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* VEUILLOT. Ill VIADUCT. Etudes sur Victor Hugo (1885). A collection of his writings he published under the title Mvlmiycs religieux, hislvriijuca, jHililii/ucs cl lit- tdraircK (1857-7(i). Consult the biographies by his brother Eufj&ne Vcuillot ( I'aris, 1883), and by Cornut (ib., 1891). VEVEY, ve-vfi'. A town of the Canton of "au(l, Switzerhuul, on tin- left bank of the Veveyse, near its inilux into Lake (ieneva, 11 miles east-southeast of Lausanne (Jlaj): Switzer- land, A 2). Vevey, the scene of Rousseau's .Vou- vclle Hcloise, is a charming tourist resort, with a magnificent view of the Valais Alps. The climate is mild and delightful. The town is well and regularly built and dotted with fine gardens. It has an extensive system of quays. The Tour de Peliz (thirteenth century) is now used as a prison. There is a modern museum, containing a natural history collection, paintings, and a public library. Choco- late, children's food, and condensed n)ilk are ex- tensively manufactured. Population, in 1000, 11,781. "VEZ'IN, Hermann ( 1829 — ) . An actor, born in Philadelphia and educated at the University of Pennsylvania. He went to England and ob- tained an engagement at the Theatre Royal at York in 1850. His London debut was made at the Princess's Theatre under Charles Kean's nianagemeHt in 1852. Two ve^irs later he 'starred' through the English provinces. In 1857 he ap- peared in the United States, returning to Eng- land in 1858. The next year he appeared at the Surrey Theatre in an important series of Shake- spearean roles, including Macbeth, Hamlet, Shy- lock, and Othello. Then for a time he played at the Sadler's Wells Theatre. He married in 1863 Mrs. Charles Young, with whom he successfully brought out Marston's Donna Diana at the Princess's Theatre in 1864. Among his subse- quent impersonations may be mentioned Dr. Dacei/ (1866), James Harebell in Wills's Man o' Airlie (1867), Martel in Merwale's Hon of the Soil (1872), Jacques in As You Like It (1875), PaiuciPAL Dimensions of Not. Daniel Bruce (1876), which ran for one hundred and six times at the Haymarket, and Dr. Prim- rose in Wills's Olivia (1S78). Later he also be- came laiown as a teacher of elocution and as a writer. VIADANA, ve'a-da'na (i)roperly (inossi), LouovKo 1 1.1564-1645) . An Italian composer, credited with being the inventor (1602) of the hasso continuo. Little is known of his life, save that he was born at V'iadana, near Mantua, be- came a monk, and held successive posts as organ- ist and choirmaster at Mantua, Rome, and else- where. Among his numerous works may be mentioned the famous Cento concerti ccclesiastici a una, a due, tre e qnattro rod, con il hnsso con- tinuo per sonar neW organo (1602, 1603, 1609, 1611, and 1612); Sinfonie ninsicali a otto voci (1617). Consult Parazzi, Delia vita e delle opere musicali di Lodovico Orossi-Viadana (Milan, 1876). VI'A DO'LOEO'SA (Lat., dolorous way). The name, pmbably given during the Middle Ages, applied to a narrow zigzag street in Jeru- salem, indicated by a doubtful tradition as the street through which .Tesus carried His cross from the Hall of Judgment to Jlount Calvaiy. The fourteen stations are marked by tablets. The location of these spots has varied at different times. VIADUCT (ILL. viaduct us, from Lat. via, way, road + ductus, a leading, from ducere, to lead). A structure for conveying a roadway across a valley or low level. They are of every kind of construction — of wood, iron, stone, and brickwork. In recent years, and more particu- larly in .Vmerica, where the design originated, the term viaduct has come to mean more specifi- cally a metal structure composed of a number of comparatively short spans carried by tower- like piers of steel framework. These piers usual- ly consist of four column-like legs spread wide apart at the bottom and converging toward the top, which are braced together in all directions. .iBLE High Railway Vlvdccts Viaduct Country Railway Gage Number of trades Lengtli Heiffht. maximum Widtli between girders Width of floor Width of base, maximum. Weight of metal Tower spans Intermediate spans Maximum span Date of construction.. Des Moines. United States. Chic.& N. W. i ft. syo ins. Two. 2,685 ft. 185" 27 " 70 ft. 5,680 tons. 45 ft. 75 •' (Truss) 300 ft. 1900-01. Gokteik. Burma. Burma State. 3 ft. 3% ins. One. 2.260 ft. 335 ■■ 11 •■ 156 ft. 4,310 tons. (161 40ft. ((7) 60 ft. (10) 120 ft. ) 120 ft. 1900. Pecos River. United States. So.- Pacific. 4 ft. 8VL' ins. One. 2,180 ft. 321 " 10 " 20 •■ 90 ft 3 ins. 1.820 tons. 33 ft. ■ 65 " 185 ft. 1891-92. Klnzua (old) Unit«d Statea Erie. 4 ft. 8!4 Ins. One. 2.053 ft. 301 ■• 10" 18" 1,400 tons. 381,1. ft. 61 ft. 61ft. 1882. Tiaduct Country Railway Gage Number of tracks Length Height, maximum Width between girders Width of floor Width of base, maximum,. Weight of metal Tower spans Intermediate spans Maximum span Date of construction.. Kinzua (new). United States. Erie. 4 ft. 8V'2 Ins. One. 2.063 ft. 301 " 9" 18" 102 ft. Si/j ins. 3,352 tons. 38lb ft. 61ft. 61 ft. 1900. PantherCreek. United States. Wil. B. & E. 4 ft. 8Vi> ins. One. 1,6.50 ft. 161 ■• 830 tons. 30 ft. 40, 60, & 65 ft. 65 ft. 1893. Loa. Bolivia. .utofagasta. 2 ft. 6 ins. One. 800 ft. 336^4 ft. 8 ft, 10 ins. 13 ft. 124 ft. 1.115 tons. 32 ft. 80 ft. Verrugas (old) Peru. Lima & 4 ft. 8i,'2 ins. One. 575 ft. 252 " .W ft. 100 & 125 ft. 125 ft. 1872. Verrugas (new) Peru. Oroya. 4 ft. SVs ins. One. 576 ft. 252 " 68 ft. i ins. 60 ft. 235 ft. centre. 1.50 " shore. 2.35 " 1890.