The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-08
THE HERALD'S SARATOGA TRAIN.

THE HERALDS SARATOGA TRAIN.
CARRYING THE NEWS TO NEW WORKERS AT THE
EIGHT HOURS FROM THR HERALD OFFICE TO
THE GRAND UNION HOTEL.
The third trip OF tho HERALD fast Sunday train 10
Saratoga successful tho prev ones rich
in exciting incident, and the appearance upon the
streets OF Saratoga of the active ncwsboys by OF
Sunday characterized by tho sense of eager
cla,nor the intelligence stirred the
on previous visits
Alta quarter past four A. NJ, just tho FIRST elimpscs
OF the morning fell upon tho sleeping city, there
collected in Ann street fourteen wagons awaiting the
transfer OF tho damp sheets just from the Bullock
presses. Into these papers were quickly thrown by
army OF workmen, and five minutes later these four
wagons rolled away over tho pavement toward
their respective designations, from which the papers
were transferred boats and cars aud by them
all points whore New Workers found enjoy
ing the Lind AMI brcezes Those wagons destined
for the Grand Central depot ratified up broadway at
rapid of speed At that hour In the morning few
were abroad the streets beside tho half dozen 20
liccmcn and night watchmcn that yawncd on The cor
ners They looked up waved their clubs in saiuta-
ton to
THE FAST EXPRESS WAGONS,
windows OF the Broadway buildings were pushed out
and tho OF the strained TO discover 'what
all this internal racket was about" The view from
Canal street, looking up broadway, at this hour
grand in the extreme. The upper end or tho Grand
Central depot was reached at five minutes before Eve
Here stood, with steam up. engine No. ~, and John
Foyle, its driver ereasing its iron limbs while his
actually poured into the capacous stomach Of tho
iron guide that was TO lead us
HOURS SCHENECTADY
its breakfast Of coal Several thousand papers folded
and addressed to the newsdeacrs in the towns
along line OF the road quickly transferred
baggage car tho driver mounted HIS cab the engine
coupled on, aud at minute past five tho light
ning special glidcd out Of tho depot aud were oil
for u charge through the tunnel In which Commodore
Vanderbilt had buried $4,000, 0O0 Ere the centre Of
the tunnel had been reached train had achieved
speed OF forty miles an hour, and II forged
ahead through the darkness the myriad sparks from
the ash pan scattered to the rear presenting q
picture Ike
DISPLAY PyRoTEcnNrcs
in the last stages oil consumption. Foye slowed up
little Mott Haven to allow bundle CT papers be
thrown cut. and then gave his iron charger free
rein around the sinuous curvings OF the sluggish
| Snuytcu puyvel Creek Spuytcn Duvvcl was reached
eighteen minutes past hve. the tram having covered
ten miles IN seventeen minutes. There papers were
hurled out, and, with Increasing speed, the train
arrived at YonkcTs at twenty-five minutes past
i've. Two three bundles of HHRALDs were
rolled out and striking the ties or the track made
sumrnersaults in the aud DUST and then remained
motonless awaiting the hands OF the ncwsincn TO hit
them into their wagons aud distribute them TO their
Gus tomcrs. As the tram HE'D the full moon
looked down the Palisades and seemed TO smile in
recognition OF the genius OF man that had greatly
enabled us
since Hendrick Hudson, the bold explorer. slowly
pioughcd his way on his Dutch vessel up the river
whose bank We were skirtng The steamer ST. John
met a lew miles above fonkers, aud although tho
hour early many passengers were on deck To wave
their handkcrchies to Foye AS he low the road
! jumping cuiverts, chasms and bridges grander
rae, than evtr Arab OF the ID assaycd 10 make
! AT Dobbs' Ferry. which reached at Ihrty-iour
minutes past ave. the same scenes of activity the
| part OF the ncwsmen noticed The dashed
through Irvingtou at lhiry-seveu minutes past II &C.
on time. giving bundle to the embraces OF the rail-
roai ties and treating sing sing al fifty mnu,os past
i've, To or three parcels MUutrose reached at
three minutes past SIX Here halt OF ave minutes
made TO qucnch he thirst OF foyle's engine, and
again were OIL, tearing through cuts ana around
sharp curves at spanking speed, dashng into dark
tunnels only to emerge into light an instant after
TAKING BRIDGE
as a daring Jockey takes a hurdle, and landing
| the other sde only TO go on, ou ever on. Houses
telegraph poles, sgnamens boxes and ,ramps Tell 10
the rear and were lost TO sight IN ~inking, and al
| twelve minutes past sx--t~O minutes behind time
the dashed through Pcekskili where the news
men gathered from the dust OF The roadbcd the heavy
bundles that Mr.. O'lricn and the VI the Union
! News Company hurled out from the rear aoor. AZ
Garrisons, which was reached AT ~cutyiour minutes
| past six. large supply was dropped, which was dis
lrbuted to tho summer TOURISTS beyond the Hudson by
! newsmcn who crossed Ia boats meet the
| lightning special The engineer let on more stcam
his ems inc forged ahead,
A BRIDE ApATrUE
and Poughkccpslc reached at ave minutes before
| scvcu--ahead OF time. There halt was made Tor
! water and to oil up and the journey resumed
| schedule Time Hyde Park passed at thirteen
| minutes past seven, one minute ahead Of time /;
saasburg at nineteen minutes past seven, one minute
ahead OF time: fivoli, minute behind time; Hud-
| son time, and Albany at forty-t minutes past
| eight time. The running time from the
! Grand Central oepot TO Albany distance OF l+2
mites, had been made In three hours aud iorty
minutes, including Two halls. Albany lett ut
| minute past nine and the OF
SEVENTEEN SCHENECTADY
made IN about twenty SIX minutes. About fnecn
| minutes consumed III transferring two or three
thousand HxRALps from the tram to and pre-
pariug Tor their transfer country Bason spa
! and Saratoga The employees OF the Union News Com
pany mounted upon the wagons and at ten O'Clock the
Workers at the Springs Much OF the route is nly and
the road sandy, yet tho sweating borscs once
stopped to walk. Up stcep hill they rushed n
brisk descended the other side Increased
speed
| TOOK AND coSorkREp ANOTHER hill
In like manner, AMI at noon, covered with foam, en-
tered Saratoga. There the bundles hurrcdy
opened and icct-iootcd ncwsboys within I'VE minutes
| selling the HERALD, 15y miles distant nom the
Office OF publication IN less than eight hours alter they
came out from the swiu. running Bulioeks. when
they had sold out their supply the ingenious ncwsboy
and collected all the read copies they could ind anu
hcd away TO the Lake elsewhere 10 put them upou
tho market second time Thus, tor the third time
has private cnterprsc demonstrated that u can DC
| what the government, following rs example, AT
tempted, but abandoned OWING 10 the expense vi run