The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-19
0YenEng OF tks RxrStSn and DSaSware
8ay Railroad.

Opening OF .tks RxrxtSn and Des&ware
hay Railroad.
The opea,ng of the Rratan and Delaware Bay Railroad
At present between this city ard Long
Branch va Post Monmouth, and a connecting Ink OF a
chain Of railroad along the Aanc shore 10 the Gulf Of
Mexico conjunction with roads in operation
formally opened yesterday by grand civic and military
excursion.
The steamboats, ZIP Van Wrinkle and the Alice Price,
nsended 70 keep up the line between New York
and Port Monmouth, tho latter place the initial point
Of the new road, left tie foot Of Robinson
street yesterday morning o'clock three hun
dred guests aboard in addition the New York City
Guard, Captain Mansfield lowell which paraded cele
brate IS Twenty seventh anniversary and proceeded
with the Eoad celebratonIstst Long Branch After
pleasant trip Of twenty miles in line down the har
Dor, the boat reached Port Monmouth When about
nile distant from the latter place the long railroad
dock twenty hundred feet long clearly visi
bic, and on it the iron horse gayy dicked with
Says streamers and flowers, and attached to train
Of seven cars. At Port Monmouth the excursion
party was somewhat augmented in numbers
~ the good psepe Of Monmouth county, who the
vored people this instance, by beingaroused from
Of lehargc state Of and
action, awake to the experience of first class rail
road BY the aid of additional locomotives three
made up in the shortest possible time and in
Hess than twenty minutes AFTER the arrival of the
boat from New York the excursonsts were realixn
abe momentum Of the Grst train over the Rarita
and Delaware Bay Railroad. As the trains passed
through Red Bank, Shrewsbury, Eatontown and
Brandport, the villagers turned out in holiday attire,
and with smiling faces, the beating of drums and
the waving of flags and other tokens of welcome,
hailed the dawn of TO Monmouth coun-
~, the garden spot Of New Jersey. The farmers
railroad institution city in great measure
viii feel its benefits Besides the present terminus
at Long Branch brings the health seeker the
verge Of the bread Atlantic ocean, where roofs up
her briny pillows shioning the atmosphere and freely
giving forth benefits denied TO the citizens Of crowded
metropolis while purusing their daily routine Of duties
After pleasant trip Of twenty miles by water and liz
teen by zalroad occupying little two hours the
Journey Long Branch reached; and here grand
sight; alvos artillery greeted the arrival train
and judging from the hundreds Of farmers family wagons
in the viciny Of Congress Hall the National Hotel and
Nansiov House. appeared though every farm house
in Monmouth county was represented.
The City Guard, which occupied the forward cars,
alghted from the train first, and route Of
march the National Hotel where they halted in
OF the lawn, and stacked arms
gress Hall where ut two O'Clock they sat down TO the
celebration banquet After the edibes were dispensed
Geo. Bancroft John p jackson, President Of the New
Jersey Railroad; henry D. FUst-r, Of Newark, Henry
Morford Captain J. H. Ward, Of abe United States ship
North Carolina.
Among other notable guests Police Commissioner
Bergen Hasbrouck deputy chief clerk Of the Metro
politan Police; Hon. Dudley Gregory Of n j. aud Dr.
Torrey of the United States Assay Office.
The excursionists after enjoying the trip, reached1hs
'' he Delaware and Raritan Bay Railroad was incorpo
rated tho year 1854 By an act Of the New Jersey egs
Ature It's cas, capital Is one million and half Of dol
the The road terminating in New Jersey at Cape May, |
srSns sav he most important villages on the sea
coast of Jersey IT will intersect on the South
EN- border Of Atlantic county the So AR yor line ral
latter place will before the lanse 81 another year be
established The distance between i"se cities oy the
new route will be tribe further than by the s
be made and ten miles less Of water travel Al Cape
Nay the Delaware river viii be crossed for distance Of
another portion Of this road extending further south
for 125 miles TO the capcs Of the Chesapeake, another
s for twe inn miles to s nSs r marns
from this city to Norfolk, distance Of 800 miles, $50 Of
which viii be by railroad and fifty by steamboat. AT
Norfolk the road will be inersected by railroads already
In operation TO the Gull OF Mexico II Is confidently
pcctcd that by the route Norfolk be reached from
this city twelve hours. The work the Delaware and
New Jersey sections the route will prosecuted with
vigor during the and II Is expected the road
Cape Nay will be finished in one year from this time
THE NEW YORK CITY GUARD.
By fortuity Of circumstances the New York City 4
Guard numbering seventy muskets Capt Lowell visit
Band, in their French cloth coats paraded
celebrate their twenty seventh anniversary and
ed
lists 70 Long Branch, their presence adding great ea 10
the nfair
They mustered at their armory near Bond street at |
eight O'Clock In the morning. attired In their company
uniform consisting Of drab coored dress coats faced with
scarlet and gold mental trimmings bear skin skakos
blue pants trimmed with scarlet stripe, black enamel
belts &c On calling the roll seventysix
stoned officers and prvates answered to their aud
four commissioned officers The company line form
ed promptly and shortly before nine in the morning they
for the Long Branch steamboat The march
down Broadway In column by patoons, aud they Il
passed the Metropolitan Hotel the Japanese city guests
ness in appearance and the mechanism spk Of the
Of this company Of well disciplined troops
During the march down Broadway we remarked the alb
sence Of feature which has for long time made this
company and others the ridculc Of military men, we
fer TO the company staff institution not egazcd in the
Federal state service and n most nutilc appendagc
even was. This feature, understand, has been
abandoned by the City Guard.
After the Guard reached Long Branch they with them,
sat down 10 bountifu dinner where songs, sentiment
speeches conducted with the dccorum appropri-
occasion.
The Guard reached this city at O'Clock last
ing In the steamboat Alice Price, and received at tho
Robinson pier by the Guard Captain johnson
accompanied by Dodworth's second band
Both companies marched up Broadway aud made very
creditable and attractive display.
The Virginia Mountains and Watering |
Places.
fFrom the Richmond Enquirer, Juno 1Al
We understand uat The white sulphur Springs L
the North and South, and full company is cx-
uurrfcd