Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-11-17

h4hu Aedil 10 Iedu TIE incidents OF those min
tty days. My head turned grey, and m"s.
have died but for the Jews, who did give mt
one shilling down for my acknowledgment; ns
ElO on demand. These wicked robbe,;oEI
have amounted to several hundred pounds az
cry penny of which have had 10 paw subs.
quently; for, since my success at Stafford W.
a man in England who can read, but kno nv
my address. 1t cost me gI0 TO abtain u,
shilling with which | paid my admittance ; rs
tbe Royal Geological gardens, where sucr."
ded, after much notification, in getting II.
ghost of a model made of the bridge. nss
model, although bad one, astonished eyer~
body. Every engineer of celebrity in London
was called in to decide whether it was prac6
cable 10 throw it across the lake. -Four .,
FIVE of them, at the final decision, declarsj
that the model before them was passinr
strange, but that il could not he carried TO
much greater length than the length OF the
model. | was standing amidst men of hs
supposed greatest talents as civil enginee,,
that the world could produce, and the uoin,
decided against me. This one time alone wer.
my whole energies aroused. never ,aIkoi
hefore-l was haggard and faint for want NJ
tood-my spirits sunk in sorrow in view Of mr.
mournful spects-clothes had none-ys;
standing over this model, did | battle WIKI
those men. Every word uttered came froDa
my Utmost soul, was big with uuth-ersrr
argument carried conviction. The effect =.
those men was like magic-lndeed, thew mr.,
have been devils not TO have believed unds
the circumstances, I succeeded. Nv acras,
ment with the proprietor was, that should
superintend the construction of the briAvs
without any pay whatever, but during the
time of the building | might sleep in the Gar.
dens, and if the bridge should succeed, il
should be called Remington's Bridge"
lodged in an old lions cage, not strong E.
nough for a lion. but by putting some straw
on the floor, held me very well, and indeed
was greater luxury than had for months
The carpenters that worked on the BRIDE
sometimes gave me part of their dinner On
this lived, and was comparatively happy, /
was little novel, however, to see man in
rags directing gentlemanly looking carpenteB
The bridge triumphed, and the cost was En-
and was the greatest hit ever made in London
The money made by it is astonishingly great
thousands and tens of thousands crossing #,
paying toll, besides being the great attraction
TO the Gardens. Not publication in London
t but what has written largely upon it. Al.
though ] have never received penny, or new.
err will for building the bridge, have no faut
TO find with Mr.. Tyler, the proprietor, for he
has done all fully that he promised thatwas
) 10 call it Remington's Bridge" The arget
wood cut perhaps ever made in the world, is
made or the bridge. Every ,letteE of my name
, is nearly as large as myself The bridge 10
: this day is the prominent curiosity of the oar.
D dens. You can't open paper but You will
pop RID
built, have frequently seen HUNDRED Of men
looking at the large picture of the bridge a
the corner of the streets and envying Remng.
, ton, when | have stood unknown in The
crowd, literally starving However, the grea
: success OF the bridge gave me some credit witt
tailor ] got suit of clothes and sont
) shlrs-a clean shirt. Any shirt was great
but clean shirt--O God, what luxury
Thousands of cards were left for meat III
Gardens, and men came TO see the bridg iron
all parts Of the kingdom. But with all m
due bills in the hands of the hell-bor Jew;
of course | had to slope and come downN
Stafford
first built the mill, which is the most pop
ular patent ever taken in England. The col
fee pot, and many other small patents, TAX
exceedingly we'll The drainage of Tim.
Meadows is the greatest triumph I have ye
had in England The carriage bridge for Ear
I Talbot is most majestic and wonderiun
beautiful thing. Dukes, MarquiseS Ears
Lords, &c, and their ladies', are coming tOs'
{ it from all parts have now mole orders 70
: bridges from the arislocracy than | can exc
: cute in ten years, if would do them. IndesL
- | have been so much among the aristocracyG
i late, that what with high living, being so sud-
- den transition from starving, | have bee
=. compelled TO go through course of medicine
! and am just now convalescent Of coura
" anything once built precludes the possibility
of taking patent in England but its merits
3 and value are beyond all calculation.
- A permanent, beautiful, and steady brlse
o may be thrown across a river half mile wide,
y y ont of the reach of floods, and without any,
~ thing touching the water, at most incOnst
= cradle expense. The American patent IsEa
- secured at home I know. [ shall contin90
u build few more bridges of larger and hE
81 spans, and one of them rail road BRIDGE
y order that | may perfect myself in them sos
~ to commence fair when | reach America
- have a great many accounts of my expos
- since came to Stafford, but must deter sens
" ing them until next time. beg you wiz
- write me, for now since correspondent
t opened, shall be able to tell you somela;
a. about England know it well. havetnA
;" with Earls, and from that down-down-doH5
to where the knives, forks, and plates, 81
- chained TO the table for fear they shoudh
:" stolen. | am, my dear sir,
- Your OBJ: serv't,
= j. R. REMINGTON