Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28
HIGHEST BRIDGE in THE
WORLD Just FINISHED
Built Across Gorge Half Mile Below Fa-
NOUS Victoria Falls and is Monument
to Engineering Skill and Ar
tistiC Sense.

Down in the wilds of South Africa
the british have just completed the
highest bridge in the world II is built
across. the gorge half mile below the
fa!nous Victoria falls and is Il part Of
the Capc-to-Cairo railroad that has al.
bic as Niagara itself. The bridge is IL
monument nos only to engineering skill
but 10 that finer artistic sense that has
hccn missing In all the works OF uti-
ity around or great falls. Instead of
licns an ryrsorc, 1t has been made 10
add certain piclnrcsqucncss to an al
ready wonderful scene.
Contrastal side by side are the mas.
ter works of man and his Creator In
the hridge we sec the triumph of mans
genius. The falls show all the beauty
and grandeur possible I'm n work of M.
tufe Since Livingstone discovered
the falls E!any years ago they have
hcen visited by many noted travellers:
and writer's. nearly all of whom have
declared them to be the grandest falls
in the world. surprising even the ma.
jcslic Niagara.
1t is far away in the heart of Rhode
STA. in the midst of Il wilderness, with
savage natives as the chief art critics.
but the British. utilitarian as they are,
have held aloof from any act that could
take one whit away from the print
tive beauty Of the falls. They have
built power house there 10 supply
the necessary lights and power, but
it is net an ugly building thrust Oh
trusively in the foreground, as we sec
them Mt Niagara Falls. Instead il is
hidden away in 4 gr,tto at the foot Of
the falls ana can not he seen for the
great clumps of trees that minglc their
foliage with the mist clouds of Vic
toria.
Just now the trees are turning
brown. for it is fall in Rhodcsia. by
tho time the trees in Chicago parks
hud out in springtimc toggcry the
great forests along the Zambcsi vii.
he turned into the gorgeous show or
autumn.
Ithodcsia is contrary place. In
July of last year while Chicagoans,
some days. were sweltering and search
ing for cool SPOTS the workmGn oil
the Iambcsi river bridge below The
falls had to stop work. it was so cold.
In January, when the streets of Chica-
go were flied with snow and ice ii
was midsummer in Rho,lcsia and the
forests were hoavins sea Of green
Victoria falls are different from Nj
agara. They are not so grandly i'm
posing yet they are Wildly in,prcssivc;
they CONVEY 4 sense of the stupcnlous.
the magnificent. Maybe it is bccausc
they are set Gown in the Wilderness
so far away from the sordid common
places of tire world. maybe 1t is their
cwn innate supeI iurity over Americas
great falls; anyway, they make one
feel more in lie presence of the great
spirit Of nature. They are awe-inspir.
ing. tine looks UP ut the towering
columns AMI soothing clouds Of mist
and his eye is not offended by lpep.
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OF course, Victoria falls is not all
nature. The place is getting 100 por.u-
lar for that. There is big hotel
ihnre, with houses and shops. Quite
little town has hidden Itself away
i'll the tree-coyered gorge. 1t is moi an
especially ugly town. but it had sense
enough to know that it was not heau-
tiful enough to vic with the falls. so
it hid away for long time.
Five million dollars has been spent
on the bridge. The railroad has hcen
running as far as the falls for some
time ami has made that place one of
popular resort. From now on the
work north of the falls will progress
rapidly. Tho road will run straight
line north for 100 miles toward Cairo
IL will open up the richest country lief.
In The world Exchange.
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