| Show communicated TEM BAD th ere seems to be a fix d determine aaion on the part of leading engineers to put off in some tedious annd dangerous voyages around cape horn and in this connect tion the project of tile late captain james 13 eads for a ship railway is again looming up it 11 in all probability be vigorously during tile present session of congress it appears that all the on gi details of afie work were fully executed the company formed P nd the bouto selected previous to E a ds death and the tehuantepec ship railroad company is now awalt ing the favora ble action of congress alio says of it the plan is eminently practical the use of marine railways for haul edg assels out of the water for repairs in old thousands of steamers and craft of every description are thus treated every year thus in the liar bor of new york tile daily proof of its practicability may be men by all A largo boat was carried on a 1 simple cradle cin ordinary railroads 1 I anany miles through france was in its favor Tha vessel was of the most fragile character and mw barely seaworthy Hea worthy aho journey was nevertheless without incident anti a distance of about eight hondrou and iles was covered coal r with tb I 1 9 d is t once the techuan tepee about one hundred and ill ty miles seems short A ship at sea ram far more severe strains t st L d ever meet on the rail ro d A wave running carries with it an upward strain of many toz followed and fp receded by strain equal or greater As a ship pitches and rolls atlle most complicated lom and severe stressed ea are to her plating an 11 frames in atu lion the ship rail everything in Its favor it Is several hundreds of miles nearer tile united states than the canal routes its by an american compa one mavorite Jav metha uius transit in abo bands 0 american it mill compete with the canal or canals when they are completed if started now it will be finished long before either of them and will be in successful operation ing ships through the baini t r carrai 0 pica forests while the dredges and x t gators are wearily removing remo ying countless 6 tons of earth from tho projected cagial routes the sa nation of congress Is led 1 should not be withhold A em it tt of the senate has reported in its favor the distinguished engi who conceived the project litis left it corn aleto and worked up to the abt I 1 eta to tile fiftieth congress is left the honor of erecting a suitable monument to tile greatest engineer ong ineer of ills tehuantepec da alie vil is best me in and wo tin scan no t but beleele I 1 dewi to I 1 co achlen will be fro el y taken |
