Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-09-11
BRATTLEBORO, W.: SEPT. IL, 1858.

pcndcntly of the top and bottom, by which they
add very much to the stiffness of the beam and
the fact Of their containing more material than
is NECESSARY to connect the top and bottom webs,
has hV no means been fairly established Anoth-
er important advantage Of the Tubular bridge
over the rrcllis or Lattice structure, as pointed
out by Mr.. Brunei and Mr.. Edwin Clarke, con-
sists in its greater safety in event OF Il train run
ming of the line, contingency which has more
than once occurred on tubular bridge, without
detriment, whereas in event of such an accident
occurring on Tres or Tattico bridge, it must,
Mr. Clarke says, 'infallibly be destroyed. -
Where the proposed bridge is Of the unusual
length of mile and quarter, it is obvious that
| Reconsideration must have had no small weight
with the Directors, who eventually decided up
on proceeding with the Tubular Bridge accord
ing 20 Mr.. Stephcnsons original design.
From the first projection of the Victoria Bridge,
the difficulties of executing such a work across
a wide river, down which an avalanche Of ice
ruShes to the sea every spring, were pronounc-
cd almost inSurlnountahle hv those best ac-
quaintcd with the locality. The ice of two thou
sand miles Of inland lakes ard upper rivers, be-
sides their Tributaries e which exceed
the Thames in length, depth, and volume DIVA
ter--is then poured down stream, ard in the
no!ghborhood of Montreal cspecially, il is often
piled up to the height Of from forty to fifty feet,
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