The Great Bridge (94 page)
cholera fought off by
disillusionment of
intellect
as inventor
philosophical speculations
preoccupation with work
range of interests
requirements for success
will and determination of
childhood of
Civil War and
death of
accident
continuing work on bridge
funeral
Washington assumes charge of building bridge after John’s death
education of
as engineer decision to become
return to engineering
his family and Edmund and
his will and
impersonal relations with
wealth of family and
wives and children of
immigrates to U.S.
agrarian dream of
founds Saxonburg
Hegel
trans-Atlantic voyage
on life
religion and church attendance
spiritualism
visitation from Johanna
Washington Roebling and, see Roebling, Washington A.—John Roebling and
works of
Allegheny River Bridge, see Allegheny River Bridge
Cincinnati Bridge, see Cincinnati Bridge
dams and locks
extant
first bridge
first commission
iron rope for canal system
Niagara Bridge, see Niagara Bridge
on opposition to his bridges
plans for St. Louis bridge
as pioneer
professional secrets and
railroad route and
Saxonburg house
Smithfield Street Bridge
as testimonials of national spirit
tour of works, see Bridge Party
Roebling, John A., II (son of Washington Roebling)
as child
his father and
Roebling, Josephine (daughter of John Roebling)
Roebling, Karl (brother of John Roebling)
Roebling, Karl G. (son of Ferdinand Roebling)
Roebling, Laura (daughter of John Roebling),
see
Methfessel, Laura
Roebling, Lucia (second wife of John Roebling)
Roebling, Mary (daughter of John Roebling)
Roebling, Washington A. (son of John Roebling)
Brooklyn Bridge inauguration and
building the Brooklyn Bridge approval of plans and
on bridge building
cables for, see Cables caissons for, see Caissons completion of
federal government approval of bridge
finding center line for
foundations for, see Foundations
towers for, see Towers
trains and, see Trains
characteristics of
admired
compared with John Roebling
competence of
gift of observation and memory
modesty and personal heroism
physical description
as Chief Engineer appointed
assumes charge after John’s death
attempts to remove
bribes for use of inferior steel
comes under suspicion
display for Machinery Hall
engineering staff under
see also Collingwood, Francis, Jr.; Farrington, E. F.; Hildenbrand, Wilhelm; Martin, C. C.; McNulty, George; Paine, Col. William H.; Probasco, Samuel final responsibility and
“histories” of bridge
reports by
reporters interview
resigns
salaries for personnel
salary of
stake in bridge
stock in bridge
suits brought against
supplies for bridge
childhood of
in Civil War
battles taken part in
bridges built during
correspondence with Emily during
enlistment
off-duty activities
tunnel at Petersburg
on the war
education of
Emily’s marriage with as constant companions
correspondence during the Civil War
courtship
Emily on her husband
joins Washington in Cincinnati
Washington as Edmund’s guardian
Washington on his wife
Washington’s resignation from bridge work
Washington’s return to bridge work
on greatness
health of
on the bends
bends from Brooklyn caisson
bends from New York caisson
Emily and, see Roebling, Emily—Washington’s health and exhaustion
his condition worsens
improvement in
recuperates in Europe
rest in Newport
“water cure,”
last years of
John Roebling and bridge building together
bridge building turned over to son
bridge study by Washington
Brooklyn Bridge and
compared
death of John
disillusionment of John
on his father and mother
on John’s accident
John’s affection for
John’s confiding in
on John’s leaving Saxonburg
John’s second wife
on John’s spiritualism
John’s view of Saxonburg
on John’s vocation
map of Pennsylvania during Civil War
memory of John and
naming of Washington
Washington on Cincinnati Bridge
Washington on vitality
Washington’s return to Saxonburg
work day
on Roebling mind
second marriage of
sells his interest in John A. Roebling’s Sons