Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-11-11
FINAL STAGES OF WORK.
Costly Piece Of Railroad Is Rapidly
Nearing Completion.
is BIG Thing FOR HANCOCK
Immense Amount Of Money Ex-
pended In the Construction-Som
of the Figures Given Out.

pended In the ConstructlOn-SOm
of the Figures Given Out.
The bridge across Sideling Hill
creek, on the Cumberlandte y tension of
the Western Maryian railroad, has
been con- pleted and rail laying has
been started on the eastern end OF the
second division, which is that section
of the railroad from Sideling Hill
creek to Cumberland. Rail- LAYING on
the first division from Big Pool to
Sideilug Hill creek, distance Of p
miles, was completed on October /,
and that marked. except q few minor
sobs, tile ending of the contract OF the
Derpon Contracting Comuany with
the Western MARYLAND railroad, which
was for rns grading of the road from
Big Pool to SideIing Hill creek.
The first division will cost the rail.
road abont So 600, oo0, and about 900.
900 cubic yards of material we're exea-
waited. Work on the first division be-
gan at Big Pool about July 10, 1908.
From Big Pool to Hancock the work
was done by the Degnon Company aud
from Hancock to Round Top mountain
the work was sub contracted TO Geo.
b. Wade. Around Round TOP was the
most difficult and heaviest work on the
division, this was done BY DeRnon.
The excavation work around Round
Top was mostly through solid rock,
and that it was difficult was because
the mountain side is very steep and
below the railroad grade was the can
al. Between Round Top and Lick So
is the longest cut, Ii being about 3, 600
feet long, and the excavations were
made by Jones, Lnck d Co.. sub.con.
tractors. Adjoining the contract OF
Jones. Luck 81 Co. was the contract OF
Bart Mcdonald, brother of McDon-
aid. who is one of the largest con-
tractors in the United States and who
had a large contract on New York CITY
sub-ways. The west end of the dlyl-
sion was finished by the Degnon Com
pany
The excavation work ETC.. gave en-
ployment to about 1000 men for two
years. A few of these workmen were
local people, but the most OF them
were representatives of the Emerald
Isle and other foreign nations. Com
missaries were maintained by each of
the sub contractors and the Degnon
Company had three on the line, with
a general commissary and office at
Hancock.
The material used in this road such
as rails, cross ties, etc are the best
that can be bought. The masonry Is
the finest, being generally of concrete,
and the bridges are of steel. The
cross ties for the railroad were turn
ished by ], T. Bridges & Co., of Han
cock, who have contract with the
Western Maryland to furnish loo,0OO
ties. The steel bridge work was done
10y the Pennsylvania Steel Co., of
Steelton, Pa.
About 100 men are now employed
Dy the ThiHOdi III bohoosiAts7s ~ -
rails. ties, etc. These men are under
the supervision OF John Carmichael,
division engineer, and the gentleman
who guided the first plow on the con-
structIon work at Big Pool and who
held the throttle of the engine that
drew the first tram through Hancock.
The work of ballasting the first divl-
sion will be completed within few
weeks and the ballast gangs have I'M
loaded about 2, 500 cars of stone. About
$25 900 will be expended by the rail-
road in Hancock, and stations Will be
erected at Milestone and fearre.
The Western Maryland railroad on
leaving Big Pool goes into good ag
ricultural section and the first carload
of freight over the line was car OF
wheat loaded at Parkhead. 1t gives
Hancock railroad facilities that are
hard to excel. 1t will give the Round
Top Cement Co. better railroad facili-
ties and will develop a good fruit,
lumber, farming and live stock section
west of Round Top mountain.
AGED LADY KILLED.