The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-11

thoroughfare, however, has Q somewhat different ap
pearanos about three O'Clock In the morning from thai
which presents st the time In the afternoon ThA
vss ooncourse which made up Of representatives from
every grade Of society, from the beggar to the millionaire
has disappeared; the flood Of light which was poured
out on the pavement from the windows, respenden with
I'll the wealth Of art and manufacture has gone out and
ehe great horoughfAre is dImly visible by the long
lines Of lamps which extend its entire length There are
lev straggers out andwe record with feeling of plea
and satsfacton-we really policeman so that
those who imagine city left without any protection
Through the long and dreary hours Of the night are
boring under terrible mistake. II has been said that
The vast concourse which Is be "a the great tho
roughare daily has disappeared, but it mot be sup
posed that Broadway altogether without animation
even gsyety, In the STILL dead hours Of the night for such
suppositioa would be dissipated by yon gaiy
dressed bevy who making their way towards that
open door, from which, here with all the noise our
wagon makes over the rough pavement, can hear the
Sounds which some poet tells soothe the savage
breast and do many other things equally wonderful
We have, however, no time to attend to such things
son with the dance let joy DO unconnned''
but We must on with the wagon, and stay or rest not
until tho railroad depot is reached. Away we go pen
NELL waking the echoes OF Broadway; starting the soil
aary but faithful policeman out Of all proprety, with the
Clatser we mako "a We sweep the pavement, and
SETTING all the dogs within half dozen blocks Of
barking and bowling At last We are out Of Broadway,
ind have turned into Union square which already
shows signs Of fading arsocracy Passing to the left
the square, abreast Of that remarkable ed
foe the plan Of which copied from an unfinished
Structure In Europe, a. the most original that
could be found. 1t is known the horned
church. and deserves to be ranked In the category
with that OF other astonishing specimens Of ecclesiastical
architecture which adorn the Fourth avenue. But
have no time to bestow upon those matters just
Thirty first street must be reached in good time and
readers In Albany Troy, &C., must have the HERALD with
their breakfast Away we 60 with undated speed till
reach Thireth street, which pass down. and in
few minutes place Of destination On our
arrival find the locomotive with up and ready
20 start Attached to 1t is the indispensable tender
baggage car and passenger car through the windows
OF which We can see several occupants Driving the
baggage car tle papers at thrown into 1t,
and taken in charge by some half dozen persons em
ployed for the purpose. These the counters, the
folders and packers, for the baggage literally
yefted into travelling newspaper depot for the time
being, with It's tables for the folding and packing Of
papers, and everything else that is necessary for the
proper transaction Of their business. While train
sweeping along the of forty miles an hour these
packers and folders and counters employed at their
work and they each town village they fling
out the packages all neatly done up, with the Of
the persons for whom they intended, and who are
waiting ut the stations to receive them As have sad
load is discharged part of the work performed
and the shr notes Of the iron horse give the signal of
departure The train is in motion, the travelling
newspaper depot is all alive making ready the
paper for delivery along TIE route, and with the
seriousness Of having faithfully discharged duty to the
Albanans, to the Troans to the Tubby Hookers to the
Yonkerans or Yonkeres, to the Buaonians, to the Ro
cheseriansn word, to al the jewellers the banks Of
the Hudsonto those who live in the fertile valley
Mohawk, and-to make short work Of ito society in
general which 10 in a certain represented by all
these-having, has been said faithfully discharged our
duty return to our homes seek repose which
been well earned