The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-12-11
DEATH or MRS. MARGARET MAGAW.
DENDY'S BRIDGE.

Hydraulics VS.. Practical Engineering
The Science OF Controlling Water
and Walking Dry shod over Mud
Holes.
Long ago the art of bridge building
was unknown to our forefathers.
When they desired to escape the op-
preston of wicked kings they were led
by cloudy pillar in the day time and
by pillar of fire during night Whlch
| lighted their path until they reached
the Red Sea. The Red Sea was divi-
ded before them, and they went along
the dry land which lay between the
great walls of water that stood on each
side. Before reaching the Dead Sea,
however, the priests divided the waters
of the Jordan so that the pilgrims
could pass over on the dry sand. But
the art of standing the water aside for
the convenience of wayfarers has long
been lost, and it was not convenient to
carry along a priest to set us safely
over the rivers and mud holes.
Later on in the worl's history, the
ferry boat was inverted and served its
day. even as the priests had served
their day.
But now practical engineering has
given us high bridges and good roads.
Supervisor Nickles and his associate
on the Board, Mr.. Richard Sondley.
will build a bridge which will be a
boon to the wayfarer who happens to
travel eastward from the city. He
will need neither cloudy pillars nor
blazing lights to lead him over the
good road which Mess. Nickles and
|Sondley have laid out to Long Cane.
Fat horses may soon 90 in that direc-
ttion over that road with the speed OF
the wind until they reach the great
high bridge which will span the
stream where it runs between the
bluffs that nature prepared for safe
crossing for man and beast. The pas
senger may stop and stand on the
bridge. looking down in wonder and
amazement at the innocent looking
| little stream as it gently winds its way
to the stream, or in case of high waters
he NAV placidly and safely contem-
plate the mighty current as it washes
and irrigates the outlying lands. The
passenger will have a good road, with
only slight grades, instead of steep
hills. He may not regard the mud
and water, the hills and holes: at Den
|dy's bridge. His feet will be upon a
solid foundation, whether there is high
water, or low water, or no water at all.
THE new road will be a splendid drive
way, and the post office officials will
have no excuse for not establishing a
rural delivery down that way. The
rules of the Post Office forbid the estab-
lishment of routes over low bridges
which are approached by bottomless
mud holes and swept by great torrents
Of water The government does not
desire to lose mail matter or drown
mail carriers. TO Mr.. Sondley and to
Mr.. Nickels the. people will build a
monument because of their benefac-
ton. Dendy's bridge, as we have
shown, has been bad place since the
flood. From the Dead sea pieces ofthe
great Chariots Of Pharoah have been
fished up. The whale that swallowed
Jonah has been caught, and was recog-
nized as Jonah's whale by the pair of
boots that were found in his stomach.
But no discoveries have been made Of
the remains of the men and the ami
mails that were scared to death at the
sight of the high waters, or died from
fear of entering the mud. None OF the
vehicles that were sunk beneath the
surface have yet been recovered at
Dendy's bridge.