The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-26
The British Ensign.
Band OF Mnsic.
Grand harshala.


me British Ensign.
Band OF Mnsic.
Grand Marshall
The Ayr icult 1ral Society.
The Horticultural Society.
The Chief Engineer and the Fire Brigade.
1he Montreal Temperance Society, including the Sons Of
Rechabtes, Band Of Hope, &C, with banners.
The St. Paricks Temperance Society, with banners.
Ia socete do temperance Section st. Jacques, with ban
Ia socete de Temperance Section st. Joseph with ban
FOURTH DIVISION.
The Union Jack.
Band of Music.
Grand Marahals.
La Societe st. Michel with banners.
DUuion 81. Joseph, with banners.
La socete des henussrs and Carpenters with bannera
La Societe st. Antoine, with banners.
BUnion st. Pierre, with banners
Societies and organizations not herein be-
fore mentioned and Citizens.
SubChief Of Police and Rear Guard.
The officers Of the active force not duty, and the
officers Of The sedentary Militia, appeared mounted in
full unir, and took part in the procession by support
ing the Standards Ensign and Union Jack carried at the
The children Of the various Sunday and day schools Of
the city were placed on the Haymarket square and in
front Of the Court and sang the national anthem ~
The volunteers marched badly, % usual
THE INAUGURATION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE zxHI.
BTTION.
The Crystal Palace sort Of imitation OF that Hyde
Park but is quite small The Prince received with
tremendous cheers The bands and organs played and
the Oratorio Society sang God Save the Queen" with
added stanzas, and also . Halelpah chorus when the
Prince left
Sir Edmund Head inside "a address 10 his Royal High.
ness asking him 10 inaugurate the exhibition 70 which
the Prince read the following reply, in animated
manner than usual
Most readily consent the request you have made,
by my kind friend, your excellent Governor General
not ignorant Of the high position obtained BY Can ada
the happy auspices Of the Queen and the Prince Consor
and carrying out the design Of that memorable under
taking the smaller but 10 Canada moot interesting coec
ton Of the products Of your land and Of works Of art and
industry has my sympathy, and claims my best wishes
for its success hope and believe viii realize all the
objects for which IL has been designed.
The Prince then declared the exhibition open, and
walked round inspecting the articles Tho exhibition has
been very much hurried, and not at all complete
especially in the mechanical department. The articles
those usually found at country fairs.
None Of the arstocracy present in the audience
except Lady Franklin and few attendants.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE VICTORIA BRIDGE.
The Prince then rode the wont road in the world
the depot Of the Grand Trunk Railroad where great
crowd had assembled TO witness the laying of the
stone.
which persons admitted only by ticket Inside the
abutment seats for the higher classes covered with
red CLOTH while the gallery above reserved for the
families of the legislators.
scafold erected for the Prince near the
stone, which slightly raised, together with appa
rsus for lowering the stone. Trains with invited gu
came first.
The Prince and suite having ascended the aorm, the
builder Of the bridge handed him silver owe the han
die Of which made of Canadian beaver and connected
with the blade by the Princes feather On the blade
inscription commemorative OF the compilation Of the
bridge by the Prince. On the reverse representa-
ton Of Victoria 81 idge.
The mortar having been placed under the stone by the
masons and the Prince having received directions from
the Duke of Newcastle took little mortar the trowe
and spread it under the stone in fine style. The stone
then slowly lowered, and the Prince tapped three
times with wooden mallet.
The ceremony being completed cheers and sautes hun
dered upon the air The Prince then entered the car
proceeded to the centre arch of the bridge fastened
rvets and then proceeded 10 st. Lamber return
ing in time for the dsjeunr.
THE VICTORIA BRIDGE.
The Victoria Bridge is part OF the Grand Trunk
Railway, and spans the River 81. Lawrence o
short distance from Montreal II commenced
In 1854 and finished in 1852 but undoubtedly its pro-
ess impeded by the monetary crisis OF 1857 which
affected the affairs of the company might have been
fully two years earlier completed. Thus the amount Of
work performed in 1856 equal to that effected In 1854
and 1850 In 1857 but very triang addition made
TO the amount OF the previous year. whereas in 1858
much work was done as in the two preceding years.
THE BRIDGT-DrscRnnoS.
The bridge contains twenty-five openings Of 2a2 feet,
with the exception OF the span which is go feet
hence the length of tube eooo Feet approached by
bankmens the Montreal end being 200 feet the south
shore Of 500 feet, which, including the abutments,
makes total Of 1854 feet and three quarter miles
nearly The sbutments are, at the base each 21s feet
long, divided cells Of twenty four feet with inter.
venipg tie walls Of ve feet but at the top they
pond exactly with the length Of tube 242 feet length,
and indeed carried Up to the height the cells
being ned with gravel To resist the thrust Of the ce
both the abutments and piers furnished with cut.
water which meets the pier proper thirty feet above
water the whole height OF the abutment being
thirty elk feet above summer water the centre pier being
sixty feet hence the bridge rises In grade Of inch
10 1872 forty feet 10 the mile the centre again being
pure level The centre pier twenty four feet In width,
the remaining piers are but sixteen feet These dmen-
sons directly under the girdcr for at the foundation
the piers twenty two feet In width and at GUNNER
water sixteen feet Transversey the piers thirty
three iee under The grder Thus the dimensions ct the
Junction with cutwater sixteen by thirty three feet
tending outwards TO the foundation up stream make the
OF the course whence the cutwater Is commenced
sixteen by ninety feet.
MASONRY.
Three millions Of cubic feet OF masonry the Victoria
bridge That Is To say II turned into lnea II
would reach $40 miles, or "a solid, would form pyra.
mid ais feet high having base Of 2l5 feet square These
figures will give idea Of the soldy OF the structure
and the warrant that exists FOR s endurance for all time
The stone itself mosiy qusrried from Ponie Claire,
and forms the drst In the series OF the Lower sisn
and known by the geological term Of Chazy resting i'm
medatey the cacfcrous sand rock and the Po,sdan
sandstone At the quarry the stones taken out
large masses as in any quarry 10 the world We shall be
borne out In this statement Of this fact the dimensions
ef the piers. The courses being feet 10 inches and
feet 10 feet inches 10 above water level and thence
vergng Is inches under The plates being
length from feet 70 IL feet One Of sshuAr Of