his death expected
on his health
newspaper reading sessions
as nurse and secretary
recuperation in Europe
rest in Newport and
Washington’s marriage with as constant companions
correspondence during 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
Roebling, Ferdinand (son of John Roebling)
Brooklyn Bridge inauguration and
Emily and
his father on
relationship between Washington and
in wire business
cable wire bids
display for Machinery Hall
Edmund in wire business
steel wire and
suit envisaged by
takes charge of wire business
Roebling, Friederike Dorothea (mother of John Roebling)
Roebling, Johanna (first wife of John Roebling)
characteristics of
death of
John buried next to
moves to Trenton
visitation from
Roebling, John A.
birth of
Brooklyn Bridge inauguration and
Brooklyn Bridge plans of
appointed Chief Engineer
approval for plans
benefits to be derived from building
bridge specifications
cable strength and
caissons and
critics of proposed bridge and
estimated building time
estimated cost
finding center line and
on foundations
graft involved
height of towers
investment in bridge
location of bridge
lumber purchased
personnel
political background
presenting plans
producing the plans
public scrutiny of plans
supplies
tower capstones
trains in
venality
characteristics of
admired
believer in hydropathy
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
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
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
Jo
hn’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
visitation of his mother and
visits Germany (1867)
Roebling, Washington A., III (son of Charles Roebling)
Roebling, Willie (son of John Roebling)
Roebling (Pa.), building
Roebling Bridge, see Brooklyn Bridge
Rogers, Patrick
Roosevelt, Robert
Roosevelt, Theodore
Rosa, Rudolph
Rossiter, Thomas R.
Royal Albert (bridge in Cornwall)
RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Rushing, General
Saddle plates
Saddles, specifications for
St. Louis Bridge (Mo.)
air locks of
bends and building of
caissons for
cantilever system for
completed
safety of
steam elevator in
St. Patrick’s Cathedral (N.Y.C.)
Sand hogs
Sandy and Beaver Canal
Saratoga (ship)
Saxonburg (Pa.), as German settlement
Saw Mill & Lumber Company
Schiller, J. C. F. von
Schlatter, Charles L.
Schroeder, F. A.
Schuyler, Montgomery
Schuylkill suspension bridges (Pa.)
Scientific American (magazine)
Scudder (judge)
Sea worms, protecting caissons from
Seances
Seguin (French engineer)
Sellers, William
Semler, Ludwig Brooklyn Bridge inauguration and
removal of W. Roebling and
Serrell, Edward
Serrell, John L.
Seventy, Committee of, breakup of Tweed Ring by
Committee of Investigation and
effects on Kings County Democrats
1871 elections and
New York Times publishes documents
New York World investigates
Rink Committee investigates
Shafer, Ira
Shenandoah suspension bridge
Sheridan, Gen. Philip
Sherman, Gen. William T.
Shinkle, Amos
Shipyards of Brooklyn
Sickles, Gen. Daniel E..
Sickness, cold and bronchitis
see also Bends
Slocum, Gen. Henry
accusation against Paine and
award of cable wire contracts and
Brooklyn Bridge inauguration and
in Civil War
Committee of Investigation report and
at launching of New York caisson
mission assigned to
political ambitions of
removal of W. Roebling and
Rink Committee investigation and
at J. Roebling’s funeral
sale of bridge stock and
stock ownership of
Slocum, Mrs. Henry
Smallfield, John D.
Smith, Al
Smith, Andrew H., bends studies of
findings on
theories of
Smith, Hugh
breakup of Tweed Ring and
bridge stock and
at marriage of Tweed’s daughter
Rink Committee investigation and
Smith, Gen. Kirby