The New York herald., 1875-07-20
THE HERALD LIGHTNING EXPRESS.
THE THIRD TRIP AND ITS EXPERIENCES.

THE THIRD TRIP AND ITS EXPERIENCES.
The third trip OF the fastest tr1in in the world
began at 2:S0 A. M. on Sunday morning at the
torty-second street dept. The train consist ed
OF an engine, tender, newspaper car, one regular
passenger car ana q magnificent Wagner drawing
room car. Leaving New YORK at 2 $50 A. n. the
train, drawn by EnGine No. 10, over which en-
Pineer Nat Sawyer presided, rea ned Pough-
keepsle az AIS A. NJ on time, altnougn there
were many causes OF delay on the route First
at Spuyten Duyvn Greek, which was reached in
about twenty minutes from the depot, Inc
ominous red lignt met the eye, but IL proved
needle 80 scare, a white lantern imm ediately
swung out from a nouss beyond the switch.
At Montrose the train agalu SLOWED up 10
take water rom the centre OF the track. At
Peek xiii there was partial stop. and
also at Fsnkil. Yet the train reached
Pou shkeepsle on time, ana the speed, notwitn-
standing snarD curves. rock cuts, bridges and
culverts. was fully mile minute.
At Poughkeepsie William Casson placed Engine
No. rs ahead OF the IRAN, and at Albany Engine
No. 80. under charge OF Ike Vro nan, brought all
on board safely into Syracuse and delivered them
yer 10 the care OF the experienced Jem Woods
with his wonderful Engine NJ. llO. Tue train ar
rived IN Eas. Buffalo 1--WE minutes ahead Of time.
Leaving Albany at Six A. NJ. the train reached
Syracuse twelve minutes a1ead Of time, giving
ample leisure Tor breakfast. At Rochester there
wete five minutes to spare. and also at East Bui-
falo and at Suspension Bridge. There was quite
O crowd OF passengers, at least as many the
two cars would accommodate. The TACT that
the cars run on steel rails all through;
that from Albany westward there are four tracks,
Uhe only railroad IN the world that can make
similar show that the bes' engines and the oest
engineers on tae line selected for this tram,
gtv a lee n oonHdannp n - snldom ed
in railroad travelling ia any part OF the world. AS
Ior danger 1t rs mora remote Than on many OF the
small AFFAIRS that convey New YorKers 10 the sur
rounding watering places. Even at the hign rate
OF speed made by he HERALD lightning express
there Is an ease OF motion and freed m from sand
and dust that can seldom be ound on the over
laden trains that crawl at twelve miles an hour
from the city to the seaside.
The roadoed on the Huuson River and Central
is as level, apparently, as a billiard table, and
no disagreeable swaying motion is leit. Accord
ing to the schedule OF time published in the
HERALD the tram Is supposed to reach
Suspension Bridge in eleven hours and q
quarter. butt deductng from this the
actual stoppages ana delays the running
time on Sunday last was ess than ten hours
Thousands OF people were congregated at
the principal points to see the lightning
tram nash by, and 1t seems to have now
become the wonder of The public from New
York to Buffalo. Thousands or HERALD'5 were
safely distributed on the route, and the demand
at the stations at which the train stepped was
very much IN excess OF the supply, large though
1t undoubtedly was. The news agenrs along the
route were promptly on nand, and caught the
Tying packages with the ease OF Red stocking
graduate. At the Falls, with the roaring cataract
as an accompaniment, lusty cheers were given
for the latest instance OF journalistic enterprise
The same demonstrations, with waving OF hand
kercheis and positive banners, greeted the train
as 1t de " by many Of the stations on the Central