Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-09-16
Letter from the Junior Editor.
CLEVELAND, ONO, Sept 8, l647.

Oh tile ltls III lAc SOoSHSS I'm" PNS~
gers to Bellefontane, where they take the Mad River
Railroad to Sandusky. We arrived at the railroad
depot at about o'clock in the night and there we
had TO remain waiting in the till O'Clock IN the
morning. This is very bad arrangement indeed, 1t
not an imposition upon travellers, for no inmatlon
of their fate is given to them. We found at the
depot no accommodation whatever except the chance
to sleep away several hours in the cars, If we could,
and also except that afforded by few negroes who
had rugged up shanty, of rough boards rooted oy
muslin for the purpose of selling coffee TO the pas
sengers at the rateof % cents per gull cup No one
Of course asked the price beforehand. and OF course
were drawn on" unwitingly. | could see no reason
for thus hurryng on the passengers from Springfield,
except that it done for the purpose of clearing
the taverns there Immediately after supper, to enable
them make preparations to accommodate those from
the north, eight coaches full of whom we met on the
road soon after our departure. | thought could
begin to the oeight of the reasons why certain
persons in Springfield were opposed to the completion
of the railroad.
At five o'clock on the 9Th the cars started. We
travelled at pretty good speed, though the railroad
was so rough that one could stand up in the
without holding on to something for support No.
thing occurred in the shape either OF amusement or
yexaiion during the first "a miles. except scene
partakng slightly of both qualities, and OF course
ridiculous, in which the actors were kind OF ribbed
nose babboon of about 30, with Whskers resembling
the fur of grey squirrel, and girl of 10, of whom
it would not be gallant to say any thing more than
that she had net had opportunity to wash her face
that mornings and therefore looked rather soft They
IL - and fbo,r
hugging and billing, and cooling, &C.. utterly demol-
ished the small disposition / might otherwise have
had to participate in the 90 Refreshments, which 1t
was announced at the end of the "a miles we could
have had the pleasure of - filling in for the space
of ten minutes. After the minutes had expired we
again took up "the line Of" steam We passed a
village every few miles, but large town except
Tiin which lies altogether to the east of the road,
perhaps quarter of mile The rest of the villages
were all new and had been all built since the exist
ence Of the railroad The country in the neghborhood
was entirely almost, unbroken but it is susceptible
of improvement, and when improved will make those
little new villages very respectable towns. So ii
appears that this road will make towns along its llne
instead of preventing their being made, as is CON-
, monty supposed
At about ii o'clock we met the down trains of pas
= senger and freight cars place called Scpio,
. believe. Our Conductor announced that there would
be delay of five minutes and with others left the
cars for the purpose of looking at the other trains which
supposed would start before Not more than one
minute elapsed and 10 the signal for their departure
They were on the tracks to the right Of ours, and
lad crossed the road to the right of them, the
e platforms The passenger train moved on, and the
freight train a few rods behind, began to follow
when, Judge of my surprise to train commence
moving. without the usual signals The ground was
e very rough; / very lame, thought for haC
only been off my cruches two days, and the frelgh
train of 20 cunning ahead the track which
had to to get at cars, and was so near tina
n dared not attempt to cross till it passed. "Run
run the train will leave you," sung out all the loaf
ers around. pushed down the side of the track al
fast as my poor legs and would carry me, ant
by the time the freight train had passed. and had
u chance to cross, train under Roadway, ant
Z was 2O0 yards distant. Some half dozen men witt
sound pedal exiremities. were in like fix with my
{ self, pulled foot like grey hounds, while hobbed on
), like second and very imperfect edition OF Sir Jerr
S Go-Nimble. whom you may remember we have goo
, authority to know lame of one leg. But if my leg
are not as sound and able as some, the organs of m
voice. originally of the still good
dition and while the others relied their legs aon
to enable them to get into the fast recedng cars, an
? leaped over half dozen crossties at every Jump,
!. depended on my power of yelling,-and the way
: did yell was potential assure you | awoke echoe
" in those forests which have slept undisturbed thou
e sand years. and | venture TO say they are ringing
= their changes yet. made them stop at last, and
IL reckon it is the first time that that locomotive wa
n overaken by cripple
~ The train reached Sandusky at about one O'Clock
and there we had to stop again till O'Clock at night
when we took passage for Cleveland in the steamboa
p " New Orleans" the only we had chance to G
/ in The passage being performed during the nigh
in we had no opportunity view the lake and its scene
nv thus far but the prospect in the morning froT
Cleveland was magnificent, and reminded one of tn
y ocean, 1t would be hard to realize the difference bl
ID for the difference in the odor of the breezes which
ne marked
have something more to say about this route, bl
By nv sheet is full and defer it for the presen
f. | shall depart from this place for Buffa
bt and Niagara, and shall send you another sheet q
t. soon as get opportunity. Yours, }. Z. Z.
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III Correspondence Of the State Sentinel.
IL CAMP NEAR M,ER Mexico, Aug. 4, 1S47.