New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-30

/ inished track 2N Mules from Pierr,ont On the Hai
The journey VAS in itself Of much Importance
and proved 90 fa d Incident ard Interest % those who
took part in H. ths,we give the narrative IN dc,sn
rHr JOURNEY
Thu President Board Of Directors OF the Com.
psny ths Common Council wits larse number Of
invited guests. among whom we're many eminent
merchants sni capitalists OF this city members OF the
Press and others-smouutins n a. to about four hun
irsd 2ersons-eit tie pisr IT the foot Of Duane. At
o'clock on tuesday evening IN the splendid steamer
Orezoa, Captain IT JoHN which had been engaged -
take them .1crmouf The CHR clear aud st.rry
the os; IN cN cecnt order snd comfortable =. private
dwelling. snd toe whole company in huc spirits At the
prospec, of an excursion through a region which
unknown 10 the most OF them
We reached Piermont shout half past tn when com.
Portable bcrths provided. that the guests mght
make It Of the little time allotted them tor sleep
ing Awakened about o'clock by the sound. OF pre-
psrst.ou. sal down = sumpsuous breskfs., At T.
sni IN hour sfterwsrd the two special Trains pro
,ded or the occasion. we're speeding past the village
into The hl country OF Ro-kand The luxurious com.
for; the Cars which su-psss in OF motion and
elegance OF furniture any which have yet travel
ed made the time pass quickly and pleasantly ami after
watching the FIRST traces Of daylight from the pass Of the
Ramapo, We reached Goshen in Orange Couniy, shout
sunrise The day however WAS overcast and 10 dull
esien hue gave certain token OF approaching
The broad basin u the Ney.sing Valley and the rough
summit, Of the shawsngank Mountains. covered with
two or three inches OF snow looked gloomy and
safage than when them IN October last De
sccndug to Port Jcr,is, the terminus THE road
10 operation. commenced cur journey upon the new
track Just As the snow commenced falling We
.I.. Cd. fh.fa for
opposite the noted Gsssho1se Rocks line OF preci
pce from 90 10 100 feet in height through which the
Company were At one time bound to cut the track The
settler ot this difficulty caused considerable delay
In the completion OF the work
Ia crossing the Delaware and Hudson Canal by
temporary bridge the Locomotive ran on the track
and on OF toe delay and the approaching Storm
several persons returned % Port Jervis on foot IN
lee. ,hsn AN hour succeeded In passing the
detective spot and again our way The
bridge over TIC Delaware River is 80 feet long and
has all erected since last July At cost OF $4,000
n carrying the road along the PENNSYLVANIA bank the
most formidable natural obstacles obliged to be
overcome Three miles of this section laid upon
A rocky shelf 100 feet above the river. sustained by
wall solid masonry, 10 feet high while the other
side precipice OF nearly equal height rises above
the road
The scenery Is OF the widest and rudest Cd aracter
The houses which are small and FAR apart inhsbt
cd by hunters who chase the mountain deer during the
winter months and the hardy lumbermen who pilot
| their RATS down the rapids % Easton Trenton and
Philadelphia.
The snow was now two or three inches deep tho
rails aud our progress was somewhat impeded About
twenty miles beyond Port Jerys the road the
Lackswaxen River on bridge $50 feet long Of gres,
strength and sohdity short distance farther ne,
with the only serious accident which occurred during
the tnp company of sborers on tho road Is Ia mum
Der in open violation OF the express commands given
by the Superintendent had placed dirt upon the
track which they were stationed when the train ap
preached around short curve The engine was imme
diaiely checked and All Of the workmen except two
sprsng from the and escaped The others remained
on the car when Il struck and very severely
injured They both Germans, named George
Helm and John Fauss-the first Of whom lad rib
| broken and iesh wound in the thigh. four or hve
inches IN depth from picssx which in the car
Tho latter had a compound fracture Of the hip ioilt
and was considered by Drs MAcLAY end HosAcK who
we're among the guests and promptly offered their as
ssIance 10 be in CREST danger SIR. LoDER President
OF the Company did all in his power - have them
properly cared for They were lifted into the cars
I
row.burg ak or eight miles farther. The Directors
pledged themselves that they should nothing
to hasten their recovery and proposition having been
made TO raise contribution for their support Aid DA
yrEs and SHEPHERD KNAFP Esq made the round Of the
cars and succeeded In collecting sl3g which IN
creased by farther donations next day 10 1874
After leaving Narrows burg where handsome cola
,ion had been provided the Road follows the Eastern
bs Delaware through sano mountain
derpess h possible Of still wilder character The
snow now ie thick and fast and the hills Of pine and
rock seen through he driving dakes had look Of
dreary sublrnity which harmonized well with their
rugged outlines The streams frozen 10 their
leaps down the precpices, and hung In sheets Of Icy
spar on the face Of the rock The pnmevsl pines and
hemlccks were bent down with their weight Of snow
aud ha concealed the entrance ~ the dusky ravnes
.lanting down % the river which swollen and tur
bid and in many places nearly blocked with ice. Il
was rare privilege 10 witness Wild Winter storm
amonz the unyised wildernesses Of the Interior with
% much comfort and had been certain Of reaching
Bngbamton, we should have congratulated ourselves
upon the chance.
Following the winnings Of the river. We passed Han
cock where 3 number Vt ine deer brought 10 by the
hunters swinging BY the heels In full view Of the
cars and reached Deposit between snd9 o'clock -
tn. place where the ascent Of the summit ridge com
inences hundreds Of people from the country around
we're collected and nuge bonfire. sen, their nsrng red
Azhf through the falling snow CsnnOns were fred
constantly and the vociferous cheers given and
returned riumpnal sreh had been erected over the
Road bearing the large letters Welcome upon 4,
over which noble stag Of ten" Just killed wss
placed upright We detained here upward. Of an
hour and il was finally decided 70 leave an engine snd
severs Of the cars taking barely enough 70 carry the
quests 20 Bnghsmton, - miles distant The snow VAS
now u inches deep % the track snd single engine
was sen, on In advance - break the ray while the
train eight ears IN al. carrying more than 800 people
followed. The grading up % Summit, on the 'op Of
the mountain chain dividing the waters Of the Della
ware ard su.qgehanns. was sixty Zee, per nile and
the ascen, Of this for seven miles under the ctrcuu
Stances shA0sf sn0U p0n or sreH a sDsDo was re.
narkzble test Of the power Of the engine. Our pro
zre.. was slow and painful and we csniess 10 some
moments Of anxiety est should 20, pass the critical
pon,
Finally after toilinz ssng with numerous hats we
reached summit and began descending. some fear
xAs entertained BY Of those bosrd lest there
might b. danger Ia making the fret passage Of the