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The Columbia Democrat
Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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The Thames Tunnel has been drained to low water mark, eliminating fears of further irruptions, and successfully completed as an engineering marvel. The article suggests its techniques could apply to tunneling under American rivers like the Mississippi and Ohio.
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This wonderful work will stand alone, unequalled in grandeur of conception as well as in the astonishing degree of labor and perseverance which have brought it to a successful termination. We hope, however, and indeed are sure, that the enterprising and enquiring spirit of our countrymen will not suffer it to remain long an unrivalled work. The Mississippi, the Ohio, and other great rivers, which are subject to sudden rises and falls, and on that account difficult to be bridged securely, may be well adapted for tunnelling. We doubt not but the information necessary to decide that point will be obtained very soon when the opening of the Thames Tunnel shall allow a general and particular inspection of the plan and mode of construction.
Bull. American.
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Thames Tunnel
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apprehensions of another irruption entirely removed; successful termination
Event Details
The Thames Tunnel is brought to low water mark, and all apprehensions of another irruption are now entirely removed. This wonderful work will stand alone, unequalled in grandeur of conception as well as in the astonishing degree of labor and perseverance which have brought it to a successful termination. Suggestions for applying similar tunneling to the Mississippi, Ohio, and other great rivers subject to sudden rises and falls.