Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-16

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doing 20. The s0ouat Of money which
vent out Of Detroit vas about e76 900. and
probably over ks!f miilios Of dellsrs
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1t has been fashionable 10 compa,e
uufavorsbly the works of this country
with those Of Europe. To such an
extent has this been carried that it il
not unfrequently said that We have to
look to England or the continent for
most ef our examples. We are costin
ually told BY traveller Of the great e.
tent, beauty and durability Of the con.
tinental works, and 81 tbe enormous
strength Of the English ssructureA-
Now it is perfectly true that Europe
can boast Of railroads, canals, bridges,
and aqueducis unrivalled in the world
for beauty and excellence Of workman
ship and design, but it is equally true
that America can point to works d
utility that,in the magni6cence Of their
proportions, are not exceeded any
where.
The Julian Acqueiuct of Rome is
2 miles longer than T. Croton Aque.
duct Of New York, / 1t by John b.
Jervis and Horatio Allen, lblt the Gro
ton carries more water than all the
seven aqueducts Of Rome put together
and more than any other aqueduct in
the world, and is longer than any 9th.
er excepting the Julian.
The Illinois Central Railroad, bull,
BY Col. Mason, is the longest line ever
constructed by one Company, and in
point Of workmanship is equal to any
European road.
The National Road over the Cum
berland mountains built BY the United
States Engineer Corps, 10 more extern
sive and durable by far than the Ap.
plan way.
The stone arch over Cabin Johns
Creek, on the Washington aquedact,
built by Capt. Meigs, is about fifty feet
greater span than any other stone arch
in the world, and is more beautiful in
proportion than the arch over the Oca
SO long celebrated for its magni6cence.
The tunnel built by Mr.. Hsupt, on
the summit Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, was q more difficult work than
the tunnel under the Thames.
The structures on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, at Hsrper's Ferry, and
beyond the summit built by Latrobe,
and the station and viuduct, on the
New York and Erie Railroad, built by
Julius Adams,are equal in magni6cenc
and excellence Of workmanship to
anything Brunei ever did in England
or Moran in France.
The Suspension bridge over the Nj
agara river at Lewiston, built by Major
Serrel, is l,042. feet 10 inches, in one
span. and is 43 feet greater than any
other single span in the world, being
nearly twice as great and quite as
strong ~ Telford's celebrated bridge
over the Menia straits in England.
The United States Dry Dock at
Brooklyn, is the largest dry dock in
the world by many feet. The work.
manship, done under the direction Of
Mr.. McAlpine and General Stuart, is
equal, if not superior, to anything oil
the kind anywhere. The plates Of
iron used in the gates of this dock are
the largest that had ever been made up
to the time they we're rolled. - =
The flight of combined locks on the
Erie canal at hockport, built BY the
State Engineers are equalled only in
one other place in Christendom-Swe-
den. Lad a..8..1.>.
The Railroad suspension bridge built
by Roebling over the Niagara river IL
within few feet Of twice the span d
Of Stephensons great Tubelar bridge in
England, the largest structure Of the
Kind. 1t is 800 feet in one span, and il
two stories high, the railroad being
above the public highway. Nothing
like this exists anywhere else.
The Lighthouse on Minot's Ledge,
being built by Capt. Alexander, is 10 .
more exposed situation, and as far Al
proceeded with. is more securely bolt
cd together than the famous Eddy
stone lighthouse in England.
The Bridge At Wheeling, built BY
Charles Ellet, and is exceeded only 10
span by the Lewiston Bridge, and il
heavier than it; it is the second larg-
est span in the world, and is much
more beautiful than the Fribourp
bridge, its European rival. - = a.
- In carpentry we Are unexcelled in
the world. Such structures 10 timber
Is the Dry Docks a. San Frsnciscc and
Philadelphis.. McChilam's and Col.
Seymour bridges on the Erie railroad
and branches, Col. Longs bridges. on
the various New England Railroads,
and How's trusscs At Harrisburg, have
not their equals across the Atlantic.
Then, again, in Europe many struc-
lures are built THAT might have been
avoided-a few hundred rods Of de-
tour would have saved the great Box
Tunnel. Now We maintain that the
location of Sidelis division, for exam
pie, on the Erie, evinced more skill in
avoiding the necessity Of great struc-
tures than could be shown in building
them. sea- ..4ass sssla! oil .sasxasj
The stones on either corner Of the
Exchange in Boston, built BY Rodgers,
arelarger than any single stone in Cleo
patra's needle, and thoae now being
put into the United States Treasury q
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