New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-25
Compietioa Of the Bri.annla Tubular Bridge

Th, opening II dis -r~li tcrrf structure. looked
orwGrl 70 with 50 much interest, tOvk place on
Asrch :
At6t 0o,1cs in the morning three powerful ~
.iues, trr Csmbr.c, the = David ans tie Pr
cosrsI ri; from 70 to 6o hor.e power each, deco
rated with Gags Of ALI nations aud union Jacks.
steamed up, aid harnes.ed together. started from
the Bangor station At cock the edvsnturo1s
. CONVOY, progressing AZ speed " sevcr mikes az
noun were .oSt s.lh. OF IN toe recess o' the vas
iron ca7ilor. Instead Cd being driven through with
u dispatch Indicative 81 desire on the part o. thos
Who nsnned It 10 get Ia and out with the utmost
expedition, The locomotives were propelled to a
SLOW and stately pace, wiin a view Of boldly prov
ING, by means of .eaG weight che cailbre o.
tie bridge AZ every hazard The total weight o.
tie locomotives was % tons. The appearance Of
the intcrior ~ tie ,-5- tuiog the intares;ing eS
pertinent was Of novel and remarkable character
Tie paases that occurred daring The progress Of tn
transit, furnished az nposI az yiew 90 the intcr.'
on the gigantic structure, wh..h es conEcasled VIZ
tns, OF tuunei Of similar iSnSth. was resdcr3-
comparatively Cheerful. b, the recurrence =, inter
va.s a ioo.loles q nat. which serve tine three
useful purposes Of yent4tng. and lighting and d.
vrstls me tube 1t steam tom the pass ne engine,
The .ocououyes we're brought tn staudsiili IN the
center OF each u the -r 4; spans, sithout causin
the sigl,tes, strain or detection The ir.. process
that Of gong through ihe ilbe and returning
occupied altogether ten minutes
The sccoid experimental convoy that " 90
through cs,uslstei OF twenty four heavily laden
VsgOns hu,d win huge blOcks Of Bguoo posl Do
H. engines Included. al aggregate weight " goo
guns THIS was drawn deliberately through, Of
lie rate OF from elsh. n ten miles 81 hour. The
steam working A. quarter power Daring he pas
sag, 81 this experiments. tran through the tab.
a ufaaLhl-s. silence prevailed hat ~ss sllnltt
solemn ult! the train r-shed oct eKGlfinsly, erc
On coos fy.lg cr the other s1e oil the tlOr
Nhen Ogt scclanat0ns arose, followed al l1tf = -
bv me rattle NJ artI.rry down the straits Ipo'
ne return, which occupied about seven minutes,
similar dsaiCnsustcL1 rusQet. and dummy lac pro
yrr,s o. me tIan. those wro stood upon is top %
ascertain say pasGib.e y.bra'.on, reported H.
could detect 10 seus.t.a d. Election
An ordeal stronger still wss then resorted 70
train o. 200 luns u. cOs's allowed % resi-, a 81
a. % wei-lG. .or NO hours ~ the center q The
CaroarousAlre tube and ~ the end VI the sine
w ths lost being remos ed it was found 70 nave
.-ased DETECTION of o.ly iO-rteoihs " - l0c.
Is remarkable that shi. smouu, Of DETECTION .
uot - much as one hsh h0nr % s.nsh.u DC ~C1l.
produce ugor tie structure. lg being cover 81
10 sted pi.l -r1kta.c that the y iJ.e brif-e
rei, vih saiefy and withOat injury % tall D.
detected - the extent 81 thirteen inches. These
.5.fs 4 j. most material ~ -sucmbsT ar la
meuse.y -n0-e han the bridge WI ever be caIi,o
atoa 10 hesr .n tie Ordinary ruG Of ustc thou.
18th ease AM without mach SOW Of DETECTION,
dead Eeirh. 0r IS center Of LOCO tuas Twelve
niles a. .our q the lnii u speed e., WHICH NJ
Stephenson ut~nds that usiEs shall al nr,s 80
rrnga b. more parcu sry as there are sLsTp curves
AZ tie term - ~ the lube.
About ls cocA alofher ieE'ilg usIn Vas pre-
pared u b. taken thfoazh he tube. ], c5nsisfe.
~ the three euglces The 90 turs ~ -osl, sd 3 IA
% ,o - ra.~sy ca-rls-e. couis ling netvsel o.
AID W d ssengefs. packed tog~tner as c.oseiy ~
Isl q iasker. a. 90 camorUus al eager % " e.
through tie tube -.sE : became inPosslDie L.
accommodate then
Al len ,l ooeL.-lily o. 90. Vllf whistle, "htl
~ alnOst lcug enough :, cover be e1ieli u snye
a.- slslec SLOWLY mo the lateror salal-d Dy = i'0c
bgrsl u Er'e br,annis from al array d I've
pol scamsr ~ -.oft II he towers ~ he euirance
oa he fro1t O - b. Z. CT deeply Ia the sio0s, weft
the wo-ds Erected Anao D mini, 800 Booer
Ste helzoc. E. ,isee-T A. the huge rrsi' TALE
.lowy through .le faLe. successive ssscs n az
l--y Wrr- nret a. eacn EN-
L may Be ateEesi.l< - zl-oz, ihat lie senere
0vIu.ou Il the runeI5us engineers presen' sppeas
o te that ~ Britannia tube bridge s ~ trust
worthy a. an tune o. tsrra frsla-