New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-14
Slurt SalarStn's 3Otit,.
OPENING OF THE ERIE AND MONTGOMERY RAIL,
ROAD.

! From Our Special Correspondent
MONTGOMERY, Orange Co., n Y, Dec. IS, 1857
Following close upon the heels of the merry
making at Uuionyile on Wednesday the festivities
Of Yesterday at Montgomery honor Of the opening Of
Tie Mont omery and Erie Railroad branch Of tie Ers
road extending from Goshen TO Mont gOmery. distance
Of 70 miles For than month the line has been ID
running order but it not regularly and formally
opened 70 the public until yesterday Early ~ the MORN
ing after bright moonlight night which promised 10
grow into most beautiful dawn the wind began TO blow
and the snow TO fan and the dagreeable evidences Of
elemental yndicveness kept up thouehOu the Ne!on4
large crowd OF visitors from the FOWLS y ing ness
Montgomery, many, indeed, coming lrOm P',rnJs
noon the out retreat was alive with strgers AT abous
1914 o'clock Presbyterian Church was hed Win persons
representing all the industrial Interests OF TINS anu Tue
surrounding counties. A meeting was organized and
called to order 10y Mr. Hugh b. Bull Secretary OF The new
introduced the Rev A. b. Van Zaudt pastor VI inc BRICK
Church. formerly OF the feminist. Dutrn heIorineo
Church. New-YOrk. THIS gentleman now famlllarly
but favOraby known In our community a. the tevereha
RairOader" delivered an interesting address, III Wneh
he alluded TO the difficulties which stood Ia the way ot
the projectors from the time they began their aDor uhti
they brought 1t TO successful termination lie ld
wilkins. deceased, whose last speech was
earnest appeal TO the captslsS Of te oTmers 5 ~
Erie Railroad. The speaker then drew an amusing ana
and compared il with the Montgomery 0i to-day, ana
with the grownup aud improved town OF twenty years
hence He predicted that the road now just cOnpetes
wond before long have u terminus at Athens Albany.
Mr. Van Zandts remarks well appreeated and ne
queny applauded. Letters from number OF 0id resi-
dents Of the village then read ana then the Daha
played keeping very toerabe time to me whistle OF te
wind outside and the cot taptap OF the dINeh snVs
upOn the windOw-panes. Then Mr.. Homer Ralnsdel OK
Newburgh spoke. aud the Hon. Charles n; N.Y.
field now OF Goshen, but once Dreeehllg scholar ~
the old MiddetOwn Academy, after when lhe pahd
played Then through the kneedeeP snow IN the lace OK
petng storm, All marched 10 the depot NhsIe eno
ladies had prepared bOunteOus feast Tor tue huhgy
multitude. Here INDUCED the inner man, ana ,Io
band played aud the day logged along h9Ppny III
standing wind aud the Storm and al the ~hiie .ns
down. aud there was much % d Vs
the weatler.wisc, and people iet geney y5 i a
band played till the horns were blue ana e uumpets
were nearly blown 10 pieces While the seheial puO.o
We're nSiy Engaged at the wehlled tables III the depot,
the invited guests, To the number OF 100 or more
by the officers OF the road ana led Dy the Dabd %aosa
~ Hinckley's where n tOast-table awaited the
thirsty Mr. Wiin. President Of the new road, 0ceu-
such feast Of reason and suen now OF sou as MONT
gomery knew before. MT WIKI maze ws nea'
10 the toast, The Warwick kallrOad us quick HittcJ
pTesident Griunen Burt, responded. Then followed
Honer Rinsdel OF burgh vino represented the greas
Erie road and Patsy Murphy Taylor who spoke Tor tho
brawney men who lay the nails ahd avg .he 9Ai'' a
Hr and n Gallant man who proposed the health II
lie ladies' and another gallant who responded,
Then the band played ana there Was nuch popplng o
cors and clouds OF smoke arose III me room steled
ke te Cave Of TrOphOnius, ANA the heads OF men were
seen through the Clouds looming mp Ike so many Deecy
heads In fog At o'clock again HE'D 70 the depot
Here the baud played and the artillery OF the town
boolhed forth noisy salute which sLattert the Wlh00Nt
OF Ghe cars and made the ladies shrek unsteady The
snow continued fall and the wind 20 blow, ana afttf
Whiting for foF the road to be cleared tho
train started for Goshen. The Montgomery ana hrts
branch Is but OF the many feeders Of tie brie a
road which have been constructed within the past Two
three years. Several more have been pIo9estea, AM
when Spring opens many Of these Will DO commenced ia
earnest The storm yesterday wts one OF the eEeehs
December storms known Ia ths section i0r many yeuIn
The trains on the Erie Road have all Deen ueyeH a
is very doubtful whether tOdays man from l's pon
viii reach kew.YOrk before tomorrow evening. LEG
milk train due at Goshen ~ r. m' was seven houls "
mind time and although trce pO"eful engines NeIS az
faehed h Was not moved from Goshen without great oss
o. time and destruction OF two large lleslt 60
aiy crushed to pieces the attempt 10 open Tie way
throuRh drift.