Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-16

The accompanying reproduction from the
New York Herald Of a section Of New
E1-i. city and TIE Brooklyn bridge, illus
tIates the advantage that advertisers nave
taksI. gI the euOrTnOls traffic between these
t|o great c.l5es. while there are other
concerns than the one shown represented,
tine great TrepOnderance Of these particular
s.gEs evidently induced the Herald 10 give
. its readers "A general idea Of what the
patrons Of The bridge are confronted with
tho year round
The Brooklyn bridge. than which, per-
hap, excepting the London bridge, there
IS no other equally famous the world over.
connects the two cities from Park Row,
New York. 10 SaHas street. Brooklyn. It
j. "a grand structure. and the local authors
ties are making il stll more elaborate by
the addition vi imposing entrances in each
city.
work on the bridge was begun January
2. 1870. and the public had the pleasure Of
watching its progress FOR thirteen years.
Il vas opened 10 the public May p, 49,,
ana from that date 10 the present time has
had an enyiaole record.
Considering the service since rendered,
and the fact that the bridge has become
puDEc necessity, the cost, which startled
som. people a. thu time OF its pletiOn,
IS not excessive. Fifteen millions Of dol
lars cannot exactly be called a bagatelie by
the majority Of the residents OF Greater
sum when expended for such a benefit >
the brlcgr has proven to be.
The bridge. by the way, Is quite money
maker. II You walk over you are not re-
CURED 10 pay. but that's far as your
privileges extend. You are not allowed 10
hang over the outer rails and gaze at the
river below In a penslve manner. and II you
carry suspiciOUs-iOoking bundle which
might contain q diving outfit you are ar
rested at once intending imltator Of
steve BrOl3e,' the bridge jumper, actor,
saloon owner and real estate dealer.
II you decide 90 fOregO the pleasures Of
me promenade and ride in one Of the COM
pany'5 cars. cle privilege VIII cost you
cents. Better pay q nickel and get two
tickets. II ~ou are riding horseback you
must give up , cents for your steed. The
company has not yet started bargain sale
IN horse tickets, SO there VIII be no adyan-
tage in buying two tickets for your charg-
eT 4 morse and Veh!cle are taxed . cents,
and II you are sitting behind a pair OF
Fteppers the tariff will BE- a dime. Each
extra horse above two attached to vehi-
Gle is charged for al the rate Of cents
The bridge IS just s. feet wide and has
a river span of 1,595 feet inches. Each
land span has a length Of $50 feet. The
length Of the Brooklyn approach is gu
feet, and that Of the New York approach
1.JG2 feet 6 inches. The total length of the
carriage-way is 5,9S9 feet, and the total
length Of the bridge, with extensions. 6537
feet
The clear height Of the bridge in center Of
the river span above high water, at 30 deg.
Fahrenheit, IL l3j feet. The height Of the
floor at the towers, above high water, is
~ lEfl 8 llsif-s.
There are four cables. the diameter OF
each being 152s inches. The length of each
single wire IN thy cables is 3,57S feet s
inches. The ultimate strength OF each
bic is POO tons. Each cable contains j2g5
parallel mot twisted galvanized steel OIL
coated wires, closely wrapped TO "A solid
cylinder l5@4 inches in diameter. The per-
manent weight suspended from the cables
il u $50 tons.
For the year ended December !, 1894 A.
Ni,E}a passengers were carried by the
bridge cars alone. and the receipts from
this source amounted 10 s.. .l1l,SlJ. and from
the CaTTiagc-Way. 81 2fS
A magnificent view Of the river and har-
bor il afforded as well that OF both cit
icE. Governors Island. Bedloc's Island and
tie Statue Of Liberty. To the south lies
brooklyn: its broad area carrying the Wis
ion as far the eye viii reach. To the
north, New York; its marble sky-scrapiug
buildings, golden Gcmea huge chmnrys
gnG noted spires all combine to photograph
on the mind one grand panorama nev r TO
- forgotten. Not the least interesting
feature Of the free exhibition is the multi
Incity of strikiIgly conspicuous sisns, not
wthstanding many people are OF the opIn-
irn that they ma the general view.