Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06

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built, was to have been opened for |
business Friday morning, but there !
was yet some work to be done |
and the opening was delayed. After
regular operation has been begun a |
regular daily services will be main |
tanned. Every other car leaving Will |
mington for New Castle will run to
Delaware City. The New Castle cars
leave every 20 Minutes, and the Della
ware City cars every 40 minutes. The
cars are scheduled 10 make the run each
way between Wilmington and Delaware
City in one hour. The fare each way
between Fourth and Market streets and
Delaware City has been fixed at 20
cents, being 10 cents to New Castle and
Riverside Park and 10 cents tor the re.
mainder of the distance.
In order to give an opportunity to
inspect the road party Of citizens Was
gwen an excursion to Delaware City
Thursday afternoon by the management.
Two special cars, in which the trip
was made, left Eighth and Market
streets at l.3o o'clock and arrived at
Delaware City at 3.O5. The run could
have been made much quicker, but the
| cars were delayed at Third street bridge
and step Of several minutes was made
| in New Castle. The representatives of
the company Oh the trip were Clarence
P. King OF Philadelphia, who is the
vice-president; Peter l.. Cooper, Jr.,
Of this city, secretary of the board of
directors, and Richard W. King of New
Castle, superintendent. They spared
| no efforts to maks the excursion enjoy
able. Judge Koch OF Bridgeton, N. j.,
stakeholder of the Wilmington &
New Castle railway, was the only guest
from outside of the State. The others
in the PARTY were Chief Justice Lore.
ex-senator Anthony Higgins, Levy
Courtnien Scott and White, Walter II.
Hayes, John S. Rossell, Mark M.
Cleaver, Harry j. Stoeckle, Sheriff
Taylor. James P. Winchester, James
Meeary, A. A. Capelle. General Man
ager Lugar of the Wilmington City
RAILWAY, General Manager Crook of
the Wilmington & Brandy wine Springs
Railway, Deputy Attorney General
Cooper Col. James O. McComb. Will
liam H. Hill, William F. Hayes, jerome
B. Bell, Deputy United States Mar
shall Clark, State Treasurer Ball, ex-
Sheriff Finn. VIM. r. Brinckle, James
f. Short, John Schuhardt, Henry +.
Dure, William F. Smalley, Jr., }. Will
lsins Cooch, Andrew @. Gray, Henry
L. Evans, John r. Lambson, L. Baysrd
Heissl, Protbonotary Woolley, George
B. Money, John II. Rodney, Alexander
B. Cooper, Albert l. Swan, Isaac n.
Taylo Merits Taylor, W. Scott Vernon,
DR.. J. H. Chandler. A. o. H. Grier,
Arthur Q. Davies, A. J. Koocb, A. NJ.
Gallagher, William Morrison, Edgar O.
Bross. Charles HOFFMAN,, Il. +. Eckles,
Mayor Boyd of New Castle, Col
James q. Moylan, Harlan q. Scott,
F. dell. Janvier and l. N. Grub, Jr.
Several Delaware City people were in
the party on the return trip.
II Tine cara were manned by Conduct
, ors b. +. Blackburn and Harry Mont
gomery and Motormen Harry Timms
, and James Doris.
The trip to Delaware City was a
; novelty to everybody. Although there
, was no effort to make speed, there was
some fast running on level stretches.
, The road is in sight of the river and
.. only short distance from it all the
! way down. After leaving New Castle
the public road Is abandoned and the
line runs through the oompany's right
of way, a portion of which Is parallel
with and near the public road and the
remainder across farms. The led OF
n lflb EUhu Hhb DbbD lilddo nc uthFly lbNbl
as possible, and, strange to say, there
' are only few cuts Of any consequence
4 and not many noticeable grades. With
a the exception of a few necessary curves
{ the line is in straight stretches The
!. roadbed has been we'll bsllasted, and
as heavy rails have been put down there
i is O solid foundation for the cars anC
I practically no jolting.
v The line runs through one of til,
+ most interesting sections of the State
. Many magnificent farms and residence!
q are along the route, which vie will
the Delaware River and its shipping il
a adding interest to the ride. Riversid,
n Park, which Is operated by the com
!, pany, is short distance below New
!. Castle. Nearly all the way New Castle
4 Delaware City and the river fortitica
"a tions in the vicinity can be seen from
|. the cars. just before reaching Della
!. ware City the road crosses the Newarl
e & Delaware City railroad on brdg,
a erected by the railway Company. 1t ha
;, been substantially built and unusua
d care has been taken to make botl
" bridge and approaches safe. An cleo
trio block system has been installed
" along the line. In Delaware City th
" road makes its way to the main street.
Il where it runs to a point opposite tn
10 canal locks and nearly to the wharf.
N All of these features were noticed b.
" the inspecting party and after reachin
1t Delaware City the guests were escorte
% to the Brick Hotel, where Mine Hos
ty Theodore Armstrong provided an OK
cellent dinner. The cars reached Della
ware City at 3. o. O'Clock and remaine
there until 4.I5. After dinner tn
guests enjoyed themselves by strolliu
te around the town and watching tn
d. operation of the locks. One OF th
\, Ericsson Line steamboats, pBsse,
Ut through while they were there and il
a movements in the canal and locks wer
q watched with interest.
" On the return trip speed run wa
a. made and the distance between Dela
IN ware City and New Castle was made |
re % minutes. The party reached Fourt
'h and Market streets, this city, fe
Gu minutes before o'clock, which wa
CT considered very good time, as there wer
III delays in New CASTLE at Third. stree
pc bridge and Third streetrailroad crossing
CO Some of the members of the mart
took occasion to compliment the mar
agement upon its enterprise in buildin
such substantial road and selectin
g. such an interesting route The road
s; about 9ta miles 10 length. 1t was bui
~. by the Delaware Construction Co.,
X. this city. of which Alvin r. Moiriso
of Is president, and Mr.. Morrison, WI
q, was on the trip, was personally col
.s- graduated upon the completeness
x the work. The work was begun c
o. June 10th. For the present the railws
-, cOmuauy. which is operat ad in pnn in nj