New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-01


The President, Directors, and a number OF the
Shareholders Of this Company, left the City Hall
Yesterday, at / P. NJ in a couple OF new and eie-
CANT cars. built by Gilbert n Cummings OF Jersey
City and passed up the whole length OF the haf-
lem Railroad to celebrate its newest extension
from White Plains to Somers a distance on the
whole of ovKR PITY Mills, through most pictur.
esaue and delightful country-hill and dale-meadow
creek river and rivule-the rich purple velvet cush
\ ions of the cars Infinitely surpassed by the lovely
velvet of the green fields aud grassy banks OF West
chester-and the rails OF the iron pathway were smooih
aud easy compared to the old wooden eoraog' oil the
primitive roads of the interior. Somers where cold
COLLATION. provided by the Company for their guests
is very pleasant spot TO look upon billy, vefdsnt ana
cheerful-possesses a temporary hotel which, though
not sbe for beauty displayed table yesterday
which few landlords in Gotham could have shown
more taste In covering with the good things OF this life
The President of the Road took the Chair 10 called
that H. he presided for there neither chairs
stools-and although my memory extends a long way
back | cannot cali to mind occasion where more
early active and ample justice done to the ysnds
and beverages by company The day was cold, bleak,
and very wet and the thirsty fields drank In the rain
grass thrives In cool weather and much Of Wes,ches
ter Is laid In pasture On the way up there was
heSyiness about the company, somewhat akin 10 the
gloomy weather of the las, afternoon in May but the
cold collation., the speeches the songs and, probs'
bly,. the champagne worked miracle and we
returned one OF the most cheerful happy, social
and good humored societies that ever celebrated the
peaceful triumphs Of man matter. The old Ro.
mans when they made their fret roads In Britain 1900
years sgo had no iron rails Putnam locomotive,
they could push along twenty or thirty miles an
hour above ground sud under ground by the steam Of
huge tesketle, Aanked on the right as we were to
day by couple OF intellectual copper wires, carrying
invisible tdngs perhaps OF vast import quick light
ming yet silent the grave What an age is ours and
wins, people
This road though called the Harlem ia in reality one
of the great avenues TO this great commercial empo
riumoue Of the Of iis wealth and permsnenee
Gen sanford after brief and hsppy si,erdnner I'D
dress concluded by the toast well responded to" The
New.York and Harlem Rsilrosd-msy It's name soon be
changed to the New.york and Albany Railroad" lie
had known the road when ii seemed dying and dead
but 4, wss now alive and kiekog Another gentle
mSn remarked ths. they were continuing the road
through the eneoursgemep, Of extra prohts-snd
these profits will continue viii be permanent if PEG
PIE will keep cut or set out Of war, and have
an eve 10 the causes of the troubles Of 1887 in the
/. way Of a beacon. Many gentlemen publicly and pr
vAsey declared their intention DO their utmost to aid
10 carrying the road onward to Albany. Mr. McCuloch
(who tells story with greS; good humor) said they
would see whether they would no, make the Harlem
what the friends OF ihe Hudson River Railroad bad
promised to make ihs, work The health of Mr. Camp
bell, the engineer, drsnk with hearty cheers The
loan of the Duke Of Argyles piper from Inyersry 10
play up The Csmpbels are Coming" would have com.
ple,ed the magical Illusion OF the highland scenery o"s
day near the Croion Fslls."
TWAS within Is minutes Of midnight when this re
porter goi back TO The Tribune Office after bis hundred
nile Tosha, Is bis apology for this neSers report he
had time 20 inquire to the rise Of the ground PEI
mile nor as 10 the occasion Of Mr.. TyleT'ons iossi
which Esd reference Injunction laid On the road
ard which he sseTibed to the stoeSioesers OF walls
ingenious tut not ingenious race In ieeie Gays
1 Invention as TO lowering and raising shares Amor
other the Presidsn, save Jobn ID Dyker sfs'
friend Of The New.Yosk and Harlem Railroad Co Ii
Press WAS no, forgotten. wish the company could a
fora 10 sena ir Forty al or Arthei
ssssP as iAs stages and 70 Twenty thirdst for fou