The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-03-28


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1000 loas burden can sail Under IL as
we'll as all schooners, brigs, and other
vessels, but ships OF over that tonnage
will have TO lower their top spars.
Thr East River brilgo will be class
ed among the chief struetures Of .ho
kind 10 tho world Tho frat great
suspension bridge built, was the one
OF Frcburg in Scotland, and the long.
est now existing Is the Victoria at
Montreal Canada 0l0l feet In lcnglh,
but this will be surpassed by one over
the Tay now blilding in Scotland
v Which will have length Of 10,693
feet, some OF the bridges and aque-
ducts built by the Ancient Romans,
such as tho aqueduct at Nismes were
scarcely less remarkable than the
greatest triumphs of modem engineer
ing, Trajln's famous bridge over the
Danube was, Alto feet in length.
But there is not TO be found In any
city one Of more usefulness and inn
portance than this East River bridge.
1t will combine and imply the two
,ities as no inco.porative enactment
nor the best intentions of all the
citizens could do. The distinctions
Brooklyn and New York
will in the future be only one OF
lames and coon even that distino-
ion will be done away with for
beir uuion under a single charter
will be sure TO follow if it does not
y eceed tae completion of the bridge.
t viii! change the form and character
# the great uommerc al metropolis to
degree which cannot be calculated.
The rapid extension of the city up
he narrow Manhattan Island will be
.rrest, d /; it will spread evenly over
'ther shore, and within a little time
'erhaps the city over the river will
xceed this in population. The
hange it will make in the appearance
t the city will be marvellous. Un-
il we become accustomed to the
jylopean stranger and begin to re.
ard it as pass of the CITY we shall
eel greatly chagrined to see broad
Ugh way, depending by a thousand
bains from its towering piers, pass
ng insolently over our prondest eds
ccs. N. G. B.
N. Y.