AGE OF WONDERS it does seem that f be present ie an age of miraculous engineering when tle bridge was constructed ted a fe y deais ago it excited the wonder of the world this year the forth bridge was opened in scotland which out does the mighty engineering gi feat of the new world now the proposition ia mada and in fact a bill has passed the lower borso of congress providing for the construction of a bridge over the hudson river between new york and new jersey which will far surpass in size anything the world has yet been in the way of bridges it may be entertaining as well as highly to compare the proposed hudson bridge with the brooklyn bridge the total length of the brooklyn bridde including anchorages anchor agea is feet the new bridge will be feet the height of anchorages of the present bridge is 85 feet the proposed bridge will have anchorages feet high the longest span of the brooklyn bridge is agoo feet the longest one of the hudson bridge will be 2850 feet the diameter of tt e largest cables 0 brooklyn bridge is those of the now bridge will be 48 inches the mere cost of construction of the present bridge exclusive of land damage was the estimate cost of the proposed bridge is 16 the other leai ures or mis undertaking are that it will carry six railroad tracks but is built so that if necessity demands four additional ones can bo introduced the western terminus will be in the state of new jersey where several railways at present have their termini when the bridge is completed these roads will run into new york city the advantages aro manifold it will be a great help to commerce instead of loading and ro loading to get goods over the hudson river for western shipment can bo loaded at once for their destination by the wharves or warehouses ware houses of new york city at present during the winter months there is more or less danger from fogs aad ice on the river which ts the ferry boats from running regularly all of which will have no effect on trade when the bridge is completed then again tho gains from running ferry boats indicate that the revenue to the bridge from travel alone will be coni eid erable