The New York herald., 1877-12-27
ALL ABOARD!
Friends Of Rapid Transit Dining
at Delmonico's.
over THREE HOURS ON TIE ROAD.
Distinguished Guests Accompany
ing the Excursion.
THE TRIP TIME TABLE.
THE TRIP TIME TABLE.
Speeches Of Secretary Sherman, Cyrus W. Field,
William Cullen Bryant and Others.


The scene Of operations OF the New York Elevated
Railroad was transferred last night from along tho
owery and Third avenue around the festive board
Of pfDelmonico, where the only injunction known was
that imposed by the court Of appetite. There presided
as cngineern. chief Cyrus W. Field, to whose care
and management was in,ruscd the gastronomc
safety OF some $50 distinguished passengers. His
throttle valve the Chairman's mallc the fuel for
his locomotive choice and well prepared menu, and
the stations the various ut which the
gers stopped. Oysters formed the starting point;
fruits and dessert the terminus Wines
tho switches and waters the brake
men. The trip was accomplished in exactly three
hours and thirty minutes and without accident or
delay Of any kind Along the latter part of the
however dense volumes of smoke forth. obscur-
Ing the vision Of many OF the passengers but mas
much as tho exciting was Tho fragrant Havana
no Inconvenience was experienced. Seated in the
palace car misnamcd by Dclmonico the guests
liable, wero the following passenge s:-Secretary
Sherman, William Cullen Bryant, Ex-Mayor Wick
ham, Peter Cooper William f. Dodge, W. W. W.
Story General Hawey, Abram s. Howitt, Judge Davis,
D. .. Mills, OF the Bank OF California. and Rev. DR..
Adams Among the passengers occupying seats in
the rear cars were pavid Dudley Field, cxCollcctor
Arthur, William Orton, General Cesnola, Josiah NJ
FiskeDavid Dows. Erastus Brooks, General Butter
Park Commissioner Martin, Senators WagstaT and
Ecclcslne, General Horace Porter, Alderman William
Bennett, Colonel r. W. Pclton Joseph Seligman, John
II. Watson, Charles Laner, Postmaster James. S. T..
Church, Lawson n Fuller, A. b. Cornell and many
others equally VOL known in the community All the
cars were handsomely decorated, pretty model OF
the elevated road in full operation being particularly
noticeable in front of Secretary Sherman. The fra
grant scent OF flowers filed the train.
NOTION
Promptly at $50 O'Clock Mr.. Field notified the
passengers that grace would be said by Rev. Dr.
Adams. Three minutes occupied by tho reverend
gentleman. Immediately at the conclusion tho
brakemcn rushed to thor places and stopped the train
at Oystcrs--timc o9l The next station reached was
Tortue Verte at which all fingered for five minutes
Croqucttes Panachecs came in sight At GAS.
stop OF scvcl minutes here made
and again the train bounded away, arriving
at Bass at 6:5e But little delay experienced
here and without any warning the train moved away
stopping at Filet do Bout at 7ol. Tho train
switched Off at this point to Chabis, and scarcely
reached II when another curve made to
Sherry. Cailles Il la Milford reached
7:l0, and after short stop another turn
taken to Nersteiner. Once moro tho regular
route order and the brakeman stopped tho train
at Escalopc de- Mouton, time. 721. Mayonaise do
Crevcttc oomed in sight at 40 and the engineer took
In ChaGpagnc an example speedily followed by all the
passengers Sorbet du Rim proved the
ping place. andwhen the train again started tho
sengers seemed 10Th to leave tho delicious place The
scenery OF Redhead Duck. reached at ~ was charm
ing iho burgundy taken In In large
quantities 1t seemed to revive the spirits of all on
board and when Plum Pudding reached at
75z everybody seemed happy. A trifng de-
lay here caused by of the passengers,
Peter Cooper refusing cigar, but The circumstance
soon forgotten, ending As IL did in smoke. The
tempting Gacc Napolitane presented ITS beauties to
lhc admiring passengers as precisely eieht O'CLOCK
past eight tho terminus Dessert, was arrived at amid
the clapping OF hands and Tho clashing OF glasses
Tho dinner was excellent In every respect and tho
menu ornamented at the top by n small cut OF q
portion OF the New York Elevated Railroad Tho fol-
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Bass sauce port WING les de beuf Ia cheron.
Escalope dc mouton a la mianaise
soRBET
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ENrREMETs.
! Pommes, hoilandaise Mas Tomates.
Plum pudding . ianglase .
Gslee au Dantsie sayarn. Mile ieuiies.
"o"''' ~ s"''' Fruits and dessert. -''e
MR.
After tho banquet had been fully discussed, Mr..
Cyrus W. Field addressed his guests He
menced by giving general sketch Of the strug-
ses for rapid transit during tho past eleven years and
The Immense benefits that " Will confer ON both rich
md poor especially the latter through the time
lLcy will save travelling to ana from their homes to
lherr business After brici allusIon to the street
railroads. which, he said, shave had thor day,
Their day have served useful purpose" he referred
again 10 the various fortunes OF the Elevated Railroad
Tie said :"It was begun IN 1866 Az lrst Is was sub
lect Of general derison and rIdiculc. People were
IN Itnr t.to m rot n
inaucial trouble, and hally after sicky lifc OF five
years, it sold out by The sheriff anu seemed to
nave given UP the ghost But IL soon lie
lean in 1871 the company reorganizcd
lrd picked up little, but was so
lure that tho breath was nearly knocked Of its
oody But .till tue infant lived, and IS sti alive
ard kckiug' As proof OF Its extraordinary vitality
am able lo-ngnt 70 give you one single iact--vz.,
that the company has cash on hand 10 pay every a-
bty, and cash and suoscr'plions rom undouoted
parties amply sufficient 10 complete the entire road,
wuh ddoube track, Oh tine North River sldc, from
the battery through Greenwich street and tue Ninth
avenue TO Eghty-lirst street; and on the East
River side IRON tho Battery through Pearl street,
the Bowery and Third avenue 70 Sixty-ifst street,
with branches 10 The ierr,eS and 70 the Grand Gen.
trai Depot ana 10 equip both roads with cars
aud engines sulcsnt 10 transport auy number oil
people tnat may wish to ride over tnom We hear "A
grca, deal about the injury private property from
The Introduction Of elevated railroads. This objection,
which IS urged with an ar 81 Injured iunocence,
would deserve more consideration IL did not come
chiefly IRON those very corporations which nave Tor
many years occupied tho streets OF New YORK. But
do dcny thai " may Affect nJurously the property
OF somc whilo 1t viii greatly enhance the value Of the
property oi others. All uptown real estate, which Tor
several years has been hardly able 10 command any
price IN the market because II inacccss ssiDe, VIII
receive an immediate Impulse In tne lower part OF
the city uerc ,hcTc piece OF property sucr,
though we believe the amount OF such injury greatly
Exaggerated"
Tne speaker then alluded TO tho financial prospects
OF the scheme ana referred 10 the following table,
showing the horse passenger tralv for the year
ending September 80, 1876 which had been circulated
on printed slips among the guests.
STATEMENT.
Third avenue. 81, 700 900
Broadway and seventh avenue.......... 1g,yl5,I I23
sixth avenue. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l7,o14,43
Eighth avenue IL, 1888 GO
Second l5,GgS I47
Dry Dock and East Broadway. IA S9i, 152
Central Park. North aud East rivers 1883, $50
New York, Harem Fourth avenue. lu.4l0, 2D3
Forty street Grand street ferry 0630 l45
Bieeckcr street and Fulton terry.. 5,OS1, ,G7S
Twenty third street. 3,53s. S7
Houston, West street and Pavonia Jerry. ia 192
Central Cross zoos lS9
Ninth 1.D6l ,377