New-York tribune., 1867-10-09
srE1h60AT c0MpEuuON

HISTORY OF THE RIVALRY BETWEEN THE Al
RAINY AND TROY LINES-A DEAD BODY FOUND
ON TIE WRECK OF TIE DEAN RICHMOND.
The rivalry between steamboats, on the Hud-
son River during many years past has recently attracted
40 much attention that history OF the contest VIII DC
read with interest The first serious competition between
the two lines-The Peoples Albany boats and Capt
Haneox's Troy boats-commenced in the early part OF
,s4o and was so fierce to result in collision IN
the North River, of Barclayst wharf The Napoleon
belonging 10 the Troy line. was steamng mp the nVer
uhen the De Witt Clinton Of the Albany line ran into
her No sooner had the collision occurred than the
n,lots and officers Of each boat commenced dschatg-
Ing firearms at one another. IOItuhAtly 10 o,o - -
hurt, and the vessels were not so ssIIoTy & liy ~ 20, ~
De unable 10 continue on thelr Joutles, nv IND
which was aroused by this affair checked ts pecutF Kh1
Of rivalry several years until the completion OF inc mug
son River Railroad IN lo5O, When tho .t az - w.
eo,nneuced but 10 not until 1894 that u Deciihe
,S ,icb with the steamer Manhattan, formed for
midable opposition To the Peoples Line AT the close OF
the year CAPT cay nSa.s5 29so15 o 2SSe the p Peoples @ LIE The
steamer Knckerbocker with Which they formed an lnde-
hene6rd by the rivalry as It reduced the fare between
New-YOrk and Albany aud Troy 70 - cents Capt i%I
formed an arrangement with the Peoples Line, selling
that Company his boat called the Manhattan ana Teac
this time were sole owners Of the Isaac Newton aud
World forming the Albany Line and had controg IN
tercst Capt. HaucOXs boats, ana the COMPANY ONu
sne,tJro bis boa tbe Hero In the Spring Of 1851 the
steamer Newton sunk near Caid wels ana inc
Peope's Line were obliged TO take tie Hendrix Hudson
o the Merchants Line TO f her place This broke tAat
S,o,nnaty np AS soon as this was accomplished Capt
HauCOx again put the Hero on the net ana lot lieo
years Kent her there the rivalry however dld not re-
dnce the fare below 81 By IS time te hhlckcIDocher
C0nrang failed, and Capt HancOX was Jusued III Duy
,ng thC North America, which, with the Hero, made
Formidable opposition. This Line ran al through inc
oi ltGl Ia the spring OF isI Do Do',3 ~ VIZ VIZ
chartered 10y the Government and the Line vas o!sco
timed Until 1866, the Peoples Line had lJ an
their own way Ia that year Capt HahcoN bought
the steamer Connecticut ana WIN tNe ticIo ~ VIC
pared Ia reopen the Merchants Lane a neSoualioh
Has however entered into with MI Drew OF the FeOes
Line by which the latter company agreed 10 Withdraw
their Troy boats the Vanderbilt and Francis Sklddyaf-
rights and privileges 10 the Merchahts Line, WIN te
agreement on their part that that line should have the
sole connection with the Northern railroads The People 5
Line were take any OF the through Northern trye
nor TO sell tickets those roads IN return, the Mef-
chantS Line were not 10 stop at Albany ana were TO
charge rate Oi fare 10 Troy tat tue eOpe Line
tid This Arrangement satisfactory 10 bOt parties,
but Capt HancOX alleges that he soon learned that the
peonleis lime Ia q violated their agreement. He wrote
ID which lie asserted that the latter company hhd not
kept their faith but the contrary bad hob only sOd
tickets and checked baggage for the Troy ana esseaer
road but had also made arrangements with that Com
many 80 that the Peoples Line made the sole
with an trains from the North. Mr. Drew replied ac-
knOwedgifg agreement and lnclOsiig IN the letter
~ isffefioug ne had sent TO the Superintendent Of
the Troy and Rensselaer, rOud, which were 10 le cect
FLAT thc clerks OF the Peoples Line would thereafter
not receive any through tckcts ,eomink I4In I hs
road nor issue any 10 60 over IT, Cape. hdllooA
charges that the INK with which These miifucuoh5
were written WIS not dry before MI Drew tc Sraphcd
10 the Railroad company not 10 nina them D % 20 on ~
the old routine way The Merchants Line then reduced
their fare 81 ana their boats were run az ' sc rates
thirty days. At the end Of that time the
at the two companies concluded bargain ny Nhch INC
Peoples Line agreed 10 given sum for All the trayel
lost by the Merchants Line since the violation 81 TIC i'ht
agreement In tho Spring Of 1861 tho Hero ana COnnec
Gcut took their aces W the Troy i0uIc TIC Dtal eA