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Cordell's Straightforward reply to Kerrison.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1812.
A" SUPER-EIFFEL
TOWER.
Dusseldort Engineer's. Remarkable Design,
POST OFFICE.
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A representative of the "Tele- graph" had a chat which Jack
When M. Eiffel, twenty-five Cordell yesterday evening in the
years ago, first suggested the course of which Cordell said he idea of his grandiose tower, 300 issued an open invitation to the metres in height, the scheme met Army and Navy in Hongkong to with much incredulity on the put up the beat man they had at part of engineers and with an his weight and he would feel open protest, in the name of favoured, by being given an op- beauty, on the part of artists. It portunity to meet him. He was is also known, says an exchange, greatly impressed by the kind-that this tower, so far from merely inst. ness shown to him by the sports serving asa monument of modorn man of Hongkong on Saturday engineering, after being the The parcels by the incoming evoning, and said that he was greatost attraction of an intern-English Mail Delta, due hore on convinced more than ever thational exhibition, is now used for Friday next, will not be ready for delivery to the Public until 11 the Britisher appreciated a clever
a number of practical purpose8, man in any branch of sport and as a belvedere, a meteorological paid little heed to nationality. observatory and as
& wireless At first he felt a little nervous as telegraph station. to how he would be received, be- ing a stranger and an American, but he was now satisfied that no matter where he went he could not find a more generous set of sportsmen than those assembled at the ringside on Saturday,
Dealing with a statement that Kerrison desired to have another
arn, on Saturday the 21st inst.
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A Dusseldorf engineer, named Czech, has now designed plans for the construction of what may be termed a "super-Eiffel tower," an enormous iron structure, 500 metres high, to be erected in con- nection with a new Rhine bridge in his native city. Apart from this economic value, the "Rbine encounter with him Cordell enid tower" would serve the same here on Wednesday the 18th inst. The Anhui as expected to arrive that he was willing to meet Ker-scientific purposes as its Freach with the London Mail (via Siberia) rison at any time and place he predecessor and the future may of Wednesday the 27th alt. thought fit for a side of $500. even suggest new applications. The Delta with the English Tango If Kerrison is prepared to accept The basis of the tower crossing Mail loft Singapore on Saturday that he has only to love his the Rhine would be found by an the 14th inst. at 6 p.m. and may deposit at the office of the "Hong: arch bridge having two openings, be expected to arrive here on kong Telegraph" and Cordell will each 195 metres apan, with main Friday the 20th: inst, at 6 am. Jack Cordell is pre- girders 16 metres apart. To the Mails closed in London for des- This packet brings the Parcel pared to have the articles of the main river openings would be match drawn up in the office of connected the smaller high-water patch by the all sea route on the 13th November and for despatch this paper, and have everything openings, the frames of which, ovariand on the 20th November. straight and aboveboard so that
as in the case of the present Rhine The Awa Maru is expected Opland, ULO will be able to say that bridge, would be situated below to arrive here on Sunday the 22nd either himself or his opponent the runway. In fact, the outlines inst,, with the American Mail ox. was guilty of anything that was of the bridge would be practical-Nile. not straightforward. I have aly identical with those of the old
cover it,
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Mr Hall Explains
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lot to lose," said Cordell," and at bridge. Apart from the greator Fort, Bayard, Haiphong, Fakhoi the moment I will have to be pitch of the arches, this maio! careful what I am doing as my difference would be the design finger is very bad in consequence of the arch pillars, in connection Swatow, of catching the bone of Yoro's with which the usual diagonals left jaw in the knock-out on in the various panels are missing, Storday. I came here to fight this part of the structure, as wel! Straits atraight fights, and I intend to as the tower itself, being design- fight straight, win or lose, and led on the Vierendeel system. leave the Colony with the olean
It is proposed that, in the direc- record with which I care,' tion of the river the tower should A reply from Kerrison is await rest on two pillars, 195 metres apart, corresponding with the With reference to a statement central pillar of the bridge. The mide by Private Potter, Mr. tower pillars would rise in a "Nobby Hall writes to the mighty are connected in the abut "Telegraph" stating that it didments by a tie, to a height of 95 not come as a surprise to him metres, from which the tower that Potter would not meet Hayes cally in both axes. The tie above.
proper would shoot up symmetri-Samarang though he thinks the least that referred to, crossing the abut- Shanghai and North China-Por the former might have done was ments of the bridge on the contral to send him a communication to the effect that he declined to meet pillar, would be suspended from the tower portal (main gate), se Hayos, so that he (fr. Fall) could in the case of the runway of the have changed his posters. Mr. Hall thinks that when Putter direction of the river, the tower bridge. Transversally to the Bigacd an agreement to fight would reat by means of two Hayes and then backed out of it buttresses on the main girders of with a half-hearted excuse like he the bridge. From the juncture Philippine Islands, male" it does not reflect much of the four parts of the under credit on a man who belongs to
structure, the tower is designed
such a good sporting regiment to taper gradually towards a ne the KO.YLI Mr. Hall states platform situated at 450 m. that he held the belief that height, hecoming somewhat more Potter had always a good name pointed as it approaches the plat- in boxing ciroles for straight form, the head, as it were, of the forward work, but he cannot sOO
structure. From this platform the point propor' would rise on
how this affair will do him
any good and he thinks that base of 25 m. sq., roaching a in the interest of sport it is up to height of 500 m. from the upper him to inform the public, and any promoters that there might The walls up to the platform edge of the bridge runway. he in Singapore, of what has would be subdivided by a central o.ourred.
rib, so that each panel would
Mr. Hall adde that he is quite consist of two substantial frames surprised at the way Sky Kerri of about 20 m. maximum height. so turned him down considering Two alevetors (lifts) of about that it was only a few weeks ago 5x25 m. ground area would that he (Mr. Hall) received from lead to the platform, these eleva- Kerrison, an interesting letter asking him to go on board his staircases situated above the ro
tore being reached from two ship and talk business. As Kerri-tral bridge portal by a platform son had many offers from various Above this platform would rise a promoters, Mr. Hall declined to
spacious framework structure, have anything to do with him".
containing restaurant Sky had been matched, he states, modation and the machinery for against so many people this
driving the elevatora, and from month, that he found it difficult it winding stairs would lead up to say who he would actually the summit of the tower. meet. If, however, Kerrison is agreeable, the man Mr. Hall spoke of is willing to most him at any suitable place for a purse; the puree to be devoted to local
any
charity; failing this, he is willing to fight Kerrison for pastime.
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