The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-08-22
BOSTON AND WORCESTER Rail. ROAD.

BOSTON AND WORCESTER Rail. ROAD.
The work of excavation on this road was begun
on the 18th inst. At Brighton and at Needham.-
The whole line from Brighton to Needham a dis
lance of eight miles. divided into fourteen sections
including the passing of Charles river and the high
ground in Weston which constitutes the most diff
cult portion # the road between Boston aud Wor-
cesteT, is under contract and is to be completed by
the month OF May next. These contracts We learn
are made on favorable terms and at rates lower,
an average of the whole distance. of more than Is
per cent. than the estimates of the Engineer, con-
famed IN his published report. The line is also
considerably improved, in the final location,
20 occasion less interference with the existing
roads, and to diminish the degree of curvature in
several parts of the rail road. The shortest curve
on any part of the road between Boston and Need
ham, as II is now located land probably none short
er will be required on any plrt OF the road to Wor-
cester,) will be upon radius Of $50 ieet and the
greatest degree of inclination from level will be
at the rate of 80 feet in a mile. The places will be
few, and the distances short, where SO great de-
gree of curvature that above described will be
required and great portion IF the road triH be
straight Neither the curves. the inclination
will be such as hardly to be considered a defect in
the road, to diminish the speed, or increase the
expense of travelling, in any important degree.
Since the publication of the Report of the Di-
Tcctors an act of Congress has been passed remit
ting the duty iron imported for rail roads and
contracts for Rail Road Iron have been made in
!
the published report. THIS will make aggre
gate saving in the cost of the road of more than
$3.50 per mile. These. and other facts which
| might be mentioned, confirm the belief, that this
ran road will be completed, in a manner more sub
stantid and durable than any rail road which has
ever yet been constructed, at an expense short of
The estimate of the engineer, and considerable less
than the capital stock of the company
I The general sentiment of those cOnversant with
the business and travelling the roue is, that the
estimate given in the report is extremely moderate
and the present has afforded evidence that
the business is increasing.
There is additional reason for surprising that the
rail road betwe Boston and Worcester will contn
ne but short time to be solitary road and that in
few years it " i'll be main trunk, on which sever
al branches will be engratteG. That it will be
tended; at no remote period to Springfield, and
thence through Berkshire county to Albany, we
believe is not doubted by those who have any con-
fdence in the utility Of rail roads. If the rail road
to Worcester should afford handsome profit on
the business to that place. superstition much
more likely to be realized than those who have
shut their eyes to the facts of the case imagine
what should prevent the extension of the road I
Springfield and Albany, to Hartford and New Ha-
ven to Greenfield and to Norwich And if the
road should be so extended, what can prevent the
doubling of the income on the road between Bos-
ton and Worcester
An application was made to the legislature, at
the last session. for charter, with authority to ex
tend the road from Worcester To Springfield and
thence to tho western boundary of the State In
another direction company is actually formed for
the purpose Of securing participation in the prof
It's of the rail road travelling between Boston and
New York. company was Incorporated bv the
legislature Of Connecticut at its last session for
the purpose OF constructing rail road through the
CITY OF Norwich, in the most eligible direction for
forming rail road communication between Bos-
ton and Long Island Sound This company is au-
thnFIZpd IN oifb t,.;,b 81, D.
and Worcester or the Boston and Providence road
and is authorized to make the southern termination
Of its road either at New London or New Haven
or at the mouth of Connecticut river as shall be
Judged best after full surveys and Investigations
shall have been made. The surveys have been al,
ready commenced at Norwich, under the superin-
tendence of Capt. M'Neil and large corps Of as
sstant engineers. conference bold a few
weeks since at Worcester, by appointment, be-
| tween committee of seven gentlemen deputed by
the Connecticut company and a committee of the
Directors of the Boston and Worcester rail road
This committee which embraced some of the
most distinguished and intelligent citizens of the
State Of Connecticut, were strongly impressed
with the advantages which would result to the
State, and particularly the city of Norwich, from
rail road leading through the fertile valley of the
Qulnebaug and French rivers to the centre of this
State, and there uniting with the rail road from
boston and we believe that the Connecticut road.
one main object of which is to secure the travel
ing between New York an1 Boston, will be united
with the Worcester rail road, either at Worcester
or Mbury.
A project is also under discussion at Hartford
and New Haven, for a rail road between those two
cities for securing the same object of travel from
Boston to New York, over the Worcester rail road
by way of Springfield.
/ The prospec! is increased of the extension of n
rail road communication towards the Northwest
ern parts OF the State, to Greenfield, and also to
| Vermont, so as 10 form an union ultimately with
the rail road projected from Troy i'll New York to
! Brattloboro'. Whenever This enterprise is accom-
plished, there is little doubt that the Boston and
| Worcester Road will he taken as part of the
route it having been ascertalned that the valley of
Miller's river may be reached with less ascent and
descent by this route than by any other
abridged from the Boston Advertiser.
| REvoLT IN THE New jersey STATE PRIsox
| A desperate attempt was made at escape about
O'Clock, Monday afternoon, by tho prisoners
confined in the New Jersey State Prison, at
Lamberton, below Trenton, 10 escape over the
! walls. A number of the inmates were INDUCED
| through the course Of the day with walk IN
the yard, in the care of the underkeepers one
Of which is stationed in a small armory on the
! top OF the wall on the east side. The maecun.
/ tents had constructed a ladder, by means OF a
weight tied at the end of wcaver's cham.
( (yaTn) and by rearing carpenter work bench
against the wall near the guard house, and
watching their opportunity, when Mr. Neal, the
guard, had stepped into the house, threw the
weight over the wall, and one of the prisoners,
named Long, with a knife in his hand. essayed
TO mount it. AT this moment, Mr.. Neal stepped
out and discovered their movements; he i'm.
medately ran to the armory, and, seizing
musket, attempted to regain The platform, but
was pelied so literally with hrIckbas, as for a
| time To prevent HIM Long called ont as he