Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-31
THE LEANING TOWER.

iron girder work imbeddea in concrete,
which forms solid bed about eighteen
feet deep. This girder-concrete foun-
dation has the characteristics of being
continuous in structure and rigid
throughout, and is especially designed
for building on yielding substrata,
such as the deep clay of Chicago. On
the girder-work there are bolted steel
bearing plates, and on these plates
the massive truss foot of the cantlever
rests. This foot at left side will be
attached to metal parts of bed by large
steel pins and eye-bars, but these con-
nections will not be brought into play
unless the tower is heavily loaded.
In the superstructure three lines of
trusses constitute the main supports,
two from sides of tower, the third
has middle position, and lateral
truss system braces them together.
The walls of the tower are compare
lively light, being simply framing of
small listed angle-iron attached to the
trusswork, aad having facing of en-
bossed sheet metal The exterior will
be painted dark terra Gotta color.
AT Bologna, Italy, there is an old
tower called the Garisenda. It is 1870
feet high, eighteen feet square, and
eight feet out of plumb. A better
known tower of this character is the
Campanile of Pisa. 1t was built in the
twelfth century, and is stone struct-
ure fifty feet in diameter, 179 feet
high, and leans thirteen feet out of
perpendicular. The leaning of this
tower was due to poor foundation
while building; the tower had but
reached one-third of it's intended
height when the foundation of one side
began to sink and incline the work.
The masonry was then strengthened
with iron clamps which have Kept the
structure intact. By this accidental
departure from the builders aim, what
at first might have been poor reflec-
ton of his work, made the tower of
Pisa famous.
In building the cantiever of L tower
for exhibition purposes it will make
the greatest leaning structure in the
world and be unique in many particu-
lars. Besides affording an attractive
sight for visitors it will present
novel display of the application
OF metal to all building purposes.
1t will take eight months to build
this structure, which includes shop
work and erection. The cost will he
about $5,O0O,O00.
An Inspiration of tho Honeymoon.
THAT was an awful fate that befell
Lots wife, " said Mrs. Hunnimune,
looking up from her Bible.
1T was" said her husband; "but il
could not have befallen YOU"
Why not? I would just have been
as likely to look behind"
But you couldn't have turned into
pillar Of salt"
why not?"
"You would have turned into a ni,lar
of sugar"
And yet there are some pessimistic
people who contend that marriage is
failure.
WHILE Queen Victoria was in west
err France returning from Grasse.
recently, telegram awaited her at ona
OF o., the stations where halt was made.
The postmistress refused to give it into
anvbody's hands but the rightful recin.
lent, and all tie diplomacy of The royal
train was put in action to induce th;a
Jealous funct'onary to waive rules and
regulations j. favor of the Queen of
England. Malame only yielded to the
pressing solic' cations of General pom.
sonby and secretary of the British
embassy. '''D
HE kim: Of all the Holsters was
caught off ,ionhegan. Ne, the Other
day. tie vas thirty inches long and
weighed fourteen pou IDS. "''S