Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-21

xns fec<At 0E4<o OF President 6a1
rsst. Of the Beltimore and Ohio Raj
road. recalls some Of the early Incl
dents connected With the buiIdip9 d
that road, which viii furnish 4 fisfin,
introduction 70 . series Of articles Of
old time r2ilrosding- On the 18th d
MAY. 1881, the Niles Register, publish
BY III Niles q Son, Baltimore, Mary
land. contained the following an
uounccment:
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
win be Travelled in wagons. thirteen
miles 20 EIIicottss upper mills. In Z
day or two, 81 the rate Of Il least Ten
miles an hour. Tens OF thousands
VIII embrace this opportunity of see
ing the nobiesf work Yrf attempted Ia
the United States, OF travelling TWEEN.
iy-six miles In two and one half hours,
without danger or fatigue, OF enjoy
Ing fresh air and passing through one
OF The most romantic and beautiful
countries thai we have. every minute
presenting something new 10 be I'D.
mired by strangers on the road. The
wagons viii start at different hours in
the day and soon, perhaps, hourly.
Each wagon tdrawn by one herse)
viii carry twenty-five or thirty per
sons with entire convenience. The
thirteen miles will be divided into
two stages far q change OF horses,
which may be affected In about q
half minute, from the excellency of
the gearings. The fare will be mod
crate. The wagons are hung on
springs. aud Ii hardly Sc ms possible
that any accident can happen TO in
jure passengers. unless of their own
extreme carelessness. The carriages,
we suppose. cannot be upset, and q
powerful lever, operated against the
wheels. viii Immediately check the
speed Of horse. should any attempts
be made 10 60 faster than is desired.
This was the first published notice
OF the opening 10 the public 0f the
great Baltimore and Ohio road, des-
tined In time 20 become one of the
grand trunk lines of the Union. But
contrast this official advertisement of
the first president of the road. p. e.
Thomas. with the extensive and beau
tifnl designs, maps. books, guides
and placards Of today, copied from
the same authority.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The general business of transport
log passengers and goods will CON-
mence on this road, between Balti-
more and Ellicott's Mills, thirteen
miles on Monday next.
OFFICE OF THE BALTIMORE AND
ONO RAILROAD. Goth of May, $780,
Notice Is hereby given that the rail
road between Baltimore and Ellicott's
Mills will be open for the Transports.
tion Of passengers on Monday the cath
instant.
A brigade or train OF coaches will
leave the company's depot ON Pratt
Street, and return, making three
trips each day. starting at the follow
Ing hours precisely, viz:
Le.vs Baltimors7s m Leave Ellicott's 0 Q. m.
Leave 40. m. leave sp. M
The price for the trip of twenty-six
miles WILDE 75 cents for each person.
Tickets to be had at the depot.
Should the demand exceed the pres
emit means of accommodation, passen-
gers will be under the necessity Of
going and returning in the same
coach until sufficient number ofcar-
riages can be furnished. AS soon as
this can be effected, of which due
notice will be given, provision will
be made for travelling a shorter dis
lance than the whole trip.
P. Z. THOMAS,
President Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company.
On the 10th of May, of the same
year, the Register contained the fol-
lowing account of the first excursion
ever given over the road:
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
On Saturday last the President and
directors of the company Zone of
whom is the venerable and venerated
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton), invit-
ed the members of the Legislature
aud other officers of the State of
the Mayor and city coun-
Gil, the editorial corps, aud some dis
strangers and others, ON
their road to Ellicott's Mills. thirteen
miles from their depot in Baltimore.
The journey out was not hurried, sew
eral stoppings peing made, aud espec-
tally TO view the Patterson's Via
duct" over the Patapsco. Some &C
count of this road, the triumphs of
art, and beauties of nature which il
discloses. may be given hereafter,
but q more pleasant excursion can
hardly be imagined. The scenery is
splendid, and the work executed in
the most mastery manner. There
were about one hundred of US in all,
In four carriages. each drawn by
single horse with great ease. After
some time at the mills, two
Of the carriages were prepared 10 re-
turn with such as wished IL, the eth
ers being retained for the use of those
who remained for dinner. for one of
the former, the senior editor of the
Register, with twenty.seven other
among them Mr. Carroll, re-
turned rs far as Elbe Ridge, where
he took the stage and proceeded 10
Washington, being the first person
who has so used this road as on
Journey for business not connected
with It's concerns. II was six and
a half miles to the stopping place,
which was travelled in twenty-nine
without fatigue 70 the horse,
except because OF ifsown movements.
for the traces were unstrained fully
half the time. and the car made the
thirteen miles In one hour a1d five
minutes. This rapid progress shows
the safety and perfection OF the road
the carriages and passengers weigh
ed more than three tons, but no diff
Guilty was experienced At the numer-
Gus curves of the road because of the
weight or motion. and could the
horses have trotted twenty miles an
hour, no one would have felt himself
ia danger because of such speed.
though this was the first full expert
ence made on the road, and the
horses were unaccustomed TO travel
upon il. One of them, indeed, avery
powerful animal. in going out jump
"a autstiA the rail. bat his efforts TO