Friday, January 28, 2011

Mississippi Railroad Bridge Report

FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEB. 15, 1862.


DATE
Stage of Water
Above l. w. mark.
Mercury Above & Below
6 A.M
12 M.
6 P.M
Feb. 9
7 feet 0 inches
-8
11
36
Feb. 10
7 feet 4 inches
23
30
33
Feb. 11
7 feet 5 inches
35
25
33
Feb. 12
7 feet 5 inches
31
37
33
Feb. 13
7 feet 5 inches
27
14
1
Feb. 15
7 feet 5 inches
-18
-9
-8
Feb. 16
7 feet 5 inches
-2
-3
-4

The number of footmen that crossed the bridge during the week was 212.

J. H. THORINGTON, Bridge Master.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, February 18, 1862, p. 1

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