New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-24
OPENING or A NEW RAILROAD.
EXCURSION TRIP UPON THE ERw.LoNDoN NORTHERN
RAILROAD EXTENSION TO BRATTLEBoRoUGH.
Frou Our Special Correspondent.

Gently sent out invitations Tor an excursion 10 dc gwen ny
the Company celebrate the event oil Their having COM
peted tine extension of the road from Amherst Mass to
rather obscure place called mot out Of Difference TO
euphonv certainly "GrOuts Corner, almost imInedi-
| ately on the line between Mas5achusets ana Yer
4 mont IN obedience 70 the summons, your cor
respondent took his departure, on tuesday even
| ing from the huge, swaTnmg Metropolis, by
fhc Sound steamer City Of Boston, Capt. Williams
we ascend the rocky waters Of the East River and last
emerge into that magnificent sheet OF water Long Island
sound iust as the fading gores Of Indian Summer
day are burving themselves the deep Obscurty OF the
waves The boat touches the dock at NowLoHdon N the
early hours of September morning.
! We are informed by Mr.. Freeman that the excursion
train starts al o'clock precisely and those who loose It
will be left behind Reaching the depot find special
tram of six and elegant cars, with locomotive at
tachod Ia charge Of w Bentley the courteous and eX-
peHeuced superintendent OF the New-London Northern
Road, and formerly occupying The same position on the
Hartford and Springfield Railroad.
The new which afterwards became Familiarity known
TO the excursonists under the designation OF Number
Three is filed with the choicest edibles cold chickens,
hams together with proiusiOn Of exquisite vintage.
Hating Norwich for FIVE minutes we are joined by
Bromley oil The NOywich Bulletin ana Stedman Of The
AurOr0. The next station Wimaniic, famed for IT'S
water power and the goody number OF us steam mus H.
dicative OF the industrial OF NcwEngland The
pquant looking factory girls peer eagerly and curOusy
out of the windows of prsonlike mills az the excursion
for "a few and again are OF stopping Tor
recruits 1olland South Coventry and Stafford Springs
where the whole party parake OF very pleasant deHner
At Palmer Station, Massachusetts, MAJOR Prank Morgan
kindly and courteous gentleman of the old school, IN
sisted that the excurOniSts shall accompany HIM TO his
hne mansion few yards from the depot Leaving mere
we plunge into exquisite landscape forming but small
portion of the beautiful scenery of the Valley OF the Con
necticut As dash madly along far as the eye can
scan we can fields of waving grain, with scai-rOws
erect sentne pumpkin and squash beds and the broad
green leaves of the tobacco plant thousands OF acres Of
that valuable weed being found growing on either side OF
the Connecticut Valley Here is held OF me uhromahc
buckwheat looking gorgeous the uchiy coored an
tumn fern which blooms by lis side Beyond Us the snous
lines Of the darky flowing Connecticut with the sun CLEANS
dancing IN diamond patches through the dark foliage ana
further ON we have range of hills looming bare and nigh,
and commuuiug in silence with the murmurous song OF
the everhowng river beneath. Inc CONNECTICUT aLthls
point is beautiful beyond imagination, and Is undsurbed
ave by the ripple of falling leaf on It's placid surface
over The elus and hemocks the banks of the river
we could see the mists Ike fantastic and weird pectes
scanning the gaps in the everlasting hills, and II was pos
sibe barely 10 discern the cone cups OF Mount Tom
and Mount Hoyokc. We have fachea AmheiS.
Ma,,achus, ~, and as the engineer mas AlnGH
youcbsaed hours vacation 10 inspect The beauties
OF the town, we form our battalion ana MAKE weary
ascent of the hill leading 10 that famous nsuuuoh Am
Acrst College which is built on the brow Of h over
looking on its south side the long line of the Connecticut
Valley proposition ~ made by one OF the excursion
ISL, lat we should visit tbr college and the collections II
un,lalOy and other curOsCs and specimens, when Us
assented TO By all the resi- Tho main buildings,
comprising the college aud the students quarters,
are constructed Of plain bics, win Inc
old Elzabchan roof once 30 prevalent III NeE-Engahd
ON presenting ourselves at the door OF the Appleton CAB
met for admission, we are met uy written Aolc' ON INC
facade informing that the doors are open between tAe
hour. Of three ard five. II wants bui few minutes Of
three and accordingly sit down on The DOORSTEP d.. me
drilling rain 10 await the convenience OF the CoH Sc
clock determined 20 fight IL ont on that line. rather
soely looking student approaches with copy Of CUsars
Commeualie, under his and IN answer 10 our gucs
ton informs that We cannot enter before lhIee CLOCK
Why is this building called the Appleton Cabinet
asks one party o the student, VINO scans us earn
e,t Nv and answer. slowly aud with provincial accent
wall, suppose it. because fellow named Appleton
had suthiu q dew with it,"
That is fame and gratitude thought wc. Alas poor APP
Teton COLLEGES are not unlike republics n some n-
stances az eas After inspecting the huge ool-Iaceso
the birds found mbedded ~ stone. specimens oi Wmch
were collected iu the neghb0rug valley and several hoi
sand other interesting specimens. including maeod'
looking gorilla we again embark gflcra short delay,
'lT Is Grouts C5e. Is mile, dsint fr'm Ambersi 20
jisvcr n bc last rail has been laid After proceeding
few miles, We in the shadow Of Mount Toby, huge
hill covered with uxuriant vegetation and speldld "d
trees, resort for the picnic parties nom Amh'I'' "
ucipbbOrug towns The road has been cut Lcc di great
expcuc and the scenery including The rugged forehead o
NJ cunt Toby is magnificent Al this Junciue, M,''ru
ger returns to inform US ihai ine a'' i4I %.
the extension OF l6 miles has been iiid 40
CIRCUITS Corner al ~ minutes past o'clock llat
afternoon Number three o. invited 10 toast the en-
giucer Of The road, Mr. Field and h CONTRACTOR Mf Sill
Ter both of whom NAV Doe credited with the success n
and natives who never saw locomotive before assemble
In crowds AID cheering with lusty throus, receive O.
response from the eXcuTsonsts as the tau yshes om
their gaze.
bridge the Connecticut River and as we dash BIS we
listen "a the quiet plashing Of the water against hchoy
banks Of the river for an instant and again VIC ere oI '
sandy road this time route Tor BEitilchoo, vermont
We reach thar primitive and quiei-looEue Town
AS the shades Of the dusky evening begin 20 fl,
and after treading the may and deyiauue streets
mud we al length housed Do comioT.a able quarters
At Brattlcb0rouch a large delegation o. Ih.iodd ..H
newspaper men waiting fur us, among others h'
Rugglcs superintendent OF The Vermont and Massacau-
sets Railroad W. ". RUcgle- Of the Michigan Lake ana
Enc Railroad: T. :. Marshal Hugh Henry, President OF
the Vermont Valley; Paul Rowe ana Gen fleIe "l
marlborough bronzcd old veteran who issued llC
oiamaton Of Emancipation D. advance OF A4 LL'o.ls
during the war, 40 Ship Island. Louisiana E'IaiHL-
over night at BfstrbOougl enjoy The EosWtsitics o.
the New London Northern Railroad directors. we start
bopevar nj @ q clock Thursday morning, ana making stop
pages the way different stat ons ~ receive dcrr
of railroad and newspaper men, among oh's the Hoh
Alva Croker OF the Fuchburg Railroad .ud nc Tepre-
Palladium. We arrive al New London about O'Clock
on Thursday morning. Here the entire party, headed by
large accession Of NcwLoACol guest, under CIal-c oi
President A. y RumsdcIi oi me Ne"-IAo'A I'''"' M N.'
numbering about 200 gentlemen, embark on Adee .If
boat furnished By President scranton OF the Snoe ie "l
Railroad accompanied by INC uduu OF music ioaL'i JOY
Cant Lowry Of tLC frIgatc Sabine, and aiic peasant
tnp Of only hour we are t'is-L'G
to the tender mercics Of the WoWe.o" 81
the PeQuOt House.
In the evening grand dinrerwas given 10 the guests
bv the Now-Ioud0n Railroad Company about 2uN geIe-
men sitting down TO the feast OF COCO lhAs' s,ht ,
were Gov HaWel OF OoH.teue,,. ~ 't,'
Lowry Of the iool-ship Sabine the Hon A. Bmnaaece
the Hon. Hugh Henry Of vermont, 'As non ,,., aug
Brcuser, President Of the Norwich ana NoIces-
Ter Railroad; the Hon. 4. y. Burchald ~ the
Rutland and Burlington Railroad the Hon Ava
Croker C the Ftchburg Railroad, the hon. samuel
Corutu Of the Cheshire Railroad President SWanlon OF
Shore Line Railroad Dr Winslow and S'neeon Giib OF
the Sabine and large number Of Other gentlemen iL an
being very good representation OF The business enterprise
and capita oi England. Speeches were Hade ~ cA-
President Haven Of the NewL London and N0LAcIH Road
by Gov Hawley by President Rumsdeli NMlues'i -,
NeV.-I oudou Fx-Gov. Ho.bufn of Vermont, Gen.
phelps in response 10 the toast The Army Of The mica
states by Capt Lowry Of I S0lHc ~ response T. the
toast of the Nayv' and DIS Col Bailey Tie cdl"t OF
JLe B0ston Her0ld, in response go the toast-oi me
Pres" number Of other speeches were al," made
end the company broke NJ al late hour I" seeh l' I'
Ion flr f.