The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-31
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A correspondent Of the Chicago Post
communicates With that paper relasivs 70 the
T. P. and ~. r. r. and the recent excur-
sion to this place, from which ~ make the
following extracts
RoLLiNG STOCK or rBB RoAD.
At the date Of the opening Of the new
route, besides the old stock beloneing to the
Peoria and Oqusks Railroad, and the Tole-
do and Wabash Railrosd, names which this
road has heretofore had. there are on the
route IL new Burnside engines, from the
Rhode Island Locomotive. Works, of Provi-
dance, r. l., and mose are being built
these engises. are Of the latsst and most
complete patents, and were manufactured
under the personal supervision of B. W.
Healey. Esq, the superintendent of the
Rhode Island Locomotive Works.
| These engines are uniform il size and fin
| ish and are the objects Of much attention and
| admiration. They arc each 80 tons in
weight-18 inches by "a inches stroke-b
feet wheel, 48 inches boiler, containing 145
two-inch tubes, with copper frs.box. The
main rod feet s inches, eccentric l-2 in>
ches throw. Length Of ports in cylinder Is
inches by l-s inches vide; capacity Of tank
! is 2 900 gallons, caps Of black walnut and
ash mountings of brass, sand boz and
dome; brass castings, steam chest ard cyl
inder. The outside appearance and finish Of
the engines are beautiful to behold, and they
are also built with very great solidity. On
the side If each appears large monogram
of the Rhode Island locomotive works, con-
tanning the initial letters II. /. L. W. sur
) mornted with spread eagle.
THE OFFICERS.
The road with its equipments is under the
!, able management of ChAs. l.. Frost, its Pres
ident. who is one Of the pioneers Of We.tera
railroad enterprises, having first come to the
West in 1884, and has been identified more
. or less with its growth and prosperity evel
J since.
Il W. H. Cruger. Esq, Vice-Pre.ident of the
road, and the Grief Engineer in its construc'
ton, is an old railroad builder and officer.
e. F. Clark, Esq, who commenced rail
reading when mere youth, and who has al
ready had fifteen years experience on thu
different llnss between This and the East, ha
4 been called to be its General Superintend
q. K. Smith. Esq, . very able man, i
Assistant Superintendent to Mr.. Clark
Theodore Higbee, Esq, is Treasurer, An,
! W. E. Main, General Freight and Tickle
= Agent.
rue LINE OF ROAD.
q Under the management, and passing as
does through the finest farming region an
j. over the most extensive coal beds Of th
! State, the route mustof necessity be sourc
OF immense revenue to Chicago. The run
ming time from keokuk to Chicago is abou
twelve hours, which only . few weeks ~
9 took more than twenty-four hours. beside
y the perplexing changes Of conveyances
hereby evaded.
The excursion party reached East Keokul
:, which, with Warsaw, six miles further dow
the river. comprise the western termini OF tn
s. line, at 81 o'clock p. M, 23d inst, and wer
/ at once conveyed over the river to the low
shore, TO Keokuk, where its members BEGAN
the guests of the city.
II This city, named after q distinguished II
dian chief, and called the Gate City of low,
D because of its being the entrance to the Stat
&c 1t It's southeast corner, is situated on the We
bank Of the Mississippi river, in the State
- Iowa, about four miles north of the Nilsson
n State line, and contains q population Of sou
1900 souls. It is one of the most pictu
ssque towns in the West, being located on 4
!. elevated bluff overlooking the river and IL
- surrounding country. At this point on Il
river are the rapids which, for three montl
b of the navigation season, prevent the low
ia boats from passing over and up the upp
Mississippi. The Government, however.
= about to remedy this evil BY building can
u around the rapids on the Iowa side. Tire
hundred men are now employed in its co
he struction.
:. The city is built in q substantial name
- and Of red brick almost exclusively. 1t
1's the seat Of the Iowk Medical College, fo
graded public sohbols. with several prima
schools, Z very commsndable hall for opera
!, and one, which 10 about the size Of Il
~ Briggs House Of Chicago, which has new,
nd been used, although built some time. becau
ic- OF the want of railroad communication
ch bring supply of transient custom, and ma
:, very elegant church edifces and hAndson
~ private dwellings.
t; The party was met and accompanied fro
81, Peoria TO Keoknk by General 81. w. Sampl
\. David W. Kilbourne, President Of the D
- Monies Valley Railroad; William Leighto
~ Secretary Of the same road; ]. B. Howe
al, Esq. editor and proprietor of the GATE CIR
Oh and II. B. Ten-Eyck, Esq, as DELEGATE
!. from keokuk.
During the afternoon, and while the par
% remained in keoknk. every courtesy WAS e
tended to it BY the citizens.
he THE RETURN.
H. s. The return trip, on saturday, wa. no lie
to agreeable than the trip going out. 10 Clar
nd vile, illinois, tho party was escorted by
ew delegation of ladies and gentlemen from X
tie okuk, who added very materially to the pie
ncs sure of tho excursion. At Clarkyille Gen
ot- raj Frost and the k.okuk friends returne
d, ANNOUNCEMENTS.