The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-08-01
TRIUMPH or GENIUS.

The tefaAskaLl inventive power, Of
x, x,Sarox have heretofore caI-.-d b.
man. 10 ,,e extensively kao~e. aud the
.ign.I practical triumph ~h,ch ha. just
cr,~n.d HI. ingenious efforts nj the
South will secure for kim side- world
c~i.btay 1h~ incidcsd 70 which ~e ~.
I 6-r is ,ku- narrated in the Monigoner,
4 (Alr. CARTE VI the 18th uli
Tas RrsiSGroN IEipGt Tn.
.xruAsr Srccrss. We witnessed on
! Saturday in company With an immense
coaccuis~ 81 the citizens " Mon'c"m.
cry. the removal Of The frnne work and
supporter, upon which Mr. Remington
had constructed. nj his own expense
one u Ii, cslebraic,i bridges. The city
council had granted linn permission 10
build IL across deep rs,ioe. intercept.
IN. the ihorcagl,farc directly between
tie city and il. wharf. and the railroad
depot and The krry. il. span IL. We un.
der.sand, 436 fee. from abu.ment l.
abut,nen,. the longest wooden span, per.
hsI,, in the world. Without pretend.
( ing to si,e any thing like u description
Of this wonderful specimen of archie
| tectMrnl invention and skill, we would
simply remark. HAT the supporter, ~
thi. immense structure. except at and
near the ahutmcn,s. are nothing NOR,
than z layer. Of inch or inch and halt
and q quarter ordinary pine plank, & OF
! 10 inches wide, and IL or 30 feet long
securely fastened together by means al
certain glue (also the invention, Of Mr..
I ming'on) and shee, iron firmly nail
",l on where the cxiremciics meet
These pieces, thu. fastened together.
Are extended longituiinaily from "n"
aLu,m.ni Co III. other, Ia each of which
i, is firmly and securely attached by
mean. Of large iron bolts. Side by side
! are ,h.-. long longitudinal supporters
laid for the doorway upon which TO
travel. The abutmcnts Of course, are
constructed Of the s,outcs. material.
,killfully put together. The longitude
nal supporters ut the abu,men's arc
some I or ) inches thick. gradually di.
minishing in thickness until they rc.Acl,
the distance Of some - or So feet from
the nbu,mcnt.. where they assume the
thickness Of inch plank, n, before men.
toned.
| But there wa. one whose confidence
Was great and mistaken. After walk.
ing through the crowd, ws voluntarily
placed ourselves by the side Of the
great inventor 10 watch his nerve and
conplrxion---ani his face hands and
every finger, but no symptom of fral
or apprehension could he discovered
the color was all there in the face, III,
hand wa- unshnkcn-even the finger
WAS steady, al lea't to NIL appearances
We remarked 10 "a friend. that however
others might doubt. that Remington n
least was certain tina, no man, without
the utuios, faith. could eyince such *
iraordinnry GOODNESS. under such cir
cumstanccs. Prop nhcr prop was cut
aud Knocked away. and as the few las,
were, one by one being removed. tn,
Eager crowd gathered closer and closer
around the bridge, the scene was intense
ly interesting.
As the span gradually widencd, H..
parsging remarks crasc,l---thc doub,in.
began to speak up n il the thing woulc
do. the incredu!ous stood aghast. Fl
nally the las, prop was cut from under
and with u long vibration it remainc'
suspended in the mir. The unbeliever.
approached il something nfier the man
ner Of the frogs in the fable Of Kin:
Log. II holds its own weight, but viii
i, admit Of any other? II was soor
|, tested, one, and then another and an
. other il quick succession followed, nm,
soon the whole crowd Was Oh il pa.sin;
, 10 and fro; giving perhaps rs severe I
test in the way Of weight as il " i'll eve
be subjected to. In u few moments 1
horse was on IL, and Mr. Calvin Sayr,
was the fearless rider who frs, crosse,
+ the Remington Bridge on horseback
, IL WAS really a daring feat, for tn
] bridge is not more than 3 or 3 feet wild
unfinished. without railing or hand ban.
sisters, and the yawning cl,asm beneath
r made the head dizzy 10 behold. TIL,
same young gentleman subsequent,
, drove across horse and buggy. III,
show wound up with 3 hearty cheer
. for bennington, and all retired amaze.