Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-23
What the Railroads are Dojoo


charge of the corps surveying the
new route from Harper's Ferry to
Cherry Run, along the Potomac
river, and which is intended as an
easy grade road for the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, is now located in Shep-
herdstown, the whole corps having
quarters at the Entler Hotel. The
surveyors are now at the Cement
Mill, a mile below town, working their
way in this direction. They are NOV
ing much slower than when they
first surveyed this route, as they are
now locating the road bed. The line
being laid out is higher than the first
one, and will be just above the high
water mark of 1SS9-the greatest
flood Of which history or tradition has
any knowledge. Mr.. Watts. in con-
versation with the REGISTER man,
said that the route along the river as
he surveyed it a couple of months
ago was Sc miles. BY making cut
off from Falling Waters to Little
Georgetown the line can beshortened
49, miles, making the distance 42t
miles, and this may possibly be
shortened still more by cutting across
some of the necks. The distance by
the present B. & O. line is 80 miles.
The surveyors will probably be in
Shepherdstown three weeks. They
will remain here us long as possible, as
they like their accommodations at
this place.
OF course the great question is, Will
the road be built? The REGISTER can
answer that there is abundant reason
to believe that It will be. An official
high up in the management of the b.
4 o. recently wrote that there vas no
buncombe about the survey-that
the company means business and the
road will be constructed. 4 gentle
man who is in a position to know a
great deal of the plans of the b. 4 O.
told the REGISTER that he believed it
was the settled purpose OF the com
pany to construct the new line, and
that while it was possible it might not
be built right away he was confident
that it was work that would be ac-
complished. Another source of in
formation gives ii out that the es-
tablishment of the great yards at
Brunswick, the improvements at Har-
per's Ferry and the new river road
are all parts Of one plan that the
company has carefully worked out
and proposes TO complete. The
simple fact that the second survey
follows so soon after the first, and
that the road road is now being To-
Gated, is most encouraging sign.
We hope TO soon hear that the actual
work of construction has commenced
The new b. & o. bridge at Harper's
Ferry will be % feet higher than the
old one. The tunnel will be about
S75 feet long 20 feet high and 30 fee t
wide. The bridge will enter the town
where the depot now stands and the
line will cross the end of Shenandoah
street to Potomac street and proceed
south of the county road to Island
Park. The company intends build.
ing fine commodious depot. About
$50 hands are now ut work, day and
night, and it is understood that the
contractors will shortly want about
700 hands. They are under bond to
complete the bridge and tunnel by
March LIST, 1899. -Harper'S Ferry Sen
tnel
At Waynesboro, Saturday, the cor
oner's jury rendered their verdict in
the cases of Martin Propes and
William Darrough, killed in the Nor
folk and Western passenger wreck
Wednesday. The verdict charges the
section foreman, acting rs track-walk-
er, G.. H. Marten, with gross and in
the opinion of the jury criminal neg
ligence, and completely exonerates
the company from blame, saying their
rules are amply sufficient to prevent
such accidents.
Four powerful new passenger en-
gines from the Baldwin Locomotive
Works passed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
a few days ago for use on the Shen-
andoah Valley division of the n. and
w. Railroad.
The new link Of the Western Mary
land Railroad that connects with the
b. & o. at Cherry Run is doing a
thriving business. On Monday 12O
cars of freight went east over it and
so cars west.
The State Board OF Public Works
has finished assessing the railways Of
West Virginia, and their report shows
grand total Of SIS, 504, 3G4. 81 for last
year. There are 81 lines operated in
the State.
William McNamee, of Mar tinsburg,
aged "a years, was accidentally killed
by the cars at Harper's Ferry few
days ago.
The True Laxative Principle
of the plants used in manufacturing
the pleasant remedy, Syrup OF Figs,
has u permanent benefi cial effect on
the human system, while the cheap
vegetable extracts and mineral solu-
tions, usually sold as medicines, are
permanently injurious. Being well
informed, you will use the true remedy
only. manufactured by the Calfcr-