. Between the ocean and the lakes; the story of Erie . tory ofilroad and it had carried mourning to many families.•) This first (loney Island excursion was a failure in more re-[« ts than one. The most conspicuous of these was theIn t that it failed to go to Coney Island. A former residentoi Goshen, who was one of the excursionists, and who livesto-daj 11 9 1 to tell about it, had such little faith in thesponsors of the affair that he declares it to be his belief thatthey never intended that the excursion should go to ConeyIsland. I 1 which was the St. Nicholas, went no further down the bay th
. Between the ocean and the lakes; the story of Erie . tory ofilroad and it had carried mourning to many families.•) This first (loney Island excursion was a failure in more re-[« ts than one. The most conspicuous of these was theIn t that it failed to go to Coney Island. A former residentoi Goshen, who was one of the excursionists, and who livesto-daj 11 9 1 to tell about it, had such little faith in thesponsors of the affair that he declares it to be his belief thatthey never intended that the excursion should go to ConeyIsland. I 1 which was the St. Nicholas, went no further down the bay than the Battery, but did take theexcursionists up the East River to Hell Gate, where sheturned immediately and sailed back to the Erie pier at the foot of Duane Street, and lay there from until ,when she started for Piermont. The train arrived at Coshenat , the band, says this surviving excursionist ofindignant memory, making a last effort to play Home,Sweet Home—and such music! Terrible! (Wilmot , Port Jervis, X. Y.). HENRY FITCH. Work on the railroad was resumed toward the beginning of1846, and when the next time-table of the Erie appeared itannounced: THE OTISVILLE EXTENSION OF THE NEW YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD, will be opened to the public on Tuesday, November 3d., when thefollowing change ok hours will be made : For Passengers : Leave New York (foot of Duane st.) at S oclock , and 4 oclock Otisville at b\ , and 3,\ between New York and Otisville, $ For Freight : Leave New York at 5 oclock, , and arrive in Otisville in the afternoon of the next Otisville at 11 oclock, ; Middletown at 12 m. ; Goshen at 1 ; and Chester at \\ ; arriving in New York same night. But little change in this time-table was made during thewinter, except that a through freight line was establishedbetween Otisville and New York, running Tuesday, Thurs-day, and Saturday, and stopping only at Middletown, Goshen,and
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