| 单词 | caisson |
| 例句 | Moment ago there had been men moving all along the crest, men sitting and wandering and riding horses, artillery moving here and there, a wagon, a caisson. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Alexander’s guns were moving, realigning; horses were pulling caissons into position, stirring the dust. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There were only two known ways to resolve the soil problem: Build short and avoid the issue, or drive caissons down to bedrock. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He could see men moving among the caissons, men on horseback moving in the trees; here and there a pennant blew. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Another caisson went; the hospital was pooled in smoke, as in the morning mist. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A shell hit a caisson; it blew up in a great black tower of smoke, small black fragments whirling up into the air, fine dust sifting down everywhere, settling on the lips, into the eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Eads discovered that workers began experiencing the bends at sixty feet below ground, roughly half the depth to which a Chicago caisson would have to descend. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The guns were in line, the caissons were stacking shot, the gunners digging their small trenches. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the 352 men who worked on the bridge’s notorious east caisson, pressure-related illness killed twelve, left two crippled for life, and injured sixty-six others, a casualty rate of over 20 percent. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Another it was military night maneuvers—roaring motorcycles with sidecars, trucks with glowing green night-lights in their cabs, caissons carrying field artillery—all rattling past under the streetlamps. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They were posting cannon along the ridge by moonlight: pleasant looming shapes, rolling caissons. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To the right there was an artillery park, dozens of guns and caissons and horses. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Crossing slowly in the rain a few feet above the flood, pressed tight in the crowd, the box of an artillery caisson just head, I looked over the side and watched the river. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Then Washington suffered the bends working in the pneumatic caissons he had designed for the underwater foundations of the towers, and Emily saw the project through to completion. Brooklyn Bridge, Star of the City: Here’s a Tour 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z In the months since, the Army has retired older horses, some as old as 20 that were still part of the group pulling the more than 2,500-pound caissons, which date back to 1918. After Arlington National Cemetery horse deaths, Army makes changes to improve their care 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Drawn by four horses, his flag-draped casket arrived atop a black caisson in the small city of Glenwood, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. Slain Minnesota deputy remembered as ‘definition of a hero’ 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z They will lie in state for two days before horse-drawn caissons carry them back to their resting places. America’s first heroes: Revolutionary War soldiers reburied 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z They saluted, too, as the flag-draped caisson, drawn by six gray horses, drew forward. Legendary WWII hero, Holocaust camp liberator is laid to rest in Arlington 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The old foundation was replaced with concrete pilings and caissons resting on bedrock. Park Service launches massive plan to restore D.C.’s Tidal Basin 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Last week. the Army decided caisson operations would be suspended for 45 days to give the horses time to recover from any injuries. After Arlington National Cemetery horse deaths, Army makes changes to improve their care 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “The caisson, which segments the dry dock and allows work to proceed simultaneously on multiple vessels, will also be opened to allow water to fill the entire dry dock.” Satellite images suggest new Chinese carrier close to launch 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Supported by 27 caissons that run 60 feet deep, the two-story home hovers just above the water with multiple decks overlooking the ocean. In Malibu, a $40-million home rises from Suzanne Somers’ empty land 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z A soldier, gingerly, with almost mechanical precision, removed the silver urn containing Megellas’s cremated remains from the caisson and carried it to the gravesite. Legendary WWII hero, Holocaust camp liberator is laid to rest in Arlington 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z A band began Chopin’s funeral march, and a team of six black horses hitched to an empty caisson waited for its cargo. Veterans Day ceremony to mark centennial of America’s Tomb of the Unknowns 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The Army is also working on obtaining a lighter caisson to put less strain on the horses and developing new saddles and other tack to better prevent horse injuries, Pepin said. After Arlington National Cemetery horse deaths, Army makes changes to improve their care 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z On November 11, 1921, the Unknown was placed on a horse-drawn caisson and carried in a procession through Washington, D.C. and across the Potomac River. Historic first all-female guard change at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The largest foundation rests on a buried caisson 54-feet wide, 99-feet long and 20 feet deep, supported beneath by hollow concrete tubes that plunge 120 feet below sea level. Optimism grows in ability to fix West Seattle Bridge for another 15-plus years of traffic 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Naval Academy, after a horse-drawn caisson carrying the senator’s casket led a procession of mourners from the academy’s chapel to its cemetery. Today in History 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z The next day, the casket was carried out of the Capitol, down the central stairs on the east side of the complex and strapped onto a waiting horse-drawn caisson. Veterans Day ceremony to mark centennial of America’s Tomb of the Unknowns 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z But this time, they stood at attention as the caisson approached, there to usher Mr. Lewis along as he made his way to Montgomery. Selma Helped Define John Lewis’s Life. In Death, He Returned One Last Time. 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z A military honor guard moved the casket from the caisson to a hearse for the trip to Montgomery, where he will lie in state. John Lewis makes final journey across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z The memorial sits on fill dredged in the late 1800s from the Potomac River, and on 634 pilings and caissons sunk down to bedrock on the south side of the Tidal Basin. Bugs and bad weather have had their way with the Jefferson Memorial. Now the Park Service is fighting back. 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Christopher Slutman is to leave a Bronx funeral home atop a fire engine caisson Friday morning for St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue. NY funeral for Marine and firefighter killed in Afghanistan 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Pershing, wearing a dark mourning band on one sleeve, and Harding, wearing a top hat, walked side by side behind the caisson. Veterans Day ceremony to mark centennial of America’s Tomb of the Unknowns 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Lewis, who died on July 17, was carried by a horse-drawn caisson on Sunday across the bridge one last time. Selma Helped Define John Lewis’s Life. In Death, He Returned One Last Time. 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z A $48,800 grant was awarded to Parkers Crossroads Battlefield for a replica Civil War artillery caisson and interpretive signage. 4 war history projects in Tennessee receiving grants 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z There will, for example, be no riderless horse or horse-drawn caisson carrying the coffin to the cathedral. Mourners Stream Into the Capitol to Pay Tribute to George Bush 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Lee Gashel’s jacket, along with his hat and leggings, also found inside the suitcase, will be on permanent display in a room at the Legion hall, alongside an antique caisson. Tailor-made rescue: WWI jacket found, returned to family 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z As he was one of the first soldiers to arrive, his job was to deploy concrete caissons that would form a temporary harbor to help soldiers rapidly load cargo onto the beach. US veteran, 100, who showed immense bravery in WWII awarded top French honor 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z He rescued 14 soldiers from a concrete caisson that was hit by enemy fire, according to his son, William Pollard Jr. 100-year-old WWII veteran awarded French Legion of Honor 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The soldier’s caisson was accompanied by the president, chief justice, Pershing and the chiefs of staff, members of Congress, more than 40 fraternal groups and Medal of Honor winners marching four abreast. ‘The soul of America’: The day Arlington’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Needham said the settling involved caissons located near the center of the garage and affected two supports in different areas. Officials investigating why a Silver Line parking garage is sinking 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z A procession of more than 100 cars followed caissons bearing their flag-draped caskets from the National Guard Armory in Hyattsville, along Pennsylvania Avenue and west to Arlington National Cemetery for a short burial service. Who are the 49 World War I servicemen stirring a legal battle over a giant cross? 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Pollard’s son, William Pollard Jr., said his father helped rescue 14 soldiers from a caisson after it was hit by enemy fire. US veteran, 100, who showed immense bravery in WWII awarded top French honor 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Two horse-drawn caissons, moving side-by-side, each carrying a flag-draped casket, bore the remains to a new section of the cemetery as officials of the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Killed in battle 156 years ago, two soldiers finally laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The casket, still carrying its spray of roses, was rolled through town on a caisson, escorted by Army units from both countries, generals, military bands, Boy Scouts and American Legionnaires. ‘The soul of America’: The day Arlington’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Six horses pulled a caisson carrying a flag-draped coffin containing his urn. ‘I begged him not to’: He loved the CIA. And that’s what led to his death. 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z The senator’s widow, Cindy, and his children were among those who walked behind the caisson. Family, friends say final goodbye to McCain 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z At Arlington, Virginia, the McCormack brothers’ cremains were escorted in a horse-drawn caisson, with a full honor guard, for their interment. Missing in Action Project, Mission of Honor work to ensure military burials for veterans’ ashes 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The cortège stopped and 16 perspiring soldiers lifted the caskets from the black caissons. Killed in battle 156 years ago, two soldiers finally laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The family is seated, and a horse-drawn caisson brings the coffin to the gravesite. Opinion | What happens when a soldier dies 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z On this morning, the soldiers practiced loading and unloading the casket from a horse-drawn caisson, the 21-gun salute and folding the flag into a tight triangle for Gabe’s parents. Imperfect answers: A son killed in action and his parents ask why 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z A horse-drawn caisson carrying the senator’s casket led a procession of mourners from the academy’s chapel to its cemetery Sunday following a private service. Family, friends say final goodbye to McCain 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z If you take air at the surface and hold it, you can go as deep as your body will allow, and then return without decompression sickness, also known as the "bends" and "caisson's disease." Bodies Remodeled for a Life at Sea 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z It proves to be a harbinger of doom: Many of the laborers — and Roebling himself — would be stricken with decompression sickness or “caisson disease.” Building the Brooklyn Bridge, in Graphic Detail 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z At the gravesite, pallbearers lift the casket from the caisson and carry it to a platform. Opinion | What happens when a soldier dies 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Two black Percherons pulled the caisson slowly up to the top of the hill as Gabe’s fellow soldiers walked alongside. Imperfect answers: A son killed in action and his parents ask why 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z He shows that beyond pulling carriages, carts and caissons, horses propelled science into a new age as a crucial subject in the study of anatomy, genealogy and locomotion. ‘Farewell to the Horse’ celebrates the role of horses in history 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z He shows that beyond pulling carriages, carts and artillery caissons, horses propelled science into a new age as a crucial subject in the study of anatomy, geneology and locomotion. Review | How the horse helped shape our world — at great expense to itself 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Roebling notes, “These will be the largest caissons ever built.” Building the Brooklyn Bridge, in Graphic Detail 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Among the big dismantling challenges that still await are the caissons used for propping up the Tappan Zee’s main span. The End for the Tappan Zee Bridge Comes in Pieces, Not With a Boom 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z The stone block structures are impressive feats of engineering, but the project is revealing information about the process of harbour construction through wooden caissons and pilings used as foundations. New underwater discoveries in Greece reveal ancient Roman engineering 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Whereas many wave pools use paddles, plungers, caissons, or other strategies to effectively throw water into the air, Fincham’s team designed a hydrofoil that is partially submerged in water. A surfer and a scientist teamed up to create the perfect wave 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The foundations of the bridge are large caisson - circular steel structures - sunk into the mud of the estuary to bedrock level. Everything you need to know about the Queensferry Crossing - BBC News 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Severe decompression sickness from being in the caissons frequently confined him to a sickroom during construction. The man who built an American icon 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Eight underwater rectangular caissons support 70 percent of the bridge’s dead weight and 30 cylindrical caissons hold up the rest. The End for the Tappan Zee Bridge Comes in Pieces, Not With a Boom 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z On the morning of Nov. 25, 1963, a horse-drawn caisson bearing Kennedy’s body left the White House, followed by his widow, his brothers, politicians and leaders from around the world. JFK’s D.C.: A guide to the haunts and hangouts of one of Washington’s most beloved locals 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The body of Glenn, who was 95 when he died Dec. 8 in Columbus, Ohio, was carried through the downpour on a black, horse-drawn caisson decorated with silver stars and golden wheel hubs. Astronaut, senator, Marine: John Glenn is buried in Arlington Cemetery 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The south caisson is the height of the Statue of Liberty. Everything you need to know about the Queensferry Crossing - BBC News 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z His flag-draped coffin covered in plastic to protect it from the pouring rain, was carried to the grave site on a horse-drawn caisson. ‘Godspeed, John Glenn’ 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z To free the circular caissons, a crew of divers — dressed in deep sea diving suits — shears the concrete piles underneath with electric cutting rods whose temperatures exceed 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The End for the Tappan Zee Bridge Comes in Pieces, Not With a Boom 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z About 300 mourners said their final goodbyes accompanied by military ritual: a horse-drawn caisson, taps, and an F-16 flyover. An American Hero Comes Home, at Last 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Construction did not begin in earnest until 2014 over the tracks west of 10th Avenue, on a project called Hudson Yards, atop more than 300 caissons drilled into bedrock. Putting a Skyscraper on a Pedestal 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Reaching 100 feet into the bedrock are 96 caissons, which are now awaiting the leg pedestals. Rolling Out a Huge Wheel on the Staten Island Shore 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z On Thursday, a public service will be held at noon at the Camp Ripley Chapel, including a horse-drawn caisson procession and a Blackhawk flyover. National Guard releases funeral details for Gen. Vessey 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z His flag-draped casket was transported by horse-drawn caisson to Historic Hollywood Cemetery. Remains of WWII pilot who died in 1945 buried in Houston 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z A visit to the middle caisson this summer opened my eyes to a world I could not have imagined out in the Hudson River. Pier 57 Goes Down in History as a Place Where Concrete Floats 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z The technicians dubbed this weapon Helen of Bikini, and one of the congressmen in attendance was allowed to chalk “Made in New Mexico” on its caisson. America at the Atomic Crossroads 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z His new owner will be someone who knows how to handle him: Carroll Urzendowski, a former caisson soldier himself. Two retired horses who served their country finally have new homes 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z One hundred and forty-nine giant concrete caissons called Phoenix units, each of them as large as a six-story office building, had to be constructed, towed across the Channel, and sunk in place. The D-Day Myth About Winston Churchill’s Pet Project 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The horses, the caisson, the guns, the band. A female spy finally gets the recognition she deserved 70 years ago 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Though the caissons are submerged, they can be reached by stairs down shaftways through the pier shed deck. Pier 57 Goes Down in History as a Place Where Concrete Floats 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z One source of the debris at the former dam site is a hunk of the former foundation and parts of a construction caisson still in the river, said Barb Maynes, spokeswoman for the park. After the dams: A river of junk runs through unleashed Elwha 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z “Not many people can say that they own a caisson horse,” she said. Free to a good home: Horses who have served their country 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The caisson carried a silver ceremonial coffin that was empty, except for an American flag. Sisters gather at Arlington for farewell to a brother and lost Tuskegee airman 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z She cried as the caisson approached and when a major pinned a gold star onto her coat. Solving MIA case from World War II creates family tie 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z After all three caissons were anchored, a steel superstructure was built over them. Pier 57 Goes Down in History as a Place Where Concrete Floats 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z At the veterans cemetery, Ponder’s flag-draped casket was pulled on a horse-drawn caisson. Slain Kentucky trooper remembered as hero at funeral 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z They start their day in the barn at Fort Myer at 4:30 a.m., when soldiers assigned to the caisson come in to prepare for the day’s funerals. Free to a good home: Horses who have served their country 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Steel columns atop the caissons support deep trusses on which the platform is being built. A Garden Will Grow With Fans, Concrete, Coolant and 28,000 Plants 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Steel-and-concrete beams connected the caissons below grade, and steel beams linked the columns in the air. Architect's homework: When you can't build it on, build it over 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Instead, most of its weight is supported on three buoyant concrete boxes, called caissons, anchored permanently below the water line. Pier 57 Goes Down in History as a Place Where Concrete Floats 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z A funeral procession was to accompany a caisson carrying the flag-covered casket to a cemetery north of Cincinnati for a private burial. Police around country gather to honor slain Cincinnati cop 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z They have served in a role almost unique in the U.S. military, that of the caisson horse. Free to a good home: Horses who have served their country 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, a horse-drawn caisson carried Pinckney to the Statehouse building in Columbia, where it was displayed under the rotunda. Charleston mourns as funerals for church-shooting victims begin 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z A horse-drawn caisson will carry his casket less than a mile from Leevy’s Funeral Home to the statehouse. As Confederate flag flies nearby, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney to rest in South Carolina Capitol 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z During World War II, he had worked on building the floating concrete caissons that were used to form artificial harbors on the coast of Normandy, France, during the Allied invasion of June 1944. Pier 57 Goes Down in History as a Place Where Concrete Floats 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Before the arrival of the caisson, the horse-drawn cart that carries the coffin, the caretakers discreetly left the area to get started on another site. No Rest for Arlington National Cemetery’s Minders of Details 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z “The caisson horses are known for being very calm,” Sears said. Free to a good home: Horses who have served their country 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z In some situations, reinforced concrete caissons may need to be sunk 30 feet deep. Basements: The underground trend in adding space to homes 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z As the president’s coffin was placed on a horse-drawn caisson, his widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, leaned down and said something to her son. Dan Farrell, 84, photographer who captured funeral salute by JFK’s son 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z A smaller caisson, 367 feet by 80 feet, was designed to support the perpendicular head house at the front of the pier, making a T shape. Pier 57 Goes Down in History as a Place Where Concrete Floats 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z AP reporting from accounts as saying "the road for miles was strewn with broken down wagons, caissons, and baggage of all kinds, presenting a scene seldom witnessed on the part of Lee's army." Battle of Appomattox Court House: 150 Years Later 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Kris Loudner, who has been one of the caisson riders for more than a year, said the riders polish every piece of tack daily — that’s 314 pieces of brass shined every morning. Free to a good home: Horses who have served their country 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z A black horse-drawn caisson transported his casket, which was carried to the grave site in a tight drill performed by soldiers from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, known as the Old Guard. Sen. Edward Brooke remembered at Washington National Cathedral 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Querying letters poured into The New Yorker’s office like water over the sides of a caisson. Frames of Reference 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z When the caissons were finished, water was piped back into the basin and the caissons floated upward. Pier 57 Goes Down in History as a Place Where Concrete Floats 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z A police honor guard hoisted the casket out of the hearse and onto a horse-drawn caisson as the family watched. Rollicking funeral procession a fitting coda for former D.C. mayor Marion Barry He marveled when he first joined the caisson at how the animals knew how to behave when each funeral procession started. Free to a good home: Horses who have served their country 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Department of Transportation that installing the caissons while the highway is in use would be hazardous and disturb nearby residents. Developer wants portion of I-395 in D.C. shut down to expedite construction project Andrew Lawson was lowered in a bucket into a caisson in San Francisco Bay in order to decide if the south pier of the Golden Gate Bridge could be constructed where it is. Frames of Reference 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Solid concrete would sink but the caissons are hollow boxes. Pier 57 Goes Down in History as a Place Where Concrete Floats 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z At 12:41 p.m., the caisson driven by two men in black top hats entered the parking lot of Temple of Praise. Rollicking funeral procession a fitting coda for former D.C. mayor Marion Barry The caisson horses are accustomed to hard work. Free to a good home: Horses who have served their country 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Gundlach makes a point to show off one of the 50 concrete foundation caissons supporting his property. Glory To The New Bond King 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Seven white horses led the wooden caisson and 300 mourners followed it. Gen. Harold Greene’s funeral is a fitting coda to a dozen years of war The first caisson made its way to the city in only 13 hours and 30 minutes. Pier 57 Goes Down in History as a Place Where Concrete Floats 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z The remains of Greene, a two-star general, were carried in a caisson, escorted by two platoons, a band and a riderless horse, protocol for those with ranks of colonel and higher. Mourners gather at Arlington Cemetery for burial of general killed in Afghanistan They followed the horse-drawn caisson bearing their comrade’s body and stood by as Navy jets roared overhead and the smell of the smoke from the rifle salute drifted on the breeze. Jeremiah Denton, admiral, senator and defiant Vietnam POW, is buried in Arlington A 200-metric-ton crane will travel on a pontoon in the convoy, ready to assist in the event that one of the flotation caissons slips, as one did last April. Massive Convoy to Assist Wrecked Costa Concordia Out to Sea 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Salvage crews repaired and remounted the escaped caisson and are now finishing installation of the remaining ones. Capsized Costa Concordia Is Finally Set to Leave Its Watery Grave 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z It’s a quiet spot where the faint sound of Taps, the distant crack of a rifle salute or the clip-clop of a horse-drawn burial caisson can drift on the spring breeze. Arlington Cemetery commemorates 150 years as the nation’s military burial ground Bugles blow and caissons roll two dozen times each day. At that rate in 15 years, there’ll be no room to lay… in Arlington, in Arlington. 'In Eighteen Hundred Sixty Four the Burying Began' - Arlington Cemetery at 150 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The caissons are part of an intricate buoyancy system that was used to rotate the ship upright, and which will be used to refloat it sometime this summer or early fall. Salvage of Costa Concordia Shipwreck Suffers Setback 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Soon after the caisson carrying Kennedy's coffin arrived at Arlington National Cemetery, 81 percent of American homes with a television had their sets tuned in, ratings agency Nielsen said. The curious and the skeptical mark murder anniversary at Oswald grave 2013-11-25T01:26:52Z These caissons are large metal boxes into which compressed air will be pumped to float the ship. Capsized Costa Concordia Is Finally Set to Leave Its Watery Grave 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Fifty-five years later, in the wake of another devastating conflict, a horse-drawn caisson bore to Arlington the body of another unknown American soldier, this time from World War I . Arlington Cemetery commemorates 150 years as the nation’s military burial ground Bugles blow and caissons roll two dozen times each day. At that rate in 15 years, there’ll be no room to lay… in Arlington, in Arlington. 'In Eighteen Hundred Sixty Four the Burying Began' - Arlington Cemetery at 150 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Sloane says that at no time was the ship’s equilibrium compromised; the rest of the caissons will be installed while the S13 is being repaired. Salvage of Costa Concordia Shipwreck Suffers Setback 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z When the caissons are flooded with seawater, they should exert a downward pull on that side of the ship, causing it to roll slowly from its side into an upright position. The Delicate Dance of Raising the Concordia 2013-09-16T18:50:27Z The builders eschewed the wooden piles that supported most piers, and instead used three caissons, enormous concrete boxes. Square Feet: Pier’s Developer Looks for a Creative Tenant Mix 2013-09-04T00:19:24Z The basic plan is to roll the ship upright and then refloat it using huge metal boxes, or caissons, welded to its sides. Salvaging the Costa Concordia 2013-01-11T01:21:54Z Bugles blow and caissons roll two dozen times each day. At that rate in 15 years, there’ll be no room to lay… in Arlington, in Arlington. 'In Eighteen Hundred Sixty Four the Burying Began' - Arlington Cemetery at 150 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The rogue S13 was the first of the horizontal caissons to be attached to the ship. Salvage of Costa Concordia Shipwreck Suffers Setback 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Welded to the exposed flank of the ship are huge, hollow watertight boxes, called caissons, which all by themselves weigh over 11,000 tons. The Delicate Dance of Raising the Concordia 2013-09-16T18:50:27Z Perhaps the caissons are already on the way; certainly a group of strangers has been busy on the shore any time this past twelve months. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z There is a hellish healing power in the roll of drums, the rumble of caissons, the tramp of a regiment. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z After securing some prisoners and tumbling two cannon and their caissons into the river, Lieutenant Angus began to look around for Captain King. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z The Concordia is resting safely on massive underwater platforms on the seabed and kept upright by a series of chains, pulleys and caissons on the ship’s port side. Salvage of Costa Concordia Shipwreck Suffers Setback 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Other cables and winches connecting the caisson side of the ship with the outer edge of the platform will provide an additional pull that will help the ship straighten up. The Delicate Dance of Raising the Concordia 2013-09-16T18:50:27Z As a part of his plan he suggested that they should be sunk in large conical caissons of wood, 150 feet in diameter at the base and sixty feet broad at the top. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z A steel caisson was carried up to an elevation exceeding 14,000 feet. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Tents, carts, caissons, batteries of artillery, men on horse and on foot extended as far as the eye could reach. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z The latter is a caisson of iron rooted to the rock by a filling of concrete, and is washed on all sides by the waters of the harbor. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Six guns, six caissons, sixty horses, eighty men, race for the brow of the hill as if he who reached it first was to be knighted. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z He caught up with some stragglers, equipments, ammunition, and remains of some caissons, and at last made a grand haul of a herd of eight hundred beef cattle and thirty-one wagons. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Patients suffering acutely with mountain sickness were placed inside this caisson, and on restoring the atmospheric pressure within it artificially all unfavorable symptoms—headache, high respiration and accelerated pulse—disappeared. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Upon a caisson was placed the casket and conveyed to Hollywood Cemetery. Life Gleanings 2011-12-01T03:00:23.890Z The most emphatic voices were those of the drivers, who were piloting the horses drawing the artillery and caissons. The Boy Volunteers with the French Airman 2011-11-07T02:00:17.100Z Men cannot pass from caisson to gun without climbing over winrows of dead. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z We passed abandoned wagons in flames, and limbers and caissons of artillery burning sometimes in the middle of the road. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The rooms of the summit observatory would need to be built as steel caissons, and supplied with compressed air at sea-level tension. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z The fire from our own batteries, near the Chancellor House, blew up two caissons or their limber chests, and the rest of the Southern battery sought a safer place. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z The largest dock is divisible by a central caisson so that four ships can be docked at one time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z We had guns that we knew how to use, and caissons full of ammunition, but we had no horses to draw either the guns or the caissons. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z Men singly and in detachments were mingled with sutlers’ wagons, artillery caissons, supply wagons, and ambulances, each striving to get ahead of the other. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z If this pressure is doubled or trebled, as in submarine caissons, life becomes insupportable. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z There will be nine gateways and columns, with nine arches and nine arched windows and nine caissons nine feet in diameter. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z They could hear the steady tramp of men or the creak of gun-carriages and caissons passing, like a march of fate that would never end. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Old cannon, caissons and wagon wheels are scattered about inside, together with ramparts and wire chevaux-de-friezes which the cadets are practiced in constructing. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z The men, thinking it unsoldier-like to flinch, or complain of their exposure, worked away very courageously till the limbers and caissons were ordered forward, on the right and left of the guns, to safer cover. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The entrance is controlled by either gates or caissons. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z His body was sent back to Baton Rouge with a detail from his regiment, a platform having been improvised for the purpose upon one of the caisson carriages of Nimms' Battery. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z The pin which coupled the piece proper to the caisson was removed, and there she stood in position on her two wheels, some distance ahead of the caisson, in which the cartridges were kept. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z As he hurried across the caisson on his way to the jetty where the destroyers were berthed he overtook a lieutenant commander, whom he recognised as Terence Aubyn, a particular friend of Flight-lieutenant Fuller. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Angus and his seamen who had accompanied King rushed upon the Red House, captured the field-pieces stationed there, spiked them, and threw them and the caissons into the river. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z "The sight of the eight-pounders and the dark caissons has done the work." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The rider on the nigh leader of the caisson whirled his horse to the left, but it received the carriage pole on the right foreleg and went to the ground, dragging its mate with it. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z A wounded horse, unable to lie down, was standing near a dismantled caisson. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z To make an oil-collecting caisson, such a pile would be used as a collar around a funnel-topped tube that would sit over the leak. Fixing oil wells: The price of staying in the game 2010-08-12T11:39:00Z The younger Metzler sledded down the cemetery's hills as a child and often rode on the ceremonial horse-drawn caissons on their way back from important funerals, he said in a 1991 interview. 20 years of problems at Arlington Cemetery 2010-07-26T04:00:00Z The caisson gates ground to with almost indecent haste behind her, as some castle portcullis might do as the last prisoner was dragged through. H.M.S. —— These are early signs of the effects of high pressure, and are seen to a more marked degree in cases where a man has descended suddenly into a mine, caisson, &c. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide After a resistance of about ten minutes we drove him from his position on the left, and carried his battery of two guns, caissons, and horses. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z A containment assembly would then be attached to the top of the caisson to send the oil elsewhere. Fixing oil wells: The price of staying in the game 2010-08-12T11:39:00Z At 10 A. M. the enemy undertook to silence the battery supported by the Seventh, but their own guns were soon silenced by the blowing up of two of their caissons. The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I Slowly she gathered way, and to the clatter of the dockyard capstans as the slack of the hawsers was taken in, her forty-foot curved stem passed the black caisson gates. H.M.S. —— The effects of high pressure are seen in divers, caisson workers, miners. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide He abandoned wagons, caissons, and forage, and everything that impeded his march. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z The caisson could not simply be capped, because the oil pressure would blow its suction pile out of the sea floor. Fixing oil wells: The price of staying in the game 2010-08-12T11:39:00Z They lost fifty-two guns, their whole baggage and pontoon train, all their caissons, and eighty standards wrested from them in fair fight. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 We saw many large caliber guns and caissons, that were back from the front for repair, also blocks of salvaged motor trucks. History of Ambulance Company Number 139 The outer toe of the caisson blocks is protected from being undermined by two tiers of large concrete blocks laid flat on the rubble mound. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Miles of wagons, caissons, ambulances, forges, arms, ammunition,—all that belonged to that portion of the line, was lost to Lee in a moment. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z For cases like this the system will have a range of watertight structures called caissons, which are based on the suction-pile technology used to emplace deep-sea moorings and foundations. Fixing oil wells: The price of staying in the game 2010-08-12T11:39:00Z When he thought they were directly over it he hurled two of the bombs at the caisson, but they missed. The Guns of Europe Seemingly endless lines of artillery regiments on their way to form the reserve for the St. Mihiel drive, passed us along the road with their caissons and guns of all sizes. History of Ambulance Company Number 139 Having carefully examined the staple, Ray rowed round to the other three caissons, a few feet distant, but there discovered nothing. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England There were frequent interchanges of shots between the cavalry, hovering like a cloud upon Lee's flank, also captures of abandoned wagons, ambulances, caissons, pieces of artillery, and picking up of stragglers. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Once the caisson was in position, the pile would be pumped out and driven into the ooze. Fixing oil wells: The price of staying in the game 2010-08-12T11:39:00Z I would have been tied to a spare wheel at the back of an artillery caisson, but as they were leading me away I asked to speak to my sergeant. The Black Watch A Record in Action They could see dead horses, shattered wagons and caissons, trampled and torn up wire entanglements, and ambulances darting here and there. History of Ambulance Company Number 139 The staples are already driven in, and the unsuspicious-looking wire ropes, attached to which the boxes of gun-cotton and other explosives are to be sunk between the four caissons, are all in readiness. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England While on drill in the afternoon, I, in attempting to mount, lost my balance and fell, the hind wheel of the caisson running over my left ankle, luckily without any dislocation. An Artilleryman's Diary The caisson would fill with oil from the leak. Fixing oil wells: The price of staying in the game 2010-08-12T11:39:00Z Two cannon of our batteries were dismounted, one ammunition caisson was blown up and a number of horses were killed. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts A great many caissons, limbers and carriages had been destroyed, and usually from ten to twenty-five men to each battery had been struck, at least along our part of the crest. The Battle of Gettysburg Perhaps the worst task on this night was that of the drivers on the caissons which carried the shells from the railroad track to the position. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The caisson gone to the landing this morning for ammunition. An Artilleryman's Diary As one caisson descended the other rose, and the apparatus was worked by putting about a ton more water in the descending caisson than in the ascending one. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" I found a live Johnny; there were a number of dead men lying about among the caissons and dead horses, but one I saw moved. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts As this part of Lake Champlain is narrow, a connection was kept up between the two forts by a floating bridge, supported on twenty-two sunken piers in caissons, formed of very strong timber. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools But the rain was still pouring down so heavily and the sky was so black that the caissons had to be unloaded by lightning flashes. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The caisson fell in the train, but the pieces with the 59th Indiana, Colonel Alexander, were left for a rear guard. An Artilleryman's Diary The change is made while the vessels are floating in 5 ft. of water contained in a wrought iron caisson, 75 ft. long and 15� ft. wide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Graving docks are generally closed by ship caissons; but where they open direct on to a tidal river, and there is some exposure, gates are adopted, or sometimes sliding caissons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The burning caissons, as we rode by, were anything but pleasant neighbors, and were exploding right and left, but I do not recollect of any of our men being hit by them. The Falling Flag Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox With this intermittent illumination, unloading four caissons was a slow job. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division First Section of caissons have gone to the landing for ammunition. An Artilleryman's Diary An hydraulic ram 3 ft. in diameter supports each caisson, the bottom of which is strengthened so as to transfer the weight to the side girders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Compressed air in bottomless caissons has been increasingly employed in recent years for carrying down the subaqueous foundations of river quay walls, through alluvial deposits, to a solid stratum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" At 6 o'clock, on the Friday morning, the outer door of the caisson clanged and the foreman of the sand hogs came out. The Boy With the U.S. Miners The Ourcq was not more than fifteen or twenty feet wide at the place where our guns and caissons forded it. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division For four miles the road was scattered with dead rebels and caissons etc. An Artilleryman's Diary It is in some respects like the Monkland canal incline, but the movable caissons work on four pairs of rails on an incline of 1 in 14, broadside on, and the boats are entirely waterborne. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" These caissons were provided for their sinkage with temporary dams of masonry closing the opening of the lock at the extremities of each caisson, enabling the gates to be subsequently erected under their shelter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" During the early organization of the guard she had been provided with eight 3.2-inch B. & L. rifles, together with limbers, caisson, harnesses, etc. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. Sunday, March 23, the guns and caissons were taken to Oberwinter, and there turned in. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division We had no horses to take out our Battery, but went as drivers on one of our caissons with the Illinois Battery to fill the place of the one that was "blowed up" Monday. An Artilleryman's Diary It consisted of a timber caisson, weighing 64 tons when full of water, counterpoised by heavy weights carried on timber platforms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The junctions between the foundations of the heads and the adjacent foundations were effected by small movable caissons carried down in recesses provided in the buried caissons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The great horses plunging, caissons rattling, drivers holding the reins taut, scarlet flags fluttering, it galloped over the muddy, bumpy field with a wonderful rush. A "Y Girl in France Letters of Katherine Shortall July 9, the battery entrained for Fort Sheridan with its 30 horses, guns, caissons and supplies. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division I crawled under the caisson and fell asleep with no covering save my overcoat and poncho. An Artilleryman's Diary The two presses in which the rams work are connected by a 5-in. pipe, so that the descent of one caisson effects the raising of the other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The foundations for these heads were carried down to an impermeable stratum by means of two bottomless caissons, filled eventually with concrete, 213� ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Our caissons were sent after ammunition several times. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery At noon, November 23, the coffin was carried from the hospital, placed upon a caisson, and draped with a large American flag. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Harnessed up my team this morning instead of wheel team on five caisson. An Artilleryman's Diary The power required was provided by two high pressure steam engines of 25 h.p., driving two large drums round which was coiled, in opposite directions, the 2-inch wire rope that hauled the caissons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The caisson is furnished with an air chamber to give it flotation, which is adjusted by ballast according to the depth of water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Our battery withdrew their guns with honor, leaving the dead, some of the wounded, and two caissons behind. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery Then guns, caissons, wagons and horses were packed on flat cars in short order. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The road was mostly corduroyed and very good, but some places not finished very badly cut. 1st caisson got stuck and it took nearly half an hour to extricate. An Artilleryman's Diary The gates in the caisson and canal are also worked by hydraulic power. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The caisson itself also serves as a very strong movable bridge, and therefore is often preferred at dockyards to dock gates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Near daybreak, one of our caissons and one of Battery B’s, were upset in crossing a stream. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery The reserve ammunition stored in the trench had been expended, and the caissons were bringing up more. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division A caisson of the Illinois Battery had exploded while returning from drill, killing six cannoneers instantly and wounding two. An Artilleryman's Diary In each chamber there worked a timber caisson, suspended at either end of a chain hung over large pulleys above. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Like a sliding or rolling caisson, it provides a bridge for crossing over the entrance of the graving dock when in position. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" One of the rear wheels of the fourth caisson, was shot away. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery And that the caissons reached the position without accident seemed a miracle, for which the drivers can not be given too much credit. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Two guns, caisson, harness and all equipments pertaining to them were turned over this afternoon. An Artilleryman's Diary This we did for nearly a mile, gaining two brass guns at one place, four brass and two Parrott guns, several caissons and limbers at another. A Historic Sketch Lest We Forget Company E 26th Ohio Infantry Broken caissons and disabled cannon in front of these two redoubts showed plainly what a terrific struggle had been gone through with in their front. In and Out of Rebel Prisons Saturday, April 18.—Grain is already kept on caissons and limbers, and one bag on top of the gun. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery Then a caisson, catching up to the column, went over the horse’s hoof, and the animal had to be shot. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Harness racks erected, brush shade put over caisson and racks. An Artilleryman's Diary For the first few miles the road was quite hilly, and one of the Kentucky battery’s caissons was capsized over a bank, and had to be left behind. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. During the day the town was pretty effectually shelled, and a caisson was blown up on each side. History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers Battery A, Fourth regulars, had a caisson blown up, one man killed and four wounded. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery The wooden boxes roped on top the caissons swayed and tossed, spilling gas equipment and liaison instruments, to be picked up by the dismounted men following, who cheered on the drivers to greater speed. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Took the six pieces and caissons, leaving the battery wagon and forge. An Artilleryman's Diary A halt was made, and the order given to transfer all extra baggage from the pieces and caissons to the baggage wagons, and be prepared for action. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. "Goodness!" murmured Monty Scruggs, with colorless lips, as the regiment came into line and moved forward to the battery's line of caissons at the bottom of the hill. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign The action was kept up until a rebel caisson was blown up, whereon firing ceased. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery In the morning, caissons were sent out for more ammunition. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Teams and men gathering rebel pieces and caissons. An Artilleryman's Diary About fifteen hundred horses and mules, five hundred wagons and harness, fourteen guns, with caissons and equipments complete, five thousand muskets, together with a large quantity of provisions, clothing and ammunition, fell into our hands. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. The road was strewn with caissons, ammunition, clothing, and all kinds of material used by an army. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles Our battery carried their wounded off, but left one caisson behind, a lynch-pin giving way. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery About five kilometres back, the horse-lines were located in a wood of evergreens, where the caissons and picket lines were camouflaged under trees. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Head of column took the road towards Chattanooga and obliged to come back as we left it to the right. 2nd caisson lost the road in the dark, ran against a stump and capsized. An Artilleryman's Diary Had one very steep and bad hill to ascend, and found it necessary to double our teams; but it was some time ere all the guns and caissons were well at the top. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. Following this the whole surroundings were darkened, and up far in the air were sent guns, gun-carriages, caissons, picks, shovels, timbers and human beings. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles In the evening, we blew up a caisson of a rebel battery, which rode up at full speed, trying to get in action, causing them to withdraw immediately. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery But the caissons were not loaded and drawn through the miry field so easily. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The caissons that were brought up late last night were dressed in their proper position, completing our park. An Artilleryman's Diary In going down a steep pitch, the reach of the forge was broken, and a little further on, two caissons broke down. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. A party of sappers could set a caisson round it, bore a gallery, insert a charge, and blast the rock into smithereens with safety and despatch. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) Two more guns and caissons were taken from the enemy to-day. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery Recently captured Germans were gathering stones to fill shell holes in the road and make it passable for the long line of wagons, carts, ambulances, guns and caissons. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division They are rifle caissons and will have to be remodelled before ammunition can be packed. An Artilleryman's Diary That, he recognized by its deep grumbling noise, was cannon; the rattling sound, like an empty hay wagon, was caissons, while the muffled, thudding echo was cavalry at the trot. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch The tavern was under the station's caissons near the main anchor cable, looking out into deep water. The Sensitive Man Battery B, lost a caisson and two men taken prisoners, coming from Thoroughfare Gap. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery In the afternoon the battery went into position in front of LaMarche, the limbers and caissons going into woods a few hundred yards ahead. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Sixth piece in the lead followed by the caisson on which the coffin was placed, the hind chests taken off. An Artilleryman's Diary At the rear was an idle battery, and three artillery men in a foolish row on a caisson nudged each other and grinned at the recruits. The Little Regiment And Other Episodes of the American Civil War The only part of this plan that was executed was the cast-iron caisson, which was deposited in its place among the sands. Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel Rebel caissons, full of ammunition, are frequently found on the roadside. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery “Horse down!” came the cry from a Fifth Section caisson. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Hitched up four guns and caisson and went out for battery drill under Lieutenant Hood. An Artilleryman's Diary After a spirited onset the Federals broke, leaving one piece of artillery, two caissons, two ambulances. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War I was quite at ease, thinking: "If they are still pursuing us, they will follow the bulk of the army, in order to take more prisoners and pick up the cannon, caissons, and baggage." Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 Cannon and their caissons covered one entire side of the square. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 The caissons drivers made trip after trip to bring back all the ammunition, under frequent shell fire on the road. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division As soon as it was light, hitched up on the sixth piece, the caisson to be left behind; seven cannoneers. An Artilleryman's Diary The road was filled with their wagons, ambulances and many caissons, the dying and wounded. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War The division stopped on the road and the gunners ran out at intervals and put their pieces in line fifty paces in front, with their caissons in the rear. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 The cannoneers sat sabre in hand, and behind came the caissons. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 Sometimes there was question whether the cannoneers were not pushing the horses as well as the caissons. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Heavy artillery, caissons and carriages going to the front in large numbers. An Artilleryman's Diary By the end of the next month a huge unwieldly foundation caisson was on the ways at a shipyard in Baltimore. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Cobb's battery had not been idle, and had gotten one caisson blown up by a shell from one of the enemy's Parrots. History of Morgan's Cavalry At every step we encountered dismounted cannon, broken caissons, and trees cut down by shot. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 The latter lay, dead asleep, on top of the caissons, while the horses munched in the bushes at the roadside. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division This morning at 8 A. M. we buried the remains of Mr. Gordon, the coffin borne on a caisson followed by martial band of 48th Infantry playing the dead march. An Artilleryman's Diary It was to that depth that the whole caisson had to be sunk. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The chief aim seemed to be to blow up Page's caissons, but, although the shelling was hot, they were all brought off safely. History of Morgan's Cavalry Watching the effect of the shots, we saw one of the caissons blown up, and a gun disabled, and soon confusion. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw By much shouting and more pushing, the men at last got the caissons past the wallow of gumbo to the hard road, where pulling was easy for the horses. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Look here, for instance," cried he, as he pointed to me with his sword, "is that 'gamin' yonder like an artillery-driver? or is it to a drummer-boy you intrust the caisson of an eight-pounder gun? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. At three o'clock in the afternoon a low hissing was heard in the caisson, and with a quick flicker the candles first burned low, then flamed anew, the color of the flame a lambent green. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers More than one hundred ambulances and wagons were captured, loaded with baggage; six pieces of artillery, with caissons and horses, and many prisoners. History of Morgan's Cavalry Yet the local troops and militia are marching out as I write; and a caisson that came in an hour ago has just passed our door, returning to the field. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The dirt road in front and the high road, which ran at an angle behind, drew much fire, making the drivers’ task in bringing up caissons of ammunition a dangerous one. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division "It was a mere accident that mounted me upon this caisson; but I am quite ready to believe that fortune intended me kindly when she did so." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Ten hale and hearty men had entered the caisson, ten wrecks emerged, the flesh of the inside of their throats raw and their eyes swollen and reddened beyond recognition. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The cannoneers, muffled in great coats, hung on the caisson seats and chided the drivers. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Eleven stand of colors were taken, and four guns, with their caissons; also wagons and other material. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House The following morning the second and third pieces were fitted with new tubes, and the caissons were loaded with ammunition before the battery set out again, this time on a march of twenty-two kilometres. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division It was to the ammunition caissons belonging to this battery that Josh had referred. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France They were headed by Griffin, the old caisson foreman, who had a record of having withstood the greatest pressure possible, a pressure of eight and a half atmospheres. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The brakes grated on the caisson wheels as we took the steep down-grade. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Close behind these, on the face of the hill were the caissons, and back of these, men holding the horses, the men themselves sheltered in holes which they had dug in the hillside. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House The guns of the second platoon were brought from Lunéville on the evening of March 7, and caissons of ammunitions followed during the night. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Our horses were not very strong, and after they had dragged the guns and caissons about a mile, their strength was gone. Campaign of Battery D, First Rhode Island light artillery. The caisson was within three quarters of an inch of the required depth! The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Gunner number three was kneeling over the fuse setter behind the caisson which stood wheel to wheel with the gun carriage. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Regiment after regiment of soldiers marched through the little village; then came lumbering guns and caissons clattering over the resounding cobblestones of the street. Aces Up The rattle of wagons, carts and caissons in the darkness betokened a continuous procession along the roads up to the front lines the whole night long. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The caissons in front with guns to the rear, we drew up by the roadside and replenished the smouldering fires with rails. Campaign of Battery D, First Rhode Island light artillery. Meantime, down in the caisson, the feared disaster had occurred. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers A piece of the bore splintered the wheels and buried itself in the ammunition caisson. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" And in addition to the marching men, the road was choked with artillery, caissons, ammunition wagons, and ambulances. Aces Up The sight of the guns and caissons dashing into action was stirring, and it sent up the spirits of the fatigued infantrymen to a pitch that enabled them to carry on when already exhausted. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The Ohioans had a man or two wounded and a caisson blown up. Campaign of Battery D, First Rhode Island light artillery. You see it's all sand there, that's why the caisson was made. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers In those streams were gun carriages, caissons, limbers, ammunition carts and grunting tractors hauling large field pieces. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Caisson after caisson had been blown up by the explosion of shells striking them. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs The caissons, which had gone back after more ammunition after they had come up with the pieces, came up with their second load in the midst of darkness. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The guns and caissons at the first uncritical glance looked like junk, but a second look revealed the error. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone As soon as the caisson was clear of water and the men were ready, they entered the caisson, crawled down the long ladder and began to dig away the sand. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Compressed air is used to work the sliding caissons which close the entrances of the docks and closed basin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" Where but sitting on one of those ammunition caissons that went whirling past us into action. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields Next day the caissons went after ammunition, and at night the regiment marched again on its way to the front. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division What with mathematical instruments to direct fire, instrument wagons, field forges, spare parts, and twelve or sixteen caissons, every horse and man belonging to the battery is necessary when a stiff action is going on. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone The work proceeded rapidly and without a hitch until the caisson had been sunk thirteen feet and a half. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers They left twenty-five dead horses on the field, with the débris of two caissons, disabled and exploded by the well-directed fire of Easton's battery, which accompanied the expedition. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry The tents were struck, the artillery horses attached to the gun carriages and caissons, and the cavalry horses saddled. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War The rebels left, in this last attack, several dismounted pieces of artillery, many blown-up caissons, and thousands of small arms, besides a thousand unhurt prisoners and a field literally covered with dead and wounded. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 The German field artillery frequently place their caissons at a distance of two hundred yards behind the guns, there being no limbers or caissons with the guns. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone They found that the caisson workers had tapped a vein of sulphuretted hydrogen, probably due to the decay of some deep beds of vegetable matter, such as sea-weed. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers In these charges and chase we captured two pieces of artillery, four caissons, several stand of small arms, and a large number of prisoners. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry And the guns and caissons of a battery of artillery were stalled near our camp, and had to be abandoned for the time. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Once in a while against the sky a row of caissons showed up, small and clear cut. Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor The caissons are usually in less numbers than the guns, there being two caissons behind four guns, or one caisson behind two guns. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone Every ear was keen for sign or sound of trouble, but the afternoon wore on, the sand came hurtling from the pipe and the caisson sank lower and lower. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The horses with the caissons were dashing madly through the forest, increasing the confusion, but they were caught and brought in. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field A few days later the guns and caissons were hauled out with ropes. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Bill, guiding the car with a practiced hand, swept smoothly along, avoiding the ruts made by the great trucks belonging to the ammunition trains and the rough wheels of the caissons. Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor They left their wounded upon the battlefields and abandoned their hospitals, caissons, and supplies. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone The caisson closed, and the steam-yacht warped up slowly to the pier. Hurricane Island It was a Rebel caisson blown up by one of Griffin’s shells. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field It had begun to rain again; down the solitary street of Morsbronn the artillery rolled, jolting; cannoneers, wrapped in their wet, gray overcoats, limbers, caissons, and horses plastered with mud. The Maids of Paradise Our cavalry didn't have any more fodder, but the Muscovites had it in ample amounts; their wagons, caissons, gun carriages even, were full of oats. My First Battle A Sergeant's Story As the caissons bring up the supplies of ammunition, the green-curtained motor ambulances speed on to the hospital with the wounded and the military police direct the congested traffic and keep watch for spies. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Colonel Roebling contracted the mysterious disease in the caissons which had proved fatal to several of the workmen in our employ. Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1883 The caissons of the artillery were filled up, and the regiments placed in position to move early in the morning. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field One of the horses attached to a caisson was in the path of the fiery missile, and the next instant the animal's head was severed entirely from his neck. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier A stunsail boom had been rigged out over the caisson, and rendered extremely fit for pedestrianism by plentiful libations of slush and soft soap. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 Another engineering device, very necessary in a land where foundations are so frequently built under water, is the enclosed caisson with compressed air, as shown in detail in this exhibit. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 For use in the caissons, the perfecting of the electric light came too late, though, happily, in season for the illumination of the finished work. Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1883 The drivers and gunners became frightened, and rode off with the caissons, leaving five unspiked guns to fall into the hands of the Rebels! My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field By the aid of powerful arc-lamps the dockyard hands took the crippled Oxford into dock, and, the caisson having been replaced, the water was quickly pumped out. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War They cared little for all the noise, and even the rumbling of the gun caissons as the artillery went by was not enough to disturb them at all. The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods Everything kept so still, the loudest noise I heard was the clucking of the wheels of the gun-carriages and caissons as they wound through the woods. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 One of the drivers reported that the horses hitched to the pole of one of the caissons, had eaten off about three feet of the seasoned oak pole. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. It was so sudden, unexpected, and terrifying, that officers and men fled, leaving their cannon, caissons, horses, and everything. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field As they continued their retreat down the valley, they came upon four guns, with caissons, that had been abandoned. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Most of the escort were killed or wounded, and Kellermann had a horse shot under him, while about the same time the explosion of two caissons of ammunition near the mill added to the alarm. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The guns are so heavy that they each have eight horses to drag them, and the caissons have six. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Lumsden and one of the other batteries to be ready to march at dusk, taking only the gun detachment and guns with their carriages, leaving the caissons in camp with their horses and drivers. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. The caissons wheeled, bringing the heads of the horses towards the Landing, trotted off eight or ten rods and took position sheltered by a ridge of land. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field The massive piers were sunk to the bed-rock by means of metal caissons. James B. Eads A caisson used instead of gates for a dry-dock. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The ceiling is broken up into octagonal caissons, their depths alternately laid with gold or silver, bearing the monogram of the monarch and his devise. Royal Palaces and Parks of France We made good embrasures, thickened the works in our front and dug trenches for our caisson wheels close behind works, so that axles lay on the ground. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. It has two wheels, and carries ammunition the same as the caisson. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field The carriages of three of the guns on the American side were broken, and two caissons, with over one hundred rounds of ammunition, were blown up by rockets, at which the enemy loudly cheered. The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 After them came the caissons and the other ammunition wagons, and then more warriors, hundreds and hundreds, joining in that ferocious whining chorus. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods Some of them were mounted, others were on foot, some on artillery caissons, and all full of fight. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 How those Yanks did yell, when the column of smoke went high in the air from our exploded caisson. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. Military personnel also salute during the passing of a caisson or hearse in a military funeral. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 Two pack-mules accompanied the party—one carrying a small howitzer, while the other was laden with the necessary caisson of ammunition. The Tiger Hunter The fore carriage of the gun and that of the caisson are identical. With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service Then the Federals sprang forward in a fierce charge, driving the Confederates back in confusion over their own guns, two of which were captured with their caissons and ammunition. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality We went at a gallop, or trot, or walk as fast as we could rush the guns and caissons. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. Corn and corn-meal, wagons, caissons, guns, pontoons, balks, chesses, and the like, were lying around promiscuously. History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service He stood leaning against a caisson staring at the letter, his face deathly white. The Greater Love The back carriage of the caisson carries two chests like that of the fore carriage. With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service The abundance of captured horses enabled him to make rapid changes for the guns and caissons and to continue the march without delay. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The writer had now been appointed a Sergeant, and been given a pie bald pony to ride at the head of his 4th Detachment of gun caisson. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. The members of the battery "hitched up" their animals again, and then took their seats on their horses and the gun-carriages and caissons. A Lieutenant at Eighteen An open box caisson was then sunk onto the stone and embracing the pile tops and then filled around the outside with more broken stone. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs In taking up a position, a battery should avail itself of all inequalities of the ground, for the shelter of its pieces and gunners, or of its limbers and caissons, at least. A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry The Lost Ford, as the place has since been called, proved available, the horses finding foothold, while the ammunition was taken from the caissons and carried across by the horsemen. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality On 29th, the Battalion of Reserve Artillery was ordered to leave guns and caissons, with horses and drivers, under charge of one Commissioned officer south of Duck river. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. He and I stood one night on a caisson at the Spider Water—the first caisson he put into the river—do you remember that big river you crossed on the plains——" "Indeed! The Daughter of a Magnate The tube was first moved across the caisson and then downstream and back across the caisson, and this operation repeated until a 16-in. layer was completed. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs An abandoned caisson or limber was all that the troops found. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps This done, the guns and empty caissons were pulled across by ropes, and soon all was in readiness to take up the chase again. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Shot and shell struck cannon, upsetting them; caissons exploded them. "Shiloh" as Seen by a Private Soldier With Some Personal Reminiscences I forgot to mention that Company K, Mix's Third New York Cavalry, charged and captured three pieces of artillery, with caissons, horses and all, in the most gallant manner. Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro (North Carolina) expedition, December, 1862 The low price of sand in the North caisson was brought about by the finding of good building sand in the excavation for the anchorage, which work was done by the same contractor. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs In the six light batteries 15 horses were killed and 12 wounded, and one caisson of the 1st Maine was upset and lost in crossing the Teche to go into action. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps The sand, some 14 feet in depth, which originally surrounded the building, has been washed away, allowing the sea free access to the foundation caisson, which is down 14 feet into the solid madrepore. Report on the Department of Ports and Harbours for the Year 1890-91 Colonel Dickey, of the Fourth Illinois cavalry, coming up, pursued the retreating column three miles, capturing 38 prisoners, six pieces of artillery, and a caisson. From Fort Henry to Corinth The first shot did no execution, but the next struck a caisson and exploded its contents. Reminiscences of a Rebel Wooden chutes were used on the South caisson; they rested on the caisson roof, were filled with concrete and then raised allowing concrete to flow out at the bottom. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Several hundred prisoners, eleven guns with their caissons, and many wagons —tersely described by Sheridan "as almost everything on wheels"—fell into the hands of the captors. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps On each caisson a stone pier was built to take the iron columns of the main structure, and thus we see the bridge was to cross the mile-wide river in three strides. Chatterbox, 1906 He was unable to carry off any of the heavy guns, but succeeded in shipping the guns of Bankhead's field-battery, leaving their limbers and caissons behind. From Fort Henry to Corinth We had taken a large number of prisoners, three pieces of artillery and several caissons and the Confederates fearful of the gunboats Diana and the Queen of the West falling into our hands burned them. The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster The caisson was then filled with concrete through the tremie which was handled by a traveling crane. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The explosion of a particular caisson, the shriek of a special shell, will ring in one's ears for life. The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 The three sets of caissons once being in their places, and the stone piers built on top of them, people at last began to see the beginning of the Forth Bridge. Chatterbox, 1906 This battery was hardly in position and under fire before Captain Behr was killed, and the men abandoned their guns, fleeing from the field with the caissons. From Fort Henry to Corinth They had the cannon along with them—two brass howitzers, with their carriages and caissons. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness For a 6-ft. diameter caisson these hoops are ¾ by 3 ins.; they are made in two parts, which are bolted together as shown by Fig. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Along the roads camions overturned, dead mules tangled in their traces beside shattered caissons, huddled bodies in long blue coats half buried in the mud of the ditches. One Man's Initiation—1917 At last he stumbled into the garden, where a mass of plunging horses tugged and strained at their harnessed guns and caissons. Lorraine A romance The battery took on board two guns and a wagon captured and brought off in place of two caissons and a wagon left behind, and also brought off twenty horses and one mule captured. From Fort Henry to Corinth Be good enough to stretch your traces there, right caisson. Waring's Peril The foundation area was 157×375 ft., and was excavated to a depth of 15 ft. below the street surface before the caissons were started. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs A guidon danced by; more guns, more caissons, then a trampling, plunging gallop, a rattle of sabres—and the battery had passed. Special Messenger We lost the four guns, with their caissons, and two hundred men. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Upon each caisson and every piece of artillery was plainly painted "Coldwater Battery." Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Anyway, fit well enough to take our battery from us—every gun, and some of the caissons.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The caissons, of which there were 126, were arranged in rows across the lot, there being from six to eight caissons in a row. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs On21 came the battery, thudding and clanking, horses on a long swinging trot, gun, caisson, forge, mounted artillerymen succeeding each other, faster, faster under the windows. Special Messenger With scarce a leg or wheel for man and horse, gun or caisson, to stand on, it continued to hammer away at the crushing fire above. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War In like manner one of his caissons blew up, and I do not think that he was able to make any practise whatever. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Wagons, teams, and led horses, quartermaster's stores of every description, bales of forage, caissons—all the paraphernalia of a magnificently appointed army—were scattered in promiscuous disorder along the bluff-side. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy An engine on the bank operated by a rope drive all the tripod sheaves for a row of six or eight caissons. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs On the Boulevard des Italiens appeared three regiments of the Line, a battalion of National Guards, a regiment of cuirassiers, and three field-pieces, with their caissons of ammunition. Edmond Dantès In order to lighten the caissons, some of the ammunition was removed from the boxes and destroyed; but as little as possible, for who could say it would not be needed on the morrow? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 A caisson burst close by, and I heard the howl of dying wretches, as the fires flashed like meteors. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Then up and away did we dash with a shout, With cannon and caisson, away in and out. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy As soon as one row of caissons was completed the stands, tripods, etc., which were made portable, were shifted to another row. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The horses were unharnessed by the people, the caissons opened, the ammunition distributed and the guns dragged off. Edmond Dantès Large caissons had to be sunk in the river in which to build the piers for the iron bridge, which cost an enormous sum of money in excess of the estimate. The Philippine Islands Here a caisson blew up, tearing the horses to pieces, and whirling a cannoneer among the clouds. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War We captured twenty-nine officers and 8,000 men and took six caissons and six machine guns. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 At times as many as five units were in operation, sinking 40 caissons. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs They took one of their caissons or passed it. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 There being no room in their rear, their caissons and limbers stood off to their right on a flat piece of heavily wooded ground. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson The cannoneers sat moodily upon the caissons, and the cavalry-men walked their horses sedately. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War They went up to the top of the hill, past dead men and horses, and much wreckage of caissons and gun wheels. The Long Roll In some recent work done by the inventor use has been made of the caisson construction shown by Fig. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Owing to the destruction by the Confederates of a bridge over Widow's Creek, it was impossible to transport by rail the artillery with caissons and horses nearer than four miles of Bridgeport. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Walter had mounted and was riding on a caisson, contrary to orders recently issued by Jackson. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson This promising youngster was one day seated on a caisson or ammunition waggon full of shells, &c., when it blew up. Memoirs As the batteries come up from the river see that every caisson is filled. The Long Roll In operation a batch of raw materials was being prepared in the hopper while the previous batch was being mixed and while the concrete car was delivering the still previous batch to the caissons. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs By the use of cotton bales the two guns were floated over the deep stream, and the artillery horses and caissons with extra ammunition were left behind. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Walter turned around, and, looking coolly at him, said, with his usual sang-froid, "Who are you, and what the devil have you to do with my riding on a caisson?" The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson The hill was strewed with small arms, and cannon and caissons met our view wherever we passed. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 All day the guns had been doggedly at work; horses and drivers and gunners and guns and caissons; there was death and wounds and wreckage. The Long Roll When the caissons go to rock the hoisting is done by power, so-called "cable set-ups" being used in most cases. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Wagons, gun-carriages, and caissons were strewn in disorder in the rear of the last stand of the Confederate Army. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Still photographed on my memory is the appearance of the body of one of the Second Virginia Regiment being hauled on our rear caisson. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Crossing the river, he came upon the pike, crowded with men and cannon, caissons and ambulances, wagons and pack animals. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 The men were down in the road, lifting the horses, dragging with them at gun and caisson. The Long Roll General Description.—The caisson method of construction is simple in principle. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs A caisson was upset, and a panic ensued, many of the troops continuing at a swift canter till they reached the Capitol, where they could call on the sergeant-at-arms to preserve order. Comic History of the United States To get some shade and to be out of the way I had crawled under a caisson, and was busy making up many lost hours of rest. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson General Cox also reported four other pieces and caissons captured in the valley between the hill carried by General McArthur and that taken by General Cox. Forty-Six Years in the Army Two of Rockbridge's horses were killed, a caisson of Stanard's exploded, scorching the gunners, a lieutenant was wounded in the thigh, but the batteries suffered less than did the infantry in the background. The Long Roll Caisson Construction.—The caisson construction, or more correctly the form of curbing most commonly used, is that indicated by the sketch, Fig. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Various arms hung or leaned against the walls—guns, pistols, and sabres—and two small pieces of cannon, with their caissons and carriages, stood in a prominent position. The Rifle Rangers In this encounter ten or twelve members of the company were wounded, and Frank Herndon, wheel driver at my caisson, was killed. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Every now and then a caisson would blow up—if a Federal one, a Confederate yell would immediately follow. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Ricketts and Griffin, cannoneers on caissons, horses urged to a gallop, thundered down the opposite slope, across Young's Branch and the turnpike. The Long Roll An average of 40 batches an hour mixed and put into the caissons was maintained with a force of 25 men. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Many guns and caissons taken from Howard's corps, and Whipple's ammunition train of pack mules were also recovered. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI Their position was the more favorable, as their limbers and caissons were behind the crest of the hill, while we were on level ground with ours fully exposed. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Gun, caisson, crew, even the draft team fifty yards behind, had simply vanished. Space Viking Guns and caissons slid heavily into deep mud holes. The Long Roll This is due to the fact that no two caisson jobs will average the same cost, notwithstanding the fact that the cost of material used and the labor conditions are exactly the same. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The result of this brilliant movement was the reoccupation of a great part of the works Howard had lost, and the capture of two guns and three caissons from the enemy. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI Still feeling the comfort of my clean clothes, I enjoyed a quiet night's rest on the top of a caisson, little heeding the gentle rain which fell on my face. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Medical men say that the effect is identical to that known as "caisson sickness," and is caused by the formation of bubbles of carbonic acid gas in the blood vessels. The Emma Gees He turned in his saddle and looked back at the last caisson vanishing over the hill. The Long Roll The manner of mixing the concrete and of handling it to the caisson varies of course with almost every job. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Three broken and damaged caisson bodies were also left behind. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI An hour later my gun came by, and I was put on a caisson and hauled around for an hour or two more. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson While placing the guns in position, two of the artillerymen, who are not often guilty of a false manœvre, broke the pole of a caisson. Napoleon the Little The horses slipped and fell; the weight of gun and caisson came upon them; together they rolled to the foot, where they must be helped up and urged to the next ascent. The Long Roll C. E., gives the following costs of concreting the pneumatic caissons for the Brooklyn tower of the Williamsburg bridge at New York city. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Not less than eleven caissons were blown up and destroyed; one quite near me. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI I was not averse to leaving this scene when the disabled caisson proceeded, and reached the pike. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Horses were being harnessed to guns, baggage wagons were being loaded, ammunition caissons were being got ready. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo Cleave addressed the figure, which, there being no help for it, had come from behind the caisson. The Long Roll The methods of work were as follows: After each caisson was built it was towed to its proper site, where it was held in place by temporary pile dock built completely around it. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs In carrying out these movements, however, he lost five guns and five caissons. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI Excepting the few minutes this occupied, our guns and limber-chests remained in the same position all day, the caissons plying steadily between the ordnance-train and the battle line, to keep up the stock of ammunition. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Three and four guns and caissons were attached to each truck, the truck loaded with soldiers and packs, then for a thirty kilometer race through the Marne Department in motorized artillery form. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces The less badly hurt sat or lay, dully suffering, on caissons. The Long Roll For caissons which are not specified to go to rock it is considered more economical to do the hoisting by windlass derricks operated by hand. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs That the Democrats placed a cannon near the voting-place and trained it upon the window where the Republicans, mostly negroes, were to vote, and that there was a caisson at the same place. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 In less than five minutes one of Latimer's caissons was exploded, which called forth a lusty cheer from the enemy. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson |
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