The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-08
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FircHBuRc RoAp,-ln laying the new track from
Watham, on the Fitchburg road, two rails taken
from their places in order to lay the switch the
new to the old track just below the depot In Wathan
down the old track instead the ne w. az was
intended, was thrown off with great force, breaking
several baggage cars and disabling the locomotive No
person was injured. The damage was estimated ct
about $1,000.
ANDRoscoGGIN AND KENNEBEc RAILRoAp.-The work
goes bravely on upon this end of the Androscoggn
and Kennebec Railroad. The work Degrading bet wsen
this and the junction is nearly completed, that No
obstacle now exists from this source The company's
ledge section Sd Is entirely excavated, and that
the junction will be finished in the Of ave
or six days more Large quantities of rails
landing upon the railroad wharf At Portland and will
be delivered by the Atlantic and ST. Lawrence Rail-
road, at Woodlands, in the course of next week.
Teams are already engaged to transport to the juno
tion where the work of laying the tract will be forth
with commenced An engine for the use of the com.
Pany, is already constructed, and will be delivered
pleted, which will be in very short time, it being
now in state of great forwsrdness. Oar oiti-
zens may expect to hear the snortins of the iron
cataract, in the course of thirty days. The ma
sorry for the bridge, the great Andres
coggin river Is in state Of great forwardness The
abutments and all the piers, with the exception of tho
eastern one, are completed Mr. Briggs, the enter
prsing contractor has had difculty with
the Golfer dam for this river owing to the aent
rains, and the unevenness of the ledge upon the bot
masonry so far completed that there will be no farther
delay. The work of grading between this and Win
throp is in state of great orwarness and the track
Le,risfon Journal Sept so.
AUBURN AND ROCHESTER, RAiLRoAp.-The heavy
track was completed on Saturday night, and the run
ming time from this city TO Auburn will hereafter be
four hours-78 miles with twenty. one stops This in
doing well, and the public will gratefully appreciate
the enterprise OF those who manage the road.
MACON AND MoNrGoMERY RoAp.-The rate of fare to
Macon Columbus and Montgomery, has been reduced
WArERTowS AND RoME RAILRoAD.-Ths enterprise,
we learn is about to be pushed vigorously forward The
road is miles in length and careful surveys
show that can be made for 81 200 O0O half Of which
has been subscribed in Jefferson county EAperie
contractors from New England to be engaged its
construction.
COSTLY RAILROAD BRIDoE-The bridge across
the Rlchelieu River, near Montreal, on the line Of
the Atlantic and St Lawrence Railroad is represented
in the Montreal papers to be of the most solid and
substantial on this side of the Atlantic 1t is over
eleven hundred feet long and il at an elevation Of
fifty feet from the water Its cost stated to be- about
sident of the Atlantic and St Lawrence Railroad 40
companied BY the engineers and party of gentem men,
Hyacinth, thirty miles from Montreal to which spot,
II is thought the cars by the LIST of Novem.
Der Nine miles are already in running order
PAssuMPslc RAn.RoAD.-The bridge across
White River, at the lower terminus of our Rail-
road is so far completed to admit the crossing of it
with locomotives, and Wednesday, 9th, train OF
cars with 100 tons of rails up far as Thet-
foId-ffteen miles The grading of the whole line il
nearly completed and the track which is laid from
White River nearly to Oxford Bridge will be extended
to Bradford by the 10th OF Os>obsr27 miles-at which
time it has been decided 10 commence running
passenger and freight trains - the latter place The
opening of the road to Wells River early in November
is no longer matter Of uncertainty The whole forty
miles will have been completed and opened for usa
within the time indicated in the last annual report Of
the directors
The MAD RIVER RAuRoAD.-The increase of
business on this road since its connection with
the Little Miami Railroad, afording us direct rail-
road connection with Cincn natl has been imme nse:
and the business on the lake has correspondingy in
creased The steamer America which came in this
morning, brought IRENE ndous load of passe myers,
and some 200 tons Of freight. There five large
passenger filed by this mornings train contain
ing 800 passengers The business of the road Is so
much increased that it almost impossible to do all
that is offered and locomotive being in
slant requsition- Sanduskian.
The Chicago Democrat says the Gslena and Chicago
Railroad, will probably be completed about sixteen
miles out Of Chicago, by the first of November.
Low WATER IN TIE LAkEs-The water in Lake
Erie is much lower this season than last So much
has it fallen that there inadequate supply for the
superintendent of canals has been compelled to shut
down the gates of the mills at that place last week for
considerable portion Of the time For the past two
or three days an easterly wind has prevailed which
rally lessened the depth at this end that canal
boats and lake vessels aground-the former COM
PEELED to leave the canal at Black Rock and take to
the river. But this Is only temporary, which viii bs
remedied on a change of the wind. The general de-
preston, however which has prevailed during the
season is the result of which occurs period
cay though not at regular intervals and Is the result
OF some action which Is noteasy TO satisfactorily ascer
tain Should the scarcity of water continue for snv
length Of time beyond the present altera
ton of the hydraulic and canal arrangements would
have to be made at Black Rock In order to preserve
the value the one and the unobstructsd navigation
Of the other-BuBdio Com, Oct.
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