New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-15
THE ERIE RAILROAD.
PROGRESS OF THE OPENING EYCURslOy
Great Bnthustasm all along thu La.


Our City's distinguished guests were ,-,,..,
at o'clock yesterday morning 10 order to h. :.
board the boat in season. The President r,,.,.,
the Pier fe minutes before sir, and IA, =
medistely followed by MIR. Wsb.ts, ..S =.
other Members OF the Cabinet Ths RI.
esily decorated with Gags, festooas Of a.
and eversreeus. and presented truly fe,,;,. -
pearaDce Flags were also displayed f,o, "
the other vessels in the neighoOrhOoA. An A.
mense crowd collected on the Pier and the P,...
dent and Secretaries passed on board amid a.
most tumultuous cheering bod ro,shs B,oI
which was stationed on the upper deck, ,tr,,.
up a national air the bells bessn to ring. AID a.
lutes were fred from the end Of the Pissby,A.
tschment Of the Forth Regiment Of Aralis,,
Among the other guests on board were A..
Hamilton Fish, Ex Secretsry Marcy. Hoa- H.r,
Maxwell, VIM. V. Brady, Esq. the sheris n,
Carney, Recorder Tslmsdge, Hon. ChrssO0A,
Morgan, Com Perry, Mr.. Fuller State Coo,rcl.r
and Mr.. Ruggles. beside q large repressns.so,
from the STATE Senate and Assembly, snd hseA
Boards Of the Common Council.
The Erie left the pier few minutes pats
the band playing Hail Columbia" while the
csnnons Numbered from the shore aud the csosd.
on all the wharves gave tremendous cheers u The
boat passed along. AL along the river gum we're
fred ags displayed, and every token Of reiOicias
exhibited. All the steamboats, on the river ds.
played their colors and fred salutes.
The boat arrived at Permont about o'clock
A great crowd hal collected from the surround.
ing country and again the cannon pesled frsh ia
welcome. The guests were al in the hishes, spi,.
its and delighted with the freshness and beauty
of the morning and the charming scenery Of the
river. The company occupied two trains-four.
teen cars in al. On reachiog Piermont, Senator
Fish decided to return 10 the City, az be bad uot
entirely recovered from his late indispositon and
was not able to bear tho IL que OF going further
The trains lef, Piermont few minutes after
the Presidential train 10 minutes in advance NJ
Ninot, the Superintendent Of the Road, had prs.
viously issued the following Bulletin 10 relation
TO them
These sirs shall have the road sgAins ell Other tain.
pDsepger freight gravel, &C, snd all other oeeupsas q
The track from their Iimes ats1y station I'LL their passage
and other train mus leave iisIon or turnout nass
shAl have smpe tine 10 etftge al the next sIsaoa %
turnout al least i've minutes prior TO The une 10 MA bs
for these usns TO lesve there.
1.-THE forward train should be detained. % % 10
have TO atop or the road the 1c for tho vida
80 come up conductor ofthe former must I'm nedsy
send man bsck to warn the approaching Tsn AID sag
man must be kept on The ED OF the car fJ h
purpose"
The following telegrsphic dispatches nrrs.s
the further progress of the train;
PIERMoSr, BupsoN RIVER, Wednesday,, My.L
The steamer Erie arrived at the pier at quar-.
ter to this morning. She came up TO her land
ing in beautiful style amid the firing Of cannon,
ringing of bells, aud the vocferous cheering Of the
assembled crowd
The PRENpEST made q short speech to the
crowd, and various gentlemen were introduced
10 him and his Suite. The frat train. with the
President on board, left at O'Clock, and the tws
next trains minutes after. They passed up the
pier amidst the ringing Of bells, DC.
All the locomotives, cars, 30 were decorated
with flying colors. Sixtytwo little grls, dressed
in white, were ranged along the line, and waved
some small banners with which they were pro.
vided as the trains passed. A banner was exhib
tied with the inscription
I'VE see secluded Distrets,"
and q country banner Inscribed
Congratulations Of Rockland County, HudiOs River and
Lake Erie"
Owing to the frequent stoppages the trains got
along rather slowly. Up the high grade from
Piermont, three locomotives were attached, The
two trains being united for the time being
While passing the curves OF the Road, the effect
Of this long concOurse Of cars, decked out with
hses and colors, was very fine. The train reached
Sufern's at 10 minutes past 9. All along the lns
of tho Road the people turned out en- md'ss and
salutes were tired and banners displayed IRON
every station.