Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-16
RICHMOND WHIG.
FOR THE wHIG.

DETENTION OF PASSENGERS AT GORDONSVILLE.
Since the first Of June, passengers from tie Aexand'
road designing 90 TO SaunOn or Richmond, on their
arrival at GOrdons0le have found tha the OF the
Central Road had left from 20 10 80 minutes; the mails
also have been detained twenty four hours, aud conse
quenty the public indignation has been justly excited
The "sgggestio fdis" well the "s,YDressiO Ver5
has been most indusriousy used 10 concentrate public
displeasure on the Central Railroad Company
Let plain statement OF facts expose The great injustice
which has been done
When the Alexandria Road first connected with tue
Central Road Gordousye they met trains they
passed and there was detention because they, very
properly considered it their duty to conform 10 the
rangements they found in existence they did not pro
pose disturb them, they knew what they were be-
fore their road undertaken aud that they would be
required to run faster than we did insure regular
nectons The time Of arrival in GoriOnsy then lu
o'clock ana fifteen minutes A Nj. They sOol, howe yer,
began ak for some indulgence the time was extend
ed 10 1880 again last year, they asked for more ndu
gence aud after careful Investigation OF the whole sub
ect extended TO lui5 this being the hiid
time their arrival fixed and, distinctly un-
derstoOd il was permanent arrangement, so long as
schedules North and South remained unchanged.
During tie severity Ol last winter the Superintendent
OF this Road ucng without the advice oil the Board eN-
tended their me to o'clock and minute'. The pub
lie all know very well how raSome and ANNOYING IT has
been to be kept waiting from 70 two hours at Cor
donsyie for the Alexandria tain. The last extension
of time from lO.lj was allowed account OF delays
growing out OF the distractions of ice in the Potomac,
aud the condition Of their track naturally consequent on
winter weather. Finding that they seemed reluctant TO
return to the suspended schedule the Board of the Cen
tra Company Oh the I'D OF May, passed resolution,
and immediately commenced it that after the lSt O!
June the trains O this Road coming east would not wait
longer for them TO arrive than agreed or-lO4j-
During the temporary schedule OF tue winter, only II
minutes could be appropriated tor 4 conneyion with the
southern trains at Richmond which AL must know is
wholly insufficient for the uuchcckug and transfer OF
baggage getting dinner, &c, a.. The return TO the
luij schedule vas necessary for southern cOunec
tOl.
These are the facts aec ing the travelling communi
ty But let us see how it is with the mails; The mis-
representations have been freely circulated that not
only the DELAYED passengers have been made TO ccnSure
this company but tue Postmaster General writes TO me
that the mails the road, had failed "to connect of
f,oriouypjHs rih tie mails from dieTGHdrid." This
officer is made TO believe that we are delinquent and
and that the Orange and Alexandra Company doing
its duty.
From the schedule ordered by the Department for the
Alexandra Company copy of which is now before me,
aud dated 2Sth March, copy follows:
leave Alexandria, daily at 1:l5, \. NJ, d1rirs at
GOr,tynxpjiie ddiiU bg lU4j 4. ". Leave GOrdons-
viii daily ut l. A. NJ &c., Sc' Here appears that
the Department early the 2Sth March, adopted the
very time which claim for them 10 arrive, viz:
lO.4j. A A. They have been behind that time every
day not less than minutes aud often from 80 10 40
MINUTES as record in my posse ssion shows II We had
not waited for them they would have been every day
liable to censure and penalties too for failures OF mails
Instead o being gully Of not connecting Wh the mails,
from Alexandria liberay and forbearauce to the
Alexandra Company have saved the mail connection
during all the Spring. These facts presume not
known to the Pos master General action prevented
complaint.
In fixing lO45 A NJ as the limit OF our waiting when
Eastward bound, and 1898 for the Western train, We
had no conference with the Postoce Department. as ii
is not usu. with them TO hx schedules for any other
points but the ermin of Routes and considering that
the Alexandria Company bound in good faith 10 re-
sume ou the lst Of June the suspended schedule; but
not knowing that the Postmaster General had required
them to arrive at lui5 \ NJ, it turns ont that even
since the first Of June there would Lot have been sin
gle disappointment with mail Passengers if the Alex
sudra Company had arrived when required by the Post
office schedule
The hours Of departure in the Central schedule are
lO45 Eastward and 1898 Westward, with instructions
20 wall much longer Necessary TO receive mails pas
seugers and baggage, if they have arrived.
The unjust censures OF the Press and the public have
made it necessary that should make this statement
which think must satisfy any uuprC udiced mind, that
neither the travelling community the Postmaster Gen
cra ough! blame this Company for any disconnecuon
OF trains at Gordonsyille. +. FONPAlNE, Prest.
(5fcs ia. LentrOiR. r. Co.. Richmond, .j'He l5 1860