The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-15
THE TESTIMONIAL TO Mr.. KENNARD.
Visit to the PithOle Oil Regions
Abandoned.
RECEPTENN AT WARREN, OHIO.
&C. &c. &c.
Our Special correspondence.


JAMESTOWN, ~ Y, Sept. 8, 1865.
The party Of European gentlemen including Sir Morton
Peto, Bart, James McHenry Esq, Senior Leon Lilo and
about twenty Others who arrived by the Cunard steam
ship Scotia on Wednesday last left the city OF New
York on Thursday, September 7, at O'Clock p NJ,
taking carriages from the Office Of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railroad Company No. IL Pine street.
JERSEY CITY LOCOMOTIVE WORKS.
Taking the ferry the foot of Cortlandt street. they
proceeded to the Jersey City Locomotive Works and
passed interesting hour two in examining them.
These works were leased some two years since by Mr..
James McHenry for the purpose of building the loco
motives and railway material required for the Atlantic and
Great Western Railway These works very exten-
ve They the greater portion of two entire blocks
the shops being connected by bridge hundred feet
In length spanning the intervening street. About
thousand hands employed in these works. which
under the general management Of w. G. Hamilton, Esq,
mechanical engineer the staff of Mr. McHenry.
These works construct eight locomotives per month,
besides the iron work for one hundred and twenty
freight cars, ard an endless number Of crossings and
other species 'son work consumed In building a
railway of SIN hundred miles. The American system of
locomotive building and the superior class of tools used
in the works. subject OF much interest to the dis
tngushed visitors especially the ponderous machinery
for the manufacture Of fro engines
AFTER inspecting the works at Jersey CITY, the most ex
tensve Of the kind In the country and partaking of
collation. the party proceeded in carriages the long
wharf of the Erie Railroad Company at Pavonia ride
OF about mile and half Here, at quarter past
three NJ. they took special train, provided by the
directors Of the Erie road, TO commence thorough In
specton Of the American system of railways
As this body Of strangers comprises the most infucn
tal and scientific body of foreign capitalists that has
visited this country q similar errand, description Of
of the prominent characters attached 10 IL
will not be unineresting.
The chief Of the party Sir Morton Peo, his baro
nctcy by placing at the command of the Queens officers
in the time Of the Crmean war force Of twenty
thousand 'navvies, laborcrs whose familiarity with
The work Of constructing railways and canals rendered
them particularly seryiceablc the building of military
railways at the seat of war The principal feature in
these enterprises the building of the railroad at aag
lava at critical period the campaign. The reputa
Sion Of Sir Morton Pcto Is worldwide He has been pro-
mnenty before the English public partner In the
eminent firm OF Grssel Peto. This firm have become
famous as the contractors who built the Houses of Par
hament the government docks at Malta &C. and in tho
nrm Of Messrs. Peo, Brassy Belts, employing an
average twenty thousand men-sometimes as high as
forty thousand The Chester and Holyhead Railway the
extensive system OF railways In Spain and India rail-
way works in Denmark the magnificent Victoria bridge
spanning the st. Lawrence the Eastern Counties Eng
land Railroad, the London, Chatham and Dover line Of
only one hundred and fortyn miles in extent but
which cost seven million pounds sterling or nearly
thirtyhve millions Of dollars, with shore branch Of less
than half mile which, with the station, cost one mil
Hon four hundred thousand pounds sterling probably the
most expensive piece Of line in the world Of its length
Sir Morton Peto has recently received from the Emperor
Napoleon the for the entire railway system OF
Algeria, and he rcviss shores for the purpose
Of exploring fields Of progress.
James MoHenry, Esq, whose name s associated with
some Of the greatest railway enterprises in the world
The abilities and indomtablc energies of Mr. McTIenry
wrought out that splendid monument to his fame-the
Atlantic and Great Western Railway. Mr. McHenry !,
not only known to the business world for hs peculiar
powers Of mind and adaptatve intellect but also th,
social world as gentleman Of unbemshcd honor and
integrity and remarkable amabity of disposition Fl,
mas a. many friends for his amabty he has admirers
for his wonderful capacity scientific and irresisbly
progressive gentleman IN the business affairs of life
Mr. Leon Lilo, the partner Of the Marquis OF sala
Snanca and the Duke Of Riancsrez In many gigantic
halfway enterprises including that OF the Atlantic and
Great Western Railway Sanor Lilo Is also the con1dcn
ea financial agent of tho Emperor Napoleon In several
undertakings OF public and general character He has
Family affiliations IN America, one of his sons having
married daughter Of tho Hon Robert Monis, Of Phila
Mr. Goddard, Chairman Of the Rock Insurance Com
peny o. London, gentleman OF means refinement and
Taste iovef of the curious in nature and whose grace
~ ease polished manners and Of attire have
vwon for him among his friends the title of Ar hdcacon
Mr. sstterthwse, an eminent stock broker Of London,
sSaree dealer 10 Americas securities and warm friend
sf thc United States In its most trying financial embaf
7assnaents
Mr. Forbes manager Of the London, Chatham and
Dover Railroad srpely interested In American sccuri
siee Aniable gentleman and intelligent observer of
mon and thipgs
Mr. KeIsall, prominent merchant Of Liverpool
DR. Slack, Hedical adviser TO the party.
M Morton neto. son Of sir Norton. tall young man