Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-31

We have only space TO speak ofthe magnificent
viaduct over Grand River, from which the
reader may infer the disposition of The ComPa-
ny to do their work not for to day but for all
time.
GRAND RIVER vIADUCT.
Thirty miles east of Cleveland, Just beyond
PainesyiIls, was erected in 1856 and 81. 1t is
iutended for two tracks; its length, as meas
ured along the axis of the road, is 81 feet, and
the hight of the coping above the lowest foun-
dation is SO feet, and above low water mark 81
feet The arches are four in number, and are
semi-circular; the span of each is 80 feet, the
length 81 feet, horizontal section of the abut-
ments at spring line. 27xl3 feet, and that of the
piers 27xst feet The backing between the
arches is carried up full 20 feet above the
spring line, upon which the side and head
walls are laid, and are feet in thickness at
their base, and three feet at the under side of
the coping; depth Of key stone 3 feet; hight of
parapet walls above the crown Of arches, feet;
distance from spring line to upper side of para
pet or coping, so feet. There are very nearly
nine thousand perehes of masonry IN the Via
duet
The intervening space between the side walls
and over the arches is filled with gravel to the
under side of the coping, and on which gravel
the tracks are laid, they not having permanent
bearing on the masonry.
The west end Of the Vilduct is sum0unled
by two monuments Of stone, on which are IN
seribed the names of the BOard of Directors,
Engineers, Contractors, &c.
The most extensive embankments in this
country have been raised at immense expense
on this road TO avoid trestle work in crossing the
deep coulees OF rayines through which the
streams that empty into Lake Erie fnd their
way. One of these, near Ashtabula, Is OF aP-
palling magnitude-espeeially when looked at
from a financial point. The amount Of Garth
work in the largest of these huge embank-
ments would considerably more than fill Vine
street from the Custom House to the nver on 4
level with the dome of the Burnet House.
Another feature of this road Is the rare eI-
csllence Of its entire equipment-its cars OF all
descriptions, as well as machinery. All the
building is done by the Company directly with
materials selected with unusual care. The hrst
cost is something above contract prices, but the
comPensaring gain is found IN diminished dam
ages from accidents.
OF the Police Of the Road, as developed with
a good deal of originality by Mr.. Nottingham
an officer entirely absorbed by his idea of duty
to his profession and TO the proprietary interest
that has confded to him so large a trust-and
of the Machinery Department, we shall have
opportunity TO speak IN connection with an az
ticle on those subjects
THE TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.
What interested US most in the organization
I e 81 land
Road. was the extent 10 which the Company
has availed itself of the great improvement OF
the acc in the transmission of thought. 1t has,
under contract with the Western Union Tele-
graph Co, a separate line of wire for Railway
purposes exclusively, and, Ia addition, the
right to use other wires of the Telegraph Co..
in case of accident 20 its Own-a contingency
that has very rarely occurred
The Train Dispatcher Is an officer OF the
Company whose functions are not dissmilar tC
those of am Assistant Superintendent. This Of
fcer. standing at the Erie Depot, practically
oyerIooks the whole line, and through the
Electric pulsations feels and comprehends every
movement at every point. For all useful Pur
poses, Time and space are annihllated- One re
suit is that the rules for running trans, instead
of being arbitrary, are accommodated to the
circumstances or exigencies Of the road. Ii ;
nsssenner train is DELAYED, the freight trains
instead OF living by indefinitely, are moved II
perfect safety, and so vast aggregate Of tint
and money Is saved. In case any damage oc
ours to any part ofthe roadway, trains may b
moved with such reference thereto as TO caus
the slightest detention possible.
We present two of the forms, (tilled out from
copies Of messages and copy of the genera
regulations, TO show the effective guards tina
are raised against the possibility OF misunder
standing OF accidents;
ICLEYELAND, PAINESVILLE & ASHTABULl
RAILROAD.