Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-02
The Natural Bridge Of Virginia.
CORRECTION OF VARIOUS MEASUREMENTS.
NATURSL BRIDGE, VA, SeHl o.

The Natural Bridge Of Virginia.
CORRECTION OF VARIOUS MEASUREMENTS.
| NATURsL BRIDGE, VA, Sent 20.
| To the Editor of The EVENING STAR
l have seen two articles upon the Rocky
Bridge of Arizona, one OF which states il as
larger than the Natural Bridge of Virginia, and
one giving its depth as from % to 40 feet-one
as go feet long and twice the height of a man
standing under 1t. Both state its width at Is
feet. The apparent cause was the wearing
away OF a soft underlying bed OF sandstone.
The Natural Bridge is of blue limestone or of
Isle LIE Motto marble Its cause is absolute
mystery. From base to roadway the wall is
the same, without sign of softness, cleft or dis
placement! Its arch is perfect. A roadway of
ordinary width passes over II. 1t Is SO feet
higher than Niagara Falls. Your Metropolitan
| OF this bridge exceeds 200, the width 100 and
the arch so feet. Its roof is blue and its abut-
msnts Feddene e by the dripping from the iron
me now refer to another report published six
months ago. A rock weighing So tons fell from
the edge of the rock The Associated Press re-
port in the west was improvedAlntil the bridge
was gone. In the blocks that rest on the piers
there are estimated to be 10000 tons. III such
a block fell once a year ii would therefore be
1000 years before the great arch falls. This is,
however, the first fall since 1889. p.
Transfers Of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been recorded as follows:
Alice G. de Yturbide to trustees of Capital In
vestment Co., lots 80 and Al, SO. S3s; s.. z.
NJ. C. Loeffier to c. B; Brooks, lot 1, So. %: =.
s73; $4,000 j. L. Cox to K. G. saur, pit. az and
IS, SO. 1875: 81 ,666.25. ]. H. Smith to Maria
L. Clark, lot "a, 50. 1875; So, 900. W. r. Arnold
Washington Brick Machine Co. to d. b. Croft,
lot 80, SO. 1,O03; $3.50. j. J. Edison to Herdic
Phaeton Co, lots /, 2, Is to 20. So; 500; &c. l4o
S2,25O. r. Goldschmid to Robt. z. Morris, lots
% to %, SO. 81; $4,000. Susannah +. Kelly
Is r.. Leighton. trustee. Robert ReVburD.
pit 3, 50. 81; S1,65O. Belle W. Cayce ct al. to
W: 7. Bailey, interest in lots and 3, SO. 33s;
$11O. c. e. Duncanson to James Cady, lot Is,
son, in trust, lot 8, 50. 447; s. Ida E. Fickling
IS. old Georgetown; $3.50. Alfred Richards
rietta Blunt 70 Eugene z. g. Winter: pit lot 3.
Cheny, lot So. 800; $4,000. j. s. Boss to ]. T.
Arms, lots L! and II, so. 55s; s.. b. H. War
n, neF to sane lots 49,, to 2a do H
$4,000.
day afternoon Rev. VIM. Saunders, an Episco-
pal clergyman, residing at No. SI5 18th street.
nue. car, near sth Street, while it was In motion,
he fell heavily on the pavement and was in
lured internally, for when picked up he was
complained of pain in the head and chest.
Lieut. Arnold sent for the fifth precinct patrol
wagon and he was taken to his home, where
FELL FROM A LoFT.-About o'clock yes
walking in the loft of Mr.. Wash Majors
stables, on street, between Thirteen-and-a
half and Fourteenth streets northwest, fell
through the trap door to the ground floor,
striking on his head. He was knocked insensi-
Die. He was taken by the police patrol to Prov
idence hospital.
A HUSBANDS BILL FOR DIvoRcE.-Charles
h Clagett has 10y Mr.: J. Ford filed bill fordi-
ried ut Jacksonville, Florida, In March, 1871,
and lived together till November 18th, 1881,
when he charges that she deserted him.
THE END OF THE CoNcERr SEASON. Tho Ma
rine band will close its outdoor concert season
racks at 4:sO O'clock. The program is as fol-
lows: Selection, Carmen" Bizet. PotpOurri,
n ,SGIS Verdi. serenads "Good Night, Be
Xslse. "Dream Faces" Meissler Coliocation,
Princess Toto" Clay, Gaiop. Champagne"
Lumbye.
FINED $40 FOR AN UNPRovoKEo ASSAULT
Joe" Wallace, q c0lored man, well-known TO
day Charged with an
assault on Mr.. Henry ]. Clifford, Of 913 M street.
From the testimony It appeared that Mr.. Gif
Robinson, who. when she left, threatened 20
have her husband kill him. An hour later
when Mr.. Clifford wa: leaving his house he saw
Julia and Joe standing In front OF his house,
and before he could leave his front steps Wal
lace dealt him q blow in the face, knocking him
down. The court imposed q f1ne Of $40.
A YOUTHFUL STAGE RoBBER-The Cisco and
Br0wnwood stage was robbed Monday thirteen
miles from Cisco, Tex, by slender-built nine
the registered letter package. The robbor ex-
changed horses with the staGedriver, remark
ing as he mounted that he thought the horse
would carry him TO the Indian nation. The
coach contained one passenger, who was not |
molested.
The cottagers Of Cohasset, the home Of the |
yacht Puritan's skipper, Aubrey Croker have |