Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-11-11
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THE suFfERINGs, YPERSEvERANtE AND
TRlUMPH OF GENilS.

| THE sUFFERINGs, ,fPERsEvERAN.E AND
| TRiUMPH OF GENilS.
There is at present in England an Ameri.
eau who went to that country TO endeavor to
interest The capitalists in bridge which he
has constructed, His name is Remington,
aud he is native Of Virginia. An accom-.
Of his progress is given by himself, in letter
10 Dixon H. Lewis, and is published in Hunts
Merchant Magazine. When he arrived in
England in January is47, he was without
money, and spent the first five months in
in vanly looking for somebody with enter
Prise enough TO encourage his plan, living all
the time on less than three perez rer day.
lie slept upon straw, for which he paid half
penny per night. His limbs became distorted
with rheumatism and he was literally cover
ed with rags and verni, consoring, as he
had 10 do, with the lowest b,ugars in London
Sill he did not despair. The incidents of
the succeeding three months he does not re-
late. His suiferings were 50 great that his
heal tuned gray. lie had 10 pay TO insurers
/ fl0 to obtain shilling for adDitarce to the
Royal Geological Gardens, where he succeed,
after much modification, in getting the ghost
OF model made OF the bridge. The model
although bad one, as,onishcd every body
Every engineer Of celebrity in London was
| called IN to decide whether it was practicable
TO throw it across the lake. -Four or five of
them, al the final decision, declared that The
model before them WIS passing sra re, but
! thai il conld not be carried 10 a much greater
length than the lsngih Of the mol,l. This
was the point of life OF deate with lhe inven-
tor. He says:-- .|.
| was standing amidst men Of the suppo-
sed greatest talent as civil engineers that the
world could produce, and the point decided
against me. This on time alone were my
| whole energies ever aroused. nevertalked
I beforc-I was haggard and fan, for want of
| fooi-my spirits sunk in sorrow in view of my
/ mournful prospects-clohcs had none--yet
/ standing over this model, did battle with
those men. Every word uttered came from
my inmos soul, and was big wi h trulh--ev-
cry argument carried conviction. The effect
on lh'sa men was macic-iniecd they must
/ have been devils noi to have believed under
! the circumstances. I suetecd. Nv agree-
meni with The proprietor was, that should
! suprrin,end the construction of the bridge
wi hout any paw whatever, bu, during the
time Of the building | might sleep in the
! Gardens, and if the bridge should succeed, il
should be called RenGiurton's Bridge od-
! grd in an Old l,on's care, not strong enough
for lion, but by putting some straw on the
! floor, held me very well, and indeed was a
/ greater luxury than had for many months
/ TIL" carpenters that worked on the bridge
sometimes gave me part of their dinner. On
this lived and was comparatively happy. 1t
was little novel, however, TO see a man in
rage directing genlemanly looking head car
penters. The bridge trumphed, and the cost
was Is, and was the greatest hit ever made
III London. The money made BY it was as
ionishingly great, thousands and tens OF thou
sands crossing il paying toll, besides being
I the great attraction to the Gardens. Not a
publication in London but what has written
/ largely upon il although have never receiv-
ed penny, nor ever will for building the
| bridge.
The success OF his invention gave him,
however, celebrity, and he says it also gave
! him credit with tailor.
/ 90, suit of clothes and some shrts-a
clean shirt Any Shirt was great, but clean
sht-O God, What luxury! Thousands of
cards were left for me AT the Gardens, and
men came 10 see the bridge from all paris of
/ the kingdom frs, built the mill, VIII oh is
the most popular patent ever taken in Eng
land. The coffee poi, and many other small
patents, take exceedingly well. The drain
age of Tixall Meadow is the greatest triumph
have yet had in England. The carriage
b idge for Eall Talbot is most majestic and
wln lerfully beautiful thing. Dukes. marques
ses, carls lords, &c, aud their ladies, are
coming 10 see it from all parts. have now
more orders for bridges from the aristocracy
than can execute IN ten years, if would dc
them. Indeed, have been so much among
the aris;ocracy OF late that what with high
living, being so sudden transition from star
wing, have been compelled to go through a
course of medicine, and am just now conva
lescent OF course anything once built pre-
cludes the possibility of taking patent ii
+ elaud, but its merits and value are beyond
all calculation. A permanent, beautiful and
steady bridge may be thrown across rive
hal mile wide out of the reach of floods
and without anything touching the water, a
a most inconsitertble expense. The Anne
rican paten, is well secured at home know
| shall continue to huild few more bridges
of larger and larger spans, aud on Of them I
railroad bridge, in order that | may perfec
| myself in them so as to commence fair whel
$ reach America. have great many NOR
/, accounts Of my exhibits since came 10 Stat
I ford, but must defer sending them until mex
time. | big you will write me, for now
since correspondence is opened, ! shall b
n ,,hl,, IN tell yon snne HING 4. Mont Enola,d.