The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-25
Cape Cod.

Correspondence of the Herad.1 4 ,te,,.
CAPE COP, Sept. 8, 1912.
Descriptions Of The Cape Fish Itaalers-7he Girls
-Poiuics-Light Houses. .,..,..s
You have correspondents all over the world, who
enrich yourvauable paper with the sayings and do,
ingsin their respective localities But littc fancy
did you expect to receive letter from the famous
Cape Cod and as little did your correspondent ex-
pect scribbe onhe sand banks of that noted pen
insular. But accjdently finding myself in the town
Of Truro imagined that brief description OF the
things there, would interest you.
The entire Cape is one sand bank, totally arid and
unproduclive scarcely bearing soil enough for the
support of few potatoes and little The peo-
pie, of course are amphibious, living altogether by
fisheries. Many fish are caught Immediately upon
the coast, which derives its name from variety
while the major part OF the men are engaged in for
egn fisheries. On the banks Of Newfoundland, in
the Whalers, in the Arctic and Antarctic seas npur
suit OF seals and in fact, wherever fish and enter
prise to be discovered there you find the legit-
mate Cape Goldman. Till lately this people have been
held in horror by all mariners, from their supposed
wrecklng production, and one saying among sailors
is q" that a distressed seaman is met by the Cape
Cod girls with stockings and mtens IN one hand,
and brick ba, in the other" This hold, however
to be vile calumny. have spent nearly tort
night here, and more hospitable people have never
seen. The girls, bless their simple sous are by far
too pretty Tor Amazons, and all that have seen, give
distressed mariners more cordial welcomes than
brickbats. 80 H''
In politics the Cape people, as well as others, arc
turning about; they are heartily sick of the petty
manDuverlng and personal spite displayed by the two
old corrupt parties that have so long cursed and agi
tated the country. They are equally disguised with
the lmpudent charatanlsm of the wing pseudo tinan-
clers and the attnoinarlan doctrines OF the ultra
locoiocos Their eyes naturally turn upon John "
Ter and the independent spirits, that rallying
about HIM to put down corruption, to rub out old
scores, and begin anew with principles that have
stood the scorchng ordeal of the last half century
unlncumbered with the clogs and couuptions accu-
INFLATED by fourteen years INSTRUMENTATION,
There are eight light houses the Cape, which
visited, OF course, among the other curioses OF the
place. There rs a marked difference between the
one al Truro and the other seven. The last was
built under the old exploded system and when con .
trasied with the first marks strongly the advance of
useful science in the last few years. The light at
Truro erected by Mr.. Lewis, as learn from the
inscription on one OF the hoops, as follows =" This
lantern apparatus aud fixtures, was designed and ey-
ecuted by J. w. p Lewis being the first of the kind
erected in the United Saies' and really IL Is very
splendid affair The plan Is circular, each side is
formed entirely by one pane OF plate glass OF magn
cent dime nsIons, through which two tiers of lamps,
placed in % inch retlectors blaze with almost solar
light The interior of the tower is fitted witha light
and elegant cast iron spiral staircase, executed after
an original plan OF Mr.. Lewis, and not only reflects
much credit his kIll as engineer, but also upon
his taste an architect. Here, however, as else
where, we see an excelicntly developed plan part-
ally marred by the miserable economy of those who
controlled lts management. Mr.. Lewis was com
pened 10 ny his beautiful apparatus upon old tow
err totally unfit TO bear il; as far he permit
eu ne mas gwen even to this old affair of bricks and
sand a more tasteful finish and finer outline The
truro iight mas been erected little more than two
years. understand, by-lhe-bye, thai M Lewis is
IN same gentleman lately appointed by President
IyleI, TO examlne and report upon the condition Of
evidence OF ability before me, a happer Selection
oouiu "o' NC p'aue. VERrrAs.
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