New-York tribune., 1872-07-04

the Prater IN two 70 will pass along the western Fde OF
the Park. follow a direction nearly parallel vfth the
river and gradually turning toward U IN the last three
e. es opens into he Danube four OF I'VE m below rs
present dabouchure Gt Is worth noting That precisely
ns very mans which are carried ont ow I'm tae Roru
,isp Of tae Danube" we're first str 6gly recommended
re,rv century ago. In 17s thr ,y were recommended
aealn in lS1 and IcG. In lS and in 1862 II only
in 1876 that che Government came % the nal decision
Of making the alterations now in of construction
Twice the municipality red to bear half the expense
Of the undertaking, st the Government Of the day al
ways declared "a impOssibIlty Of finding funds
ilr the purpOse The inundatOn Of 1862 caused
such frightful loss OF life, AMI damaged so much
ysluable prsHerty tha: II finally Acknowledged that
means ~ as be taken To prevent OF the dis
mefsltrs, mere eXpedient preventing oFerhoWs55 W.
Vnout altering the course Of the river 10 not TIL
1856 that tae present plan sanctioned ana even 5
tbcre long delay YcfOre the manner ot IlsuG IA
suc cstimatcl as ito<i 0CO Ooovas decidcL anu
acred Cu 4 company offered 90 unier IKE tne WUAs 80
.wOthrls ot the reclaimed Land remlnsu mn obaif IN ~
session FOG sale To private indiydls gu %nernisson 10
Tie Sc 10000 paid 70 IN cash, win o TIE
issue lottery loan for inc etin one-balf OF
t5e sl0og3I AMI the country the other haIi 1his ms
80 h,r the nrIiuiinary works while waiting the re-
sut OF ifs apple alton for contracts 20 uhlSl W "a
t6IS trc Company divided into four sections, each
sect,n, Of course Including It's proper P'otuoPb bo D
bors g., &C., and separate contracts lor each section
,rore +. lvert Sc for Many firms applied among them
Mcssrs castor. VlttcI & Couvreux, a French firm,
dc the lowest contract Tor each section, and the whole
o WIS handed over TO them. They bound themselves
under heavy penalties 10 finish certain portions OF the
works by certain dates. aud to complete he Whole before
a. GJh Of Ort 1874. that is within i've years from ne
signing OF He contract Although the works WI n9I pe
tured into IT'S new bed IN 1873 n sufficient time 70 allow
OF its being use for the great Exhibition, tue building
of which ony 200 yards distant from the new chahne
Msssrs Castor & Co. have already rendered good ser,
wee in the excavation Of the Snez Canal they invented
dredgc much used In that IN tnce, anu - %c l5 40 m
In the present uude taElus as testAeu u oy
the admiration Of crowds Of Niern So. ,,, -,
must not omit 10 state pecullarlty which VIII oe
etrlkngly visible in the channel IL was supposed
that, no matter now strong anu ns4 '4e oans ruIlS
ie river Wa unuuIIly swollen the waters would ore2t
though. aud ctu-e even great damage than IN PSI
years II extra gdinary facilities were not aIJrueG tgE
the passage Ot the swollen current consequence, III
stcad sing the dam on the left bank Ike thdt on
Che rgut bank ln Wiucn Nlehut l7 si'at,o tu. - @
ratev ou ie bank OF the stream, u Will De cftcted
m ,Ti ",N from ~. f - -'vr WSn the Danube only rises
few fce above its normal hight, the ordinary channel
yas tIe swollen rver viii have this additional breadth
600 wards 20 rush over before being connei py % ,ne
fiycr viii naturally give greater dcPth on the right
banf whore 10 Is needed but II WI 4so g.uSe Le"Sg
account, the dam on the Vienna sde VIII De OF lhe
sse hight q, tAc opposite one, % olS Heay t.lS @ "a 90
it, breadth Tue exceeding breadth i also hteutu l0I
,5ivl,Y I'm lIi i,n,i an or,iIn1rv carriage road.
Austrian architects aud civil engineers though skiIul
ra ia many particulars, aud especially noted ior ther
o. "A fasfe and talent in producing pleasing effects,
notorious biuudercrs IN matters OF detail me Ola story
or ID Louise three hOurs hlgu being uusAeu D'oit W
e-,iitsct discovered that he had omitted staircase
5a1.t he of Veun.se origin am reminded OF this cX-
ample by a bunder committed in connection with the
SfSe w W. erecied acrJss the lower part OF newly
cut riyerued aud II not covered unt the Ieu
Structure ~ s comp eted the piles il rested on were
TO-, low and that with the water at great night the
bridge ran Ti> of be Hooded perhaps carried away
engineer had lat the bridge at tna tle r'es Wa
unusually low. and only made sufficient allowance Tor an
ord nary II the water The bridge A3d TO be taken
down, the stone piles TO he bult sel .l Aee' Ae'e u
tie supcrsJructUrc 10 De ttpt'tl