Daily Republican., 1885-01-01
THE B. & P.
4 TBACk LAID TEE M8OU0B THE
STATE AaD 4 TRAlu PAss8S
OWES IT.


OvE8 IT.
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Whom tho charter was granted by the
Delaware LeGialature TO the Baltimor
& Philadelphia Railroad 70 construct .
road through Delaware. . proviso re-
ouired the completing Of the track
saalnst the frss Of January, 1885. BY
| the time the company got 70 work on
the now road only about l8 months
remained In which TO accomplish such
= great undertaking. With . determi-
nation, however, 70 succeed, the com
pAny went 70 work, and notwithstsnd.
ing the short time allotted 70 then, the
heavy excavations on the line, and tho
immense amount of solid masonry re-
quired, atTSck through the State was
conn leted yesterday, the last day OF the
year, sud train containing tho officers
Of the road, and . number OF invited
guests was run over II from the line Of
the State.
The train WAS announced to leave the
proposed depot, at Delaware avenue and
DuPous street at 1. O'Clock, but owing
70 incidsn tal delays that could not be
Ia oided, II did not leave until halt past
IL O'Clock. The train consisted OF engine
No. 2,apd . passenger car, under charge
| of Harry Davis - conductor, WESLEY
Cooper, engineer, and William -
fireman.
In honor Of tho event w. q. X
| C0lQuhoun's drug store and the Logan
House were profusely decorated with
tho fiaes Of number OF nAti0us. The
train stood on the west side Of the Della
ware avenue bridge - the most con.
: vsniont point Of Accsss- In the absen ca
Of elevators and pAvements, the invited
auests got their polished shoes covered
| with luxurious coas OF red mud. much
| to the amusement Of Zach other.
Anxious TO take the hrst trip over the
| road, quite largo number Of persons
Allied tho car 70 whom NO invitations
had been issued. Hero wAs IN unex-
pected dilemma which the 0facsrs of the
road we're reluctantly compelled 70 meet
Had they cOnsulted their own tndividu.
81 preferences they would gladly have
perm itted Hll TO remain, but the orders
Of the company were that only the
OH ciAls, contractors and representa-
tives OF the press were ~ compose the
party. Lsvi 9. Bird, ESD, attorney for
the company. By request very politely
stated the position Of affAirA
| He regretted very much that any one
on board should bs depriesed Of the
that II was not intended 70 make the
general, and II anybody
was to be given the preference 1t should
have been the members Of the City
Council. He stated further that when
the road WAS regularly opened then
| would bs the time tor the citizens in
general TO be given the privileges Of .
trip. Those without Invitations, with .
proper appreciation OF the circumstan
ces and regretting that they had mis-
understood the invitation, left the car
Amid the cheers Of those who had
assembled to s.e the start, the train
moved off with the follow ing persoLs
on board Colonel II. T. Douglas,
chief enginee. b. II. Richardson,
division engineer ; Captain w. N.
Smith, right ot way agent David
Uonnell, superintendent; John q. Farra,
Secretary OF the Company ; Levi. q.
Bird, Esq, attorney for the Company (;
+. Il. Sweetep, superintendent OF the
B. & o. Telegraph William Candy
and William NJ. Candy, directors G.
4. Stewart, of james Stewart 4 Son,
/ contractors Colin McLsan, assistant
Superin tsndant OF contraction and re-.
pairs ID. A. Gillies, temporary bridge
contractor z. j. Cogan, contractor +;
of the steam shovel c. ID. Langborne,
contractor Tor over head bridges l.. ID.
Whitaker, stenoaIapher for chief eu-
gineer's office w. u. Carswell, engi
neer's clerk Elwood Garrett, K. T.
CaDby, Mr.. Elder Of Elkton, Md; +.
w. Lane. OF the Philadelphia Ledger.
f. ". Sha.lcross, Of the Phiiadelphia
Press" Dr. ii c. .SLitcher, =" wil-
minatonian :" VIM. Tsy lor, Times"
W. s. Vernon and S. Hersey, Daily
Republican," George w. Humphrey,
Every Evening"" W. II. Hill and W.
8. McNAir, Morning News" James
Brown, James & Webb's printing
establishment William Mahler, pro
prietor Of the Logan House and Henry
Wesley, the waiter who de1terousiy
served The company with plentiful
supply Of sand " iches, crackers, cheese
and other refreshments.
| The train ran through TO Maryland
line, about two miles west Of Newark,
without stopping for an inspection OF
the bridges. leaving that for the return
"Trip. The fog having disappeared, the
sun shone out cheerfully. Many Of the
company crowded To the end doors 70
get glimpse OF the country through
which they were passing. From nearly
IoNoiy ioAm uoubo WhVtu uhhuhctChioinl
In recognition of the first train that
passed through III, country. There
was q general surpri,e ~ the beaut
fully diversified Lace Of the country
through which thu rood passes. From
kiantnsi TO White Cay Creek, the
land ID unduiatink ~ oh riie, and tie
tasty farm houses aud barbs, with sleek,
well fed stock, gave eNid,Lce OF kr,,d
prOductiveness. Some OF Tho hou sts
have been recently built, as II aniici-
pating the good times the railroad was
10 bring. Several old brick houses and
barns we're pointed out, having existt ii
try, and they all may have b en- the
headquarters OF George Washington
NJ some time during the revolution.
Crossing White Clay Greek the
country skirt-d by that creek Assumes
. r. mantle a-pect. Large trees with
ouistretcEed lin, bs shade the road for y
considerable distance. In the deep
cuts between here and Newark IL where
The trouble occurred with the Italian
laborers. The grading through one of
these cuts had been finished tho day
before, and the track laid in the mud
gave the cars . wildly. wAbly motion.
Emerging from these cuts the train
moved up to the rear OF Newark, leav
ing Deans wOollen mills and Curtis
paper mills to the right. Mr.. Dean
was referred to as tho only property
holder on The line that gave the couu.
pany much trouble. A Mr.. Lupd had
about fifteen acres cat of rom his