Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-27

crossed over the BROOKLYN bridge.
for tho nrst time. the other day. It is
considerably more than one mile long,
from the top Of the hill where the station
q being built, IN Brooklyn, to Chatham
street The large station in BROOKLYN
= e y used BY the steans-tlrum cars
Tor waiting -r0Oms, etc, and smaller
building Of that kind b being framed at
tho New York end. / am afraid that
footpassengcrs are not going 10 have
the most perfect view Of the river. Il
they pass through the middle OF the
brtdg~ which | understand to be their
avenue, leaving the sides 10 vehicles.
The cars, ] understand, are to run on
the second floor Of tho bridge. was
admitted at : gate, and put on an as
phaitnm walk in the middle OF the
Brooklyn approach, along which went
ior Thousand feet or more, and then
climbed down ladder, or crude steps,
to tie northern flooring. in which a
crack occurred here and there, showing
the frighttul chasm below, one glimpse
q which was enough to make a man
niSich. The flooring on this side was OF
plsnks, but, the parapets being up, there
was no danger.
when / reached tho east tower, t. a
magnificent character Of the arch, t..aere
seemed to show more wonderfu,'.y thar
from the surface Of the river ..,elow. II
y fact that on the top Of each Of the
lowers, two houses can be bsailt of 20
feet front and 1913 feet depth. ANY man
who OWNS house and lot Of the fun
depth. in New York. can look out Of his
back window on. bis yard and his neigh
boris, and consider. that both OF them
90 not oover.as much space BY another
halt building.lot, as the, top of these
bridgc-towers. The East river assumes
= beauty Of color and extetit from the
bridge that one could hardly imagine.
Nearly the whole river. from Governors
island t. BlaokwcH's Island, lies. under,
the cy0A and it seems to be the. prinoi,.
pal thing in NBw York laynisca,,e, AMI
those bslildingA which border ii, esr,ev
Tally up toward williamsburg, rissss :.
ormoaasly from their great bsak, i,nr a. !,
ersaL sugar refincries. New York; sol
seems. from tho Brooklvn end,W ', ~.
hEadge. like town ON q hilhwhie, ,;sa ,
to,a certain profile or parapss, and ii s.'
yoAd that ID smoke and, W. . "a Ds
Tho four great cables; thar .irnn',
naodestly from their. tower O =
vhitewashcd Bologna ssAr 90. OF
attract much emark, sirH iS ~, >, . ~
objects. beneath, tho long,J 10 81 Ashin
the white sails OF cossaf - s ~. oasge'
Of steambonts and ligap - ~ ny sor'
fully exposed To notice s;nco Mondel
and upper works arA t,r ~ Gneir aeci
fully visible to etayY ~ e first TINT
systo Other things Non e fo .lfG :.
posing ns'.sa,a the , an ,ns a ana !, y
d sSst io org tit The cables that Das .,
a d furnpiT <. he bridge is as sol
oonntrr: X roa1 in tho middle Of Ii
s AND. hon, =, Meth sr rattles nor tremble
ever. il YER aervous one is steppin
lease Il tfirsf hesoon feels secure, an
rnnasS .seye ON the ever-opening pan,
raw ~ .ough l crossed ON rath,
The tay, hardly observed the win,
a. BRIO ge was full Of carpenters. pain
y !. Dol srariyers; and understand tn,
ae 70 .iing-stock for the cable-railroa
i .-nished. - Brodd,cay Loungsr, I,
Metz Tork Tribune.