The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-18
Our Albany Correspondence.

Our Albany Correspondence.
ALBANY, Dec. Is, 1851.
The Rival Railroads Berees the Cites OF Nao
York AND Albany.
The public who patronise railroads are becoming
greatly dissatisfied with the managem emit of the Hud
son River Railroad. The frequent collisions which
have occurred, and the alarming loss of life and
limbs occasoned either by accident culpable care
lessnsss since the opening of that road through to
this city, has exceeded that on any other road in
the country for the same space of time. The CO.
lamity ct Croton, that double calamity, has con.
tributed very considerably in Withdrawing conf
dence and, consequently, patronage from the road.
The discharge Of two or three condu tors coolly
and formally announced by few of the directors,
gives very little guaranty to the public that more
care will, in fatured be exercised and very little
consolation to those two or three dozen sufferers
who are writhing in pain in consequence Of be-
ing crippled, MANNED, and broken to fragments, be-
cause aristocratic conductor could not, at the
moment, obtain some twenty cents additional fare
The public more interested than the appearance
Of this card Of the directors. They demand legal
investigation. This murderous affair requires ex-
PLANTATION, and these who we're the means of thus
recklessly sporting with human life and limb,
the facts legally elected and the guilty ones severe
ly punished, as an example to others and warning
to public agents who entrusted with the lives Of
hundreds OF persons every night and day. Bat the
conductors have been discharged; and we hear moth
ing further, whether the company or the uthori-
ties Of Westminster county have arrested them for
examination. We are free to ASSERT tina. the pub
lie prosecutor Of that csun.y will be deseryedly
censurable II be does not Immediately investigate
the matter, in order that public expectation may be
gratifed
The system of freighting upon this road is also
unsatisfactory to shippers The directors were we'll
aware that upon the close of navigation they
would be required to enter very extensively in the
conveyance of freight over the road Large guam
titles, as expected, have been deposited at their
warehouses for shipment, but the incompetency of
the agents and employees, and the inadequacy of
the means Of convey ance, has already Disguised
many shippers who in the habit of having their
business transacted with promptness. Complaints
of delay, ignorance of business, and even Of inso-
lence, are daily occurring, and if Of more bust
ness capacities are not soon placed ut East Albany,
as superintendents of freight, immense quantities
will be diverted from the road, and transferred to
other routes. A rivalry Will soon exist which
will compel the River Railroad Company to offer
more liberal wages, and employ more com PETE
men, such as switch tenders, conductors, super.
intendents, &c, If they intend to attract travel
and freight to their cars.
The Housatonc route lie now opened, and ar
rangements are perfect ed 10 carry passengers and
freight between this city and New York. as hereto
WV, ~ PhNoe kioesAy touuOou houa
years. The directors have made mistake, how
ever IN exacting an extra dollar per ten on freight
sent from the city Of New York The price should
be uniform. This road has always been managed
with skill and care, and from the time of its first
opening to this day. it has never been subjected to
half the fatal accidents 81 which have occurred on
the Hudson River road. during the three months
since il was opened through to Greenbush.
The Harlem road Is now about sufh GENTLY COM
pete to convey passengers and freight between this
city and New York. The first train Of cars will
run through in q few days. The road meets the
Boston road at Chatham Four Corners, some TWEEN
ty miles southeast Of this city, and rom that point
the Harlem cars and engines will run the Albany
and Boston road, making continuous line from
the depot, opposite Albany, TO the door OF the
Astor House, in the city Of New York, and rice
versa. The Harlem, now finished thus far will be
formidable competitor with the river road. The
difference Of some half al hour In time will not be
much regarded; and the public confidence which Ia
naturally extended to it, in consequence Of having
experienced engineers, conductors, \, will weigh
nightly in the minds Of passengers, and indu,e
many TO seek that conveyance in preference to the
river route. further extension Of this road Is
now being surveyed, from Chatham -Four Corners
20 Lebanon Springs, which will soon be located,
and the grading commenced early in the spring,
with the Intention to complete il in season for the
conveyance Of passengers direct fr ON New York to
Le bsnon in the early part Of the summer Of 1883.
The road is 20 be continued further nor. until il
strikes the Vermont State line where il will inter-
sect the Beningtonrosd. and thus secure the north
ern travel.