text_original: Naturally I am aware of the many wild tales and rumors that have been circulated ever since the accident, but I must ask my readers to bear with me while I attempt to briefly sketch, not only the tremendous difficulties to be overcome by the engineers, but also the wind propulsion theory which was made use of in this undertaking; because it is only by understanding something of these two phases of the Tube's engineering problems that one can understand the accident and its subsequent revelations.
text_transcription: NATURALLY I AM AWARE OF THE MANY WILD TALES AND RUMORS THAT HAVE BEEN CIRCULATED EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT BUT I MUST ASK MY READERS TO BEAR WITH ME WHILE I ATTEMPT TO BRIEFLY SKETCH NOT ONLY THE TREMENDOUS DIFFICULTIES TO BE OVERCOME BY THE ENGINEERS BUT ALSO THE WIND PROPULSION THEORY WHICH WAS MADE USE OF IN THIS UNDERTAKING BECAUSE IT IS ONLY BY UNDERSTANDING SOMETHING OF THESE TWO PHASES OF THE TUBES ENGINEERING PROBLEMS THAT ONE CAN UNDERSTAND THE ACCIDENT AND ITS SUBSEQUENT REVELATIONS
phonemes: nˈætʃɚɹəli aɪɐm ɐwˈɛɹ ʌvðə mˈɛni wˈaɪld tˈeɪlz ænd ɹˈuːmɚz ðæt hɐvbɪn sˈɜːkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛvɚ sˈɪns ðɪ ˈæksɪdənt, bˌʌt aɪ mˈʌst ˈæsk maɪ ɹˈiːdɚz tə bˈɛɹ wɪð mˌiː wˌaɪl aɪ ɐtˈɛmpt tə bɹˈiːfli skˈɛtʃ, nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ðə tɹəmˈɛndəs dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz təbi ˌoʊvɚkˈʌm baɪ ðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə wˈɪnd pɹəpˈʌlʃən θˈiəɹi wˌɪtʃ wʌz mˌeɪd jˈuːs ʌv ɪn ðɪs ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ; bɪkˈʌz ɪɾ ɪz ˈoʊnli baɪ ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ ʌv ðiːz tˈuː fˈeɪzᵻz ʌvðə tˈuːbz ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ pɹˈɑːbləmz ðˈætwˌʌn kæn ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðɪ ˈæksɪdənt ænd ɪts sˈʌbsᵻkwənt ɹˌɛvɪlˈeɪʃənz.