Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-24

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when the vessel capsized They remained dashed TO
The side OF the vessel four hours when both ma.,s
gave way and the vessel rghted full of water. They
co 'inued on The wreck 90 hours and were pr,viden
tally fallen in with by the Srhr. Planter, above men
toned The captain and los, every thing but the
clothes which they had on.
Capt. Nichols also Informs u.s. that the Scbr Jubilee
which sailed in company with her, met with similar
tate-the crew were taken of by the Scbr Fi6.iJ
Corsen, from New-York, bound TO frederick .burg
and that he another vessel cspszet and n sbio
along eide taking off the crew. Capt. Nichols repre.
sen's the gale being very severe-the wind bloiny
so violent that ii resenbed the constant roar of thun,
der. rReo.on
fFrom The Nsp York Erening Post Of sng al
.uohd,ok and Hudson Rail Road The Albany Ar
gus OF Yesterday morning, contains Of the
Interesting ceremony Of breaking ground upon the
bove named important improvement, and a report of an
able and pertinent address delivered the by
the Hon. c. C. Cambreeug one Of the directors and
the acting commissioner OF the company. The cele.
nra'ion took place in Scheme tadv on the 29h july
1880 and being commemora,ion of the first event of
the Kind in NewYork, il attracted much attention
me brow OF hill, about half mile from the town,
winch overlooked the valley of the Mohawk, was 50.
iectsd for the place OF the ceremony Bowers of ever.
greens had been prepared and the State az waved di
recuy over The spot where the first was TO be
made The procession reached the place about mid
day, in the following order:
Col. Joseph Consau, officiating as marshal of the
day African Band of Music; the Chief Engineer
John b. Jarvis; John T. Clark and Timothy b. Jsrvi.
Assistant Engineers; Nicholas Swit. Surveyor: The
contractors with their indictments OF labor upon their
r., a
me boarl OF Directors; Nicholas Fish. Vice Pres
dent; j. j: Aston Herman lie Roy, David s. Jones
Lynde Cailin, James r. Renwick, Churchill c. Cam
oreeng, and John |. Degraf Directors OF the Compa
ny 4; Stockholders Of the Company Hon. joseph C.
aieS, late Governor Chancellor aud Justices of the
supreme Court; State Officers; Mayor and Aldermen
OF The City of Schenectady; Mayor and Alermen of
the ely o. Albany; President asG Faculty OF Union
College; Citizens and Strangers.
Inc address OF Mr. Cambreleng, rapid and imper-
ect ouuh- oil which IL all that make room for
was exceeding pertinent and happy. He commenced
with giving brief history Of the modes i'm which the
spirit of internal Improvement has dispIaved i,.sf
within lew years, both in this country and Europe
and OF the almost incredible changes that have been
wrought through its means, particularly in our own
wi'dernesses In England, they surpass in some re-
spects we cannot boast of beautiful cast-ron bridges
and acqueducts, Of nothing like the proud monument,
the Mena suspension bridge, which unites England
and Wales; bu' in works Of solid utility, we do not
World. " ''s
| g" We had wilderness for the theatre of our i'm.
provements, and we have richly adorned with roads
and canals, farms, Villages aud cities In one of
oar youngest States, where not long since the emf.
grant encamped in the solitude of the desert we have
now canal almost finished, more extensive than any
IN Great Britain or is any other country in Europe -
In Pennsylvania they had completed, and in
in 1926 1884 miles OF canals and railroads ntiva,
company aided by Safe. and under the supsrjn.
tendence OF the intelligent engineer who is engaged ON
our work, has constructed canal from the Hudson 10
me delaware, with 10 locks in 10S mas-terminat-
ing in railroad TO the coal mines OF Penpsylysnis
wih planes ascending and descending 1900 f. in I
miles! But The efforts and success of our own SIT
have been most triumphant We compi. tel in Is25
mat extensive work, which, with the Hudson iorms
channe Of commerce from the Atlantic to the eroa,
"es'efn Lnke'' snrra''ing every work Of the kind
except, believe the canal from Canton to p kim"
MT Canbre'eng next gave an animated and graphic
picture oil the prosperity which has resulted from tie
internal Improvements that have been prose cu,ed in
This State. His description OF the yyondsrs th,, havs
be effected through the insirumentaii,v of fhe team
engine "a applied by the genius of Fulton 10 nsviga
ton, was exceedingly lively and just H then adj
" ted In the nth
inenium, the honor If which belongs TO Gcea, Ri
tain, az one which promises the most comprehensive
results and ioreelis revolution in the social com.
mercia ard p1!s'ical relations of the world" TIC
sucelnc history Of railroads and railway carriages
winch follows, possesses much in,eres:
" This grand discovery de yelopeI nv such sloO
ass,ses and through ths combined agency Of 30 ma
n.y. 'hat no one Individual claim r hnssIf she
exclusive ord proud honor OF inveniine this wand ru
machine. II IL two centuries since wooden rail w,vs
were used at New Castle I, was cen,,,rv ,C,sr ~
fore cast iron rails were introduced In l76o n D.
6hson, 'tena student in the University of GLASGOW
suggested to Mr. Watt the praclicabiiity of sppyjne
steam to wheel carriages. aud TO oh ueesfpr ubic
me 'a',er obtained patents in 1859 and 1884 Syminy
ION exhibited steam carriage at Edinburgh in 1851
me hrst act, Incorporating The Sufry tram ro, com
pany, was passed in 1900 Trevethck an I Vivian oh
tanned patent for applying steam engines 10 rasy
In loOZ, ard in 1901 experiment was made on he
Mer hyr Iydri read where ten tom we're drawn FIVE
niIes an hour. locomotive engine was started in
1911, at the Middleton colliery with r,ckr,;, snd
cog wheel, which believe IL sill running Thee
were soon abandoned, and the engine and raii.ro,d
were brought togreat perfection ~ Geo S,ephe,so,
IN 1913 III and is. the Killing worth rosf since
men, The most rapid improvements have been made in
Tue FORM Of rails, and in the construction of locono1oe
engines The success of the Stock on and Datlnvloo
road finished in 1926 81 established It's superiorv
~, now making rapid progress. They have. Of All
EnL' IN England, compile ed and in progress II il said
oVOO nliss; We have IN this county about 1000 mile,
and o0O more projected. The Manchester and Iioe,,
pool road is by this time in foil operation and ,ill
surpass in utility the celebrated Roman road. THE
wonderful experiments This rail. vay lat wear as,on
tined its most sanguine adyocsissa velccifv of more
trsn hriy miles an hour Obtained and no fstonaj
doubtremans that the railroad NUT even,u,ly go.
Psrsede every olbsr mode Of convey vance"
MIR Chmbreleug spent few fnofn@ns in dwelling ON
me peculiar natural advantages which the country en-
Joys, Tor the introduction OF rail roads great extent
The contamination Of The many schemes tbat have
been already suggested, will be work Of time 81
admoptshes SPECTATORS from entering too rasb,v ino
enterprises Of pth aud moment, and fears TIA, va
amount Of capital will be lost through islireeted and
ntscaculating enthusiasm. He expresses The opinion
that flee hundred millions If d.Hars wouj pfobsbiv
not pay for the construction OF Inc canals and rail road
either uow existing, progressing, or projected In bis
country. Ga the wish which has taken deem roo, in
some portions Of the Union TO saddle this
den on the General Government, Mr. Cau,brelsno,,
remarks must not be omitted We cannot do bst,er han
TO copy lhe greater part Of that portion Of hi, sddfsss
and regfsthai our mis will not pegmit us 10 copv o.