Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-04
nlsh all private and public consumers, and the
etreets also, with light tonight
RAiisena TrHvet improving.

vance from tha city have o0en gotten In much
bettor condition than any one could have
expected, and the maugers Of the different sys-
'tens really deserve great credit for the prompt
mess with which travel, 70 somo extent has oeon
resumed.
TRAINS RUNNING.
All trains on tho road from here 70 Newport
News have run on schedule time or very nearly
80, and by this route most OF the people COINS
North from here have taken passage. Qulte a
number left on the $50 Z. NJ. train yesterday.
These were taken from Newport News across
tho bay 60 Cape Charlee on tho Chesapeake and
onio Companys transfer bOst. aud IRON there
they took the train on the Philadelphia Line.
which puts them in New York at O'Clock this
morning. This has been the best, quickeet, ana
most popular route since Friday.
Two TRANSFERS.
Only one train camo up on the York. River
road from West Point yesterday. IL arrived at
Twenty-eighth street. where the passengers
had TO TO landed on account OF waior being over
the track above that point about 2:SO T. NJ. one
train also lett the ciiy ria this route IL pulled
ont from The Iwenty-eighih-stroet depot at 4:SJ
r. ".
and Vest Point--One az ROmancoko. whore there
l. a bad landslide or washOut. aud another az
White House bridge, which was somewhat i'm
paired on sunday by vessel rlnntng against lt
while the strain Of the water was very nesvy
against the structure. These troubles VIII be
rernedied as speedily as possible. but being do
sirous Of serving the public tho company will
give the best service thai they possibly C7h'
ENGINE OPP THE TRACK
The passenger train over ibe Richmond and
Dauv!le road duo here at 8 81 I. Nj. did not
arrive last night until shortly after 10 O'Clock.
The delay was occAsiOned ny the engine of a
south.bound freight train leaving he trsck near
.Jennings-Ordinary station. which Il only Tow
miles this side Of Purkeyine. lnli'ckiiy the de-
railed engine WAS on tho main hno and at n
point whore the incoming passenger could not
possibly pass
This occurred soon after O'Clock. and No.
70 which vas within icw miles OF the spot had
lust 20 quietly stand and wait until force OF
hanls could be sent Up from Richmond 10 get
the tremendous "hog back on tha track.
CAPTAIN NJ est received Intelligence OF the
rnjshap iust in time for him 10 t.ko h9 sOu h
bound train leaving hers at @o'clock. lie took
on IA number of operatives at the company 5
shops and tho necessary jack an1 Otncr eil-
para,us. with which the locomotive was soon re-
tracked.
No one was hurt. and sbout the only harm was
the delay.
an Of tho regular trains on this road are run
ming. but not on schedule. "a me engineers have
orders 20 move cautiously. Inc departures arc
prompt, but the arrivals both here and south
are late.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO.
The trains over this road are running regular
ly and without trouble from Cincinnati n hano'
Yer Junction. The bridge over the Ch'rksho-
miny river, four miles from Richmond, has pcen
replaced and yesterday afternoon the fun iOrco
and The two pile-drivcCs were taken up 70 South
Anna river. The bridge here + gone, and this Is
the most serious trouble now in the way. The
replacement Of The Lfttlc-Tiver bridge viii u o
very Iile sine. SUpor ntcnGent Dabney Is ST.
p .rintcnd ng The work, which Ia progrcsslt <
rapidly. AMI it ~ thought that the eniiic road
VIII Oo op'n by tonight, or certainty oy To-
morrow n-O ng.
WESTERN TRAINS.
Since saturday the passengers, baggage, and
f~ff 0f "A & hos r.f : "a n
transf .rrel 10 the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Po.oma- road at no junction aud brought
% tne city rit tllt route. Ihc only transfer ue-
tween The iumc'i1n ana Ri-hmCni is et The
ChicsAhouiuv near Ashla.i. wher" one Of tAe
stone arches 90 he -Uil- nj bridge has cAyed
Tic Fredericksburg officials have not as yet
undertaken TO run any trains on their own &C.
count except the Ashland accom- mmOt9tioa. lhe
the Chase peak ali Ono schedule, but are also
de igne1 f.r tho accommodation OF local travel
g h re wer' two trans 0ut for the West ycs;er-
d ~ ria thi3 route and two came III the evening.
NOErnsRN TRAIN.
u is expected that tue Fredericksburg people
will run northern train today ny transferring
20 tho Che,aD axe sud ONO railroad at tne
Junction sud e. the Virginia Mid q ld railroad az
Gortonsyiic. Tia, Virginia Midland Is IN opera
ton 10 Alex Rudria. and from tlote b Washing
ton passengers go by boat.
Oue span Of tue Long bridge on the Pennsylya-
MA road between Alexandria aud Washington
n8l MaSAel HWGy a. noon ye.teTuhy. anu thN To-
Waiudor Of the structure was in bad cOndliiOn.
Tho Pennsylvania people reported to the Fred
cri .ksOurc authorities that their line would be
open from Quautico TO Alexandra today, but 1t
VIII be perhaps ten days betJre thoy can get INTO
Washington.
Major Myers has a large force Of hands at
vors. and IL WAS expected that the temporary
trcst Ting around the thickBhominy bridge
would be completed last night So that trains cah
pass oyor to-day. Tho scctiou-bend masters,
with fuu forces, are d, work oil Gl)nc tho limo
repairing small breaks aud putting iu culvcr.s
that haye been washed Out Tho CnlcSlhominy
bridge lKel. tde next serious trouble is az Nide
Water beyond Fredericksburg. where ihcre alo
breaks. the dimensions ol which sIe not known.
Tho company telegraph wires are up from
here O. OuAntic1. All 81 ;ho most serious inter-
rspuous ou this road have heep fully reported.
TO PtTsEsBURG.
All % the local trains. but no through ones. are
being handled On the Petersburg road. They
only so as fsr e. PO 'lh0ntns, and yesterday
morning passengers and baggage We're trans
ferrsd over the Appomsttox by boat Il was cG-
peciei that wagons would be substituted for
Doais Inst night Local freight is also being
shipped between here and FocahOntas for tho
benefit OF the Chesterfield people, who are not
70 any market
RICHMOND AND ALLEGuANY.
Mr. Decatur Axtell in conversation with Dis
pdfch reporter yesterday afternoon said ne had
bcan very mach gratiled 10 learn that the dam
age "a this line was not so serious as at rst sup
posed. There II. he SAID, no one place that will
1--WE any great trouble, though there are a great
many breaks and washoui- on The roai an1
some OF them are OF considerable length. At
10 place is the bo1 washed cut 10 any great
deplh
A largo force Is now at work on the breaks near
Richmond and unless something unforeseen
occurs tho accommodation will leave here this
afternoon and IL l. expected that il will bs able
10 run up tic road twenty-five milos. An onOrt
will Dee made 10 run the train much further to-
morrow.
Trains will be run on the sections Of this road
between Clifton Forge and Lynchburg and Lex
ingt0n and Clifton Orgc to-day.
The cOmpany's toleCraph-wire5 ere open west
o. Lyncnburg. bat communication can only DO
ad from here "a Maidens Adventure. There
are breaks I'm the line between there and Lynch
burg but it is not yet known where they are A
force OF linemen have been ordered this way
from Lynchburg AMI another torce mas gone
from here across tho country. The water over
tue rack ha- been so deep that the linemen
could not 90 UP by r9il.
NotrAin will 20 out on this road to-day.
A. soon as the repairs on the Chesapeake and
OHIO have been completed the entire repair
force will be transferred TO the Richmond and
Allegheny.
Personal.
Messrs J. d. Potts. !. y. Jones, and other
Chesapeake ana Ohio officials who went Out on
n tour Il inspection on the Richmond and Alle-
gbany, returned sunday night RIA tho Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac from the junction.
They were caught between here and Lynchburg
and had a hard time getting back TO kichmond
NORTHERN NAIL,
Malls great deal Of twas sent from here
yesterday for tho North O5a tire NewpOrt News
md Cape Charles route. For the present
nail aud passengers Will come by thus way On
saturday the authorities al Washington directed
hat the mail from the North be sent here by tho
Norfolk and Western. but II had 10 DO ordered
back apd sent Ui1 Newport News.
The train from Newport News which arrived
late last evening brought the northern mail
which had been ordered back from Petersburg
also Saturdays and Sundays mail from Nash-
ngton and New York.
THE COCEADE CITY.
Ehe AppOmattox FaIliBg-Desaiis OF
the Damage, &e