The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-16


road, Hartford, Conn. Isaac T. Burr,
Boston, Mass; j. ID. Badgley, New York I;
Parker G.. Chandler, Boston; G. III. Coffin,
New York; Governor Alonzo b. Cornell,
wife, and other ladies', Of New York (;
James B. Colgate, New York; j. Mans
field Davies, New York; james G.. De
Forest, New York; Daniel Durey,
Boston; w. J. Eaton, Boston; Daniel
p. Eells, president Ohio Central
Railroad Company, Cleveland, Ohio; Hon.
Thomas Ewing, Ohio; Jacob Edwards,
Boston; William Frazier, Boston; Francis
o. French, president Richmond and Ale
ghany railroad, New York; Henry f..
French, Assistant Secretary OF the Trea-
sury Of the United States, Washington, ID.
c.; Joseph II. Gray, Boston; G.. G.. Had
ley, general manager Ohio Central railroad,
Toledo, Ohio; Colonel w. II. Harris, di-
rector Ohio Central railroad, Cleveland,
Ohio; Thomas n. Hart, Boston; G.. H..
Hitchcock, professor OF geology, Dart
mouth College, Hanover, n. H.; Il. c.
Homens, New York; Sheppard Homens,
treasurer Richmond and Allegheny rail-
road, New York; j. Il. Humfree-
vile, New York; Henry d. Hyde,
Boston; G.. n. Hofistot, Pittsburgh, Pa. I;
II. A. Jones, New York; Colonel John ;.
Keyes, Concord, Mass; Il. II. Leland, sec
retary Richmond and Allegheny railroad,
New York; James s. Lowrey, New York !;
Emory McClintock, milwaukee, Wis. Jo-
seph S. Miller, auditor Of West Virginia,
Wheeling; II. ". Moss, Boston IAN aged
gentleman and personal friend Of Daniel
Webster): 4. A. Nichols. New York; JO-
seph II. Parsons, New York; III. c. Par
sons, yice-president Richmond and Ale
ghany railroad and president Allegheny
Coal and Iron Company, Richmond,
Va; Hon. William A. Richardson.
Judge Of the United States Court of
Claims and ex-Secretary OF the Treasury OF
the United States, Washington, ID. c.; j..
Sanford. New York; w. B. Shinn, Pitts
burgh, Pa; Samuel Shethar, New York ;
Charles T.. Soule, New York; A. j. G.
Sowdon, Boston; James II. Stebbins, New
York: Nelson Tappan, Chamberlain OF the
citv OF New York; George c. Thomas,
PHILADELPHIA; William c. Ward, New
York: Joseph u. Weeks, editor OF the
Iron Age and secretaryof the Iron and steel
Association, Pittsburgh, Pa; Franklin b.
White, Boston; DR.. G.. II. Wyncoop, Hun
ter's Point, Long Island; Edward l..
Youmans, editor Of the Popular Science
Monthly, New York.
General II. ID. Lily, OF Staunton, va,
and Colonel II. d. Whitcomb, OF Richmond,
Joined the party at Williamson's.
Among the prominent gentlemen OF the
party who were at the Natural Bridge Fri
day night were the following from LeIing-
ton: Colonel j. ID. II. Ross, Colonel Ed
mund Pendleton, Professor James j.
White, Hon. William A. Anderson, Mr.. T.
b. Patton, Captain John a. 'Blume,
Messrs. S. II. Letcher, A. T. Barclay, and
others.
The special train which left Lexington
Saturday morning also brought down a
large delegation from that point OF repre-
sentative men.
OFFICERS OF THE ROAD.
Directors: William II. Barnum, Lime
Rock. Conn.,; George NJ. Bartholomew,
Hartford, Conn; Francis Q. French, New
York; Joseph ii. Gray, Boston, Mass.
Hugh NcCulloch, Washington, ID. c.; Cy-
rus Ii. Mccormick, Chicago, ILL.,; John j.
McCook, New York; II. c. Parsons, Rich
mond, Va; William l.. Scott, Erie, IA.
Samuel Shethar, New York; John W. simp-
son, New York; II. ID. Whitcomb, Rich
mond. Va; Charles +. WOrtham, Rich
mond. Va. +. O. French, president; III.
c. Parsons, yice-president; E. r. Leland,
secretary; sheppard HOmans, treasurer
Decatur Axtell, general manager; X. l..
Walker, superintendent Richmond dlyf
sion: s. l.. Southard, superintendent Allc-
ghany division; j. p. Williams, superin'
tendent canals: X. II. Temple, chief engi'
neer; II. ID. Whitcomb, consulting engl
neer: C.. NJ. Bolton, assistant engineer; f.
NJ. Tutwilcr, assistant engineer; Reuber
shirreffs, engineer water power; J. w
Reinhart, auditor; b. 5. Barbour, genera
freight and passenger agent; G. ID. Harris
master mechanic.
TIE LEXINGTON BRANCH.
The Lexington branch Of the road, from
Balcony Falls to Lexington, about twent!
miles. was completed on Friday evening q
300 o'clock. The line is new 0ne-tha
is the tow-path is abandoned nearly all th'
way to Lexington and the road built upoi
! new bed. On Friday night Mr.. II. ID
! Whitcomb, consulting engineer, and super
! intendent Southland, OF the Allegheny dlVl
/ sion, went up in special tram TO LeXlng
/ ton. Mr.. Whitcomb being the agent OF th'
I Board OF Public Works, his trip was 10
/ the purpose Of inspecting the line with
view to the surrender OF the last S5O,OOO Il
bonds held by the Board.
/ Mr.. Whitcomb has been an adviser OF tn
company ever since its Organization-in
deed, at one time he acted as its chief en-
/ gineer-and has always taken grea
/ interest and borne an important part IN IN
work. His distinguished services in Nirgi
nia and Richmond affairs, as well rs Will
/ this new company, have brought hin
prominently forward in the pas
/ fen wears as one Of the promi
nent engineers OF the country. III
/ Is. as Is we'll known, a gentleman o
refinement and cultivation, and one OF on
most honored and respected citizens. Tw'
or three coach-lOads OF Lexington and Rock
bridge citizens came down with Mr.. South
ard and Mr. Whitcomb yesterday morning
10 Balcony Falls, and from thence t
Lvnchburg, where the train was attache
to- the east-bound special from Natura
Bridge.
EN- ROUTE FOR H0wARDsyILLE.
The New York, Natural Bridge, AM
Lexington guests comfortably seated i
the speacial train Of ten coaches, lei
Natural Bridge station at S:l5 o'cloe
Yesterday morning, and after coo
but pleasant ride reached Lynehbur
safely, where the party was Joined b
Charles w. Button, editor Virginion
Major T. j. kirkpatrick, Captain 9. N
Blackford, r. G.. II. Kean, i. u. KeaI
John III. Lewis, w. II. Dudley, George \
Kinnear, Jesse L. Adam, r. H.. T. Adams
/ DR.. w. II. Dulaney, James n. Booker
John +. Slaughter, II. I. Lacy, Major /
J. Otey, Major c. V. Winfree, Moses Lacy
senator C. f.. Smith, Auditor Massey, I
L. Wright, u. D. McCOnyille, John I
Taylor, A. J. seay, W. W. ii. Harris. an
others.
Engines were changed at Lynchbure
and the excursionists proceeded safely I
UowardsviIle, reaching there about
o,clocl where Il train bearing about on