Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-28
Addison Railroad.

lake to Ticonderoga, is so near completion
that short description will be interest
ing to most of our readers. The writeI
of this with two other gentlemen, accom-
panied Gov. Page and chief engineer, L
E. Roys on tour of inspection over thu
road last Saturday.
The road is graded the entire length
about fourteen miles, and the iron laid
except about three miles, which will b.
put down by the last of the presen
week. The rail is of new at" pattern
one-half inch higher than ordinary rails
weighing sixty pounds to the yard, each
rail being twenty-eight feet long, sup
ported by fourteen ties of an average fac'
of six inches each, the rails are secured
at the ends in wrought iron chairs, which
are fast superceeding the old fashioned
cast iron chair. The road has been gray
eled about three miles and the whole viii
be graveled by the first of November
The bridges are all up and are permanen
structures, with ono exception, where 6
temporary one has been erected, which
will soon be replaced by a "Howe Truss
of the same pattern as the others.
1t was intended, and the attempt made
to launch the steam ferry bridge Saturday
afternoon, but on account of an unforseer
accident it was not successful. 1t was to be
launched sideways, fourteen timbers fol-
ways had been laid, on an incline, into the
lake, shoes were placed under the bottom
of the boat to run on them. At three o'clock
the order was given to take out the stays,
and at the first stroke with the battering
psles the north end started, but the united
efforts of all were unable to move the
south end except about four feet, after the
north end had moved twenty-five feet,
thus throwing the shoes off of the ways
and letting this end of the vessel down
upon the ways. The reason OF the hitch IN
the south end not moving, afterwards
appeared. Some one, whose duty it was
neglected to remove one of the 'jack
screws" which held the boat off of the
ways, but no great damage was done and
by tonight there is no doubt but what it
will be afoat. There were gathered to,
gether from the adjoining towns on this
and the other side of the lake, some tx
or eight hundred persons to witness the
launch who had to go home disappointed
in not witnessing the launch, of the lar
q l..
The boat is three hundred feet long,
thirty wide and twelve high, conteins
two hundred and fifty thousand feet of
lumber, weighs about three hundred tons
aud is expected to draw, without an en-
junction two feet of water, There has
been on an average fifty men at work on
it since the frat of June, under the super
intendence of George White, who has
done every tbing possible for mortal man
to co to make the launch a Success but
to no purpose. Fate or stupidity was
against him. To tuild the trestle on each
side of the lake to the channel that the
boat is to fl, required eight hundred
piles iIhty feet long. The boat is to be
hung on hinges, like door, by one corner
to a pier, and swing open and shut by
chain running from the boat to the pier,
to be operated by a twelve horse engine
inside, with two drums, one fer each |
chain. To open the draw all that is
necessary, Is to start the engine, the gear in
the shore drum taking in that chain and
the pier drum, letting out that
chain with slack enough to lie on the
bottom Of the lake in order to let boats
pass over it; to shut the drax Y, Uice UerSa
The plans and m0duS 0perandj. are ori2i-
nal and IN de by our townsman L. f.
Roys.
The trestle work is eighteen hundred
feet long, and it is intended, at each one
hundred feet, to build piers thirty feet
square at the bottom and twelve feet by
thirty at the to?. Contract price for the
whole, including the boat ready for the
ron is $S5, 000, bnt will probably exceed
hat sum.
THE OPENING OF THE ROAD
s expected to take place next Saturday.
when train will run the entire length,
md the Empire and Green Mountain
States will be united with another band
If iron, thus giving the people of Essex
county communication the year round
With the outer world, and when the
and Whitehall road is com
,lete1 from Ausable Forks to Port Henry,
distance of thirty milea, is destined to :
,e the through route from Montreal to
New York and Boston, as this route will
'e about 30 miles shorter than eny other
o these and other points south and east
+ Rutland.
LATER.
The floating bridge over Like Cham
lain, connected with the Addison Rail-
o'd, was successfully launched yester. g
lay. s
SUICIDE AT LYNDoN-Charles NJ 9
add, son of Asa Ladd, hung himself in q
is barn at Lyndon Center, on Tuesday
lorning of last week. He was about %
e.rs old, aud leaves wife with child
ome six or seven years old. He was sup. T
csad to be man of good habits, and no o
ause is assigned for the act. On Tues
ay morning he arose as usual, went out L
lto his shed for some kindlings to start a 8
re, and after collecting, left them, and
l. u
nd hung him self. When discovered life
as extinct. IL
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-The Free 81
cess says that the Rutland county bur- b
lars have sent on their advance guard m
} that city. An attempt was made on to
aturday night to break into the resi- 1.