Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-09
IFrom the Cleveland Herald, Nov 81
Completion Of the Atlantic g.
Great western Railway to
Cleveland.


Last evening--Tuesday Nov 3d-was an
important era in the history of Cleveland.
On that evening the closing link in the broad
gauge line Of the Atlantic Il Great Western
Railway was completed; Cleveland and New
York we're placed in direct and unbroken
communication with each other, and for the
first time, train OF cars made up on the
Long Dock, opposite New York, came through
direct TO Cleveland. This, we think, is an
event of no ordinary Importance
The train consisted of ten freight cars Of
the A. & g. W and N. Y & T.. RAILWAYS. di-
rect from Jersey City, and the elegant private
car OF T. W, Kennard, Esq, the general
manager of the A. & G. W. Railway. It was
drawn by the A. 4 G. w c)motve "No Q,
James McHenry" being named after the con.
tractor for the construction OF the line. Thus
the entire train was broad gauge. The loco
motive was one Of the first used or the line,
and has been in use about three years. It
made good time through The Engineer was
Richard p. Poor-who is anything but n poor
engineer-and the Conductor Of the train
Charles Warren. Under their skillful and
careful management, the train came through
without hitch or trouble.
The party who came in on the road COM
prised several olthe leading officers Of the road
Mr.. I. W. Kennard the general manager,
and the man whose indomitable energy and
shrewd management have overcome all OBJ.
stacles, and succeeded in putting through to
success ono Of the greatest works of the age,
in an unprecedentedly short space Of time,
was on the train, as were Mr. VIM. REYNOLDS
President of the New York and PENNSYLVANIA
Division Of the road Mr. II f. Sweetser, Gen.
eral superintendent; Mr.. G. W. Bradley, Su.
perintendent of Teegraphs Mr.. J H r Rose,
Resident Engineer; Mr. Frank Cummings,
ISuperintend Mt Of Locomotive and Car De-
partmeut Mr.. c. Bakeslee, Private Secretary
Of Mr. Kennard with Mr. G. l. Rhodes, Super
intendent of the Cleveland Branch, and Mr.. j.
Dwight Palmer, General Freight Agent, Cleve-
laud Branch, and Mr. Il NJ N Taylor, Mana.
ager Of the Company's Hotel ut Meadville
The party occupied the private car of Mr.
kennard, a beautiful and convenient car, 4S
feet long by feet inches wide, fitted up in
the most complete manner One end is fur
nished as a parlor, with lounges, centre table,
curtained windows, and everything required
in luxurious room. wide passage way
connects this with bedroom, fitted with four
wide beds, marble washstands with waterworks
attached, and other conveniences. The other
end Of the car is occupied by kitchen, CON
tanning a cook stove, table, closets, ice chest,
washing arrangements, cooking utensils, &c
In fact, this car is an elegant little dwelling
house with everything needful for week or
more il necessary. In this car Mr. Kennard
travels on an average more than twelve hun
dred milesa week, overseeing the great amount
of work constantly going on all over the line
The train ran very smoothly, being as even
in running MS an old road, although the reils
hpinra
at the shoss, the train was run down over the
new track to the new depot at the junction
with the Cleveland & Toledo and Cleveland,
Columbus & Cincinnati Railroads When the
train stopped the locomotive set mp n loud and
continuous scream, which heralded the com
pletion of the great enterprise.
The ten freight cars will to-day be run over
a new freight track to Sholl's Slaughter House,
and will there be loaded up. ! his afternoon
they will start, loaded and will be seIt clear
through without transhipment or detention,
to Jersey City, being the first freight ever sent
through without breaking bulk. That will be
one OF the most important trains that ever left
this city.
The road as we have heretofore noticed, is
laid with the broad gauge rails outside or
''straddl;ng' the Mahoning track This makes
the running unusually safe, as the extra rails
act as guard rails" preventing either the
broad or narrow gauge cars getting off the
track. This plan, however, made the matter
of frogs and switches very difficult affair to
manage, but the difficulty has been overcome
by switches and frogs of ingenious yet simple
pattern. In getting over this difficulty Mr.
Kennard was greatly assisted by the practical
knowledge and ingenuity of Frank w. Cum.
mings, the Superintendent OF Locomotive and
Car Department.
il is proof of the admirable arrangements
and good calculation in resppct to this matter,
that the train ran the entire length of the road
without the slightest difficulty at any of the
switches
The new depot of the A. & G. W. Railway
at the junction with the Southern and Western
roads, is nearly completed, and will be ready
for opening in week or two at the iarthest.
The building is tastefully made, and conven-
iently arranged The length of the building
is one hundred and sixty feet It will contain
the Offices OF the Company at this place, and a
line reireshment rOoul, where passengers
changingto or from the Southern and Western
roads will get their meals, This place will be
placed under the direction Of Mr. James Cof
fran, who has had ample experience in the
business, and who was formerly engaged in
the celebrated Massasoit House, Springfield,
Mass
The prominent features of the Atlantic &
Great Western line from Cleveland 10 the
Eastern and Southern terminus, will be photo.
graphed by / +. Ryder, the we'll known pho-
tographst of this city These ctures will be
very interesting souvenirs.
The regular trains between Cleveland and
New \ ork will not be run until the lGth inst
when the regular Winter time table goes into
effect on all the railroads. Trains will then
| be made up ON the hrnad ranna line 10 rnn