The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-14
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
New York's Up-to Date Merchants a
Great Feature.
Notes picked Up on the wax over.

The accompanying reproduction from
the New York Herald" ofpa section o.
New York City and the Brooklyn Bridge
illustrates the advantage that advertisers
have taken OF the enormous traffic be-
tween these two great cities. While there
are other concerns than the one shown
represented the great preponderance Of
these particular signs evidently induced
the Herald" to give to its readers q gen
eral idea of what the patrons OF the
bridge are confronted with the year
round.
The Brooklyn Bridge. than which, per-
haps excepting the London Bridge. there
is no other equally famous the world over,
connects the two cities from Park Row,
New York, to Sands Street. Brooklyn. It
is a grand structure, and the local author
tiles are making it still more elaborate by
the addition OF imposing entrances in
each city.
Work on the bridge was begun January
.. 1870. and the public had the pleasure of
watching its progress for thirteen years.
1t was opened to the public May "a, 1888,
and from that date to the present time
has had an enviable record
Considering the service since rendered
a
public necessity the cost, which startled
some people ct the time OF its completion
is not excessive. Fifteen millions Of dol
lars cannot exactly be called a bagateIIe
by the majority Of the residents Of
Greater New York but it is not such an
enormous sum when expended for such a
benefit as the bridge has proven to be.
The bridge, by the way, is quite a money
maker Il you walk over, you are not re-
b54f that's = q VoF1r
privileges extend. You ale not allowed to
hang over the outer rails and gaze at the
river below in a pensi7e manner, and If
you carry a suspicious looking bundle
which might contain q diving outfit you
are arrested at once as On Intending iHi-
tator of steve Brodie," the bridge jump
er, actor, saloon owner, and real estate
dealer.
If You decide TO forego the pleasures Of
the promenade and ride in one OF the com
pany's ears the privilege viii cost you
three cents. Better pay nickel and get
two tickets. II you are riding horseback
ven must give up three cents for your
steed. The company has not yet started
a bargain sale in horse tickets, so there
will be 10 advantage in buying two tickets
for your charger horse and vehicle
are taxed five cents, and II you are sitting
behind a pair OF stepper5 the tariff viii
be q dime Each extra horse above Two
attached TO q vehicle IS charged for at
the rate Of three cents.
The bridge Is Just 50 feet wide, and has
a river span Of / ,595 feet 8 inches EaCn
land span has a length Of 800 feet The
length Of the Brooklyn approach is 81
feet and that OF the New York approach
is 1852 feet inches. The total length
OF the carriageway is $3.50 feet, and the
total length Of the bridge. with extern
sions 53T feet
The clear height Of the bridge il centre
OF the river span above high water, at so
degrees Fahrenheit is lE35 feet The
height Of the floor at the towers, above
high water. IS Ii9 feet inches.
There are four cables, The diameter of
each being 1874 inches The length of
each single wire in the cables is 1878
feet inches. The ultimate strength Of
each cable is L. goo tons. Each cable con-
tains 1886 parallel mot twisted) galvan-
lied steel ou-coated wires. closely
wrapped to solid cylinder 15A inches il
diameter. The permanent weight sus-
pended from the cables is Il, $50 tans.
For the year ended Deezmeec 81. 1890,
% 79 S32 passengers we're carried by the
bridge cars alone, and the receipts from