Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24


author the world loves so we'll. is
rather too feminine in appearance. Old
Ben Franklin is the best and most
natural of all in my opinion. His
statute is not even named-he is
known too we'll to need name He
stands nearly double life size with his
thinking cap we'll adjusted. holding in
his left hand the records of the ''Key-
stone state"
The Brooklyn bridge is fit example
of what the daring skill of modern
engineering can accomplish. Its
architect ural magnitude coupled with
its utility .surpasses anything yet seen.
1t is hung on 4 cables of $3.50 strands
of wire EACH These cables are each
$50 rods long. Each end Of these
cables is fastened in large buttments
of rock 1872 rods from the shore.
Tney tnen run over two piers erected
at the bank oc the river (Which are
probably 200 # high } The suspended
bridge from pier to pier is 90 rods
long. Each "approach' to the bridge
is 1872 rods. The middle of the bridge
is 10 feet higher then its ends, i. e. it
bends upward to prevent a swag in the
middle. 1t has foot path in the
center, wagon road on each side, and
between these two, railway tracks. All
cars on both tracks are run by single
cable kept in motion by stationary
engine The bridge swings and trem-
bles under the immense traffic. 1t is
guyed in all possible directions by
cables Of twisted wire. The piers are
of very substantial masonry having in
them solid blocks of granite = # long,
3 IL # wide and 3 It thick. 1t re-
quired eight years to build it. From
the top of this bridge is one of the
best places to see the cities of n Y
and Brooklyn. AS far as the eye can
strike nothing is seen but Lighthouses,
brick, stone and spires, and all finally
obscured by smoke.
But what has interested me the
most in N. Y. is the medical colleges
and hospitals. N. Y is the great
medical center Of America and has
numerous colleges and hospitals. l
have attended lectures and hospital
clinics every available hour and at
tempted to hear the most famous men
and watch the method of treatment
and surgical operations Of the most
noted surgeons. There are hundreds
of operations daily in N. Y I saw
one famous surgeon perform the most
rare surgical operation in removing or
amputating the tongue from a young
girl (5oys don't need it removed } A
novel operation took place yesterday
on a dog, for which dogs may rejoice
and be glad. A lady in the city be-
came profoundly and piously attached
to lap dog she owned for about Is
years. Age came on this poor dog. as
it especially will on dogs. and cater
act grew in his eve so that his sight
was dimmed. La street language the
dog had a "glass eye" Now the
lady mourned bitterly because the dog
being blind. could not see her mani
Testing her affections on him, so she
said he shall have an operation on his
eyes. The canine was put to sleep by
ether and the surgeon performed the
operation--the first of its kind, [
believe. on record. [ am not much
impressed with the superior method Of
medical instruction in n Z. over the
regular reliable schools of Chicago.
Bellevue Hospital being the largest
in the country was carefully visited.
1t is some IS years old and contains
nearly 1000 patients. 1t treated in
the hospital in 1882 5000 patients
and prescribed for over $4,000 patients
in the city. Some Of the most famous
men in N. Y. belong to this hospital
and it is very instructive for any
physicians to 60 carefully through it
note the modern method with which
these various renowned men treat
wounds and fractures.
Yours Respectfully,
E. b. ROBINSON.