The New York herald., 1851-07-14


hea. has taken effect the hard walls of the city
on the noisy Pavement and the dusty sidewalk, above
which the copper coored sky too frequently radiates
breathles rags scorchingly hot to wilt the energies Of
pedestrians In such a state of atmospheric dryness
and fiery rain who would not escape from the broiing
scenes Of the metropolis to those suburban and rural
retreats whore nature is not quite parched and where
cool lrcsges may invigorate the human system, worn
down by the long continued activities necessary in this
working-day world Already thousands upon thousands
have hurried away from the city, with much haste
If another Pompeii Nerculaneum threatened
with showers Of ashes and hot lava These have gone
various parts Of the country celebrated for their advan
tages during the reign of the summer solstce
Near the metropolis We find them in large numbers a.
Fort Hamilton at Hamilton House. where nature has
given the very mouth of the Eolian cave of which
Virgil and other Roman poets sang In their day, when
Rome deserted for the country villas in its neghbor
heed by all the fashionable Indies and gentlemen of that
day. who were glad to escape from the heated marble
Then at the Pavilion Hotel Long BraLeh, which Is
reached by taking the steamer Edwin Lewis from the
pier at Robinson street. there nunberless com rt
a house Of the most spacious character, and every
means and appliance for enjoyment.
The Mansion House at Cape Island is also filing up
This resort fun nhes for the Quaker City" oasis in
their desert of life and indeed many city people
T.
Rhode Island is something like it, but yet quite different
the general style Of society At Newport the vices of
watering places creeping in and not for the
Ocean House, and two other hotels with the balls
at The close of the should despair Of the place
competitor with saratoga, Niagara, or Lebanon
Springs By the way this latter retreat is the most
luxurious place for quiet ease and comfort The house
is conducted with rare excellence; and cynical
Philosopher could find the means Of enjoying himself in
such locality No making the tour of Northern
watering places ought to omit visiting Lebanon the
best Of summer retreats At Sharon Springs Il
is fine house-the Pavion-where the best society
msy be found, including many families from Boston,
Philadelphia, and the Southern cities
On the North River there several points Of great
interest. Cozzets weft Point Hotel is famous through
out the United States 1t Is situated high ground and
has every luxury and much of the most refined society
of New York The beauty OF the metropolis is very par
sl to this locality and also to the two hotels at New
burg, little higher up the river-the United States
Hotel and the Poweton House, kept by Messrs Blake
and Reed who last year, had the house a: stonnSton
now under other competent management The Powelton
House has extensive grounds-about sixteen acres. 1t
Commands the river, and there excellent carriage
drives In the eyhborhood besides washipgtoss head
quarters now kept In repair at the expense Of the
State. The other hotel is in the village and vsers
We from one 10 ctner pleasure
tabshments quite full every day-psople coming and
going constantly.
The stern part Of Massachusetts, has It's charms for
those cyng to get to Newport and stoningon aud the
interior towns Of New England to the White Mountains
where good hotels not known. Uncle Jerry's house.
at Springfield, ave often spoken of-famous Is
model hotel No fashionable person fails to
seek cut Higher up the Cor nectcut river may be
found the Mansion House at Northampton almost under
the shadow Of Mount Tom and IIolyoke embosomed in
trees and cool resting place for those their way
Greenfield Pisseld Great harrington, and the coolest
Of the cold towns Of Massac' usetts.
Should the Southern migrant wish to have cooler
places than We lave nsmel, be may 90 far Moose
Head Lake where there two hotels to be shot
ard nature In AL It's witness. Two steamboats, go up
the lake every day distance Of forty miles The fashion
has net set in In that direction yet but Its day viii
after all the eccentric and independent tourists have
slipped o. s pleaures Whenever the tourist r Ia doubt
where to so, he learn something by advertise
mcnts and eorrcspoudcnce vh:h make known the facts
with regard 10 all the principal laccs Of summer resort
and which properly observed will prove Of service to
those who swel he tide Of visiters in Northern
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