The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-16
the VIRGINIA WATERING PLACES
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OLD POINT COMFORT AS REGENERAIED.
New and Startling HYGIENE Principles
discovered There.
Nygeia Hotels and Hygienic oyster
Stands and Shoe Shops.
JEFF. Davis Watering Place for
the Present Season.
Glow 1t Looks with Bon. Buffers
improvements,
&C., &C., DO.


DC, &C., DO.
oar Old Point Comfort Correspondence.
ORR PoSr COMFORT Va, June 9, 1888.
great many years ago--ong before Merrimecs or
Monitors thought ofthe waters around Old Point
Comfort we're famous The fathers Of Powhatan and
other fierce and swarthy human beings, who made the
interior Of the Old Dominion colony uncomfortable for
che subjects Of England's Virgin Queen were
visit this deli hu spot In thar Of relaxation
rom works Of blood snG the health. giving breozes
from of the big 10 strain their terrible muscles by
exercise In good bchen bark the broad waters of the
Chesapeake, and hook the then transporting
Amy beauties of those waters lay their backs by
che shore Of the bay smoking "Sr Walter Raeigh's
weed" laughing low cultural laughs and blinking at
the SHINING waer-in all their lazy lfo charadng tho
name for the Old Pont-''Comfor,
Through the long subsequent years the intervals be-
tween the OF the Revolution, of 1912 and of 1851
each Of Which invested with fresh historical interest
Old Point Comfort maintained is place
Of summer resort and finally became widely known,
both at homo and abroad, any Of our enchanting
breathing holes aony the OF the States The little
VILLAGE Of Hampton sprung up the base Of the Point,
and grew in beauty until Its white cottages lost tho
bycone appearance peculiar to seaside residences Of only
few years andin,, and the little brick church Of the
place clothed with and Swallowed by grownup
srccs. pahho and boathous along the beach,
hotels and boarding houses along the shady
eoads, furnished ample accommodation to the
people who nocked TO Old Point for improve
mont In health and for recreation The lavish
expenditure OF money by the government brought up
that great military stronghold the Point known
Fortress Monroe, and the society Of the haunt
was enlvened by the presence OF United States Army
officers many Of whom have since made their his
torcal There country drives up the peninsula,
through garden farms where the thick with the
Intoxicating sccnt Of masnoias; thcro boating and
incpent yachting the bosom OF the bay and bathing
In Its mild surf "Blue Point" 'Peachb,ow and other
marvels In the oyster family struck sympathetc chord
in the breasts OF Old Point cpicures which vbrstcd all
along the Atlantic coast and taught tho noble
race OF good livcr delights In shclHsh.
These were OF the comforts OF Old
Point Comfort down from tho time little pocnhonas
was uncagcd from her mothers bark basket the In
suguration OF the great rebellion which changed the
aspect and condition of the place quite much though
DOT a. sadly hur ircds Of Other cn,cng spots yr
ginia believe have material enough for columns OF
description Of Old Point was but Its old scquains
snces would much prefer tn know It a. II In
Gsr IHxRx.
The most available route from 'civlization'' at pre-
cent ID that down the Chesapeake Bay from
Baltimore. Tho military vice has been
screwed 10 many turns recently that the humblcst
citizen Of this democratic country may mako
NE trip now, provided no Is provided with
the necessary funds. The Old Day linz OF STEAMERS
familiar to travellers the Chesapeake, il work
ing in opposition To the new "Leary line, and thu
"staunch, new commodiors, fast sailing sidewheel
steamers both lines 60 down with fun PASSENGER lists
aghtly leaving Baltimore a: six o'clock. These boats
Gun in connection line ~ the 'Jecms" river TO
Richu nd vi for
tho crowds upon the boats each way. Released
~cbes vending their soTowful way homcward from
Elmira, in ballast Hebrew hantmen anxious
Cor the first strike at tho American coin unvcr-
say believed to be lying around oose In virginia, tour
tts desirous Of contemplating "Drury's Blur SC, by
daylight, and gazing into the depths Of dcprayity Is
svinced by r. Stoddart Ewes ruins 81 Richmond, with
ST. ht sprinkng Of theatrical people, suer people,
government employees, &c, generally make up The
passenger list the down trips Upward come pom
pous and fat Yankee officers, who monorolze saloon
tables for practice the Yankee game Of chrc; sub
dued and Yankee soldiers who thrcng the for
ward deck look out way forrcd slccpc late in the
dark, happy In being few feet nsarcr homoi
Cow SHARPLY saged male persons gong ''on to
New York" for goods for the Southern market;
few cool and observing naval officers from the slips In
Hampton Roads, and just spice OF people who have no
business all All these people pay wen for the ncs
mabe privilege Of coming up into civilization. oppo
siton here does not bring any pecunar b~nen, 10 the
traveller Government boats between Fortress Mon
roe and Washington at irregular times only for tho
bcncnt Of government
WONDERS BOOMERANG.
stood by with hands In pockets the other Eight, on
enc Of these bay boats, md witnessed the In
which q shaft hurled at virtue and goodness may lie
often turned aside and the bosom OF the dealer
with redoubcd force. released rebel from the NORTH
on the boat had IL In mind to administer slight blow TO
che temperance and walked to the bar for that
purpose The bartender oily haired youth who wore
baggy trowscrs loopcd at the ankles Ia Zouavc, with
leather belt whereon inscribed champion jig dan
ecr SC and whose toes turned out remarkably, doloa
out to his customer q glass OF common rum and de-
anded four shings federal paper currency for L. The
sxreb paid the score, and audbiy vowed to abandon
reason 70 believe he was in earnest, from hIa
subsequent rcfs TO participate with parties ut the bar
and from the private bottle rne moral raj w, ~orhy 'os
% TOO much, will here and there drop oct of
che ranks Of old whiskcys defenders, as the horror
stricken ex-rebel did.
cnAsGEs IN FOUR TEARS
-Four years Of war have worked many changes In the
appearance Of Old Pnt-nowhcrc observable than
IN the immediate vicinity the fort AS the boat teams
IN there al early day. the eye of the old acquaintance
bathing houses that used 70 dot tho smooth sand he
gnzcs into mid air Tor the top OF that roomy and home
uke hotel which ne knew as tho Hygcai he passes
lying together In thrccs and fours and xs and
sevens, and lands on the Baltimore wharf where al
yearly all hours o. the day there ~ Babel of loud
noises in connection with pretty general ma
rinc confusion. He follows UP the dock past
thc Quarter masters oiccs--thc most pre,cntious
structures outside the fort-to the remnant
of the Hyg ia, which Is sng storied edincc on the
agoda STYLE overlooked by the barbctc guns Of tho
fot behind IT, The old hotel razed to the ground to
make swccp for those great dogs Of war; The
Hygea claims no more than The dignity Of restaurant
and, am told expects visitors Tor rotracted term
II Is Ranked and Irouted by mammoth su,ler stores,
put up the barn principenore Tor use than for ar
ehitecnral display Further on ut the end Of Tho Hamp
ton aud Camp Hamilton Horse Railroad Zone OF Ben But
icrs well considered cntcrprses arc the Post Once tho
Office Of Adams Express, and the building 80 long occu-
pied by the detachment Of the NEW YoRK HERiLD force
These although larc and cunmodious enough have that
sort of mushroom grandeur often seen In Western cities,
where carpenters with pianos and ontng tools cannot
keep I0s' with team mill They front that case
Of the fort wherein j. Davis said 10 be confined,
enc loung r. spend time hercabouts specializing on the
condition OF the exPrcsden settling the mooted CUES
ton, "In irons not =" by long low de-
bates in the strong sunlight. The government