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


THE DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSPAPERS.
The New Journalistic Enterprfsc-Exton.
sion OF tho Metropolitan Dfstr1ct-The
Way Newspapers are Sent into the In.
terior-scene at the Herald OMce-Rush
to the Hudson River Railroad Depot
The Mails Distanced, Sc.
The enterprise for the rapid and early distrbu-
ton OF the newspapers Of the metropolis along the limo Of
the hudson River Railroad was commenced on Monday
morning. BY running special locomotive to Albany aad
Troy, from ten 70 twenty thousand metropolitan
papers are distributed by the early morning
trains that leave Albany all along the Central
railroad to Buffalo, and far Nsrth Montreal and As
far West ~ Cleveland In which city they received by
tea time This the beginning Of the extension OF the
New York streets about thirty thousand mies OF
railroad which forms tho great gdiron Of the country
90 that where the New York daily papers crcu
lated by tens Of thousands they will hereafter be
lated by hundreds Of thousands giving tho metropolitan
journals an immense influence all over tho Union. Tbs
greatest interest has been manifested In this enterprise
by all classes Of people, and description Of morn
ings operations in the HERAID Office will give the people
an idea Of what the system is In its beginning.
The hour st which the express train starts from the
depot precisely twenty minutes past three every
ing, by which time all the papers must be delivered
ct the railroad depot in Thirty nrst street. As every
snt precious the greatest expedition necessary and
all tho arrangements nus be carried out with the
curacy Of clockwork now two o'clock and the last
side Of the HERALD has not yet been received in the
pressroom but il Ia expected every moment, and whel
does come no time will be lost In putting it on the
gigantic machine which now stands idle awaiting it's ar
rival. Five minutes have elapsed, and still has not
made its appearance. II is nearly ten minutss past
two and five thousand copies Of the HER AID triple
shee have be printed off, counted out packed up and
sent wagon Thirty first street, about three good
English miles from this Office. The minutes are flying by
rapidly and IL quarter past two when at length
the last side has made its appearance bearing the latest
intelligence. But short time is consumed in putting it
the press, and in few moments the gigantic machine
~ is in motion and throwing OF the now full printed
sheets at the rate Of twenty thousand an hour. II is
found however, inspection, that part of the mpres
sion is indsnct and time must be lost in remedy
ing this difficulty The press is stopped instant and
in two or three mnutesf its work, throwing OF
at the same rapid rate the clearly printed sheets
There is little than quarter of hour left to
complete the work. The papers, we have said, must
be up Thirty first street by twenty minutes past three
or II not, the people in Albany will not be able
to read the HERALD at breakfast; and having
enjoyed that PLEASURE they will be considerably disap
pointed If there should be any failure They ought -
have as soon a. the hitherto favored citizens of
metropolis and they will have unless terrible
and unforeseen calamity should occur. There is now
exactly twenty minutes left get the required i've thou
sand printed, counted, packed up and placed the
wagon, which now waiting in Ann street, at the door
Of paper delivery ready to receive them The huge
press however, more in notion the ten feeders
wide awake they be, and keep up the sup
ply with rapidy Of motion which only be compared
to machinery, aud as the fully printed HsRAIDs are
thrown off, they seized by othef hands, who rush IS
Rpursued by 6ends up and down the various flights OF
steps leading from their several positions into
the counting department. whsre they deposit their bur-
dens. Having performed this operation, they make
another desperate rush for the pressroom, as again
pursued by the dsagreeable associates and making
dash at the pile Of papers which has been thrown Off
in their absence they seize them with both hands, fling
them across their shoulders and bearing them Oh, de-
post them within reach Of the counters The rapidly
with which all this DONE remarkable is is thrown
IN the shade by the counters-that it, the men who arc
employed count out the papers previous to their de-
livery. These counters are wonderful fellows In fheir
way, and perform feats which would puzzle an Ia
dian juggler, with all his necromancy, 70 perform
Each one Of them catches up bundle Of three
or four hundred papers, and With celebrity
of motion which the eye or the tongue would find il i'm
possible 70 follow counts tSem OF IN parcels Of fifty with
b,s hands Parcel after parcel IL counted out and rises
story On story one above the other until the number
oured n ready for delivery. They all then carried
ont and placed the wagon which stands at the door,
and 70 which harnessed Of the fastest "piecss Of
nesho that be found in the great metropolis
The writer had the pleasure OF sitting behind him while
ho erf distance Of three ilea and no can haa ta.t
mony to the manner in which he got the ground.
Three O'Clock In the morning ID exactly
which would usually for making appearance
Broadway with fast horse before him. but stu there
was 4 novelty In il, and novelty in the occasion.
was something to know that the people Of Albany and
Troy and the thriving towns along the Hudson, would be
enabled By this enterprise to read the Of the world
from the columns Of paper which was published at
distance Of hundred miles from the locality
In which Il would be read. II was something to know
this and also something TO know that the people OF
The all along line Of the road from Albany
Buffalo would be supplied with II some eight
hours earlier than they had had IL before
But we are getting little ahead Of our tme-we
talking OF Albany and Buffalo before have reached
Thirty nrst street However, now fairly started.
and having cleared Ann street, with all It's holes ana
ruts and guileys and taps OF every kind, emery,
into Broadway. Everybody knows wbat Broadway
u.s. and they don't pity them that's all Our greaa