Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-06
CIeOpatra's Needle.

Cleopatras Needle is to be removed at last
from Alexandria to England, and the following
account Of the method to DO adopted is given
by the London Times:
1.-The sand is to be cleared away and the obc,
sk set square parallel with the existing sea
wall. An iron cylinder, finished off to chise
edge, with sufficient diaphragm to give it
strength is to be constructed round the obei>k,
which is to lie in the long axis of the cylinder,
and 10 be wedged aud caIkcd where 1t passes
through the diaphragWs so az to divide the
cylinder toto Watertight Compartments.
1.-The cylinder is to be ninety FIVE feet long
by fifteen ieet diameter, and will have draught
Of niDe feet of water when ahOat All being
riveted water-tight, it will be rolled into the
sea and across the sandy bed Of the water till
it floats. 1t will then be turned over and the
man holes at the top opened and about thirty
tons of ballast to keep the ends vertical, so as
to act like stem and stern will be placed there
10. 1t will then have two biIge kecls, a rud-
der, light spar deck, mast and lug sails attach
ed, and be provides with an anchor and good
chain cables, and, if necessary, pump in case
of leakage. The cylinder ship will then be fit
to 70 to any port Of the world with is freight,
and in any weather.
THE cost Of this operation will amount to
about SIS 900. The obesk in lts case wil! be
towed over during the summer months aud laid
aside the Thames Embank mcut on platform
properly prepared for the purpose, and lifted
high enough to clear the parapet, aud the bllpe
keels and other additions being stripped Ott,
the cylinder will be rolled to the proposed site
aud then stripped off the obelisk, which will
lie ready to be elevated to its pedestal, az ope
ration which will be simply effected by means
of few baIks Of timber and two small hydrau-
lie rams. The whole cost is not TO exceed $780,
900, and that of the obcsk at Paris is said to
huYe been $500, 0OU.
The ALLIANCE. The Presbyterian Alliance
which is TO meet 10 Edinburgh, Scotland, next
July, is beginning to attract the interest OF the
churches 90 this side of the Atlantic which
have already appointed their delegates, and
the Western hemisphere is to DC we'll repre-
scented. The Canadas will send d.. Cowcn.
Principal of Knox College; DR.. Snodgrass. Of
Queens University, Kingstnwn, and DR.. Topp,
of Toronto. From the United States, DR..
Sloane, of Allegheny. Reformed; DR.. Kerr, Of
Pittsburg, the United Presbyterian; Rev. Drs.
Mob dimes, Seudd4r, Ormiston and Inglis will
represent the Reformed Dutch Church. The
Southern Presbyterian Church will send Drs.
NJ. D. Hoge, of Richmond. Stuart Robinson,
of Louisville; J. K Wilson, Of Wilmington; j.
B. Adger, Of PeDdleton, and Others From
New York, Drs Adams, Crosby, Schaf s. |.
Prime aud Dickson. From Brooklyn, Dr. Van
Dyke, Moderator of the last General Assembly
From Princeton. Drs McCosh and Atwater.
There will also be large number Of other dis
tiuRuisbed clergymeo, and among the elders
will be Hon. VIM. E. Dodge, Hon. Stanley
Matthews, Judge OldS, of Columbus; j. S.
Farrand, of Detroit, and others. The Anchor
liue OF steamers will carry delegates at reduced
charges, and other lines are expected to do the
same. The middle Of June is the latest time
for leaving this country