The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-19
Islip.


TCorrespoudence OF the Hsraid.l
IsLTP, SUFFOLK STATION, PRESENT TRRxI.(
NATION OF l.. RAILROAD, FEB. rs.
life on Long Lsand-Rairoad-S insular Incident
Mr.. BENEFIT
DEAR 5R,-
We are in the daily receipt of your Herald"
and wait with Impotence the arrival of the cars to
put us in possession of all the news from the city
The perusal OF the various letters received from
your correspondents, in different parts OF the United
States, are read with much interert and az you do
not appear to have regular correspondent in this
part OF the country, your numerous readers would
probably like to hear occasionally from Long Island
It's now about year since this place was almost
wilderness, but the continuation of the railroad to
this point has had tendency to give a great i'm.
Iuse 10 me Improvement OF this part OF the island
Comfortable and commodious stages are always in
readiness, on the arrival of the cars convey pas
sensers to any part OF the Island and at moderate
iare The comfort OF a good hotel is also found
mere; provisions and game IN abundance, deer
plenty IN the immediate vicinity, and the way our
friend OF the Bucks Horn" here will at shor. no.
lce, serve up line venison steak and hot totatoe,
with other appropriate trimmings cannot be beaten,
70 say nothing OF the trout, partrldges, quas &c.
Gentlemen from the city, on their way to " Gran
dalfs," or Lift Snedcor's," IN most cases prefer
dining here en route, and have expressed elves
highly pleased with the house. | regret Mr. Edi-
tor, that we can give you special news from this
quarter Things go on very quietly here, The cir
culatlon is almost entirely metsir, and bank or
bank note, as legal tender, In this quarter, would
be mo GO" The recent enactment of the Legis-
lature, compelling the Railroad Company to burn
fossil coal, Is considered by the Long Island Com
pany as little oppressive, they have for the last
three or four months collected a very large stock of
seasoned pine wood at this point, say 1900 cords,
on which they will sustain heavy loss The sub
stltution of coal for wood, in driving their engines
il Is expected will dimIn h, it not entirely prevent
Of o.tft Hrut L.
houses along the line Of the road.
Speaking Of COAL wood, &c, reminds me of q
very funny affair which occurred in this vlcniya
few days since, ana fortunately terminated with
out accident The Railroad Company having re-
Gently procured from Baldwin, Of Philadelphia, a
new and powerful engine, called the " Fiske," con
sructed tor the burning OF wood, has been altered
10 conformity to the law TO burn coal, and donblo
advantage has been gain by this, security from
setting re, and accelerate speed IN travelling; but
to ih- srory,-Th- Flske having on at the tims full
head ct steam. and train OF passenger cars, with
say nifty passengers attached, was waiting at this
station for her regular time for starting to expire,
when the conductor of the engine and his assisan
lett the locomotive for a few moments and stepped
into the hotel 10 get some refreshment wag OF
a boy, probably without intending mischief mouated
the engine and uninte ntvnally set the train in mo-
non, aud she started of so suddenly that the engine
man and his deputy were lefr behind, and away che
went. II WIS some time before II was discovered
by the conductor Inside the cars, that the engine
was running alone, and that il was then too late TO
stop her The speed shortly became irightu, and
great alarm began 10 show itself amongst The pas.
sengers, and particularly he ladies', whSn their ST.
tuation was known Fortunately, Ih- reside mt en-
gineer. Mr. ) happened to be in the cars. and as
sisted by the conductor, with great presence Of
mind, aldyed the fears of the passengers and pre-
vented many Of them from jumping OUT by
surance thst an elevation in the road very dis
tant, would give them command OF The engine
This fortunately proved to be the case, for the
CINE, on The ascending grade, was, with Rrea' diff
Guilty and hazard, brought TO stand still Had 1t
mol been for the presence OF mind OF thrse gentle
men, many would undoubtedly have Jumped out,
md oss of life and limb must have followed. Your
readers can Judge OF the speed at which The Flske
proceeded, when, re nearly 10 the time could be-
certsin.d, nine miles OF the road hsd been gone
over in about fourteen minutes This is The fret
aud only instance 1T =" running away" which has
ever tiken place this road Should you deem
this scratch of interest enough PRINT shall oc.
casionally give you detail of some Of the rich
things" going on in this quarter.
Yours, &c, BUNcK.