19th century Ti — Working on the railroad on June 13, 1874

This is the latest in an occasional series of posts about news reported in 19th century weekly issues of the Ticonderoga Sentinel.

All around Ticonderoga, men were busy working on the railroad in June 1874.

Construction began on June 9 on section 22 on the new railroad roughly along the shore of Lake Champlain.

“The first roads were put down near the tunnel, and the work will be pressed forward with rapidity,” the Ticonderoga Sentinel reported on June 13, 1874. “It is confidently expected that the first train will pass between Ti and Whitehall by the 1st of September.”

On June 4, work began on a new east-west railroad to the shore of Lake George, running through W.G. Baldwin’s land.

“Gangs of laborers will be set at work at short intervals along the route and the forces will be increased as fast as the men can be spared from the New York and Canada road, which is now nearly ready for the track.”

Passenger service between Ticonderoga and Port Henry would remain temporarily suspended due to ice damage over the winter to a trestle at Bulwagga Bay.

It was decided to wait to resume passenger service until new line being constructed around Bulwagga Mountain was finished.

“It is probable that no passenger trains will run between Ti and Port Henry before September.”

In other June 13, 1874 Ticonderoga Sentinel news:

Frazier & Malcolm, a downtown retailer, “received a fine assortment of baby carriages.”

The new millinery shop in Wiley’s block was attracting a large patronage.

The U.S. Senate, by a 29–19 vote, rejected legislation that would have granted suffrage to women in the District of Columbia.

The senior class of Middlebury College arranged for the Mendelssohn Quintette and Anna Granger Dow of Boston to furnish music for commencement and a concert after.

Sage advice from the editor: “Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.”

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