| From the Baltimore Exchange |
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| June 17, 1861 |
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| The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad |
| It will be seen by a
telegraphic despatch that this road has been re-opened to Sandy Hook,
within half a mile of Harper's Ferry. Ten heavy freight engines from
Baltimore were sent forward on Saturday afternoon to bring the large
number of cars that were stopped more than to weeks since on the Eastern
side of Harper's Ferry bridge. These cars were laden with coal, flour,
whiskey, lumber, etc., and were all brought through safely to Baltimore,
being more than three hundred in number. They arrived after midnight on
Saturday at Mount Clare. The quantity thus added to the supply of coal
in the city is over 2,000 tons. |
| It is thought by the officers
of this road that it will be from eight to fifteen days before there can
be any further arrivals of freight cars in Baltimore, from the other
side of the Potomac. They report that some 3,000 tons of coal are
occupying their cars at Martinsburg and other stations beyond, which are
to come forward as soon as the intervening bridges are restored. The
reconstruction of bridges on the road will prove a more serious matter
than was expected, not only because the destruction is greater than was
anticipated, but because the timber best adapted for the purpose was
mostly procured from Cumberland, and can hardly be had east of Harper's
Ferry with promptness. |
| No attempt will be made to
restore the bridges until the road is occupied thoroughly by a military
force. It is believed that the Confederate troops still occupy the
vicinity of the line at several points. No permanent structure will be
erected at present, but the temporary tressling will be of heavy and
strong timber. No engines have been destroyed by the Confederate troops. |
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