The New York herald., 1869-04-12

bay and rivers washing It's sea grit shores Taxing
steamer rom the foot Of Wh teaaIi street. trough
there are other ways o reachng the isa by steam
ers rom the foot NJ Barclay and Dey streets, ana
By railroad 10 Bergen Point Bayonne Cay, as the
latter place In the lull nedged dignity OF iLs recent
christene l. ana thence passing over the XII VOC
kui IN ierryboat the island Is quickly reached.
BY the hrs' named route the sail occupies half an
hour, the dis ance being seven miles. but q most
magnificent sail II Is through the very neart Of our
grandly expansive bay 70 which the far famed bay OF
coSs an9 an M rs an Ssaases are Say %
ana Its steeples and warehouses and busy
whavves and forests OF shipping recede from
sgnt as we pass Governors Island panOplied with
the grim ornaments 0i war; as we take O hasty
glimpse OF Bedloe's and Ellis' Islands, those
tireiess 81 sentlnels OF our harbor, showing alike
from the summlts OF their massive gray granite
walls the huge dogs OF war;'' a. we give hurried
ance at Brooklyn Heights ana The City OF Churches
owy outline with the farthesL horizon; our ey es
take In the Long Island shore stretching iIsef out
seawaru ana tne neat villas dotting its graceful
slopes as we look IN the opposite direction and let
our gaze nger for a moment upon the further shore
OF New Jersey ana see pictured before US along the
gentle sinuostes Of Its distinctly outlined coast city
and village and picturesque villas, We look forward
and Staten Island grows more tangible to our view
me SOFT nazy ven or bue mist gradually disappears
ana wnat seems at first hugely rising mass Of
dense clouds as we approach dissoves itself into
Island OF grandlg towering heights covered with
imagining and seeming more like the enchanted isle
OF some remembered romance tnan veri'able
realty OF villa plots and village lots at SO mucn per
Ioot, or growing commerce and railroads and the
Dnsy schemIngs OF pi0dding men. We stop at
tle oid quarantine landing. Possibly with
view to dispel every memory and ASSOCIATION
connected with the Quarantine that so long kept
people from coming here, they have changed the
name rom Tompkinsville 10 Edgewater. POLITICALLY
tns may be an imp ovenlent, but practically nearly
everybody still insists on calling the place by its
former name. Al the wharf there are carriages and
''Jehus" or the metropolitan implacabe school. wnO
stand ready TO drive you any portion OF the IS aud
and swindie you II they There also refresh
ment Saloons where, by paving Demonico prices,
one ls served Win wnat approxmates the sumptu-
BUSINESS OF third rate charity school dinner Drink
ing saloons likewise abound, but the character or
the drinks dispensed give convincing though very
unsatisfactory PROOF that the bohemian cOnseryators
OF good morals in trade and good orink5 nave not
yet honored this rural retreat with visit. II one
III moment OF unguarded rashness, or undue con-
hdence IN the integrity OF human ature as devel
oped under the ennobling influences OF liquor sell
ing; lakes drink at any oi these places, tue result
Will be
Fas Fasp sSow aoS S5 howl and aco and
make up the principal summary of the villanous
compounds. But these are the necessary evils OF
oar growing modern civilization, ana we only refer
to them here bit OF predatory caution to those
visiting the island TO bring their unch and private
bottle with them. Passing mp the street from the land
ing we ilnd the Old gateway and quite contipua-
llon Dey Ond OF the old Quarantine wall, still standing.
Entering this gateway the scene is very dlnerent
from what 1t used to be. The gateway is opens there
Is no turning OF huge lock; there Durly door
man 10 question your busness there Is no hospital
smel! filling the nostris, which amount OF disn
lectants is ever able to wholly dispel there are
sdnfOnnued c0nvaeScents wandering llsteSsly
about; there are no pompous doctors struttng along
the gravelled walks there are no beds airing with
ghosts OF yellow fever and ship fever and smallpox
and cholera couchant ard grinning Indignantly at
you no groans of the sick and dying crate harshly
on the ear; there Is not vestge OF the
quarantine remaining saving the portion OF the
wall and gate TO which we have referred, and the
luxuriant rows OF tall lockwood, indicating the
former abode OF the health officers OF the port.
street Is beng cut through the grounds and graded
and the remainder laid out In building lors. With
the tearing down OF the old wall and extension OF
the village in this direction, 1t Is easy to fOresee the
thriving, busy, bustling town this soon will be. The
location Is very fine and 1t requires effort OF the
imagination, seeing the town spreading Itself still
further on either side along the border of the water
and creeping up the slopes Of the hsldes till Van
mona and the heights above them are embraced
within its extended area and vast and beautiful
anu picturesque city covers this entire section OF the
Island. Meantime the lots on the Quarantine ground
the nucleus or the grand city Of the future being
sold for about $1,000 each.
Considering that this Old Quarantine ground
ana tne water right In front Cf 1t were
bought for $200,000 and the outrage allowed
TO be consummated Notwithstanding the reiter
ated exposure Of the scheme In the HERALD, the
result Is likely to prove most successful specu-
lation to the parties IN the plot. But people buying
building lots OF course DO not inquire into this or
trouble themselves beyond the questions OF price
and validity OF the title. And what are dead mems
bones to land speculatorss The quarantine burial
grQund-the bodies OF those buried there having
peeh taken away-is also being divided into build
Ing lots. The four acres OF ground belonging to the
United States and still useo by the Lighthouse De-
partment remains as yet intact; but whether the
government VIII be robbed OF this BY scnemlng land
spectators eventually as was the State OF the Quar-
eide. Giving d look at the camping place OF the
seventh regiment during the 't,epoy war; and not.
ing the marked changes that have taken place here
since that memorable PERIOD and pursuing the
course Of the main street leading up the hill beyond
the still remaining remnant OF the quarantine wall
sIssl GsSsr 5unEs %aE IN s TSay 81
street and some back from it, some with touch OF
Gothic, some with touch OF Italian, some native
American and some OF the original Celtic style OF
architecture, we come to New brighton. All about
very noticeable improvements are beng made. On
the heights in the rear OF the town is tract or thirty
Boston for about 100000. street is being run
through this tract by MIR. II. Tracy Arnold, IT'S late
purchaser, and II Is otherwise being improved and
adorned. The intention is to divide Il into villa plots
and sell the same at rates available by those OF
moderate means. From this height the view ls as
extended as from any point ON the island taking In
not only New YORK Bay, New York, Brooklyn and
Jersey City, but Bergen Point, Elizabeth and Newark
Scattered along Montgomery and Tompkins and
the heights, are multitude OF villas-some quite
plain ana simple as regards architectural display,
oratc in Style e sna nsh fns fpsnse residence saoi Of
Mr.. George Wetberspoon, the cotton broker,
Is most delightfully."- situated and OF beau
building, With bay windows extending from the
lower roor TO the top quantity delicate balconies
OF IRON are at all the windows and porch Is on three
and though puit many years ago, IN the quaintness
OF ITS style III ts spacious lawn and the line shade
trees nliHg u, In the approach and drive leading
around the house and the extended view from the
water front, Is almost as charming q residence as
there is on the island. MIR. william Ruger the
Broad street shipping merchant, has erected Tor
himself beautiful model summer residence. IL Is u
two story villa. OF the French style, with capacious
porlicos the front and sides, and Mansard roof.
Un the top is tower or observatory, most tasteiuy
constructed. The grounds are spacious well
laid out, with double terrace extending to the
street In the rear OF Mr. Rugers place Is the coun-
try seat OF Ar. Daniel Lowe, VINO Is now travelling
with his family IN Europe This Is q two story brick
mansion, succeed with porticos the four sides.
The grounds, embracing twenty acres, are beauti.
fully laid out, with winding drive through them,
and filed with grand old trees Mr. +. Haott, the
broker. mas in tue nclghborhood fine residence. His
house Is also built OF brick. two stories high. With
Aiansard ROOF and wide and tastefuly hnisned porti-
cos. pleasing sty OF modern built residence IA
that OF Mr. A. Prentice, the lawyer. II two story
frame building and painted dark brown. The porch
IS spacious, windows large, and the grounds com-
pact, out tasteIully laid out Mr.. Tompsins Wester.
welt has also q iine residence. His Is three story
dwelling with French roof and the exterior embel-
lished IA accordance with the most approved rules