The New York herald., 1874-07-20
OUR LIGHTNING EXPRESS.
How the Sunday Herald Reaches the
Dwellers in the Country.
FAST TIME-QUICK WORK.

.Auotber evidence of HERALD enterprise. That
.vaat tournal has made arrangements 70 supply
,he summer lolterers at the watering places with
ectusI pabulum on Sundays during the sum.
,rer months." The public understands that some
sacriice has been undertaken, or some stroke OF
business successfully made, when our brothers in
the paths OF journalism thus pay us complimentary
tribute but 1t scarcely grasps the difficulties met
and conquered before great Journal can place be-
fore its readers the current news OF the world,
well as the truth concerning events happening
under their very eyes, and that they could not
iuiy comprehend without the help of the uotqlut-
Oas sleepless, untiring journalist.
THE SPECIAL HERALD LIGHTNING EXPRESS
il some thing of which the public can understand
and appreciate the utility, but OF which it cannot
realize the difficulties Ii seems so easy TO place
given number or net wspapers on a railway wagon
and send them to their destination. When 1t rs
remembered that even at two A. NJ. numerous GER
respondents, scattered In the Ola World and the
new still busy telegraphins Information OF the
sayings and doings OF men and nations Ia all parts
of the globe, and that these dispatches have TO be
edited, commented and delivered TO the
HERALD lightning express before three A. NJ
some Of the precision and forethought necessary
10 success VIII be compre enended by such
a. are not conyersant with the interior
workings OF great newspaper In order
10 enable readers to form some idea
Sf the KIND Of organization necessary TO allow the
aweners in the Catskils, aud along the Hudson,
Snd in Saratoga to enjoy the worlds news on
Sunday mornings at their breakfast tables We pro-
pose to take them with US on trip from the
hkRALp office to the great American springs.
THE WET SHEETS.
Between two O'Clock and half past two IN the
morning the tick OF the telegraph is replaced by
the nervous thuds OF the printing press hastily
working or the first edition for circulation out
Aide the city. And while the inhabitants OF
Gotham enjoying such rest as the quiet OF
sheir c0nscences will allow them small band OF
HERALD employees take sundry bundles OF HERAI.Ds
reeking from the press and hurry OF through the
sleep- bound city to where the lightning express is
impatlently waiting their arrival to oegan his mad
cxreer through
THE NIGHT SHADOWS.
IN dark corner OF the Forty second street sta
zion the HERALD express waits impatently for the
rumble OF the newspaper laden wagons. Lying
about in shady places shadowy figures OF men may
be discovered, evidently waiting to perform some
duty. These the folders, who, when the laden
wagons arrive, pounce on the huge sheaves OF
printed paper and store them away carefully IN
the folding rooms OF the train. All is now hustle
sand activity. The great strong iron horse snorts
with satisfaction that the period OF en-
forced idleness Is rapidly drawing to an
end The sound Of the third morning hour
has scarcely died away on the air when
the special moves slowly out Of the station, and
rapidly increasing its pace dashes OF at start
hing rate, never hating to draw breath until far
away POughkeepsle has been reached It's mission
OF usefulness, however, begins almost before
Gotham has disappeared from sight.
FOLDING THE PAPERS
Now that the rush and excitement OF departure
10 at an end one Las time to LOOK round and notice
tnat the huge sheaves OF paper are about to be
prepared for the hands of the public. In long
railway broad, shelflike folding tables have
been erected, and on these men busy laying
ont, arranging and folding the sti damp sheets,
Another group takes them from the hands of the
folders and forms them into packages OF the
requisite size to supply the dinerent towns near
which We pass.
LOOK AT THE EXPRESS ROOM.
All are busy bees, and the scene presented
by the long low carriage. lighted up by short
.stumpy tapers Of monstrous girth, and q few
lamps, resembles more the between decks OF a
ship preparing for action than anything connected
with an ordinary newspaper Office. Everything is
hustle and ceaseiess activity.
THE DISTRIBUTION.
From the moment Yonkers is reached the work
OF distribution begins. Men lie IN wait at every
station, and the express must pay tolls in bales OF
HERALps, IN order that it may be allowed to pass
without interruption from the Inhabitants VINO
desire to make themselves acquainted with the
latest news from the icur points OF the compass
By the time Newburg and Cornwall are reached
the morning light enables the travellers to note
that the inhabitants not alone appreciate
but initiate the HERALD enterprise. Long before
the 'specia approaches boats put OF from the fur
ther shore OF the Hudson to come IN search OF the
news. Then there is a struggle between the riva,
venders as to who shall seize The frst bale OF news
papers and transport them to the readers beyond,
who are sleeping calmly in the undis:urbed con.
ndence that by some magic which they do not
exactly understand, they will read the mornings
HERALD at breakfast just though they were in
the city Arrived at the Catskill station the same
scene is enacted and the train dashes on with
out pause the boats can be seen pushing out from
tho shore and urged by lnsty arms to the further
bank, where wagons are ready to convey them to
the hotels and habitations scattered over the
mountains.
THE FAMOUS SAWYER.
Under Providence, the man who holds the desti- |
nies Of the twenty men who labor IN this swift
moving dtettey, is sawyer, the most famous eng1-
neer OF the road He dashes along at full speed
Win the daring OF man who knows wnat he is
ABOUT and VINO has confidence in himself Although
the cars ribrate as II they would 90 aannder
no one feels any concern because SAWYER IA there
though the sudden shock, as the train sweeps
Tound some steep curve might justify one In feel
ing little weak In the knees But II any one
were TO feel put ont, the appearance OF the con-
1uctor-the civil and o6liging conductor-Don-
nelly, would Immediately set al alarm at resi-, He
has always his sea legs, or rather his rail legs 10
stand on, and though the unskiiful may roll a bit
TO larboard or starboard the conductor never
loses either his temper or mis- balance. Then the
state OF the road lie most eredtabe to Mr.. Toucey
TO whose careful supervision its excellent state is
tue.
QUEER ENTERPRISE
in connection with this special HERALD train a
curious circumstance happened yesterday.
little remarkable Tor spirit OF
enterprise was, It appears, last week reused to
lctiOn ~ the desire nj r.v aliinu tho HrPAJn