Graham's magazine . ^§ ^3f §1 GRAHAMS MAGAZINE. Vol. XX. PHILADELPHIA: JUNE, 1842. No. 6. THE WIRE SUSPENSION BRIDGE This elegant structure is thrown across theSchuylkill, on the site once occupied by an airy andgraceful wooden erection, for years the pride of ourcity, and celebrated as being the longest bridge of asingle arch in the known world. The boldness ofthe architect in thus spanning a river three hundredand fifty feet wide, was the theme of universal ad-miration. Few will forget Fanny Kembles poeticcomparison, when she said the bridge looked like awhite scarf flung across the water. T
Graham's magazine . ^§ ^3f §1 GRAHAMS MAGAZINE. Vol. XX. PHILADELPHIA: JUNE, 1842. No. 6. THE WIRE SUSPENSION BRIDGE This elegant structure is thrown across theSchuylkill, on the site once occupied by an airy andgraceful wooden erection, for years the pride of ourcity, and celebrated as being the longest bridge of asingle arch in the known world. The boldness ofthe architect in thus spanning a river three hundredand fifty feet wide, was the theme of universal ad-miration. Few will forget Fanny Kembles poeticcomparison, when she said the bridge looked like awhite scarf flung across the water. The destruc-tion of this favorite fabric, by fire, in the fall of 1838,was regarded as an irreparable loss. The conflagration presented a grand picture. Theflames were first seen towards the western entranceof the bridge, and in a very few minutes the wholefabric was a mass of fire. The wind was down thestream, and catching the flames as they broke fromthe flooring of the bridge, it swept them far awayunder, until
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