Show SECRETARY TAfT I GOES TO BOTTOM BOnO Head of War W r Is Lowered Into Hole on the Panama Canal Awi Colon Colo C i 1 from rr in the tL other ether side aide of the isthmus i at 11 Ii this morning After lunch luncheon luncheon luncheon eon be he met a deputation of the house own owners ore ers of or Colon CoIos and other who pro pru protested protested tested against the alleged eKed unjust t hard bard hardships hardships ships imposed impo ed by the sanitary authorities and asking relief from the tile unjust and ADd intolerable conditions Imposed l in the car ear carrying carrying out of ot the sanitary improvements here Made Thorough Examination Secretary Taft Tatt has made a thorough ex ox examination examInation of the sanitary conditions on the isthmus At the Culebra cut the oper operations operations of the steam shovels and the other machinery were explained by 11 Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent of Excavation Little The rhe work at Empire was thoroughly inspected and from Empire the secretary went to Gatun Here lIere he was as met by W G Bierd general manager of ot the Panama railroad Secre Seers Secretary Secretary tary Taft tramped the entire site of ot the future lock and visited each test teat pit He lie watched Representative T E as ashe ashe ashe he was lowered Into the largest hole that goes to the bottom of the lock Ik Taft Went Below When Mr r Burton came to the surface Secretary Taft surprised every ever one pres present ent by taking off oft his coat and stepping Into the bucket He was wag lowered to the bottom of the test pit in the center of ot the middle lock F B Maltby first assistant a engineer on the c canal nal inal and William Willium Grieg who Is 18 In charge of the Pacific division accompanied the secretary on his descent and explained to him every aspect of ot the tilt soil soli and work in hand After coming to the surface the secre party took a steam launch haunch on the theold theold theold old French canal to Mindl whence they came cam in a special train to Cristobal where the dry docks and the tho dredges were in inspected Inspected Inspected |