Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-28
There were eight hundred laborers en-
ploy.d, besides section.masters and other
directors Of the work.
ARxEp AND EQUIPPED.

pals or baskets the cooked rations fur-
nished by the company-[they DO not
seem TO have followed the precedents oil
good old Confcderates who. when toll W
prepare 4" three.dayS cooked ration',
used e carry them by eating them AL at
oncel-m marching with precision into their
appointed plgces, and with the steady
tramp Of veterans fall upon the enemy 10
be overcome.
IL was very interesting 10 watch them as
eech man stood In bis appointed place, dih
his appointed wor&, and moved on with his
fellows to new rails TO conquer.
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD.
The Dispatch rcportct found General
Manager T.. Il. Thomai ,Assistant-General-
Manager NJ sjor PetU'l Randolph, and su-
pcrin.endent W. II. Green on the bridge
over the james, and received from them
all the courteous greeting OF generals on
the eve OF great battle which they are
confident OF winning. Superintendent
Green soon took bis place In his office.
and there received, nc Intervals du.
ring tue day. tell grams from the front
giving details Of the progress OF
the work. From "thcse headquarters F"
won't out also any necessary orders, but the
preparation for the work had been so
thorough. the details so fully arranged, and
the whole so thoroughly systcmtized that
IL was not necessary TO issue single order
or make single change. Indeed, one was
reminded Of a great commander, who, after
his plan Of battle had been perfected and
bis tIied veterans have "gOne in," closes
his glasses in the full confidence OF victory,
and only awaits reports to confirm his con-
idencc.
NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
Soon telegrams begin 10 report the full
realization Of the welI-laid plans and we'll
organized force.
At T:3O A. NJ. Mr.. A. G. Woodland, sec
tion-mastCr, announces the completion OF
his section from milc-po>t 80 10 West Point,
a distance Of three miles and three quarters.
Mr.. ID. j. Swing finished ms section from
milC-post 67 TO miIe-post II, Richmond and
DanyiIle railroad, az S:45 A. NJ; l.. T..
1unstSll finished at $50 A. NJ, and ;. B
Anderson finished his from mile-poSt 10 TO
10, York River road, at 10 O'Clock ~ NJ.
TIE YORK-RIvER LINE FINISHED.
BY 1880 p. VI. the whole OF the York
River Line was finished, and at that hour a
tram Of cars, with the new gauge wheels,
backed up to the depot 10 be loaded for the
South. Indeed, this whole matter has been
managed with such consummate skill that
there has been only slight delay in either
freight or passenger trans, and the general
pubic would not have known Of the
change but for tie publications IN the pa
ieIs.
TRAVEL RESUMED.
Tie afternoon train for West Point and
the 3:25 Z. VI. train for the South left on
time rs usual. The track was so COM
pletcly cleared that there was not "a car or
locomotive left between West Point and
Danvile, and trains resumed schedule time
yesterday afternoon.
FINE SPIRIT.
The officers, sectiOE-maSters, labOrers,
and in fact every man engaged, seemed TO
enter upon the work with fine spirit and
commcndable pride, and there was not 4
hitch or an obstruction along the whole
line. Everything moved with theregularity
and precision OF clOckWork.
DONE.
Every Ian was through by 2:4j =. NJ,
eXceIt one, who finished at 3:4j T.. ".
when the work was fully completed from
West Point to Danyilc, a distance Of 10
miles.
The following is a detailed statement Of
the order and time IN which each section
master completed his work:
IICHMOND. NOKE-RGVER AND CHEsAPEAKE
RAILROAD.
A. c. Woodward. 7:3O A. NJ: II. T.. Wor-
sham. T. NJ: j. r.. Lynch. li:40 \. NJ;
John Lynch. l.. VI. - ~ illerOy, 2 T.. 81. /:
:. B. Anderson, 10 a. NJ; j. VI. Bottoms,
80 p. Nj - ook, 2 T.. NJ; J. f. Fuller,
: T.. NJ; Z. s. Blankenship 1880 L. VI.
RICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD.
II. u. Knight, 1880 \. NJ: w. r. King.
1880 4. NJ. l.. u. Dearen 1890 a. NJ; X.
Harding. ll;30 a. NJ; T.. w. Bailey, los
Nj; w. #. Osborne. 1915 l.. M; 4. r. Bal
L. Dunnaeant, 1880 +. NJ: l.. T.. Cable.
80 p. M; W. s. Tunstall, $50 p. NJ; T.
A. Spencer 2:8O u. NJ; ID. Il. Bailey. 1I:5O
a. NJ; W. H. Thompson, IL NJ: l.. T. Tun-
stall $50 y. NJ; j. G. Kirkman, l0:40 \.
NJ; r. l.. Perkinson, 1l:45 a. NJ; W. +.
Perkinson, 1915 +. NJ; ID. j. Swing
$40 n. M; l.. Z. Robertson, IL NJ: W.
W. Tucker. 1927 +, NJ; f. NJ. York,
l2:27P. NJ; 4. w. Walker. 2:30 T.. NJ: NJ.
r. lddlngs, 3:i5 i. NJ; j. l.. Armes, 2:S0 T..
NJ; II. A. Turner. 2:3O H. NJ. w. 4. Me-
Iaughin. 2:3O T. NJ. r. Pethel. 1870 Z. NJ;
y. T.. Chisum, 1:l0 +. NJ: s. A. Rich, 1925 Z.
NJ; j. a. G.. Nichols 2:1O 7. NJ; r.. II. FL
Intt. 1870 \. NJ: j. W. Creech, l:20 T.. NJ:
- 49, ''"ncer, l:20 y. NJ.
TIE "hoL- '~ORiD BEFORE Is.
Now, after the othei A,r,,os o,o mad,
on the lSt Of June. the great i. III -
TEN can send its ears TO san Francisco,
Canada, TO Mexico, or anywhere else In
the United States.