The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-18
A Letter About the Railway System.


Northern Railuays-zAe Line from Nec York to
Montreal Constitutional Lying Of the Railroad
officials.
Hallelujah! have travelled four hundred miles
by railway, more or less without breaking my neck
or dislocatiDg single joint While so many Other
poor fellows are smashed to atoms or drowned,
have escaped with the comparatively slight infiction
OF couple of days Imprisonment at Montreal Like
the Turk who retained thanks to Allah when he
broke bis leg, as, said he, it might have been my
neck,' am grateful to Providence that l should
have been let off with detention Of fortyeight
hours. might have been killed, and, on the whole,
that would have been still more unpleasant. Halle.
lujah
But don't confound Providence with the railroad
companies. Gratitude to the former does not imply
thar kfulness to the latter Let put you in pos
session Of the features Of my Wishing to 90 to
Quebec from New York, applied to the Hudson
River Railroad Company Sor information respecting
the journey / was informed that by Leaving your
city at six o'clock A. NJ, would reach Montreal py
six o'clock p. M the same day, and thus be in time
to take the Quebec boat which leaves Montreal al
seven o'clock P. M. In confirmation Of this stare
ment / was referred to certain printed papers, in
which the journey was laid down with mathematical
precision, and the arrival at Montreal at six meu-
tened as invariable. The connections" it was
sad, we're perfectly reliable" "A slight sngges-
ton of doubt from me brought down upon my head
a stern rprimand from this official at Thirty-firs,
street: and on the faith of the printed and verbal
assn ance paid my fare through to Montreal, and
started from New York at six A. NJ on Saturday.
We reached Troy ten minutes behind our time, and
lost ten mnu additional at that place this latter
waste Of time que To the want Of system in ul-
loaoing and delivering the baggage. From Troy to
Rutlapd ard from Rutland 10 Burington there was
no perceptible deviation fsom the printed time table,
at Burlington five ten minutes lost 10 talking
and ussing from BurlDg t0n 10 Essex junction our
rate OF speed did not exceed twenty To twenty-five
miles al hour. We wele consequently, full thirty
five minutes late when starred FROM Rouse's Point
Half way between the latter place and Montreal we
came 10 dead stop. Inquiry being instituted,
were informed that we were waiting for the down
train to pass. II was late, And were late there
was no help for IT,. We waited till u came. and
ar lived at Montreal at quarter % eight o'clock ON
Saturday evening, full aGt an hour after the Quebec
boat bad left.
No ore but jacSass would expect TO End enter
prize in Canada. was not surprised to le tru That
we would be compelled to remain here 'ill Monday
night The high religious feeling of the people who
burn down parliament houses, and require an army
OF Bitch soldiers to keep them IN order, prevents
their doing anyth ng sinful as runnrS steamer
on Sunday. 10 has never occurred 70 them 10 run
dsV heat In point Of fact, were II not for Our coun-
trtm1n who travel through Canada, | don't think
tie prOyince would be perce0tbly inconvenience ii
fk.rn :, p no boats al all Talk Of trant failroadsl
Milo your mind no mot This Is all stIif and pre-
rarc yourself for The news that Canada has done
aogy with STEAMBOATS, and railways altogether, ana
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