The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-17

cred in The same time. The average time q
the entire trio was three DAYS 70 strasburHn'
thirty-eight miles south OF Maritn.hurGh
often The mncadam covering NJ the road would
break thrnaxh under the unwonted weight ano
Tb.n ther. was sork. Tine ind spans ,Dle jack
screws came into use and timDers were placed
under the wheels until after. p-rhars, an houFs
WORK a fresh start could b. made. On ieSet..
where there was good. -olin road and all went
we'll. the teams proceeded al. a fast Walk; up
the bills they generally went faster. be@atse
was only by a Lood ~rurrini start that. they
couid get to tile ton at all. ~ IL wss. the olR
horses had to strain every muscle IN ascehi-
Before the frst trip vas made = prospecting
party went over the route ard examined thc
stances these were not eIual to supporting a
heavy locomotive. and IL Was necessary Wpo
i ,ssm t .os , SsG Snas sU. S Sdrden. ana
One OF the hardest problems to solve was
that Of regnlating the sped ~ a. Gend,ng
with his little sroon-shared brake, the men in
charge n the locomotive did for that unwieldy
troll on a sIsIp Dc WI r.sde. nothinr could ha .e
saved the heres 0: anything eise THAR hao-
.enei to be N ;he Wy. Aiter opaidsrloie e1r
wa. aR ain caIlei INTO re l%uisiiion. and used asa
trak-. being fastened tn the engine fran. ana
placed siu-wi-e sxrinsi the drive wheel ana
frightened or loJ--ned. % the necessity arose. by
a ma who rndn on the engine. This mans
The tenders were conveyed 10 Strssbursh in
the same manner as engines. eizht horses Dc.
Ing employed 10 the team. Car were nor %
much in demand as.engtnes. but q numcsi OF
these were ts-en ia the same manner. Ihey
were not onlT used Afterward for transporting
sar supplies on the southern roads. Sut served
the immeiiaie plruosc OF carrying the de-
tar hed portions OF the locomotives.
Wien II: engin.s reached stfasb1,sh tasy
Gap road. which had IL. same gaug: a. the
Baltimore and Ohio-nve Feet eight and a half
them ,ron. the rails a; Mariias6urgh aud the
tenders having teen aitarheG .the' were hiuIed
By means o. c.her steam power over the roan
mentioned and tue orange and AleEandTia
am \ .rsinIa Central roads TO Richmond. tie
ietaeh d rar remaining n she cars: AZ
u aH had ten brought from The line 81 the
Baltimore ana Oalo. S-arIy a yea: was &C
cupIed in converting the ,.ezed !ocomotives.
to klchm nd. mot OF them coming from MAT
tinsbursh. though Afew "eTe TAKEN IRON hAr
pers Ferry and Dutbelds. The reason 50 long
q per.Ou was covered IN the collection Of the
seized stock SAs that the Baltimore and OHIO
road Ma not continuously IL tie Possession Oh
the Conteiera,es. sometimes. by the for
tunes OF Wal. they were driven south OF tie
Potomac. ana when. perhape. after months OF
skirnisaIng. ihey regAined the lost ground.
the interrupted work o; cpnyeyinR the rolling
stock was Dc iiently and systematically re
sCmed. Two or ihte- OF the .occ motives which
Were started on; o: Nartinsuu-gh ~ the pike
never got TO N!nchesJer. the Union forces
having suddenly appeared upon the scene and
driven OF the psriy engages in hauling them
TIE ats Il pt TO convex them 10 s'rasburgh was
never renewed. aid tacy Stood " the PIX u
N"NNh sNAE eNN " N'H
covered BY the Baltimore aud Ohtc people at
the close Of tie war. solnewhAt the worse for
their exposure 10 t." elements. but xiii cApA-
bic. after repair. OF doirc socd service.
Some Of tie engines acre the long. lean
freight ha1leFe Q! I e day; some Nere pAs.en-
ger locomotives. bet the majority were Of the
nos Vanished "cArneltack" - pc. designed by
Ross "inAns ot baltimore. These camel.
service 10 tAe!- time. b; thev were nArvel.
] o: ug!in-ss. The gAD was p-rched OF top OF
and we'll TO the front o., the high boiler. and
81. RfNNpNeF EsFgN aNFrF-r IzEr ThA 'front.'
OF the Battle OF Manassas BE- us-d 10 mi
OF a 'cameloack." and weird and blOotcurc-
ling as " A. the sound emitted from his lips. 10
So~ and then the squAt in "tlrnpikinr" the
engines found &; advisable. In view o. in,or-
mstion received from Scorts. 10 retire at night
20 buuser HUI. a roiLt WEI! within TIE Con
iedera;e lines, 10 avoid the risk Of capture. re-
turIiux earl. next morning 10 resume ope a.
lions. The lss OF one Of the -Silled men
thAu that Of y private soldier. who Was merely
q fighter. or n-rhap- even than thsi Of ZONE OF
The length OF time over which the operations
extended ana TIE frequent proximity OF the
The last time he kAi!road corps HANDLED
one Of the captured locomotives was In the
spring oi 1885, when We LohteaeFstes e,he'
. that time the "l9a." a"caDeiback,- and the
last OF the eng'ne' - lie taken from Martins
burSh. sas a. srasoarEh ready 10 he con-
yeyed BY the way o: rai!r ,ads 10 Richmond.
The sudden move Of the army rendered this
impossible. ~ the direct route 20 the capital
lad t~er cut Of. 20 tie ni-ht Of the evacuation
the railroad fo-ce wat ordered 10 get that
,'eAueIoack" tn Richmond by the only route
lett oIeu. namely. the -ery c rcvitous one BY
.or!Inriy tie 'I.Y.' which hA' already cost 60
o. the Manassas ia? RAs!roAa and taken 20
-Mount Jackson distance o: twenty-five miles.
s s.Ee5 5nsI mS,e !; m naa' I ;o S,s ane oS 1seHs si /; rS q.
AsAin u!arcd on the rails. tE!> time those VI the
Sirs.nia Central.. and hAuied 70 Richmond.
movement Wa the most .urrtei ana exciting
o: the series. Many ortsv> had to lie str.ns-
| ;heE=d e. route. and ia crossing some o. them
was found nesesAry 10 substitute a block
and fsli Tor the horses.
All the en1ines were kept At Richmond. IN
I'll III. last one had teen ssised, tie original
intention haNi teen e. 10 the ~rvpa!rirc and
redttinc there, hut in Msy, 1859. when Nc
and pTep~rn,ioas 10 eyacuA;e the capital we're
made. the dIsinant,ed loco motives and their
di::".a,ei msmS:-s wers amoas he very hrs.
10 .ed ,soses S precious drlmsihacss to .sii
ilte the hands II the Northern troops after
,ile. ingenuity. and labor. souid have Keen
CALLING !ndee.i.. Col. SHARP, who had them IN
' y 1sii TO Si a esfs OS aai h IN The s: soa adf'' f Ike ' Tsss
taken 10 a place on the North Carolina entrai
sSsd; IN m, AIIaTnanss s01FSyi SSr'h Carolina
pli.hed.: and the engines found another lem.
brEaIS ICsN-l- pAAI'. .ncAsAAAilIt IA n kc
shcp hui!dinc> -: tie Raleigh and Castor
Ra'ircad at raleigh were. !essed by the
southern government. httei up with i'm
proved ma,hinery, aud the Confederate
STATES Locomotive Shops" were estar!i ,he4.
The shops were ready for WORK by July. 1852.
AMI the captured locomotives and the car
loais OF &C accessories were hauled hscs TO RAl.
eliza. and a large force Of workmea he
gan the rcat,ins and rerair!rg. As tAs:
a. ready the rehapilita,ed engines we@e
turned over to the various Southern
railroads. who purchased them from the
Confederate Stal-s, really paving FOR them
bv credits uIry he Government traUsIorta-
lion accounts, Tile existence OF the shops.
which w.re extensive ard fully equIpc-d. was
not generally known, and was one % many evi.
deOr-> thai Me Couieierai. leader, o. at
least some OF them. realized that the war
was 10 10 NO three months affair hut a
long and hart : rurgle. ana that the most SyS.
ieDaiic and h rough mRrShalling Of resources
AMI facilities Wa necessary. About ten
months were occupied In turning out the To-
cumotivcs. and u was IlCTe than eighteen
months iron ;hr date n tile mr. raid on the Raj.
umnre and ohio Railroad before they we're all
in active use a-aip. they proved highly Valn,
able IN sutsrlrent urerntIoas. coming into use
as they all when much 90 the southern roilIns
stock WA ,ol pie;elY worn out.
ca. >UNrr. who conducted the movements for
the seizure uf the rolling stock. MAS NOT MANI