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Show vfcftSf Tv!r, N !. M TANPA11: ntJIiEX. I'TAli. THE .rNPAY If. XO . 11" , - ' 4 , car JZqejju JSzzra JhGTfTJiOZAszr jfzziGATQB JBrzr firradfast. aerens, Immovable- - The eemr Ynt aft rr year, through all tliv aileul. llllllt, awn that quearhlcs Bum ua fllB oa Miim that laaatlngulahablc llicbt 1 hnw LOXUKKI.Lutt'. When tha asttlng aua baa cast iu dying rajra across laud and sea aud the tup of the urb baa passed below tha borlaon. r. rather, when tlu clock pulula to tin ilfleial boar of auuaat, tbtfu spring lulo Ufa a Ibuuaand lights along the shore of tha Atlantic aud luriflr t'uaata, tha llulf of Mexico, tba Urrat Lakes aud oa a j baadrad river. Tbaaa ara tba bcaeoa lights that mark tba pathway of navigation aa plainly aa tba atnata of tba city. From tba eaalera-uiua- t pidut of Malua along the oaaat to tapa Matters tba lights araouttba tbli'lteut upon tba aud, arllh lightship 11 up moat daugeruna abuala aud with tba aura fiervlo of tba 1'ulted Main . tbara la constantly palrollug tba beai-hvacua fur but little tbp aklpper really bo pllea bla craft upon tba shore. Tba 1'ulted Htatea water ara beat urld. Tba buoyed aud lighted In tba annual appropriation for the l.hrktbonaa while rnna aillllnua, tba Into liepartnirut t nearly B.mut urea fluil coualant keeping the service up to tbp blah ataudard that baa liean nutlutalard dur Inp tba paat few year. iluiil tba Atlantic fusst, front Maine a point that la to Metlea, tbern la not fully foeamd by a light, aad from one light leaves tha tliua tba alaauiar aver her atera anutbar appeal ahead, and than, fruia light to light, aha facia her way aloug, aecura In deep water. Barb dlulant gleam tel la IU alary. Rack to the aklppar with a noaatwlaa manual, even though ha bn a alraugrr In nur atera, baa certain rbaracterlatlca that Infunua the watchful teaman the point It la corerlug. It may lie a plain red light. It aiay ha a plain white light. It may lie rat uiip and then the other, or It may auddealy appear and than fade away. Hnt, whatever It doe, no light within a hundred mile liehavea like It. and by Ita artloa tbe light la known aud tha eager raptaln chinely ttiuea tbe aaeonda the flashes, aolaa I bp change of white ta red and red to wblta and ta pleated to leant that he la rlnae to the poaat. hot Just where bla reckoning the day before told him ha would ha and, with lighter heart, be bear aaay oa bla ernphiy-BiPB- had cut under one aide and the arrurture aa leaning alaml Id degree. Item r 1 heir wllh the Bnillh'a llghl, they did not tbluk that It wna aertona. hut it waa. ileaplta all they euiild do, (lie gnit maae of wiaul and lmn nititlniied tu llat. aud gradually eat over, unlll It finally lay nn tin able. Tliln acolilrnl occurred, unfort mutiny. Juki a week liefore the government wa to hare paid ita flrat luelalmeiit of $oit,iaa), and, of euurae, that waa withheld and a, hoiuw Hoard, .tuho hlt oprnitr If for morr at th out f the Vnlli4 fitur PtMtMi. KJ and hl amuirtfiio nhall then ho ontltlH from thr l'nllml Hmfm to th mi iq of 9T.10.tiOO. pmvIifH llm iintiiniv la In sulNifanthil ami Inrjr rmidltlmi. IlnrrinuiD RnMhrt, thr miirliipers mho yir with tbi dMirnliii nd (hf lluhthmiiir, prewmi tho prupuRM tho fnllominc dewrlpltoa imrturo. Tho fmindatlnB for th llubthoiw will b i iiiiHirR stcrl raluMiu In th form of trundled roor with jrllndrlral tuwor bud. rpnn thla will 1m plHfontoot ramprlpliif rwullilljr with t Rlliht Nlicr from buw to top, which tower will MiipMr 0 luutrni 0t 0 brltht of 1.10 fiM 0h"r mi Imh). Thu foniidNtlon dluRnu mill bu 1M fort In dl0motr at thr hottum, Ho fdt hlirli and Ao foot Iq ,tho top. It will liiiro a double nhiil f alrol ptatm oll'i-rto acb parallel apafi pis fwt apart and tHlarhod to 4 uorklit 11mliu lliiwl upHi'm Plata irlrdonik whhh mill ilhlilo Iqtr RrH'llAnIniruiitH of i , -- phHIg Into 24 matoriiifhi eoinpartmoiits. if mill harm 0 iloiihl hlichor than fli bottom alwint wvrn outir bottom rhi of ih dlwon. TI10 tlu tma Htni nf tlio lf-tom- , pam almui prvrn frof itpurt. In tu Up Into Sd fraioMP nr trmoMt, itrmliii( radlallr frm umr th iNfthun f the J4 out or Imiliicd pirOon. horlsonlpllv, 10 nil bin right fort of tho miior of flip ralMOfi. . Tha rontral part of Mu alroh wiM ! 1b tho form of hii iipoti frfj.ai ftlmft, id foot In iHanior.r. rxtomlli'i; from top to lnttom. Inihwofl ly otorl phitoM fO0Ot1ior and iiHoi to ih rtool ainlom. MIIH f fP"1ll flll oxtoiultua loriX'l,flll tu ttio irinor ofiiri of iw .1 inrlinorlli.l-armonthuiofl. Thao liorixniiiiil ainlorN. hrlni about Id foot om Miutvr tin oilfr. aro to not an toiupornry door Im hihs (hnt will dirtdo tlio ralimum into ftu larao iiotworQ hlt fii rlrrulnr ha1 Ida-tnor- iit The MctUlionH- mill 1anr Ia k frim tin mImhiIs. so dial ii ( r liisi VBai, ftjhrtis In , t j I A ioi witter st i I'A !, i!ii1f It np ti.'iw tffr;o r i in ('110 f .v r. ' rtw . is pi.H Ipto.- It is tboii pp.poecd to sil if th. niin-a ill ihc t li 1(,r,n;h ip. ninl thi'niiKh (I,,d mln. Is 1 l,riieti the nnicr tho aIm.iiI c .. i. iiiilu.-iri- .. k the found'tio u hi- i .iai, j ' w i huh', for goo-Tiii!i- l'roiu uf i!n dMVfltoi' "f r, t o. onlir fi ill, Mh for INc.miplf r w v soon I'h fciiiid.i.i.in i.o The crrrfiru ot f.i. Ishlht.i.wi-- , wi'.i on in !. Miop'i:: Hire, - li:hilioiM' I i.i la- i.f i r" n f n Iltl of :i;i alt , i ii-.i vti'l .!r" w11! fit j I ( U Mi It U I! I :5 o4triu ITh- '), ; u Io. i,"irw-n- . Hllltft s i in I ;:, lall.wr j ii I'' lanioi thrc I r C'il'l r '! w,,,!i ' in: t: laain m( ;(SI o lUoMostA. with . of f. ' In u- 4aiUK s ri.itie l'ltdim. is rh sUlM'il Ah H ' for hoist!.g ami ri.ihonr tsl Ill . Jlu'- fl I . s -1' ita;.. r.'i of I .".ii". X. H M' all, ' iho pi. r HUli ft.isndnM..i Cl'Oi j do cii'd. M so. In tho of th.il w ;i ; tit (, ' lo aihI in h is tl.. .h S -t wliot'-c- ;.ipni:ir .iml i' ' t ' .4 .i ' ' i m il;l.---- p n iiiitlfl to .mi .th oiito o - ' ii'id liin-' srloile-S r n t&.l f,y ho Tl ii A .it a smmi 't now n 1ioy inn Is Tills wi! liitf the first io orocl A Ittfhi on 1 trillion. S..riil yciA him tho suoinpf I cftlswoii wns l''Mlt himI tow i propci ly sunk, but lsf-ra;: ww Hblr i k' ii rn spralff up :iaul they ti:ol . When Mi rofirnrl a (. hirer i he isloii had Incm thr !:;! j 'a'! u :0r of llitllt lo ii tad ,i .'Mel. will In '..I I UN- - 'JO weighing Into fei alMj.il be I." N ,1111 !.,' . . lj t" 11 a " ha..-- . Italiitimro. In J i'isi a a t iiMi of w hlch flu d si'Mnfc iiii'ropriiir . !' hiM I'm- imli-- !! M,,liur iippnrtins A of .li.fs, wi'l suti'l 'h fi.:iu-- To .:x.;it :i:e itiiii'k- a!i;,isilli:,tf The third floor will cnsflur for nHrAtlt.a l.itier pro Iblmi Arid :i iho fimrih lloor will inn in. i ihmm. a wrlMny room aihI a I'A'iirtHMi. flimr will Iiiivh tw rifih The I !' ,iiva. h w rltfi't t.hhii mid a li:ituiNini. floor will Is tic i,io hilf id di1 m(.' dltmii; rNiui. :md mill tim' . klfchcn. pmiiry ond n itjuipp. : :i ror fi 'i no scwnth iI'hm will have a ii mi1 a. Mifiiit; r'-hud a laundry. :md -i !i. t n this floor will l.r plii-i- i i k ws'i I old 1 ::'lloiiw of wiuor I V all 10 pmpl-la- t I'lulllh th'-cipilps.l for tlio liiitii 'unimi. w.or1a'c i.vm. Th 'aiiith ft.sO' w ill th. WHichr.H.ni liriawill nutl a (Tiilloiy oii.'itii.i'z all t.io ih' t .( .... " tli thr 1 i.iunldo, Tho scmiid Inio four hm.iiis. hikI (''wcriiu: on (pc will ho ..ivlrjrl will i n f :i :i tin fin and iwo oil ci'Clncs. ontidn me 1'oisflnu Tim jind two ((or stli ' . - tr hm-'fi.ijre who, I of tlio hfoi din'll with n!i'rc.,1 and th fide 1mii c Jo.'dod with mim'I. ivt .1 .f ulwiiil j tn d.cp. '.r :i ns f f' ' tern di.it will ho.d l.,"si if.;in . w:,-'ni I r itfh ui. Mw, M fc i ii ii ,i : anin lv l ( in work f iip'on r( ti nl l outlr p. 'if tl. riprap filT A i ljlf;ii. of tho xjlitl. rp frfi ffrt lnw t,c wHiir. flic n Mink (Ms : lln-v- i'.fi l ji I Upwi.rl pM'Ma-- prnr i1rf Tis -- If. IbO aii-- llinniLii drl-ii- .r is.ii.irohs.! air to llltorrrs will oilier am1s( tlio pro and In fir jib ilrr.'i:tii i njM-i- nun ah sr .link hi I.v n iliiiio oc H:i cn)rtii i t dii.dl'i); (.(umihl.. ImI k well ,flif (lip I'MimS'tn lH ns pcs. d Able lv pn Adtlrtl wi'i.l.t t.r WiHi'i. w w ! i liiimhcrs nit.i ..f hiji wit; p j. will llx r..; A 7m tllyt .r dn-- .ir A -- t hr lmfttd t.t.. the untirikoi f..r. r .f tin o Tlw mi,.iU .inw fH(orin fmhoin ciPtmir srid Imi lit MA tltilo III tm. lllliiu, ti ii. s'iow;i- -! cjlioil the i.v riiuiciil in in- in.nl- xilci-ex-- f sh-::- i'. .irrrl greatly and pncnxv.1 l a (akHii as tpii('kl as .j.d drc'lylrtf nimI iii('l lighthouse pliiceil 'iai Shiinle. the ginreynrd of the Atl Iu the lantic. and th nmet pla'-A properly ppcen pea. pl.ircl lieamm light at that point a nn Imperative necessity, for the 1'gli'hmnc IncMed on th beach la ton far Inwaril from the Iilumond - ton distant Ph"s1. while the pgUt-hl- p In rough weather the light aeaward. are nm i sally discernible. For four or v years past fapt. F. EHi. of Boanm. Ma . hs given the ntiict much study, and hae ill In larsuadliic recently been fungrea to give him mi nntr.rl mil r to build a llghthouae at hi own expense. The act pp ilte that hi plain RePa and bla aaaHlatea ahall tnilld the light elation at tlmir own ot. inaliil.iin the etruetiire and nMrie ilie lluht In of the cordaice with the icatilallopx l.lghthoitae Rnjihl for one year, also al i taelr own com. afi he will, h It placed under tba coutrul of the Light in the tug iMium Tho mtlniflfoil molirhf uf i!io rutin Rfruotnro, lii'hi.llnrf flu Mhtlmiiso anl Tin ronirntM, Is fu r ITT.fRiO tons uf maior will Jm Io.oibi tmis. miih'lt mill Imvr an ffffl'tio volht madne nu tho Mimls .f (hr IMmiiuiuI Hlntiiis of about ITanhi tons. Hoiiiic nn of M.udu MpiMro offoiulvo Amu on tho fro-- . Tho 1alftHnn 1m to Is liili nt .01110 w If 0.stliiN(lon. ship aril ai.d (owo1 In tills In (lie rAlsmii. shMi Tho otfoiuU from ltp to Ih.iimiu, Ik (o lo rniilf f riirvod rollrd M'ii plnios. h( tachod to tlir ondM of rho Imrlatoital dtM.r fflnlorM and 10 th brnrhicM. all of ulii.-m hu rltf'rd (.KPoor mlil form a trussl-llk- r t.iillt .nf I'fiiMSHn of rlrotilAr piroiitf tn Miund Ha a.i wavo And wind ami fh prosmm. ufior It., tlnnl ortt loinonl Into tlio oumU 1I10 litraidt lioriMiirtl airdi ri an At tho dtdoiiil Him i.Iimiim 10 tu Hnd tf.sirn rvmtm in ti. tiiako (in(Mi;-iirhr mo raiMwn. It la pniomM 1 pi. in in diosr pNiitm. at tho film f tnuinv. iln (inlJiT. riiKtnoa. puni. drrt. ko. 'Intj-n-- i; rourroto ntixlne nun l:ii ry, MpiirAiiis mm lid nnd oomont. nnd di rTr olt iiiMtoriNia itaMiiry for sluk:nM mnt and WM fllltlK. s snpp!Us ou.'inint for thr m orkim n. A jsvlh.n of tho Mfflro h'ts.'on tho wi of tho l.'Mt.u u il oufor shrlls and Mu A Hod mltli oour1r m lfnro i'l ! shMifurd, so ihat fix1 . iushmom aiout 1 fot of m sir-After roarhln Us dodnAtiti Mi.- - hum l. aiii:iidi anu will 1o hold in p1 n fi onhors and onMro. it win I., : tir 10 lif (ho in'ii by punipiiiC n th1 to :(i!ih In pNrtuirniM iindl 11 w 114 H' r 'I'lib.'ii; IllKMir io fwt of ok aIhh'I W fori it'iovc (he kiirl.i of tlio 00011. la s. sr.-ela ougreea that doe not make an appropriation for the erec tlon ol n 'caenn upon pome rock ami ah ull, and an. w-r- r ly year, the work on, n. In lime no water In the world nlh lie an well marked hy day or lighted i.) night. The hid t'nngroM tnad" arrangement llo-t- Iho Mdi li were forced Iutn hank-ruptc- The Imudamen of the outraetora were game, however, nnd a warn al poa tide they aeenned another firm to carry nn the work, and now the ralmou hie been righted anil Ilie at notary la In eonrwe of erection. lly many englnaera the hnilding of till IlKhlhouae. with the foundation liuvlng to Im an deep, la l.a.ked upon na nqnallng In dlfllcnlly the conal ruction id Minot Ioulge llghthooae, which I conaldcrcd Ihe acme of deep-ac- a liiitldlng. Minnia laulge la a bold ledge of nock that lay off lloat on harbor. At h.w watnr It pmirudca ii ugly head, lint at high water there waa iinlblng nave a few rvat-lea- a ware and a handkerchief lai apray to make Ita preacnc known, and many a good ahlp met her fate uh.ii It. In fart, the w reck liegnn averaging more than one year, and It waa determined. If INwalldr. In erect n laving npon Ihe ledge. The plana for the atrnitnre were ireiared liy t'olonel Totten, child of engineer, 1'ulted Slate Army, anil In lKo. they were mailed over to Ueiit. B. S. Alexander, ad the Engineer Cor pa, to rarry mil, Tbe imeit dlffleult portion of the work wa the laying of the foundation. Owing to Ihe pnaltloii of the rock, Iwlng altu-alI Iu deep water aud 0 nearly awaah, the allgliteat lirrame nuide It exceedingly ilnngemiia to appmneh In a email boat, it waa found that Ihe aurface of tlie mrka waa covered with nioaa. and alao Dial there were airliona id the rnek that wi-r- r dry only three nr four hour at a time. 0 that what hnd to l done bed to 1m: aivniiiplialUNl llii kly. A gang d men were went to Ihe rock wllh acraier and a large tug atiMMi liy to wntcb them. The work wna exceedwhen aud ingly ti'Uloua and den aiornia Mew iii, tlielr live were In a nut eould the tug danger, approa h cloai-- r In auch eaaea It than .Vi feet. iMo'ame tlie enaloni to haul the men oil -- proper eoume. By day each llghtbouaa tell Ita atory by Ita Indlvldnallly and liy lit coloring, aelghliorhuod, etc., for the aamc book of the that tell of the rhararterlatb light alao tell of flm atyle, color aud Tba general detail of tbp llghthotwe. hundred or morn great tower that rlee feet may he Identlfled by Ita marking. Bur Inalanre, Capa Henry Mghthuusa I of the facea pa octagonal tower and eachhalf-nblte alare colored half Mark and ternately, Ibna giving It a far dllferent e llgbt-boanranee from the next Important apiiea In the nelghlmrbooi- l- Hodle Inland which ,1 colored na lib black and white l.lghl-houa- e borlaontal hand, while Haller baa black and white aplral band, a of barlier giving It th reaemblanre pole. 1'be large proimrtton of llghthouae ara erected Uam aolld laud wall alone tbe waah of the ara, wher tin imist notion la alinpl and tha ability required la only that of tbe maaon. Ironworker and carpenter, and three etrurtnrHi coat from to Il'iO.ian. arcordln to tbdr alae, ft, luiiortaucv and local Ion. the latter freof th quently lucrcaalng the coat luvaii difficulty In getting Ibe maicrlul to the alte and maintaining the workmen while building It. The remaining llghlboiic. rrccted In the water and built on tbe moat difficult aud dangcrou place that can he aelec-trare Ilia uiuat caictilve and bare coat more In construction aud euliarurnt main-talnanthan all Ihc oilier coinliliied. These llghthouae arc iixui rorka and skoal that aland dlrertly in the path of wltliln the ainpr or heavy navigation, wavea. running Ire and all the danger of ainh of the pea, and In the at rucl urea there hae dorrloped a trad known a the aea bnlldera- men who. In order that the gorerninciil might lie ecrrcit and the mariner aided, daily take ilu-l- r lima In tbdr hand and labor nnder that would make the ordinary man quit within HI mlume. It la no wonder that the aca builder look with contempt upon the ordinary chore light and apmk pride upon the anlijeet wllh whleh be lum to deal, which n'preaenla all of the that la la hnman liei'.ig. for not only iutnt tbe lie a akllful and reaom eful engineer, with a thorough knowledge of hi erufl. hut be iiiuai also pis the mreterlon elemenia nr roiirage, eieni-tlv- e foresight and perseverance In eur. mounting the hundied and one nbaturiex that tin I lire throw In Ida path. While Kug'and limy well lamst of her rnntwle light ami hn'il them up aa ninrrd of skill and conairiicilon. I lie I'nlled Stales goreriiinclit Inia in. I atom I aiil'. and In thla c.iintrv tbe hnilding of l!chfliit'.ca the contractor 75&zr ojt aSztg&z: IscxTjr And mnii nith the ir down the lsv on Srptombur 7 th In tow started a Ax They nenriut ibe ecene xlMrin l.iu.ke I1UI1 them. anl terrific It wax nfter the giegteat efTeri fbal fi.e :iix"ii w.ia loaiul Into tile Wl'ninlcti lll.er fur l.xrh'ir. A week later Ilte Mruetitre wax j.laceil n lt alte anil the w.irk' I'eg.i. The intcture hail to lick .'m f.u-- t iutn the aanil, unit while the lien were uniting In the :.ir chu, liter a .'in of xii!.hiirc:tej hyil'iwui g.ua wita alru. k Mil. I the ifc'i wi.rkiui ti Iwely e with th.-ilive, ami mn.t ef them ..ii!. r n"i'l-i- l Thla util niii;n it- cercly. ili'lat-.- l the work for two week, tie uicii iitfuie a Miuriti ilruce the -- - un.l ili.ur fl'i't away. Vi lien they r.'i nriie.t the e.ulaiaiii wna fuiil lo he pi'l1 Inn they ntitn.nne.1 1,1 afnighten if. anil the work went nn. tin the very !at ilny. while a il'm-- n uteri were in tli air iT.mtiher. the g.u ng;!,ti ! u'wt i:aui lin e,;, nml lia.l It i;.u Vn for heriilelll I'f die ef the lltell. John Iu ihe ebnniher at w!i. iho ri-- k ef hia Mf.. anil aen, them up on :l rie. aik wn.il.l ;'Ve laoiahe'l. In e.Me iff ii'a the work l..e rl'ltlelllt i . ! II the w.la eiui.ilete.. : ml e;.r the i.iill h tower wax hc.ruiiit ; ri.eii;:ngei .'lit l v tl.i. In l!a the tre umlert tak lit ereef a Ilght-hoiie- o i.y ihe thigi.'hy Kicr. In tee r t!i.-erhe;ine;ike ...it flit' I'rubleo in f'lii.t Hi;, Tln-..f Kniltha rein! We-- e U11T ..'I Ck J fie, .i n wlfle sweep of ti...' ti1 hn( he had io In V ;ik 4 fe,. ,HUel:1 l'e auifttie or t. i - iCp.i ch a a'.ata "f .V. feet r t.";i r.' i ; ;hnegh aiy fret ef ha-- d -The aed aen. whieh i It-l"rctt .e-- i . In llnltheore. and w.ls " -meaxnre 4a fee; Ni.u.ure aud Tb ' ' wall are aa.ut : feet g 11 f,N-of I u u. 1.0 were -- e t i ill w;-- ' ielng 44 feet 1 " g J '.v k'4 Iti'h.a. ninl the amr.lh-a- t ug hr 1J ll'llea It lien r wn - .i.i bed tl II7J toiia pud ee . water w;i towed to e t tl.- - We-- k I V,..- C.l.g ' 11 I,, . ... .... 1,n'oiii ,pe nI;c. Ita rate - n ' . : . " or lv. 1 la:er ifirueil that thu acllD ef ihe acaa ihij c.ii-r.- a l.y roM. Siu'li were The dlffli'iilllra of the work, the iiumlH'r d aiornia and the angering id Ibe meu, owing In drenched with the lilting wait wnler, whh'b covered them with area, th" work f the flrat waaon amounted to hut Htrle, yet I.lenienanl Alexander nn-iiiicrd Mini lie auiladi d wllh the l.nwrea. Tlie followliig aiimuier a aprlca In were of hoi" the na'k and an drill'd Iron platforiii li fee, ahmr low water waa ererliil and from the iiiHina life llnea were lr"tclied, hut wllh Hint pie. eniiilon one man waa awept off aud nearly loat hia life. The work progreawd all aiiniiiier. ami when Ilie workmen left In the fall a portion of the ria-waa ready for the flrat foniidatlon atone. Imrlng the winter nn liilmiiiid linrk irnahi.il iiHn the reef, lor down Ihe work id two yea-- a aud added a no: her good ahlp to ihe already long Hat uf tlctiiii Not ihi'inled. I.ieuieunnt Alexander again went 011 with the work Hie next aummer. and l) fall four of the (rent foiinila'lon alone had been Inid. 1'nidiig the winii-- r a aquad id men were laally the nioi.ea for the engaged in xnrloiia nitiraea. I'heae vt.i.ic. were ent to lul'Tl'K'k anil larefully fiit4 one lot" Ihe ether. In erder that lliey ivio!ld and lie tom npart ly the heating of tl.e aena leat w ml'l ilah agnluai ttiein In atoriua. The laying of the foiindnti'ip atone and tlioae thnl formeil the Ural few enne-e- a of the lower v.n nitei'ih-e hi. great dlffl-- i It we. neoexanry to form a aort of iill.c cnirerdiitc nroiud Hie M!'i.iu (lf vn,h atone, aud Hua waa duiir with xainlliaga. we-- e Ilte atone. lirought aa idea r-- 'k f. ill on a derrt'k d harte. we.e '"ein-e- pnihle with a mualln nior-i.i- r plnahr ilie edge of the mualln ttn'i drawii up oxer tlie top the atone nud i;..e: fnat n hold th,. cement, nnd hum. .in- - dcrrli k llfieil then, from the th" k io Hie -- ork. I'M, :i" "urge awinglug and Jnmplng In 'he en nnd Ihe af'i.e awnying It In i and youut in.'. r.M,iiircd the .0111-hiof t.Hlt a duxon tner, atid ....ri ,,,, ".d to llnnl'i t'leie the howl- , I'nte ui Hu. workmen, en- j !y l.ie:iieti;,i-Aoxmider. never '.g,,l g"..t : Mid I he l.egioiilig Of the 111:1 I me- - ..f 1 1, :tn venr wu the . "nnl-.ot He loth. n ef I'm m.k. g after li f. iv corrao 1 1; c work he'll, ne ': !,r'' 'tone i.v i me. until ' . -- c.,1. ,. wna hum lB,: a I , T, to f ,ii;.1 ,4 r . Ih. ri.-iuro Ij-m,. j. i nn ui"i.ij well af iu.,,,i ice Auolher llgblhouar of similar ronatruc-tlu- la that whleh aland upon Speetacl Beef. In lake Huron, near tha Stralta 4 There dltfienltiea were not Uaeklnar. tldea nor are, bat lie, whh'b in thousand id ii'M and two feet or more ia thlekneaa mores under tba Infineon of current al aeveral nillea an hour, aud exerts almost imalatll.le itrragtb. Tbe elle la upon a llmealou reef lnA mllea tram tbe nearest land and M mile from Hcauiaioiii tlartmr, here tbe atone, etc., wax prepared. A tbe mek oa whlrb the atrncture atanda la 11 feet beneath tbe aurfa.-e- , the principal dlfllnilty lay, aa at Minot Ledge, Iu Ihe preparlufl of the fimiidathm. Thla waa overcome hy a pier of pmter Tbe rrlli, 1 tlon tiichMln a great Imi 34 feci high anil OS feet equate, divided Into rniupaniuenla for ballast and 48 feet square la leaving an open tlie .enter, wa built lu Scammon and towed to the site, where wllh atone aud gravel, It wa annk around tlie mek. The top of the compartment thus formed a platform 13 feet above the water. Then the cofferdam wa made. Thla waa a liottonile tub with atarra each tlil'-14 feet long. 4 liiebe and fi Indie wide, held la place ly three lmn hand Inside and ont. A liaiaely twisted mp of naknm. one anil one half Inrhea In diameter, wa then Inched on the lower edge of Ilie atnvee and ibe tub wa then on lowered. The led ruck wa It surface. In some place the difference but In vertical height being three feet, by carefully drlilng the slave they took np the Irregularities to a great extent. Then, I .el ween the outeldr of the coffer-laa rope of bay and the and eania waa faalened at the bottom, nnd aa the pintipu cleared the cofferdam the pressure of water forml the raniaa against the alive and th Inalda wa practically watertight. The fnui.da'bm atone, which bad to fit out lawn prepared and lulo tbe .ither, were lowered and cement- ai' har-iM- .r r four-luc- ed. Thla required much time, and wlffief waa ilia'll ilicm Just after the first few stones were Inid and work had to lx The wisdom of the erlb wl abandoned. shown and the following summer Ih airiiciure was in fairly good shape, c that l Die end of tbe warm weather the tower ttn well up. The work on the tower waa alerted ' May. l7n, met the light wn4 flrat llglite4 on the finished a:ruc1ure In June, It'"', lull aa Hie n'fiial working time waa hot aln.ul 3H mini Ilia. It ia ennalilered that t:ie sli'iicturc wa well and quickly rrert-ed- . Tbe plana for the 137.7,'aai. It light were prejiared liy i lien. O. M. Fit used for oihrr and they lime slm-a! in I In r llghta on the lakes. Aii"i her type of llglilhonae. known the apliler," and of which I ho' on th, reef of Florida are splendid example-lias liecoinr a. puls r of late years as tlw skill In Ironwork const ruction has fr x Sliced. The lighthouses on Fuwey BocSI IIII'I Alllgstor Beef stiiiul guard over lha I Florida Beefs. They arc mllev fa from allure aud are eiaaed to the I enlT sweep of the Atlantic, whliB broken hy the rei'fa a few hundred feel Mwny. lint Ihe great aea frequently thro" cloud of apeny aa high a the lanterns over l'si feet ahove thr water. These llglita were erected with mur difficulty, nud It required aliont tkrrv year for neb, much of the time lielnij bait on aeenuui of atoriua, and they A the alrie ton nlMuit 4 lin.isio apiece. iii Imn-i- 1 live e,.ral . rm-- a di1 .fM reef ilia'll Hie plana ralliw wi M the aurfa.-ethe di'fvii.g .4 six great Iron pile HI fe Into the r.'k, Tlie pile, together an the entire 'iiertructurCH. were built ae, up and lilted In the North and I1 main point on iu out shipped to the nearestwere t carried land, whence they . . the reef oil linrge. worau a a lodlt first ontri.-lorTh" pin I form on Ihe reef hy driving a aer'rj or lmn h'l wooden pi!'', hot even wn reuilcrl cxci'dli gly dlfficolt 00 i nil ui of audd.'U aiornia. and start I ti days they were ilrl'en away.never nagsroi 'l.nigcr the braven splrlis wa atform romi'ie; nml at lsst the and the work of driving Hie great wmintm !" lmn pile iHitan. Il was painfully mid I'nII.'II. aa they had l go dnw'D fi tly straight, and every fw minute were ausiM'D'li d to BiaXe i.MWHtl"tis t' elKi'orate .4 teal. rniler the tdlaterlng son. ,pIIIv l.rtwixt water and sky. with clenth near. Ihe work wna pushed as rsptniy we sl-- . months P"ailie. anil i It waa a fore the fiiiinJiiHon was pronoan'-ee' erection I tlie As naiislly the rase, 12 v.-- ihp hiiiMTt-iu'f- wa r riN'e if Iron flilwl. tn' i.v Bud rlM'TH ii mi.-- pJurwi fofrthRf ' nntil Mi ihp rid, whon i. I1hii Am! anniiiFr lHonn ronix riB bit wa ihe Ai 0ntu. of the Vfr the a tin Kfutj1 Iishf. nmt. 1nJrWTa (h ihtk f t;iOR0 ho eret A Ujrl.t. th'Ia It 1. any r. tiilor then thfl the "f luue liiilMvi- ! -- - r- T11UUA8 |