The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-06

panied by Henry watKeys the builder OF the rail-
road. and Harry BassetL gOt on BOARD and salu =
'Gentlemen, we are twenty-one minutes Doh nnra
and Rochester for have an engine tnat can 90
II and go twenty minutes better II necessary
He kept MIS- word. We reached Rochester on time.
The engine ran In the centre OF the many steel
tracks Tor which this road IL famous a. rate OF
speed exceeding mile minute. AZ that TIME
crowded 20 their fullest capacity. Jem moous
proved himself TO be worthy OF the title wnlcn nae
been apphed to Bodne. or the American rlne
team sOlu Reliable" But his engine was q
treasure She bowled along as swift az lightning
hand on the lever. The four tracks seemed TO
TO past ike q stream OF molten iron, ana, ~ the
sun mounted up Ia the SKY, there we're times
When the steel rails seemed to be converted into
q river OF lava. station AFTER station new py, aud
hundreds OF curiosity seekers came lortn 70 see
TIE "NRw YORK HERALD Lightning Express"
ash past. No Fourth OF July, in their wondering
eyes, ever showed such cor uscation OF national
splendOr Occasionally there were pedestrians on
the track miles ahead. But a snnek nOn the en-
zine, aad they dispersed IN WHO CONFUSION, some
Climbing over fences 10 get out OF the way, afraid
lest tne wind OF the lightning train should bring
tnem beneath It's wheels, and others erouching
into o friendly ditch TO avoid tue same terrible
result On we went pansing for moment AZ
Rochester where an immense crowd OF entnnsi-
astlc people eheered u.s. and the HERALD was
eagerly bought up on the platform. Then at one
O'Clock, lacking a few minutes, we shot into Buff
falO aRead OF time, with our Banner streaming
from the baggage car. baif an hour later and
Niagara Fails. Here there was
UNBouNDED ENTHUSIASM
on the part OF the hundreds VINO came from the
Falls to meet us. When she train stopped all
VINO jumped on the platform, black and be-
grlmed though they were with eleven hours OF
smoke ana dust-espeeiay those VINO rode on the
locomotive-were heartily grasped by the hand.
aud invitations we're cordially extended TO them.
But, alas Tor the invitations. The At
lantic express train OF the Great West
ern road was on hand, and some VI
the excursonsts were obliged to return 10
New YORK VITA scarcely minutes delay A
cneer ana three times three at that, went up
from the waiting crowd as the return train moved
from the depot. The news was eagerly devoured
by the visitors TO the Falls and even the great cat
aract, few miles above, was forgotten for tue mo-
ment.
Between New York and Albany our engine
treated Itself 10 a drink from the centre OF inc
track without, however, diminishing It's speed.
Tue tank OF water, miles in length, commences at
Montrose station We pierced Anthony Is Nose and
Looked in at Crows Nest at lightning speed heed
less OF The cloud Of dust that hung around the train
Every employe OF the railroad connected with our
special xpress seemed to take special delight
in hlding the nrst journalistic excursion OF 470
miles over their line The brakesmen did not
lounge around the car as usual, but waited alert
for the nrst signal OF the engineer. Tue best en-
gtnes and the best engineers on the road with
SPECIAL superlntendenIs, were furnished and o
more exciting and yet more delightful trip has
not been known In railroad annals.