The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-29
Gar Indiana Correspondence.
PRINCETON. Gibson County, Is


Sept. III, 1852.
A Trip to he Wtst-Vics Of RGtlroads-Raaroad
Foyd- Boiling Western Railroad System reat
ODtning for Female Labor, &c.
left New York city, Mr.. Editor, IN the o'clock
morning train for Dunkirk, on Monday, the 23d ult
on trip to the West. il occurs to me th&t may
do some good to my nsighbOra and fellow creatures,
i'll sit dowA, this morning, and give them some 40
count of Whist saw and heard, through yolr mil.
lion read ournal-so, prick up your ears, good read
er, and listen; an sure shall not SOW seed on bar
zen ground.
Tho excellently conducted New York and E,e
Railroad in many respects, fails in one essential
thing which lie the vice OF all railways aui, indeed,
Of I'll modes OF public conveyance in the UaiSed
states-namely; want OF punotuality IL the trnesof
starting and arriving. Though tae scheduls
quired the departure OF the train from Jersey City
al o'clock in the morning precisely, get il vas
near halfpast O'Clock before we 90. urder way.
The half hours delay stuck to US like leoch the
whole Of the journey, and it was only overcome, in
some measure, BY pressing forward at extra speed
on the Dunkrk end Of the road, in very dark night
thus eudangering the lives of some seven or eight
hundred passengers. Much Of the last hundred
miles we made at the rate OF mile g, minute, and
that too. in almost utter darkness But this vice OF
delay is even worse on the Western railways. The
Cleveland and Cincinnati down train, on which en-
barked on Tuesday, the 2ith ult purposely delayed
its departure tor two hours later than its appointed
time, in order to wait the arrival Of the Bufi,lo
boat, and when it did arrive, it brought SO many
passengers that there were not cars ct the station sut
fciont TO carry them forward. Now, mark the re-
suit Of this delay The train went for mle5 aud
miles at snails pace, expecting every moment to
meet an ascending one, either burden or passenger,
while the up trains were all on similar lookout.
L.,et 1a1o raFrp afa1 An apaant
throughout the whole line, and the consequence was
that at London, in Ohio, we were thrown of the
straight track on to turnout, by the desre OF the
switch tender, 10 save IA from enceunerng the up.
train then due OF his station but in his eagerness
to gave a collision, he omitted TO TO the
other extremity OF the turnout long burden train
and the result was our locomotive dashed into this
burden train, making mincemeat OF everything IN its
way and knocking the passengers almost out Of their
seats. Fortunately, the engineer had checked bis
speed ss he approached the turn out, or We should
have al been made worse than mnce.meat OF.
While We were in this condition, with one half Of our
train lying on the main track, the uptrain appeared
with its blazing light, coming u furious rate. The
alarm being given, the passengers, In an instant,
stumbling each other, vacated the am got
to place OF safety. Meanwhile, n shout raised by
the little army CT men reached the ear Of the en-
gineer ofthe approaching train and nc had just time
70 bold up, within few yards OF our cars, which We
believed at one time to be doomed TO destruction.
Now ali this iniehap was o93ssoned By the foolish
and criminal delay Ut Cleveland, ior criminal -
any pufposed delay on n railway. So, instead
Of reaching Cincinnati from New York IL
forty bours, as Internationally advertised, We
nearer fifty hours in getting through, and within
moment time Of oil Of being hurled into eternity
am IL hopes, Mr. Editor, that these remarks vii
cause the euperintendents of railroads generally TO
observe their times Of arrival and departure wish
scupulous punctuality and thus one great cause OF
railroad accidents viii be removed.
Sufficient time is not given, IN railroad travelling
on long routes 10 enable ths passengers to get tner
-, and with comfort. HEgDC
forced to bolt their food, and like the Illuminating
animate, 10 digest 10 at their leisure, nuch Y Tie
injury aud min Of their health, Il greater haste
we're made in the running time OF the locomotives
and that The speed osn DC improved, Il conpinias
would station watchmcn 81 every two or three nun
dle0 yards Of their roads, armed WITH signals can
lot lie ooubted-tTayelers could be pl1niUed " en-
10Y their Ineals reasoning besngs, IN order and
comfort. But all this necessity for stopping and
eating would 10 avoided. If two cars were stosed
to accompanythe train, under charge 81 skiliul
proyioer and host, orc Of which shouu " hsted ~
a. 4 Kitchen and tbs other s. an eating saloon
IL order TO prevent tho croyding q the pas
seuecrs ut stated hour In The saloon the
cookip department might be arranged as restaur.
hours, eatiz what they nigh. call for and paying
accordingly What comfort, snd elegance, ana
ease, and even luxury, might be displayed undersuch
an arrangement u il easy to make the access from
acted on BY some Of The enterprising managers Of
our railroads. In Germany you Gan get cup OF |
coffee, Sc IN their carsa place being provided at
the end Of each ear for the quang OF the beverage
in tho course Of two years more, tie people Of .
this once out Of the way village, viii be able to
lump IL the carr and check their baggage for New
York, Boston, &c. The railroad from Evansville
to this pont Is finished, aud an excellent structure
il Is. II win be finished TO vincennes, on tho
Wabash, next spring; from Vinccnnes TO Terre
Haute, the connection win be made in less than two
years. "A railroad is under way from lie ndersoI
nearly opposite Evansville both Of which town