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From: George Rushton <>
Subject: Re: Re: [CASANFRA] Bay Bridge/caissons had names/the names/one for the Golden Gate
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 17:50:11 -0700 (PDT)
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Jim

Here are the dates, their number, names, the woman who launched the caissons, who the woman were, and title of the man who they were named for:

July 26, 1933, # 6 "CHAS. F. SWGERT" by Mrs. Joseph A. Moore Jr., wife of Mr. Joseph a. Moore of Moore Dry Docks, named for Mr. Swgert, president Transbay Construction Company, builders of the West Piers.

Aug 8, 1933, #E5 "HENRY J. KAISER" by Miss Grace A. Robins, president Bridge Builders Inc., builders of the East Piers.

Aug 11, 1933, # 4 "J. A. MC EACHERN" Mrs. C. H. Purcell, wife of chief engineer, v.p. Transbay Construction

Sept 27, 1933 #E4 "EDWARD H CONNOR" Miss Mildred Nadine Hamilton, debutante from Oklahoma, who was visiting friends in Oakland, Chief Engineer & Superintendent of construction for Bridge Builders Inc., had full charge of the sinking of the caissons

Nov 17, 1933 #3 "CHAS. DERLETH, JR." Mrs. Bonnie E. Nelson, member of board consulting engineers of San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge

Dec 1, 1933 #5 "H.J. BRUNNIER" Mrs. Charles Winterburn, wife Chuck Winterburn, a assistant football coach at Stanford, who with other coaches, when East to Temple with "Pop" Warner, member of board consulting engineers of San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge

Dec. 29, 1933, Caisson for South Pier of Golden Gate Bridge "CARLTON S. PROCTOR" Miss Maria Alexander, member of firm Moran and Procter, consulting engineers in the building of the piers for the Golden gate Bridge.

March 2, 1934 #E5 "STEPHEN D. BECHTEL" Mrs. Stephen D. Bechtel, his wife, member of the firm Bay Bridge Inc.

Information from the scrapbooks on the Moore Dry Dock Company, at the Oakland Library History Room, and a report title "Caisson Construction for the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge" by B. J. Osborne.





Jim Smith <> wrote:
That would be great to pull those names up again. funny, I always thought they looked like ships. I guess my perception wasn't unique.

Thanks George! These stories keep the city alive.
Jim


Original message attached.
Jim and Alyce

When I was doing some research on the Moore Dry Docks, in Oakland and Alameda in the Oakland History Room. Found out that all the caissons, that were build for the bridge towers, were named and had a launching, with a bottle of wine and all.

George

Jim Smith <> wrote:
This is great, Alyce. Not only does it give the history of the bridge but is documenting the new construction as it goes.

Thanks for sharing this,
Jim

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Subject: [CASANFRA] History in the Making - Bay Bridge

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> This is a really great website that has history about the Bay Bridge and
lots
of information about the new span they are building. Thought this group
would enjoy it.

Alyce
Walnut Creek, Ca
Click here: NewBayBridge.org - The
New East Span: History in the Making


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