The New York herald., 1845-08-27
HARTroRD, August 25, lSi5.

Rail Roads-Hartford, Nelc Hauen and Springfield
Western-F -Fues-Imporfant 10 HartfordIand Nor
,cich Public-Nep York and Hartford Rail Road
-Sforms-Buiidings and Families struck By
Lightning.
On the Hartford and Springfield road (25 miles in
lengthy belonging to the Hartford and New Haven
Railroad Corporation, smashing" business is
being done. Four trains up and down this road
daily. II is built in superior manner to the
Westera And The new on th road eclipse those
of all other roads, to my certain and experimental
knowledge. Each train carries from 80 to 200 pas
sengers and often more. We will suppose they car
ry $50, which makes only two car loads, whilst
three car loads is about the average-ths would
give them 1900 passengers during the week-as
there is Sunday train. And during the year l07,-
900 passengers. When the Hartford and New Ha.
ven Company considering the expedlency OF
constructing this road, OF Directors, who was
well acquainted with The amount OF travel between
Hartford and Springfield, stated that as soon as the
third year after the road went into operation, they
would carry annually $4,000 passengers, between the
two places. 1t has been in operation only about nine
months and they have thus far been Carrying double
the number OF passengers, that this Director SAID
would be carried in the third year. and tor which
large statement he considered almost Wild -
This part Of the road has been the means OF ncrea-
sing the receipts of the Corporation from li0 to 100
per cent whilst the expenses of running and keep
lag the road in repair, have not been increased IN
proportion. The fare for the % miles between this
city and Springfield Is IS cents, whist between Hart
ford and New Haven, distance OF 30 miles, IT is
$40 --and yet II Is only 10 mules longer The ex-
fare this road is probably charged tor shaking
oil the gout from those persons who may ride over
Inc same But seriously, the fare, is out
rageously hight is equal TO the old stage fare be-
tween Hartford and New Haven. The company
ought TO keep up with the spirit OF the age, and re-
duce their fare reasonable price, Sl00 for the 80
miles Tney would also make more money by it.
The Directors, several weeks since, reduced the
f. 1.1k katxr
Hartford and New fIaven) to persons who wished
TO 20 and return the same day, TO either city. They
are now reaping the benefits, in the shape OF IN
creased and increasing receipts. Merchants IN 'his
city, as well as New Haven, are also generally Ten
Gifted thereby; because the manufacturers OF the
great manufacturing town of Merlden, now visit us
often TO make purchases and to sell their goods,
whereas before, their business done chiefly by
| correspondence. Gentlemen of the railroad direc-
ton, do not stop here in your well begun work, but
carry out the same benlfcent fare between Hartford
and New Haven, and you will have, IN addition to
increased receipts that of which you are now def
cient, the good will of the entire public. You are
well aware that even the three trains you run over
this part of your road, are not near SO well filed (not
much over halD the four trains you run hence to
Springfield. Gentlemen, the fare is too high With
the fact before the pubic, OF the great increase OF
receipts II Is not surprising that the stock of this
company has run up from 30 to 95 and 100, and no
stock in the market of any account 1t is now held
by persons for permanent investment.
The Western Railroad Company are contempla-
ting running a night train through, from Boston to
Albany, la lightning speed, 80 odd miles per hour,
at only 81 fare, in competition with the Boston via
| New York route to Albany. This line, if put on,
will make only four stoppages between the two cities
merely to bait and water their iron horses. This
will be, e,as Davy Crockett would say, "going ahead %
The fares on this road are onerous, and cause much
! complaint
combination between the Norwich, Western,
and Springfield roads, in opposition to Buckey's
celebrated line OF stages between this city and Nor
wich, carry passengers from Hartford to Norwich,
and pice for 81, whilst the regular fare be-
tween Norwich and Springfield, for a person going
sons bound from Norwich to Springfield, or farther
west, will save 81 30 by purchasing ticket for
Hartford, and If going on, to buy at Springfield
for their westward destination. This information
pro bono pnbiico, and the public will please take
due notice thereof, and govern themselves accord
ngly. All persons who desire to go from Norwich
to Hartford, or Hartford to Norwich, by paying So
ride through most delightful country in splendid
coaches, drawn by four OF the best OF horses, and
careful drivers to manage the same, in about one
half less time than is taken by the cars through the
most barren part of Connecticut and Massachusetts
The survey of the New York and Hartford Rail
road, via Danbury and the Harlem Railroad, pro-
gresses rapidly and more than justes thus far the
feasibility of the route, as has been maintained by
its friends 1t is more feasible than the average Of
| roads that have been built Its entire length will be
between hfty-five and sixty miles. Between this
city and Plymouth, distance of twenty-five miles,
Il
largest manufacturing towns in the State; viz: West
Hartford, Pennington, Tin which town are several
manufacturing vilages) Bristol, Painville and Ply
IN Enoh latter town the surveyors are
without any excavation, with the slight grade of
sixty feet to the mile The meadows in that town
can be got around at the basin. The Bristol formi-
dabe ridge can be very easily surmounted at the
north end of the town. From this city to Bristol,
sixteen miles, there is natural valley, formed, in
the direct route for the road, by the Harrington
river. And from Bristol to Danbury, thirty-nine
miles, the Housatonlc valley, forms an easy
sbe grade, also in the direct route Notwithstand-
ing the buster of our New Haven friends, who are
afraid that if this road Is built their halt dozen draw
bridges, and some thirty other bridges their con-
templated New York road, are "demssed." We
shall show that nature intended railroad should be
built between New York and Hartford via Danbury.
So, dear Bennett, look out tor the Engineers report
| loud and strong upon you New Workers to subscribe
literally TO this stock for the sake of your city, your
country, your pockets and your chlldren's pockets
and for the benefit of and for the despatch in circu-
! lating throughout Connecticut Massachusetts, Yer
mont, New Hampshire, Canada, and the North
| Pole, the latest news contained daily in the Neic
| York Herald. Hartford, and all the towns on the
line of the road, will do their best in taking up the
stock, and then we shall look confidently to New
York to foot the BILL" We Hartforders, however,
cannot do SO well with S200,0O0 as we could have
done prior to your recent great fire, we have that
sum to fork over to New Workers account Of that
powder explosion. This route will be at least three
hours shorter than the present railroad and steam
boat route between New York and Hartford, and,
consequently must form the great thoroughfare be-
tween Boston, and all the waystations, to the City
Hall and Herald Office in New York. This route
IS also entirely inland-no Sound to be crossed-no
ferries to be crossed-and no half dozen immensely
dangerous drawbrldges (aye, not even one) TO be
crossed.
Thursday Friday, and Saturday last, we had Sc
vera powerful showers, which caused sort OF
scaldng sufiocating vapor TO rise from the parched
4 fla CA rIutrp off
powerful of these thunder storms committed some
damage in this city. The lightning struck the large
barn in rear of the hotel a Tacott street, killing
valuable race horse, and sow with her family. The
fluid apparently struck the barn in three places, sh
yerng thetmbers ''llke lightning" There were some
fifteen or twenty other horses in the barn. all unin