The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-02
Cornwall on the Hudson.

or all the places on the Hudson where New York.
ers most do congregate during the summer season
Cornwall in all probability is the least known,
although 1t has attractions fully great those OF
its more Wanted neighbors. TO be sure has none
Of the reckless dissipation of Saratoga to commend
1t to the visitor who IN leaving the city for the sum-
mer, thinks that the greatest possible amount Of ex
element in the country necessary to his comfort
and enjoyment, nor any of the stiff formalites Of
Newport life which send the careworn business man
back to the city after months sojourn at the place
with more wrinkles in hts face and less strength in
his limbs than when he left the "pent up Utica"
OF tolls and mseries-commonly called the metrOpo.
lis. Cornwall has the advantage OF being SO near
New York mat merchants and others, who are not
subject TO the 'rules and regulations for the guild
ance OF clerks" which prescribe certain hour for
the commencement OF business every day and a
place during the summer and attend to their daily
afYairs in the city carefully as though th9y re-
Powell BALDWIN and Cornwall land at the wharf
daily their up and down trips, and for the cOnve.
nience Of visitors rowboat crosses the river' to
meet every train That stops at the little depot just
above Cold spring.
Cornwall, ia one respect is rather a peculiar
place. Its glory is not bound up in hotels noted
Tor spacious pariors, small bedrooms good looking
clerks aud very high prices. II has 1t is true.
eral big houses which are called hotels ana which
are just as good IN their way most OF summer
resort hotels; but the majority OF the people who
spend the season in the Village have the utmost dis
houses call them blessed, and grow rich accord ing.
". In fact, cottages that are owned by visitors,
and which occupied only during the summer
months are counted by the score and every house
in the place which is not q cottage is "a boarding
house. These houses are small and, or course, have
all the modern improvements, and said to he
rather profitable affairs, board for one person
many Instances being as high as $40 week. There
are many, however, where gd0d, substantial board
can be had for $40 a week. The present season has
been so far one OF the most successful that Cornwall
has known for many years. There now IN
the place over 200 vlstOrspermanent seasoners--
and were there more accommodations than there
are the number would he doubled in week.
The sunday excursion boats bring great many
transents every sunday who, O general thing,
only remain an nour or TWO until the return OF the
boats from Newburg For this class or customers,
however Cornwall has but few attractions. It's
saloons beng too few TO give spiritual comfort all
the Sabbatarians who have liking for spirits and
whose principal object IN leaving the city while
other people 60 10 church Is TO indulge In a
drop OF the crather' where the Excise law
Is powerless. The drives IN the Vicinity
Of the village magnificent and there
are those OF the transients who find ample enjoy
ment ION the road'' between the cottage quarters
OF dram shops and other ATTRACTIONS of the same
movement on foot Just now to erect large hO'ei
for the special comfort OF sunday visitors anu next
summer Cornwall may consequently be greater
resort for the excursion folks than it This
fact may not he very agreeable TO the cottage
people, out the project Is regarded as one that Will
pay, so their grumDiing will not do much 10 retard
the thing.