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ui <3,
at
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
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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
Sasha" wo lf. BIS.: .
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
» minutes! _ ` ' ~
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-
llllll V u
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i The Miracle Part of It. 4
“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.
~v
iz. J !L:1‘tt
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
striictun. annul ln lou time Lhn n
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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