Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-05-03
The Road Open 70 W..hinRton.

Tho Road Open TO Warrington.
The correspondent. Of the New York Her.
ah. gives tho following account Of the OPP
sning Of tho road IRON Annapolis to WASH
inston. BY the N. Y. Seventh and Msssachu.
setts Eighth;
Al four A. NJ. Wednesday. Company 2.
Captain Clark, and Company O. Captain
Nsvins. forming the sdvance-susrd. march
sd to the railway station, where they found
an engine and two or three passenger carr
ready TO start. This Wa the work Of the
Massachusetts regiment. with Gen. Butler
Who had found tho engine di'msnilcd.
+" Who knows how to make an engineer
asked General Butler. Six practical ma.
chinis,s stepped from the ranks, but one
claimed the privilege Of making repairs
" made that engine" said he. and point.
cd out his private mark.
The Sixth and Second companies were IN.
able TO proceed in the cars more thsn three
or four milcs. because Oh" rails were torn
up. Then commenced the march. Scouts
anil ,kirmi,hsr, were sent out IN iron, and
on each side. Rails torn from switches .,
Anuapoli.. too shor, for use, and having 10
be p;eeed OH, With ;ois,s Of timber, replaced
the missing rails, excepting where they
could DO found in the bushes beside the
track. The rail. and timter wero carried
nm ha,,,,. Gar. which wer. pu.b.d bv the
men. On the from, car was q howi,rer,
with guard. and ruuners. All day they
marched mepdiur IN, track wherever |,
needed mcnd,nr. pushing along the car,
under n sun winch brourh, tho thermome.
IA, nm ,o .irh,v.pl,e. oeca.,on.llv b.a,;n,
,ho,. in the distance. hut in no v,., mo.
l..,.a
,bou, ,ds.e, they reached tho remain.
Of a bridge near Miller,,ille. twenty fee,
high and sixteen feet long. which had been
burnt. and the engineer corp. OF the reei.
men,. assisted by the Massachusetts. men,
Who had done rood service throughout the
day in repairing the track. rebuilt, the
bridge and relaid the rails, 90 that alter a
heavy shower, which We, the men through.
they were enabled 10 proceed. After night.
fall the march continued. through swamp.
and mist. on, Of which chill blast. came.
Compapv & had been ordered TO roll on il,
o,,rcoa,.. and had only blankets. occa.
.ionAlly rail. had To Be replaced. The bag.
ra % car, were .,ill to 30 pushed on by men,
who had no .l.-p for tucuty.,our hours.
who had erpcrispccd unusual heat and up.
usual ebillps., BY turn. for twenty hours.
AMI who vrr, we, AMI exhausted.
Aboa, thr., A. NJ twenty feet of the
railroad or more-rail,. .lc,nor. and ALI
yer. found a, the bottom Of a high embapk.
man, ,,,..,;o, % h,,, hs.n ,brovn dow,
va, ,.c.,,I, Tn. .a,.ne, .c,,,. ;na..,
..u N. man Who did 4, running av,v.
III. ..c,,o, q, ,.,I,,,d xa. h,pl.J n, h,
~. ho~,,,., ,o,o. AMI ,.,l,e.l
rox,. d.,,;.h, ,h. ,d,,,o, .ou,..
ME. halted until The regiment, elo.sd nm.
-. 81. vhoI. ,,Jv u,,.h.i ~, ,o~,,h,,
two mile. Of m, Apparol,. junction where
,h,v.x,,,,b N. arrival of IN. c,,, ,,on
wa,h;,,,o,
Ih,,. dc.c,is,,t the march Of IN, .a,,pe.
co,r. TIM, n N. ,,.iiu. NJ N. ,,rim.,,
Ma. similar, The, did no, b,,. tho l.h,,
ofl,,in, rail, and pu.sip, car, IN, march.
a N. ,x.n,,.s,, miles. af,s, a .l..,l.-.
,i.h,,,d .,,n,v breakfast, urJ., . b,ou.
ING sun. m a day ~ no, tina, a large por.
ton fell ou, Of the ranks.
After the hal, the rail. Of the neirhbor.
inr fence, made ,utbcisn, frs. In all ca.
-e< tney were tAll Tor one WNc-ssiOnst