The New York herald., 1875-07-19
THE HERALD PONY EXPRESS.

The public, which has found Its interest In
getting the news served up almost red hot
by the establishment OF HERALD lightning
train to Niagara and the delivery OF The morning
editions Of this journal directly from the HEEALDs
steam yacat at Long Branch pier, win now be
additionally gratined by learning the fact that a
Long Island HERALD Pony Express has also peen
established.
To those who have heard OF the lightning train
tearing through space at the rate OF seventy miles
an lonr, the humble but swift HERALD Pony Ex-
press will have but a tame significance, yet 1t Is q
fact tuat where railroads have not as yet been
D0t and of the great arteries OF travel there are
thousands OF people who are just as anxious 10
purchase tae HERALD ara obtain 1t Immediately
aitertts issue, after as possible. those
who dwell in the great cities OF the Republic.
And for these people who reside In the byways
and secluded hooks and envlrons OF Long Island
the HERALA Pony Express mas been established.
and 1t went tnto operation for the first time on
yesterday morning.
And now, to give some idea OF how the south
side OF Long Island was served with the HERALD
on Sunday morning. 1t Will be necessary to de-
scribe the thing iron the moment the AFFAIR Is
placed In motion unLh the last paper has been de-
livered.
AT hafpast one O'Clock on SUNDAY morning the
dark spaces around tn. HERALD Building, in Ann
street. are suddenly enivensd and made brisk and
bustling by tRe magical appearance OF a number
OF wagons, that IN few moments VIII be laden
with thousands OF damp Impressions OF the
HERALD, which are TO wing their way to the fash
ionable resorts ana watering places, First, there
Is rhe Long Island Pony Express wagon, which is
being rapidly and noiselessy fneo with wet
HERALDs. and then there are the Saratoga
and Niagara wagons and the Long Branch wagon,
for which the same olices are being performed by
a small army OF young men, folders and agents,
who may be seen moving up ana down from the
press room with piles OF freshly printed papers
on their shoulders, which they throw into the
wagons with great celell lty.
But we have TO deal more directly with the
Long Island Pony Express wagon and It's occu-
pants. The horse is known as Red Cloud, from
his fondness for his rations, complaint which,
1t is said, affects the Indian namesake OF the
ANIMAL A tail young man, Of lair complexion. has
the reins In his hand, and his name is
Fritz Sfegel, a native OF Bremen. Fritz
is a very active and energetic young
man and Is full OF business. HIS companion is
Fred Morris, young gentleman who is quite
facetious in his remarks and Is also fond OF tell
ing ghost stories on lonely roads. In the middle,
doubled up among the piles OF HERALDS Is seated
the writer who is 10 chronicle the fate and adven-
lures Of the expedition. Fritz IN his broad, Patt-
Deutsch accent, gives tue word Co." and we are
on up Broadway until we strike Chambers street,
and then down New Chambers street until we
reach the East River, and IN a few moments we
are at the Roosevelt Street Williamsburg ferry,
the policemen scattered here and there turning
around in their patrolng TO look at the horse,
Red Cloud, who iorges ahead with stern per-
sistency. parting cup OF coffee ts taken
here at coffee stand for the ride is
long aud weary before us. Now we are
ON the ferryboat and out into the river
with the shadows hanging over the spars OF
the vast lines or shipping that belt the old
docks, and at last We have reached terra drn1d.
Then the long drive begins that Is TO END for the
first part OF 1t at Far Rockaway. We twist and
turn up one street ana down another and pass by
houses tnat look ghostly.
at is ten miles to Jamaica, and then we have
TO go BY Lawrence and on to Far Rockaway.
That is nine and half miles more. But it's
butty ghountry, and YOU Will like it,"
Now We are on the Jamaica road, and villa
alter villa IL passed, and the dogs bark here ana
tncre the lonely roads. being DISTURBED, and oc-
slonally there is redlight in some barn, show
ing that the farmers are up already aud looking
to their bread and butter. as all men must 90
Wherever their lot may be cast. Fred Morris tells
a story abont ghosts now and then. points out
some clump OF scrub oak where mur-
der had been committed. ana in this way
in the nas0ent hours or rhe morning we
hasten on toward jamaica Red Cloud Is noing
pobly and does not show hair TO have been
peepng from belt OF trees tells us that Jamaica
is at hand, aud we drive into "a stable yard and
solid and tou1h-l0okng man comes out and brings
another animal to cnange Tor Red Cloud, who has
done from the HERALD oflce his fifteen
miles IN good style. This apparitlou is
he Is one OF thousand Motifs whose homes
are on Long Island. Jacks starnoard eve Is under
the weather. ano when 1t Is suggested TO him that
he should nave drink ne asks, in q sententlOus
way, sa-
A b0tfle OrO1uCed and Jacks gtarhO0rd
becomes filed with q deep and flashing light and
he taxes drink like man ana brother. At
Jamaica a large number OF HEEALDs are dropped
10 be distributed IN the environs OF that histories
town. And now. with the iresn horse, q smalle
but 1.-THE and well built little nag hat Is called
alter the famous tragedienne Ristorl, we are
spinning along with fresh velocity the old
Rockaway road, along which for fifty years many
O gay and happy couple have sauntered aud
who may now be numbered with the dust.
re1ee i%J bsfore re- We reach RocEnway tne moson-
toes rise in hosts from the marshes, which are
here and there enliyened ny the appearances oil u
schooner or sloOp In the narrow and marshy creek,
and having all the looks OF vessel that has
never lett dry land. At last, ike Bilboa,
out with very dinerent feelings, we look upon the
and the sand beaches, of a dirty lemon color.
and Wite sails and white cottages, and the Celtic
watering place sleeping in the lap OF the ocean
morning." A moving speck on the yellow sands
demo es that some OF the soJourners BY the ocean
are up and enjoying the salt air blowing IN from
the wIde Atlantic. In the empty railroad cars at
the depot number or boys are sleeping, waiting
and FRITZ wakes them suddenly and the HERALDs
are counted for them, and as they grab them and
rub their eyes they soon are seen running tow
ard the st. James, Coleman, United States
Pavlllon and other hotels. and those who buy
the HERALD are left standing in amazemeut at
the time OF it's delivery. ,Welr said one rich
Old Irish gentleman who was standing at the
United States taking the morning breezes, "that
HERALD bates the divil anyhow, a man may go
to the ind OF the world, anu when he's just
getting up rom his dacent bed some divI OF
boy will Jump in on him and shove the HSRALD
under his nose. That paper bates the divil
anyhow
A not breakfast OF mutton chops and tea is SOON
despa tched at ROckaway, and now take the
wagon again and Rls tori dashes along, and we are
back at Valley stream IN the iwinkling OF bed
post and Fritz is twenty miles away from his base
OF operations and the hoofs OF his horse beat faster
and iasJer. The next thing to do ls to send the
horse back to jamaica ana take the train Tor
Babylon, and the HERALDs are placed
on board In the baggage car, and the
agents are making them ready. Bridge.
port Norwood. Hampstead, Pearsalls,
Rockville Centre, Badwins Freeport, MerrlcK,
llaIfu fiVat 10 nitv-