, 1870-02-21

and saufiActorv nkcner ia xsi:a tSsJ d.
cesrEed the dntea 1 +. ue p.rnioz
r;1g tie cEa.te'. il p sct be:o ,ae grade o. &c
!oAe. TIE below zr7ue, Or deck pr TOO, = ns
- Ehosn ~ F.Itts su. Pen.ioa s,.ut ifuM .s.
Hanged for lhlA bridge. Tue enAtte kaPefs rae
trie ID q l1or, except the 1cnFfuF, and cosss% y"
o. ,.enty.tegsn ~ sp1La v.rIin. l.. lecSsnM M t5om y
a1e Tho longest eve1 oui!I % iae Eeflen7 eoal.
Lsn>- IN Inr sa,pensiou tru.fes al .parts ase OF
vn:ca a. Of cas: ,run. Ia the lons spaas tae
etofca ard brace stoes a!r Of cast ,foa. A.. ot1sI
ros,s tetnx q w1oux.t uon To r.G ~ @ w:oagpt
iron G. auh "a hare teea used exclusively tol poia
ned bssees tatoushout tne ottse.
The blicge. vhsn entl1ety nnl.hed. Hi bare
foosv alt- ionr lest vide on esen eide nth ha.d,
alralRed thAt. Il desirable, thu spscs Of tFeLtY
feet klz inches pesEeen tho footwA!h fnsT %
Itsges when lot occupied for railroad pu1pasea.
Ite sureEstFactqre 10 proposuoned fof Ms1!, s
mum nova.lt load OF 2sao po1a1. per Iceal
OF e1alEes coupled Together, Seven uaes ms
maxim nm load II calculated 70 be tho weight
Iosa 1oft Il Ia s lesd snas Il vi. Be- csiea upoa 10
sustain il * most two-tnfrds cf this mA1tmnm.
50 thAs even .r.ofn taan se5=n fo'd IL pso'idedt to
tTtvtnf acc dens. ....
The totaI nuintcr CT pounds Of wrougat and
cast Hou used Il lhe coEAIa:stoa y s,Il3,Eo. a1d
Apd e ior tne t9lrposu noofl1 & asu haea .ataog
In tie IsN Ct lse7 tht plans for the superAIuc-
tlft were cutrueI ced tJ tho etH!ncera OF the
cooralJ and In March, 1851. the contract Tor
D'ldge and Iron Company They we're 70 tufnsa
tie noe read3 for erection a. pr:ee pes poot1
er W 5ce no unesrooE a. % IL e eseeuor. Gfeas credit
due he Bridge and Iron CoHpsuJ for the promp:-
ness ord neelry with which tneT executed sh!s
Ezea, coIsrsct EseI. Thing has teen done 70 mAke
II Ncrk OF Etsu1rAtsaoIt ut cES1:cA exceItEce.
All OF the HOE Halerl2l used, except the wroula:
iron COLI rnnr.was Manufactured bare AID II New
a Fx1lp %uH SnW AlnAHF.
| tur1llhtd al the wrought t1ou proper.
Tne canai olt* *as delivered IL June, lses, and
uAtolIJ was ready, srd at the close Of the senson
eleven spans were 10 place on the Kentucky cad.
ron the remaining spaus were pns u POE.
-, and ias his she false wcrk was ready.
concd.ntsy sxpee:ed BY December ie. isss, but
| m III torcfeen accident oe!a1ed the.eEeut two
nonn. EsI'y n ~ sss T. opse Of nsss@ne a7st H.
i.l!s. uld, In The log, missed tue channel, ard
et1ikit & the false ro1E, Knocked II dom. In ~
noss Ies,ed, ,ea1i1e ssp Of rs ieet. Il tne bot
TOM OF which was an almost irresistible body o.
xaer, sixteen feet deep, E9nuinR ~ : velocity OF
space = CRIB was sunk, upon which three tresslei
we're erected, the one IN the centre velt,ele, aht
the two othen leaning toward Plers u and y.
E1om the bottoms OF these piers. leaning tIeatie
were erected. which were connected os Iusse'
at the top.
| On thus fa!st-xofs, altes It hxd W1thstood a.
III precedt1ted iresoet, the last spau waa put Ia
| getuer and BNunV on IL per bearings, FcnsnAf
j, 1870 Several DAYS KeTe required 70 chang
tic gauge OF the track. aEd on the evening @
February II the nr1r train, cors!tttng Of an er
zine ALI sWenty.foEr cat cart. passed o1el
Stce ttat tine It has been In regular use, An
] hal heen repeatedly subjected to the scvetel
tebta, all OF Vhich resulted Eali3saclotaiy 10 II
| et E.Ecert.
| pasI seRspp mas q work o. vast magnitude, HclE
ding, rs It dltt the placing In poelt!ol tnt ponde
| Us na.s OF iron required in the chRnEel span
| ole Of = hch, the Indiana channel span, vi
erected over Nnler rur ming - miles per hour, an
On an average 10 feet desp. Some OF The piect
we.Rh.d I'VE toEs, and were put IN ptace 100 fel
above the bed nf the river. In all c1ses the ioa1
| lalfors for the false work were obtained By slu
/ trg cribs tlied with stone
The entire t1peEEtructufe TnA erected, 1ndi
| the rurtrviA!un OF the engc1e. !, ~ AE. Hem
Eola. To Lis energy, experience and ta 1Gmei
/ the successful accomplishment Of the Wnfk u
}a great measure due. Mr.. uenry ThAtcne
| in addition to his duuea ns aAs,stan' e.
| g!ntcY, had spec.ai charge Of TIE instr
ueuta work, ard performed his vaIto
| nur.es with crt,ltt to hlnee!l nDd to the sat
| faction to al corcerued, Mr.. Albert '. Ouch re
| uGtsd very valuable aid as assllsant engineer.
! Mr. Albert FtDE, chief erElneel, and to Mr. T.
vauei an, principal aks.stant epglueer, who
Lad d!fect supervision OF the WORK IN ali lss va
| Gus details IRON I'll commencement, for the sfi
| cIergJ, and ability Is due the great Meed oi pral
. | for IlS great achievement