The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-06-08
The Railroad Routes to the East.


"A very strenuous effort, and after the puff
ing style Is being made to create the impress
that the Ohio and Mississippi Road, con-
hecting at Cincinnati with the Eastern lines.
arford the shortest and quickest route to the |
Eastern cities. This-it appears-is no,
true, and justice to other routes and to the |
travelling public requires that it should be
exposed.
The distance from Vincennes by the way
Of Indianapolis, Crestline, Bellfountaine-
and Pittsburg Roads through to Philadelphia
To New York from Philadelphia. :. 81 miles
991
BY the o. & NJ. Road through Cincinnati,
and over the Marietta, Parkersburg, Balti-
more and Ohio Road to
Baltimore is. ..........-.....715 mics
To Philadelphia. ............l00 miles
To New York so miles
s55
On this route there is the delay and expense
Of two miles of Omnibus ride in Cincinnati,
and the delay and vexation of change to
steamboats, at Marietta and ferriage of
nine miles to Parkersburg, and there the de-
lay and perplexity of another change from
steamer to cars; all of which is equivalent 20
100 miles travel on o continuous road.
Or if the traveller goes by the way of Gin
cinnati over the Columbus. Crestline, Pitts
burg, Philadelphia roads to New York the
distance from yincennes is zoos miles, by
way Of Indianapolis 900 miles.
Through Cincinnati to Columbus, thence to
Cleveland and by the Lake shore and New
York Erie Road, to New York city the dis
tancc is 1850 miles. BY the way of Indian
apolis over the Bellefountaine and Crestlinc
Roads to Cleveland, and thence by the same
by the way of Cincinnati, Marietta. Parkers-
burg, and Baltimore and Ohio Road, cannot
be stated in consequence of the uncertainty
of the delays on the ferry from Marietta t.
Parkersburg. The time however on thi
route must be longer than on the other line
from the slow speed made by the Baltimor
and Ohio Road over the mountains, comparet
with the time tables on the New York an,
Erie and other Northeastern roads. Oh
either of the other routes connecting witt
the o. & NJ. Road at Cincinnati, the time be
tween Vincennes and New York, supposin
there is no detention at Cincinnati, or Cleve
land cannot be less than forty -taco hours
By the way of indianapolis the time occu
pied viii be only forty hours.
The great thoroughfare of Eastern travc
is now through Cleveland, over the N. Yor
and Erie Road. From this city to Clevelan
via Terre Haute and Indianapolis the dis
lance is 463 miles. By the way of the o. 1
NJ. Railroad and Cincinnati, the distance
49S. BY the former route the travelle
reaches Cleveland at EIGHT O'CLOCK A. N
by the latter he does not arrive there till hal
past toro P. NJ. making difference of 81
hours, and pays one dollar more fare, besid
the extra expenses caused by the want {
connections in Cincinnati. The difference
the time of arrival at Cleveland, often make
days difference in the travellers time
reaching New York. Over the Terre Hau:
and Indianapolis route all the changes al
made in the Union Depots of the connectin
roads, and the perplexities, delays and di;
comforts of passing from one road to anoth
er, through city in Omnibuses, with a
the attendant risks and damage to baggao
ere entirely avoided. To a gentleman tray
cling with family this is considerable
sufficient to decide the choice of routes.