The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-08


:. sss ssac,g ; ono brakeman falling
tslE,, =" oar in front OF engine and cong Ina
nn"r o enc enr,loyG by falling ifgM train,
T T,un nersons were Killed aud TIRES ufe sa
Nv iumpinc fromxh car that ofoAe tooso
| from freight train. variable az.
I desire to acknowledge the vaia1othb &c
sistance and cheerful co6peration n n,'iI
received from the heads OF deparehionO' "'"
employees generally; IT prnpv.
| hou1o General Superintendent =
-ourrr ENeINEER's REPORT.
The renort of Major Fl. D. Whltcome,
| chief engineer OF the road, also Accompanies
the Presidents report. IL gives ~ o1 Thn
| fine operations during the past yeaf. H.
sline is now finally adjusted, e4cep. od t .
eight miles between huu'ins'o" -
mouth of the Sandy.
| Construction.
Since March 1870, when the consrac.s
were made, the weather has been untsu'
ally good for construction. 1ro.
the graduation and masonry on .he -, m "A
Inawha aud western DIVISIONS was .s. u
| ciently advanced in May to allow tne tfach.
1a v to he commenced and had the rails
heen delivered according to contract, De-
fore the season of low water In Inc upper
| Ohio the trains would now be- running
from Huntington to the Falls OF hahsW9a'
AZ il IL. only thirty miles Of track are lalu,
and the larger part of the iron tor tne re.
mainder is at Parkersburg aWalIlng lee
| In the Ohio river. ort
The heavier sections on the eastern Harl
of the road were put under contracL w Nc
completed in the summer OF 1clA, anu LIE
| work on them has progressed SATISFACTORILY
| The Lewis tunnel, which commences
about half mile west Of Jerry's run, ID
| not In SO forward a condition. 1t will pro.
| badly be completed in October, 1872, and
| the remaining temporary track then dis'
pensed with.
arched portions of Allegheny tunnel, and
| 1t is now completed to within fifty feet OF
| the western shaft.
The grading and masonry between the
present terminus and the Great Bend tun-
mel are in forward condition. The lighter
work will all be under contract this month,
| to be completed May l, 1872. The mason
| ~ Of first and third crossings Of the Green
brier is done, and final estimates are re-
turned. The masonry of the second cross.
| ing is above ordinary water, and will soon
| be completed. There is no other important
masonry on this part Of the work which Ia
not either completed or out Of the way.
In Second Creek tunnel only 800 feet re.
! main to be taken out, and in the Mann
tunnel only $50 feet. The heading in the
latter will be through this month.
There is no work Oh this part Of the line
which ought to be delayed later than May
1st, 1872, and 1t will probably be completed
before that date.
The progress at Great Bend tunnel has
been creditable to the contractors. The
heading between shafts and will proba-
bly, be completed in May, and the full sec.
ton shortly afterwards. The drift between
shaft and the western portal will be CON-
pleted in December, and that between the
eastern portal and shaft / in January. The
tunnel, it Is reasonable to expect, will be
ready for track by the 1st of July. Possibly
earlier.
From the statements made of unfinished
grading you will see that we expect to
begin laying track westward from White
Sulphur not later than May 1st; that we
expect to pass through the Great Bend
tunnel early in July, and to have the road
bed between the tunnel and Miller's ferry
ready for the rails by that time, or as soon
alterward as they can be laid. The dis.
lance is fifty-nine miles. Between Miller's
ferry and the mouth of the New river,
where we join the track to be laid the
present year, the rails will be laid from the
west. It is reasonable to look for the COM
pletion of the whole line to Huntington by
the LIST of October, 1872.
The final cost, the report states, will not
vary materially from 81 100000.
The report next gives an account OF the
progress of the company's shops, engine
house, &C., &C., at Huntington, and
speaks as well of the necessity Of having q
foundry and round.house in the east.
-, hoe net nj n
from the main line to the rivers edge ut
low water at S.. Adams, or the mouth Of
Coal river, on the Kanawha. This will
make connection with steamboats, plying
between this point and the Ohio, ard has
been the principal landing for the railroad
iron brought from Parkersburg and Wheel
ing In barges. At Huntington, which is
the point for connection with the Ohio
river proper, another similar branch track
has been constructed.
The road from Clifton Forge to the Ohio
will have no grade exceeding thirty feet
per mile in either direction, except be-
tween Clifton Forge and the Allegheny
summit, where there are slXty-fect grades
going westward.
Eastern Connections.
Surveys have been made on two routes
from Richmond as far as Williamsburg,
either ofWhich is unusually favorable. Two
routes through the city are proposed: one
passing by an extension Of Union street to
the dock, and thence to the river front !;
the other by tunnel under Church Hill to
a point near the gas. works, and thence
through Rockets to the initial point OF the
survey for the extension. Either of these
routes will enable you to reach the james
river at Richmond ut points suitable for
wharves. The latter route is recommended
as interfering less with the streets Of the
city, furnishing far better line for through
business, and as being above the highest
flood ever known In the james river. AS
there Is every reason to expect the road to
be opened to the Ohio in twelve months,
and az this or any other extension to lids
water will require about that time for its
construction, and as connection with tide
water is essential to the success of the road,
it Is very important that the question Of
route should be decided Immediately, and
the work placed in the hands of competent
contractors.
The report concludes with list Of the
engineers of the eastern and western por-
tions of the road.
On motion Of General Wickham, the
meeting adjourned until o'clock.
Afternoon sessson.
The stockholders resumed their session
at O'Clock.
Mr.. Stuart, of Staunton, from the COM
mittee to whom was referred the report of