New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-31
MIRTHAS VINEYARD CAMP-MEETING.
LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHY OF THB ISLASD-rHB VOYAGE
PROM NEW BEDFORD TIM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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MARTHAs VINEYARD, Aug %, 1863

LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHY OF TRg IsLASD-rHE VOYAGE
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.. ,, MARTHAs VINEYARD, Aug. 20, 1903.
Away to the East. from the opening of Long
Island sound into the Atlantic and TO tho South from
Barnsabe County Massachusetts lies the grit island
OF Vineyard. Its nearest approach TO the main
land Is on its northern point opposite Falmouth line
OF Holmes Hole Hsrbor on the Island. would be only
three MILLS ga by mSR sn@ sSAs SSs
which depot Of communication. The distance from
New Bedford wharf 90 the west chop Is IN an ar ne 70
about "a Leaving Sew-Bedford. beautiful city OF
strgh cobbe paved streets whose cleaaness would put
such . thing possble or for the two hours
% ss Alter passing out 81 w ss sa tas
lot OF New Bedford Hsrsor We make first stretch OF
This largo inls4 norhessery into the main land to
distance OF 20 miles and Is ono OF the most beautiful Of
bays In spite Of lie unpromisng pame. The southeast
ery outline OF BuI1ards Bay Is determined by tho long
point OF land constituting the Township OF Falmouth,
Trabeth islands several OF which arc owned by fishing
eluos RewYork and Boston. Our wy lies though the
and crooked, beset with shoal. which tho
swiftly running tide breaks in whito surf At
shoot within Ten fee, OF where We should b
wrecked In an instant Now we cross the Vineyard
tho Elizabeth ohain. This sound Is about 10 miles
long and from u to miles VIDE 1t one OF the great
highway OF the Almost all the coasng trade north
of New-York passes through this channel out TO the
Atlantic II j. covered with sails at AL seasons aud I:
Is asserted that many thousand saii have passed
only Yondcr is Malta. Vineyard From Cape Poss
straight line OF % miles It's breadth, norta and south
varies from ~ 10 miles. 1t thus embraces, by rough
County divided three townships Edgartown the
east, chmark name OF evident scandinavian origU
the west and Tsbury IN the centor Physically tho
whole island appears to have been uplfSsa from ron
tho edges no bold on 1hS eastern but
sliahtly rolling sandy expanse but litos
elevated ab2ye the ocean What ara called biars are
the long corroson of the and present perpendc
Lar face OF great hight 20 tho waves but With strip
OF beach between The soil Is loose and barren.
now without doubt, than originally Much OF it has
been cleared and farmed for goneraton and has sus
tants being now mainly collected In the villages Stone
walls never built here for want Of material and the
wooden fences have In the main long disappeared
The fields devoted 70 pasurage and the salt marshes
around the furnish most OF tho hay which grows
on peat formations. have been examining this peat
II properly piled and rotted IL might restore some Of
these neids 70 fertility that are now be'Os over
With Sith wild asters, godSn.rod, and whoftieberry.
bushes. The original forests have long Sncs ds
up to second growth OF what Is called forest.
In Que Of heso Lies ae ground On the eastsEn
East Chop OF Holiness Hole harbor Having anticipate
% We Arc 70 land On roa Ds wharf Too
wharf any where. As we near tho landing wo peets
small fleet OF Yachts san and steam sioops sal boess
about the dock shooting hitler and hther with their
fairy lAdng like gondoles at the Riato In Venic. We
step lahore, walk tho wha 70 the high railing across
people throng the other side Of the railing waiting
for the arrival OF friends Jehus, with their various con-
plenty but the five minutes walk N prefer
able 10 ride The and It's tents are IN sghi from
the wharf and along the level sandy road, aud
the dedicated ground. Behind us 5000 miles
OF tho Atlantic before the farronowned Methodist
Camp Meeting. IL ID city OF fonts m the grove. The
ground owned in fee simple by the harthas Vineyard
Camp Meeting Association 10 comprises about 20 ecree.
lying gentle swell between two coves thas put IN
from the The trees nearly all oak OF two o.
three varieties, and they old trees though short,
stunted, and small They are aged dwayfs who have
struggled with story and storm for many years They
guarded and allowed, with low spreading tops, and
thin foliagetreos by breyet rather than by eminent
majesty yet there ia weird charm In the story they tell
that never found In any other trees.
Now we arc winding among tho streets ana avenues OF
this forest city. Tho map Of the grounds Is q the
most artisc The streets do not intersect m hard right
angles, but wind among each other In graceful curves
and may croes This arrangement st rst confuses tho
stranger, and then charms him. BY our kind ccroae
cottages aud in and out Of squares crcular BY tho way
until reach the comfortable quarters assigned sud
pat down bag and buster and ourselves for rest This
10 TIM TRIBUNE headquarters az harthas vineyard Toe
week 10 come; cosy papered ROOM two doors and Two
In another story and stories being enacted a around US
continually, for which 500 our next
"How shall get there ~ I'll tell you New Bedford
must bo reached by some route. line OF propelless
runs there direct from Pier Ne Is Est River foot OF
wast, but they are not much used by passongers BY
land the city In reached by rah from Mansfield Junction
or intervening points The Shore Line Railroad connects
from Mansfield Junction the Bennington, How-I0ndon,
and Bsto steamers by tho route vie Providence;
the Fall River line at Taunton which Is the most direct
Time from Nsw.York, "a hours.