The New York herald., 1871-11-17

aen stop. We were now nall o mile or more
% The balance the Journey ns Saa to Aps &c
performed on ioot and portion OF the party under
loon ss u. Inc ,emperatare IT, should oe explained
which we had left, anu 0vercoats and WINTER cloth
ing werc burdensome and uncomfortable. Progress
IN the direction OF the heading was necessarily
SLOW, IN consequence or Inc rocSy brs and nuner.
Gus gully holes alled with filthy water me depth OF
which several unfortunate ones can testify TO with
considerable accuracy AS we approached
MOST internal NOISE
grew more and more distinct, and mingled with the
an odor which none could divine the cause Of. Que
reply was nitro gly ycerne, damn you.n AS may
be Inferred. tins intelligence so frankly aud EN-.
the desire tor further investigation. A halt was
made and rettograde movement suggested; but
belole, assured The party that was all right, and
the pilgrimage INTO the profound darkness was re-
amid noise equal to the po1ndina Of q thousand
Steam MANNERS, IN the presence ol murky set oil
beings each bearing headlight IN his cap and re
OF ali these and other rcpulsve surroundings we
have reached the eastern heading o the Hoosac
beautiful white light OF day. The party made
brief tarry here TO get something OF an idea OF
HOW THE TUNNEL Is BORED
and the cOntrivance was simple or their aptness
for mechanical instruction keen. that only very
few moments were required to satisfy them. Ner-
v0nsness probably had nothing TO do with the
brevity OF their inspection. The appara used Tor
FltcnDurg and ls about the only contrivance that
has used with any degree of success since the
ssts SIMPLY OF a cylinder and piston and IS operated
by the elastic force Of compressed air, which Is
Se IN o. Se %o miles e Of from IN
the piston me air turned on, and the instrument
then pegs away with astonishing force and rapidty,
into the solid rock. When sufficient
number OF holes nave thus been made
chimes are removed and each caviy - supplied
witr metal cartridge filled with nitro glycerine.
Qnd RI oh orp t.1rrnt nhA1o eh a
connec, ed at distance with the gavanic battery.
The worxmen then retlre to safe distances, the nc
Is well described as sound like all the NOISES OF an
earthquake and thunder storm rolled into one,
followed by tremendous rush Of air toward the
portal and this Is tae way the Hoosac tunnel Is
THE RETURN TO DAYLIGHT
AS already animated, the party did not care TO
inger long, and 1t was with Joyous hearts that they
S%nd aan IN The rude
nolstered lnas,s 80. CHAIR IN the finest Of :. Pull.
had for the professional railroad men who had now
made .he first visit INTO the interior Of the Hoosac
out Us rapidly as u came ill., but the passengers were
Dol 30 nervous. The experience, though brief, had
security had succeeded that OF peril Some members
OF the band, VINO iad brought in their Instruments,
efforts were undoubtedly as mach OF relief TO the
vlltors as they We're .nove and astonishing to The
10 view inc little specx OF dayiight as It
one Of grandeur scarcely describabe. AS we moved
towards H. after the train resumed the journey, the
brilhancy Increased, the outline became more ais
tlnct the temperature changed from temperate to
frgid, and finally the real genuine SKY was VISIBLE
and as We dasnsa sa INTO the open world Gmores
whole party Joined In singing that touching ballad
commencing
"oh, snr giad TO get Of the wlldernessm
'wHEN WILL THE TUNNEL BE COAPLnrRDr'
was u question WHICH was often asked Mr.. RuggleS
after the visitors lad witnessed anu comprehended
iul progress is uolng MADE. .'in apour swo yearsn
was was his Uniform reply, and from appearances 1t Is
sa mat ms vi" rns se snsn ssaas for Of .ns
tunnel from portal 10 portal VIII be trine short
ing or prospective tunnel in this Country the long
esq tunnel IN the world IS the Mont Gents, just
half in length. The other great tunnels are 1 the
W0odhead, IN England, and the Neutne, In France,
Hoosac when finished will be the second longest in
the world, AMI the only one OF any magnitude on
from ends and from tne centre In the direction
Of either end ana when the various ganss have met
the the great work WIN be almost compcted Means
ssai' ssi5 aSwn s ,SSSasS ne top q fss sas noun:
Is finished, win serve as ventlator and pure air
mus be gained from one end OF NE great tube TO
Inc other. All the debris is now drawn up through
this huge hole in mammoth elevators and 1t is dig.
posed 81 quite rs rapidly IN this way by the cars
thing over mle to be completed, and this win
ro6aS be % y1n ne psT0d
expended, win be about nine .lIllon dollars, ana
the whole amount l to pc cancelled Dy The Sta!s or
ss syas The SSs to BE-
grow out OF all competition. II will iurnish ON ad
ditlonal thorough are between the East and West
and the business between the two sections hos in.
cseased SO ra8ldl{ ol late rs to absolutely demand
increased facilities.
RIDE OVER THE MouNTAIN-A SNOW STORM AND
4 THUNDER SHOWER.
Pending the completion 0f tne tunnel q c0nsid.
erablc passenger business Is now done between
Ss ane ee e. s
stages, and the railroad taking the passengers to
sSes sy sases assssiHssi Si ~ was
superintendents were taken from the eastern pora
over TO the western, and from thence to the cele.
required about dozen stages each drawn bv
up up ana cc,,1,,s 9owa me steer Gagged and aprai-
q ct the party VINO la Crossed inc Sierra Nevada and
claraa m ".-dntains-and there were several-de-
now. now .dt wita al the boosted peris OF those re-
.ded ranges they were positively insignificant
/, when compared with the dangers which, at first
sent, seemed 20 exist here. As they progressed on
the base OF the mountains seemed perpendicular
thoroughlares were in reality but little more Gle.
dale and other portions Of Berkshire county. When
the party left the eastern side OF the mountain q
sharp thunder shower prevailed but before they
reached the summit OF the pc x there was a smart
snow squall and frosty atmosphere decidedly
uncomfortable. The ride, however, taken alto
gether was one Of delightful pleasure
and not the least Of the pleasing features were the
almost uninterrupted strains or Gilm0res band
which occupied the foremost stage. The nery
seeds OF this vehicle driven by superintendent
Rnggles VINO handled the ribbons and cracked the
WHIP WIN as much skill as al Richardson him.
self. North Adams was reached about ilve O'Clock
IN the afternoon, and straightway preparations
GRAND BANQUET IN THE WILSON HOUSE
A repast OF the most elegant and elaborate de-
scrlptl0n was prepared, embracing everything In
Inc line oil ediues IRON soup TO wannts ana
al sorts OF drinkabes from Plans lager
10 the choicest brands of Roderer ana
schneider The party ate freely and drank
sparingly and wnen their s.omachs were
comfortably f0rned there came The Inevitable feast
OF reason and How OF SOUL" Mr.. Towne OF Fitch
burg presided, aud IN cal ng up various repre-
sentatives oil the different railroads was rcmark-
soly eioluen, AND Sparkling. Every one present