The New York herald., 1871-10-12
THE ERIE RELIEF TRAIN.
Speeding succor to the Sufferers-seven Car
Loads Of Clothing and Provisions Going
to Chicago at the Rate Of
Forty Miles an Hour.

The Erie relief train left the depot in Jersey City
yesterday at quarter to ten O'Clock A. N. IL con-
sisted OF seven freight cars, heavily loaded with pro-
visions, clothing, bedding and medicine, which had
been so promptly and generously donated to the
sorey stricken inhabitants OF the "charred city, by
our warm hearted Christia people. In relation 10
the contents OF this tram we give the foo wing let.
ter from Colonel Fisk, which was sent to the HERALD
Office late last night
To THE EpIrop wnE HERALD-
We received today since the departure OF the lightning
o s a s @ a.
by the express train at seven ocock this evening" would
value; bu, judge, taking entire ship
IN s se nS h mad ass
ment there shipped 100 oc pam. 100 vests,
coffee and stl another consisting Of 10, barrels Of dou
thoasand dollars
with respect, JAMES FISK, JR
Colonel Fisk was on the ground and personally
superintended tine departure, In acknowledgment
OF which ana the noble course he has taken the I'M
mense assembly which had gathered to witness the
"send off," greeted him with lusty cheers. The
necessary arrangements having been previously
made Tor the clearing OF the track all the way
through to the "doomed. city," the engineer was
Instructed 10 make all possible speed on his errand
OF mercy. m.tt
From the dispatches given below il will he seen
that carried out his Instructions 10 the letter. for
at sever al times during the day he ran at the rate
of II mile minute, and averaged up TO the time OF
our going to press nearly forty miles an hour. All
along the route the train was greeted by the inhah
itants with every mark or sympathy and encourage
meut the human mind could suggest.
Mr.. George l.. Catlin OF the Erie passenger O1lce,
received and transmitted to the HERALD the bullc-
Tins as they were forwarded from time to time by
Mr.. George Crouch, the supercarso on the train.
Both OF these gentlemen were At one time assocl-
ased together the New Orleans press ana iC
seems sin ,ular coincidence tnat one should be
sending and the other receiving the dispatches
which announced to New York the progress OF her
offering to the stricken City. sse....-
From Susquchanra MIR. Crouch sent back the fol-
lowing:-
ON BOARD ERIE RELIEF TRAIN, ,
- SUsoUrHAsSA Pa Oct II, U5 p. M.5
There has not been moments delay thus far. The
for Gearing the track perfect Intense
pahy manifested all aon. the read Numbers OF people OF
bundles board AS whisk past Goods pied up a
principal stations awaiting the next We
the heaviest graics and make still better
the Susquehanna DIVISION
And again, on reaching Elmira, tie foowings-
ERIE RELIEF TRAIN ELMIRA, N. " Oct II. 1871.
We took the lead OF the lightning express trah at Slsgue
hanna, have ie unprece Tented point.
Dense crowds collected ut Binghamton, Owc.o
Nayercy, Notwithstanding the rain HandScrhics waving
speed from cottage shanty. Con-
trbuons are waiting at every station.
From these laconc messages something OF the
feeling which pervades the whole American people,
from one extremity Of the land to the other, may
tire first substantial succOr the desolate and
woehegone Inhabitants OF the Western metropolis
wIil receive Is but forerunner o scores Of others
soon to follow