The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-30
WORK 10 COMMENCE
At Once Upon the Adoption Of the Ord
nance, II 1t Passes,

nance, II It Passes.
Mr.. G. Lindenthsl, member Of the
American Society OF Owl Engineers, ar
rived in the city Saturday from New York.
He comes here in the capacity Of consult
ing engineer OF the projected Union rail-
road bridge over the river ct North
Wheeling. He ia expected to remain
in Wheeling day or two yet looking
over the bridge and terminal sites and
routes. It is possible that at his sugges-
ton new plsns will be drawn for the
bridge Of more modern design than has
been contemplated, as it will be little
more work TO mako new design than to
alter the old one to accommodate the foot
bridge now sgreed upon.
An IYTELLIGENcER reporter met Judge
Cochran lust evening and asked him:
off the subscription ordinance Ia adopt
ed by the people next Saturday how soon
will work be CommencedW
81 think" said the Judge, ''that we
shall be able TO commence work ss soon as
the weather is open enough to permit; and
alter we begii tbs etrnptrre will be
pushed to completion Just IS fast rs cir
cumstauces will permit"
Mr.. Lintenthsl, the engineer mentioned
sboye, 10 one Of the most distinguished
men in his profession IN Ihic cT ony other
country. He has acted rs engineer OF rail-
roads in Austria, SwitksrlaId and other
countries, and just now his name Is on
everybody's tongue in railroad circles in
connection with his proposition to b:idge
the Hudson river at Hoboken with
structure nearly TWICE Rs long rs the great
Brooklyn bridge, but OF tile Gatae ChArac.
ter. The engineering papers aud the New
York daily press have recently devoted
much spscato this project. The design,
recently submitted to the Society Of En-
gineers, Gontsmplstss suspension bridge,
with q span Of $3.50 feet, and Two spAnS Of
1900 feet each at the ends, the whole to
have si1 railroad tracks and room for ten.
Tie lcog span Of this bridge is similar in
principle to the Wheeling suspension
bridge and the Brooklyn bridge, but is
1851 feet longer than the Brooklyn
bridge, now the longest suspension bridge
in the world. and 1870 feet longer than
the Wheeling bridge.
Speaking Of the bridge here, Mr.. Lin
denthsl sRid Saturday, that in It's day the
bridge here VOC msvvel OF engineering
skill and the greatest suspepEiop bridge OF
the world, aud It will always remain an
excellent type Of the suspension bridge.
The destruction Of the bridge here taught
builders the wonderful power OF the
wind, and they bad since proated by 1t.
Nowadays such bridges gre built Tithcrt
wind cables or guys" the dead weight
that is, the weight Of the bridge-being so
nicely adjusted as to offer all needed wind
resistance.
The wind power Is the most weiShty
problem that GonlZopts bridge engineer.
The addition OF foot way to the projected
bridge here makes 1t necessary to modify
the structure in nearly all It's parts. Mr..
Lindenthal told the reporter one thing
that will doubtless be as novel q PROPOSE
ton TO the public as TO the reporter;
namely, that bridge with ths game gur.
face intended for foot passengers must be
stronger than II intended for railroad
traffic. The maximum possible weight Of
human beings covering given surface is,
by actual scientific tests, greater than
that OF loaded cars.
At the Mcclure house is now displayed
q set OF Burveyg bearing on the Union
bridge project and Its connecting links Of
railroad, which have surprised those not
familiar with the progress that has been
made. Among the maps Ia Topographic
cal survey from the Connellsvills coke
fields to this city. another from the Penn.
sylyania State lIne into this city, showing
the three possible routes down the Wheel:
ing creek and lis branches, and another
giving with the same minutiR OF detail the
line from Martins Ferry to Bowerston.
These surveys east OF the river alone cost
$4,000.
OF the room, by happy idea Of Captain
John McLure'B, as to show the geographic
cal connection from one end to the other.