The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-12-01
Eufal INoirS.
OPENING OF SusoUEuANyA BR1pGE.-

and opening TO passenger travel of the stu
pendous Railroad Bridge which spans the
SHSIuchanna at its mouth, nearly mile in
lcugth, was celebrated on Monday last by
excursions from Baltimore, PHILADELPHIA.
Wilmington, and towns on the line of the
road, and Il grand banquet served up by the
Company, at Perryvillc, to the guests pres
ent On the occasion.
This Bridge, which has been for years in
course Of construction-th work Of a thou,
sand men in that time-is one of the great
est achievements of science and art, and one
Of the most stupenloa5 Of lis kind in the
world.
At about u 0 clock the excursion train
from Philadelphia reached perryyille, gaily
decorated with wrcathcs of flowers. ever.
greens and flags, flied with the distinguished
guests Of the Company. The cXcurs;oniats
from Baltimore having arrived at the Bridge
at an earlier hour, crossed over and were
lettering about, awaiting their friends. and
inspecting the great structure, the completion
OF which they had met to celebrate. The
train WAS run on the steamer MARYLAND. and
a short cruise on the river gave the visitors
fine view OF the Bridge from the water.
Pravion. to tI;s, I,.,.o,,,l;.. l....;I..
laden train Of cars had been run over the
Bridge to test its strength, but It stood firm
and solid beneath this heavy barthen. The
excursion train was backed from the boat M
thn road ,i,il ..,.;t.L,I y,r A., t.,.r a.. : !
'''e i0"o an" '"''yNc,' on inc track thaL Led
10 the bridge, ana slowly moved over the
temporary trcssli work, some fourteen hun.
drcd foot in lnn,rt1, ,Lot ,.,,I i,,;l...
-, no r,,.;,.:I
~, ~, W." 0'.'' @'"I,
Inc engine having reached The Bridge stop
ped, for a few moments. rs il to view the long
structure. rrorino its ,r,h,. ,lnc ou,i .,,.,,,
,;,,, ,,o n.;.1o l...,,..,,, ,-..','i ''',
""'S '''' "',,o' "''' "tn powerful current Of
inc 9uSQuchanha' inc entrances to the
bridge wcro handsomely decorated with ever.
Greens and Gaas and beneath ,lr,r ON ,ln
roo;lo,.l ,.,,,,l,. ;.,.,..:.,:..,. ,.i,..',
-, ,N'' '''' was '',T '"S'' 'P'''"' l '''h'
oFA 'oH ONE THOUSAND MEN. Ca the
liayrc dc Grace end Of the Bridge, the motto
RECONSTRUCTED in Ninety R,v;.' - aIlydcd to
tho distinction or u,, .,'.....s....,..,., ,.I:,i
49,, '"'' "''
was oe''oi'"N"a' III Z minute OF time ~ the
terrible tornado OF last July, which Iclt such
fearful lcsolaton il its track.
THO train oilor.. .l,r, holt ,..,,.l .r,.,,.l.,
.l "a, -. I..,
anu ''',', ''l u. ''.+ ',I"Se' ana s@e' over
TO the llariord side in eight mlnu.c5, with
no pcrccptbIa strain on the wor;, more
t},an iher sl;.ht yir,rati,r .or,..,col !.
,roy,ina r,cry snoa;p; Of ,r.n.r L'.;1,,n .,
orr lM-;,ad sGar6 vii ,ot ,rIoo. ~, -, .,;,-n
that n;,,u-r aul crt.nIol ..,.'...,., ~ d.
c,rrp,1,,rs -, tbr ,},,,'J tLo 1oIJ, ,.,'.''I,
Of science and cuaiur~rinr Ain ,yl;rI Xxx
arpnt cntrrurisn l...rryqS W. s,I,;rin e.,
short historical and dc.nrfn,iyr .ar,'I nf,hn
work. for which we are indebted f. no Wv.
nortcrs Of ihr doil,, pnrrr.. which r.,,, S,,
tarrrly rrprnsantri M, tha ncr,si,,, ,f t,o
onCninr. thanks 70 the Lnsritoiirr # ,Io
President and his as.orintn rfirn,. NJ tLn
Conpany. who are ms Iar,n hearted ~. ,r''',.
are comnrehrnsiye in dc.icjt'Ia ard .nl,I;,,a
IN CONSTRUCTING.
The shore 5Ln.mants are n,,.s,v, y,,,,,..
structures. beautifully modelled. Win .tn.,.
houses within each for thr r.aor,l.,r ,il,n,l
compauv. and are built ND f.. q hri,,ht Of Ia
feet above the level Of The r:vrr, t6nf Lci,,,,
The hriuht Of the abutmrots On III, .l,sr
side the ascent is but SLIGHT. thn l,nJ,n,,
BENZ nearly unon . level T:IL t"a Ir;J,,a7
bat on the east side there is . rraIn,jasrTnt
of % feet from a mean level With trn rfyor
graduated upon tresspl work. The r;nrs
as will be seen by the "his;orr." arn fnrnrd
over iron and stone. The FIR. H.. r.,,., ~,