Arizona citizen., 1877-10-06
Cars i'm Arizona.

MT. James Quinlin writes Charles T. E.chells, of this place, that the cars came into Yuma last Sunday morning and the locomotive whistle was blown on Arizona soil for the first time, and this in the face of the War Department order to the contrary. That order was certainly unnecessary in any way the subject can be fairly considered No military operation could in the least be interfered with by their coming, nor could any private interest be injured thereby, but by their coming, both pri- vate and public interests were promot-
 ed. If there be a remote interference with private or public rights in their coming across, then the War Depart ment order should ssrely have been SO framed as 10 simply prevent any sacri- flee of such rights. The unqualified prohibition to cross was unnecessary 10 protect any interest, present or remote, and imposed heavy lax upon all shIp- pers in removing all freight, mails and passengers from the car to steamer and thus across to Yuma. Every addition al handling of goods is both damaging and expensive. A lair presentation of the matter to the War Department will doubtless cause a revocation of the or der or such modification of it as to per init the cars to freely cross into Arizo- na
 Since the above was put n type, the Sentinel extra of the 1st, has been re- ceived, and from il we clip as follows
 Major Dunn, Twelfth Infantry, con- manding Fort Yuma, suspected their intention and placed a sentry on the end of the track, until Il o'clock al night when, all being quiet, the guard went of. The entire force garrisonIng Fort Yuma consists of Major Dunn, one sergeant and one enlisted man, a pris oner About midnight the railroad force began active operations by crib bing up, with railroad ties, the space between the track and the bridge. Up- oon these were laid heavy stringers aLd the rails soon followed.
 All went smoothly and quietly un- til about two o'clock in the morning, when a rail was carelessly dropped on the bridge. It's ringing vibrations reach ed the ear of the officer commanding the fort. The garrison except the pris- Oner) was soon marched 10 the scene of war and further prosecution of the work was strictly forbidden. \ detachment was stationed on the bridge and order ed 10 fix his hayOnet and let DO one pass. For lItlle while the army had things its own way and all was quiet; but prel- ty soon a carload of rails came rolling along. The detach ment on the bridge had no orders to retreat, but rather than be run over he changed front. Major Dunn ordered Supt. Green to consider himself d prisoner, and not having a sufficient force to carry out his inslruc- tions returned 10 the fort. Tracklay- ing was continued without farther in- terruptiOn, and by sunrise the cOnslrUc- tion train was on the Arizona side of the Colorado. By seven o'clock a. m. Sunday, September 30, 1877, the track was laid along Madison avenue beyond the intersection of First street, and for the first time the whistle of railroad locomotive was sounded in Arizona Its shrill sounds reused our sluggards from their Sunday morning nap, and the construction train was soon sur rounded by an eager crowd. T. was then run back to the California side to clear the track for the regular morning tram from San Francisco and to give the workmen a chance for breakfast and rest alter their nights labOrs.
 The regular train came in on time decorated with about a dozen flags and preceded by hand-car to guard against accidents. Passengers, mails and 'reights were landed at the crossing of First street.