Story of one hundred years : A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all landsEmbodying detailed and accurate accounts of all things of importance and interest, from 1801 to 1900, inclusive . r the Hudson River in New York, whichhad been begun in 1874, was suspended in 1883 after an ;penditure ofmore than $1,000,000. Finally, che Arlberg tunnel, under the Alps, which had been begunin 1880, was completed in November, 1883, and trains began using it inSeptember, 1884. It is six and a half
Story of one hundred years : A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all landsEmbodying detailed and accurate accounts of all things of importance and interest, from 1801 to 1900, inclusive . r the Hudson River in New York, whichhad been begun in 1874, was suspended in 1883 after an ;penditure ofmore than $1,000,000. Finally, che Arlberg tunnel, under the Alps, which had been begunin 1880, was completed in November, 1883, and trains began using it inSeptember, 1884. It is six and a half miles long, and cost about $500a yard. THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE. The third of the great engineering works mentioned was the com-pletion of the East River bridge between New York and Brooklyn, thegreatest suspension bridge in the world. The first steps toward erectingthis bridge were taken in April, 1867, when a company for the purposewas chartered by the State of New York. John A. Roebling, builder ofthe Niagara suspension bridge, was chosen as the chief engineer. Hedied before the work was fairly begun, and his son, Washington A. Roeb-ling, succeeded to his place and carried the great work to legislation favorable to the enterprise was secured in thespring of SULTAN OF TURKEY KMEDIVE OF EGYPT 1900—LEADINC KLLERS OF THE WORLD (continued)
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