The New York herald., 1863-10-02
THE OLD ROUTE.
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New York to New Orleans by Way Of Cairo
and the Mississippi River.
OUD CORRISPONDET's EXPERIENCE,
ess, &ss, &ss
m, Heury Thom pson,s Despateh.

Mr. Henry Thompson's Dsspateh.
Nsw ORLEANS, Sept. ~, 1858.
After an absence OF four moaihs, your correspondent
has again arrived In the beautiful city OF Now Orleans
this time via Cairo. description OF tho trip and tho
Msssspp from that place 70 Now Orleans may bo inter
esting tho readers Of the HERALD, especially Just at
this tio whom tho mighty river which has 10 long boon
firmly held by tho enemy at various points thus stop
ping FREQ navigation, open s cntirc length, and
viii soon be FREQ 10 tho commerce OF the world.
To the Union tho points Of military into
rest will bo read with pleasure but to the rebel with
pain they spcak OF victory to the and disaster
70 tho other Defeated and dcsparng with their country
desoated and their homos deserted tho people In rebel
lion along the Mississippi river al length beginning
to inquire what terms their viii bo admitted
into the Union and themselves moro become loyal
citizens.
oyKmASp-"ArL ABOARD ron WEST"
left New York Thu rsday evening. September 0
taxing tho Ave 2'1TS Kaa on Tho 4adsee Ryer BAL t
% the Nsw York Central.
All went we'll even tho breakfast q, Rochester, whom
suddenly the can aboard rang through the dining hall,
and our exit Was only equaled by our entrance.
Hastily crossing two three railroad tracks In the
depot the passengers arrived at tho side Of uan and
the conductors cry OF can aboard for the Vest was
answered by our crowding into the The ncxi in
tho exclamation, Right was quickly uttered and
awav wo went
AN nxx.
We had proceeded about thirty mlos, landing and taxi
ing IN ew passengers at various points when suddenly
the whistle blew to put brakes the train saekoned It's
speed and finally stopped. Seeing no station on either
side OF tho road stepped upon tho PLATFORM and the
cause OF our stopping partly explained whom saw
twenty nvs or thirty work upon the track ahead
upon steep embankment. large opening OF about
forty length with tho caving In OF tho earth Ai tho
ends looked disaster had occurred: and as
followed the conductor and some half DOZEN others 70
tho spot thought Of writing thrilling account OF terri
bic railroad accident True. no mangled human remains
there, nor was there any aIp arance Of wrecked
train but Of course they would have been at once re-
moved, or might yet lie at tho bottom OF that awfal
chasm where whole train might be hidden from sight,
was producing my notebook and pencil previous to
nQuirng into the particulars whon on looking down the
fearful prccpce stopped hastily back sneaked glance
around mo 70 sce II had boen observed and blashed
slid my repor,oral Implements into my side Goa, pocket
for tho bright vision had vanhed that glance dsclosod
ALA now culvert being built, and tho timbers
which supported tho mmoose trains on which tho track
was hid bad been removed thus causing tho earth "
al each end giving tho whole an appearance smi
lar 70 what might have been caused by rightn rail.
| road accident.
After delay the train plsscd safely over, and
| continued its former rapid speed
on ru wnoso rsAS-A vsu TO NIAGARA.
Half aftsr this adventure looked Al my watch
| and found that tho tne already passed. when ]
should have arrived Buffalo. was about asking si
my neshbor tho that the train lcf. that city
| for the West, when, Ia turning curve saw 10 tho
DISTANCE noblo suspension bridge "ssranse," So
hloquzed, stranins my eyes. II never noticed thai
bridge before and % oftsn ~ have boon over this road
too" Approaching nearer i remembered H. had seou
| II before somswhcre But wbere' MOI on tho b'fAlo
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Ing, Va, and tho other at Niagara Fai This know 70
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