The New York herald., 1874-08-31
Delivering a Morning Newspaper at a
Speed of Sixty Miles an Hour.
THE HERALD ON THE HUDSON RIVER.
-Four Hundred Miles in Twelve Hours and
the Welcome at Saratoga.

and busy ior that place, which is generally very
deserted spot under ordinary circumstances The
HERALD special lightning despatch train for Sara
toga was being made ready for It's northward
trip to the region OF the fashionables. Carriages
were driving rapidly 10 and fro, their lamps burn
ing with dull, yellow lustre, and the horses
reeking with foam. The brakemen conductors
and other railroad ofrctals ran hither and
thither also with lamps guarded with wlres
and gathered around the special despatch
tram, which was hidden in the upper end Of the
monstrous depot like a big fish that had just been
captured and was open 10 the inspection OF the
fishermen. There were two handsome drawing
room cars and a baggage car, in which the Sun
day morning edition OF the HERALD was being
folded and arranged. to be distributed at all the
towns and villages along the Hudson and
above Albany in the lower end. OF the Mohawk
Valley. BY permission OF the HERALD representa-
tive. in charge OF the special despatch train, q
number of invitations had been issued through
the medium of the Union News Company to the
representatives of the dinerent morning and
evening and weekly journals OF the metropolis and
the arrangements ior the accommodation of these
gentlemen were placed in the hands OF Mr.. w. H.
Williams. Through the courtesy OF Mr.. W. II.
Vanderbilt, Vice President OF the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad
companies, the drawing room cars, baggage car
and locomotive were in readiness to convey the
guests to Saratoga at very early hour, and when
all hands were announced to be on board the loco
motive whistle gave fr1ghtful scream and of we
started q. a rapid speed through the gloom
OF The night. There were on board repre-
sentatives from the Euenin0 Post New York
san, Commercial Advertiser, Stats Zettung,
Wlkes' Spirit, New York Star. the agent Of the
Associated Press, the South, Poughkeepsle Eagle
Troy Times, New York EUentng Nears, Sunday
courier, New York Eoeeing Express Erentno Tele-
gydm, Brooklyn Argus New York Erening Mail
New York Sunday Dispatch, New York Journal Of
Commerce, Era, VIA oats Chicago Times and the
representative OF the HERALD.
THE RUSH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
Just before the tram started wagon alter wagon
laden with HEBALDs fresh and reeking from the
presses dashed into the depot, and score OF will
ing hands seized the huge bundles and threw them
by main bodily force into the baggage car until
its whole available space was covered with
newspapers. In this dlmly nghted bag
gage car tables spread and dozen
young men commenced TO told and pack the
HERALD Tor delivery doing their work with silent
rapidity. AS quickly as large number of
HERALDs were folded they were tied up in huge
sheets Of brown paper, strong twine was passed
over the surface OF the package. fastened strongly
and printed bill with the agents name
was pasted on: Then the package was dropped to
the moor. and another bundle or HERALDs was
grasped and treated in the same cavalier manner.
There was no noise, no talk, no excitement but
every man rushed as tor dear life to make ready
pie who at this hour were buried in sun- SIn
streams and mountains that nank and gird the
ssa Hudson River liver: II remark was made without
contempt, and the foreman OF the earnest
folders directed every moments work with
packages, as soon as they were ready, were
taken TO the rear OF the last drawing room Car,
express passed on It's way Through the night the
locomotive and three cars tore like Congreve
rocket, stopping ior nothing
LIGHTNING RIDE.
The train was going at the rate OF mile min
ute, and the locomotive SHOOK under her pressure
Ike willow IN storm. Now and then made
trip to the front platform and ventured as Ear as
the engine which was snorting loudly. But 1T
was very uncomfortable, and felt the motion as
Spuyten Duyv full speed was put on, and
as stood on the open platform the waters OF ire
wide and noble river seemed to pass by me be-
meath the rail wooden platform like the quicken
ing shadows OF delirious dream me cinders
new thick and last-a perfect hailstorm or carbon
ized atoms-and neadland, brushwood. lofty trees
and rocky points swept by my eyes with a bewil.
oering rapidiry.
TEE sPLENDoR OF THE SCENE
Slowly the day broke as we neared Peekskill.
Inc terrnc speed OF a mile minute saw the sun
as h and 0sa m all TONS s glory the
Great masses of A purpje and Tue gold muusU,i snd
amethyst and sapphire segregated their bodies IN
an unwilling and sulen and slow way, and then the
sun came through them in a dazzling and glorious
DISK felt that this was a view worth years
travel. The mountain tops came in sight, ridge
alter ridge OF the CatsklIls looming up, dun,
wide expanse OF the Hudson, under the rays of Of
the leglyer, shone like silver here and there in
spots where tide and current did not disturb the
placidity or the waters Bundle after bundle of
hERALDs were thrown with a strong impe tus on
the track and were instantly seized by boys and
men, VINO we're ranged all along the railroad
silent and sententiously awaiting the train, and
ruDolng their eyelids with solemn and business
Ike looks at the coming OF the dawn Of the morn
ing. Poughkeepse was reached and a stop was
locomotive that had been burning from the
terTnc had beor speed speed Huge bundles of HERALDs
fonkers, Hastings, Dobbs' Ferry, Tarrytown,
Garrson Watt Sng S1g Peeksk
Cromwell, FishkIll, New Hamburg and then we
were at Poughkeepse. In sixty minutes we mad
MADE made sixty miles, and yet such is the rallty OF
drink champagne and eat cold chicken. !
Notwithstanding that many OF us believed that |
tne speed was too strong to be Kept up without |
aanger ,o all on board. ,t we sped along by |
Dntcness Station, k9ndout, Catskil, Mountain
House station aud Rhlnebeck throwing bundles |
OF HERALDs out steadily, and as fast as they
were were thrown out they were picked up and |
large bundles pitched out, each Of these bundles |
Delng taken up by rival agents. one of whom had !
to drive twelve miles ia a wagon. another twenty
one miles. Then came Barrytown. Tivol-wnere a
In hand, gazed 10 horror at the speed OF The n pge
ing train--5dugertes Catskill proper, the large
and thriving town OF Hudson sloping like giant,
Athens, CoXsackie aud Castleton, suburbs OF
In slumber, with the exception OF a
dozen or so Of boys and men who
WcfS "dtihH dualuusi5 dA Tue UIluse al OfeeQDush
for their packages OF papers, As as they
got them they began 10 run with speed toward the
silent towns, every man and 10Y for himself, and
the devil take the hlndmost, one OF the agents
remarked IN the baggage car.
''wHERE THE MOHAWK GENTLY GiIpEs-
And now the lightning train made DETECTION
and lett the Hudson IN all Its beauty and paid its
devoirs IN the early morning 60 the qentiest OF
streams--sung in song ana cnronicled In story
me winding Mohawk. Packages were thrown out
as A. Gonoes and Troy, ana were made up for
waterfront Mechancsve, Round Lake, Ballston
spa. Lake George. Luzerne ana Saratoga Lake,
Every Dundie OF papers was delivered with pre-
cision and not mistake occurred. The lightning
IRAN reached Saratoga at balf-past nine O'Clock, |
@ ana hefe an immense number Of copies were |
deposited and carried AWAY to be sold 10 |
the residents OF this fashionable resort
Durng tDe summer season over 100 900 copies OF |
the hEhALb nave been distributed by this express |
, uaIn, making the endeavor one OF The most mag
hhceht pieces OF newspaper enterprise that has
ever been achieved IN any country
WELCOME AT sARATOGA
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