Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-07-13
ii e II A Id OF THE TIMES.

at night" the description we are sure is
not exaggerated.
"The basin is 90 feet in diameter, en-
closed by a brick wall coped with hewn
stone in the centre rises to height of
nearly 20 feet triangular mass of uncut
rock, ragged in its outline, Overhanging
at the top, and projecting in points over
which the falling water dashes in snowy
spray to its base. The materials of this
mass, weighing, as we are informed, 300
tons, are piled together as rudcly and as
near in appearance to natural MbriS as a
proper regard for stability would admit /;
they support at their summit basin con-
cealed by the rock, into which the water
discharged by the jet falls, and from
which it again leaps in ieathery cascades
till arrested by the water in the main
pool of the fountain An iron pipe, IA
foot in diameter, conducts the water from
the main in Broadway to the top of the
rock work thence the water, in its efforts
to ascend to the level of its source, rises
in the open air to a height Of about 20
feet, forming plume shaped jet. Smaller
pipes carry water forming four side Jets
round the base Of the rock, and gas pipes
surround the main basin, furnishing light
to eight large lamps fitted with reilcctors.
1t is difficult TO describe in words the
appearance ofthis fountain, when playing
by day; its lofty jets--its cascades that
might be mistaken for the work of nature
Drawings might give an idea Of it, but
when lighted up at night neither pen nor
pencil can express its iary-like and magl-
cal appearance"
Passing over the "ihousand-and-onc"
objects which are ever presented to the
eye of the stranger in the great city mot
forgetting to mention by the way, our
hosts of the Franklin House Oh Broad
way, as excellent caterers as can be found
among the Gohamites, we find ourselves
Oh the evening of the 18th, on board the
North-Amcrica, bound for West Point.
Here was another crowd, and a confusion
by no means congcnial with our quiet
Ncw-England habits. Arrived at West
Point about 9, and with several others,
who were upon the same visitation OF
curiosity and friendly greeting, proceed
ed up the steep, winding pathway, through
Il grove, to the Hotel. Before ascending
the hill, however, we left our address
on slate, (as is required of every one
who arrives and departs at the Point,
with the Sentry at the Landing-the OBJ
jcct of which is solely to give information
TO the Superintendent the Academy Of
all arrivals and departures Cadets
themselves having no access to it, All
he hotel another perfect jam was the
astounding iniormaton.-Thc house,
hough Of goody dimensions, was full to
and no place to be had !, where
IN to lay our weary heads, sip,lt of
What the landlord called "The Belvidcre,"
,r i'll other more Ineligible words, "the
I.antcrn," on the very top Of the house.
Virtue of necessity" or "any port in
Storm" was the prompt conclusion, and
ye Give of us, strangers to each other,
'quartcred" in the "Bclviderc," upon as
comfortable mattresses as the extent of
he accommodations would admit Of
We should have got along with this very
yell and made fair weather of it, but for i
ne unearthy snoring ofonc ofour weary i
a (no doubD very worthy old |,
entleman, who perhaps with the rest of c
$, had not been used to lodging upon c
n inclined plane, OH straw mattrass.- 4
here was no fault to- be found with the y
host, (Mr. Rider J he done n
what he could" and all he could. and r.
lat was sufficient Added TO the Militia
Board of Visitors to the Academy
Of Maj. Gen. Scott, Gen. u
rookie, Col. Bankhead, and the other I
llitarv gentlemen who composed the o
oard, there were number of visitors II
om various parts who had repaired there O
r a sojourn during the examination of O.
C Cadets. Id
The situation of the Academy and its in
blimc environs, is so well known, and ii
S been SO often and graphically de- CO
ribcd, that it would be supcrnuous in AZ
to attempt any description of it what pi
cr, and we will therefore only add our M
timony as to its well chosen location as
est Point, it will be rccollccted, in 'the ii
Us that tried mems souls" was the th
It post in importance in the United tn
ltes. Its great natural strength had dc
N increased by every expense and la by
+ of lOrtificalion, and it was an object by
which Gen. Washington pcrpctually or
1t his eye. As has been said of III