, 1869-02-17

Excursion of Railroad officials and
Engineers to Harlem, to
Witness its Working.

pleasant party Of railway officials and other
centcmcn Interested in mechanical ingenuity
on yesterday. took an e1cua1on train at tho Gaicua
depot, and proceeded to uAE.em for the pnfpoee
Of e1amiLiug the merits and testing the strength
OF new Iron bridge at that place. the tnrentaon
OF Mr. F. E. Caude, resident OF Chicago. scat
cd IN orc OF the most elegant Of The Northwestern
passenger coaches. with k,nsley and bevy Of
sable walters In attendance up the cataoes
and drinRablcs, pleasan, trip VIA. enjoyed By the
party. which Numbered about fifty gentlemen.
smo, them Perry Il. Smith. Vice President .. 5
n " X SeS RnnsS o;o GsnS.s Ssu saeen aesI
s91 ,,,!E i1sn1.,l a. Agsn. 5ohe fn;ae, foa
E.j. tpylc1. superlnts nirrt Gal na Diy,eion;
r i,,n,, x9uPE; Fz,,sss1 sssFe1sry S&s, Il T.;
| Assistant Superintendent T.. B. q r. r.; X.
F. booth, Chief Engineer e.. \ St. L. Il. IT,:
J.: =: Tnompson' snper,n3sendsn; streets re ana and
al Chscaao: NJ. benot, Aoritz Las:Ie. II. Sonlc-
m, v: +; Young, ssEiaesta; N, n'dcn Felton,
Arrived at Harlem the c1cuEktonlsts proceeded
10 tn.peet tho bridge, which Is model Of btauty
sid symmetry. The inventor CLAIMS for 1t-snd
the teal Of sttTday would Justify s-etttoa-
that il ena6odits na.1muin OF strength Win
nin mum Of M esial. .aersh5 le.een'n* tss set
letgtb Of span y s5 fe It. formed Of fourteen rar
els; height q feet; with Of tga.k, 13 tee:. The
S,ess hss , top and roso aoS soFd Es
l
ss' ssss'' a ses;sss, efi Ssc n eetssa esss: .
ree,sneular tai,. made continuous BY spires and
::T beaa,r. with esnrs % ne@asrs % q cast ION. .
q % p1s'es ~ md oos SSa Tae
; ea:te3ntEe EembMess ~ ale tIn;.et ,of psesen,,ne
art .lmlla. IN construction oi wrought iron r.
beams, Nth cast m.moers and truss rods. The
main tte.ods hre rec a1gu'at. Of dat wrought iron
! nj fh.{%N NtSrh md rYnA Fr4k
! the eofds By means Of al 1on angie eoes., aps
I'D too eonnsc9ns sce9Edns s9 th;
s''sa fods ss 'a1 d round nc Sfoasat ifou' esn
( nectine With the other paris of the auper
. structure By means Of stnel: bleeis and vents
rcslnc or est .snn otlugs aud 1olleIa IN orde1
i to allow tsee expansion or contraction IL !
tac t op arc wrought iron II" bssna; On he hot
c ION ice door b. ans act as1atcral !" struts, Will
lateral rod. are n1ed either II the top o. bottom
5 throughout mas 1nsnataetarsd in Baa:lo, and ii
eeet OF The structure !. cstinated .: $so,toO
: By tnnrinE a Locomotive 10 t:e esns7s ana ihe1
) allowing 1,s fill weight to rest upon til. sszue
1hi from sss ~ext 4 s eenp:s
a hs saf eep 1an
.s bridge Al 4 speed oi nifty mics al hour, IN
c. 1o,kirg steam. and the ds1cesion at the ccEti
was one inch. The lateral y!ers,ton not eSccedta
- ~, eAs sns us ~ @s1sr tt
weight OF The whole bling upwa;ds Of 160 TOE
D. wer' run upon the osidRe and allowed to s!at
togethsT. In This case the central dthecuontN:
IA two sLd olct alf t1ehcs. but, p:n the removal
r. ii. wc'gnt. the criC1tal level was re urned I
ID showing besides ability to ptsnd fon. times
weight 10 which II could ever be su ,i=cttd IN q
IA atpsry railway uaic pclfec: elass,eit7 a-d
ii qse.t cusas'lity After these te.ta hsd been N ID
IL to the sais'action Of ever' ote II aiend.nce q:
~ ff,er ta.butt had photographed ths bridge Al
ey ihe c1owd, the excursion psr;y returned TO :
II city, cy.c.ntl, well pl-ascd with tic trip and
Fee0ltt.