Identifier: panamapersonalre00robi (find matches)
Title: Panama : a personal record of forty-six years, 1861-1907
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Robinson, Tracy, 1833-1915
Subjects: Panama Railroad Co
Publisher: New York Panama : Star and Herald Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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de, where in the course of an hour or two theinnocent-looking barrels were probed, and every-one found to contain something that did not be-long there. A large quantity of cartridges forthe rebel guns was fished out and safely lockedup in the companys vault, to await further de-velopments. The flour was then sent forward to the disgusted consignee. This put an end to the struggle, and in a few105 (Panama days the outs laid down their arms, were par-doned, and returned to their homes, and one Pan-ama revolution, at least, had a floury end. Commander Gushing ached for a chance tohave a scrimmage, but it did not occur. He wasa born fighter, with an eye like steel, and a cour-age that never faltered. He knew no such wordas fail. He was the hero of the most daring andbrilliant exploit of the American Civil War—the destruction of the Albemarle, on the night ofOctober 27, 1864. That brave act gave himworldwide fame. He died at an early age, De-cember 17, 1874, in the city of Washington. 106
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Chapter XI) CHAPTER XI IV/f R. DAVID HOADLEY was president^ of the Panama Railroad Company from1853 until October, 1871, eighteen years, whenhe resigned the position, and Mr. Joseph F.Joy, the secretary, was elected to the vacancy.Mr. John Keeler, who had been head book-keeper since 1856, was made secretary, and Mr.Henry Smith remained, as he had been for sev-eral years, the treasurer of the company. The Brig Line, as it was called, formed apart of the railroad companys assets. It wasorganized soon after the road was completed, in1855, and was composed of a line of ten sail-ing vessels between New York and Aspinwall,until 1870, when the business was transferred to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Thesesailing vessels, barks, and brigs of from 250 to400 tons, made regular and rapid voyages,laden with general cargo. They usually cameand went either by the Mona or the MariguanaPassage, or by Turks Island, and often madethe round trip within thirty days, including the 107 (Panama time o

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