New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-17
T HE TRIB u NE.
saratoga ChnrcIes vissters; History
Hotels, &c. &c.
correspondence OF the IrIbune.
UNIoS HALL, SARATOGA SPRINss, I
Monday morning. Ane. Is. 1242. {

4 UNION HALL, SARATOGA SpaINGs,t
Monday morning, Aug. is, 1872
Yesterday the various churches in the village
we're all well attended, and the pupits mostly
! supplied from abroad. The Rev. Mr.. SHARP,
from Boston, preached in the Baptist Church, DIR.
SPRING, from New-York, IN the Presbyterian, and
Rev. Mr.. HALL, an Episcopalian Minister from
| Philadelphia. in the Methodist Church.
This morning there is regular turnout from
| III the Hotels. One would think, from the i'm
nense number Of trunks, carpetbass, valises,
bandboxes, baskets and other travelling equipages
stationed ON the sidewalks in front of the different
Hotels, that the whole village was about to be de-
sr,ed but the weather continues SO fine that the
arrivals throughout this week will probably be as
numerous as the departures.
We have Row at the Springs families not only
! from every part Of the United States, but from,
almost every civilized nation in the world. OF
foreigners, English, French and Germans are most
numerous but the Spanierd, the Ttrk, the native
Of the Isles of the Pacific, and the resident of the
wild banks of the Columbia River, are all met
with at this grand metropolis of invalids and
fashion. The virtues Of the Saratoga medicinal
waters are only beginning to attract the attention
Of foreigners. Indeed, it is only within few
years that much has been known about them in
our own country. The most celebrated of the
springs was only discovered in 1892. The dscov-
cry was made by member of Congress, MIR.
Gilman, of New Hampshire, and was called Con-
oRgss SPRING, out of compliment to the dscov.
erer Union Hall, which was the first large and
sommodious public house erected at the Springs,
vas completed in 1902. 1t was then but com
paratively small building It was enlarged in
1912, and very extensive additions have twice.
been made to the building since that period -
Congress Hall was opened in 1885, the Pavilion
in 1919, and the United States, which is now the
NEST spacious and elegant Of them all, was first
opened in 1924.
The virtues Of these waters, it Is supposed, were
seIl known to the Indians, bat the first authentic
Gated cure effected by their use was in the case of
General William Johnson, who was induced by
the Indians to try the waters of the High Rock
Spring, then the only one known. After remain
Ing some days and drinking freely of the waterhis
health became perfectly reinstated. This was in
the year 1867, and although the fame Of this re-
markable case did not extend very widely at the
time, yet the spring was brought into such notice
by that il has ever since been the of the
sick, the feeble, and the iafirm.
The hotels and public boarding houses in the
place can accommodate from 5000 to 1000
strangers, ana tnere is SELDOM seasoh lnat lor
short time at least they not all full. The Uni
ted States and Union Hall are Of about the same
capacity and Congress Hall and the Pavilion are
nearly though not quite equal. Tho average daily
supplies for the table at the Union procured this
morning from an examination of the books of the
hotel The principal items as follows:
$50 lbs Beef Is pair Ducks.
go lbs small meats, Mutton, dozen Pigeons.
Veal, &c. 500 lbs Butter.
9 barrels Flour. 100 dozen Eggs
90 pair Chickens. 10 gallons Milk
The dining-has very long and have two ta-
bIcs running the whole ansth of the rooms. On
entering before the company is seated the tables
present the appearance of an extended double
track railroad.
The TRIBUNE and the Herald are sold here on
the arrival of the cars. The agent sells every
day and gets ST cents for each paper. The large
daily papers will NOT sell. TN.