National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-09-24
Il R0iirO0d 1crOss the 4Ifidntic.


An English paper states that n
company has been formed for the |
purpose of constructing a railroad |
across the Atlantic, its object points
being London and New York. Now |.
we suppose that John Bull, wishing |
to do something to eclipse our own
great Pacific Railroad, and not hay
ing territory enough to build a road
of such magnitude III his own do
minlon, proposes to subject the At
lantic Ocean to carry out the idea
that has lately crept into his brain,
that he must do something cuOr-
nous, or the world will call him "a
one horse coach" So John has ia
ken it into his head to make Il rail
road across the ocean something in
this wise. About four thousand or
more floating docks are to be con
structcd, in capacity about equal to
the Great Eastern; they are to draw
a sufficient depth of water to place
them so deeply i'll the ocean that
they will not be disturbed by the
water that is casually set in motion
by the wind, and therefore they will
rest upon a base at all times undiS.
turbed and quiet. Having thus Sc
cured his base of operation, John
proposes to lock them together 10y
an immense cable, one end fastened
in London and the other attached
somewhere near Central Park, III
New York. We should think that
the inhabitants living about the
park would object to having it 81
near their residences, as old BorcaS
might, some Indictment night, get up
a big blow out in the Atlantic that
would take those aforeSai;;, inha1iU-
ants ont 10 seq against their inclna.
ton, beside robbIng the city of one
of its most attractive features. tt
say nothing of shortening consider
ably Manhattan Island. Having Sc
cured his iaSteHlngS. he proposes tC
build Il bridge from one dock to the
other. and on this briagc lay tn,
railroad track. 1t would also be
profitable Investment as bridge
atfording those an opportunity wL'
wished To visit the land of thCi
birth and the resting place of thci
fathers, who had not the means +
go otherwise than on foot, beside
greatly increasing the demand iu
life prcscrvcrs and submarine suits
We imagine it would be equally u
interesting as an overland trip {
California, except that There woul
he no fear of lnlunS or grizzly bear
IL would also be n very intcreStiu
place to keep II half way house, an
travellers should not he surprised
have tleir liquor frequently watcrc
Now, we suppose that the lroject'
OF this railroad must be Il dcsccn
ant Of the man who proposed to {
up to the moon on ladder ten ic
long, and when he would reach Il
top, take hold Of something, pull Il
ladder up after him, and SO keep {
ascending. Now, having secure
the base and the tastcnings, it
proposed that the rate of speed shG
not be less than one hundred ~
twenty miles per hour. The ca
are to he waterproof, and the drivil
vi cells of the locomotive to be pr
vided with paddles, SO that if q
tram should run of the track
could 20 on to its destination wit
out the assistance of the rail. Y
think this would be very interc,
ing road to travel on, especial
some dark, rainy night, when a hi
old Worcester had got on the ra
page. The capital stock of the go
panv is ; aid to be FIVE millions
pounds, \ some of the stock 1
already bee. thcn. II would he
profitable an Investment as Cont
crate bonde