New-York tribune., 1869-04-17
HOMES IN THE COUNTRY.
PERTH AMBOY.

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tracing industry and capital Such has not been INC
case with Perth Amboy until recently As early as l6so
Gov Cartcret then Governor Of tho Province m'uo
Amboy Point the subject Of special communication 10
Lady Carteret The Iropreacs. in their proposals lor
building q town at this point said:
"Foreasmuch rs Ambo Point is sweet, wholesome
and delightful place, proper for iraGe Dy I9dsU vi s
commOdous situation upon s&e harDoIi 9osns t So"o
and hath by many persons Of the greatest experience
and best Judgment been apRoyGd ior re rrnose
by the help Of Almighty Cod with all convenient speed
20 build a convenient town FOR merchandise, traae'
ard fishery ON Ambo Point"
This was written nearly two centuries ago. and even
at that carly day locality considered one OF the
best in New.York haIbor In 1858 the succeeding Gov
ernor wrote that
we Ind 1t extraordinary well situate I9r
great town or city BEYOND eaPSSct1E03 PS n land ten
places twenty feet above the waer-mark we arc
well and GOOD mn the Rartan River tides passage, and
oyster shells upon the Point 10 make lime wthal which
viii wonderfully accommodate us in building goou
houses cheap warm Tor Winter, cool for Summer
year or so aiterward Gov Lawrie wrote!to friend
saying: "Where the town Of Perth is now in buiuhg"
ship of may easily ride close to the shoar with
panks length the houses Of the Town." The BANK OF
the river 20 foot in some places 30 and in some 40 feet
high; and yet hath many convenienees for LANDING oo
gentleman who was appointed especially 10 make III
quiries for the authorities said;
"Amone All the towns that settled here there is
OF great burden may mp close TO the houses anu
sh of m n i'm there this Winter the hardest frost we
had lay hard by the town. so near that she was eo
to tree"
These quotations have introduced to show the ad
vantages which Perth Amboy possessed in the days of Its
early settlement. and OF which it still can boast I'm
provements continued to he made, and the town grew
rauidy, last tho Governor was directed 10 re-
move the offices OF government from Ellzabethtown to
perth Towue" which became the capital OF the prov
nce Tnc necessary steps taken to make IL fOrt Oh
Entry In those days considerable rivalry was manifested
between Perth Amboy and Elzabethown, ana II seems
that eventually the latter place became the more I'M
poran OF the two owing TO its closer proximity to New
York stage line connected with the NewYork boats
for Philadelphia at each Of these places, and much COM
petition sprang mp between the two companies fasseh
gers we're from to eight days on the journey whch
was then considered a short time About TINS perIou
John Moraeraus flying machines" were advertized to
carry travellers from AmbOy to Philadelphia IN Sc hours
These cOnveyances only light wagons without
springs constructed to travel at what was then thought
great speed.
These have no connection with the famous flying
machine which Dr. Andrews invented many years after
ward. 1t had the huge cylinders made OF SILK, which
we're TO be inflated when the time should arrive for the
pra tourney to be undertaken During the revolution
Ary war Perth AmbOy occupied by the British troops
for long e until at last they forced to retreat
leaving large number Of Tories at the mercy OF the
Loyasts Among the ancient buildings yet standing are
tho old British Barracks, now owned by Dr.
and the mammoth buildings attached in which the flying
machine was built The Brighton House, formerly occu-
pied by the English Governor OF the Province OF New
Jersey, is now known Summer hotel or boarding
house From pleasant drive the banks Of the bay
which overlook the southern portion Of Staten Island,
one may see an old stonehouse among the evergeens,
where the officers Of the British King once offered to
pardon those in arms on condition that the Colonies
should dsband their armies and submit TO the crown
proposal rejected with scorn by our Commission
T,1 RpuiamiQ
\ Franklin.
Perth Amboy, port of entry, situated at the juno
ton Of tue Rartan River with the Staten Island Sound
and at the head Of Raran Eaywelve miles from Sandy
Hook The town is built on tho point OF land which,
sopng back from the water gradually rises onevery side
to an elevation Of On the South the Rsr
tan River through fine rolling country to New
Brunswick. The city has population Of about $500 in
habitants five churches-Methodist, Episcopal Baptist
Catholic, and PresbyteIian-wcekly newspaper
friedrich doOrknob, sewer and drain pipe
and stone pump factory Also cork-cutting
establishment said the largest the world Three
ship loads OF cork bark the way from Spain
and Portugal to this place. There several public and
private schools the place. which said 10 be well
Quoted. Miss NJ. Manning has lately opened boarding
and day school, which promises TO meet the highest
pecations. More improvements hsvo been made during
the past twelve months than for many years pre-
vious An Episcopal Churchlghas just been completed
at cost OF $4,000 The inhabitants justly pride them
selves the beautiful cemetery which they have la
bored long TO get Streets and avenues are being laid
out in all directions, and building lots surveyed and
offered for SALE One great Of wealth in this Sec
ton are the immense quantities Of fre-clay-a friedrich
with which vessels are constantly loading for all parts OF
the country The packing OF oysters for shipment also
requires aconsderable tunuage and several wealthy
OF the large cities investing in property
contiguous TO their extensive Oysterbeds The hag-
Dor peculiarly well adapted for commercial purposes
1t safe capacous and easy of from the ocean
and from NewYork by channel in part not less than
81 feet in depth and without rock The harbor is never
obtructed by ice even during the Winters The
following extract published in The Perth AnbOy Journal
OF MAY 26th OF 1900 will show what thought OF the
facilities Of the harbor at that time.
The bark Nrnrod Of Boston, burden 200 tuna. loading
with coal for Aspinwa. lies at the wharf Of the
Perth Amboy Coal shipping Depot, in order to take in
the balance Of her cargo She partly loaded at Ez
abethport by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Coal Company; but being unable to take board
400 tuns owing the shaOwness Of the water she has
taken advantage OF our harbor to complete her cargo
barge OF the Company have been towed from Elizabeth
port with coal for this purpose We have much pleasure
in stating these facts IT confirms our frequently reer
aed assertions Of the superiority Of Perth Amboy as
coal shipping port over any other on Our coast.
"some five years since, the above Company purchased
lands In this city with the avowed intention OF making
influence Of Interested parties diverted this road
naturalOutet Perth AmbOy TO Elizabethport, where
"With these facts well known and the superior ad-
mncb TO be regretted that the gODs
do not make move whereby they might secure TO
themselves first the nearest route from the West To the
Atlantic Ocean; second, deep. cOmmOdiOus and safe
harbOr; thiid uninterrupted Winter communication
free from ice) with the Southern and Eastern States
fourth six miles Sandy Hook than New York, and
depth OF water sufficient for any vessel that can 20 10
that city All these desirable Accommodations be
obtained by building IS miles Of railroad Of cheap
.trGction and easy grade from Bound Brook to Perth
AmbOy, uOr which there Is a charter'D
When this road WAS prOiected. I'm 1885 WAS