Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-09-23
letter from the Junior Editor.

DEAR GEoRGE-l left Cleveland on Friday morning
last in the steamboat Buffalo for Buffalo Though
the boat was but medium one the voyage was upon
the whole very pleasant to me. To those whom the
" swell" of the Lake made somewhat sick-and
squeamish, it was perhaps not quite agreeable.
But one or two were very sick, however; and those
young ladies who had young gentlemen to attend upon
them, perhaps did not very bitterly regret the
sion. and its effects which thus elected manifestations
of tender socitude from their sympathetic friends
We did not arrive at Buffalo ull Saturday morning,
o'clock, as the huat was delayed several hours at
Erie, to receive freight.
had concluded not to visit the Falls unless | re-
turned by the Lake route, but push eastward
rapidly as pnssible The cars departed half past D,
aud as | had make all haste get to them, know
more of Buffalo than if l had never seen it.
The railroad from Buffalo to Albany is not so good
as had anticipated it would be. The iron is all fiat
blr, except in the vicinity of some principal towns,
and in many places the road is almost worn out.
Before passed it, felt disposed to blow the
Mad river railroad in Ohio sky high bat now
think it jus good this. They both nuisances
to any man who ever travelled on better road. A
collision of two passenger trains occurred east of
Utica on the same day the road | am
sorry to say that the only damage done was the par
tial injury of the locomotives. wish that every
car had been smashed if that could have been done
without injuring the passengers. The occasion of
the accident follows. The road seems to be
cut up into some half dozen or more sections under
the control Of different management. The engines
and are changed two or three times on the route
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eastern train had started from Buffalo (hey run three
regular trains a day,) II hours before we did. 1t
d1llied along, perhaps through necessity, during the
night and at Auburn was a little too late for the
connecting train, eastward, which departed 10 min
ues before the other arrived. When did arrive it
was sent ON, and, it would appear, without any
notice given to up trains to look out for it. The
beaed train had not proceeded far this side of Utica
before it met by the western train at sharp
curve in the road, and hence the collision. The
crippled trains returned Syracuse. and the unfor-
tunate passengers amused themselves by holding an
" Indignation meeting.' That will be the last of it,
suppose for what does such monopoly for
the public for any bodys convenience interest
but their own A rival road may serve to abate the
evil and such road is seriously talked Of 1t ought
to be made.
Our train had not left Syracuse more than mile
so, before the engine and killed a COW,
and partially thrown off the track. 1t took half
hour to get it on the track again, when it was
returned to Syracuse await the arrival of the up
train, at the regular place of meeting which
raj miles ahead. They feared that in consequence of
the delay, the other train would start, and that we
should have second collision on the same days which
would hardly pay Two dolefu hours were thus
spent in darkness and discomfort.
Arrived at Albany, on Sunday morning, tired and
weary to the last degree, and DESTROYS of reaching
our journeys end, that might rest, we ascer-
tanned that those going still further eastward had to
stop here (at Albany "a hours as the Boston cars
were altogether too "puritanic" TO run at all on
Sundays; and the boats for New York were sufi-
ceutly piouS not to start earlier than o'clock in the
afternoon.
shall take boat down at that hour; and those
whom have in charge will depart by the cars for
Massachusetts tomorrow morning.
have been surprised at the appearance of vegeta-
ton in general here 1t is so many years since
had the country that was not prepared for the
difference between the east and the west in this par
tcuar by past recollectons. Every thing that grows
here seems to be siuned-the trees not excepted
But have not time to write more now, as the boat
as well as my supper, is nearly ready.
BY the way, the - Stanwix Hail. hotel, where
stop, appears to be first rate house. Ii would make
HOosier laugh outright TO see the walters 20 through
l" dinner drlll;' every movement is made by the
whole CORPS simultaneously 1t is - eating by rule -
emphatically. | like it, for my bump of " order ("
is largely developed. Adieu. J.P.C