New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-27
RAILROAD CE LEBRATION
The Boston Courier says, in regard to the new
raj n al rou,e between This city and Boston:

The Boston Courier says, in regard TO the new
raj roai rou,e between This city and Boston:
A new r-iirosd ronte between Newly )rk and Boston,
which i calculated 10 inaugurate an important ert 10
the passenger and freight traffic bet seen the TWO cites
vas Dc caed yesterday, when ABOUT one hundred ana
Gfty d siiuguisled merchants, capitalists, aud other
gertlon.en 0f New.Nork and Nes-layen, passed over
the new route for the first time and p,i visit to this
citv celebrating tie event by magnificent banquet,
iast evening AT tie Revere House.
Tee L. v routs is formed mai, ly by n union or con-
nectiOn ot previously Existing roads, the only portion
when has been constructed to .orm the complete con-
nection beiog between NewLonion, Conn. ani
StOrinetor-s distance of H. mt ,. TINS ne portion
connects With the New Haven nnt Nes-LDndOl Rail
road going west, aud the Storington and Providence
Railroad going east.
The road jost completed, uniting NewLonion ani
StoniBgtoD, hss b.-a constructed IN the moet sub
startis aunsr. Yesterday IN. cars passed. over the
twelve mile in seventeen u1BUtes The cost of this
poItioD M, udng ferries ard wharyes, will amount %
about ;>25 GC0. Benjamin Noyes, esq, and several
other citizen. Of Nestaven, have been most sc''ve
in bringihg the enterprse to its present successful
consunmaliGe. Tie stock has been subscribed for
almost entire. " IL New-iIaven and New-f0rk. The
new portion "a sn extension of the Newliaven AMI
New-i iorcon ,ad the charter OF which was amended
10 permit it, construction, ard the road now assumes
,he leeel title of the New.Haven, New London aot
StOnington Railroad
Ihe ctual RAINING tine made by the ssclrso1 train
yesterday, the tIisl trip between Ne~-foIk aud
boston.
tr in oft N-w-tork at O'Clock yesterday mornilg z,
and arrived at N.s-baven At one minute before III
o'clock. Left Eew-Iaven at four minutes ptg III,
and arrived in cw-Iond0n Q. twenty-five minutes
pest IL. Twelve Minutes were occupied in crossing
the Thames river Tie train then LETT Grotoa Backs
opp site New LoudOn) at tnty -four minutes before
J. ard arrived al Providence ct - O'clock, having
been detained % the wsy Twelve minutes at Green
wich. Arriving ia Providence much earlier than WAS
anticipated the train on the Providence sGd Boston
railway was not ready for them, and they were co1-
PEELED 10 wait until twelve minutes past o'clock, at
which tine the train left Providence, and arrived in
with three deten between Providence and stOn
amounting 10 ali to tnriyone minutes. Thus, the ac-
tua iuIuiDg time between Ne4-lOrk and Boston was
seven hours and seven minutes.
The party, with few invited guests from this city,
sat down To sump'uous dinner ST the Revere House.
The Hon Cf aries III. Warren Of THIS city, President
of the Boston and Providence Railroad, presided
the occasion, and, after tle feast was over called
upon numerous gentlemen present for speeches. The
speeches were cougratullt,ry in character and the
speakers expressed The at0st fati In the succoss OF
the enterprise.
Among those who were called upon for remarks
we're Thomas Tiletson, esq, ana Matthew Morgan,
esq of New-lork, the Hon. W. w. Boriman OF
New-Baven Mayor Lincoln OF Boston, the Rev. DIR.
Leonard Bacon Of NewHayen, II. NJ. Woodworth,
esq, FarILam Plummer esq, OF Boston, Dr. william
u. Russell of New laver, Prot. LGrned Of Yale Col
lege, e. s. Bushnell esq, President of the NewHsvcn
snd New.L London Railroad Lucius q. Peck, esq
Ricbs,d Frothpghsm, jr, esq, Of ChareftOwn, Syl-
vsnus Butler, esQ., n. ID. Sperry and Benjamin
NOyes, esq, OF Ncw-Hsyen, Col. A. .. Brewster Of
Boston, ard tie Rev. VIM. +. Eustis Of New-Hayen.
The company separated about midnight.