The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-13


the American psptrs are
. N. S SSSsH but Fs, s, sSs and
prophecy from this distance. the Amsrcs to he
In fever rather to emulats European f. -hons In mu
sic than to Daturslixe the nrt Though crisis In APP
pesrauce somewhat analogous passed over England,
under the reign Of the Fools Of Quality whom ,d-
dison sstiris~d- and to whom more than one genius
born for mastery succumhed let IL be- reeosct-d
that these epidemical foes not the Of
nusic's prosrers In our island but merely passing
plague and such unable utterly to destroy Vitality
tho generation Of which had been cotemprrsry with
the birth of music In other countries During its
worw srd silent lun~s England has been always able
to Attract and retain the great compo.ers. 4, y,vs
out. ~ veil a. TO receive fs and iunusncs We mad
tie tvst- NAV We not fav the whole Of Handel;
Psvdep composed his graudest symphonies for Eng.
In nd and quck-ned ty his visit London 70 wrie
his msstsrp,cs rhc reA'iou;" Beethoven looked to
Epgapd's Philharmonic Society when German svm-
paihy faiIfd him; Weber preferred Cov.nt Garden
TO His own Court Theatre at Dresden when his la,t
finished for rsrmin ghsm All thsse thin gs coud not
have BEEF aud were not doneon the brute argun-ut
Of money alone. Something Of sympsthy aud iutelii
gence mnst have gone-aDd did go-to the charm AMI
since sympathy comes only Of ntelii sho,id
b- glad to the Americans laying sound found
Of their In place OF being hsssy In attempt
the opera beus OF Europe the midst
Of their cities This NAV meet the of NJ
Tran. atlantic feuds who take interest," In Art not
thy but ~ pursuit and an influence. Let such
collect that they who
Plant the slow olive for . rare w.horn
greater their native land than those
who nil 1t Nth tawdry productions which exhaust the
SOIL yet themselves have hut short date of flourish
lug In these days OF enterprise. california
o. its beck America Is sure to receive many OF Eu
rop-a beet artists at very distant period; but
should be- elsd TO hear Of larger amount OF unambi
tous pref niusry training which draws progress aud
strength out of the witt Of each guest by provi
ding his listeners with due appreciation and respect
IL is said In the Gasehe Mu.i ale that VI Hsuselt,
the only great contemporary piasst having manner
Of his o~B in competition, with whom
acquainted IL about To forth from st Petersburg
where he has been stationed for years fer tho
purposs Of making a concert tour. This is welcome
piece of news
II Is Intended to open ssders Wells Thantre the
25fh int The tragedy Of Antouv ant Cieop..ra" Is
In rehearsal and wilt II possible insuvnrat- tho sea-
son The part Of Antony will he undertxk-u BY Mr..
PbeIps that II Cleopatra has been couadsa 70 Miss
Gyn u liz eixtsen since the last revival OF
this drama which coleridge has declared 20 n. the
the mott dinicult for modern stage purposes both
from the nature Of Its subject and from the idcslty Of
its treatment
Depot Of shs Hudson River R~iirosd.
The depot Of tho Hudson River Railroad Is sit uste Ia
Thrtya street just whore the track turns out Of
Tenth avense This pile Of buildings is we'll worthy
Of notice Itis highly credtabls to tn. company. and
Is indicative Of the ahead character of the people Of
New York. As the railroad itself will exec, any that
yet been constructed In this country does the
depot any ether have 1t consists Of the engine
house blacksmith shop machins shop aud chimney
side Of The track and the house the other
These buildings viewed from the river have fins
effect aud constitute = ornaments to the place But
they usefui than aud that in
senses tbsn one. They are useful in enhancing the
value Of property all around for siucs thsy CON-
m-DcSd. In October last the frame fuses hav- di
afed by aud large. substantial brick stores
aud d~-llng- hsv. been sprneing mp like mushrooms
every .id~; they are useful 20 the company. and
hav. money tn any person would Imagine,
from superficial glance at them.
Let us begin with tbs engine house. This bnuting
IL uDdred feet In fr tut. aud ono hundred aud
feet deep IL cepsits Il only oas story but that
IL very high thas lantern roof To let out thu smoke;
and circular hoor. rouu ta,s With rail-. ruuning
from the eiIcumer.ucs to the centre II u movsi by
Of cog wheels aud rolisrs crcui.r rail sav
laid In granite aud supported by vail Ave fee, thick;
and 80 admirably constructed it. that child tsu wears
OF u all round though covered With loco
motives b. object In having thi- table or d1pr thus
movable. IL to hiring la or nut "a tcnlar locomo
tive by moving IL round till the rai- correspo ID With
the track ouside. rherr sswrs uod-r cash rtok,
com trucs~d Of brick and trs NJ receive the water
the engines and carry Il Away when It l. d-sirnb. to
let ~ out There thus under ground and unseen,
four Thousand dollars worth Of ma-rsls and labor
Tie roof Of this building u hinge truss one coo"sti
OF mm~oss beams strength and durability have beet
consulted In every part Of this hou-e which c.psAs
OF receiving eighteen twenty engines Already there
CT. too orvared-oue 81 them called the b" Ohio"
manufactured at Springfield: and the other the alta
rio" manufscturrdst d.tteswsa near Fishkhl rhrrs
are hve under contractt~o ~ them In Paterson.
at the works Of Rogers rosveuor and co and another
at Matteswsn This building will --Neated by sa',n
buDdred fe~t 81 Pipe coDtin exhzusteA steam an
running under the ebga@s. t. keep the water In the
boilers from fre-zng In the winter season.
The engine house which les east Of the pils opens
ioto the mschiue shop AID tho blsck~mith's shop.
The machine shop extends 10 feet andhes In the rear
IL deep. The hlacksmiths shop fronts
rg ~ feet deep aud rs feet front and the rssisn
angle Of AZ feet front and - feet deep whih IL want.
ing complete the quadrangle. Is occupied nv oh'n-
~ feet high. The entire range OF huidngs vh,oh
ON the rear appears they all Isl f-t
long by lo1 The machine shop has circular
movable table on It's principal hoor Tor tn" reception
Of Locomotives requiring REPAIRS supported by brick
and granite circular wall hs. the table In tbs engine
house but only three feet thick as IL will never be
necesysry TO bavs thsD or 20 engines on "
together The maohiDs shop has four stories Ths
basement contains staiiopsey eDgius, manufactured
ct bstteawan by which all the machinery Of the work
sbops will he moved aud the hre bo.n through tubes
There nues ~ built In the vail Into the bia;t
smiths chop and the ms'n chimney There " nlao in
the basmept turning latbes and other msohinsry to
be ussd In the repairing OF engines OF anything else
connected With the railroad Tho third story or that
he principal viii be used for carpenter work
and has circular saw. to be worked by ths engine Ia
the basement The upper or fourth story, gill be use
ns pattern room for castings. In these too upper
stories there IL not .ipgle column TO support the
floors They supported from the roof The roof "a
double truss.d and Of iron rod. pass doSu from
Its summit through the hoors and thr"ugh beams I'M
dsrpsst wher- they secured by nuts and screws
The floor the principal story. s supported bv t~o
rows OF metal pillars Eve each ,ide as rods let dos
In the c.ntre would Interfere 9TH this circular 1ve-
able table he floors all double In this building
end To awe idea of the strength Of the wallis. 90
may state that none Of them are Ices thsH nreso In
chez thick. and part Of them t~o feet sx inches
The four datop- laid base Of concrete two feet
deep aud FIVE and half feet vide u !, esuns,sd
that In those buildings there 100 ooo OF bricks Ths
troton vstsr isintroduced In every story by hydraulic
pre,ure aud In every stoiy hose can be attached u
the ptp~r.
The house IL At the other eide 1.-THE north OF tbs
track II T. go FRET long by so vide, snd has base
story the storage OF goods IL contains t~slv'
6rst class carriages second class and six luggage
cars the frat class made partly by Wsson. o
Springfield. aud partly by Goold Co Albany rn'
second class aud the Luggage cars, by Dean Go
Springfield The first class carriage are sop.rb ha'
ing mahogany backs to the seats velvet cushions sos
the walls inlaid With satin wood The doors are msho
gsny The painting ,srpi-hing aud silverpisted let
terpe If the exterior 10 the first Style ~ art rhs
are lighted With lamps and receiv. tfty two pss
sergrre each The second elias carriages are verl
pi-ip. the seats being common wood, aud ~ithou
Unions
We ,bsn advert to . peculiarly In ZONE Of tn
wheels OF these All the ~he.ls OF the fast through
trains OF wrought iron beog the trst ever intro
duced into ths country though generally used IN Eng
land They three inches greater IN dsns~r To ~
| the ordinary wheels. aud are made doubl. to. insif
wheel being Inserted into outer rim OF tire red noe
into which exactly Ht the tire being expanded viz
heat when IL T. cooled u IL In sepsrably united to tn
inner Wheel There IL no machinery In THIS c'uotr,
o. yet for manufacturing these wheel. but the ds
not distant vben there Gilt bs. for YANKEE ~i no
be long behind his neisbb "a In snythios Each ps
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