The evening world. Newspaper, January 30, 1912, Page 8

can SETS OFF BLAST 100FEET BELOW THE RIVER —— Completes the Tunnel That Will Bring Ashokan Water switch connected with the charge was installed. A awarm of mrimy, sopping workmen camo out of the semi-darkness and krouped themsolves in the rear of the muntelpal guests. At the stenal from Gilleaple the Mayor turned the awitch The explosion was instantanesus—a doep, mellow roar that shook the gronnd under their feet and caused a number tn the party to look at one another questioninely A volume of amcke poured atong the tunnel and enveloped the party to a] thick hase, This cleared in a few moe ments and then a party of workin who had atarted from the w mo down the tunnel cheer aving thy hate They had ft to New York. FEAT IN EN SERING, Mayor Makes a Speech Con-| gratulating the Officials on Their Work. | Mayor Gaynor presead a button ehortly before noon to-day fn the) ehett of the Aqueduct tunnel under | the Hudson River at Storm King and set off the Inst binst of that tm./ mendous undertaking. As the shock of the blast, 1,100 feet below the level of the water, died away the Mayor and Unguished company walked out to midway point of the tun- nel and formally dedicated it to the work of supplying water to the city ot New York. The dlast set of by the Mayor shat- tered a wall of rock, Jess than fix feet thick separating the two branches of the tunnel, one of which had been bullt out from Breakneck on the eastern shore find the other from Storm King on the west side of the river. This separation ledge had been left for the final core- montes marking the completion of the niost Important link of the $162,000,000 Ashokan aqueduct water system The gunnel, specially designed and] — constructed for carrying the city's water supply under the Hudson River, fe one of the greatest feats ever unier- taken by man, It is in the form of | inverted syphon, “U" shaped, with a Ctreular shape cross section fourteen feet in @iameter, bored through solld rock for a distance of 3,090 feet. The cost of the tunnel and side shafts will reach 62,890,000 when it fe completed and when the water supply Js forced through | it the pressure at the tunnel love! will be 48 tons to the square foot, ‘The Mayor and his party left the Grand Central station tn a special train At 9.20 o'clock. At the entrance to the tunnel shaft the members of the party Were supplied with rubber coats, rubber boote and waterproof hate ered one-Afth of a rile to the tunnel level. GAYNOR GETS A DRENCHING IN THE DEEP SHAFT. ‘The trip to the bottom of the shaft was © thrilling event to the members of the Mayor's party. The glistening walle of rock dripped and sweated and before the bottom was reached little eagcades and rivulets were pouring off the Mayor's ollakins. i ‘The tunnel was llehted with a string of incandescents and the air pumps kept a pressure of fresh air in the Aeptha that had a peculiar effect on the eardrums. But the Mayor and his com. yantons were not disturbed by their) Strange surroundings, Under the lead- @rehip of Robert Gillespte of the con- wale firm they struck out in a brisk ble for another hundred feet into the tunnel, to the point where the | he five-foot opening tn the partition m rating the two divisions of the ty and were the first to crows under th UNDER GROUND. ; Mayor Gaynor then made a short! speech At took | Towne elected, but before t! 6. he rald, "a delemation | by an engineer of repute called on me. They declared It to be a dem-! ated fact that no aqueduct could vit under the Hudson and that) fore no water could be obtained. I ‘old them if we could not get it under the river we could get tt over ‘We are here to-day to wee the tun: | nel under the river completed. It ts one of the world’s greatest engineer: | ing feate, ‘The names of Waldo simith | and the men wh hieved will Hve| forever, Front ‘as the historian ® and ours, too, The crona of Roman wat xhall have ther historian section of this aqueduct is seventeen fect, while the largest of any Roman aqueduct #0 far as I remember was five feet by three.” | Charles Strauss, President of the Board of Water Supply, responded to the Mayor's remarks in behalf of the engineers in charge of the work. He} said the real credit for the great en- kineering achievement should be given | the Mayor, as it was he who upheld | the project against the criticlams of the doubting Thomasos Afterward the party advanced to the | centre of the tunnel and examined the made tn the partition by the breach ee: dyna xa Chartes W. | Ralph | river. \? ‘GAYNOR MAKES SPEECH FAR THE EVENING WORLD, Anal cha shook Wy men and co te. ‘The Mayor! Walter amber of work-|Thomas V d them as well ag! Alexander BE. Kastl. Thaddeus Spear, the engineers on their faithful wervice| Henry C. Buncke, Alfred Boller, and the tant part they had played| Clemens Herschel, Charles Warren int of the undertaking Hunt, Jolin M. Goodell, Charles Whiting Cont Gillespie told t he had every the aqueduct ty Those who a were Willem * Mayor | Haker, Charles P, Berkey, of finish me Sree ae Lazarus White, Hogan, Frank 1. Clapp, # expectation the end of t ompanied tie 4 year. Ma Strauss, ¢ Thompee: vin, H. Porter, J. de Pratt W onverse, Gates M Thomas J. ¢ Carleton Robert Frank § 1, Edlow W. Harrison and Fr Nehenck 5 ° Continuation Sale serges; also plain serge, wool plaids, Henrietta and challies, trimmed with braid or velvet 10. 00 DRESSES of striped of figured foulards, plain or change- able taffeta, chiffon or chermeuse ls $15.00 SUITS of black and white wool stripe mixtures, plain tailored two-button coat, long revers of velvet, lined Spring wear . COATS of broadcloth, two-toned stripe diagonal mix- tures; also camel’s hair blanket weaves, suitable for steamer or street wear, Actual Value $26.50 to $35.00 DRESSES of black and white, navy and white, hairline Actual Value $26.50 to $32.50 Actual Value $26.50 to $45.00 with guaranteed satin, suitable for immediate or arly $15. 75 Hamer sr street wer, $12.90, $1 6.50, $19.50 22-24-26 THIRTY-FOURTH STREET WEST In advance of the opening of the February Furniture Sale on Thursday, February Ist, the Wanamaker Store has set aside Tomorrow (Wednesday) as “A Day of Courtesy” and Inspection An invitation is extended to view the stocks which will be shown in the February Sale. marked with their February tags. All the goods on the four galleries will be While no sales will be made tomorrow, orders can be left with the salespeople to be filled at the opening of the event the following day. For the convenience of our patrons who may wish to spend the day seeing the wonderful sights of this great House of Commerce, we shall serve tomorrow an Old-Fashioned Luncheon at 50c. In the restaurant, 8th gallery, New Bldg. JOHN WANAMAKER Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co., Broadway, Fourth Ave., Eighth to Tenth St. Unusual Bargains In Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Housefurnishings, €c. On Our Usual 25 Liberal Credit Discount on Hundreds of Articles, in Every Dep't. O Reduced to Clear Our Floors Before Stoch- Taking. Look for the Green Tags on All the Articles. Save 4 and Make Your Own Terms All Prices Marked in Plain Figures 35rd Ave. Q 21st St. Two Stores Acres of Floor Space Park Row Q Chatham Sq. Cowperthwait@ Sons ’ ile il “ _TUESBDAY, JANUARY 380, 1912. Merriman, | Jacov 8. Langthorn, Allan W. John P. a 4. Wright, Benjamin fiirong je, Willlam bdmuna Kd 12) oe Printed Dress La' Lawns ree Day, Women’s — bs tee = + 8O@ en Utited Hose. Tag Day ‘Special 25c Etamine Remnants Also sii damask, at bron crtonen eat 6 34@ Choice yard ee a (Fourth Sian ) re Hosie CHILDREN’S 100, STOCKINGS —Ot fine or heavy fast black, with Touble ne h IRR SRINA5 pubis. heels and. toee and EN’S $1.50 STOCKE louble {Fy (ein Floor.) 50c value $32.50 Sideboards $46.75 ws claws Only 19 of these to-mor Ye price. 7—10c Wall Paper—, In a large selection of neat stripes, florals, scroll and mica effects, in all the popular colors; suitable for any Toon, with9 or 18-inch bo "dpe ders to match. Roll . 18c Papers, varnish gilts, two tones, fruit tapestries and large floral qifects, in rich reds, een and brown: for parlors, iningrooms, halls, libra- ries, etc., withcut-out bor- derstomatch. Special, roll Je (Fifth Poor,), |"Qy quENTHE 1¢TH STREET STORE, HE SUNDAY WORLD WA NTS. 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