The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-27
THE HERALD LIGHTNING TRAIN.

INCIDENTS or THE FOURTH TRIP TO NIAGARA
DISTINGUISHED PASSENGERS ON BOARD ON
TIME, AND AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION AT
THE FALLA
NIAGARA FALLS, July 25. 1878.
The fourth trip OF tine HERALD Lightning
Express Train from New YORK to Niagara Falls
was successfully accomplished to-day, the train
arriving here exactly five minutes ahead OF time.
The train left the Grand Central depot, New York.
at hali-past TWO, ana sped rapidly up the Hudson
River Railroad waking the echoes OF the hills and
provoking frequent cheers from the gaping
rustlcs who had gathered along the line to
see lt. A rather laughable incident occurred
at the Grand Central depot The colored
porter VINO had been detailed to take
charge OF the sleeping car backed squarey down
at the last moment and absolutely reused to 90,
alleging as an excuse that "He'd done heer'd o.
that HERALD train, am he didn't want no such
rldln' as that; no, sahp' Alter some little delay
substitute was secured and the train started, as
ABOVE indicated on time. The tram reached
Poughkeepsle at rs and Albany at 80. Here IL
was ascertalned that the steamer st. John, Of the
Peoples Line, having on board about forty OF the
passengers who proposed going West on the
HERALD train. had grounded ON Castleton Bar.
TIE train waited two minutes alter its time for
the st. John TO make her appearance, but the
boat falling to get or the bar the train proceeded.
MISS MATILDA HERON,
who was passenger on the train noticed Judge
Bowling get on at Albany. They are old friends,
and friendly chat was Immediately begun be-
tween them. The Judge remarked confdentialIy
TO HERALD writer whom he did not happen to
know, that "if any or the 'nOys should see this
they'd swear we were going to elope." There was
no elopement, however. At Schenectady the
train stopped to let OF number OF people bound
for the Saratoga races them gathering all its en-
ergies. the powerful locomotive jerked the tram
along at fearful rate ana ran into Syracuse at a
quarter past nine, fifteen minutes ahead OF time,
and for the past thirty-hve miles at the rate OF
MILE A MINUTE.
Coming In to Syracuse so much ahead Of time
enabled us to get nasty breakfast, and return
ing to the train found Jim Woods holding the
throttle valve OF that peerless locomotive '110. ~
with her six feet one inch driving wheel, waiting
the signal TO go. The tram started at half past
nine and never halted It'll at Palmyra 1t was dis
covered the sleeping car had two hot boxes. 10
cool them with generous applications OF water
and packing was the WORK of but few moments,
and once more we dew over the level stretch OF
country between tins place and Buffalo. Mr.. G..
Ii. Burrows, Division superintendent, accompa-
MED US from Syracuse to Suspension Bridge. The
train ran as easy as at thirty miles an
hour, yet we were going ftty-two. flashing
past villages like streak of light. Bundles OF
HERALDs. dropped from place 10 place without a
moments pause in speed rolled and tumbIed and
finally settled away Off toward the fences. Seven
miles east oil East Buffalo another detention was
caused by small piece OF gravel becoming fixed
In the piston guide, through winch the piston cd
Sides When discovered the sides of the slot were
literally red hot: but Jim Woods soon fixed things
and we ran into Buffalo on time. Here the slice ping
car was dropped, engine No. liz TOOK the train,
and we ran into Niagara Falls station at :35 p NJ,
the usual great crowd OF tourists and residents OF
the pace receiving the train with enthusiasm. In
ten minutes all the HERALDs were distributed
among the people, and the HERALD lightning ex-
press rested on It's well earned aurels.