduced the raising time to about hours, which was still too much. So when “Jim

Savage came on the job he did some dgurlng "Jimmy" W“l`d, Superintendent, and between £1 they hit upon a' new scheme. “Why make two 0 tions out of lt?‘ they queried, “W’ny wggte gun; gi Lets raise the whole derrlck nt once." And they Moreover, what once took a day is done now in f

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But how can n derriek, or any dead weight tl

that matter, shoot up into the air with nothing aboia f° WU ll UP? The proposition ls mysutying to a ily-

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“Hwy crwuzli." raid ward wiui ii quick gmiiis

"Just told your dcrrick up and lie it together. Th* detach your iniiln ‘rall,' or bolatlng cubic, from tho boom und give it i1 clutch :mound your mast about ii third of the way from its top. 'Now start your winding drums in the basement-and wbat's goin' to happen? Why, the derrick must go up-th:l2‘! all. Yes, it seems like raising n thing by pulling down on lt, but it does go up."

As fast. as each iron story la added the Ioorlng

is laid. This also takes little more than a day. For nierly ii week at least was thought necessary.

First the iron columns are blanketed with unvei-

opes ot baked clay; than the nooring follow;--arsiioa ot hollow tile with ‘ -i-lzontal surfaces above for the

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Interior of the ‘New Gimbel Department Store Bmiding,.in Herald Square.

.-wit;-iinii nt' floors rind similar riirfucea below for th- ceilings. .

'ine iiiii~4lir:i structurr- then-the modem sky-

i-crnper--ls reiiliy u great steel cage clothed with inoiie, eexneiit :ind brick. its wiills and parrlti-ml iirc very thin ns conipiircd with the old-fashioned hrici: processes which tool; up room and give lens i=lrciigth, which were iilni-.' and costly, moreover, In ci‘i_~f~t.

Speed, strength. r-i~~~ ‘ 'hr-=e are the cries nf

the liiiiidiiig \i'oi'iil 1 the progress nindo llins fur ls ii iii-i-lilmi \nicrlci\n Snventivt- ni-ss :ind 1-iilerprl:=:-_ -----nt lluy “eXpl'cll° building is c>;ciu.~i‘rel_\' :i. '.i;ii~i'l-an institution.

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it; cs:-.ei safer., are ears- l

.ind new \‘.'£:::t of the future? 'llic sk_y'neru.;n:r in very young. Only twenty ydi

:in n nine story building 'of the new lipe of IK mid coiicrotis was ei°et-tml in i'_U.cn¢o. ta unoli iieight cif.-ated such wundcrvncnt and a.¢t'Utd_R iiiiicli attention that pedcetthina blocked the ll

.\-iiiksi and had to be dispersed biz the police. _ Th structure ciiine to bn called the " ubbomack BIK-

‘ “gmt fra.-i marely u score or your ole, and O: we have the "Stn5:orhe»rn," live times I hlh, the Metrapolltzan tower, of Mt)-two lUl@

they bnve already csmld to bl mtfiil

and an the ldtest new in the

them L: the express building. a

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in build I heal.

Dolly tb commoretai sky' ltne have news flutter

.id N611. marwlons \~i‘tidin;; in-_-.~ hs ou. N* svhvenappg ,will !t '.-i.4'¢

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