The New York herald., 1876-07-24
RAPID. DELIVERY.
The Herald Resuming Where
Congress Left Off.
SPECIAL LIGHTNING TRAIN TO SARATOGA.
Scenes and Incidents While Scattering
the News by the Way.
SARATOGA, \. Y. July %. 1876.

train system has been abolished, for the that
Congress would not vote appropriation for its sup
port The last train in the service left New York
Saturday morning. For ten months previous to that
time people living of the city abic by
Of mail trains procure their newspapers and
letters at a reasonably early hour in the morning. but
when they found that the fast trains be dscon
tinucd and that they would not thereafter have
OF getting their HERALDs until late in the day.
they became seriously annoyed, not to say indignant
But tho HERALD always studying interests OF the
masses, Immediately came to their relief and char
tered fast train on its own account, by which
agency the towns all along the Hudson River,
as far Albany and thence 10 Saratoga
taking in Schenectady. supplied with to-day's
of the paper at hour early that 1t made
douby acceptable. Very few persons besides the
news icalers that HERALD train would be
to-day for the accommodation OF the public as tho
enterprise planned only fcw hours prior to its
being carried out and by this surprise to its readers
the pleasure at seeing the paper was greatly enhanced
PREPARATIONS FOR THE
Early this mornlrg just as the light OF day was
making the clouds of night separate that it might
it we're, If the world ready for Its appearance
there were assembled about the HERALD Office door
Ann street eighteen or twenty wagons Of various
sizes, all waiting for the issue OF the paper
that they might convey the thousands upon
thousands Of copies to the many districts to
which they ordered Among them was
one much larger than the rest with team of stout
horses attached, which was to bear away tho portion
allotted to 1t TO tho steam horse which already
pulling and snorting at the Grand Central Depot in
manner which seemed TO speak of an anxiety to rush
away to distribute the universe the history Of
events In the world during the previous twentytour
hours AS the supposed requisite number OF
hrou [ mn from ldingr tlv
tied up bundles, each Of which was addressed to
news agent somewhere the route. the large wagon
was almost Hed--n fact there was just enough room
left alter the packages mad been put in Tor Mr. W. N
Williams the superintendent Of the train the driver and
HERALD reporter, and away was driven at rapid
pace up Broadway and Fifth avenue to Forty-third
street to the Grand Central depot few persons were
astir al that early hour. The few passengers met
the stopped and gazed in astonishment at the
spectacle unusual Of team Of horses tearing along,
with double wagon loaded with they knew not what,
The way clear, and in very short time the
rolled into tho depot, where the train found In
readiness 10 start, awaiting only the arrival of
the HERALps The car Governor Morton, formerly Of
tho fast mail service, had been selected to carry the
papers, and tho powerful engine No 70, formerly
called the Sam Sloane was TO the
heavy work. No. 10 Is considered Of
the finest engines the Hudson River Railroad, and
in this instance she certainly verified the good opin-
ions regarding her powers. The engineer, George
Remington, tall, broad, powerful looking fellow, was
| already at the helm, and Conductor W. f. O'Brien
stood prepared give the signal for starting
the papers could be gotten aboard. The wagon was
driven alongside the car, and half dozen men and
boys, under tho direction of Mr. Williams, began to
| throw the bundles aboard quickly possible.
| THE START.
| l,ttia tut avo
O'Clock the whistle sounded the bell rung and the
HERALD fast train vas OF amid the cheers of halt
| dozen people who had gathered in tie vicinity. The
| train ran along easily, and, the Harlem River
| passed. the engineer rapidly improved the
| speed Yonkers reached in twonty- nine minutes
Hero number of people found in waiting, mostly
| newsdeacrs, who hastened to pick up the bundles
that were thrown off and hurry them into the town
distribution The distance between Yonkers and Hnst-
ings-about 1--WE miles and haf-was run In 1--WE min
| utes and Sing Sing passed at go A. NJ AT SIX
O'Clock the train at Peekskill, and here number
of men cried out requests for papers than were
thrown to them but before their words had escaped
them those tho train were out Of hearing. The
time of passing Garrson's was 622 and Fishki :35
| After leaving Fishkill another
QUICK
| was made from the New Hamburg tunnel 10 Pough-
| keepsie Tho distance is nine miles, and the train
made It in eight minutes, Notwithstanding the engine
was slowed when about thres-quartcrs OF milo from
the depot At Poughkeepsie the train stopped that the
engineer ight indulge in little ong and here again
tho car was besoged by men and boys with requests
for extra copies OF the HERALD. After minutes
delay the got under again and cheered
she went on toward Rhnebeck. Rhtnebsck IL twenty
| two miles from Pougnkeepsie, and tho distance was
made in eighteen minutes, the time OF arrival there
being twenty two minutes after seven. Hudson, the
next station Of prominence passed eight O'Clock
| and Albany reached at ten minutes 10 nine Hero
| q large crowd assembled At the station, whore
another train called into rcquision to complete
| tho journey far a. steam power was concerned.
| This train carried tho HgRALDs to Schenectady.
| A. both Albany and Schenectady re-
| quests were heard for additional HERALDs,
but as BEFORE could be spared as all had beon
| bespoken at Schenectady. conveyance was a. hand
to convey the remainder Of the papers to Saratoga.
which twenty miles distant Al the outskirts OF
Saratoga the wagon met by two three ncwsmcn,
who secured tho papers they had ordered and rushed
| OF TO dispose Of them.
| THE SALE SARATOGA
WAS tremondous As soon as the residents of that wa.
tcrug place learned OF the arrival Of the HERALD
| quickly despatched some TO procure more
copics or as many instances went themselves, do
spite tho rain which falling Saratoga reached
at ono O'Clock the dinner hour. and Al two the re-
| porter could not ind for sao any stand.
After this It would bo work af suporerogation say
that the enterprise decided succcsa and thus did
tho HERALD resume tho carrying out OF tho idea Of
fast delivery trains which inaugursted two years agol
THE SOFT MONEY INDIANIANS.