The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-13
tory appelatlon OF the beautiful Tedseoo The rest
Of the travelling vocalists, who make goodly Ia
tho American papers are

OF the travrItlpK VOcAilsts VINO make gOOdy In
the American papers. are
NSssns but lss, .S and prune,ls.
prophecy this distance the ans seem TO he
In fever rather to emulate European f. HONS In mu
sc than to pstursiixe the art Though . crisis In APP
under tho reign Of the Fools Of Quality whom ,d-
dison sstiris~d- and to whom more than one genius
horn for mastery succumhed yet let IL be- rseoscted
that these epidemcal foes not the begunin Of
nusics prosrets In our island but merely a passing
plague ind such unable utterly TO destroy Vitality
tho generation of which had been cotemp,rarv with
the birth II music In other countries During its
vor< md sfSent unes England has been ALWAYS able
to attract AID retain the great compo-ers; :, g'vs
to t~st- NAV We not fav the whole Of Handel;
Psvdsp composed his graudest symphonies for Eng.
In nd. spA Qck-ned 10y his visit London write
hs msstSrpi.cs rhe rear ou" Beethoven looked
EDglaDd's Philharmonic SOcietv when German svm-
paihy fartd him; wcber preferred Covsnt Garden
to his own Court Theatre at Dresden when hls lsst
opera WAS ip ctson-Nende ohn's Elijsh
finished for Birmingham All thsss thin e. oouM not
have been-ard were not done-op the brute argument
Of money alous Something Of sympathy aud intelii-
gence mnst haee gone-aud did gOs-to the charm sni
b- glad to rec the Americans laying sound foundations
OF their own In Place OF being hAssy In their ATTEMPT
IT, nslst. the b"ues of Europe into the midst
OF their cities This meet the ri NJ
Tran, atlantic friends who take interest Ia Art not
toy. but ~ pursuit and an influence. Let such
collect that they who
Plant the slow olive for q race wnhorn
greater to their native land than those
who oil Nth tawdry productions which exhaust the
soil yet Themselves have hut short date of flourish
Ing In these days of enterprise. and With California
a. its beck America IL sure to receive many OF Eu
rope'a beet artists at very distant pertod; but
should be plsd to hear Of n larger amount OF imam bi-
tous sreli niusry training which draws progress aud
strength out of the witt of each guest by prOvi
ding his listeners with due appreciation aud respect
IL Is said In the Gazette Musi ale that VI Heuselt,
the only great cont emperary piaest having manner
of his ovn in competition, with whom ~
acquainted IL about To forth from Sc Petersburg
where he has been stationed for years fsr the
purpose IF making concert tour. This is . welcome
piece Of news
il Intended to open Sadlers Wells Theatre the
25'h int The sgrdv Of ,ntouv AMI Cieop..ra" ia
In rehearsal and will " possible. nsuynrat- the Sea-
I'll. part Of Antony will be uudertnk-u BY Mr..
Phelps; that If Cleopatra has been couadsA 70 Miss
Glyn IN sixteen sine. the last revival OF
this dram. Which roleridue has deci1 red n. the
mot wopd+rfuI OF Shaksp~ares works II 4. p.rhaps
the moot diffcult for modern stage purposes b,th
from the nature Of its subject and from the idcaty Of
It's treatment
Depot os the Hud.om River RsiIrosd.
The depot of the Hudson River Railroad IL situate Ia
Thirty street just whore the track turns out Of
Tenth avenne. This pile Of buildings is we'll worthy
Of notice It'll highly creditsbls to tn. company and
Is indicative OF the ahead character of the people Of
New York AZ the railroad itself will exec, any that
has yet been constructed in this country does the
depot any other have II consists OF the engine
house blacksmith shop machine shop aud chimney
side 81 the track. and the house. the oth.r.
These buildings viewed from the river have a fins
effect. and constitute ornament to the place But
they usefu than mental aud that in moro
senses than one. They are useful In enhancing the
value Of property all around for since they
m.pcsd la Octossr last the frame fuses hsv- di- 40
peared one ny aud large substantial brick stores
and Dwellings have been springing mp like mushrorms,
on every tide; they useful To the company. and
have cost money than any person would Imagine,
from = mere superficial glance at them
Let us begin with the engine house Thta bnilfing
Ia one buSdr-d feet In fr mt aud ono hundred Ant
feet deep II cepsts IL only story but that
very high Ii has lantern roof To let out tn smoke
and q cirr ia ple with rurntnz
from the eIcumfer.ucs to tn. centre u Il movsi by
m. AM Of cog wheels aud rosrs on circular rail say
laid In granite and supported by wall Ave feet thick;
and admirably construct.di it, that schld ten years
of age move IT all round. though covered With oco-
motives he object In having th. table ar door thus
movenhle il to hiring or out any pArtcnsr i,como-
tive by moving II rouhd till tho rai- correspo Id With
trucs~d Of brick and tiles 10 receive the water from
the engines and carry Away when IT T. d-srabl. TO
let IL out There ARE thus. ander ground aud un-eeu
four thousand dollars worth Of mst-risis and labor
The roof Of this building i- huge truss coDnstog
OF mm~oss beams strength and durability have been
In every part Of this house which u cspsss
on cen or twenty engines Already th-rs
or. too orliv9red-oue 81 them called The Onto"
manufactured at Springfield and the othsr tbs Data
rioi m.nufsctur-da at datteswsu near Eishkhi There
hve under contract-tro ~ them In Paterson
ct the works Of Rogers rosveuor and Co and another
at Natteswan This building will b heated nv seven
hundred fe-t q pipe coptsiniug eshsutsd steam AMI
ruoping under IN. engiass t. keep the water In the
boilers from fre-zing In the winter season.
The engine house which lies east Of the pills. opens
into the machine shop ard tho blacksmith's shop.
The machine shop extends Is feet sndies In the rear
II T. "a feet d.rp The bscksmths shop fronts IL, be-
ing ~ fe-t deep aud rs feet and the r,sa
angle Of AZ feet front and - feet dasp whnh IL want
Ing TO complete the quadrangle occupied nv ohm
~ feet high The entire Of buildings vhch,
the appears they all one are lsi fest
long by lo7 The machine shop has a circular
movable table tts principal hoor for the reception
Of ocomo'v's requiring REPAIRS supported ny brick
and granite circular wall LIS. the table In the .nsios
bou,e. but only three feet thick ss IL will never be
necstfsry to have more thsD one or tvo engines on
together The msobips shop has four stories Ths
bs,Spsbt contains stsiopsry engius man uhaetured
ct batteawAn by which all tbs machinery ri the work
chop. will he moved aud the bio through tubes
There ues from u built 10 the vail into the bat
smiths shnp and The main chimney There " also In
the basement turning Atbes and other mschinsry TO
be ussd In the repairing Of engines or anything else
connected With the railroad The third story. or that
he principal will be used for carpenter work,
and has circular saw to be- worked ny the ensns la
the basement The upper. fourth story, oil be used
Ne pattern room for castings In these too upper
stories, tb.r IL not .ibgle column to support the
floors They supported from the roof The roof 10
double truss.d and Of Iron rods pass dosu from
It's summit through the hoors and Though beams un-
dsrpssth vber. they secured ~ nuts aud scress
The foor the principal story is supported bv TO
rows OF metal pillars fv. each eide a. rod. let do-n
in the c.pre would interfere 9TH the circular m1'e
able table The floors all double In this building,
end To alive idea of the strength OF the wallis sc
Ty ,,s,s ,ss, Done o. them are ,s s, IN ,.os.s
The fonn daops laid IN base Of concre~ two fe-s
deep and FIVE and a half feet vide " y, esunstsd
that In those buildings there are 100 600 OF bricks Inc
Crotop alter sntroduced In every story by hydraulic
procure spd In every stony hos be attached to
the pipee.
The car house IL AZ the other eide 1.-THE north % the
track IL r. 900 fet long by so vide snd u has base
msnt story for the storage OF goods IL coot.o, ts.'s
FIRST class carriages second class aud sI luggage
cars he frat ciass made partly by Ws$on OF
Springfield. aud partly by Goold Co. Albany Tue
second class and the luggage cara, by Dean Co.
Springfield The first class carriage sre superb hsv
ing mshogspy backs o. the seats velvet cushions sod
the -slls iplsd With satin vood The doors are msho
g.py The pautiog vsrui-hins, and silverplsted let
terpg 81 the exterior 10 the nrt styls ~ art They
lighted With lamps. and can receive hfty tvo pa
sengrrs each. The second elias carriages are very
pl-,n. the seats being common wood anu without
cushiops
We ,bsl nov advert TO peculiarly in some of tn.
wheels OF these All the ~he.l of the fast through
trains Of wrought iron beiog the hrst ever intro
duced into this country though generally used IN Ing
land They three inches greater Va dispst~r W ~
the ordinary ~hee-. and are male double to. inside
wheel b~pg Inserted into outer rim or ure red not
into which II exscty hts the tire being expanded -h
heat vhen IL Il cooled II Is nsepsrsbly united t' tn
inner Wheel There IL no machinery In this c'uotry
yet for manufacturing these wheel. but the dss
distant vhen there will be- for fankes ~in not
be long behind his neigbb In snythios Each pair
Of these wrought iron ~heels With their s,te cost
L. r. -. has PARA