New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-13
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M-. Editor. The steam is up-the pipes are
splitting forth in furious disgust volumes Of vspor-
the last bell is ringing and amid the cla;e. O; ca--
riages. the shouts of men and clouds Of steam. we
are of 10 the centre of the Hudson and stretching
away Ike gallant steed, rapidly dividing the wafer
porthwsrd As stood on the deck and ihoug hi OF
tie broad deep forest and is rushing streams feel
ing Of freedom stole over me nad been a strange.
10 for months. The chains OF conventional life be-
gan 10 fall OF linz after LINK aad fancied felt ny
blood take new spring already. This chasing al
Ter health. though is discOuraging bosisess. To
spend half OF ones life in keeping the other half
from going out, is not, am convinced, the chief
end OF man-still !, must sometimes be done, and
then the painless woods the long and steady stretch
Up the mountain and the fare the things.
Your Saratoga water md Nahant bathing and Rock
away dinner tables will do. perhaps, for healthy
men, cripples and women. Bu,;orthe reduced sys-
TEN that needs tone and mauliness given H. strong
physical exercise is demanded.
Captain worthy commander; had be beer less
gentleman should have furnished another page
in the chapter OF accidents that have happened on
the Hudson. The Empire Of Troy, started out
first. and angry al oar superior sailing. undertook
to drive US ashore. Steering directly across our
bows. she forced the Hendrix Hundson steadily on
to the Jersey shore, until at length. TO tscape being
ran aground. we rad TO fall back. The Empire
had however, crowded our boat so far in tina, II was
impossible 10 escape collision and the two boats
came together. The women, pale and afrished, ran
bi,her and ,hither-the men roaued backward and
forward, and sll was commotion and confusion
Little damage wes done, however; the bow OF the
Hendrix Hudson struck the stern OF the Empire and
carried away fifteen twenty feet OF her stanch-
ions. and after being locked few minutes, separs
ted and fell back The boat vas then directed To-
ward the Jersey shore, purpose 10 give our rou-
blesone neghbor wide berth. The Empire how
ever bent on mischief Immediately changed her
course so as again cross our track. Being ahead,
thought she could strike wherever she liked,
and her direction threatened 10 hit as mldshlps.
The excitement and alarm were greater even than
beforehand we'll they might be, for / have seen
much pleasanier sights than long, huge steamboat
heading straight for the deck on which stood and
moving at the tremendous rate OF twenty miles an
hour Nearer and nearer she shot with every stroke
Of the paddle wheels, while the Hendrix Hudson
kept bearing away toward the New-York shore
with all her might and crowding steam as If run
ming for dear life.
Al length the two boats approached, and eH-
pec,ed every moment TO feel the shock, but the
superior sailing and management o! the Hendrix
Hudson saved US. The prov Of the Empire just
grazed our stera and the infamous attempt was BAT
fled. Now our Hudson is one of the noblesl rivers
In the world and one of the safest navigate, but
if such conduct as this is TO be tolerated II Will
soon become notorious the Mississippi. To say
nothing of the danger in which e vss ihe passen-
gers were put, and the needless fear and alarm sent
through so many hearts embittering their whole voy-
age,his conduct the part the Captain OF the m
pre was piece OF iripernence not to be tolerated
a moment II he COZ Id outrun well and good,
but 1t was the act of foot pad 10 throw his vessel
across our path and tell should not proceed
but at the pace he dee med proper II was an Insult
10 every gentleman on board the Hendrix Hudson,
and we fell, it 10 be So and there general muir
mer of indignation throughout the boat. The pro-
prieors had better look their officers. for do not
believe there were five people aboard our boat W no
will ever SET foot again the Empire il there is any
other boa, at the time making the passage
But this / coon forgot we swept onward and
should not now mention it, did not feel il duty
for every man TO make the Press utter It's
demnatioa of such conduct. l stopped for few
days in Berkshire took forty trout in few hours
one day in Green River and then set my face for
the Adirondack mountains. And now here | am
the borders OF civilization with the forest and the
streams before me- taking few trout jus; to get my
hand in before take to the encampment and the
untrodden soliIudes. A clearing filed with stumps
surrounds me, and am where cannot feel the ie-
yer throb OF New-York nor hear its confused roar.
It's Ice Cream Ssloons-Niblo's-T and
places OF amusement are all forgotten or though! OF
only with dislike. The concerts that greet me are
made by the birds that sing because they have moth
ing else 10 do and the rush OF the forest stream as
seek the irou, in it's bosom has more music 10 my
ear than even the brass band that is pastered every
afternoon on the outside OF the Museum.
The night before l arrived here l had bu; little
sleep, for part of it was riding over as dark and
gloomy road as q robber could desire. Notwith-
standing this and thorough drenching l got the
following morning, had hardly swallowed some
dinner before l donned my Indiarubber leggings
and plunged into the stream. The very first cast
made took trout and kept taking them till at the
end Of Two hours had fifty fine fellows The best
OF all, however, lost had approached with
grea, caution noble port made By rapid current
thar shot along ledge OF rocks then spresd out in
to open basin Seating myself carefully on a
narrow shelf, threw my fly and N owing ii slowly
in an obique direction the stream, soon saw
great fellow rise to the surface In twinkIing
he was hooked but just at ,ha, moment heard a
tremendous sp!ashing in the water above me, &C.
companied by something half way between grunt
and groan. was startled and turning nay eyes
in the direction OF the ,a,nolt, saw my coz panion
aounderiDg in the water. WIKI short, crooked
rola H.. had haer r,ouDr q sr,no.h