The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-28
MONTREAL, CANADA EAsr, }

MoSraEAL, CANADA EAsr,(
Ssptember ~. i.12 (
TIP 10 Non!ytaS-Stgats, Scenes, ar.d .S,sgm on
The Wiag, Sc Sc.
Here am, over four hundred miles north az Nav
York, in latitude about 45o N with the broad st.
Lawrence and its family OF islands in sght-this
being the very largest of the whole batch
After having toiled and sweated through the
streets Of Gotham all summer. caught the infe,-
ton, or prevailing epidemic of the season-a ragos
for travel-and determined % strike "bes line
to the country totally Indifferent az to my course,
only that it shoud be as speedy and as lar distant
as my limited time would allow. To this end L
found myself seated in the Hudson River cars, in
Chambers street tcketei for his royal mountain city,,
to put through by day light There was something
novel in the idea of run of few hours bringing ma
to place which, in my boyish dreams, l supposed
TO be near the north pole, and which our array toe
months to approach through trackess Wilderness
The time was up, and OFF trotted to Thirty
first street from whence We we're wheeled away by
powerful locomotive, the increased speed of ahiah
caused trees, houses and villages to dash by like
sppartions vanishing with the glimpse. "Jes-
meIy!" exclaimed q Yankee, 'sthis is flying, and
beats all the running in creation "Ho dr9adfai
should run into the river' .Tve Rearn tell IFS an
easy death to be drowned" said the Yankee; i" and
if one has to be killed, perhaps it's about well tor
die that way as to have the brains knocked axin .
rock" This speech did not seem to comfort the old
woman much, who grew silent aud melancholy when
it was finished The engine Numbered away over
the iron rails shaking the grouud as it dashed for
ward All the officers (nc'ading engineer, con-
ductors aud breakmen) were close a. their duty,
silent md attentive, Looking ahead, and scarcely
seemed TO wink The cars we're steady and easy,
and the motion not apparent than that
caused by spsei Of twenty-five miles hour.
It is well managed ana guarded road and
the express train, 50 lar a.. we soula judge.
seemed TO be ab0nt safe any ogner.
We hove in sight OF west Point We pulled out
our waseh looked ut it, rubbed our eyes; looked
asein, found we bad only consumed little over
hour in ,eiching this place. We thought she watch
had stopped Pat i 10 our ear, found MI right;
shrugged our shoulders mud tried TO re al IL was
imposs be-vow 100 hne Away We weat, sssing
the do INWARD train at Poughseepsic "Whst place
is thst," exclaimed the old woman, with the
church steeples, over the river! = = What! that
placer' exclaimed she Yankee SPY hockey If it amt
Albanyp' Dear me,' exclaimed the drst speaker,
II can recollect when it took rs whole week to
come up here by schooner We again pulled out
our watch, again rsbbcG eyes, and looked and
found il only 10 A.. IA !, and IN i've minutes we
were at East Albany Hsfe, taking the Troy and
Groenbush railroad, we soon re- lohed ths for
msr place. From hence pressed on fcom Troy
TO North Bennington thence 70 Rlsand, amidst
Wild mountain sceIery end iaarble qaaries 20 Rut-
land, Vermont; AID thence TO Barington,--
by the steamboat United States to Reuse's Point.
Acre again We travelled by railroad to Sapranic,
ferty' seven miles. and theDet by steamer diago-
comfortably landed ut this splendid hotel NJ few
minutes before 10 O'Clock, z N having consumed
only sixteen hours IN rave Ing from one city to the
other Ibis exhibits a vast improvement ever for
mer times. And Montreal is nov nearer to New
York than Buffalo, Boston, and Washington we're a
short time since, and nay be fairly sst DO
Their suburban town ADDED to the yearly expanding
Gotham.
As speedy as the conmunic ltion now ia. II viii
soon be reduced The ST Lswrence is to be bridged
at the head Of the rapids nine miles above Montreal,
ot I ,rt1i ia Tha t.ksn INF
Montreal and Plattsourg railroai, just opened.
Measures before the Provincial Parliaua3nt. at
its present session. looking to the grant OF author
~ Tor this purpose.
AS we shall, by invitation, take "trip ovsr this
road to morrow, we shall defer oar dsscrip-
ton of it until then, and turn to notice
some prominent matters touching the city. Our
attention was first drawn to the burnt distEet which
presents truly melancholy aspect. vast section
Of the town presents field of standing AMI bask-
ened chimneys, interspcTed with ruined walls
Here seen detained or half fallen gables; and
Yonder, Quilted stone or brick was, the intsrior be-
ing filed with confused fragments OF half burned
timoers and iron ruhbish Il is gloomy picture,
and mnst resemble, 70 some extonc, the sight pre-
sen.ea by some portions of Moscow after is geat
corhagrat-on Aapy poor families los. every thing.
and wse left houseiess ana geDniess. NeveY before
was there a ruincd population more deserving the
charity Il the world. rney viii have uari time
this coming winter. Soma iave in despair lied TO
the ccru,try; Others the f-wcst in nun 9ay, have
commerced clearing agay the iIhoisi. prs Daratorr
to n buGing; ard come few have already succeeded
in erecting nav brcs AMI stone houses Ind ,e.tinr
under shelter again Viewed fron erssy elevated
point, ne burnt district lies spread ou' 70 all it,
uefoiateness.
tude for the aid received from New York, though
We really think that we should have made the
amount $50 0oO instead Of the small sun of $4,000
or 1900 The Bishops Palace forms PROMINENT
ruin amidst the general desolation. Hays Hotel.
ard a number Of splendid granite buildings on the
same square and street; have their granite walls
standing, with all their inner works consumed. The
present Donegans Hotel. in point of architectural
beauty, by no means compares with that near by,
which was burnt down prior to the great ERE. and is
not yet rebuilt attended morning service in tho
is capable Of seating about 1000 persons 1t was
well attended, and there must have been fully 5000
persons present, including a large number Of
Strangers Inc music was capital and We had an
most feelingly cxhorted bis hearers to put their
trust in God, and to look to him through Christ's
atonement, for salvation The vast congregations
appeared exceedingly SOLEMN and sincere in their
devotons, and we left the sacred edifce favorably
impressed by the solemnity of the services We had
witnessed, and with increased respect for the un-
Affected sincerity Of the people and their eloquent
minister
We awaited ourselves Of several fine rides which
abound in the vicinity of the city; among Others
drove along the margin Of the river to l. .cniae-
ten miles by the road-and ind a fine view Of tho
rapids Our whole route lined on the land
side by succession of splendid apple orchards,
which were loaCSu 10 an extent wo had before
witnessed, with apples Of slmo every shade Of color
from crimson to white, green, Sc. Small trees not
higher than n MAS head mere covered, and their
limbs bent to the ground By the weight of tho fruit.
Montreal contains abou, 60 600 inhabitants fully
two thirds Of whom arc French Canadians Of re-
hgous denominations. the Catholics number aboua
II 000 and there arc about 10000 protessaats
We have not space at present to give further de-
tails but viii have more TO shy in our next.
TRANSIT.
From t'ic Plains.
ION tho 81 Joseph Gazette, September ST
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