The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-27
RAILROAD cELEBRATIoN.

Opening or the New Route South from Phila-
delpbla-Thc Delegation from Wilmington
On Their Way 20 Nsrfolk-The Philadelphia
Delegation Visit tho New Bridge Over the
PHnApxlSmA Nov. -, 1860.
The route 70 Ncolk from Philadelphia, via Phia-
dsphia, Wilmington and Baltimore and Delaware Rail-
rosds was formally opened to-day. The train, with
large number Of invited guests len Wilmington st ton
O'Clock A. n to-day for Crisnsld, formally known ~
somers Point the Chesapeake Bay, whore they A.
rived about four o'clock the party thsre took steamers
for Norfolk eighty -four miles distant and win be enter
tanned tomorrow by the City Councils Of Norfolk.
large number Of invited guests also left here this
morning 70 participate In the formal opening Of the new
bridge over the susquehanna BY the Philadelphia, VIII
mington and Baltimore Railroad Company.
The Bnlsimsre City Council on the Way.
BAETmoRs, Nov. -, 1865.
number Of invited guests, including members Of
the CITY Council and Representatives Of the Baltimore
press left here this morning special train for the
Susquehapna river TO be present ct the formal opening
Of the new railroad bridge Of the Philadelphia and Balti
more Railroad
Arrival Of sbe Guests az the BrBlgc--Descrip.
tion Of the Structure.
PmRyvnIx Nov. %, 1865.
The special train from Philadelphia with hundred
guests embracing officers and Of the road capt.
asts engineers from great cities editors and others,
met at Peryville at noon by similar party from
Baltimore and Washington After interchange Of
greetings the entire party went board the ferry boat
and took general distant and view Of the great
bridge now connecting the North and South Al Perry
vile and Havre de Grace, and the surprise and admra
tion expressed warm and general The whole COM
pany next entered long train OF attached 10
one Of the heaviest locomotives, and were brought
the bridge, back and forth, with perfect
success. The engineers and practical bridge
builders and railroad officers from other lines, have thor
oughly examined the great structure in all its parts and
earnest and unanimous in their approval OF the
strength beauty and perfect safety Of the bridge, which
has already been tested by weight Of four times that OF
train of loaded cars in its entire length of threefourhs
Of milo All loud in their praise Of the decided
genius shown by its able engineer, George A. Parker,
and of the foresight and courage Of the originator Samuel
FELTON,, the ats President Of the road who has been
well succeeded by Isaac ninkey 1t IL proud day
for them ALL and the is OF national importance.
The bridge has cost fully one and half millions of dol
lars but will be hailed being worth that heavy
sum, though it is enormous outlay for structure
on a road Of but hundred miles In length.
The ExcursiOnists nj Hnvre De Grace-view
Of the Grand structure from the Water-Col-
latiOn and Speeches mt the Celebration
Railroad Reunion Of the North and South,
&C., &c.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD.
HAvRE DE GRACE, Md, Nov 20, 1884,
The little town has been under great excitement To-
day. the completion Of the bridge connecting the
two shores.
At ono O'Clock special train arrived from Baltimore,
bringing delegation Of railroad and several Of the
members Of the city council. The Philadelphia dele
CATION arrived few minutes after, at Perysviles
when the Baltimore delegation met them. The cars
were on the steamer Maryland, which steamed mid
way Of the channel and gave the excnrsonists view
Of the outside Of the work inst completed
Relanding the were ashore and the whole
train conveyed across the bridge Eight minutes
occupied in crossing HUNDREDS were assembled on
both shores to witness the novel spectacle and made
the welkn ring with huzsas the Of
ture that has years Of labor and boon the Of
many misgivngs and disappontmcnts
Navigation IL In no way INSTRUCTED, draw being pro-
vded where the channel s deepest permitting vessels Of
any size or depth OF water 30 pass 70 and fro.
The bridge has been four years In building, and an
average Of q thousand men or day has been employed
in its construction There was not the slightest motion
percepsibs while the train passing over which
the subject Of and congauation with the stock
holdsnA II built from designs furnished by and
under tho supervision OF NJ G. A. Parker. Its coet lie
81. 100000.
II was stated BY the President II collation. after.
wards that the services Of the steamer would be dis.
pcnsed with from that hour The last train had been
carried over and the rst had successfully passed
the new highway. Tho speeches made BY tho for
msr President OF The road, S. NJ. FELTON,; Engineer
Parker Thayer, Of Boston, Isaac Hazehurst Of Pha-
delpha, Ben. Deford, Of Baltimore and others
The tme will be essoned some thirty minutes between
New York and Washington by the completion OF the
bridge and arrangements will be made Immediately 10
that enert In the schedule.