Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-05

GARDNER TO WORCESTER BY RAIL.-The
first regular passenger train on the new railroad
from this city to Gardner, by way of Holden,
Princeton and Hubbardston, was run yesterday,
to the great joy of the people on the line. The
northern and northwestern portion of the cOun-
ty is at last possessed of railroad communication
with this city, from which railroads radiate in
every direction. Ii is novel sensation to read
on the bulletin board at the Foster street sta
ton that the train for Gardner will leave at :25
p. NJ, and will arrive from that place and inter-
mediate towns at quarter to seven in the morn
ing, in time for the early Boston train.
The train yesterday was made up ofnew and
handsome cars, made for the company by OsgoOd
Bradley & Co., and drawn by the new locomO-
tive "Worcester" The train started from Gard
ner at A. NJ. and made the trip in one hour and
three-quarters, reaching this city al quarter to
seven. Col. Ivers Phillips, president of the
road with his family; Nathan Washburn, Esq,
II. N. Tower Esq, of this city; Alfred Chaffln
of Holden, and other prominent gentlemen
were on the train, and the accessons made at
the stations swclled the number of passengers
TO about one hundred. The people gathered at
the several villages through which the train
passed. and gave enthusiastic expression to
their feeling of satisfaction as the iron horse
went shriekng through that rich and rural re
gion, where he is a novelty and will for some
time continue to excite lirst-cass daily sensa-
ton.
The time table will remain the same as at
present for a week or two, when it is proposed
to leave Gardner at halfpast FIVE and reach
Worcester in season to connect with the seven
o'clock train for Boston, thus making the time
from Gardner to Boston three hours and Il half,
shorter than by any other route The cars will
leave this city in return at 6 % p. M, starting
from the Foster street station Immediately after
the arrival of the train which leaves Boston at
80 p. NJ, thus making the time from Boston to
Gardner, which is reached at about eight o'clock,
the same rs in the down trip.
The cars, which are constructed in Mr.. Brad
ley's best STYLE elegantly and tastefuly fur
nished throughout make Il very beautiful
appearance, and ride in them cannot but be
enjoyed, either for pleasure or business Mr..
Charles I. Mirick Of Princeton is conductor of
the train, which now comprises three passenger
cars, including one smoking and baggage car
They run smoothly on Washburn's patent steel
tire wheels The engineer is Mr. Alonzo Parker
of Princeton, assisted temporarily, till he gets
'the run of the machine" by the veteran en-
gineer, VIM. Duncan, who is master mechanic
of the road.
The road is yet in the hands of the contrac-
tors, who have not entirely completed the con-
struction of the road bed, but they are progress
ing with their work with as much rapidity as
possible. When this is done, and the road is in
the hands of its officers, for management, the
full complement of trains will be put on, and
we have no doubt the enterprise will meet with
II full measure of success, in all respects and
that it will be a handsome dividend paying