New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-07
--.o,, IN Boston. via New-HaTen.
"e" tInrffor and springfield.
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ci,v. which is the headquarters OF tho Universal
Yankee Nation, being to New England ana New
Enplanders what Paris is to Franco; and wishing
TO see as much of New England as convenient, |
came by the above route, and it has more than
answered my expectations. To those who do
not wish to stop the route, Il is nearly as quick
as the direct route: viz-Lcave New York by
steamboat New Champion every morning at +
A. NJ. Reach Ncw-Hayen at II !. Cars leave
on arrival of the boat, and arrive at Hartford at
itP NJ The last 20 or % miles of the ride
the scenery is pleasant and the view Of Hart
ford, as you enter the town. is very fine. Dine
Immediately, and leave in the steamboat phGnlE
or Agdwain.--odd looking things, about the SIC
of canal-boat with mill-whcel in the stern
but on account of having douhlc-actng engines,
their motion IS very pleasant. Arrive at SPnng-
field at e. and leave By the Mail Tram ~ at
NIGHT Arrive at Boston at s i. ~. about the
time that the Trains via Norwich and Providence
arrive. which left New-York at ) p. VI. OF pre-
vious day.
The Railroad from New Haven to Hartford Is
in fnc orde.,-comfortable cars and accommo-
dating Agents. The passage up the Connecticut
is very pleasant and somewhat exciting nascend-
inc the rapids, where She channel is not much
wider than the boat. The Phoenix, the boat
went up in, has "A very gentemanIy Captain.
The Western Railroad has "a fine car-house at
Springfield The road was in fine order free from
dust, and many very pleasing views on the route
which ran sometimes for miles along the banks OF
small streams, then crossing them, and sometimes
losing sight Of them. There are many places where
the road is cut through ridges of sand and round
stones 80 to 40 feet above the level of the road
The entrance Of the road TO Worcester gives
fine view of the Insane Retreat. Passed two
freight trans going West. The Agents of the
Company are very accommodating, and do all
in their power to render passengers comfortable.
The cars arc of the most approved construction
the lower price cars excepted which are not fit to
carry cattle in at this time of year, let alone pas
scnoers, who pay within oncthlrd of the price OF
the first class The dav | came on, there APP
peared to be as many as 40 men, women and
children crowded into a single car of about 30
feet long, and with only four small windows IN
each side Of the car for ventilation, on cloudy
day, with the thermometer at 90', you can
Judge Of the misery of the inmates. There IS no
excuse for this. The Company can well enough
afford from the price they receive, to place cars
on the Road for second class passengers with
seats made in the same shape as those Tor FIRST
class, only Of PLAIN pine wood and CONTINUOUS
range of windows on the sides OF the car from
one end to the other. The difference between
the rates of fare of first and second class IS not
much between Springfield and Boston, being re-
spcctivcly $50 and So; but yet, as times arc,
that difference to many is considerable; 1t Is an
ordinary davis wages, and | saw many plain but
respectable looking people in the lower price cars
People travel, as they arc compelled to DO many
other things, {" according 10 their means'' and
the Railroad Company neither treat their passen-
gers with Justice, nor study their own interest, IN
not providing cars somewhat in proportion TO the
price they receive.
Fare from Ncw-York to Springfield, by pur-
chasing the tickets of the Steamboat, SIS; from
Springfield to Boston, S3-making $50. BY this
route YOU avoid sleeping on the Sound; have a
passing view of Ncw-H Haven; of Hartford and
the surrounding hills and mountains, and OF the
rich Valley of the Connecticut stretching away
for MANY miles to the South, and view OF It's
banks from Hartford to Springfield with few
hours leisure to ranblc about the pleasant town
OF Springfield
Nay-tares, Steamboats, and Railroad Compa
mics err very much, and lose considerable travel,
in order to make way passengers pay little
more in proportion. As an instance Fare from
New York to New-H Haven. per steamboat, > 81;
Railroad to Hartford, 81 so; Hartford to Spring
field, per steamboat, IS cents-mallng S3 o.
If YOU pay fare clear through on board the steam
boat. it is SO thus they make the way-passengcr
nav % per cent. more than their price for tickets
clear through But the Western Railroad is
worse managed than that even. Their iarc rom
Albany to Springfield, first class, IS -; from
Springfield to Boston, S3-Inaklng 80. Inc
price of a ticket from Albany to Boston Is 81,
making 30 per cent. additional squeezed out OF
the way-passengcr. SO for second class from
Albany to Springfield, fare So from Springfield
to Boston, S2-lnaking 81. Fare from Albany
to Boston, So TO-
Railroads draw from way-passengcrs a large
proportion of their receipts, and would increase
way-,ravcl By putting the fare at the same ratio
as for the whole distance. Let them try the OK
pertinent for once, and how 1t Will work
say fix their fare at so much per mile. 1t seems
a little vcxing to be compelled to pay at the rate
of So, dor the trip when the person on the seat
opposite TO you pays only at the rate Of Sd
The streets in Boston are in beautiful order,
and good many of them paved with wood.
The business aspect of the city is very imposing
as all their buSincssaPpears 10 be done within
very small compass. a great many new build
ngs appear to be going up. Washngton-street'
as y business street, for stores of all kinds, Is
superior TO Broadway; but as promenade, 1t
will not compare with 1t. Iremont-street IS a
pleasant promenade, particularly toward the oon-
mon from Kings Chapel. Yours, EDNohE
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