The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-04
EYw FACILITIES FOR TRAVELLING.

h~I,read and Steamboat Routes About
'H'Iw Rork-opensnU 81 the staten Isle
and Rsnroad-Projcctsd Shore Road
Tns RsritaA and Delaware Ratlroad-
Flushing end Harlem Steam Ferries.
Tho facilities for travel in the vicinity Of New Yorx ere
os.stsatly and rapidly increasing New Yo,k lives
much aad will i've more In The suburbs ana 10 con.
t&ny extending itself the shores Of the bay and
Myers, and even into nsighboripx cities asa States.
NeSerly speaking, New York extends many mules up
- HUDSON, includes many towns and villages oonnec
cut and New Jersey, has large OF Brooklyn and
Ne sdssc mt villages and occupies most Of the Islands In
sghi from the Battery. Rarosis and steamboats, con-
net these locaius with New York, and precisely as
0kee facrucs for vvel increased, so increase the
value Of property y, those suburban disrics as New
Ycrkers push awsy from the heat and hustle OF the me-
Nopois 70 tho pure AIR ard sunshine OF the country
has b. nome. hen the ambition OF property owners IN
he soNrbs o bring their villa Elites wHhin an hours
re Of New York, 40 as to make them ~ ehg
bas for residences a. Forteth street, or the
v,ssssy Of the Central PSk This has just been accom-
pb by the staten Islanders by means OF their nc"
- broad, which formally opened on saturday
'7hee.A Island railroad ABOUT fourteen miles m
srsert ana runs directly through the ISLAND i's sermn
being vsnderbilss Landing and Iottenviie, wnSn 10
r.sarly opposite Perth Amboy, ~ j. Journeaux, Esq
n President Captain T.. f. Frazer superintendent OF
oe road Tho running OF the road entirely nov,
..d hs. tao csAl ba p.ns looomosivesthe Journsaax
and the Banker. Ba,n Commodore Vanderbilt and
seorse Ia have .ed themselves In enterprise,
ed have largely assstso carry through SUCCESSFULLY
Tue road depends chiefly for ~ support upon local
travel and rune tnrougn section Of the island eligible
Ssr villa sites those already built up. 1t h also
Dectsd that, by ferry rom South Amboy TO Totem
VILE, lhe passengers Of the Camden and Amboy Rail
psad can be conveyed 10 New York much more
esmfcrtaby and quite peiiously a. by the Gamers
now used During the last month"; although running
SH part OF the road four thousand passengers car
yied In the Of the company, snd on Saturday
yansemsn,s were made for the encampment Of the g.,
regiment the Club ground Staten Isand aod us
oaveyzSoe tnis raj road. Perth Amboy and the
New York. and viii be greatly benefited by this
Improvement Al the ops mug Of the ROAD Yesterday
George Law, Jacob VAnderbn. Judge Aetcaf, District
Attorney wynApdt, Ray Tompkios, OF Quarantine memo
Fy Superintendent Thompson, Of the Staten Island Jerry
he of
n the steamer buguenot, psrtook Of nne collation.. and
after listening 70 various Speeches, returned At
good wishes of all staten islanders, and, with
ssch bsS.ers as Law, Vanderbilt and Banker,
Ne property along It's line cannot be overestmsted
preliminary meeting will DO held TO day, for the
Sn and southern shores Of staten Island tns sars 70 be
drawn by horses and the road to start from The
paint opposite the Battery, and along beach, af
fosdng . magnificent sea view along entire
1ns road viii eolbtedly be built, and whether
aehshnol route for excursionists sf,rdng
aenis It's vicinity rapid transit 10 and from the city,
~ log rats Of fare, will be equally successful
pAsssd, another Of the new iacnties Of travel Toe
:ss.msr Rp Van Wake conveys passengers from the
No. o. Robinson street to Fort nn9Sh near sandy
through Shrewsbury, Red Bank, Easonville, Ocean.
And S1s.os r''s s.T0s Bay. x,os ~. nd, ,m..s,
these well Known w.sTiDs places the cars are nov run
n aTU fhA ON A T1xa Ina In