The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-14

City Intelligence.


HreIsryRs TRIP ON IHE HUDSON RWER RAILROAD
This railroad. account ~ whose fine depot pub
Hshed In Yesterdays Herald is completed continu
eusy a. far ss Sing Sing and yesterday the engineer
in chief MIR Young took trip the line. starting
from 8lst street ut half past O'Clock A. NJ. and re-
turning ct o o'clock The trip was eminently sue.
sessfui The O. miles were performed In az hours
over new line for the engineer DELAYED an hour .
Sing Sing for breakfast 90 rho 81 miles hack .ers tra
yelled In hour including ttoppaRes ~ Fort Washing
ton and other place. and there over miles got
IN minutes. which Ia about 43 miles an hour. Even
She bridge the Spuytenduy Creek (separatug
New York island from the main iaod) which caused
much trouble and expense last winter when the fJup-
ds'ion snk was run over at the rate Of 20 miles
hour and II Is now firm any part Of the line.
Tbsre accident except the trning Of old
car beirr run into the borse being removed from It
jVst IN time to save his life The rails which FL
wrought iron. manufactured at tho Trenton
Iron WORKS. The frogs made by tho company
All the curves where the wear and tear are great.
to Peekftill on the Goth. whom train Of
rissss win run over the track so far When It
10 completed to Albany. there will not he another
railway In the world straght and an level for great
distance This has bren accomplished at vast pre-
more rapid travel can bs accomplished while far lees
Of steam power will be- required The track keeps the
line Of the Hudson most Of the way running close along
the shore sometimes over the water and sometimes
through the solid rock which boupds II can scarcely
Be said 10 have any grades at all The Bostonians
would give four millions of dollars to have their rail-
rood tn Albany ~ level. The rame power Of engine
that wsuld be necessary to tons their line
therefore vastjinerence in the daily expense For
100 miles. the Hudson line ia dead level 10 about
500 fret Of IT. there feet grade IN miles of 10
IL but . very slight variation. These grades are
on entering cities and villages In order to have
sooa petition, ,na snsy Lasnsr i.en.,o rsPay
for the purpose Of stopping ana, In going on the
descrnt favors speed The deviation frsm air line
In the Boston line is about 40 per cent For Is miles
IN one deviation there SO feet to the milo and
thsr deviation "a mes ha feet TO the mile In that
nh 80 . he mai
interfere to q considerable extent with 1t, and bring
much additional trahc to New York particularly In tho
winter season, when tho navigation OF the river IL
clcfed Formerly the farmers In the western part OF
ths State and particularly In the vicinity OF Albany
Killed their hogs In the summer or autumn-a most dis
advantageous time for the slaughter first because Of
the dncuty of curing the flesh and secondly because
there net time to fatten improve the quality OF
the pok by the grain Of the harvet Since the open
ing vt the railroad from ALBANY to Boston change
took Jlsee The hogs killed in the winter when
they well fst'cusd and THEIR owners have nothing
els to do. and ,bey sspt 10 Boston by railway
large portion ~ tbis traffic viii end its into this
civ by the Hudson River Railroad other freight too
viii he carried and the intercourse OF passengers par
tirplnrly on busnees will be carried on during those
renths In which the boats cannot run The rails at
this end ~ the line laid dawn in 10th avenue, ms
far 20h street The track will ba continued thr ough
the remainder Of the avenue into West street to Canal
sts.t where The terminus win be erected In thesvent
Of the Common Council not eorsenting TO the extern
sion 20 Chambers street II the Board OF Assistants
with the Aldermen the track win be continued
from the Of West street through Canal TO Hud
ron street. ana thfnce 10 thAmoerr we oc-
hsve the Company would have preferred turning out
81 1ofh Avenue wb,rs u joins w est street sto Four
tenth street. and through the whole length Of Hudson
street 10 Chsmb ers street
Sr'cIpr nv TAKING LauDAsuw. Coroner Walters va
call. yesterday afternoon to hold inquest a. No
30 Walnut street. on the body OF Catharine Adels
Bosnian. aged Is years who evidently came to her
death nv taking auoanum. with the integt OF taking
her WI life. The night previous IL seems she pur-
chased three cents worth of audaprm. and took the
whole Of IT, bid n her associates good by aud
te'dsy forenoon he died ply scisn called but
without any effect the poison had taken too strong
hold ON her system. An inquest will be held on the
body ct 10 ocl"ck this forenoon.
tcctpssrsL DKsru-rhe Coroner. yesterday. held an
inquet a. the city hospital the body Outward Ro
land sred 30 born In Ireland vh, oame To his
death from injuries received In falling from the window
81 bouse No IL Elm street the night Of the Both OF
August since which time the deceived has fingered In
ths hospital and died yesterday Verdict accordingly