The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-13
BEDFORD Springs, Pm.

BEDFORD STRINGS, Pa, July 30, 1853.
TIE Bedford Springs-Spuited Undertaking.
Newport "used up' By Cold Watcr-Saratoga
Threatened Railroad Convsyances- Penasylra-
mia Medicinal Waters, &C., &c.
The Maine Liquor law having considerably inter-
fered, or threatened to interfere, with the quiet
amusements at Newport and Saratoga, four of the
most interprising gentlemen known throughout the
State of Pennsylvania, Messrs George NJ Lauman,
Simon Cameron, Col. Geary, and Chambers McKib
ben, have purchased the white sulphur and mineral
springs Of this place, together with dozen others
Of various kinds and diversified medicinal qualities
situated in this charming neighborhood. The whole
area Of their purchase comprises fifteen thousand
acres for which they paid $l75 900, and which they
propose to improve on the most magnificent, philoso
phical, and fashionable scale, suited to the modern
idea of comfort and freedom as watering place. II
is to be the Wiesbaden and Baden Baden Of America,
united into one magnificent establishment, which
will do for American watering places what Wander.
bits great steam yacht is doing for all other yachts
in creation-serve as an exemplar and pattern for
imitation.
Three large stone buildings ore to be erected at
once, capable of accommodating at least three thou
fand persons, furnished entirely new, and placed
under the management of Chambers McKibben, Esq,
the present host Of the Merchants Hotel, Fourth
street, Philadelphia.
meter, and about mile and half round, is to be
fitted up as corso, for ladies and gentlemen to ride
on horseback or to drive in carriages Walks for
promenades and whispering galleries, strewed with
flowers are to be constructed by scientific landscape
gardeners, and nothing left undone that can add to
the beauty or romance Of the scenery. A large
conversation house is also to be built, which, like
that Of Baden, is to be used also as concert hall
ard ball room during the season. The furniture
will be style de renaissance, and in keeping with the
magnifcence Of the whole establishment. The bath
ing houses for warm bath punging baths and shower
baths will be retted and reconstructed to suit the
other improvements and the charge for water drank
in the place entirely abolished. charge will, Of
course, be made for water sent to a distance, and
agents for the sale Of it appointed all over the United
States.
There is now fine plank road from Cumberland
to the Springs, and railroad in the course of con-
stIucton from Huntington to Bedford. Finally, q
plank road from Holidaysburg to Bedford will add to
the facilities of reaching this place, five miles Of
which are already completed
To afford families and parties an opportunity Of
privacy, number OF cottages to be built for their
accommodation. Romantic situations for more than
twenty Of them are already selected, and there is
room for plenty more. The building is to be COM
menced in September, when possession will be given
to the purchasers We trust that next year you will
send one Of your corps Of reporters to note inn
provements. ! can assure him Of warm and hearty
welcome. WATER NYMPH