The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02


TRIUMPH Or Ks0IsKKHfsu sKftx.
The great bridge Is largely tho product OF
the severe winter ~ 1907. Duringthaf winter
the East River ferryboHts caiBe to grief.
nfooklyn businessmen cinbnrklng on Fulton
frrry.boai fund themselves, after M hours
cruising In the vicinity ~ HeliKate. For days
the ritrr wis - choked with ice as 10 be almost
impassablo. SOME boats, IN beating against
leo cakes ina strong current. were driven down
around GoyernOr's Island and then 10 staten
Island. The inconyenicnce was great. but
the l0sars sustained by certain btisl.
ness Interests we're such that vigorous de.
maud was made FOR bridge. Soon after men
Of capital obiaincf q charter, and a bridge
company was formed with capital of ss.aa.-
40. The charter was afferwnrh amended -
that the enterprise should be- managed en-
glusiycly by the authorities Of the two eities.
entire cost William q Rinsslry, Of nnoiIsn.
deserves 10 be- rallrd The father of the Erraf
bridge. Ascariy a. isas he employed an en-.
gineer TO draw pnn- and make estimates
for a auspcnsion'bIidgo, aud when tho time
came for action he became the acknowledged
leader of the enterprise. May -, 1877, John A.
lloeblins was appointed EnEinser In teptnm-
bcr 81 ne same year be made NJ. report of sur
menced on tho site of the foundation of thu
lIfooklyn tower January .. ir5s. Engineer
ibchlinK however, did not live 70 see this
work begun. In tho summer Of ie9s. whiie Al
an inconlng ferry.bnai colIided with soms
thinkers which crushed hls foot. and he died ~
lock.iaw about two wseks later. His sons
washington a. hoeblinE. was called upon 20
take up and complete hls fathers great work.
He was equal 10 the emergency. Although
falling victim 10 tho "cAir-on disease In
Dcccnber, ls1i. be supervised the work from
his siok room. He has never recovered hls
The construction pf this gigantic cobvcbfor
travel has furnished an episode II engineer
Ing the magnitude of which few appreciate.
The towers are xsy feet In height The
feet back from the tower. on each she. me
enchoiafrs arv triumphs Of sfonc. masonry,
lMlfi' Bi'1y ftft kD0ye -fixhsifafkf maff'
weighing about ann TINS each. they are of
rouftr capable OF resisting an enormous strain
ifym we capl'r. stranger yirwinr the tow
such structures 30 near the tmrl-
fne section OF the foser wds Construct
cd above water IN the opcn y;sir md then
sunk 20 iis bed deep dosn n the sand %
was accomplished by the dIyine~l'eii and thu
air fnrce.pumr., The sfyic of dlviuE-heii used
IA called q cair<on. n resembles nothing -
much ~ nm inverted christ. u must ~ iinrd
of iusrcss and osrrrs for mon and .materiels.
~ the usa OF this raiz~nn many formtdahln
dlihctitic. have becu sufmountcd and : pr.
feet foundaiio. lad whers lhs wsyca wiA
ss,od % i.l. ss sls, Si isss bsss H sss ssass e
hsir's bresd,h. the cables sseep. grace
Lus over ,he ,op q ,hs sess s ~ q; fsss s.s,t, n
sustain. Il an immensc sseci framework eons
si-tinT of two system. of sirders e riEhf
angles 10 each other The main sir1crs. sup
s,n' @ =. uiss. Sss'' .p. sss' .es ,s..- 's.ss :ss
issn'i i'a% The ''ss sss.s: ''' p.rslsi .ss issf,
laalsal I.l..s.: .lIh b..ss. o sisy.: Eise De
ihs towers ,hs iysns~ort : drsiy ssskorssi.
.a.perdsd structure h s,3 tons. 4 Z esli-
mated that Al no ilme Will this weight be IN.
than ,szptons' Fisinr total Inaximnm velxht
% 4. .ieD tons. OF this enormous Weight 81
tons are sustained by the eabie< and LIN tens
by the suyensery ttAys q st.el wiIs roye4 g
sloui nfisen fess sesrs aions ne boss6m Of
four OF tho vertical trnssrs. Theee fsnya rH
tend out from the tovers - FRET III fnrm
Important ausillsfies 70 thu sab.eA To een-
foosway' iss Width i nisssesn lsrs. ana 4 Z
cIevnfcd above the Avenues On ~ et1ee pWe
ten feet The side avenues ero uc<upte4 ~
cars moving from end % end by meane e -
endless virs ropa operated ~ ssas'onasy en-
Is. cable. srPsndsd sun g g..2s sevs{s
each esbic ihevs sy - gixsA Q. 49,
fs.hIoned llke skcsns % ysre - lkrpe1 -
csbis contains ninesrcn of th<ee ar1144 q ~
wirrs eseh. and esch skcin = e91eln14N1
virr nearly ilm@ fece IN kn41A II
ppsm,nvsos' n % he I nss;sr r. Hcrsssis 8 - =.
men Inc detail of Inc vork vent %. eaeA 1ey.
adding 10 the nunl<r of vifee fm0 te9sg -
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rr~ rrrksrrrr 70 m osk-r errr skeerFs -
the touerx and nrrun Ne r1<ef. H. -
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urtixr eumrlssed -
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