.»....,... _ _2¢»‘9°5 _WI iiwiiiiii-i~riii is ls;ful§o~r§,e§i~ -_Ymlg soli- wiiy fi-iiiii the engligeti-i\i|;‘1tstandpolnt‘, iniii :is the soiutidn'f"bli'blflofmllnililplili in-iilili,-iii nf riinid 1q‘nnul(¢;_tl_i6f0`l1\i0ili‘it/'_JpN>f-i iiiiei-S ii ii-imiiy iiieiii, \'_i'i_i'fiii»‘is-“‘iianii=iiiiy= it ii-ii-i piiiiineilji-io; und b\'|llii~;3o'iul_y le¥**'l,ho piii-wise oi giving easy nnfl-f¢‘li1llxk‘u‘<:ceéii=i Lriiiii inie piirt of the "grentor'Dlty,-gig"-'@]’ illlii-i-iiiii'l-ii. Lint t»lwi*¢.‘is now fd. “_ :ik ,_f0!" Qlgrpuwd .of 'iirlentiliention ns the --,north Tunnel' ia_‘bom_d; the south Tunnel ivithiiiwzithiiusiiifd mei, or nie New i orkiiiillghonldl 1`A_J`0i»ivo work will soon ilie bemxn Ol! bile' Sixth avenue extension Ibftiie iJuheh"iml'i the sliiift is sunk for gpntlwork wi'li’i4iiorlly begin on iiiie down !mvniriv`ol°" Tunnels. All of the lioivs, _ _-V'-nw€2ii_ _ ' , - oii'oiisti'uetloiilniingl_neo,not only-_ir viuil elieel, on tiiu_ruelil6pO'lis i'nlri` its" iiniiiilriiis New Jersey eiivlmiih; liut'bn‘tho enliri- uuiiiiliry, ns wall, to u very liirge ex- Lunl. _ ' Llrieily, this svstcin. ae plunned to dnte, ouiisisis of four Tunnels in [iuirs'im'1ler the iiiiiliun iiiver, eonnoetimiflilliypw Jersey giiiii-ii wiiii nie Isiiiiiii,-‘_-q_t\`}.`i'q!`\"l>'untres` wltliln ii twi-iiiy-li\'e~iiill(l§ [§5`.g|§ New Ym-kg Ciiy lliill. Tllpigi ide-fond towns coni- bil\~i\'=wv1\ nil ,9iijas`a,1o0,ooo- wiiieii ie gre=iiiei‘ by 1 ` A a, ' ‘Q-"lille" p6pl\lillil0\\‘ f \\'iil|i\ni U. qgmg. ol |,llo nii\|i_\\'lio is i' ` ';g‘¢@l§,|il§}_"glgnnliie Dew of wvrk, -W _ »,`Lli'i~‘llil`ui;‘-iiuiihod hiriviii-il su qulelily nl\'(f_}_-§[¢\ii~Hqq\!~_ mm qiiininiiie eiiglilcorlnq |§`Q\f dvéh iiiii i-iiiiiiio mines or -Moifi;oz§_liligi!l§miahv‘ wii-li.~ii~ei-_iii iii New Yo'rl£',ili`iilie°_¥.‘i“»vi\iél\` tii-ii iiiiii-ei iii-e helm: lioi-ed, l\i\'\’0’»l)l§§n“di)4?_‘ tiii-lioii. i-Iiiigineiers will izriisp iio\`\"ro|$Ily" tx-iiiiii-kiilile this feat. iii when it is iiddeii tliiit iii iliorlon and GrecnWlol\l<‘si7l'E6tA`~_lri . V ......__, __,,`,, P __ _ ini-~ii <-iii-vii iii iii() feeorafiiusl _ Mr. .\ii-,i\~liii> in ii. typical Soutiiern g-on~ i»l<‘iii:iii. lie is bull und spiire. llc has n Elin, i-leiiii .~ilii\_ven face, ills eyes are liii-iiiiil iii-ep sei.. ills -voice belimysu iiiiiisiiiiilii-i-n iieeonqlmpeieeptlblonlmont, Jutiiiii- iliiit keeps tlin‘}-'lisvenor attentive liiiiiciii- liiiiv he will: plenbhiice i»l1'ls` or tiiiiiiiiiii-|ii~iiii\r word. "'“.'- 7 _ iii i~ .i ' l>i'i\<~iili'iiii; i'l| 18112, iilivn lie N'-w viirk. ‘ ni -lri>|>o|i.~i lie lie was fpnrposeof eoneiirnctioiil is ix iiiiicliiiie liiillt _, _ .. _ . nsuivo stool- \vohs'rbuiJl1 Vui~Li'_-ixlly und In mm' of N°‘ nnntme g|Ul'll°h¢l1llY» BnUfillvid¢fl~u|i into ii nnni- ”°,“"‘_-" f‘“" “ll _ »l“¢|“d°<‘»' ’ evorée;iilra¢o=uo'miior6meiiii. 'i'iii_~iiiiiii-_iii w'u"" “H "‘|'h°"’ ' :forum ¢lfflol1i'l"b\ilAl¢l|_il\d-_lleross the (neu of 5 lib lil1n\i6l,Wlllll$- cdlilllrlletimi is proeeeil- 1 n`gi“"Thbli40'll lk clnilvlliefl in fmnli ui Llie tiieiinrili Tunn_el_is eighteen feet inter- ,nnl riinmetiei'.' " '.""," "`"‘"" N _Cinrries M. Jncoiis is tho englneei-in ehiirge; Ho 'lins el‘n`ployer‘I the shield 'inothgll of eeiistruetioii from the start. In ooinpiebliig the north Tunnel he iiseil i.-he shield lei`t»iu itby i.lie second conr .piiny, urenuly improving and streiiigtiien- fini; tiiie-snnie. Thnii Mr. Jimi-obs hiislinilt. _-§_Jl‘l,e Tunnel withoutr. so mul.-ii as ii serious oi'|yrtii-raeteil delay, und is izuingiiliniiil 'building others with us iitiie fuss, iii fproui’ iniilieleiit of' the* iiliility lie liiiii iiroiifxlit to the work in hiiinil. , Iii December, 1002, Mr. Jin-ulis prepiii-eil ,lihe following sbai.eme'nii of the nietlioii employed inthe building uf the Tunnels; at the some time iight. Ls tihriiwn on the .tim river Tunnels hiive been ni-:ii-elie» ing.ilx-iven: The work is executed under pneu- mnile pressurel 'ifhe soil in which Llie Tunnel is built is A stiihiebiiipiii-t clny silt, furmlnpt the lleil of the Hudiiun River. The ,slileicl userl nt the fuceiiiinl ini- the ull of boiler _pigitrisi stmiigtliencil with Hield; tltlldfr-ls* bibuglit into the tunnel lirollgb ¢_109t8 left ln the rllunligrinn, by iiioh -niihieilih-e~;li‘iiiil'0lU'l"~P~ 2i0U0l10l\H- ni-,i ur the itilmbyplierie pressure outside, Wm' ”'“'”fl“c‘0"y twirlts) 19:? Lt°"':|;le:'l! - ~ _ ~ -- i 'ii As the eiiiielil in piislieil [in-\viii~d nnii iinil this mppgeuient give.-i the nieiins ;:’?;"`;'f:;'c;‘|'[‘):1‘;'[;r£lu|\:l g“rll;c-°r’:lp\;’m,"r[J‘r miiterini is excnviiteil, emit iron lining nf fieceiu-i iao`.‘ind‘ from the outer n.tnios~ tho e'“ure undermkm erected inside the tunnel iinii |ilii~,re1ind tile fees ol the tunnel worki - . V- R' the slieilier oi thetnii of the sliielii. ln this work the oirleeks nro nrriinged in In the north Tunnel, whore Mr. Jnculm -` "-“'~ is the miilerliil expo:-ii-ii, iliinllciiie, foi-ming two stnpi-ei`< of ali' pn.-Hs* -éworkedwltli' the nhleld' that ennie with lg, thnx-olore. ui/ no time ini); iii-i,-,iincliirg lore /rlhliil'i`o\\t illrxon hun- (tm: purehlixse of lilionoid Ictlmlpniiyfh Iini:~ tolifn rn' to the work iisi-i iii-eil feet, i.W U IWW* ‘i "“ VN? e uesnn igoodw |!l§lif0|5\l 001- ll" t-he process oi eoniilriielloii. 'i‘iie .muy iiiovo__" iii ubo ond from the- v1meoo`dny\vas thejbesti that could lie plelxas are en-cteil by liyili-iiullv i-l,iinil mn qu-1: o effect oi iiir pressure lilonoin-slit, and in‘ 'roek_ from twenty machine liiilonniiiient. nf upon ¢i|ipl __v'lV|;npproAe|iible. -lnelxes-the wligéihol is rgig ofb‘l;he cast to the iiliieiil. which iiiiieliiiie __ “ ‘ -inn lining--to feet. "eve y momiii pliite L-xiieily in l_“ "he :rsign 0'. 3"; umcmnerymlzf ’oH,i\`o nt# miwhinory- whinh-lwns being viii-iylnir u snip mm n mx w°Yk‘» W I- i 1 uw nnlxhul iiiieliinery [lib proiaeiih iinilbrfeollirnot, ` =m'm7 wh” he mm’ this sm"°mc“t‘ nw Hcm'w|'V lil! tiioiiiowliijforn devices known ‘ln “Mah “thlny f°"tdr`s“-uhM` h°°h' ms' "ml N0' tunnel hull idk’ into nelng-Ml°DlC§»'A\1il ~P\‘°°&"|“”d”‘“"d "'°`r”a nt mek rc' wiiter- it In “mléug mm dwbh ms _qulwmw `movol v_nrles from three tejten feet. ol|lniaheri_ dolcnnbeebnstrouted When 'the senond cumpony which dixylhnn h slyerbhen- done- hereto a itmkle'dtheTunueisi\b\qni\_o1!6rl the worli: IMI-lv 01° Newiiiinip _im i»¢\ii‘;iie»iga1ifmp`iii»luiiy.“iii».iiii-iii wiweiii-ii wfnfuaga of me -inf\cr:cvi|-~ iiiiiiiii roi-' iiiiu-. ‘nii-immuoi fmiiiu wiiieif wi. »iiii~imiiima.~ mr nie e 7,`:,||,||n“i |",»,i,§¢_ '\\_ "f¢qh¢}:_““d“ eo|npnny‘l>oo¥‘- llbiri, Th! 'north helm: emi. iliidiion RI __ _1'='l‘h\_f’pruonlii khiilik' Mid , pixel-in n fella ln‘ jiioiiiélor ln- vcry Ili-'M ii e new ii fiqii-viii, iieeiimwl by by iii.-mi point--dim wk'-ima lily WHY "Hy iii-onlie |iov¢§x`\,9n11e?nmaIiYll\\m §uf'qf6ity|\ Nino Tnnileli ll one _-work. At the n.- Iiiizh in 5,lliii]lU\Il\Ill £0 till bqilnl'lM\Ili|‘,- ulikcn Natln heigilh plllslinted in cmf ~\">' 0"" while pnvunhllé-' lmuwidi-tor iiiui»ri|iviiii»¢i¢iiiminii»""" um"mst|»m.mh|“|,|L,U`m,|.UMNm“_n_H_(,m.|,_ iiliiisi- ii|n~ii iliiin'_~ iinil ilii- iiiiinl \\'livi‘i~ Ilii- vd U“_yi,m_,_|,i,|,y ,,,,i,,;,,,_c,,,,\ym_, ,,,,m,,, _~,ii-i-i ii-iiiiiii' iiieiiii-iiii-ii _~iiiii.i ii.i-i-.- ii-in ilrilllinrnlieiiil ni tliiinlilelil nnil 1|_\'iiiiniil "l"`*"m~l'_ W" f""‘ ,"1 """"~‘ "‘l"' """' ini( 4lellei\tc|y,=n iisiirit ioiiwnkeii I lie ri\ vi- " I iii-iii0|iii\'crl\eiiil. 'i‘iii>_v kimw lliiil ilii-ie! ~ ` ' "' wus only il few feet of iiriiivlicmiisc sill, between Llwln i\nil i\ whole river of miter 'l‘hey lmew thin, ii grnln we mni-li of <\x~l plosive would ict that river of iviiler in upon tlnnn. Tlioy know nil Llilil, yi-iv ilu-,v i wforkwlon \\'lblinl,enily i\iin|l.~i `ii|iri i-mil liemls-illirluiiedny, after three nioniiii~. of never-rnckinig tuil, they striiek silt ngnin-|\n(l tvlmmviinll been no neniili-ni.. truly* ii font thiit si-inns iilnicmt s\i|n-i-- » huninn tn the lny niiiiil. f r Oi eenme, there linve been iieeiileliiei in the men vrurklnlz ln the Tunnel, Iinl niili ollleiinei been lost since Mr Me/\iino’.~i‘ ` _ I i-,ompnny took possession. At minii, im) Khmn r' ilnprers and lags i\n\'_e been in_lni-eil. seine ` |c|n\xioyi-in have been tri-iiterl in the com-3 “na _, ,.~,»i ii i pi\ny'u nnmpresaeil nlr Iiospltiil inn the ti “bemls," lmt even snail eiwcs, peunllnr in i `-_""' ‘ "=.'i-' tunneilln'|z, have been eo\npi\riitl\'eiy (cw. i, "' - ' - Txliee-oinpnny'a surgeon niwnyii ex:iin~ -ine: tim eniployeu prior to work, iinil letii - ‘ none go into liin_ handing who i.~i not in prime condition. Engineering nklll, lion. ,,i i '_ hill hud\ lob i/0 flu with this eleini 3_’¢§f<“-' pemd; ann this some sk_iil iins over. ~ como sei-bnoha in twcnty~ioi1r, and iioriy- *if oighb hours l-hat would have Appeared =-'ifnii' welinigh innnpenible twenty years lm. _ __,,, _, ,_, or nb ibut delayed the work for weeks f » ` ' and months. Buoh_nn_aecldontj1waskthi\tj whiqhIoc- ,gf "-ii .. 'i .,i_ _. ’ .,5.“;~ at ‘ , '_ 3* _.`_ .vm*- '-gy; »-_~».'_-_ ___ /_» `~n;»~_. A-._i_ -JL; ,»'-‘. ‘:" _ f Z wu. 'ri\s'roi\'. wiiliei- i~ :i l'.-ii' iiiil`i-ii-iii iiuillvi iiiiin lm-.-iiiii-,~ ~iii»ii ii ~,ii»i ini-i ini- .~iii|.ii-fi l .ii ii-i-niiii-iii.._ siiii, iiir i-iieiii.~i~i-iiiii it ii-iiiii i|ii~ ~iii.i-.», ny iiiiiii i.-i.~.-iiiiii-.iiiy iiiiiiiiii ii, iiiiiiigiiiiiiiiiii. '|'iii-ii_ ine i iiiiiiii~ni| iii liii- i-viii iii-ii-iiili-i- ` iii-li:iiii-i-"; liai\'i|i;; iii-rn liiiiigglii i-\|ii'<-\-lyiiii' illi! iiiii‘iiii~i - li-~