The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-24

Grand Opening Yesterday-Twenty Thousand
People Transported Over the Road and No-
body Kiiied-President McGreg0r Serenaded
Last Evening.
Newark-New JERSEYS stald, sober, remarkably
quiet chief eityhad sensation yesterday In the form
OF The opening Of the Newark and New York Railroad.
The sensation consisted not alone in the opening Of
the road but quite as much in the fact that fully
twenty thousand people were transported
over the road free of charge and with
out q single occurrence having taken place
that was IN the remotest degree calculated to can Z,
painful remembrances, except 1t was in the case
Of a little boy named Charles r. Darrah, Of Fifth
street. Jersey City, who jumped of train at the
Bruen street bridge. intending to strike the plat
FORM but instead fell through to the street below,
distance of about thirty feet He was seriously
though not fatally injured. This the only incident
throughout the entire day that is to he regretted,
and that was of course owing to the boys own
carelessness. The round trip from New YORK !
~ and on each trip the cars were cranmed to
their fullest capacity, INSIDE and OUT Even the en-
gnes not Tree from the Tree riders. inc .ender
the cow.catcher, aud every available point were
seizeh by some hardy son Of toll or venfuresome
oamin, who nad resolved TO ride early and ride
often at least on this occasion.
The drst train, consisting Of ten cars and the
new and splendid locomotive Princess all
galIy trimmed with asgs, started from nth. the
and reached Newark in little over half
an hour. The ten cars were damned with the
free riders, aud any kind OF a standing place even
was nj a premium. The redoubtable Sam Doughty,
formerly of the Morris and Essex road, who has
been reported killed number OF times, with four
other conductors managed that part of the travel!
linz. while MIR. William H. Anderson, son OF ex.
Alderman Anderson, OF Newark was the chief eng!.
neer on the occasion. Superintendent r. f. Kicker
was on hand, ana personally watched everything 1t
is really remarkable that. at the Newark
depot, considering the rushing, the crushing
! the smashing, and the crashing OF the
| excited crowds 10 obtain seats, nobody was hurt
This happy state Of anars is In no sma measure s
| sauad Of Newark police under command OF Leuten.
ant Kirwan. throughout the day, on every trip the
excursioniss were welcomed ana naied WIN mani ,ns
| ronte Wherever house stood along the route. The
| Inc OF the road was right through INTO the very
heart OF Newark and pours its human freight PUMP
gives Il an immense advantage over both the motifs
and Essex and the New Jersey. Besides the tarin
on both those roads is exorbitant and VIII
| no iessened nearly onehaif by the new roWe Tue
latter road will probably charge, though II has not
hren agreed upon yet 6fteen cents for single tickets
and ceps ior .ese.s ,orae
| Tor excursions This. too. for . distance OF
about eight miles, In every way, SO far as
local trac Is eSncsSnea sse new rosa r Une.s
penv mite shorter than the New Jersey and three
quarters OF mile shorter than the Morris ana ESSEX
n must necessarily efect valuable saving IN time.
tnan ciiher OF the others. Added TO these the
promised reduction In fares and the prouaoility OF
aIlordng proper travelling fachisles on Sunaays
vii, surely make the new road the popular one. .
VII VII IL doubtless the most expensive piece OF raj!
reading In the country, having required an OUTLAY
already OF oyer $4,000 900, and being l'tie Owe
fwentyseven bridgcs oil solidy constructed Of iroi
| and masonry, OF these there are In Newark alon
over streets, twenty. The principal ones over I'M