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The Mohawk and Hudson Rail Road. 



correspondence, to make up an accurate and complete list of 

 the passengers on this train has failed, as might be expected. 



In this picture but two of the coaches are brought into 

 view, which are represented as carrying eight passengers 

 each, while their real capacity was fifteen at least. These 

 vehicles were built by Mr. James G-oold at his manufactory 

 in Union street, and were mere stage coach bodies, placed 

 upon trucks and supported upon thoroughbraces in the 

 manner of stages. They were ordered by Asa Whitney, 

 who had charge of the construction and equipment of the 

 road. The tender was a platform upon a truck, on which 

 fuel was placed, the supply of water for half the route 

 being taken in at the start, with provision of a tank at the 

 half way house for water to carry the train through. The 

 trucks were built in Schenectady. 



It is doubtful whether the names collected after so much 

 research, traditional and authentic, really belong to a single 

 trip, or should not rather be distributed among two or 

 three of the early excursions. The chief engineer, John 

 B. Jervis, and the resident engineer, John T. Clark, who 

 acted as conductor before the appointment of such an 

 official ; David Mathews, the engineer and builder of the 

 locomotive, and John Hampson, the fireman, were there. 

 Then follow the names of such invited guests as have sur- 

 vived the lapse of time and memory. 



Churchill C. Cambreling, president of the road. 



En os T. Throop, governor of the state. 



Charles E. Dudley, senator in congress. 



Azariah C. Flagg, state comptroller. 



Edward P. Livingston, lieutenant governor. 



Joseph Yates of Schenectady, late governor. 



Stephen Van Rensselaer, patroon. 



Francis Bloodgood, mayor of Albany. 



John I. De Graff, mayor of Schenectady. 



Reuben H. Walworth, chancellor. 



Joseph Alexander, president of the Commercial Bank. 



