New-York tribune., 1872-07-17

reprmanded him. and bid him "obey bis superiors' 30
the head engineer resident In Turin utterly Ignorant vi
the habits and customs OF the Po in these lower VayS
near the sea- had his way. and the mouths were cut
Early In May the riverside populations took the alarm
The nyer had risen to unusual nights Increased oy he
lncessant rains The chief proprietors, ana no" inc
chief sufferers addressed petitions to the Project ana en-
gneers for the temporary closing OF the mouths Tor
fresh stays and butesses TO be elaborated behind the
new coronella All in vain. Nothing done. on the
2Sh oil May at noon the Po burst the Old embanknent
at Guarda Ferrarde and the coronela opposite, and
at a. IN on the following morning effected another rup-
ture just above Po in the old embankmen and also In
the new coronella opposite fulfilling the worst predc-
tions OF the local engineers and OF the aggeved and
frantic proprietOrs The Government has ordered
qury into the causes of the disaster and meanwhile
the immediate mendng Of the banks The ordinary eng
neers say this cannot be done until August but
erratc genius well known in NewYork, where he spent
many years OF his exile Quirico Barel Fiopan can
do 1t at once that s can, by simply driving down
piles and fastening sail cloth across them, mprson the
river in its old bed for sufficient time TO enable you
work away at your embankment behind ion compare
lively dry ground" Now Filopsnt is an old Garbadian
it Fopant who addressing the Bolognese from the
railway carriage that bore Mazznis remains to Genoa
exclaimed, "Do you wish to honor worthiy the memory
Of this great mani Create Republic" Hence you will
easily understand that it goes soreIy against the grain
sought, given gratuitousy. But Fopantis pdtedte
(pd piles and ea, coe) has been successfully adopted
IN small ruptures OF the P0 the Panaro and the Seccha
None OF the royal engineers can suggest more plausible
method The populations who listened to the Professors
lecture 10 the students who accompanied him from Bo
lona to the OF the catastrophe camOred for this
system and Deputy Cavaletto, head Of the civil eDgi
neers sent by the Government 10 suprntend the works.
has decided on giving the pateidte fair trial.
write from overlooking the Po from the left
bank after passing the day IN sailing from rupture to
rupture, climbing up the embankments, wading knee
deep in mud to call upon friend who receives in
the gare OF palace where have passed many happy
hour when Venetian eXes could only view the promised
land from Pisgah. Over 1900 workmen employed in
piles. &c, while at the Guarda Ferrarde rupture two
companies OF royal engineers are employed under the
command OF their Major. The steam-tug Sesia carries
them to and from the Polesela and two other Govern
pent steamers TOW hSe DaIAs laden WIN stohe Droug
down from Monselce by ran, win beams pies ana
faggos, which, after the close is effected, Will serve for
TeDudhg the BANKS. me pies are uIISeh Go~h W men
asked Engineer CaValett0 why steam was not en-
pOyed he said that the water close to the banks
too shallow and that the force OF the blows would very
Oltch splt the pies lh nuRe nay. nuhGLeus Vi
women were sewing yards OF sail cloh, breadth upon
9e9dt lengtn upon fngIh very gtd "a 70 b earn H. M 5ap
dayb wages ana contribute lher mlte 10 sht tue fO
Su, though like NJ Gambetta saw all and listened TO
everything my conception OF the pile and rag banks
was very vague ana 1t was wilma cry OF neght mat at
the upper window OF this ship Inn," / recognized
eampagner, Fllopante, who, during dinner with
knives and forks as representatives or piles,
and table napkins OF san &C CLOTH h gave gave Us US
lS43 Prof Aessandrne nclted his scholars to invent
speeqy zee barrier c6 snd To
rupture the bank Of canal from the Municipality or
artificial rupture and fastened his cloth to the bottom
them trusting be able TO drag 1t up by means of
ropes and pueys; but the water, on account of its
specific weight the mpetu0sity Of its course, broke
the ropes and the cloth remained at the bottom On
this FOpant changed hs tactics fastened hooks to the
tops his piles ana himberings along his sallcoth,
and then, by means of standing front panks
erected across another series OF piles, had the cloth
spread on the water. The rush OF the water carried it
TO the bottom and against the piles, the canal re-
manned shut in ITS bed, the cloth resisted with
out tearing, the first row OF piles were bent
back, but there the second TO stay
them aud the experiment succeeded perfectly. Here
the enormous distance OF 20 meters has TO be closed but
the Professor is not The first OF piles,
about yard apart is drawn In by men facing the aper-
ture with their backs to the river; then 30 down me
second then the third to sustain the temporary bridge
on which will stand, with the bottom breadth
of the sacoth their hands, to be dropped simultane
0usly the gwen word OF command. IL viii be an ex-
citing The Professor insists especially on the
cloth being long enough lop rmaDy meters along
the eInbankmen wide enough To sink at least three
meters the rivers bed. He is not especially salts
fed with the mattel ls supplied, and finds tho piles TOO
slender Nor is he quite satisfied with the decision OF
the head engineers as to the direction OF the mend
bat the whole is sanguine OF success.