New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-17
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OPENING or THE WESTERN RAILROAD IN
CANADA
cousspondsues Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune
BUFFALO, Saturday, Jan. IA, 1854.
Canada is Just beginning develop the Of her
Western peninsula and have just returned from tho cee
braton of opening important branch of the system
terns improvements from which the people of the upper
province will soon reap such benefits The Buffalo Brsnt
ford and Goderick Railroad IL completed to Brsnt
ford distance Of rs miles from Buffalo and yesterday
zone five hundred people ladies and gentlemen including
the friends and officers of the road and their ed guests
left buffalo at nine ooek for the incorporated town Of
Braniiord.
Passing down the Lockport rood mile or so to Black
Rock we crossed Niagara River just at the point where
the lakes lace bemse into river dimensions aud crossed
to Fort Erie opposite Buffalo The river here starts on
pretty respectable run preparatory to taking its grand leap
at Niagara some twenty miles below. There csnsid
eIab floating ice in the river bat the Company have an
III meme steam propeller, which renders the crossing In
eny Kind OF weather safe and comfortable on ne ctner
,iGe Of the river spe udid we're waiting
u.s. and in short time we were on our way westward
with three trains. 49,
NoLing of note occurred the way. We had one Of
tho efficient Fire Companies If Buffalo with the Mayor
and Common Council Of Buffalo, and the Mayor OF BTsn
ford We Lad singing by vocalists OF all coors one
Young colored amused very much with the way nc
emphasized certain words in song which he helped to
sing: ,,-.,
Her freedom I'd sdorep
The way be pronounced reedo and adore and the ges
lures with wbic be accompanied the pronunciation were
cautions % white folks. .,
thtmseiyes whiting for time the approach OF the
trln They eszed silently at it. but seemed to have
neither thought nor word to utter about T. Inc Pas i'css
lire hnd perhaps never seen locomotive before alid
noticed that several the train approached tacash
standing ON the other eide OF fence took few more
noces of resrec distance for fear the thing mgM slip or
We passed several established and incipieDt villages on
our way dependent chiefly on the Nenand Caai sna
Grand River Tor their occasional and partial contact wan
the outer world From Caledonia 10 BrantfDrd, some 10
miles passed entirely new rack upon wn'ch
no train had previously and Of course went very SOW
10 avoid oil risk Of accidents We arrived az d. anefa
about O'Clock. .o ooo :.
hebitslts situated the banks OF The Grand vsr 90.
train Lad been expected for some line anu tnousn We
showing for an hour two previous 70 our aVa' nsn'
women and children out TO receive us 10 great nun
beIe IL seemed as II every Individual member OF tne
oS,n,,r;,v voung and old turned out and had each
i1rd finn the country The band stationed at the depot
rrceved ms with Yankee Doodle ana cannon tnnd'fed
forth al intervals ls DVH'e'0uS "S " ' "''
Of r n' Wac of Branifordwh the Hon James wsds
,ortb Of Buffalo President Of the Railroad Company,
and His Honor Eli Cook, Mayor OF Buffalo, mounted
Stfo in the capsciOus engine house and Messrs Cook
trd ellsworth responded 20 the hearty welcome which
Mayor Wilkes rendered them.
The procession moved from the depot through the ap
pointed route ia spite Of and mud, and then the
strapgers we're escorted TO the hotel ard private res
d.nces where they received with beraty highly
honorable 10 the people Of Brantford.
After short time 10 get a look at our carpetDaSs
grsnd dinner was served in the Town Hail. at which tae
guests from abroad the President end Directors OF .ae
Road and the chief men Of Branifrd and the adjoining
country were present. II most sumPtsoas eassr
tanmeEt. Everything in the way ofeating and d1nkp#
was furnished in lavish abundance.
After the appetite satisfied toass and speecnei
ssed The toast TO the President Of the United states Vas
received With great enthusiasm and was eOqarnu! &c
,cnJed ~ Nv ] 4 Williams. ESQ. Of Bafal), whose ~
M .lirifed feouert rounds Of appla1se
~ toast Of the evening was the President G1d u fect
orr OF the Road ard in response 20 this the Hon Aniss
Ws1sworth. tie efficient President made tie leading