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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
THE VERDICT
In the Case of Victim of the Cone.
maugh Flood.
Owners OF the South Fork Dam Cuipabis
and Responsible for the Fearful
Loss of Life, says the
Coroner's Jury.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, July S.-The Board
Of Inquiry, which has just completed a
registration of all property losses in
the Conemaugh Valley, made its report
to Chairman Cummins, representing
Governor Beavers Relief Commission.
The board divided the sufferers into six
classes, the first class being the most
needy generally a woman who had lost
a husband or son and was left with
large family to support with scarcely |
any property saved. In this class they |
have placed 205 cases, to which they rec
ommend the payment OF Sl,OOo each |
Classes from to are not 50 destitute,
but still in great distress. To these
they recommend payments from sOoo
down to $500. The recommendations OF
thecommittee provide for the immediate
disbursement of 81, 5000 to $3.50 dlf-
ferent families, or an average OF S3!2
each family. These $3.50 cases Will IN
clude all those who are in immediate
want. Class includes the heaviest
| losses, but they are not in immediate
want, and no recommendation was made
| in their cases, but they will be consider
ed further along The coroner's jury
inquiring into the manner of the death
of Ellen Hite, one Of the victims OF the
food, held a session again at the oiliceof
Coroner Evans here Saturday, The only
witness examined was James NJ. Shoon-
maker, resident of Johnstown, who
testified that he was at South Fork dam
about nine years ago when it was be-
ing rebuilt and saw hay and straw
put in the filing with loose dirt lie
could not say whether or not tins was
proper material, as he was not an eX-
pert in building dams. After consider"
inr all the evidence laid before them
the jury rendered the following verdict;
1--WE, the undersigned the jury I'M
paneled to investigate the cause OF the
death of Ellen IIite on the day OF the
31st of May, after hearing the testimony,
DO find that Ellen llite came to her
death from drowning, and that the
drowning was, caused by the break
inc of the South Fork Dam. We
further find from the testimony and
what we saw on the ground that there
was not sufficient waste weir nor was
the dam constructed sufficiently strong
nor of the proper material to withstand
the overflow, and here we find that th'
} owners of said dam were culpable IL
not making it as secure as should have
been done, especially in view of the fac
that a population of many thousand
= we're in the valley below. We hold th'
owners were responsible for the feariu
l loss of life and property resulting iron
J the breaking of the dam"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13

WAsHINGroN, July 9.-The Marine
Hospital Bureau on Saturday sent noti-
fcation to the various quarantine sta
tions that, owing TO the reduction in the
quarantine appropriations three sta
tions on the Atlantic coast one on the
Gulf, and two on the Pacific coast, would
be closed October /, and left with one
officer and one watchman each. The
Surgeon-Generals S estimate was $50, 000
but this was cut down in conference to
$50, 600, which win allow only two quar-
antines to be kept open throughout the
year, unless reappropriated in the next
deficiency bill. Many of the men who
will be discharged are accIimated en-
ployes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
iRIsH-AMERIcAN REPUBLIC.
An Association Organized In Chicago to
P1rohase Land and Establish u Govern

An Association Organized In Chicago to
Parchase Land and Establish Govern
ment.
CHICAGO, July GA number OF prom
inent Irish-Americans held a private
meeting yesterday afternoon and per-
fected an organization TO be known as
the Irish-American Republic Assocla-
tion, and an election of officers was
held. 1t is the intention of the pro-
iectors of the aboye-named association
to organize a land syndicate, com
posed of influential and wealthy
lrishmen, send representatives TO
Canada, Chilli, Peru and Mexico.
The latter country, it is understood
would be willing to dispose of Lower
California or neighboring state un-
der certain conditions, with the prlVll-
ege of establishing an lrish-Amerlcan
Republic thereon. The money eXpeno-
ed on improvements, necessarles anu
land will be secured by mortgage, with
out interest or at a very low rate OF IN
rerest, and will be collected in small
annual installments, the same as rent.
t. money will be utilized to build and
q, aitF navy, organize an army, de-
yelop the resources of the country ana
establish a Republic. Said one OF
the men interested in the move
ment: SHOULD Canada land be Sc
cured. an effort will be made to
colonize it with ZOO, 600 Irish and irish
American farmers. This number OF
Irishmen. with the addition of the Irish
already in Canada and the assistance oi
the French-Canadian element, would II
is thought be able to capture the Can
adian Government and convert 1t INTO
a powerful Franco-Irish Republic. lht
only opposition expected as llkcly ''
occur to the formation of Franco
Irish Republic will be in the Prov
ince of Ontario. This opposition, how
ever, will be suppressed by throwing
this disatfected portion OF this Province
into the American Union. When onc'
within the jurisdiction of the unlte'
States the Neutrality laws will keep I'M
inhabitants in check and compel theh
to become reconciled to their situation
: But should England dispute the author
itv of her Franco-Irish subjects to as
, sumo exclusive control OF Canadian al
fairs and declare war against them, tn
; Neutrality laws would not prevent IN
enormous emigration Of lrishmcn irol
this country to Canada
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
An Ailment from Erie.

A man stood on the post-otiice steps
tho other day looking across the
street, and newsboy stood in front
of the man gazing at him very tiXedly'
"What yer looking atP" growled the
man, as he finally realized the lads
presence.
Yer nose"
Don't you know what ails itP"
NO"
ats erysipelas. Have had 1t for
ten years"
"Going back thereP"
"Wherep"
"To Erie. II that's the kind OF
'sipelas they have there you'd better
hunt some other climate "-Oetroi'
Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
r,,n.Shooters Shoot.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, July SIN des-
perate fight at Gate City, six miles out
Yesterday morning. between crap-shoot-
ers. two colored men were killed and
three badly wounded. Henry Nichols
first shot johnson White, and being
oyertaken by posse of colored men on
a dummy car, a general fight ensued in
which Nichols and Bob Dickson were
killed. and viii Smith, Jack CLANCY and
1oel, Saunders severely wounded.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
NUMBER 81.
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL-

Miss Sarah Grow, of jackson
County, Ohio, was recently married
TO a Mr. Bussard, minister nanea
Gosling officiating.
Mrs. Cleveland Lad two very
beautiful orange and lemon trees "hl.o
in the White House and courteousiy
latt them to Mrs. Harrison on her de-
partuf". - wos
asked to reply to the question: should
women propose?" declined an answer
on the plea that he was past having
any interest in it.
BENJAMIN White, lineal descend
ant in the fifth generation OF Peregrine
White the first white child born IN 'he
Plymouth Colony, is living at MARSH
field at the age Of ninety-three'
Mrs. Morton, wife Of the VICE
President, has all her gowns and pom
net, made in New York City one mas
exquisite taste and always 1ho"'
what to wear and how to wear IT,
Mrs. Captalu Tom is the name OF
the richest Indian woman IN Alasha-
sba Il worth aoout $4,000, and lives
royaHy at sitka, surrounded py SLAVES
She is said to be regular tom-ooy'
Resides acting as his secretary
Contain Zaljnski's wife is of assistance
TO him in a great many ways cue ohe'
5oas NOT sbare the traditional timidity
Of her sex in regard to guns ana 10
quite capable Of firing cannon on ah
occasion.
Among the earliest and most en-
thusiastic lady photographers in TINS
country is Miss Alice NJ Longiellow'
the daughter of the poet. She began
) using the camera more than a dozen
! wears aoo. and her collection OF views.
, contains many from the vicinity Ok
Boston and along the coasts OF MaSSa-
chusetts and Maine.
Joseph G. Parkinson, OF Chicaso'
who has recently been admitted "
, practice in the United States courts Is
, deaf mute. Nevertheless he Is d
l successful lawyer whose strong point
Q is the preparation of briefs A' 'lines ih
Q ha CARRIES on cross-examinations with
the aid of pen and paper.
a A Springfield QlL) business man
: whose check is good for S25O,ooO' mas
T. never been able to learn to read ana
Q all his business transactions that In
wolves figuring are carried in his head
: Yet he is not an illiterate man, Tor ut
O to,lys we'll and few persons who mee'
II him suspect his lack OF the rudlmeh''
g OF education.
% John Wanamaker, when asked
t, who is the greatest merchant in TIM
n country, unhesitatingly replied Mar
% shall Field. II Marshall Field wer
y asked like question, he would douot
% less say John Wanamaker. Mr. FieN
s. Is a great Chicago Democrat whli
m Mir. Wanamaker is a great Philade
i phia Republican.
Ig There is a woman in Belfast, Me
IL who cares little for needlework' ou
le much for mechanics. and she is no
o' regularly learning the trade OF mi
le chinist in one of the shops ii the cit!
rs The proprietor says alitsakes hold
n the work as readily as any apprenti'
so he ever had. She wears d big apre
er over her dress, and stands up to u
We lathe as if she enjoyed it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Town Ruincd by Fire.

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, July Sire
broke out in the kitchen OF NJ e. hel-
sey's house, in the same block as the
southern Hotel. In spite of all efforts
II spread to the adjoining building. also
of wood and then to the Southern Hotel.
From there it spread rapidly with the
result that every business house in town
IL burned. besides about forty dwellings,
involving loss of perhaps Sl,25O,ooo.
The insurance is S300,O
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
,.o,.,ers Meet at White Sulphur.

CHARLESTON, W. VA, July 9.-Ihe
West Virginia State Bar Association
viii meet at White sulphur Springs on
Jnlv % Tho meeting of this association
is preceded by that Of the Virginia Bar
Association at tho same place. Ihe
National Bar Association will meet at
the White Sulphur on the SOth inst A
large number of prominent legal gentle
man will be present.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
The King of the Ring.

NEW ORLEANS, July 9.-John i. Sui
livan and Jake Kilrain fought seventy
five rounds with bare fists at Richburg'
Miss. Yesterday. The contest was for
stO GOO side, champion diamond belt
and the championship Of the world.
sullivan won the fight, The first fall
and the first blood was awarded kilrain'
bnt the big Boston boy got in the first
llnock-down. Sullivan declares this Is
his last fstic encounter for money.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Killed Inv n Bomb.

BosroS, July G.--ln East Boston last
night large ships signal bomb, which
was being fired in celebration OF the
Fourth, exploded in crowd of children
who had gathered to see the fireworks.
George Hoffman, aged 16, was instantly
killed, and Frank OConnor, aged TO- so
badly injured that he died on his way TO
the hospital. John Green, aged II; Da-
vid, Joseph and Burton Burg Joseph
Monahan and Bernard Doyle were
frightfully lacerated and otherwise in
iufed. 1t is feared that some OF those
hurt NAV die from their wounds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Still Finding Bodies,

JouysrowN. PA, July Six more
bodies we're taken to the morgue. Ihey
are all unrecognizablc, Four of them
were females and one child, the other a
man. supposed to be James Young, The
bodies that are found now are in horrl-
bic condition. and Undertaken Hender-
son suggested to-day that it woult be
better to cremate the dead that are
found now than to bury them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13

CHICAGO, July o-The board OIL com
r,i.sioners this afternoon passed q reso,
,nt,on calling for the resignation OF
Dr' Kiernan. superintendent of the In
.a p, Asv,um It was under his manage
mont that old Robert Burns M was
nonnded to death by Attendants Crog'
ban and Richardson, who are now Oh
trial for his murder.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
crazed by Hard Study

PAnKERspURe, W. VA' July io-M"', ,
thew Wigal, u young man ~ years !, -, :.
age' Of a prominent family OF TINS coun, !.
~ .s has become a raving maniac and ms
% syionds nd have been compelled to put nun
in prison for safo-keeping, Young p.u "'sJ. tai.
was bright and intelligent young YOU s,nd ,d,, ,
law ue lost his mind in haro s'u'y
nrenarinr for the ministry
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
TENNIS RACQUETs.
How They Are shaped' strung Hno '"F''e
I'm American Factories.


An hours ri3c over the Old colony
road and brisk drive over country |
road way brought the writer to the rae
quet factory. II ~"s a busy plac'
where about thirty hands we're EN-
ployed in different stages oil the work.
The visitors were shown the method
of making the racquets. Lengths OF
second growth, selected ash about u
feet long, after being delivered AT ths
factory, are first sawed into Strip'
about 1x3 inch, These are then al
lowed to season for d few months, alter
which they are planed down to sXs
inch. The strips are then steamed lor
an hour and then bent into the desired
shape on forms especially made Tor
this purpose. While firmly held
thereon they are placed in the drying
room for twenty-four hours Being
removed. the next process is the put
ting in OF the triangular throat piece
and a lonr bit of wedge-shaped pine to
form the handle, BY the aid Of BEST
quality glue and a couple oi brass
screws these pieces ore securely held
/ in position. A peculiar feature oi thiS
business is that the frame strips have
TO he sawed with the grain just asthey
would naturally split; and although
tho utmost care Is observed in the SO.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13

ELLrNsBuRG W. r., July 6.-Ten
blocks Of the best portonof thiscity are
in ashes. Nearly one hundred families
are homeless, and what was yesterday
thriving and imposing business center Is
now a mass of ashes and burning elm
dcrs. Two hundred houses were totally
destroyed. The loss as now estimated
is about $1,000 OOO three-quarters OF a
million in buildings and million ana q
-------.L--.. ir, .rnAla
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
u,o,,,,vstcriously Shot.

BooSE, IA, July 9-Engineor Henry
Barron, pulling the fast tram on VIZ 'no
Chicago and Northwestern railway was
shot on his engine while running past a
snoiobt @ train on siding. The bullet
hrolso his law. He remained at his post
and brought the train TO tnis oi'S'
,wentv-fye miles before giving up
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Trial of the Gunboat Pctrel.

WASHINGTON, July S.-ltis now stated
that the official trial of the gunboat
Petrol will take place next week The
Columbia lron-worIs, of Baltimore, Md,
who have the contract, are now paying
the Government $500 day penalty for
failure of contract, and have been doing
60 for some months. The trial board
appointed by the Navy Department is
all ready to go on with the official test,
INIT 50 far no news has been received
from the contractors announcing any
particular date.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Rnll ROhhcrY.

MrNNEApoLls, MlNNo July 9.-lienry
Uoce was met on the street by strang-
or who threw vitriol in his eyes. lie
was then taken to q woods, robbed OF
500 oOo and bound to tree, where he
remained three days before being dis
covered. He has not yet regained CON
seriousness, and may become permanent
ly deronped,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13

I'm n
ls,, saI New York fire department in a
N =, sme will have in their possession
|s,. " inc largest and most powerful
|,oa. .s,s mat has ever been constructed.
Su,ng S",g to the plans, this craft will
ssn... A.' OF steel, will have a speed of
|s,s y miles an hour, and, If it attacks
N, m building within four hundred
N, VI !" 'ne water front, will throw upon
. steady stream Of four inches in
\, 1Ver' Besides this, the new fire.
h .a 70 be equipped with travelling
|s,,., ,l,eehs so constructed that, tho
I,,,n.l NJ, having been brought close to II
|Am.s s wharf. she can lie there with
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The War De-
nartmcnt has received a communication
from Mrs C. c. Coffin wife of the dis
tinguished journalist (Carlton), suggest
inr that in arranging the new stars on
the FLAG. thirteen to represent the orig
iral states should be arranged in the
shane of A star in the center of blue
field and the remaining twenty-nine be
nlaced around this central collection,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
oss ro,,ows, Work at Johnstown.

.IouNsrowN. PA, July lO.-The OIL
Gers Of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
of Pennsylvania were here to-day ana
left $50, 600 with the officers of the Local
lodge for distribution among Its MON
hers; 100000 more have been eontrlo-
utcd. making $4,000 in all. The mem
borship of the lodge here is $50
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
nro,yncd ON His birthday

COLUMBUS, ONO, Julys. Edgar Brad
field celebrated his seventeenth o'rtnoay
bv going swimming in the olentangy
riyer e Yesterday. lie was seized WIN
cramps while in the water and pe'ots
assistance could reach him was drowhe@
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13

johnny No, l-"Wherc is Cadlcy
to.dayP" Johnnie No. 2-"lle's sick.
poor old chappie. lie bought some
pills the other day, and finding they
were of English manufacture he took
the whole box in his devotion to the
mother country."-ferre Hauto Ex-
press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13

Verify, the avenues of labor arc
broadening. Warren, o., has female
butcher; Cleveland, Q, has two female
BARRIERS: Boston has two female real
estate agents; Philadelphia, female
dentist; California, Il female stage
driver: New York, several girl boot
blacks and newspaper vendors and
there are scores of female farmers in
the country.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13

Fprprr,cN. Mp, July lO'-lho
.wenty.afth anniversary of the battle OF
Wonncocv was celebrated on the battle
ao,d three miles from here yesterday
Ex-soldiers were present ron onio' .
Kansas, Illinois, New York. NC" 'o'
sew and Pennsylvania
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
A Cnhle Combine.

HALIFAX, y. $, July 1O.-Tho man
aremcnt and operation OF the French
cables from Sydney to st, Pierre ana
thence to France, has been taken over
by the Mackay-Bennett company
George c. Ward, the Mackay- Bennett
New York manager, is now in Nova
Scotia experimenting the amalgama'
,;,r
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Hanged in His Cell.

Troy N. Y, July lO.-Mlchael
poonov sent from sullivan county ior
monslonrhter, was found dead IN ms I,
cell at Danncmora Sta'e ii'Um %nnninr,
had committed suicide by 'nangi"g' i. !,
Rooney was As years old and uHa'r Il
tan wears sentence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13

: n
pert recently sewed the tip of a
@ll INTO its back, and it, the tail,
|4ulately took root in its new posi-
h. inen he cut the loop thus formed
.' IAN and the rat had two tails, llo
olhu' however, that as rule. the
,a'' mas no sensation. All this may
n, |,.,'iesung to NJ. Bert, but it can t bo
"Vu very much by the rat. Even
s's aV sake ', of science, it is hardly like
I ~, Bert would consent to have
VI MS hands scwcd into his back,
"P' there until it took root. There
IO.,. .nen'ly as lierse tigers in scientific
!, ''Ories as there are in Indian Jun
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
ro,naln Aernnnnt,s Mishnp.

AsguRy PARK, n. j., July s.-Louise
Rates young aeronaut, made balloon
ascension to-day from the baseball
grounds near Deal Lake. She cut her
Parachute loose at the height OF l'ooo
foot and fell into the lake. She became
entangled in the parachute ropes, and
t,yo men in rowboat rescued her
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Whole Family Wrecked.

p,1ousr CITY, W. T., July 9.-on
saturday night Il. D. Johnson Well
to-do respectable citizen about 80 years
of age, living about four mics horsm- ~,
cast of here, killed his wife and son,
about IA years old, and fatally shot MS
seven-year-old daughter and suicided'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
n,s+r,bution of Money.

PrrsBuEGn, July 1O.-A special from
Cresson Springs, says: Governor beayer ,.
and the state Board of Relief 'omil'iS-
sion held meeting here to-day ana o'-
c;dod 10 distribute 100000 among inc
sufferers at lohnstown'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
A Farmers Loss.

LArHRop. Mo-, July Or. W. Craw-
ford. wealthy farmer, has lost twenty
head of fine cattle aud valuable horse
IN tbo last three months from hydropho-
bio They we're bitten last March by
mad dog. Other farmers have lost stock
bitten by the same dog.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Worry Alarming.

HAVANA, July s.--Numerous iissnres
have suddenly appeared In the eartn
noar Mantanzas, and have created grea'
alarm among the inhabitants OF tha' VI
,inity. Some of the fissures are 81. SIX
hundred feet long, twenty-four feetwiue
and twenty feet deep.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13

WASHINGTON. July6.-Mr. c, b. Her
mans, recently appointed Assistant DIS
trict Attorney for the Northern District
of Virginia. has written letter to the
Acknowledgement declining to accept
the appointment. He says in his letter
that he thinks he was entitled 10 'he
District Attorneyship.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Mormon Disciples Landed.

New York. July 6.-The Guion line
steamer Wyoming, which got into port
yesterday, had among her passengers
one hundred Mormon disciples Ihey
were at once shipped to Salt Lake City
over the Delaware, Laekawanna ~ west
nrn railroad.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Death on n Stairway.

CHICAGO. July6.-Miss Ella Anderson,
Of Des Moines. Ia, was instantly killed
last night by falling downstairs at the
residence of VIM. Cleaver, on vernon
avenue. Miss Anderson was desceqding
the stairs when She tripped and ieii
hnadlonu
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Tb. French Mine Calamity,

PARIS, July 6-The victims of the St
Etienne mine disaster number 10 Inc
figures include the missing, OF whose
safety all homes are abandoned.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Murderers Sentenced.

MExIco, NO., July 6.-John W. Miiior,
convicted of murder in this city, has
been sentenced to bo hanged August 49,
George Mortimer, an accomplice' W"
Rivon fifty years in tho penitentiary
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
A New Cable Landed.

OTTAWA, ONT, July 6.-The Minister
Of Customs has ordered that facilities be
ciyen to land new cables in Dover Bay
n. b. The new direct French cable has
boen landed at Fox Island, five miles
from CanSO,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13
Flood in India,

LoNpoS, July lO.-Dispa'ches @ lro.n
India say that the river Indus has I,',',,, over,
powed its banks and that the auIaV'u'
country is under ten feet OF water.
Tortv persons have been drowned al
Lark hama.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-13


~ great depth of the st. Lawrence
opposite Quebec has hitherto been
''erIuI argument against the con-
!, ,IOn OF bridge, but engineering
ua' overcome this obstacle with q
.I' |. 70 build cantileyer bridge,
y viii cost close upon $4,000, 600.
"'o'h OF the river from shore to
|a'Q Quebec is $4,000 feet (about four
~o'thlrds niles. Two main piers
|Oc constructed of solid granite in
,ceto oil water, about 800 feet from
.spOre' These two piers are to sup.
,'cahtllever bridge of a span of l4ia