Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-06

railroad tracks and four wagon and horse
car tracks. Tho floor in the centre of the
lbridgeSwill be one hundred aud thirtysflve
teet above high water, SO that navigation will
not be tmpeded The central epan. 1880
feet, will be suspended to four oabies Of steel
wire, eaoh sixteen inches in diameter, These
cables. from tower,to tower, have DETECTION
of l28 feet. The height of towers above water
is 268 feet and they are sunk to tho rock bed
beneath to n depth of As feet on the Brooklyn
sido aud IS feet on the Now York sido The
four cables, afterpassng over the towers enter
tho anchor walls abont 80 ioet above wator,
pass through the masonry, a distance Of 20 feet
and connect with the anchor chain Each
anchor contains about 35 900 cubic yards of
masonry. The approaches on both sides are
suspended ab,v the roofs of the buildings
underneath. Upwards of $l5,00O.O0O will
be required to foot tho bill Of this grand
project. The inadequacy Of the forries to
accommodate tho daily crossing and m
occasional interruption Of ice nnd fog led to
this enormous bridge project. G0.O00.0 900
persons crossed the East River ferries in
1872.
Central park, prided by Now York as
being one Of the most beautiful the world
over cav. is truly ohnrning, especially when
the beholder is told that up to fow years
past it was but n waste Of rock and swamp.
1t embraces 800 acres, hus nine miles Of drive
and twenty eight miles Of foot path. 10000
seats, 80 buildings Of oil kinds, 4S bridges
arches and tunnels and water expanse Of
1876 acres including two largo reservoirs
belonging to the city waerworks and about
Tho central ornament Of the park is the
Bethesda Fountain. the figure of an angel
in tho attitude Of blessing the waters
lowering over mass Of rock from which the
water gushes, fall over tho edge of the bnsn.
veilirg n group of four smaller figures
embematic Of tho blessings of temperance.
purity, health and peace. Standing on
knoll in the grounds adjoining tho Metro.
p0litan Museum Of Art is scon thr obelisk,
an ancient monument, Cleopatra's Needle, n
monoli,h looked upon by Moses and had
grown dim with nge at the time of Augus,us
Caesar The action Of the rain and sunshine
of centuries have rendered part of the in.
scriptioDs illegibo.
could mention many attractive things
that came under my observation, but will
now speak briefly Of tho elevated ruilways
and cloue. The elevated railways have been
in operation something more than two years
and there appears yet to be difference Of
opinion rs to whether or not it is best for the
city; but it certainly solves the question of
rapid transit Tho city being long and
narrow but few lines are necessary. There
arc four now in operation, running the
avenues lengthwise the city, having stations
at convcnicnt distances on tho cross streets.
The trucks uro erected upon line Of iron
columns at each side of the street car tracks
and are connected at tho top by elliptic
arch girdcrs. AT all the stations there arc
two sluirways Oh either sdo leading up from
tue streets below. Tho cars nro luxurious.
artistic in design and the little locomotives
neat and compact. There is one thing more,
however, | cannot refrain from mentioning:
Of all the railways starting from or terminal
ing in New York, there ia but ono passenger
depot in tho city-lhat of the Grand Centrnl
1t extends from 42nd street to 45th street,
between 4th or Park and Vanderbilt avenue
Tho spnce for trains is covered by glass
and iron roof, having q single arch Of span
of 200 feet. altitude of no feet, length Of
Cos feet and width of 24O feet, train
consisting Of locomotive and twelve pas
senger cars finds strenching room in it, and
twelve such trains can be admitted side by side
Mt the same time. About 1875 trains arrive
and depurt daily with less than half the
noise and confusion witnessed at the car shcd
in Atlanta Everything is done with such
thorough system TINT crowding or confusion
is thing almost unknown.
JOHN V. STRIBLJNG.