The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-02
r E SUIT S.
THE SOUTH AFTER WAR.
DeplOrabIe ImpOverisliment
Of the Country.
Uncertain Prospects Of the
Coming Harvests.
Used Up Condition Of the Railroad
Lines and Companies.
The Negroes Idea Of His New
Born Liberties.
Predatory Bands Of Rebel Soldiers and Strag-
gkrS Prowling About the Country.
Views Of the People and Rebel Officers on
Matters in General and Jeff. Davis
and Vance in Particular,
&C., &C., DC.
Predatory Bands Of Rebel Soldiers and Strag-
ghrs Prowling About the Country.


and Vance in Particular,
&C., &C., DC.
Our Greensboro Correspondence.
GREENSBORO, N. c., May 81, 1895.
tour THROUGH TIE SOUTH
Travel through the South at the present time has
few attractions and many annoyances and diseomforts
but such the attendants of those who would
seek for information. weeks travel has brought me
from Richmond Va. to this place. and furnished op-
portunes of noting somewhat the condition in which
the war has left the country and people Southern v
gina and Western North Carolina.
THE APPEARASCE SOUTHERN COUNTRY AFTER WAR
War ID pastme that IL is safe to presume the South
Will not very be inclined Fighting through
four long years for their rights has brought thcm
exactly the coveted boon at least desolaon misery
ruin.
RAILROADS
The frst because the most prominent feature that
strikes the attention OF the Southern tourist aside from
the numerous battle fields along the way, the amsst
complete destruction Of the railroads and their rolling
stock The road beds thoroughly Of repair rem
dering speed upon them wholly Of the
question, and safety by no means Q surety. In
the pursuit Of Lee from Peerburg General Grant caused
the souhsde Railroad to b. fitted up his line of
communication Because Of the absence Of locomotives
and fitted 70 the gauge Of the road narrowed
TO the gauge OF the famous mprovised military road
running from City Point to the arm and the stock Of
that road put upon II. This work was accomplished,
and the road put in fine running0de far Burkes
vile Junction, under the superintendent Of Mr. ~
huntington Of the United States military railroads for
merly in charge of the City Point and army line The
work pushed forward with great energy and when
completed formed the best piece OF railroad the South
Over this road cars are now running rapidly ten
At work TX ieSeins and SSnssting git IL so as ~ 70 sd
init OF higher speed. All along from Petersburg to
on the track and LETT by the rebels, with whom both
time and labor were too scarce, at Their
disposal to admit OF repairs Their nvarabe system,
when engine broke down. TO throw II OF the
track and leave IT, This reckless waste rapidly
pletng their roads, and promised TO leave them
Al Bnrkcsvillc the Souhside road taps the Richmond
and Danvie road line completed since the war; and
which, with the Piedmont road running from Danv.llo
TO Greensboro also ba under rebel auspices forms an
entire new line of communication with the far South,
shorter by hundred miles nj least than any other and
deliincd 10 be tho grcat roate Of travel.
The Richmond and Danvillc road has been run up 10
this time and since Lees surrender BY The government
the United States tary railroads In operating this
road because Of ia gauge Mr. Dorrance has found 1t
sisted of a motley collection Of locomotives and cars
gathered from ary every road in Virginia. and all In
miscrably dapdated condition, much that no
Northern company would cons der II safe to them
single day Two or three engines Of the Baltimore and
ONO road captured at winchester were found here aud
several belonging 10 the United States military railroad
establishment.
From Durkesville halfway DanvilIo this road is laid
WIN the oo Iasonea strap Iall awakening vis ons OF
little headway on down grade Over this portion of
aa H"n 0 r arc ar , % h.s "Py r ~ ~ Iii ahs & as nse 'ies
per nou' iuc iomet nan oi ,ne rVaa was Dlcrsea,
M'lo ~ r'! c,''y ushosheu he nupcrsuc'ure hat ~
'''ili's" ~ " .pur 'n Mncn pfo,ess ,a wa sup.
the line enabling trains TO run now ~ fast as ten miles
per nour .,. :. -,,,.
ms usun custom IN Iiong ov.I 'nes, icaas on pas
sengef r when ono fortunate enough 10 get seat
70 ake out your kn' ana mack on rere OF the seat
OF tue sue oi ,he car sucicny iarRe 10 wenge up tue
winaow sasn, therc happen 10 De sash ana hen
osiaes hasm9 MI nhe o!por,unty ~ secured oi ex
ns,rnu. ~, nv c M % nc r no ,ea o.
s synr, ,appm ina ,h ~ VI" r, ,"r e,s!y r as,us
has long since Disappeared Nothing prevents one from
M mlg .ne wnoc v w III - ~ % ,nom.u ou, ~. m, s.p, o
oh @ '"' Ca, ,ha, ca,r WI" """ "e's'e '" "u ''
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n,sn, ,sh,s f,o,D one and n, ,ha o,b.r The d,snc a.
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,,s c"nstrron onht r. ,hsrs j. br"""ho" i,s er
ss VII. M VI ,us. a o. !" ."a ' w . IN " % nm, MI,
10y ,,h ~ ,a s, III % 49,. W. % az ,ra,i' p' q, 80 a., sy h,,ny
nc a,,rv araSa Thara Il No Gravel .nywhar. nn ,na
Tns hsy,in~ s;mnv ,bo commoS SOL c,svsv oar, .e
To- hsi.s, swhih' when afr after rain Ices w.y
under train I've 20 much mnsh The cor,& INV have
,,sio ~ No s.ons ~ ,har n.n mo, ,he roay ~, s,o
runn,ns s,n.y mo,iev coi,ec,io, 40 ,hs, mo. ,bo
D.nv,iis rosd Impresscd NV t rebel auhor,t,rs from,
ali parts Of The South The line is worked by lis pro.
Mr. Dodamead also reprosen,s ibe RIcb
maud and pauviIle companv whose limo win bc sur
rcndc,sd NV ,hs gov.rnncn into their hands from ana
After 10 .. lay " '"' s'''"''' INV ''' ""'' ""'
,s le,cb nj Tho condition of those roads
vii, sonIy as am nformod nv Southern railroad men
70 all he roads in the Southern country They liter