Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-01


80 large par, the hcotnr e ock for purpose "
filing the cavity updenea h ecung the fusndaor
and addition the Of the embark
struct GOO yards masonry rigorous
of the year.
By the ~ &c January large part OF the requisite
tern- wcre ON The ground hut poron had 10 be brought
considerable distance and unfortunately on the 26h
the mouth before could be DONE the canal was closed
by ice, and continued Till the 9th OF February during
which period the he unable 10 perform than
third OF their usual quantity OF labour.
On the 7th CT February, tie weather having become
mlder, the by day labourcrs until il
finally amounted upwards Of 100 men, about one hall
Of which number worked half Of every night until the
breach repaired For a part VI the mc IL was peces
make large rcs around the walls i'm order TO thaw
the frost 81 the rock and prevent the grout from
fresz NJ during tie progress OF the work.
On the 2lst February the breach far repaired
allow the packets pass, and the 22d freight
boats; and ON the Gath tic wall and eubankmcnt
completed. The then discharged, and .
company OF hands the upper end Of the
canal but the rest OF the force retained Rock
fish until the 6th vi April, the purpose OF fortfyng
and protecting the weakest points OF the aqueduct by
means OF heavy rprap placed at its bssc.
Although the interruption occasioned by this disaster
commenced little previous the middle Of the win.
ter, and OF comparative inactivity upon our
ne continuing il did through greater part o
February, and covering the portion of the year when
the southwestern merchants usually decide upon the
routes for forwarding their spring supplies il .acu
lated TO produce uniavorable influence upon the
profitable, in proportion to its amount, of the different
descriptions oi tonnage transported by the canal.
Upon the the forces TO their posi-
resumed and pressed forward the ordinary operations Vi
section, which had fallen much in the rear.
during the eight months from the LIST Ut April the end
o november, the proper amount OF the usual ordinary
pairs done the divison but consequence Of
tbs casualties OF the nc the progress Of repairs
often interrupted and unavodaby conducted in an IT.
regular and disjcinted manner.
Atvaous periods IN the course OF the eight months the
embellishments were broken Mt eleven places situated
Ib, 9th, llth 3Dth 9th, AID 10th and 18th eve o
these eleven breaches, four accompanied by any
INJURY 10 the masonry, and in these injury
was to no considerable extent having four cut
Nefts ON the levels designated as the 18th, llth, i2j
and 46t and having been speedily repaired except the
case OF that the Iin level where the cuvet appearing
10 DC unmporant to the canal. was abandoned and filed
over IN order TO lesser the interruption the trade. The
amounted sometimes only n few hours and sometimes
and perhaps not unrequenty to much four days.
Ills woftny OF remark, that OF the fifteen breaches in
the entertainments, which have taken place in the
OF e year. TWO occurred IN the WINTER three in the spng
SIX IN the summer and tour IN the auumn that OF the whole
number o heen' only two were pont' entirely detach
thirteen were All Al nl,ces b,yin, d;,o., . % ;S
some of the mechanical structures: namely ons a, !,
lock five nj ao,-iuc. md .i,h, \, cnx.r.. 81 r., r.
whole of the twelve which bsnnen.d a, uIvcr, and o"s
ducts were situated n. TIE pn,n,. ,,bc, hos. s,..,,
are united by the pudding to the natural earth
=" 'ea'o" " "ie Pr'oaoe causes OF these numerous
ueem proper 10 refresh The recollection OF the
oy otei quotation from the sixth annual re-
pr, "en was communicated NJ toe meeting IN the month
I december, oto inheaiaey alter the introduction OF
we " .",.-l III 'he eanaI;
l. ~ ~ ,'e ueiu,s III opening :" 'he WORK whlch
az -, pe' ''s ,,p'', s'aeu Va' page oo--ooSl that
E'.ei e"hsiuctaole aduiuon 10 ue earth WORK arose
W. r VI he wafer upon 'he ine' from the
eey ., i,.queh'y drawing ta"ay' III order to rePud.
~, ' VI 'io 'u''v''s anu aq"euuce' 4 ne masonry OF
t % ""ic" ue'e are upwards OF 2oo on the
-, So, W very many cases ou no'keep pace
the ,nS md, H. o. "Ien
- i 10 p ,I VI ,'e ouI'er's 'nu aqueuucts
- -, - ., ''0'i '"e S'"''''S 'ot "e sec
nov ~, -, an,,,a W. aiu uans'eIred 10
i. a. so'uTs' anu mus were executed nj irregu
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| - 80 p i i'ui'o p % 'hvse numerous J,os OF
DE-, tho -. - 30 Wv =, - u o.ousu. res IIequensy un
W ~ , experimenting engineers many oil mem
r 81. -, vi ' s' "nu upon inc introduction
| n,ny,s bnnJs - Nf" VI ''''"eu " "io CUM
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bon, ,b, '.o''eeeu a'so 'na' gu, reeo,ns TURNER
Ind but rsccry NJ, IT, - ~ m Iuel'e
,,n., DO, ,I.,,.' go VI W. VI 'Ic "sn's' auu
been ysi,eJ s;,cs ,L ~ y n-nH ".e el nas
fresh - fSt5 ,' 81 t year VI 100 ", !ne
that The overflow ,-o- 'a p ii1
places between Richmond and LynchbiFr eost
altogether aggregate distance of 81 miles The great
portion the damsge sustained was confined 10 the
embankmen, which were broken IN Us many as 100 diff
ereni places the line 81 the division the flood water
generally compg immediately below the locks running
uD"n i'e e'clS stiu 0"rS'ng ou' 81 TIE wei
,,Id, &c IN ~ t 'au io' oe1n 'ioi ughy
se''euI ana was sun unprotected oy vegetable covert
an" 10 reference 10 'neresh oil Ann ioiS 1t is stated IN
~ % Iep' "a. =. 80 '"a' nc "'g" water marx OF
1Aseeue1 ,""t VI Jul! ny h'e hcnes III he Town oi
So'u'Ta' anu oY e" 'he"e' e' "e haiuehs Adventure
u. IN ,ue Io"v' Seeuoh 81 Tue DIVISION the emoank-
''1's VI ,e INA ~e' 1nseiuenuy more extensively
..sI -. .p.i ' $50 '.I! We !" 'uS' anu lc'uaiy
d,i L; S =, i a'vtss seven zee. IA
o. P liz, ~ 80, r ,, P'ins upon inc f'h' 'h
''' IT., - ' ~. quo i''n 'eNe'S.
49,, III - - ION .He I'Ea' oi 'hese rel ous
''a te l'~sonly I'son sustained fortunately out little
"p; u'se "Po, .i'4eI " lhese occasiohs' yet
~ - ~ ~, '''t many W ue yuNers were UNCOVERED
aanss, ~, psLoS ey ',' su Iu siugoucH was
, u u 80, a II, eIo"sSu " Tue ues"ucu'e
-. - y. - '"' ~ - "so eei'aih
- a. ~ - ' I I n"'.y VI "a o"1S' II 10
isr1ls of superior class and that many of these suc
lures hastily recovered, with only the bet m1ie-
win the i'm Iv