The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-26
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losing his cherished beverage.

eree me best YEA and especially the finest oosns comes
from SIAM therefore the tea drnier need no, be AFRAID Of
losing his cherished beverage.
TUNNEL ACROSS THE EAST RIVER
Mr.. James Serrell, City Surveyor and Civil Engineer,
thinks that the rapidly increasing travel across the East
river requires some permanent route which will no in
nuenoed either by time weather. This can only be afford
ed by tunnel for the construction of which he offers the
following saggestions-He proposes to build one half the
distance the river from the Brooklyn SIDE first by
extending two bukheads piers into the river half the
distance and about three hundred and forty feet from
each other, returning and meeting at the end forming
conerdam, leaving half the river a channel When the
first half completed TO remove the coerdam and begin
from the New York side and meet in the centre always
leaving half the channel open during the construction of
the work after which the whole width would be opened
az now The tunnel when completed 70 be Of such size
inside in the clear required by the travel the bottom
and sides to be Of stone work. laid hydraulic cement
boiler plate about half inch think and riveted in
the manner boilers are constructed which will insure
,hs certainty OF always being water proof The
is to be an inverted arch and the roof 10 be clip
teal, the bottom and sides to be built before the
copper lining put into its place under the bottom and at
the sides TO be filled and rammed with concrete also,
over the arch formed by the copper lining to be covered
with and the first ring OF the arch TO be bedded
1T the copper lining forming the centre on which 70
form the arch this copper lining to extend the whole
length Of the tunnel until above the level of any water
which could pass into the tunnel The inner lining Of
son work within the copper lining Is not to be put in until
the entire outside work is completed thereby aordng
ioI uScoNcTlHg stopping any
or rlvets by caulkng BY this mode OF proceeding the
work could be prosecuted without nterruptng the navi
CATION Of the river and the work performed in open
coerdam The construction OF the coerdam would much
depend upon the depth of water, tide, ice &c Two oca
tons sggcsedone from the foot of James shp New
York. 10 between the Fulton and Caharine ferries the
Brooklyn side; the mouth entrance the New York
side to be about Madison street. Roosevelt Roose
welt street Chatham street, Centre street, near
Pearl or in southerly direction to the Swamp, 70 meet
the proposed extension OF Chambers street, the entrance
on the Brooklyn side TO be in direct for Fatbush
abOuf fVO hun drod faat hpf
Grand street the New York side to South Tenth street.
Williamsburg; the entrance the New York side to be
about East Broadway and Clinton streets, and on the
Brooklyn side about South Sixth street. Tenth street.
Mr. Serre satisfied that tunnel could be constructed
at the latter place in three four years from the time of
its commencement
OPINIONS AFTER THE FACT.
political correspondent referring to the statement
the Bon Charles +. Stuart, Senator from Michigan,
which appeared in our paper few days SINCE that he did
not then know the decision the bred Scott and had
never expressed an opinion in relation IT, says that he
believes the latter portion Of il to be he had
known the Hon. Senator TO express opinion upon any
subject connected with slavery until he was satisfied Of its
effect upon his political prospects.
NEW GRANADAN POLITICS.
Mr.. Jenyus c. Baersby, notcing the statement copied
into our columns from New Granadan paper that "Pre
sident Ospino's whereabouts is not known he having
taking crcuitous route into Bogota avoid assassna
ton, writes To that such assertion Is wholly
at variance with President Ospino's well known pluck
rs there any reason existing for such fear. From his
knowledge Of New Granada Batersby fees himself in
position 10 assert that in no part Of the world life and
property more secure than in that republic.