The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-01

City, the Kinzua Bridge,
Senator Emery's Generos-
ity, the Board of Trade
Banquet Il Visit to Rock
City, Buffalo, Niagara
Falls and the Details of a
Weeks Outing.
The monotony of our editorial la
bors was broken last week by our
determination to accompany the
Pennsylvania Editorial Association
on their annual excursion. Accom-
panied by VIM. P. Shelley, l.. G..
Stetler. Miss Libbie Dunkelberger
and Mrs. Wagensellsr, the Editor of
the Posr, boarded the regular train
at Middleburgh on Tuesday morn.
ing OF last week at $40. At Sun
bury we met the special train run
by the P. r. r. Co. Our party now
numbered over 200 people. At Re-
nova We took dinner and arrived at
Johnsonburg at 4 O'Clock. While
here We met G. G. Smith, former
Middleburg boy. At this Joint our
train was taken in charge by tho
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
Railroad Go. The Board OF trade
sent reception committee from
Bradford to Johnsonburg to meet
our party. It was our good fortune
on this train to meet Ex-senator A.
+. Bannon to whom We are indebted
for many courtesiss extended dur.
ing our stay. On this road We pass
cd Mt. levitt, 200 feet above the
level OF the sea and one OF the high
est points in Pennsylvania. Oil
Derricks began to appear, which
later on became common::occurence.
Eighteen miles south of Bradford we
came to the famous Kinzua Viaduct
over which is the bridge, which un-
til five years ago was the highest
bridge in the world. Now bridge
in South America has exceeded this
one in heighth. We append de-
scription of the
kinzua Bridge.
This remarkable bridge, over Kin.
zua Creek, seventeen miles from
Bradford. Pennsylvania, on the Erie
Railroad, has total length of 1902
IT. from abutment to abutment, and
the height of rail above the bed of
the creek is 3O2 feet it consists of
one span 81 feet long, twenty spans
81 feet each, and twenty spans 3S It.
6inches each. The trusses, which
extend the whole length, are 6 feet
high and 10 feet apart, made similar
to those of the elevated railroads,
and are known as the lattice girder
the spread of the posts at the high
est point is lO4S feet, being about
one-third of the height, which gives
base and stability to the structure,
and prevents any vibration or lateral
motion. This magnificent structure
is the highest railroad bridge in the
world. It is 60 feet higher than Nj
agara suspension bridge; ITO feet
higher than the great bridge across
the Ohio at Cincinnati 1s9 feet
above High Bridge; 40 feet higher
than the East River Bridge As feet
higher than Portage railroad bridge
over tho Genesee river; II #. higher
than the spire Of Trinity Church "a
feet higher than the summit of the
famous Brooklyn bridge towers, and
80 feet higher than the Bunker Hill
Monument. The bridge consumes
900 pounds OF iron, and re-
quired $4,000 yards of masonry.
The total cost OF construction being
$5OO,0OO. Our train having passed
over the bridge. q period of 10 min
utes was given the excursionists to
view the immense structure. The
city Of Bradford was reached by 6:lO
and We were given rooms at the Bay
State Hotel, which is the neatest
looking hostelry in Bradford and Tor |
excellent meals and courteous treat |
ment can not be exceued. According |
In propram We went 10 the Exchsnoo