The organizer., 1850-07-13
THE, REMINGTON BRIDGE AT
MONTGOMERY.

! "cLN OOh "a n l.
Most Of our readers are aware that
Mr.. Remington has been building a
bridge for some months past at Mont.
gomery, Ala. The bridge is finished,
aud, a trial Of its strength being made
on the 9Th instant it triumphed We
copy the following notice of the trial
from the Montgomery State Gazette,
Of the IIth:
"We witnessed on Saturday, in
company with an immense concourse
Of the citizens Of Montgomery, the
removal of the frame work and sup
porters upon which Mr.. Remington
had constructed, at his own expense,
one Of his celebrated bridges. The
city council had granted him permis.
sion to build ii across deep ravinr,
intercepting the through fore directly
between this city and its wharf, and
the railroad depot and the ferry. lis
span if we understand. four hundred
and Mirty.Sir feet. from ahuiment to
Hbutmeni, the longest lcOOden span,
perhaps in the world. Without pre-.
tending TO give anything like des-
criptiOn of this wonderful speci-
men of architectural invention and
skill, we would simply remark, thai
the supporters Of this immense struc.
ture accept at and near the abutments.
are nothing more than two layers of
inch or inch and a quarter ordlnar,
pine plank, eight or ten inches wide
and eighteen or twenty feet long. Sc
curely fastened together by means of
a,oertain glue, (also the invention OF
Mr.. Remington.) and sheet iron firm.
ly nailed on where the exremities
meet. These pieces thus fastened
together, are extended longitudinalIy
from one abutment to the other; to
each Of which, il is firmly aud secure
ly attached by means of large iron
bolts. Side by side are these longitu.
d nal Supporters laid until they form
platform some eight or ten feet wide,
across which plank is 10 be laid for
the floor way upoI which to travel. -
The abutments, OF course, are con-
strucled of the stoutest material skill |
fhly put together. The longitudinal
supporters at the abutments are some
four or five inches thick, gradually |
diminishing in thickness until they |
reach the distance Of some forty or
fifty feet from The ahutments, where
they assume the thickness of inch
plank, as before mentioned.
Such was the apparent frail struc.
ture, that every one was anxious and
curious to see It suspended in the air
without pIop or support to sustain
it. Notice had bern given through
the city papers. and a great crowd
had galhered about 10 o'clock, to wit
ness the novel, uniried and incredu-
lous experiment, as we believe we
NAV safely call il up 10 the moment Of
its final triumph. All were anxious
more than anxious, that il should
succred; but the great majority more
Ihan doubted; and numerous remarks
we're made evinciDg total increduli.
~, in lact fidicule OF the idea, that so
slender a structure Of such an unbeard
,f distance would support ttsolf, much
ess the weight ofa cart or wagon and
lorses. We doubt whether five men
,ut Of the many hundreds present,
would have risked a dime upon its
Iuccess.
But here was one whose confidence
was great and unshaked. After walk
hg through the crowd. and hearing
hese numerous remarks all casting
oubt and uncertainty upon the enter
rise, caused Us incsuriouly and even
Igainst our Jwn warm wishes. 10
'artake of their own apprehrnsive
we voluntarily placed J
urselves by the side Of the great !
lvrnter 90 watch his nerve and CON-
.leEion-we notic~d his face, his
Ands and III. every finger; bot
70 symptom of fear or apprrhensions
ould be discovered-.ihe color was
N there in bis face, the hand Was
nshaken-sven the fngrr was az
teady as a dial, not a nerve was
.nstrunE. ~ least 20 all appearances.
We remarked 10 a friend, that howev-
= Others might dollbt, that ~Reming- =
on" at least vas certaiR-ihat no mao.
without the Utmost faith. could evinoe Z
1eh extraordinary eoolness, under
och sireumftsnoss" Prop sftsr PfOPl