The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-09-23
EASTERN CORRESPONDENCE.
Editor Jackson Standard

Editor Jackson Standards /
SIR:-Onsthe morning ofthe 9Th of
September, at O'Clock i left Crestline,
on the fast line, on the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railroad.
This train runs from Chicago to New
York city in thirty hours, 1t was
made up of four or five baggage cars,
and six passenger cars, all crowded. |
AT daylight we were near the Pennsyl-
vania line. The country through East
ern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania is
beautiful, very thickly settled, and ap-
parently very rich We were behind
time getting into Pittsbprg, on account
of hot box ON one Of the passenger
coaches on our train. Arrived at Pitts
burg about o'clock a. m and changed |
cars, Intending to 60 to Tyrone City,
but was informed that the fast line did |
not stop there As the mail had left,
and we did not want to lay over, we
got on<,the train intending to get off
at Altoona.
Going out Of Pittsburg, l noticed
double track, and supposed it was
side track, but soon found that it ex-
tended along the entire road. 1t SEEM
edto me-. at that time, that a double
track was,not necessary; but it is very
clear to me now that it could not be
dispensed~with.
In about two. hours after leaving
Pittsburg, was at the top of the ALLIE
gheny Mountains. Here is tunnel
nearly mile in length, running through
the mountain. A short distance down
the mountain, and we come to what is
called "The Horse Shoe Bend" Here
the scenery is grand. Going down the
mountain, the grade is ninety feet to
theefnile. You look across the ravine
which is very deep, and away below,
on the other side, you see the railroad;
in less than two minutes you are down
there, and, looking up, you see the
track a hundred feet above you, where
you were minute or two before. This
is gorge in the mountain. suppose
from the top of the mountain to the
bottom Of the ravine must be five
or six hundred feet Arrived at Al
tooha at twelveand half o'clock three
hours ahead Of thetrain which had left
Pittsburg before we did, having to
wait for train l thought | would look
around. This is the. end Of Division
on the Pennsylyania Central Railroad,
and about six hundred hands are at
work in the railroad shops, This place
has about 10000 Inhabitants, and
the surrounding country is very rich.
At 3 O'Clock p. m. we take the train,
aud in forty minutes are in Tyrone City,
This is a town on the Juniata River at
tbe1mouth ofLttle Bald Eagle Creek,
1t has about 8 600 inhabitants. Two
Railroads start from here, one going
to Lock Haven, and the other to Phil
lipsbufg Near Tyrone there is
stream larger than Salt Greek, that
sinks into the ground at the end of
high hill, and runs under ground about
a haIfmile, then rises near the river.
1t is called Sinking Spring" The
water is as clear as crystal. M
On the 18th | was.in Tyrone, and
noticed trains passing almost continual
ly; heavy freight trains would pass ev-
cry few minutes, some going East and
others going West. A great many
emigrants travel over this road. | saw
one train that had sixteen passenger
cars all loaded with Germans. sWhile
noticing the trains passing, became
CONVINCED that a single track would not
do at all, for train going ,oest would
hardlylbe ont of sight before another
could be seen coming from the West.
Persons living in Jackson county
could have no idea of the immense
amount of freight that is continually
passing from East to West, sand from
West to East and the great number
ofpersons travelling to and fro, unless
they would, see the large, passenger
trains, ands Che heavy Sffeigbt' trains
that pass over the Pennsylvania Cen
'tralina single day.. And nlfs is only
ono.Ofthe principal lines between the
East and West.
The crops in this section .havebeen
very good, except corn, which win not
be more than ,halfa crop
A terrible disaster Occurred in Lu-
zerne county in sthe NORTH Eastern
part of this State, at place called Ply
mouth ion the 9Th hef5Septembsrg AT
Plymouth there are extensive coal
works, and on Monday, the 9th inst,
one hundred and eight men descended
into the shaft, which was three hundred
and twenty-seEens fest deep About
ten O'clock theft communicated from
the entilating furnace to the wood
work al the bottom Of the shaft the
flames rushed 10 the top Of the shaft,
over which was San engine room one
| bundled feet high, ; frame building.
Tbis burnt and fell into the ahaft, eho-
king it, and there being no other means
of escape, the men all perished.
"A bill was introduced in the Legis-
lature of this State'last winter to have
an Inspector appointed, to inspect
mines, and to provide for the safety OF
miners. Had this bill been passed, ere
this there would have been more than
one place of entrance and exit to this
mne, The bilLpassed the House aud
went to the Senate, where ii was Bit
! terlY Onnosed hv the member from the