Last Wire Over River Marks Bridge Construction Milestone
A traveling sheave began motion by Mayor McClellan in the presence of officials and guests, stringing the last wires across the Manhattan Bridge. The operation aims to complete the superstructure by late next year with eight railroad tracks, a center roadway, and a two hundred thousand passenger per hour capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mavror McClellan
Manhattan Bridge
McClellan
Stevenson
Estes
Masonrr
Brook- Inn
Frank B. Robinson
Carbon Steel Company
Glindon Concractine Company
Genes
Glyndon Contracting Company
Willie Service Commission
Fustis
Readvices
Broklin Tower
Lumcheon
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Bridge
Manhatan
Open verdict in Hirschberg case at Louk courthouse
Coroner's jury spends nearly three days investigating the death of Francis D Hirschberg, shot at his home Tuesday morning. They return an open verdict, leaving whether the wound was self inflicted or accidental unresolved, offering no determination on the cause of death.
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Louk
del Mi
Francis D. Hirschberg
Flar
Gury
Hirschberg
Davis Not Guilty in Dr Rusin Murder Case
After thirteen hours of deliberation the jury returned a not guilty verdict for Charles E. Davis in the murder of Dr. Frederick T. Rus tin. Judge Sears ordered Davis discharged. The case drew attention due to the victim’s prominence and Davis’s family ties. Davis resumes his bank job. Mrs. Rice to be released and move to Des Moines.
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Omaha
Charles E. Davis
Frederick T. Rustin
Sears
First National Bank
Davis
New York City
Austin
James P. English
Abbis Rice
Dr. Austin
Haverhill
Mass
Des Moines
Irving
District Attorney Says 4th District Pure
DA Jerome announced the 4th Inspection District is free of gambling houses after Inspector Walsh reported four card-game houses exist but are not targeted. Police visit these four daily as work shifts to the 1st and 2d districts begins, with emphasis on West 47th to East 50th streets.
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Jerome
Walsh
West 47Th Street
West 68Th Street
East Ghth Street
East Slot Street
Murphy
Man Found Dead in Westchester Blacksmith Shop
Nelson Brown of Golden's Bridge was found dead yesterday in George Bauer's blacksmith shop. Deputy Sheriff Forrest arrested Bauer as Coroner Wiesendanger committed him to White Plains jail. Browne's skull was crushed after a quarrel following a beer run.
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Nelson Brown
Golden's Bridge
Westchester County
George Bauer
Bauer
Forrest
Wiesendanger
White Plains
Browne
Brown
Queensboro Bridge Electric Railway Companies Form
Albany Dec 1 The Queensboro Bridge and Jamaica Company with capital 240000 and the Manhattan and Queensboro Railway Company with capital 400000 filed certificates of incorporation to operate electric roads in New York City and Queens County The former will run from the Plaza west line to Union Hall and South Street and near the proposed Pennsylvania Station while the latter will run from Eleventh Avenue and 9th Street to Way Dam Street Long Island City Directors include Stuart Irschman Michael Degnon Charles Meyer Arthur Turner and others from New York Astoria and Perth Amboy
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Albany
Queensboro Bridge and Jamaica Company
Manhattan and Queensboro Railway Company
New York City
Plaza
Queensboro Bridge
Park Avenue
Union Hall
South Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Archer Place
Hillside Avenue
Wexford Terrace
Jamaica Estates
Pauldine Street
Queens County
Manhattan and
Queensboro Railway Company
Eleventh Avenue
Sith Street
New York
Thompson Avenue
Way Dam Street
Long Island City
Stuard Irschman
Michael J. Degnon
Charles G. Meyer
Arthur B. Turner
Francis Gilbert
Stewart W Eames
William F. Hencken
William H. Wiliams
Astoria
Long Island
Claney D. Boraton
Perth
Amboy
N. J
Blackwell’s Island Bridge superstructure cost and changes
The article traces the Blackwell’s Island Bridge superstructure costs 5.132 million, revised live load allowances, and expansions for two elevated tracks. It covers leadership changes, plan revisions, and a 360 thousand dollar supplemental agreement, plus later disputed extra payments and legal questions over contract authority and bond retention.
Sterling Silver exhibition showcases broad variety and scope
The exhibition offers exceptional variety with Sterling Silver objects meeting any demand and broad latitude in other pieces. Prices are reasonable throughout the collection at 17 and 19 Maiden Lane.
Two Times on Bridge Birds Gather Over Queensboro
The New York Times reports thousands of migratory birds and hundreds of prairie pizeens roosting on the sheltered lower deck of the Queensboro Bridge. Edward E. Sinclair, a bridge engineer, notes an unprecedented nightly gathering of birds on a bridge and cites Kipling on bridges as a sign of future strength. He recalls other bridges where bird flocks preceded enduring stability, while ornithologists warn that large flocks avoid weak structures. Workers see the birds as a good omen for the bridge’s resilience.
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New York Times
Queensboro
East River
Edward E. Sinclair
Kipling
Iowa
Missouri River
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
A London View The Engineering Test
A London Times Engineering Supplement argues bridge safety should rely on adequate design, not police limits. It notes recent cantilever bridge failures at Quebec and New York, stressing that congestion and miscalculation threaten large city spans and urge stronger safety factors.
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London Times Engineering Supplement
Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Public call for inquiry into Blackwell Island bridge design
The Quebec disaster spurred public demand for a bridge design investigation. Experts Hodge and Burr differ on safety with elevated rail loads, but agree the bridge is unsafe for its designed load. They caution about removing dead weight while stressing is already high, signaling potential perpetual risk.
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Quebec
The
Tribune
Blackwell Island
Mr. Hodge
Boiler & Hodge
W. H. Burr
New York
Messrs
Hodge and
Burr
England
Mayor seeks more Investigations into city departments
Mayor McClellan expressed a wish for more Commissioners of Accounts to probe city departments, with emphasis on the Bridge Department and bridges like Queensboro and Manhattan. He noted only two commissioners are available and their hands are full, saying all departments need occasional scrutiny but cannot be investigated all at once.
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Board of Aldermen
Bridge Department
Controller's Office
the Tribune
McClellan
City Hall
Queensboro
Manhattan
Secon
Acco Ey
Wentz Sharkey Forces In Line Up For Assembly District
A power struggle emerged in the 5th Assembly District Brooklyn as William Wentz and ex naval officer Robert Sharkey led rival factions at a district committee meeting last night. Wentz backed Jesse Puller Jr as chair, while Sharkey supporters backed Edward Tavior with 112 votes cast. Sharkey claimed no involvement with Tavior’s nomination and denied aiming to defeat Wentz.
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Wiliam Wentz
Robert Sharkey
x-Naval
5Th
Brooklyn
Wentz
Mr. Sharkey
Wents
Jesse Puller, Jr
Sharkey
Edward Tavior
Mie Fuller
Min Tavior
Mr Wentz
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Campbell MacCulloch
M’clellan
Rustin
Westchester
Proprietor of
Peace
Bridge Payments
Commissioner of Bridges
Pennsylvania Steel Company
James WW. Stevenson
Best
Co. M. Ingersoll
Nichols
Finance Department
Controller’s Department
Herman A Metz
Department of Bridges
Blackwell’s Island
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Controller’s Office
Messrs. Boller and Hodge
Nasmuch
A. U
the Gorham Co
Gorham
5Th Avenue
36Th Street
Maiden Lane
London
St. Lawrence River
Blackwell's Island
Fifth Avenue
ROPER
Dobbs & Co
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