Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-05-31

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National salute{ <I{3[, 6cSI E6H irryt,
1 Columbus aud (roens 90 ,tlu mra-of-wnr
I The chimes of Trinity end fhS bslIS rof 7St
Paul and many otlset 'chufcheD peolod out
sss. .sNu w ~ s'9s. sts'oS ~ selAe piaN
thSu Wh,stics
~ kev. Dr. SforTs mada ~ & oIpQue1|
siosc Ths r ,wo ar citIss ~ IA eIs B,ss % |s * &
formally wedded. Nnd ~ aEiA higiiwa.
\ In the evening the cntiro population 81
New York and Brooklyn arpeevsd TO bs
rushing madly toward tho bridge or toward
The burning OF amworks bersn Mt eIpbt
o'clock and continued for an, hour, during
Srsns rocSss seaveas spa sSs ITsss % wh
,,srso.s sss ,1 , sn'auao ~ sne oI,uge
PeL'ect s,feam OF coioieu meteofs kep snoot
delight OF the tens n tho,sa,,ds N sncrtatrrs
| m hous..trrs an,r. a,,d rs,.ss Isr~s,..ss,,
om . .'poIs, nrs,,aI, aUcks alia ooats' brooklyn
| Viewed from, the Nav Yark side. ss,sms,,
aHs mn ,.,lth t,ri,t Z. ' '
At tho Brooklyn academy OF Music last
night there was Hfother crush at the recon
t,n, viv.s, ~ ths p,.s,ort .,,a rt,,.r ,,,xs,t.
WI sas1,. ~ V1 ie's'v,ss MI ea'u oss'u. $ssss'
OF BrOokiyns Mayor Inere was no hand-
shaking, the guests merely bOwing their nc
acknowledgements to the snlutations. A num-
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yo' " Iluot evs'ueI.s ooyuiieu u"iu's
inc day. put not Of serious character.
l&T THE WORK. 4tts
rrruxr,, ~ rxor.r.Hrru srY,r.
m, : . -. - =. ,.--, ~ 80 I.
a ny Arent nriukc s.na isrscix tlo P{Ouucc oI
the severe Water Of lsde,5. During that winter
ne ne Ensy nlver LerI rIy.mpQnas m came 70 krel.
brookyn pusnehe,men cmperkinH one tuUon
ferry-bont found themselves after an hours
cruising, In the vicinity 0f teHgafe. fordaJs
tne river was 20 cnokeu with zoe ns 20 DO almost
impaseablc. Some boats IN beating ngntnst
ico-cakes ina strong current, were driven down
ground d9xernor Island and tnon 20 staten
Island. The Inconvenience was great, but
the losses sustained py certain psul-
| ness interosts we're such that . vigorous de-
mand Was made Tor bridge. Soon after men
OF can1si obsssne1~ enessssseN1@ess ssx11gu
| 2Qmpy4yw8 tornteds WIN = QeRlfal o. yh04hr
- Ine charter WIS hftcryafd atnonded-eo
That the enterp&Hef eoould pc HI4uaged cx'
oiusfveiy by the authorities Of the two cities
brooklyn agreeing 70 pay two-thirds Of the
esS % BE- cnd tSe nsr 81 M xryn
| bridge. As early as 1906 he employed an en-
4 eineer 20 draw plans and make ect1matcl
LOT suepens1onofidGe, ana wnen tho Qmt
came Tor nction no became inc acknowledges
teaueu u tno enterprieo;, may - logls Sonn
W.. nveunns " ~ wns npPontsu E,eineer. ~ ceptem
per OF tne snme ychr ne mutte MS report OF sur
veys, plans hn1 estlmntes: w0rk was com
meneeu on tnc SITE OF tne toundatlon OF TN
brooklyn tower January " ls1U Engfnee
| HDeplinK. however,. did not live to tHI
WORK begun. IN the summer or lsds, while q
WORK on tne locn'ion Of the brooklyn tower
timbers which crushed his foot and he died o
lnck,2aw about two weeks later. HIS son
fa,n ,'|r,i, e. ~ :. isss,s disc.se
s,, bis siSk & room He has never recovered bis
The construction Of this gigantic cobweb for
~ ,ha ms ,,d ~ y, hnh tey y, annTaciate
| The towers are s,os, feet In height The
Feat hack f,"m he tnwers an eacb Side. The
anehoraees arc friumphs OF etone-masonry.
1iy nv IN feet M the base and rising to an ec-
yation Of 90 feet above hieii-water mark.
Weirhing about e0.Oi0 tons each. thoy are Of
course .,enahle of r,,sistinv y mn strain
from from the cables. 4 stranger viewing the tow
it possible 10 obtain a proper foundation for
such structures so near the water -
rine sect}on of the tower was construct
ed above water in the open ,air and then
sunk to its bed decp down In the sand or
wi here the fishes were wont TO disport. This
was aceomplished by the diviug-bel and the
mir force-pimp.l The style of diving-bell used
is called d caisson. II resembles nothing 70
much as an Inverted chest. IL must be lined
with boiler-jron scanned ar-tght, with mcars
of lin ingress and egress for m men and materials
Hv them of this caisson many formldnt.c
dii,ic,ilties have been siIrmountcd and a per
feet foundation laid where the waves will
wash their mighty bases for ages. The forr--
the river and the granite masonry is true TO a
hairs breadth The cables sweep grace
fully over .he top Of the towers s;s feet s,,a in
sis,inn ~ = dr two '' s~stems Of rrders at right
nrtny rs y. the snor nroper are gracef,il trusses
ihirty-tbree inches deep, placed seven
feet six inches apart. TO these are
attached four steel rope suspenders
from the cables. Parallel and longi-
t,ldinal trtsscs with braces or stays, give the
combination strength in every direction. AT
the towers the framework Is firmly anchored
The weight of the central span of the entire
suspended structure is $40 tons. It is eeti
mated that At no time will this weight be , In
than $50 tons, giving a total maximum weight
OF s.lZ0 tons. of TINS enormous weisnL o.aN
tons are sustained " tne caoics nnu i,ip .ons n
ny .he 81 ~ ibe 10 points
verRing from the tpps oI tno 'vwofs ~ puins, ~,
ABOUT niteeh Ieet apar. ulons rhe oo..v s.a, AZ "
,ouf ol '9e % s sert Tsey form
important auxilar,es i, 70 the cables. h Ine cen,
trai avenue OF .ne oilusr - 70 fe, ~ aod ~ %
s.y t,, th :. ,,c ~ ~ tte sidas some
. ~. n.y. ~ ~ nas ar ore - ooruniad Nv
ael ievs. anr s n,ne ny, y, ~, hv ,nsna If an
,,n ;s ,run @ umu eead ~ ~ = stst,nna1v en-
,,;v,e enusoss "i'o iopo opo' a'e1 M ~ 7" -
Tba oah,es susnandad from tha great towers
80 ~ ,ta ~, tncbs thjeE In
aach eaha there arc x no wires. the whole
fashioned like skeins OF yarn or thread. Each
cable contains nineteen OF these strands OF s.s
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