The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-18
DSts do ~ on Railroads.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.


TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
SrR-It strikes me that if travellers who meet with
unnece ssary detention on our railroad lines would
avail themselves # the opportunity which an indie.
pendent press affords, Of making public any annoy
ing occurrence in this respect, it might lead to ar
engagements and the adoption of measures that would
prevent their recurrence as frequently as happens at
present, and would contribute to the comfort and
conmodation OF the travelling portion Of the commu-
nifty. Hence, am induced to ntrude upon your
columns, in consequence of the very general Inter
rupticn experienced on Saturday, on the entire line
between this city and Rouse's Point, owing to which
a large number of persons are prevented from
reaching their several places Of destination, where
they cannot arrive before Monday.
left yesterday morning Ill the Hudson river train,
expecting to be at Montreal early in the evening
Owing to It being Saturday, presume the train was
cars and passengers. The result was that it did Mt
reach Troy till tie train for the north with which it
ought to have connected had left; and the passen-
gers learned that there would be no opportunity Of
proceeding fLrther Till hafpast in the evening
at which hour, bad there been no delay, those VINO
", destined for Montreal ought to have been there,
and those bound for Ogdensburg well On their way
neither Of which places under present circumstances,
can be reached before Mon0sy.
similar disappointment, to a certain extent, was
experienced by the passengers from the north, who
were coming this way, the boat on Lake Champlain
having got foul of snag, which ought not to have
been in her deck; and by subsequently, calling at
every patry place on her route arriving at White
hall too late to connect with the train for Troy By
which they would have been enabled to reach New
York at six o'clock last evening. After considerable
delay on he road from Whitehall owing to the
vceable description of locomotive attached TO the
cars, they reached Troy about noon; and ct three
o'clock some Of them started on the Hudson River
Railroad with the assurance that they wond be In
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rive however till len, having been detained by the
state Of the road caused by shower that had fallen
ard the number of cars attached to the locomotive.
Those OF them who took the Harlem line At five
o'clock reached New York at eleven.
The withdrawal of the cars from the northern line
Sundays will necessarily lead tothe overcroWding
of those which leave New York On Saturday; but II
the effect Of this is to detaia travellers Saturday,
Sunday and Monday, on route which may be ira
yelled in day. they had better remain In the city
over Sunday For my part, as soon as heard OF the
detention, determined to return to New York, and
take flesh departure on Monday morning by the
Harlem line, and probably shall arrive at my jour
neys erd as early as if had remained at Troy; but
which might have reached on Saturday night had
extra train been IN readiness to 0verake the other
when we arrived about three-quarters Of an hour be-
hind time. should think from the number of pas
sengers who left New York when did on Saturday
morning, that between one and two hundred have
been prevented from proceeding to their destination.
TIE expense that each individual must incur during
this detention cannot be less than five six dollars
and the hotel keepers on the route will probably
pocket thousand dollars by the operation.
1t is to be hoped that the directors of the Company
will see that in future the locomotives are not
loaded, which, owing to the improper suspension Of
the running of the cars on Sunday, will otherwise be
the case, and that some arrangement may be made,
by which passengers can obtain some refreshment,
either at the depot the route, who ut present
are description of live stock that is the least cared
for by the conductors of rail cars everywhere as re-
spects :" creature comforts" PASSENGER.