The New York herald., 1876-07-17
Long Islanders Supplied with the Sunday
Herald Before Breakfast.
Yesterdays Special Train to Fire Island,
Patchogue and Other Points.
SCENES ALONG THE ROUTE

of a new clort TO supply thcm with the HERALD sew
esal hours advance Of the time at which has here
tolorc been furnished them. All over the island
within radius Of forty miles IN the. summer resorts
are scattered vast population OF Now Workers, who
would soon be without their iavoritc journal as
without their breakfast or bath. II directly
for the accommodation Of this class that the idea Of
running a special train TO all leading points the
island given shape Mr. Hermann &. Poppen
husen. Of the Long Island Railroad, takes deep in
tercst every enterprise calculated to benefit the per-
manent residents along the Nnc OF his road, we'll as
the transient population, aud when conferred with he
met the propoit,on with great favor and has done all
IN hrs power TO carry successful issue. such It
proved 10 be yesterday.
when AT three O'Clock yesterday morning the Sunday
HgrALDs rolled on the Bullock presses a large
number werc deposited Ia Wagons that were driven
rapidly the Thirty ferry. the gray
morning dawncd small army of active newsboys and
folders took possession OF the compauys depot at
Long Island Ci,y, and while the train was being got
ready by Conductor sprague and Engineer Patrick
Kelly the work oi
FOLDING THE IMMENSE ISSUE
was pushed with rapidIty. Where u moment before
Nil sun as the grave, except the noiso
created by the wter OF the sparrows which have their
homes IN the roof, sud with daylight had congrcgated
the railers to hold social convention. now the
merry Of The ncwsboys echoed Ia tho great
depot superintendent William H. williams, OF the
Union News Company. under whose management tho
deliveries made. soon appeared, accompanied by
a large party Of invited guests, and directed tho work
OF his sutorcinatea Five A. NJ was the hosr set tor
the departure o the special but 1t twelve minutes
later when the brawny muscle OF Kelly commanded
and the engine sag Harpor with the train gded out
Of the dcpol ON mission OF enlightenment and civil
Ifnfo aeiv tha old iust
nom The repair shops, aud II got out OF order the
frs, i've miles had been made Kelly compelled
IN consequence TO halt and. dismounng from the cab
his iron charger, make repairs THIS consumed
some fifteen minutes; but the tram OF again
ing down upon Jamaica, past hamlets aud villages,
farm houses and villas, at high rate Of speed
Houses, fences telegraph poles aad trees seemed
reel rearw4rd and Kelly drew in at Jamaica at forty
three minutes past i've, only fifteen minutes be-
hind time. Here swift. looted ncwsboy dropped
and he hurried away to supply the HERALD to the still
sleeping inhabitants OF the tow. Again the lever
touched the sped away TO Far Rockaway at
rapid rate of speed Here boys were dropped as
well AS large number of papers. wagon stood near.
awaiting the train, and into II were thrown u bundle
OF papers. and driven away to Rockaway Beach,
the inhabitants OF which received their papers
norR BEroRK BaEAKYAsr
Some little dc ay caused here by the shunting OF
aud reversal of the engine to the other end Of the
The train arrived at Valley Stream at thirty Ave
past six and taking the Hampstead branch amer
lively run, reached the latter place at eight minutes
before seven The same Of activity here wit
messed and beside supplying the local residents large
bundle was dropped Tor a wagon that put them in Glen
Cove In time for their perusal the morning meal
Back agarn TO Valley Stream steamed tho Sag Har-
bor with freight OF papers and energetic newsboys
and here the train switched to the line
few minutes after seven. Now Engineer Kelly had
q clear road before him, and trains In his
way. lie grasped his lever with a hriner
grip and let on tho steam. The Sag HArbor, like q
thing OF reason obeyed his touch and light train
consisting OF the engine and passenger coach, took
It's course around curves across pains through dense
copse and sluggish streams at tearing rate OF
speed The train arrived at Babylon at twenty nm
to nne about half an hour behind time, yet the
had been made quickly that the guests could
hardly realize that they had reached Babylon From
this point the tram conveyed the HKRALp 10 Bay Shore
lslip the club house and Patchogue Tho latter point
reached about nine A. ~, and here tho tram
to a s,andsl. the whole programme having been most
successfully carried out by Mr.. Williams and Mr. Pop
psnhuscn At Babylon the guests discmbarked, and
proceeding TO the shore found that Mr. Sammis OF the
srRr HOTEL, FIRE ISLAND
had ordered special steamer the Great South
Day 10 receive them and tho Journala There
werc In the hotel abou, $50 guests, including
many New Workers, who summer this famous resort
and many OF whom were on the pier to welcome the
papers All the papers that the newsboys had set
apart for the guests OF the Surf Hotel
were quickly disposed OF, and still thero lively
demand from the disappointed ones. who regretted
that sufficient supply had not been received Here
score and Mr.. Williams will that all orders are
promptly filed Great credit Is due him AZ well as the
very active little ncwsboys. who neatly uniformed
for The manner IN which the distributions we're mAdo
The uniform charge but Eve cents per copy, aud
Mr. Williams declares thai II Is his intention that
the many thousands who buy The Sunday HERALD on
Long Island shall be supplied at tne price charged
for IL the stands of the city.
Sunday very pleasantly passed the SURF Hotel
which Is OF the coolest the coast, the
thermometer rarely exceeding s. degrees The house
has been for twcaty years under the management OF
M Sammis Among those who regular guests
from New York this jackson :. schultz and
family. John Bonner aud family William GrAydon,
John \. Mccoy and family, Hon. J. :. spencer ". w.
Mcfarland. OF the Ere Railway, and daughter; Mr..
and Mrs George Pncn, Edgar NJ smith and
family, Charles H. Plat, and family. william Habcr.
shaw aud wife, Count waldcmar Bodsco aud family
John H. Halo and family, Hon. William Mitchell and
family, DR. J. H. Anderson and family Bryce Gray and
family, william q. Hamilton aId family, W.
W. Wright and wife, Eugene Thompson and
wife, J. C. walkinshaw, Joseph Lrocaue. pr. Thomas
C. Chalmers aud family. IL l. schenelln and vile. A.
X Chisholm and family Charles coadc1, Jr. and
family, Hugh Aaeh ncioss and wife, Colonel W wlliam
Z. nolbrook and wiic, ,. " Goddard, Rev. william u.
Walker twho conducted religious the ho,ci
Yesterday jerome I. Hin and family. Mrs william
Pease and daughter. J. ~ Dsran aud Charles T. Laa
Among other well known persons arc Mrs Roosevelt
AMI Mrs. Aspinwaa. foushkccpsie; u u. White
more and son. - Lous; Thomas Whitaker
and family, Yonkcrs; Mira Howard Townsend and
family. Albany; Judge Hoffman and family New Jcr-
scy: Grecuville fireman and vile. Albany; non Joha
of the Troy Tt.ss and family. n Town.