, 1865-10-26

The Trip from Raleigh to CharIeston-
The Pleasures and Palms Of Railway
Trnvelitn.-Dctallcd statement Of the
Condition Of the Roads and the Roll
fnE Stock, nnd SUGGESTION NJ 10 fhc
Future.
From car Special Correspondent
CuAnItsroy, Oct II.
Ict M man come into the Carolinas for d |
pleasure trip, as be would 60 into Canada Or
New England In the summer Season. Enjoy
ment be may find, but It will be Of m entirely
different sost-as can testify from an cspe
riencc Of SIX weeks, and about fifteen hundred
miles traFel.
FROM RALEIGH TO CHARLESTON.
The Journey between Raleigh and Charles
ION furnishes the tWo extremes OF Carolina
railroad travcl-thc best md tho worst. "
ia made over four different roads, at IN aver
arc rate Of about nine and threefourths miles
per hour, and an average cost Of six md one
third cents per mile, exclusive Of meals.
From Raleigh to Goldsboro, over the
North Caro1Ina Road, the Distance Il forty
cipht miles, the time three hours, and the
FIRE two dollars and a half. This Is tho tnst-
est running, and the lowest fare, IN the two
States. The cars were barely comfortable
! measured even By the Casolina standard.
! From Goldsboro' 10 Wilmington, over the
wilmington and Weldon road, the distance is
s. miles, the time nine hours and = quarter,
and the fare five dollars and half. There Is
but one train per day each way, and the ono
from Goldsboro' for the South leaves at tne
unfavorable hour Of ~ r. II. It vas maae
I'D Of half q dozen freight cars, and ono pas
seugcr car, and that nights ride brought the
maximum Of discomfort. The enc cur vas
crowded. Six persons, Of some special quaaty
of blood, suppose, were allowed BY the con-
ductor 10 occupy one full seat each, In spite
of The rcmonstranees Of seycral other per
sons Of gentlenanly. bearing, and they
kept them in spite Of. o. ING as,,ar enrsss ~
loud and deep o. ~ TaiaGns fn1 f,re 1.nef I'D
scat for about twenty miles, then gave g i mp
! In n nne-,ccrcd man--an ex-rcbcl soldier,
nrcsu1ne, and afterward sat and stood aMes-
. ilaiely, sharing tho end Of my raifse, hous ,1i
aud hour, with returning delegate ta 10 ias ins
stnte Convention. Mnsh o1 Thn 9u nioht dote Va.
cool, tho air was damp and penetrating, there
! | wns no fire In the car, md two OF the ~1nao"s
were missing We Ind been out but an noui
| or SO when tho wafer tank collapsed, aal
some ten gallons Of water thereafter conlsee
up and down the floor till It gradually leasse
u through. Some time about midnight, the brak'
l. ofone of the freight cars dropped down. toftu
: uately, none Of the cars were thrown from LII
:. track. .-.-s-
!; two Or three times, and Kept hot most o. ea ~
night, 60 that the atmosphere Of the car va
. further mixed with the offence Of burnm|
= crcase md packing. One box Of the 80 'calle
Hnigger car was also on fire scycral tine:
- aud oucc the bottom Of the car caught nle
to the alarm Of such passengers aS haa ~ ~
u ME Of hours before daylight, we had to r.
: the gauntlet Of mile Of burning pine Woou:
There wua no serious danger Of fro 10 ~
IN train, but the black, pitchy smoke was sons
Il. | thing do not care to encounter again. M an
ar all Tho delights Of this nights travel wei ei
n, furnished for FIVE dollars and hall cach, pa'
=, in advanced
ii From Wilmington to Florence, b. the Mn'
"a chester and Wilmington road, the distance
1U7 miles, the schedule time twelve hours, q
the fire seven dollars and half somGnout; =;
a.e By Bragg's orders having burned taacf ass y
on by steamboat ride Of about eight mile !s5
It the steamboat is in working order, Whiea lt!ax
to sometimes Is. The morning when about tai1 II
~, Of US, including myself, tumblcd out o. u
eis at five O'Clock, In q furious northea51 -
tle storm, aud we're hacked oil to tae W.. VIZ =
Of its ttont-oforder" mornings, as Wc lou M
Of after shiyering Tor IN hour Id the open va
house. At the end Of that time the conat
ned tor, alike Ignorant and unmIndfm Of the
ges e. tentions Of the Superintendent, went o.
,m7 NJ breakfast-followcd by about dozen o.
passengers. In tho course Of tho NON! NOT
there was great deal Of *'~'aitins on tne
periutendcnt" on the part Of several pass
ON. | rers. I believe he received them coufteou
heir md fnok the matter conl1y, The asstst
the snrcrint enI1enf m whom called. L. q pl
M, SAINT fellow, who carries excellent eigafs.
-. merely asked him If the rosd "as :
ap- ing WeHs anu, pelns aAsheiso