Daily globe., 1882-10-21
Ftrst Train Deer the Missouri.

F,rst Train Deer the Missouri.
Bismarck Tribune, 18th: It was orig
inally intended not to cross anything on
the Bismarck bridge until the formal open
ing for traffic on the 21st, but there being
such an accumulation of cars i'll the Bis
marck yards and such q Cry for empty
stock cars al the front that Chief Engineer
Morrison yielded to the appeals of Agent
Davidson, and yesterday afternoon engine
No. SO with twenty-five empties crossed the
new bridge over the Missouri, being the first
train to cross. twenty-five haif-loaded
cars were brought back from the other
side. Master Mechanic Rossiter, with
Fireman George Brown, ran the engine,
and was accompanied on the trip by Mr..
Morrison, John Davidson, Mr.. Crosby. Mr..
Lederle. Mrs. Crosby, Miss Willle and
Miss Davidson. There was great jubilee
made by the whistles OF the various en-
gines at the bridge, and the transfer boat,
whose glory by this departure was cast in
the shade, chimed In most melancholy
howl. The engine occupied only twenty
i've minutes in running from Bismarck to
Mandan, and made the round trip in an
hour and half, some time being spent at
Mandan. The train ran across the bridge
at good speed, and not even jar was per-
ceptible. No further business will be
done on the bridge until the opening Sat-
urday.
The formal opening and dedicating of
the bridge to the bublic use will occur to-
day. and considerable number of people
left yesterday noon on the Northern
Pacific road to participate in the cere-
mony. AS the business cars of the North
ern Pacific road were all engaged. in other
service, e,Superintenden Rice of the Pullman
Palace Car company kindly rendered, com
plimentary to the Northern Pacific road,
the use of two Pullman cars, the 'Minne-
apolis" and Billings" the latter being one
of the very handsomest cars
ever turned out by the Pullman
company, The party that went out from
here consisted of the folloping persons:
Geo. W. Cross, superintendent of trans
portation.
F. N. Finney, general manager Wiscon-
sin Central railroad.
c. G. Smith, chief engineer St. Paul &
Manitoba.
j. H. Malone, general freight agent
Wisconsin Central railroad.
G. K. Barnes, general passenger agent
Northern Pacific.
Capt. A. J. Merritt assistant engineer
Northern Pacific.
G. G. Sanborn, local treasurer Northern
Pacific. r..,
w. 81. Parkhurst, assistant engineer
Northern Pacific.
F. w. Gilbert, assistant engineer North
ern Pacifcic.
A. E. Taylor, chief road master North
ern Pacific.
B. McHugh, superintendent st. Paul &
Minneapolis division Northern Pacific.
c. T. Hobert, suwerintendent Dakota
division Northern Pacific.
J.J, Odell, who succeeds Mr.. Hobert
Nov. 1.
S. G. Fulton, division freight agent
Northern Pacific.
T. S. Solz, agent at Fargo, Northern Pa
cific.
A. K. Hamilton, Fon du Lac. Wis, and
W.. D. Rowell, Freeport, Ill, guests of Mr..
F. w. Finney.
Thomas Salspaugh, lumber merchant.
P. E. Hall, general manager of the
Sioux City & Pacific railroad.
D. P. Kimball, Horace Williams, j. Van
De Venter and w. J. Young, directors OF
the Sioux City q Pacific railroad; Prof.
William Watson, New York; L. L. Buck,
Brooklyn, N. Y; J.. Sanderson, Boston;
G. G. Hadley, general manager Ohio Cen
trail; I. B. Casey, of Minneapolis; E. D.
Cornings, st. Paul; M. D. Darlington, To
ledo, o.; r. S. Munger, Duluth; Phillip
Riley, st. Paul; F. d. Hager, St. Paul. Al
Jamestown the party will be Joined by
Mr.. Dudley and L. R. Casey.
Tie Chicago, st. Paul and Omaha.
Ashland, Wis.,, Press, Gas is vel
known, the Omaha line, now under con.
stluction, is divided into two divisions
one branch leaving a common junction
in Burnett county, and running northwest
terminating at Superior City, in Douglas
county; while the other division branches
off in northeast course and terminates
at Ashland and Bayfield,. The Superior
branch, so called, is now nearing compile.
ton. and it is expected that the iron
will be laid and cars running into
Superior by the 1st of Novem-
ber. The Ashland and Bayfield, branch
however, is somewhat behind, though the
work is progressing rapidly and is being
pushed as fast as it is possible to do it,
considering the season and the nature Of
the material. The work on the entire
northern division of the Omaha is being
done in a most Thorough manner, and
when finished will be one of the best road
beds in the Northwest. The maximum
grade is only forty feet to the mile and
the maximum curvature is only three de-
gress, making it first class heavy freight
line from lake Superior to st. Paul. That
there Is q brilliant future ahead fo. 4 he
Omaha's northern division, there is not a
shadow of doubt. -