The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-13
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By the citizens Of Lancaster, in public
meeting assembled on Tuesday evening
of lasi week. "a large and enthusiastic
crowd assembled at the Depot on Law
renee street yesterday morning. TO wit,
ness the departure of the train that was
to bear Tho committee appointed to re-
ceive the delegations from Cincinnati
Wilmington. Circlevillo, Amanda, and
othe. points along the line ofthe G. w q
z. Rail Road expected to participate in
the celebration in honor ofthe arrival OF
The FIRST train Of passenger cars through
from Cincinnati TO this city.
At ten minutes past twelve, the train
bearing the Lancaster Band. Artillery
and Committee Of Reception moved OH
amidst the deafeniug shouts OF the crowd
and enlivened by strains of most delight
full music.
The trip to Circleville was one OF I'M
usual iaterest and conviviality. and one
long to be treasured up in the minds o.
the fortunate participants. The amount
of labor on this portion Of the road is far
beyond anything we had imagined, and
as we passed through the numerous "deep
cuts and Witnessed the high embank-
ments all along the line, the prejudlces
we had entertained against the enterpriz
ing contractor and all others connected
with the enterprise were effecluaIly and
entirely removed. Our only wonder now
is how they managed to accomplish what
they have.
The road is now balasted some five
miles east Of Circleyille, and we noticed
"a very large number Of hands engaged
in balasting the remainder to this city,
and we have the assurance Of Mr.. LIE
GRAFT that it will be pushed forward TO
d speedy completion perhaps in three
weeks. We noticed that there was an a
bundance of first rate gravel immediately
on the banks of the road, which will
greatly facilitate this portion of the work.
1t is the opinion Of Mr.. DE GRAFT
that the section Of country traversed by
the C. w. s. q. Railroad surpasses any
he has ever built or Travelled over, ex'
cept that section of country travefsed by
the Mad River Road, which is ncknowk
edged TO be the best in the Union. II
can therefore be seen, that it is the opin'
ion of the ''Railroad King" that the
country over which this road is built, in
point Of fertility and beauty is the second
bes, ia the Union. and when II is consid-
cred hat we are just beginning TO de-
velop our resources BY facilitating, Com
,nerce, manufacture and travel, we On
terrain strong hopesof becoming, In a
few wears. the first in The country.
1t pursues the most direct route OF any
road we have Travelled over-having
scarcely a single curve for a distance o
ninety miles, aud will. therefore, have
this advantage'oye all others in point Of
time, that great d~iSiderafum in railroad
travel. This feature also exempts
from those frequent collisions that are SC
often the cause, and destroy the safety
rail road communication.
We arrived in Circleville at two O.
clock, where we awaited the the arriva
of the train from Cincinnati, and in tn
mean time amused ourselves by''waIkini
around town." seeing sights" e"lIni
dinner, &c. But our pleasures in Cir
~cleville were Of short duration, and III
keen whistle OF the Locomotive Fairfield
in an hour and a half from the time W
arrived in the city, again summoned u
10 the Depot, which we obcyed with F"
unusual degree Of alacrity, from the ia
tha, we were all DESTROYS Of relieving tn
suspense we knew must pervGde II
minds Of our fellow. citizens &. at HON
who were anxiously awaiting TO see tt
iron horse snort into our city for the hr
time followed BY a train Of passeng'
cars, laden. as they were, with the oea'
", wit andfashion Of The different poin
along the line.
But alas! how uncertain, iransitoi
and vain are human enjoyments. Ju
MS the cars from Cincinnati were nearir
Circleville, a premature discharge
the cannon on our train PROSTATE
forever, the hopes and fondest anticip
lions of one Of our company. and spre'
cloud of gloom over our little band.
Mr.. VIM. NEBLING. a young man b
longing to the Artillery company. W
horribly maneled, and we fear mortaI
wounded. He is the only support Of
widowed mother and two little siste
and we earnestly hope the liberality
this community will not be found wanti
in placing this afflicted family abo
want.
On arriving in this city we were gre
ed by a sight seldom if ever seen in Il
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