Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-03

GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE
GIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED 80
ff0Axs0 Sft 81. LOUIS. Inc si,onl-
gan Southern and Northern Ipdiana Railroad
Line carrying ihe Great Western United States
Through Mail, have the following slaunch first
class steamers running ON Lake Erie in connec
lion with the New York and Erie railroad from
Duakisk, touching al Cleveland, and connecting
with their road at Toledo, and conneclipg directly
with the Chicago and Rock Island railroads al
Chicago, in the same depot, thus forming a daily
line for passengers and freight from New York to
the Mississippi river Niagara, Captain Miller
Empire, Captain Mitchell; Keystone State, Capt.
Richards; Louisiana, Captain Davenport. Also,
Daily Line from Buffalo direct 10 Monroe by
those well-known magnificent Floating Palaces,
Empire State, j. Wilson, Commander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays Southern Mich
gan, A. ID Perkins, Commander, leaves Buffalo
Tuesdays and Fridays; Northern Indiana l. t,
Phcatt Commander, leaves, Buffalo Wednesdays
one Of the above splendid steamers u, viii cav.
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line Dock al 9
o'clock, p. m every day, (excepi Sundays, and
rnn direct through e Monroe, without landing,
IA hours, where the lightning Express Train will
be in waiting TO take passengers direct 10 Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening after ieay
ing Bufalo,ia8i Dsn5Hehl8 YHstaAssatl, VA =
n Running time from New York 70 buffalo, four
teen hours.
Running time from Buffalo to Monroe, tourlean
Running time. from Monroe 10 Chicago, eight
hours. Total thirty-six hours,
Connecting at Chicago with fine line Of low
pressure STEAMBOATS, 10 all places north Of Chicago
to Green Bay also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad 10 La Sale, and there connect with Iii
nois River Line of Steamboats,, or Express Train
Of Illinois Central and Chicago and Mississippi
Railroads, orconnccting AT Rock Island with reg
ular line of steamers for all points above and be
ow making the cheapest and most direct route 10
st. Louis, Rock Island, Minnesota, and the Great
West N'i'ts R' f &t4ae1
The American Lake Shore Railroads from Buff.
falo and Dupkrk connect with this line AT Toledo,
forming the only direct and continuous line OF
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboard to the Valley
ofthe Mississippi Running time TO Chicago, SO
hours; to ST. Louis, Sc hours. lebaa ag4es1Q
, -Four Daily Trains, by railroad, all the way;
Two Daily Lines, by steamers, on Lake Erie.
4 Thus the traveller and shipper can see al
glance that other line the lists as com
Passengers ticketed through from New York
with privilege OF stopping over at any point on the
routs and resnming seats atlcisure, either by the
New York and Erie Railroad via Dunkirk, New
York and Erie and Buffalo and New York City
Railroad via Buffalo; Peoples Line ofSteamboats,
Hudson River or Harlem and New York Central
Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo. r'ia h'4a
/, For any further information, through tickets, or
freight, apply at the Company's Office, No. 1913
Broadway, corner Of Dey street New York to
n'# q JOHN F. PORTER, General Agent, or
.g4g 81 81 L.. sPatDUNTON, Ticket agent lsgts