Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-22
THE NEW R1ILRO1D.
Farther Fact Concerning the II. a D.
Line to Philadelphia.

Saturdays Baltimore sun SAWS wOrl
on she new B. x line from Bstimor
to Philadelphia is proceeding rapidll
under the direction Of Colouvl Ii 4
D0uglsa, Chief eng,n ard it is ex
pectsi that the graduation and ma. onry
for 72 miles OF tine road, which oomprise
the portion from Bsyvisw to point eigh
miles north Of Wilmington, will be- com
pleted by August lat, 1884. The re
nainder Of tbe route between Wiimiug
ton and Philadelphis has not ye. been
located, but party of engineers is now
engaged III making surveys in Delaware
county, Pa, for that purpose.
| Plans have been prepared for bridge
over the susquehanns at Hsvre ds Grace,
about 8 mile aud half above the p, ".
d b. bridge, and It's construction will be
| commenced as soon as the contract IL
| finally awarded and signed. Col. Doug
lass states that he expects to commence
work Immediately. The piers Will be of
granite, and the supsrstructure of steel.
The bridge, which will have a single
track of rail, will be constructed on the
truss girder" principle, and will bs
tirst-class IN every respect. Its length
will be {, ,04S feet, and there will bs nine
5pans, ranging from 200 to $40 feet. Que
of the piers will rest on the northern
end of Watson's Island. The orig.
insl plans contemplated that the
bridge should bo so feet sb0vs nigh tide,
but in Difference 10 tbe objections of bust
ness men at Port Deposit, who claimed
that their trade would b. injured, the
company agreed to make the hight 80
feet, and to provide stesm-tug during
the season OF navigation to draw Vessels
through between the piers. 1t is claimed
tnat this arrangement will Prove more
satisfactory than If draw were provided,
as in tine case of the Philadelphia, vii
mington and Baltimore. Some Of the
vessels will bs compelled to lover their
topmasts, but on the ether hand more
space between the piers is provided than
is afforded by the Philadelphis Will
mington and Baltimore draw.
The sun notes the fact that there will
be two stations of the new road in this
city, the present Delaware Western sta
tion at Wat,r and Market streets, and the |
projected new two story building an Del |
aware avenue. There is also some specu
lation ss to the line through Pennsyl- |
vania and the New York connections by |
means of the Reading road End the
fully set forth in the JOURNAL.
The Sun adds Various surmlses as to
the location Of the terminus OF the Phila
delphis extension in Baltimore have
been indulged in, but the officers Of the
company refuse as yet to give any ipfor
nation on the subject. The question rs
to whether the Baltimore and Ohio com
pany will build road down the Chesa.
pesEe and Delaware peninsula, to com
pete with the Delaware branch of the
Wilmington d Baltimore
for the traffic OF Delaware and the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, has not, SO
Tar as known, been determined, but, as a
sentlemsn prominently identified with
Baltimore and Ohio interests remarked
some days ago, ''the construction OF su ih
8 road would be the logical sequence OF
the building OF the new line from Bslti-
more TO Philadelphia.