| From the Charleston Mercury |
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| November 26, 1864 |
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| The Wilmington & Manchester Railroad is
now, we believe, the longest, and it certainly is one of the most
regular in its connections and best conducted, roads in the Confederacy
(which, by the way, is more than could have been said of it in much more
favorable times); and its present good standing is well known to have
been earned by the skillful management of Mr. Superintendent Drane. But
there is one very important defect in the schedule of this road from
Wilmington to Kingville, to which we have been repeatedly requested to
call Mr Drane's attention, and that is, its non-connection with the
Northeastern Road from this city. Hundreds of refugees from Charleston
and vicinity are now located in the pleasant villages between Florence
and Kingville, and to these, as well as to the numerous citizens along
the line, a slight modification of the schedule going west, would be
most desirable, as well as profitable to the Company. |
| The Wilmington & Manchester cars going
west, pass Florence at 10 o'clock, p. m., just one hour before the
arrival of the Northeastern train, and reaches Kingville at 4 2/4
o'clock, a. m., two hours and three quarters ahead of the time required
to connect with the South Carolina road. Now, if one hour of this
surplus time were granted at Florence, the desired connection would be
made, through passengers would not be detained, for on reaching
Kingville, they would still have to wait an hour and a half, which in
winter time is a sufficiently long stay at this point. We do hope, for
the comfort of the manhy persons interested, that Mr. Drane will see
proper so to modify his schedule that the up and down trains may pause
at Florence, which would rectify the defect alluded to. |
| The conductors of this road are the most
kind and attentive. Among them we now recollect Messrs. Harry Brock,
Hainey, Parker and Captain Evans. |
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