The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-01-02
THE DELAWARE Division.

The First Regular 1rnin On the Eine
Ofthe Is. nnd d. Philadelphia FIX.
tension.
Tho running II the fret regular train over
the Delaware Division Of tho Baltimore and
ohio's extension to Philadelphia on wodnos.
dry attracted q good deal OF attention In that
State. The train started from Wilmington
and was run to the State line OF Maryll md,
thence bncl TO the State Tine OF pennsylyanil,
n distance OF thirtytwo miles. The party on
pOntd contested OF Chief Engineer Colonel II.
Il. Douglas; Division Engineers Is. Frank Rich
ardsop, Captain W. II. Smith; Superlutandonts
Daulel COnnoT, Colin Mclean; Counsel Levi
@. Bird; Directors william NJ. CANDY and VIM,
CANDY, OF Wilmington; o. Rldgely Goo Twin,
Of Baltimore, L. II. whitaker aud W. u lars
wei, OF the chief engineers ONCE, and o ~ III
Der OF others,
Tho Maryland limo Ia about two mla ruth
OF Newark, and the tracks run across tn" lArp
angle OF Pennsylvania which extends iowa
where It Ia i've feet wide. After the train
stopped over the Maryland line most Ut the
persons on board ellgnted and picked their
way $50 feet through the mud and water to
the point In the woods where the three states
meet. The spot is indicated fret by n long
stone Just above the surface, which marks
Mason and Dixon's line. Beside 1t Is planted
triangular stone, with the initials of Della.
ware, Maryland and Pennsylvania cut on the
various sides.
on the west side is the following Inscription:
directed by II. q. T. Key, Nd; j. r. Eyre, Pa;
g. II. Riddle, Del, Commissioners, 1910"
Some Of the visitors mounted the stone In
order to say that they sat In three States at one
time. Others placed their thumbs on tho apex
OF the stone IN order 10 say that they had
their thumbs In the three States az one time,
while others still stood in the narrow strip OF
pennsylvania and extended one hand into
Maryland and the other into Delaware. The
stone is about three foet high, aud the three
sides each about fourteen inches Wide. 1t is
called n prismetlc stone.
The charter from the state OF Delaware,
granting the company the right OF way, pro-
vided that the road should be 10 running
order by January 1, 1886, and the oficsr5 In
charge have accomplished much in overco M
Ing many obstacles and in getting the road
ready in time. The bridge over the Brandy.
wine is los feet high and 300 feet long, and
the beautiful views obtained from It aud
the vicinity Will be very attractive to travel
ere.
was a distinguished officer IN tue Confederate
Engineering Service, and after the war built
the railroad from Vera Cruz to the CITY OF
Mexico, and received high praise for that and
other work done in Mexico. Ho says that the
Brandywine bluestone are the beat they have
on the line OF the b. Il o. Railroad aud its
sonry OF the road, and says that 1t cannot be
excelied, and that tho samples shown to the
party arc not superior to- tho work Dolng done
on other parts Of the line. Two OF the piors OF
pleted, and all are above the surface OF the
water.
They are to be completed by about April 1,
when the Iron superetructure Will be placed
in position by means OF false WORK erected on
scowe, which, with their superstructure, Will
be towed from span to span. The linear feet
of iron bridges on the Delaware Division will
be about 1000 feet, that over the DrandyTine
being the longest. Twenty overhead bridges
are arranged for in Delaware and Maryland
Eleven OF them are to be in Delaware. -Four
have already been completed north of the
Brandywine, and three to the southwark
Four are yet to be erected.-Baito. Sun to-day