The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-11
New Route ca Harlem.
HAHLEM AND NEw YORK NAvI0 ALTON COMPANY
eTEAMBOAT SYLVAN SHORE

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This company, which was organised 10 Harlem last
winter have just completed new steamboat called the
sylvan sbore, which 70 irsugurate new ferry asd
open facilities for reaching the upper Of the
Island the east side Of the city We already have the
Fourth avenue railroad with trains running by ste4m
nearly every hour in The day 70 Harlem for shilling
fare, and the Third and second horse rarcads
also running 70 Harlem every few minutes for ten cents
TIE time occupied tbs Fourth reaching l25lh
street IRON The depot in Centre about ono hour
While tie horse railroads hour and hlf and
sometime more, In Consequence Of the detention Forty
second street one road. and At Eighty SIKH street
rYorkviie) the other The steamboat II IL prop,sca
shall make The trip from Peck slip Harlem B-i ge In
the average time Of forty minutes while the fare
Who psrchaee nckeu VIII be but sesen cents This w DO
Of goat benefit 70 up town residents. the regulations OF
viu ev.ptuay be the of enhancing the value Of
properly IN the neighborhood Of Harlem
nm me rSsr p, ss snso J,
boloers and tner families and 10 the qualities Of the
beat. "A far As our observation went the excursion AZ
sersas Who vere on board ami tie expr.aoo N reae
mi satisfaction vS plainly manifested The beat 4 en-.
ureiy rcv and her hail The ever launched on
Harlem river. she buin by Mr. l. IA Boole A youns
mechanic Of New York this being arst ate M, II
modelling and constructing boat en- bic orr account,
has proven every way saefsctory Ner m.nninery val
made By Neesrs. Fletcher H.rrisoo. and sioxularly
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young under tner coat, 81 II i. represented
. hne piece Of machinery. ssd N posrt Of vcrxman
ship and all other necessary auslacst1,ss n can be
pointed BY u o1asru ctoYs vita degree OF pride and
satisfaction
Tho boat cae hurirsL AMI forty one ecs slx inches
oug and han ire and sevtrien burthen Il
ct csTscy for her SIZE aud 70 point Of speed
onsurrassed by any boat Of the TIP from Har-
lem Bl dgs Catherine slp-a astaoce q eight mos
vas made usserday thirty too mnu.es asd Il said
thai her osdrsry rate Of speed will DO heen miles
per hour. She Will run betsesn Peck slip and Harlem
every day (rrcept Sunday ~ iolovs;-
Leaving Harlem Bridge at A. n, 1o.1b A. NJ, 1245
r, NJ. $50 r. n Leave PECK alp IT Q rs A. NJ, 1850
A. NJ, 2P. n, 43oP n, landing 81 i2oin street each
way.
o. rasseS gers without charge, and ell who choose 10
,sie ss 70 Harlem do 20 Tor day gratis. To.
morrow che vii take her position for tho season.
II Is proposed By the company who have built
THE boat 70 start another immediately, and apply
70 the Common Council for the exclurve use Of
sp with ferry privileges. Bot among some Of the sock
boidcss there important drawba-k, which Il would
not he Of place here 10 mention The present board
a directors severely exercised with certain amount
~ turnstcal nctors. aud have rather unwiseiy d..
casd lav the boat up sundays, which days the
amount rf travel IN the summer augmented ten
oecisioo viii be loerE err and they conse-
oueniy chs,y how they dip IN any deeper Ger
tain T. thas the Common Council could not with any
drsr.e 81 nsc srsnt ferry privileges 70 any corpora
non that vouh pat In practice such narrow and con.
,rscsea IDEAS scild aecrive tho thousa OF me.
changes and works. of this city, who cannot afford
a.. ,'me rn week DAP ~ that recreation Sunday
shicn Necessary 10 ibe,r health - 70 their enjoy.
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