The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22
THROUGH LINE
NORTH TO SOUTH
NOW COMPLETE
Continued from First Paseo

and Carolina Railroad is the great amount
of trestlfng required Seven bridges haVd
baen constructed between the terminals,
and these vary in length from hearls
three thousand feet to sixty feet.
Tire bridge which spans the James f.tFeF
ar thf, roint is one thousand four hum
bred feet in Iers;tn. but from the time inc
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina rails
leave the ground on the Manchester si,ie
OF the river until they again feach tlie
earth. over five thousand feet OF resel'ls
has been traversed.
in This city is about twenty feet, and the
highest point reached is twenty-eisnt
feet. which is where Main street Is
crossed The average height OF the
James River bridge is about forty teel'
but the height of the bridge Which crosses
the Roanoke River Is double thdt OIL the
James River bridge. The bridge across
the Appona'ttox at Petersburg. with via
duct. is about one thousand rect III
length. The bridge across the NottoWfty
is about three hundred feet In lensuh.
with a trestle nine hundred ieet long. lhe
spans over the Meherrin reacn Il toIil
length OF five hundred and tmrty leet,
while two thousand taree huhaIeu
of elevated track lead TO the bridge
across the Roanoke River, winch Is SIX
hundred feet in length. All OF these
bridges have been completed ana trains
have crossed them.
THE ENGINEER In CHARGE
The work on this enterprise was heSuh
March, 1898. Mr. Robert B. Seymour.
the chief engineer of the Richmond, Pc
tersburg and Carolina. assumed the DIS
charge of his duties the month following.
He is a man of recognized ability ana
occupies a most prominent pace IN tie
world of railway engineering At Ihe
time when he was secured by the sea-
beard to take charge OF tEe WORK. ne
was the assistant engineer of the MIGHT
gan Central and located in Chicago.
where for fifteen years he had been iden-
tilted with the work of construction or
the terminals at that point and with
other railroad enterprises, having oeen
connected with the Northern Pactfc.
Mr. Seymour made a most enNiaoie
record as the engineer in charge OF the
t.liIsang of the Chicago Junction BeIt
line. an enterprise the cost of which was
s1s 600 COO AT the time OF the improve
ment of these terminals Mr. seymour
was also connected with the MlchiSan
Central. fIe has personally superlnte9ld-
ed the work of the new line ana mas as
his assistant Mr. L. 5. Harris. who Is
we'll known In engineering circles.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Mr. George s. Fowler. the well known
railway supply man of Washington, is in
Richmond for to-day
Mr.. F. C. Bryan. general western
freight agent OF the Norfolk and Western
at Chicago, is Richmond visitor
Mr.. t. NJ. Emerson. traffic manager OF
the Atlantic Coast Line. was in this city
yesterday.
President stevens. OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio, has returned from Newport
News.
President Williams. os the seaboard. is
back from Charleston
It is stated that the appeal taken by
Thomas f. Ryan from the decision OF
Judge Purnell of the United States Dis
trict Court. Eastern District OF North
Carolina, in one of the suits brought
against the Seaeoard. VIII De w'.i.ofsswh
from the United States Court OF Appeals.