The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-09

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The to.a amount Of rock cutting is nearly two mil
Lions Of cubic feet On the Highland division, above
FihAil, 20 Peekskil, distance of sixteen miles,
$4,000 cubic yards Of rock excavated The whole
cost of this railroad viii be about nine millions of dol
lars The original stock subscribed amounted to
S. o6soo in Sol6s shares The road opened on the
2eth Of September 1890 between New York and Peeks
Kill, distance Of forty miles the 9th December to
Hamburg and on the 3lst to Poushkeepsie Yesterday
the vhoe line was not only opened to Albany, but
feat Of seed accomplished that ancestors would
have laughed at the widest sbsurdity and Fulton
himfen among the number Nay, ten years ago a rail
road to Albany considered Of the most inprac
cable Of IDEAS and the wise Of Wall street secuted
IL perfectly visionary But the progress Of science
not TO be calculated by the men Of dollars and
cents Some fifty years ago 1t took two OF three
days, and sometimss four days, to accomplish the
II E mentioned in the papers OF 1891 instance OF
rennkshie despstch that Col wm Colb-eath sheriff Of
Herkimer. LEFT Albany Sunday morning, MAJ =
board vessel for New York and returned on Thursday
afternoon 1lth bavipg in little than four days
Including day and naf ne was IN NeS York performed
journey Of $50 miles The mall stages IN winter, till
steambosts established took from thirty-six 10
forty eight hours in winter and the fare $40 fultos
rAn hi. boat which the whole world rilcued on the l
Of October 1907 Just forty ears ago when he
conph ed the distance in thirty three hours some
dsrfu feat Al that time But th. Issac Newton and the
Reindeer have long since eclipsed A. the perform
ance on the IRON horse yesterday three hours and forty
minutes from Albany, has dstsnced tAem still further
more delightful season, or q more besutiful day.
could not have been selected for this cesbrston Il
vas one Of those days peculiar to Indian summer-cslm
eor. and genial ard the air like balm. The glorious
Hudson like a mirror-not breath Of Wind rippled
Ste FURNISHED surface in which was rejected the tres 81
huee that clothe its picturesque banks and the
Brn.rou, esa with their snow white sails spread in
motionless ~ painted ships upon n painted ocean -
Perhaps there Is not at this season OF the year any
son, from New York 10 Albany In summer II has it,
charms but what these compared with the gorgeous
Rorss Of the Gutumpa tnts that now burst upon the
delighted WHOM either hand? Yesterday the trees Of
the Hudson presented the appearance Of a gigantic
in all their rich variety and mswn.s those which
the briP bett Tarterre cannot equal and which
etey into The shade the bostsd scenery q the Rhine
ard al the forest scenery q the old world put together
eueb rs it, grandeur and beauty that Europeans have
no conception Ct H. even, from what they read and
they are lost In mute sstonshment and wonder
when they behold for the fret time those matches pic.
lures painted by natures pencil The most glowing de-
scrpticu " Geld and feeble when conpsred with the
reality n the autumnal scenery the o the uud.
son vi ch IL In ell it, glory Nor ought the msgni
hcsn Palisades or the smiling beautiful vissss bak
ing la unclouded b. omitted from any descrip
ton o the landscapes Of that noble river which derives
it from Heudrck Hudson Who discovered il nearly
Al al lie stopping places along the line there were
cxovcs q people assembled. Who loudly chsered and
disthnratd n,e srms great and sn all me asmonstre
tiots 81 PcskskiL Poughke~psiei aud Hudson, were
greater thsn 1t the ether villages At Hudson the or
pbens turned cut IN procession aud ditty In
honor ~ the occasion They bore flag With tue FOL
irg nftriptou ~ Boofman the friend q the orphan
Tbe uuuber o. well dressed ladies' here very large
The sscond train overlook the fret ~ Hudson and went
out bsforr IL
Near New Hamburg a. The trains passed the Isaac
Newton end The Oregon observe O. BE- aground and
the directors Of the railroad matted incident a. show
n the superiority Of steam terra faa above steam
on water.
All ~ cnrocrs Of the company were the train, In
rluGira W 9. Young. Efq Who wss yererlsy elected
Prcsid nj Jones. Efg, Vice President, J. 81 Hopkna
Nc Trsasurtr. o. Ice k.q.. Secretary aud Aoting
Fur rintencent OF The DIRECTOR, Ne noticed n 4.
ktrrnn. Esq and n McCulian Tnrrs we're several
ofhcsrp aud directors Of other railroad companies
on the srrvs q the tr-n AZ 6reenbu there vas al
iun ense cooconrse Of there from Albany ant
other parts Of the State There vas band In attend
aBoe Shich welcomed the excur. 0uists With IT, merry
uufc and vosy after volley Il artillery booed ross
tie The engine house at apart ~ the place
az SHINE for The guests and w4s tastetuiy deeS
rated viii, flags and evergresns IL vaa Oiled with
tshiss which were elegantly laid out the head table
brg The turn table a the building which y OF
circular form seats and plates lad for OOL per-
Sous suc number sti standing who could not be
afecmmfd dated magnificent dinner vas served, snd
ehampegne hoved IN abundance while band dis
couftet cNceS Mt music The entertainment was ~
tic DIR, ctorr and officers q The Board to the Common
Ncunch and hesds q departments Of the city of
New York the authorities ~ Albany and Troy the
ehsrehoIdrs q the rad and large number Of other in
sied guests
The following IL the
BILL or PARE