The New York herald., 1867-03-15

ordinary dimensions, and could hoprft ruNon, WHOSE
irs trip by steam upon the Hudson was ridcu'ed a.
slly whim return, did Rip Van wnkle TO sympathy
with living ideas century after his time be might
point the grandeur of that practicatv which his whm
has assumed Ia fifty years and wreak glorious revenge
On his short sighted contemporaries The pun Of the
steamship may be heard every hour in the day on
rs winding waters over which, in 1907 single cum
silly fashioned craft feehy demonstrated the practca
hlity OF steam navigation. And on the Hudson, where
the first trip by steamboat WAS made the invention ~
Fulton still maintains supremacy. On no rive, in
America are steamers commodously fitted up Ind on
ispensabe adjuncts of commercial traffic Hal Fultons
invention miscarred AT its inception New ork might
not have been half as large IL is and rent down town
might still have stopped at low agure Tur st Johns
Drews, Mary Powells and dozens OF oJ ers swirl and
have taught the world leS ons OF and
Nearly all the passenger csrrvng steamers which ply
upon the Hudson have their land ing places along the
North river the transportation III freight being as
business mostly limited 10 few piers on the East rver
and in the vicinity of Coenss Slip where dozens %
barges carefully labelled "Nev York and Albany Trans
portation,n with freghts taken the lowest rates.
be noted at anv time when the river is open Only
new steamer for the CONVEYING OF has been
built during the past year though that one the Drew,
now lying al the foot OF Tenth street. East river. is
claimed TO be the v,mmoaous and most luxurously
the river and is fact floating palace hardly inferior
to the most sump.Hous of ocean craft. The Drew
will form one orthe boats OF the Peoples line for the
season of 1867, plying between New York and Albany
Five steamers will he run by this company for the
of 1867 instead of four formerly, the force
Hadson and c. Vanderbilt These boats win leave New
York eight O'Clock p NJ, several hours later than
distinct lines, viz line from New York to Albany
New York and Troy limo and New York and Athens
IS not yet completed though expected to be ip ope
ration as early as the Isl OF May from piers Il and r. foot
The New York and Troy Steamboat Company. which
employed last summer the steamers Connections and
Rip Van winkle. employs the same steamers for the
New York to Troy pier a. foot Of Spring stree-havng
removed from pier No 40 late in the summer Of 1866
tho s1s ana nan. % % nna,. s y
York at eight O'Clock A. last summer and will proba
bly, run or the same time table during the coming sea-
SON They have their landing place at the foot Of Des
brosses street.
The Thomas Powell viii connect, as last season, New
York with Cntskll, running on alternate days. Pier No
IS, foot Of Franklin street
The Vary Powell and the Thomas Cornell win FORM
for the season, daily line, leaving New York at four
O'Clock r. NJ, for Rondout and KINGSTON. The James
n Baldwin runs Also in connection with this line, which
is managed and owned bv Thomas Cornell under the
name Of Cornels Dailv Towing Line, and EMPLOYS I'VE
steamers in addition to the above, viz:-the Norwalk
Herald, Marshall. James Madison and Santa Claus
The Magenta viii form for tho summer snecial
mode Of transit between this city and Fshkill Landing
The John l. Hasbrouck and the Daniel Mi''er will
form FOR the season daily line. pving between New
YORK ana poughkeepsie leaving New York at FIVE
America Captain George Livingstone plies also between
New York and Poughkeepsie
For Newnnrg there will be no regular passen.
ger line this summer, with the exception of
the numerous barnes all plying between New
burg and New York. most OF which land in
clusters nj the foot Of Warren street These tho
barge Newburg the barge Jefferson the bargcs Susque-
hanna and Mnnisink, and the barge Wallk-all land
ing at the foot of Warren and leaving New York
late in the afternoon. Passengers carried by all
these barges, though they mostly devoted 10 the
carrying OF freight and to the general trade
New York and Newburg. The Carving OF PASSENGERS
is however, mostly monopolzed by the Albany, Troy
The ]. r. smith. J. G Coffin and crystenah land at
the F'rison sreet ncr. leaving New York at fifteen
mnaes : past & three = NJ, and forming dai,y line be.
York.
formed Inst season the lover Hndson line plying between
New York and Sing Sing have been erected into smI-
lar line for the summer Of 1867 landing at pier No go
and leaving that point at four p. NJ. daily.
The Nrhpa, which ran last summer in connection
wth the John J. Hasbrcuck has been added 10 the force
plying between New York ard Hudson City.
The Utica will ply between New York and Coxsa kie,
landing at the foot OF Warren street. and the Ansopa
likely TO take the same Both these vessels are
simply barges carrying passengers aud freight, but
mos ~ engaged in freight transportation
The Thomas Hulse will ply between New York and
second line landing OF Warren street will be
ence OF down Town travellers The Amanda winants
will run most likely under the auspices OF the newsne
The Stella las not yet been permanently connected
with any line but will form usual OF the Iivcr
fleet for the coming summer-pying between this city
Ncwburg very little freight business is done on The
North river though OF the passenger lines carry
more or less freight which swell tho business In agsrc
gate TO considerable amount The steamers oyc'u-
sively devoted to the business the Eras.us Corning
and the John Taylor, both Of which land at rer No. Is
foot OF Cortland street, and leave New York at nve r.
NJ daily. The limo is known the New York and Al
bany Freight Express Besides these, there
few small steamers, towboats and barges which
irregular incrvaand With these the list OF the North
river is completed.
The East river fleet, the other hand is mostly de-
voted TO the transportation OF fright No new boats
have been built for the fre hit service the rve
far as can be ascer.aned aud owners not in antic
patton Of heavy business for the coming season.
The Troy Propeller line has arranged TO nut on six
barges, viz the Santa Claus, r. d. Siliman l. r. Gard.
ner A. Perry, Inspector and A. Barnett. The steamer
City OF Troy will also in with this line
freight carrying boat. Pier No. East river.
Austins line, pier No. s. will as four
teen barge- employing four towboas, vz tho Syracuse
the Ohio, the Austin and the HcDonad, and form ng
daily line between New York and Albany
rhe >wiftsure line employs for the bages
viz, The Sudan, Puritan, Mark Barnes, Columbus.
Snloard saginaw Grpneil Oregon Schuyler and sioee:
Intermediate points.
rho Hudson River Transportation Company will con.
viz:-The Hercules, Indiana, Iowa. Warren, Clinton,
ABBOTT Learned and Paterson. The steamer Joseph
johnson makes daily trips Ia connection with this line.
rne landing place Of these barses Is pier No. 5 East
river
single boats are organizing into companies
for purposes Of irade and many capitalists along the
river being propre Of two blrges the number
Of craft PLYING the river will OF be largely
augmented IN few days The Troy line OF steam tow.
boats has arranged TO employ sy boats for the coming
season. all of which belong TO private individuals aud
doubt we shall have other companies formed tho
Of the summer, Of clubbing
and forming themselves into companies
Only single passenger line lands the East river
the line beng composed of the small steamers Sylvan
Grove and Silver Stream, which ply daily between Beck
man street and Harcmleay ing Peck slip everv hour.
and forming pleasant ronie Of transit bet the
or part Of the city aud Harlem bridge.
The steamer John Romer, plying between New York
and Rye, also leaves Peck slip late in the afternoon,
making one trip per day The osseo also lands a. pfr
No p near Fulton ferry, making two trips daily be.
tween Fulton Fry and College Point
In addition 10 the above there are OF course numerous
exceedingly small craft which ply at irregular intervals,
and have no particular local habstion. Generally how
ever the owners Of small craft rapidly curdng ino
ccmpanies-sucb action being necessary 10 order that
they may compete successfully with mcneycd corpora
tions and In process OF tne the lesser having been
eaten up by the greater business IN this direction will
have become more conveniently susceptible Of statistics
In few days Of course, mos of ese at tran