New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-08
NEW ROsTE TO THE EAPiTAh'
Formal Opening OF the New Railroad
Line Kct,seeu This City and Wnsh'"S'
tou-Trip Made i'm 10 Hours R"pn'nG
Time = IT, Uour--No Chn"Rc of Gar"
Ertcrtninu,cut nt the Capital by TIE
Oasccr. Of she ESHds.

Entertainment nt the Cnpi'ni by TIE
Gnccr- Of i!ic HSHds.
+ rr,ni Our Own Reporter.
4 purine the last session Of Congress a number
of n-omincnt men residing in New York ard Washing
ION md other intervening cities mcmoral1od that
body {, grant them the right Of way of establishing an
air line" between the first Two places mentioned with
view Of icmcdyins the inconvenience that las been
patiently borne for years past by persons whose bns
ness called them hithcr ms we'll as ny our Representa-
ti,cs living Of the North. who have oficniimes been
sadly DELAYED in reaching the capital, thereby emhar
RAISING ilcm in the discharge of their official duties
Tho bill after lying awhile, called MP in the
House when some discussion ensued thereon. y mo-
iion finally prevailed TO refer it 10 Committee IN
whose hands il still remains, none Of the members Of
that Committee havngc,cr been heard from since upon
the subject.
/ The gentlemen applying for the grant. and whose
name. appeared re- the grantees claimed that route
conld be- established between cwNork and the Cap
i,al which, when fully completed would materially
essen tire distance between tie two points They also
showed that such line would be- - great benefit to the
travelling public beside aordlug increased facilities T.
the Government in the transportation ~ troops. aud
freight from this city and the NowEugand states TO
ihc scat u war Tie question was extensively mooied
and so fully and fairly were the motives aud purposes
q o1cgtos Of TIE bin set forth that the project
received favorable consideration from tie Executive
and War Departments.
The directors of tho several roads between New.
York ana Washington forcsceing tho Injury that would
result 10 them should the propri,tors Of the new road
Obtain charter az the next session II Congress made
propositions 10 the Government to the effect that they
would devise plan whereby better accommodation
would bee afforded the travelling public.
Tho propositions were accepted by ihe Government
and accordingly ,ho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad the
philadelphia and Baltimore the Camden and AmOoy
and The New Jersey Central commenced IN the spring
Of ire present year 20 lay double tracks on their re-
r,c,ve roads Several meetnea have since been held
hy the various miau.os composing tie lew lue and
nj a recent session il finally determined that they
sholl,, act a. one body -.
on Wclncdly and Thursday Of lost wcel the formal
opening Of the new LIE was nauguraied p! Tie man
arcrs Of the several compaacs. % ~, day his' neA
tioued. M William Prescott Smith. Master q Trans
norra,on Of the Baltimore and Ohio Road lcf tie City
o. Baltimore with several invited guests among whom
were a number Of the Pros and came 10 tins city re
csvng on the route either four five gentlemen con
nected with the Philadelphia journals. and some prom
uent railroad men. Arriving wednesday evening I'D
Scw-York the party put up at The 81 Nicholas Holel'
where Mr. Smith waited upon In the evening .!
Horace Greeley. Sidney II. Gay and other een'ie'eH
~ ngratulated him and Die associates upon The com
pletion of a work so long desired by tie public.
Atsoclock a. H. Thursday tie party assembled at the
Jersey City depot where hey were Joined by several
gentlemen attached 70 the press Of the city, three "
four Members OF Congress and other prominent per
sons. 4 special tram Of three carr one u Which
f...l... .s,ar ma. In
The trip 70 ewBruuswiok and thence to Kensington'
was accomplished in the usual time. Prom kensingion
the train passed over portions Of the Chester and Penn
.ylyaaia Central and the Reading Road around Tie
civ Of Philadelphia 20 the depot Of the Philadelphia
and Baltimore Railroad Company. thus obVa'ing the
necessity Of changing and thereby saving travel
crs tie hitherto yexatious and painful ride in email cars
across tie City o. Broihery Love.
Tie distance from New brunswick by the Camden
and Amboy Road as now st-aightened, to the Della
ware River is y miles thence to frankford Qh'ee
miles above the present terminus at Remington is %
miles. thence by tie new route now IN course o. con
struciion TO West Philadelphia S,cre 1t connects with
the Baltimore line This new branch is eight miles IN
length about oue-quarter II which is already com
pletcd The Chester and Reading Roads are Only TEN
porarily used until the Company can complete their
own track The NcwJorscy Transport alton Company
have for some time past been Ielting their road, by
LAYING new flocpers and rails They have also Just
completed ok splendidly appointed pnss' ngcrcafs'
thc pats Of WlcL are wide and ensy They arc 10 be
LIGHTED with ras decided improvement over the greasy
smoky fluid amps. 1--we additional frst class locomo-
lives have recently been constructed, at cost Of
$4,000 ea . Their average speed is estimated at 30
miles an lJr. They are arranged for the coDaunpuoD
Of coal that hereafter passengers who desire can 80
by open windows without being fprnkled with cindcfs
OF charcoal IT is the design Of this Company to
straghten their road from Market street station 70
Last Newark in a few months. and 10 erect bridge
over the Passac River 40 feet in length and 40 feet In
width. II will BE- constructed Of iron. with two
"draWs" g. feet wide to admit the passage Of the
largest vessels that pig between New York and Now.
TIKI
While crossing the Schuykill the RAILROAD boat.
tie company were afforded opportunity Of witnessing
the progress Of the work on tie bridge which is being
erected across the river and which with the additional
track will cost one million Of dollars One Of Tie piers
il already finished and the cradles are beng planted
T. hold the stone for the others
We omitted saying m the proper place that the line
between New brunswick and Trenton is being graded
for double track az is also lie Joad between Trenton
and Philadelphia. On the former The work Of laying
the rails has been begun and will DO commenced on the
other the necessary material can be obtained
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, whose
aggregate losses Wy Rebel raids during the past two
years w0ud have placed at least five hundred men IL
afiuence pushing forward their share Of the work
with the usual indomitable perfe'crance and energy
which il their characteristic but il will be some time
before they can fully complete double track between
Baltimore and Washington. We lcaIn that the number
Of cars recently built for the ncwO D is ilrty--six
being owned by the howJersey Transportation Com