Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-10-13
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esyass, 81. w } gives ~ interesting sketch
Of the History Of this gree, thosrosshf.rs-
its ksnisissuees, Sc from which Ne make
The following extracts. Tbs writer made .
trip Ron Baltimore to wh.sliog Amer
giving history Of the iosipisn' action Of the
friends OF The eets rpriss, he says
The eossusetioa Of the read wss CON ueseed
% ne IN OF July-sn ausp,eioas tsy lin The year
OF our Lord isss. THIS vas signal, ed ny one Of
'hs nost In posing pfoeessicss military aud civic
ever s<sn 10 Baluwore. u Sas upiy Q asgpih-
eeat spectacle. All business as svspeaced. and
every eve terned 10 gaze upon the seeie. 10.
meme-r u distinctly. though but Q email boy a.
NE TINE The hrst stone sas lard By the veners-
ee CHARLES Carroll, OF Csrtoltoo, then over nine
~ ycsrs Of age. This vas doae 90 The south ss,.
Tern lie Of The city. IL sAs, aud still 10,
able SPOT Amer the veneraied CARROLL had gous
thfoush 9TH hts ceremony Of form ally eommeac-
tnG the york - prssence OF . vast muiiitude-iav-
Tag the arst s,oee -sddress,ng himself 10 HE
friends, he made use OF these memorable vofts
u consider this among the moot important acts
OF my lite. seSond cpiy to my sineing the Decls-
ration OF InApentenee, 10. even, o. be seeOod 10
that" Mr.. Carroll eoei,nued . hrm IN usvsriax
friend Of this road To the close his LIE and had
the pleasure u seeing % In operation. believe %
Ter as Cumberland, Md and OF riding thsreos.
lie also SAID the same enleIPtising spifit caught
up BY o,hefs, and different roads Of similar char
setef pot into PRACTICAL working.
Do be 1Ih day OF July, three days after 10, ipz
the co-ner stone, the cehaii- locaiio OF he TOAD
~, eneouutering din oiiies naiur. iIv r,,uIiin,
hom the want OF . president and rna.t of All
experience, until NAV - ir.O when Al, Ara, SO
iiou OF tie read. from Bali. mor. 10 Ei,eo,t, Mil,
onanee ct some i"seive miles, "a. put INTO
oPetAnon. Ihe cars ran daily, and tbou,abes
were induced 10 rice on Them from curio,ity
lh" metete,e, was the Grsi railroad IN our sou q.
uy' anI Almost IN the world. that vas put into
P'e'"SAi use for the conveyance OF passengers,
Jnstfsine satisfactorily the utility aud ieasi-
o.'ily oi such a mode OF conyeyance Persons
came from distant parts Of the country merely TO
| eoloy the privilege OF ride Among ihe>, sran-
gers were Baron Krutrner Enrov from the En-
pefor OF Russia, ana his suite. Who made 30 CT.
eofson on the sailing car, managing the sail him.
'ei. Returning 10 his sovereign, he ssrztrd the
particulars OF hts ifir, adventures, &c spoke cs
| the rniite pfscticabiii;y OF railway conveysacr
a. d. demonstrated bv his briet acQuaintsnce With
this route, AMI 80 iayorsbly impressed the Emp.-
| ror ss TO cause him TO ebiertAin the pTClee' IL
constructing rsiways IN Russia Soon afer,
HIS Mal.sy sent TO this comfy to secure the ser.
| vices OF Thomas ~inans, Esq son OF Ro.. WI
haos merchant of this city and hence the con /.
tract With Mr. T. Winsn>, by which he has be q.
come millionaire, To build the great Moscow ana
! 81 Petersburg Railway. Ihu., yoa will perez We
| ihst America and The Baltimore aud Ohio Rail.
road. are entitled to the prsse OF having induced
! nations Of the Old World To emulate their cram.
pig IN OutwOfEing enterprs.s Of internal improve.
m-nts, which have no parallel IN point OF q.
| ganIic results
A, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is nox
completed ana stand. prominent among the gres
works OF our counuy-may We not say Of the
| uorldl-it may prove interesting TO give . bfie
[ oatlIoc oi su'ne OF lis mJsi rTUmnrbi feature.
In tue htst place u involves spiisl took ~ nsar
! ly OF gate, thirIy-two millions ~ tOlar,, This
| however, might have been materialiy i,iucei had
| II no. been 40 ctp-amenizl work The length
! OF the main line OF road between BlIiimor, and
1 tFr A. mi fhaI nj H.
! branch 20 miles branch from Mount CLAIR iunc-
| ton TO Locust Point shipping staten mile,
| hOnocscy branch so Frrdrrck mite, Souh.
| western Virginia road. from Grafton on me ma 70
stem (?,9 mites from BsiumoTe) 60 Psrker,butg
| on the ONO river, i0t mii,. TOTAL length of
| hrst track, SIG miles Length OF second track
! (ircluine 100 miles sidling,) on The IN nm STEM
| 2i2 miles. Total present length OF the road ouu.
! eli and worked ~ the Baltimore and Ono Rail.
road Company, .t5 miles. To THIS may be AID
! ed the following iccal tributaries: Winchester
aud Potomac railway irom Hsipets Ferry 10
Winchester Va b miles also the several road,
| traversing the coal regions, - mies. Making q
toial o so mile. The heaviest permanent gtaue
per mile - li6 ret; the heaviest temporary grade
| worked with . locomotive, SO icet per mile
lougest eon,inuous grade from Piedmont to Ala.
mont, u miles greatest altitude of the road bow
| tide water 26aO iret; weight ui rail Der Inca
yard on man and second rack. IS TO IS pound.
number OF locomotive engine houses zpd shop>
| 81; aggregate number 81 sails for locomotives
A.
| lions, ~; repair shops, II water ,aiiou, On The
main STEM. - ON the Washir gton brauch 4. and
| Northwestern Virginia ROAD, IS; Ti-xrsph ga.
lions 20 and two lines OF wires; number Of Iun.
! nels between Baltimore and Wheeling, "a: Total
length oftuantli1g ~ 69i feet hunter ot bridge.
between Baltimore and Wheeling. iS6; totsI length
Of brdg ing, ID O~S ieei. Ffeieh IN l-j1 ~g5 tOi
tons. The number Of oihcer. an emp oyr,s W
eIgagsd on this load - about 1900 pei sons
might present your readers WIN numerOu.
other detailed ststisiics which would prov. inier
e,,ing snd perhaps usciui cspecia liy To person.
engaged In railroad matters, bus these mu.,
sufhee.
Accompanied by friend I leh Baltimore. com
i0isby seated 10 excellent car aboat baif.rs.t
seven o'ciccs IN the mOinipH our conductor J
r. Steele, Esq. wa especially pOiite aud itsEtNe
til spared NJ pains TO render out ride p.-ss
and vac pafucuisfly attentive IN ahJfCiug u
from time To time, into mAtioa Concerning The
eouaIfy ~e passed through. hr. Steele goe, upon
the principle of tOtal sb.untncr whilst N thr de.
! charge OF hi duty. lie touches not, tss,e. not,
handles not the iatUI tcAtIng cTaI, alleging a,
reason tie pecessi,y Tor eonGue tor, spon whom
fess so much responsibility, aud 90 many lives
keeping clear he adj, steady hand snd siout nerve.
Oaee giving way 10 temptation, might b.gei Q
second der itetiop, that third ending p-FSbsncr
10 some dread csIsmny The ,sfest plan there.
tore, he thought. Was 10 be 90 the sale SIDE and
drink nothing but pure wafer. Mf.Gsffsu am
told ,ugidly ersrts sobIiety from all b., subOfd.
naies, aud the result - god msuAgenent vuh q
Mr.. Steele told me ne had bsrn TubnihG over four
years on The Tosd. and never had Q mi.hsp very
.elHon he,ny even ont OF tine
Ia. genera aspect OF ms route from - fsImor,
to Whe,iing on the Ohio tiVst, erossinE ths Al
leghaaies, has heretofore becn so gfspbicsly snd
miouisY described, that sny psftcuis ds,ctip;io
By me 90 even accurate NOud prove too ,a crate
snd o. best, iail shofI Oi what mr. fIisBd Bfsnit
Maysf, Esq, has already written, To say nUihibE
| OF Wins and oibef POLISHED writer's. 10 navel
efs fond u natural scenery m all ne wiids,t SUB
inty and bssuiy there 10, p.fhaps no oihef rail-
vay foute "a oOf couBuy, nor indeed 30 sny psn
Of the world, 90 toll oi sufseiiobs Scenery ct
every character pfessbp itself iron The VsnsfAled
| lsadscsps 10 the rugged 5oaoisia cid From
Baltimore TO FfeeeficE, distance Of so.ns fofT-
eight miles, ve have ficb, fertile cUuntfy 10
many part, besutiiuiIy eaitiysted Along ths
PAsapsco River there are some bold dseiiVHiss sd
picturesque valleys In the vicinity II Ellicot's
Mills are bunsfOos eouoh fseiOfies 10 seuFs %.
efaiion, vhicA eonsums sLaasiiy Abost loriy
thoasssd bales Of yoIt 8Oothsin ,tspls, sfOfdinE
employ bsntio lafg- bsmtef 0i opsTsuTss be.
sides these are seVeisl iron 20 sbiishmsats ell Of
vaeh give 70 the place q ihTViss. Industrial
aspect. Harper's Fsuy. disjogusbed itf o., rs
ttOnsi sfmoIT, "a tbs neat prominent poisi q A.
Usction. Here the fivsis Shspsbdosb sbd Poe.
mac meet aad @iasie their ustsu Pas.ias 90
thfooEh that stupcBdcas gorge OF he Blue Ridge
10 unH4 With Old ocean rhs scenery issubitms
~ ffand and 80 Mr. JfGsfsot onrs ssa Srfth a