The Brooklyn Daily Eagle's report from 1867 highlights efforts led by Mr. Roebling regarding the East River bridge project. Roebling detailed construction techniques, mentioning his previous experience in Cincinnati, where he used timber to support a bridge's main pier. He anticipated challenges due to elevation differences between Brooklyn and New York terminus. The report shows the proactive measures of a committee dedicated to ensuring the bridge's feasibility, illustrating the engineering challenges of such a monumental project.
He explained that at Cincinnati, where he had just finished a suspension bridge similar to the one proposed here, he had found it necessary to sink thirteen rows of heavy timber.
Upon this had been constructed the massive masonry required to hold the suspension bridge. Over the East River he believed it would be necessary to pursue a similar course, if fast rock could not be found.
The main difficulty to be overcome, he apprehended, would be on the New York side, the Brooklyn terminus being about 20 feet higher than the other.
This post will assemble at Headquarters on Saturday, May 30, at 8 o'clock A.M. sharp. The post will also assemble at headquarters Sunday morning, May 24, at 8:30 o'clock.
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