St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-13
SOME BIG THINGS,

In the Possession of Many of
Which America Takes the Lead.
Exchange.
The largest suspension bridge in the
world is the one between Brooklyn and
New York. The length of the main
span is 1855 feet and six inches. The
entire length of the bridge is $3.50 feet.
Fortress Monroe is the largest single
fortification in the world. 1t has al
ready cost the American government
over S3,000,000. The water battery is
considered one of the finest military
works in the world.
The Hottest active volcano is Popo-
catapeti Smoking mountain), thirty-five
miles southwest of Pueblo, Mexico. 1t
is E.7S4 feet above the sea level. and
has crater three miles in circumfer-
ference and 1000 feet deep.
The largest university is that of Ok
ford, England. 1t consists of twenty
five colleges and five halls.
The most extensive park is Deer
park, in the envrons of Copenhagen,
Denmark. The inclosure contains 1900
acres and is divided by small river.
The largest pleaSure-grOun d in America
is Paramount park, Philadelphia, which
contains 0,74O acres.
The largest body of fresh water on the
globe is Lake Superior. 1t is 400 miles
long, 100 miles wide at its greatest
breadth, and has an area of $4,000 square
miles. Its mean depth is said to be 200
feet, and it's greatest depth about 900
fathomS. Its surface is 365 feet above
the sea.
The largest tunnel in the world is that
of st. GOthard. on the line of railroad
between Lucerne and Milan. The sum-
NIT of the tunnel is 800 feet beneath the
surface of Audermatt, and $500 feet be-
meath the peak of the Kastelhorn, of the
st. GOthard group.
The most extensive cavern is the
Mammoth cave, in EdmonsOn county,
Kentucky. 1t is near Green river. six
miles from Cave City and twenty-eight
miles from Bowling Green.
The largest trees are the mammoth
trees of California. One of a grove in
Tulare county, according to measure
ment made by members of the state
geological survey, was shown to be 276
feet high, los feet in circumference at
the base and rs feet at point IL feet
above the ground. Some of the trees
are 376 feet high and "a feel in diameter.
Some of the largest that have been
years.
The largest inland sea is the Caspian,
lying between Europe and Asia. Its
greatest length is 760 miles, its greatest
breadth 270 miles, and its area $4,000
square miles.
The largest empire in the world is
that of Great Britain, comprising $751;
65S square miles, (mOre than sixth part
OF the land of the globe. and embracing
under its rule nearly sixth part of the
population of the world. Intentional
extent the United States ranks third,
containing 3,5S0,242 square miles, in
Guiding Alaska; in population it ranks
fourth. with its 6O,000,009 people. Russia
ranks second, 1882, $40 square miles.
The highest monolith is the Obelisk at
Karnak, Egypt. Karnak is on the east
side of the Nile, near Luxor, and oc-
cupies part, of the site of ancient
Thebes. Its whole length is 122 feet;
its weight 400 tons. It's height, with
out pedestal, is $50 feet 10 inches.
The Chinese wall is the largest wall
in the world. 1t was built by the first
emperor of the Tsin dynasty, about $50
Il. g., as protection against Tartars.
Its length is 1850 miles. Including a
parapet of 5 feet, the total height of the
wall is 10 feet: thickness at the base 25
feet. and at the top Is feet. Towers or
baStions occur at intervals OF about 100
yards.
The largest library is the Bibliotheque
National in Paris, founded by Louis
XIV. 1t contains 100000 volumes,
100000 pamphlets, 175,OOO manuscripts,
100000 maps and charts, and 10000
coins and medals. The collection of en-
cravings exceeds 100000, contained
i'll some 10000 volumes.
The largest bell in the world is the
great bell of Moscow. at the foot of the
Kremlln. Its circumference al the bot
tom is nearly sixty-elght feet and its
height twenty-one feet In its stoutest
part it is twenty-three inches thick. and
its weight is computed to be 443.772
pounds.
The largest cathedral in the world is
st. Peters in Rome.