New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-17
FROM HARPER's FERRY.
DnItIn,orc and Ohio Raiirend-Winchester
EuuIe-GeId-KebcI Chiofs-Eugiti'eA An
Core spondence Of The n. Y Tribune
U.Rpxu's Fanny Nsy Is 1872.

Consspoudenee Of The ". Tribune.
HlRPxRs FERRY Msy i6r lsb2
Since the imposing woik OF reconstructing and
reop.nng the Baltimore ard Ohio Eaoad, overthe entire
route 10 wh,sls aid f.Ikeburs, ives completed IN the
week Of March, tho condition and operations Of that
roGdto ay nothing Of the political status Of ' direction
haze occupied 10 small share Of public attention not In Bali
u, Re only bu, In NswYoL and Phadefhs also snd Wsh
rton and wherever indeed there interests Of mssn
,de 10 which the welfare Il the Great Genital American
line important for that reopepDg tip was the end
that crowned labor 80 Hscuesn-perforned, " was In
spite Of obsiaes so formidable sad pers 40 imninenthat
he mer. undertaking could no, m TO command the respect
the .nccefu performance has excited ne wonder OF al
who knew how be dose and how 'ho the
time IN vii TO do twenty tov"n days ouy Ia which to
gi ur,n,ron. w,,.r sstiol winch had been burned or
up hs Ret eso feaIuaie the WRECKS aud kele-
tons left by Jackson Aehoy, and shee' by hfmy bridging
Harpcrs feiry IL T. fee, oi wsieieofi9s The super
structure r-stns S5l e.t IN length and -oiiy
.consucug for The passage OF ho most pondefou tunnae
tisn. than 1900 iee, of bdgifg from fifteen 70 sixty
seven high ufing those mere formidable structures
which span Paiter.en. Greek. the South Branch OF te 20
toinac the GFcs. and Le Cacep-u hves sleepy Cfesk
sub,isn.l insurer bridge, the wiuche,teI iosd
THIS indeed achievement tlom which ntncer could
NOT Withhold their AdIa'i9n, tic srnei public "a ~.
psu-e the GoysnDent iis gratitude. tof u was but
another expression Of ne sane Nor and etrpd enterprise
which had ,sved Nashn.i9u conccnsieda army nndri
the poiches of the CAPITOL and ~ manner led aud clothed
snd AIMED it ever nce The hish tre'ii.d bridge over
f4f \
aud al tme," s.J' co1eml ofsfy "hen the most Ion
pouaut military operations d-Ier ed ON tic ce!.fty with
which thst bridge could be .nde 81 p,-sstr' Three aud
hai nies OF trek were la'd ~ ne cay a. e 'iosts and
the purpsf- being hauled principally ifou cumtsr
snd Ia tho short us; and the bii.t h'nmens
avg ncfTly ever in the ~ Lately slued" engine
lous.s anil achue shops Of M-riiushufg. and uruag,
.ock aud passenger reins whirtd with their noted
curly aud puneuay over road mat out two ohn, snce
ciosg.d with the iron at stone debris q rsl- aud
bridges, aud locomotives. .hd Wooden l'esn' ca. anu
"hopper aud "herls ,tuppoh or ca red o melted Or
h-mn.r-d Of s di,tinruishabi- shape and tholgh
we're destroyed oy tr' or d.'bd "ith ."dgs'
and 80 Trucks engines snd huudt'd equipped cars
hauled sou hsad, Ino Baltimore sud oho Railroad
pond' tbs day 20 me uio't ne Governments
AID the public with Alacy unmpAfod n toniede
ate fury had hr.n e loose 70 destroy IT, sud thou IA at
time. the elements hsve seemed to copire 10 ny the
coust- and resources OF tho Company and ehe. At Hs
bridge with twenty ooded hopper upon H. tue
people have yet 10 to.I the hfs com l,it from Geuea
Bank, Fr mont Rorecran., or Kelley Of iuefcency
IN tho nlnss nr Of the road % any dangerous d"teton o
men or ammunition or stores 10 wonder that the
emphatic thanks of Government have been than
eneeIed to Ia. Conpsn snd that the i2o outcy at oe
parent spite rival Of corps,sous oIced oDy tho coutemp,
VI TIE people.
On ioud.y the 25,h inIi aecond daily train will I'M
dcsand be started the main steu to accommodate the
constanty increasing. tye tot since the road became his
oric curiosity los. than business la, hled it,
and more, that now the single tain which has been
Ming tiucr the rsopeur seey .uce f the colnf,r ,be
of the thousands ho Red 10y
ceang interest to te localities sons hu route hc the
has rndrrtd notable The number o those Who snce
this Com undertook the tor ooyern-ut Of
the Winchester and fotoDa; drawn to battle
field Of NinchssteF alone already goa day by d.y m
T.asisg The Clunps of aud skt
lilop wood. the famous and tho hr
tim. ed close ard furious and th. ynu
distinguished by maLy deeds personal daring On
both sdcs gfmy hscI ID by the Ratchet. inqutve
yisitoIs coppire FOR mcmor bullets hal irrg..ut
shell Is be- found aud the kindly clover
has been pluCked nom tho edge n-lau choly ush
where the eishty0ur Rebels honi tn.if shoi I'D
str gglr.
Alas poor Winchester A. leaned on q ton ruil OF tho
clumsy hcn ncloscs
cemetery. aud looked the unt valley below hose
very tranquility orlorn oG tare civil wa hnd
made widcfnrs, and called it Peace. a r.card the
cheerful aspect A. he pleasant sound. oil the thryia
little had l'- fourt,er yrt ago this sefy
month-wben the good reople from all the coun,y round
met there n their sit.y asy or occasio u gen
ois iyy 1nd p.sco made merry and pouy oyrflo. ed
tie heares. call hic Hnd drum ecsed nr TO the
and the desolhiion Of to-day aud tho sound the -
serpers my et seemed 20 stir gugS their crowd
ed bed Vtd thn who,s grs led hsi heart the con-
could move aud wondered how lony God rrbn.
tion would fobeH from the tobo , d,nued
who made II.
The " Winchester snd Potomac" s prceminently one.
hofso rosd which IL. .ld be admired by In,
thup ped and bumped ard crspcd sud 5rised sud o.d
passenger th,n the middle Of IT, When you
~ spirt,d iud.on River str,ak 0ghtnn
p,0pl, do last hlIss well others and that
who have occasionally To be ridden the Winchester
rail- get through Ia about three
whereas but fortnight since groaI-d and squnied for
something moro han third of day
" WIpebrsy jatsJ bead nasb VI AsLpy. VI whom We