The New York herald., 1877-08-28
THE HERALD LIGHTNING TRAIN.
LAST TRIP OF THE SEASON OF THE HEAHLD
SUNDAY SARATOGA TRAIN.

LAST TRIP OF THE SEASON OF THE HKAHLD
SUNDAY SARATOGA TRAIN.
The HERALD Saratoga lightning train made Its last
trip for the sunday morning. aud was In all re-
specs mot thorough practical exposition OF Tap'o
transit Tho train put on the hrst Sunday IN
July and has been on the minute on every oc-
casion In order to give nttng dDals 70 The enter
prise select party Of gentlemen had been invited 10
go tho road and for themselves how tho thing
was done. Al i've O'Clock about twenty invited guests
had gathered ut tho Grand Central Depot among them
representatives Of several New York journals, as veil
as Mr. O'Ncil, OF the London Standard The train
consisted of engine No. &C. Of the best LOGON otives
owned By tho New York Central Company, one baggage
aud ono passenger car Al ten minutes past i've "All
aboard shouted and tho train dashed out OF the
depot. Tom Hennossey was the engineer, and Mr.
Banker the conductor Tho trip IN all respects
delightful and exciting Passing the Palisades on the
opposite side OF the river blue wreathcd tho
tops of tho like veil of gauzs. The sun would
break here aud thcre in spots producing tho most
beautiful enccts What interested tho guests most,
however was the dropping Of tho bundles OF HEEALps
the various stations along tho road So great was
the momentum that immense bundles when pushed on
the rear platform would whr along after the train as
though propelled by although an irresist
ible iorcc At Tas-ytown the wrapping broke loose as
the package fell, and in an instant the papers were
scattered hers there and where like dead leaves
hurled about by an autumn wind. Poughkecpsie
reached on time, the run from Now Hamburg TO
Poughkeepsie "a distance Of eight miles, IN
nine minutes. Hero fourteen minutes were spent In
taking and putting in new pin in the connect
ing rod Then the train sped past tho typical
tramp on tho roadside, who looked with envy and
scorn the demonstration Of lightning-ke locomo-
,ion Tho rimo made nearing Albany was unprece-
deptcd tho last twenty eight miles OF that portion of
the journey being made in twenty-five minutes Tho
reporter rode part OF the dstan the engine,
had literally cling with all his might TO prevent
being swept on At Albany short stop was made,
and Engine No IL, run by famous Doc Patterson, took
the place Of No. 2a The grade 10 Schenectady from
Albany is one OF the hardest the entire road The
distance is seventeen miles, and was madc In exactly
eighteen minutes the passengers consratuIatng each
other the safe and speedy termination o the rail-
road part Of the journey Tho run from New York to
Albany occupied just threc hours running
timo, or an average OF nearly hfty miles
an hour. AT Schenectady Saratoga stage
drawn by six horses was waiting The drive
the country was most enjoyable. Part OF the way
through the fertile valIoy OF tho Mohawk, with its
fields of standing aud yellow grain and blossom
ing bucxwhea., blue sky overhead, good road un-
derneath and a cooling breeze dispelling tho burning
heat the called forth continually ordinations
of delight halt made at Baliston Spa, and tho
HERALps for old time fashionable watering place
were left Then stop again at the famous Spoutng
Geyser Spring. where tho waters were INDUCED In.
Saratoga reached at high noon, and in almost less
time than II takes to tell about II tho streets
flooded with troops OF newsboys shouting with all
their might ana main, .'NEw YORK SUNDAY HERALD"
The expressions Of regret that this the "last Sum-
day train" universal the summer visitors had
grown to look tor It regularly they did for dianer
hour vr bedtime The day was spont pleasantly IN
visiting springs aud Moons at the lake, and A. mid
night most of the party returned by the Atlantic
express to the city.