The New York herald., 1878-07-08
THE FAST NEWS TRAIN.

PIONEER TRIP TO SHELTER IsLANp-ABour
TEN THOUSAND PAPERS SUPPLIED TO SUMMER
VISITORS BEFORE BREAKFAST.
Tho runnng OF newspaper lightning trains between
the city and summer resorts most frequented by the
Masses which some years ago inaugurated by the
HERALD promises TO continue popular so long as New
Workers seek the seaside aud shade, and demand Of
publisher and news company lat their favorte paper
shall be served TO them loo miles from their homes,
simultaneously with their rolls and coffee. OF
late years Long Island routes have offered
excellent fields for enterprise 10 publishers and
companies owing to the vast number Of our citizens
who locate In the shady dells of tho interior tho
cool wooded islands along the Dluns OF the seagirt
shore" Tho latest atompt 10 annin late Time IN tho
delivery OF the HERALD In the rural districts was
along the main line aud branches OF the Long Island
Railroad That under tue infringement OF Mr. Sharpe
has put In such condition that be
al q much higher ratio OF speed than formerly
Yesterday the pioneer trip OF this season was
made by the last newspaper train under
the management OF Mi. W. H. Williams, OF the Union
News Company, and the event was made the occa
OF celebration OF the success OF previous years
BY invitation OF the News Company party OF about
forty Including representatives. Of tho leading New
York ana Brooklyn journals, embarked at Hunters
Point, in palace Car, winch attached
TO tho containing 5000 10000 morn
ing papers. In OF these cars were two
empty coaches, that were dropped Of the julc
tons The party was accompanied by Mr. J. Mackey
Lonan, Passenger Agent Of the company, who had
generously supplied an abundance oi reircsh-
ments by order Of tho company. The train, winch
will hereafter carry passengers. VIII leave Hunters
point every sunday morning at SIX o'clock anu reach
Greenport at nine O'CLOCK Yesterday The start
not made until Six O'Clock, when Engineer Omer
drew his lever and the train sped OF on tie
against lime A momouLs stop made ut Bush
WICK 10 deliver papers, whoa tne engineer again let
out his engine IN RAPID run to Jamaica, whero the
Brooklyn guests boarded the train. Leaving Ja-
maca at hai-past SIX the run 70 Garden City-sight
az three uarier miles disant-was made IN twelve
minutes Alter supplying the residents ol Mrs.
arts pretty town with their HEkALDs tho
train made The run o. sixteen aud quar-
grade the ratio OF about u mile minute.
Al this depot HERALDs sufficient to supply all the
FIRE Island were transferred TO wagons ana uriven
across the country. rhe run IRON West Deer Park
Manor. distance Of thirty and quarter miles, was
made IN nity-nvo minutes The twenty-nine and n
quarter miles intervening between Manor and Green.
port covered IN hty i've minutes including three
haits ut Rtvcrbcad, Matt uCk ana Souhold the pio-
traiu arriving only thirty seconds after the hour
named for It's arrival, although departing IRON Hun
ter's Point Six minutes lats
on SHELTER ISLAND.
Disembarking from The train tho party took the
s,oam terry boat Cambria for the Msnhansst House,
Shelter Island, where they arrived about hall pasa
nine, and with an appetite whetted by long
last, they relished sn sxssiien. brsskius',
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company. An hour speut 10 iuspocting thu beau
THU grounds surrounding tho hotel, from the
| which o superb view obtained OF the Sound, The
islands adjacent, The cottages Prospect Point
| tho Long Island shore. more inviting spot fol
| families 10 sumner than Shelter Island it would be
| diihcuit to hnd wihtn hundrod miles OF the
tropOlis. With abundant shade, bay cesDrated for
fishing and yachting and cooling breezes waited IN
from ne broad Atlantic The wonder that THIS beaut
| iui paradise Ia the Sound 10 not more generally y
selected as quiet family resort The hospitaltles
| Of the railway company did not end hsre The
yachts Ainnio Rogers Cassie snd jennie Lad been
| chartered, aud uDout eleven O'Clock the party en-
| barKed for q cruise up the bay to Conknbgs Poiut
wnere many enjoyed tho luxury OF s,iii wator oath
Re embArking the fleet proceeded down the bay, and
returning TO the hotel at thrss partook oi ainner.
Tue New York visitors were Warmly greeted by the
guests OF the Manhanset House. VINO, 10 tho
number OF ninssy. have already taken rooms ioI
the season. Among the New Workers there are
Commodore Osgood and iami.y, L. d. Smell and family
austin n. knsnt. :. N Galiop, William r. smuIi snt
family, J. Z. Alexander anu wife, Mrs. stevens aDl
Mrs and Miss Ashcroft Tho parry about half-pas
iour again smbar Cd In the yachts and after
exciting sail across the Day spent hour In
biing about ths quaint old village OF GresbporL
They lett ~ six T. NJ. and arrived AT Hunters POM
| at quarter 10 ten.