The New York herald., 1862-03-10
kopENNG OF THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
Our Baltimore Corresp ondencc.

Our Baltimore Corresp ondencc.
BALTIMORE March 7, 1852.
0wvsy Made for the F1st Time Of the Whole Zine ofhe
Rood from Hdpr's Ferry TO oHaneock-Eaeygesc Action
sfthe Railroad Company in Rebuilding the Road and
1rsdges-A Bridoe One Hundred and Fb,syfeur Feet
Long BuiH in Forty Hours, dc.
ihsve the pleasure Of presenting to the readers Of the
0saAlD ths following facts, which show that IN event
which has long been looked for with great anxiety all
ever the county-namey the reopcnins Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad along its whole extentis about to
take place. Tho pursuit Of knowledge under difficulties
wss never more strongly exemphed, however than in
As collection Of these facts The officers the railroad
company, although proverbiay courteous and hereto
eore willing 10 communicate any ntsgen proper TO be
made known have caught the spirit retcence which
nsw % prevalent among high oHcials and exceed.
hgy guarded and provokingy vague in answering any
questions. But from other sources and from persona,
observation, the following summary is made up
Tho recent operations Of the railroad company in ths
work Of reconstruction have been confined TO that Dor
Hon Of the road between Harpsrs Ferry and Hancock
distance Of about thirty miles They had previously
constructed shat porto between Cumberland and Han
portion Of the bridges had been DESTROYED
ever Pattssons creek the south branch of the Potomac
cd the Great and Little Cacapon rivers all Of which
were large costly structures and ali or which were
promptly rebuilt by the company soon AZ the enemy
had ief them: The bridge Pattersons creek, one
hundred and forty four feet long, with high trests work
was rebuilt In forty hours, al time when the most i'm.
portant military operations depended tho ceery with
which tho bridge could be rendered passabls For this
great service the officers Of the company received the
Asarty thanks Of the War Department.
During the last two weeks the railroad company have
succeeded In making complete and survey OF tho
Whole road from Harpers Ferry to Hancock, which has
- r.. a. sos eMs 70 1ss presence
distance Of twenty miles northwest from Harper's
rsrrys runs S a. distance % oa At least six miles
Nartinsburg fifteen miles from Harpsrs Ferry Is con-
nsctsd with Winchester By turnpike road from which
q 10 only about twenty miles distant A the rebels have
bssn oil along until recsntiy In strong winchs.
ter they have been able 70 command Martinsburg and
sary Of General lander and Ssnsrs aanE,
convinced thcm that Berkeley and Morgan counties were
% longer tenabis BY them
rosd csmpany They had there extensive engine houses
machine shops and all needed facilities repairing loco.
son the rebels and carried or The entire iron Of the
ack Of the read Tor twenty two miles (Which IL was
had hsen taken Iup and carried away with : remsrkabe
oxoeption This exception was portion Of the road At
Dme,d Dun 70 nye mss miles from isrper's Ferry was half
nile OF track maze OF compound rails constructed BY
Ar Lasrobe, the engineer Of the company the rails
Weighing eighty pounds 70 the yard The rebels had not
ingenuity enough 70 take these compound rails apart
and they remain intact 70 this day monumsnt N m:
skill Of the sngnesr. In relayins the Other portions Of
siss and slespers that needed from Cumberland
Bus everything had been got In readiness bsforehapd
lros and a since country bas been freed
from the presence Of the rebels the work has proceeded
vigorously. The bridges over Sleepy creek, Cherry
and Black creek In hand and will be finished
N few days The track has been relad from Harpers
Ferry 70 Martinsburg. and, with . few unlmportant
breaks from Hancock TO withn four miles Of Martins
burg In few days, therefore, the whole road from
Cumberland TO Harpers Ferry viii be In operation a.
military road, with . single track. The company Of
course will continue their operations and by the end Of
The present month of March IL is hoped that the road
With ~ double track will be ready for the usual bust
esss and trafc Of che public In view Of the
mutation Of Western freight at the western terminus Of
tns road and Of the Widespread desire of the people 70
VAT the country near Martnsburg and Harpsrs Ferry,
wnien nss been for 30 long time terra acognud the
c0nPany nave constructed number Of new locomotives,
PASSENGER cars and freight all Of which, no doubt
opened.
The probability 10, however. that. for military res.
sons, wnlen VIII at once suggest themselves 10 the
readers mnd, the robel leaders have At lsst been
psed 70 reinqush their grasp Of this road which
they have held 80 long, and tha q. efforts on thar mart
can now prevent s being rcopensd and used an hs
western avenue 10 the national capital " Wv s''"'