... Our illustration to-day shows the river Mersey at Runcorn and the great viaduct of the London and Nortb-Western Railway wbich connects Runcorn with Widnes. The smoking chimnevs of the chemical wvorks of the latter town are seen in the background; the prevailing atmosphere must be left to the imagination. This is the scene to-day. In a few years, when the Ship Canal works are brought to a ...