The Washington times., 1901-08-08
TIE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
New Yorks Up-to-Date Merchants
Great Feature.
Notes Picked Up on the Way Over.

The accompany reproduction from
the New York Herald" of a section OF
New York City and the Brooklyn Bridge
illustrates the advantage that advertisers
have taken of the enormous trafhc oe-
tween these two great cities While there
are other concerns than the one SHOWN
reDresented. the great preponderance OF
these particular signs evidently induced
the Herald" to give to Its readers
general idea of what the patrons OF the
bri!ge are confronted with the year
round.
The Brooklvn Bridge, than which, per-
haps excepting the London Brldge' there
IS no other equally famous the world
over. connects the two cities from PARK
Row. New York. to Sands Street Brook
Ivr IT is a grand structure and the local
authorities are making it still more elab-
crate by the addition of imposing en-
frances in each city.
Work on the bridge was begun January
2 1870 and the public had the pleasure oi
watching it's progress for thirteen years.
II was opened TO the public May "A, lse5'
and from that date to the present time
has had an enviable record.
The bridge, by the way. is quite
money maker. II you walk over you are
not required to pay, but that's as iar as
your privileges extend. You are not al
lowed to hang over the outer rails ana
gaze at the river below in pensive man
ner and If you carry a suspicious looking
bundle which might contain diving out
~ Won are arrested at once as an intend
ing initator of Steve Brodie, the bridge
Jumper actor. saloon owner, ana feai
~ vor decide TO forego the pleasures OF
tho promenade and ride in one OF the
eompany's cars the privilege VIII cost
you cents. Better pay nick1l .Iahi-nt and ~
fwo tickets II you are riding horseback
Won must give up cents for your steeo'
The company has hot yet started a par
gain sale in horse tickets, Sc there WIN % pe
no advantage in buying two tickets for
vour charger. a horse and Nehicle are
faxed 5 cents. and If you are sitting be-
hind a pair OF steppers the tarlH Will De
a dime Each extra horse above TWO at
tached to a Nehlcle - Si''hi b'N -'' ~ "
The bridge is Just IS feet wide and has
river span OF lssS tSet qIS imet.es fesi Tbn
ian,-th OF the Brooklyn approach is 9l
feyf. and that Of the New York approach
1872 feet inches The totai @ ithsih my ,pi pi
total length of The bridge. with exten'
Tho slear height of the bridge in th'
emit, II the river span above nigh water
al go le .rees Fahrenheit. is lS5 feet. Ih'
height % the floor at the towers, above
high water. is 1ls feet inches -
FOUR caDltSs
each being l5z4 inches. The leagth o.
each single wire in the cables Is S,5.s Zee, zee
6 inches. The ultimate strength OF eaci
cable is u 900 tons. Each cable contains
b296 parallel mot twisted galNahiZ.'
steel oil-coated wires. closely wrapped t'
n solid cylinder l5@. inches In diameter
The permanent weight suspended IRON
IN. cables is 1850 tons. -.
For the year ended December 81 lgs ~
65 I5g 932 passengers were carried by IN
bridge cars alone, and the receipts from
tbis source amounted to s1i7S.7li, an'
frnu, the carriage way sll3.4is.
magnificent view of the river an,
harbor Is afforded as well as that OF bot
cities. Governors island, Bedloes Island
and-the Statue Of Liberty. To the souti
lies Brooklyn. its broad area carrying IN IN
vision as far as the eye VIII reach. -
the north New York; Its marble SKY
scra ping buildings. golden domes, mug
chirnneys, and noted spires all comoin
TO photograph on the mind one gran
panorama never to be forgotten Not Tn
least Interesting feature OF the free eX
hibition is the multiplicity OF strikingl;
consp!cuous signs. Notwithstanding man
people are of the opinion that they ma
the general view.