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374 BETWEEN THE OCEAN AND THE LAKES
hand. He was succeeded in the management of the Erie
FROM NEW YORK.
printing office by his old foreman, Hendrie, who conducted the
A Passenger Train Daily,
establishment until it was sold, in December, 1S74, to Range, ex •ccepting Sundays, leaving the foot of Albany St., In the steamboat
Little & Co. of New York. No better work of the kind is Utica, Itica, Capt Captain A. II. Shultz, at S A.M., and arriving in Goshen at
done to-day in any modern printing office than these early A 1 Freight P.M. Train Tri-Weekly,
Erie printers executed. 'Phe report to the stockholders for leaving the foot of Cedar street, at 4 P.M., on Mondays, Thursdays
1S55, a pamphlet of 180 pages, issued from the Vxie printing and Saturdays, and arriving at Goshen at 10 P.M. Stopping places
office, is a particularly fine specimen of press-work and superior
skill in difficult typographical execution. It bears the
the same as in the trains from Goshen.
Passengers by the morning trains are informed that no breakfast
will be furnished on the boat or on the road. They are requested to
imprint, " Press of the New York antl PCrie Railroad Company,
R. C. S. Hendrie, Printers." David 1). Osmun was New-Vork, or from any depot where tickets are sold, will be charged
purchase tickets before taking seats in the cars, as all persons from
an employee of the original Erie printing office at Goshen,
and put in type some of the very firstErie time-tables. He
as way passengers, if they neglect to purchase tickets before taking
their seats.
is still living at Chester, N. Y.
For freight or passage, inquire at the Company's dock in New
York, at the foot of Albany street, or at the various depots along the
[anuary 1, 1841, in anticipation of a much earlier opening
of the railroad than actually occurred, the Company began
route.
H. C. Seymour.
running a steamboat from the foot of Cortlandt street to the
Superintendent and Engineer East. Division,
depot at Piermont. "The new enterprise," said the newspaper
announcement, " commences with the steamer ' Utica,'
This was a modest announcement, New York & and Erie it Railroad. was not entirely
satisfactory to Seymour and Post. It did not seem to be
under the command of Capt. Alexander H. Shultz, late of
comprehensive enough, so they went into earnest consultation
again, and produced the schedule and accompanying
the steamer ' Independence,' on the Philadelphia line, than
whom there is not a more capable or gentlemanly commander
paragraphs of instruction to the public as shown below. It
on our waters. It is intended, in connection with this company,
to open a line of travel to Albany this winter. When
appeared one week after the opening of the railroad to
Goshen :
the arrangements are all completed, passengers will leave New-
York in steamboats and take the railroad at Piermont to Goshen, THE EASTERN DIVISION
and thence to Albany by stages, by which route the difficult
and dangerous travel through the Highlands may be avoided."
OF THE
NEW YORK & ERIE RAIL-ROAD
The firstofficial Erie time-table ever published was incorporated
with the announcement of the opening of the railroad trains will run according to the following
Is now open for freight and passengers and until further notice the
to Goshen. The late A. S. Whiton, then a clerk in the office
of the superintendent of transportation, made the copies of
it that were sent to the newspapers, from the original schedule
NEW ARRANGEMENT:
FROM GOSHEN.
as decided upon, after long consultation at the Piermont
A Passenger Train Daily,
offices by Superintendent H. C. Seymour, Superintendent of except Sundays, leaving the depot at 7 A.M., and stopping at any
Transportation S. S. Post, and Alexander Main, who was of the following places where passengers may desire to be left or taken
cashier, piaymaster, and auditor of the Company. 'Phe schedule
was approved by the President and Directors, and was station, Sufferns, Pascac, Blauveltville, and Piermont, thence by the
up, viz.. Chester, Monroe Village, Turners, Monroe Works, Ramapo
Steamboat Utica, Capt. A. H. Shultz, to New York, landing at the
as follows:
foot of Albany street.
THE EASTERN DIVISION
FROM NEW YORK.
OF THE
NEW YORK AND KRIE RAIL ROAD,
A Passenger Train Daily,
excepting Sundays, leaving the foot of Albany St., in the steamboat
Utica, Captain A. II. Shultz, at S A.M., and proceeding immediately
Will be opened for freight and passengers on Thursday, the 23d of on the arrival of the boat at Piermont, to Goshen, stopping at the
September, and until further notice the trains will run as follows : above-named places.
A Freight & Passenger Train,
daily (Sundays excepted,) will leave
GOSHEN
FROM GOSHEN
A Passenger Train Daily,
except Sundays, leaving the Plepot at 7 A.M., and stopping at any of
the following places where passengers may desire to be left or taken
up, viz. : Chester, Monroe Village, Turners, Monroe Works, Ramapo
station, Sufferns, Pascac, Klauveltville, and Piermont, arriving in. the
Steamboat Utica, at New York, at 12, M.
A Freight Train Tri-YVeekly,
leaving the depot at 3 P.M., on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays,
stopping, if required, at Chester, Monroe Village, Seaman-ville,
Turners, Monroe Works, Ramapo station, Sufferns, Pascac, Greenbush,
Klauveltville, and Piermont, arriving at New York, by the
Company's steamboat and freight barges, at 10 P.M.
at 3 o'c P.M., stopping at Chester, Monroe \rillage, Seaman-ville,
Turners, Monroe YY'orks, Ramapo station, Sufferns, Pascac, Greenbush,
Blauveltville and Piermont. Thence, (on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Fridays,) by steamboat Union and barges to New
York, landing at the foot of Chambers St., and on Wednesdays and
Saturdays by the steamboat Utica, touching at the foot of Chambers
street, where all market freight will be delivered on board the barges.
FROM NEW YORK.
Leaving the foot of Chambers street, on Mondays, Tuesdays
Thursdays and Fridays in the steamboat Union, and the foot of