Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-05-22
NeW-Y0Fk AMI Erie Railr0ai.---First
Train through.

The New York Evening Post gives theI
following particulars Of tue passage of the !
first railroad train through from n ew-I ork
lefty to Lake Erie
On Monday morning, the president. di
Irectors, engineers, aud other principal of.
fcers of this road. left the city to pass
lover with the first train of cars. the whole
line Of their road Reaching Lanesb0r
ough, they took an extra engine, that they
might not interfere with the regular trains
and stopping at Elmira for the night. pur-
sued their way next morning at half-pastI
o o'clock. to the Western Division The
road has been IN effective operation as far
as HornellsYille. since September last.and
in partial operation to Cuba. fifty miles
further, since the middle Of February
This portion Of the road, however, having
been finished during the winter. and por-
tions OF the track not thoroughly compile
ted, has only been used for freight and
for passengers incidentally
Al Cuba. the CONVOY recalled the untri-
ed and entirely new portion Of the road
The distance thence 10 Dunkirk, on Lake
Erie, IS 70 miles As the train passed
various sections Of the road. the resident
and experimenting engineers and contrac-
tors Joined the party. At Olean. the
rushing waters of the Allegheny met their
view, covered with RATS. floating to the
great father ef waters and on It's banks,
gathered III groups, the wondering child
rem Of the forest
For several miles. the road follows the
Indian reservation. and the Indians, whose
attention was arrested by the shrill whistle
Of the locomotive as it thunderel through
its heretofore quiet domain, gazed with a
sort Of melancholy interest. There was
no expression Of surprise upon their coun-
! tenances-upon the rude disturbers Of
their peace, tie precursors Of their fate.
the e1tarmiNators Of their race-tle ge-
Enius Of mechanism.
At Albion. the train passed over an en-
banEmeat 200 feet l9nr and 1870 feet
/ nigh which In grandeur of conception and
execution rivals the Starucca, it is called
Drew,s Cuff The length of the Gull
vert through which the water ru5hes, is
$50 feet, and is Of solid masonry, built for
I all time. A short distance further on. is
Ianother cmbaal,ment which strikes the
| traveller with degree Of wonder and awe
| only less than chat which he experiences
| on first looking uron the Gulf This por-
ton Of the road exceeds in picturesque
beauty and effect anything even on the
4 Delaware or Suseuehanna Division. For
some miles. the road travcrses the sides
OF the mountain, at an elevation Of 500
feet and the succession Of views are won
derfully grand and exciting Through
out - whole valley, called Little Val
ley" the eye and attention are deeply
interested, and the ordinations look
/ Hook look ~ were constant.
At Dayton. twenty miles or more bel
yond they came in view Of Lake Eric. "
ing below them, and extending far as the
eye could reach. As the party caught
the first glimpse Of the Lake three hear
ty cheers burst from the directors, cngin-
GERS and contractors; they felt, each one
as De Soto felt when he discovered the
Mississippi-they had achieved their OBJ
ject; for years they had struggled on. at
one time under great embarrassment and
anxiety. The Board had said in public
address TO their Stockholders " they could
almost see tho lake" they now saw it not
a. through glass darklv,n but clearly
distinctly-not by faith. but by works.
There were three hearty cheers. On sped
the train; the experimenting engineer !
himself at the helm, and in an hour more
catching occasional glimpses of the Lake
the shrieEing steam horse whose advent
for nineteen wears. had been hoped wished
prayed and waited for. rushed into the
village Of Duukirk, About the coDgrat |
ulati0ns firing Of cannons. Examinations
sc, let some other write. we have no time
at rlroSppf lint +lara e n +fo3fsht ar 4,s-o