The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-25

the House OF Lords. That speeches were,
We say, "Firsd or, till. with OF tho hand, the
Lord Provost OF Edinburgh delivered tho silvcr
caskct-b big enough for phagustothe "Soldcr,
President fellow Scot" Then came cheers ana the
collision Of appluuding hands shook tho Gothic
structure from base 10 roof" This about his
speech 1.-THE Lord Provost had welcomed him. He
General Grnnt) had words to express his feelings
personally He made speeches Thanks for
houors. thanks for overwhelming kindnesses. Plenty
OF Scotch citizens of America found It profitable TO
stay there. Como over and us" He spoke three
quarters Of q minute nH
Then 1t was suddenly discovered that the ceremony
OF halt an hour finished, and dozen brany Scots
OF tho first families in the realm went homo with a
dozen written or thought out speeches unspoken.
Said disappointed scot:-"He made no spaecb."
'Nau, mon but he kippit deal o. thinkn'." Then
came shaking OF hands and the General had TO reach
for them in every direction. Ono man---it so
funny and tho General is puzzi,ng over the meaning
o-day-said :-'Gneral, I'm glod to see ye I'm u
scotchman, but mo fayther and mither arc bath bir
ried America" He passed on. Several such strange
episodes occurred.
OVER rnR rAY
Thcn alter seeing the sights, to tho Tay Bridge
Instead OF crossing tho River Tay from Tayport 10
Brouehty Ferry, tho usual crossing took tho
steamer up the river toward Tho lay Bridge After
proceeding a short distance We hanlod alongside an
immense old man -of-war now used as training ship
for boys. Three hundred ana fifty iitto fellows IN
white Jackets blue pan'aoons and haro feet manned
the yards and sides OF the ship brass band com
posed OF little urchins dscoursed swcctiy national
anthems an.h; and opera music. the sight was most
delighted at the invitation 10 30 aboard. Tho
regular drill was gone through, and tho ship
framing ship wonSsrf1l preventive p%w ' Of crmc
II Is charity Incorporated Ivy Legislative oct for tho
purpose Of rcca'ming little boys who arc found run
ming about the streets without visible means of
port. The difference between this and tho Kciorma-
tory s that no lad can bc sent 70 tho latter ns ution
unloss he has hccn IN prison ten days The graduates
OF tho Rcformatory therefore, src always looked upon
as n sort OF jabirds. No boy be taken tho
training ship who has over been conyictod Of theft or
Dundee 20 about and pick up lads who associates
OF thieves. or who bog or whohsv M ordinary
Of support, and after assurance That they IN far
to become criminals they cent TO tho training
ship. Here ihcy thoroughly instructed IN tho du
ina. Tho routine Of tho day s;-s,x A. ~, make up
bed', HYMN ana prayers. breakfast clean decks, in
on dock TO scamansnip, tho other below to school:
dinner at twelve The snme routine Is observed In
tho af'ornoon-snppcr at hnifpast avc, prayers and
arc given during school hours Tho boys, though
trained TO become sailors arc not 70,
enough Many OF them develop ex,raordlusry talents
in othcr dircctions and loft to choose other
pursuits; Some OF the boys taken to the ship prove
r'S'N ~ ~" 1855 - '""' S"eo 49, 800
ashore and taken back whenever tho doctor thinks
they are able to 50. Mono desert Theya SO kindly
treated on the ship that when ihey dressed and
allowed TO go ashore visit they return punctuay
ut the cnd OF tho allotted mo They take prdc
Rigid disc,rne Kindly exercised "a calculated 10 make
them ambitious In ls4S tho commitment Of
boys, boys below sixteen years Of age 70 the Edin.
the ragged and industrial schools started IN Tint
yenr. both ashore and aaoat tho number Of boy Grim
mails In Edinburgh havc been reduced from -45 in
lSdk to 81 in 1919 The bow criminals aged DelWce
fourteen and sixteen $50 In 1s4s ana IS in 1875,
ana during those thirty years the population has
From this showing and tho fact that this ship turns
out 100 good sailors or wcidisciplincd young mon Mt
for other pursuits eac year II evident that Vhc true
panacea for embryo criminals Is to pick them uplt-
tc ragged, iIlbred and ready for my viccfrom the
posts arc made good satlors citizens What
satisfaction, too. 1t must be 10 Mr. Thomas Knox
and tho other gentlemen connectod with tho enterprise
TO witness tho nc results Of heir nbors and charities.
General Grant and Mrs. Grant were quite enthusas-
ticav Interested In the matter and expressed strong
hopes that some such Institutions would be inaugu-
rated In tho nrge cities OF Americm. " '
! .. AN ENoINEBKIyG TRIUMPH.
From the training ship We embarked: with the boy
band on boarl etug and went TO tho Tay Bridge.
Here the engineer for the contractors Mr. A Grothc
narrated In dotsl the principal poas con ncctsd with
pleasure that General Grant should appcar just tho
ur,dae vas 6n,sbcd completely cnoush 20 CROSS and
tho rails were nearly all laid The last supporting col
umn had boon ret up tho day beore. Hcrs General
and pnrty were handsomely at lunch by tho
lay bTtIgc people, GcncraI Grant, beng something oil an
educated engineer desired to 20 out upon the BRIDGE
SO tho whole party wero put into workmnn's car
ana taken across Tho Tay Bridge Ia the longest IN
the world. II Is not elaborate expensive tho
81. Louis bridge, only longer. 1t extends two miles
ovcr water aud quarter OF milo land Tho OBJ
jcc OF Its construction to avoid the frequent and
sometimes very storms by passcn.
gers over tho North British Railroad, well to
lessen the running time and increase the capacity for
raic over the railroad. At present the running time
IS three, and sometimes four and i've hours
between Edinburgh and Dundee, thirty miles The
when thsy cross tho Firth OF Forth
and once when thoy cross tho River lay. These and
arc great Inconvenience mud annoyances to tho
trav ecr. The lay Bridge Will, In few days. remove
one great obstacle, and IN 1vo years the bridge
course vi construct ION by the same railroad company
Will remove the other The Tay Bridge COM
mcnced July % 1871 IL consists Of So spans varying
In longth from Of 245 ieet OF the latter dlrne
there arc 49, which are IS feet above hiph water
The rise and fall vi tide varies from IL 10 IL cc The
roadway Of the bridge Is in 70 feet rise IRON tho
shore 10 tue centre on the NORTH and in 1856
the south side. Tho rapid decline on the Dundee side
Is pccesstated by tho low levcl tho underground
train VIII run on the bottom part oil the
girdcrs, and on the smaller tho rails are IRd top,
so that while the line OF rail Is continuous and appar
emily on level the Orders arc reversed N position
In nc CENTRE In appearance the bridge IS light and
graceful, and, viewed from distance. 1t looks too
light for ITS purpose but when inspected closely II
iound firm enough for any load That be taken over
H., even In the most violent gale
FOUNDATIONS
Tor tho iron colu INNS rock hard bottom Mt
an average OF Is feet below the river bed aud weigh
hundreds OF tons each The bottoms oil the
columns are above high water mark IN order that
tbcy may not feel the corrosive effects OF tho
water. The columns braccd IN every drec-
uon So as 10 DO lighter than, but
strong as solid iron. The method OF sinking these
bases ana raising the columns Is rcmRrk Sb1s. Every
piece oil tho bridge was mado shore. portion OF
the bank on the south side levolled 80 heavy
parts constructed on concrete foundation. Bargos
W ere loated under n singing the immense masses
located ou-a single caisson. Weighing some 200 tons-
md by tue use OF hydraulic occ ana taking advantage
Of the tides, the caissoDs were disconnected and al
lowed by their own weight TO End tho bottom sand
pumps wcro then used ana the sand pumped out until
Mo lron' gstRson, With IT'S BRICK Inning, OF us
weight, rested upon the hard CARL rock. hen II
was hllcd with concrete, which hardened aud became
hrmcr all the time. The caisson viii corrodo
away, but Will leave the brick and concrete, when Is
intended Tor the entire support o the bridge, hard
aDd rm Us ever, So all tho different parts OF the spans
were LAID and 30 tho columns were raised. The rise
aud tall OF the tide greatly facilitated the work by CIV
Ing the desired height 10 the bargcs from time to tmo
would like 10 go into iuii description but on
count Of spacc will merely sive you idea Of Us i'm
mcnsity. II cost 81 100000. IL Is not covered
ornamented AZ all The engineer who designed It Is
MY lci f0 be rontr rto hava