New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-17
THE BRIDGE OPENING.
DETAILS OF THE AUGMENTATION OF III


DETAILS OF THE ARRANGEMENIs-"OHh VI LIE
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS.
The details of the celebration OF the opening
of the Bridge are practically com, comp'T Ger.
| After the President and his CaDlhet, 10Y
| ernor Cleveland and his stan ana an
other invited guests have been escorted 10 VIZ VIZ
| BROOKLYN anchorage, the 9TH Regiment WIN
be stationed Oh one roadway and he -3u o n
the other, and detachments of the regular army u
of marines will he stationed on the iO0tWaN: nc
guests will then proceed 20 the Sands street
| for the opening ceremonies Salutes VIII Dc h.Iu
from Governors Island and the Navy 1aIG ~ tno
President crosses the nver A large torce OF Poao
men will he stationed at either cn4 OF tno ID r.
Only invited guests Will be admitted 10 me no
structure, and special tickets Will DC heeucu
| TO gain admission to the opening eAei-
cises in the station building All thc NIL
| for the dav will be supervised by ulanu n Iai?;na
James Jourdan HE stan OF ine h% as Sdesdc
camp. They will be distinguished by rou' ""i'e
| and blue IOette. o,.. r,:aor w ,
Roebling who still suffers acutely from the caisson
disease contracted by him under the DIoohlSI
tower more than ten years ago VII oe ehI,ug who
has greatly aided her husband IN his WORK ioT lne
Bridge will be present. They VIII receive '1f In
friends after TIE opening ht 'e mo, of ihr Fridge
ColoI RoeblIng Will retire from his Once OF Chiei
Engineer winch he has held for fourteen years AT
a salary of $4,000 year. As drteIlniheu ny INC
trustees at their last meeting, Assistant Engineer
Martin will then become Engineer ana
superintendent of the completed SUI stlacou lure,
the structure of trotting horse on me Iodt"Hy,
and when Mrs. ROebing drove over on MonUay snc
was accompanied by Engineer McNnlty. VINO care
fully observed the effect. No VIBRATION ia inc
euspenoers could be seen. In all other European
bridges the vibration is very pcrccphblt "nle
the bridge is butt for rope traction c' bs
Colonel ROcbng said yesterday tar ne
thought locomotives like those used on the eioNtcu
roads could be in safety over the structure;
But he opposes the use of them. as they would ienu
tu frghtcn horses on the adjacent 103dways C"Is
like those on the elevated roads could be trauSIeTtu
10 the Bridge and run over 1t by the T"pie roe
While the tru seS are high enough LOT uiIin o'S
the height having been increased In 1873 such cars
would be too heavy for the present system OF loco
motion. 80,
Ibc two switching engines which will be used TO
transfer cars from track to the Other al tue
Brooklyn terminus, were moved Yesterday from tHe
bridge ward 10 the station building.
On the dav the bridge j. opened the BROOKLYN
City Hall will be decorated with nag IL each
window ana the columns will be nr,athcd with RED,
white and blue. The buildlng viii be Illuminated
al night.
Mayor Low VIII issue proclamation today 20
the people Of Brooklyn calling upon them 10 IN. Ae
the day of the Bridge opening holiday, ana 10
decorate and illuminate their dwellings and stores
He will also invite AL to attend the reccptlch 10
the President III the Academy OF Music III the even
ing. ,
The expert accountants appointed BY Mayor Low
and cx-MayOr Grace to examine the books ana
records of the Bridge trustees have nearly com
pctcd he work. They have gone over ali therecofdN
up to the time of the passage Of the resolution
authorizing Their appointment. Their WORK Will
however. De continued up TO the time of the open
ing OF the structure. As the terms Of the present
trustees expire on June I, no report OF the lnNeSt-
cation will be made 10 the present body: ne *
pcrS SAY that they have discovered cereal cliOIS
amounting [, $4,000. Another error. an uniting TO
~ COO IL not vet accounted for. Nv one OF the
clerical orloIs a granite company was oycrpaid
$4,000.