Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-22
Correspondence of the Spy.
Trim 10 WachuseGt.

A few days since, we visited Wachusett
Mountain, with party of water-cure patients
from DR.. Rogers establishment, in this city.
1t was our first visit to that delightful place.
The day was fine, and the company was in
excellent spirits, as water cure patients always
are. We left this city in carriages, about
half-past seven in the morning, and reached
Mr.. d. Howe's "Mountain House." within
three-quarters of a mile of the summit of
Wachusett, at eleven o'clock. The distance
travelled was seventeen miles. The company
refreshed themselves with collation., (for, be
it known that water-cure patients have appe-
tites,) and at about one o clock proceeded to
walk up the mountain, and reached the sum-
nit of the highest peak at tWo o'clock. The
pathway is directly up the east side, and is
rugged and romantic, being composed of pro-
jecting rocks and roots of trees, for stair
way. 1t is too steep to make the ascent, be-
You'd the Mountain House, with horse. The
top is free from obstruction, there being no
trees or brush OF any kind upon it. The view
is sublimely beautiful. The whole country,
as far as the eye can reach, north, south, east
and west, was open to our gaze. 1t is no
small show to stand upon point of land tlUo
thousand and eighteen feet above Massachusetts
Bay, of clear day, and with the naked eye,
to behold, at one sweep, the vast territory of
Rhode Island, Connecticut Vermont, New
Hampshire, and Massachusetts,, dotted all
over with lily-white villages and cities. Mt.
Tom and Mt. Holyoke, the sentinels Of the
| Connecticut valley, the Green Mountain
| range, in Vermont, proud old Monadnock,
| Jay Watatic, the Temple Hills, and. beyond,
the White Mountains, rising like young Jupi-
tiers above all the rest. in New Hampshire,
are plainly visible in the magnificent picture.
| At the base of the mountain, ON the north,
! winds the Nashua River through pleasant and
| well-cultvated valleys, and by greenwoods
! and farm houses and on the west almosl
unites with branch of the Connecticut. But
1t Is not my purpose to attempt description
of what we saw, for with tile aid of an excel
lent glass furnished us by Mr. Howe, the
scene was made grander than can be mag
med. With a glass, the Medical College in
this city can easily be seen, and on a very
clear day, Bunker Hill Monument, Boston,
and Massachusetts Bay, are visible. The only
wonder is, that so few, comparatively, visit
this splendid resort. The roads leading to
the mountain are all good, and the ascent to
the top Is not tiresome, if we can judge of the
effect upon our own party, who were all I'M
dergoing treatment for different diseases, and
were not possessed at the time, Though they
all soon expect to be) of the customary
strength of human beings generally. We were
all cautious in our movements, rested often,
and were but slightly fatigued on reaching the
summit. After remaining there about one
hour, we descended, and reached the hotel
at o'clock, where a sumptuous water-cure
dinner was served, according to order, by the
hostess, who knows hoao to prepare as good
"meaP' as we ever had the good fortune to
partake Of Mr.. Howe has convenient
house for the accommodation of his visitors,
and caters to suit the most fastidious of them.
At about five clock we started on our return
trip, and reached the Water Cure establish
ment at quarter before eight o'clock, all
hands refreshed, and on the following day
each member of the party was greatly i'm
proved by the voyage. The company was
composed of ladies and gentlemen from Mich
igan, New York, Connecticut, Maine, and
Massachusetts,, all of whom, having heard of
the many triumphs achieved by DIR. Seth
Rogers, of this city, had come from their dis
tant homes to seek relief at his hands. In
justice to him I may add, they have already
found what they sought, and soon viii va
cate their places at the Institution, for others
who are daily knocking at his door for ad-
mission, but many of whom are turned away
for the want of more spacious accommoda-
tons.
But / have enlarged more than l intended
when l began. My advice to the readers of
the Spy is, that they visit Wachusett.
S. P H