The New York herald., 1870-04-19
THE NEW EDEN.
How the City Of Breslau was Laid Out Bought,
Inspected and Anathematized by Two Thou
sand Dutchmen-"Jolly Under Distress
ing Circumstance" Interesting In
terview with Brealau Citizens-A
Wet Day and Fierce Fight.

Actuatcd by the purest motives Of philanthropy
Mr. Thomas Wildwood, Of Brooklyn purchased some
time since tract OF land about i've miles square on
Long Island for the purpose OF founding new city
and providing cheap homes for indigent DuCchmen.
Elaborate and beautifully executed maps of his ter.
ritory adorned the walls Of Mr.. We.lwood's ofice
and the Teutonic visors-squatters in prospective
were delighted thereby. The verbal descriptions
the new Eden were even more elaborate and natter.
ing than the highly colored maps There were 64OO
aires, more or less OF magnificent land, 70 be sold
IN lots for fifteen dollars and upwards, Silver
streams, In which
Dsl. GIFTED TkoUT OF wHALE-LIKE PROPORTIONS
dsported fearIessy, meandered through the smiling
Meadows,iwhle the softly breathing and contiguous
ocean, Oh the shores OF which huge clans yawned
In mtllions, made The presence OF the dreaded
''shakes" an utter imposslbility. The pivot point
as 1t were, OF the enchanted ground was WILDWOOD
the city IN embryo, the Southside Railroad three
miles west OF Babylon. Neither on the banks OF the
far winding Rhine. III the valley OF Bohemia nor on
the plains OF Hesse Darmstadr was there, thought
the enthusiastic TeutOn, SO charming q place as
WILDWOOD. Lots went up.
GERMANIA WAS EXCITED.
Mr.. Welwood's busy clerks very soon disposed of
a. 900 lots at satisfactory prices and still the Ger
man divers asked tor more
For the purpose OF afording the propretors Of the
Wildwood lots opportunity OF rejoicing over their
good fortune under their own apocrypnal vines
and 1g trees, and creating fresh enthusiasm In the
enterprise Mr Meilwood made arrangements with
The SOuthsde Railroad TO transport u multitude OF
1000 persons, Dutchmen, frows and little ones to
the scene Of their future greatness, and yesterday
sour bread and sour krOut were provided by the ex
cursionsGs IN large quantities, while car loads or
lager were dumped down at Wildwood days in ad-
vance. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed among
the fortunate propret0rs OF lots and great
evenG might properly END Ill flourish, brass baud,
with
THE BIGGEST, NoIsIEsr DRUM IN BROOKLYN,
was engaged to accompany the train. Early yester-
day morning uDsophistcated citizens OF Williams
burg awakening from their beds strange
sIghf. Two thousand natives OF the VaterIand, OF
bOh sexes, ana from the age OF SIX weeks To three
score and ten years poured into the dllap,dated
depot OF the Southsde rOau, and made the morning
vocal with their persistent catter. Ominously dark
clouds over head and native American mud under
foot rendered the prospect cheerless; but the
excursionists had made up their minds to enjoy
taken the liberty, with the full permission
OF the phianthrophist to change to the name or
station rush was made and every seat IN the I've
covered and thirteen uncovered cars was speedily
occupied Huddled together on zeal seats. gener.
OuSly provided by the railroad company, men,
women and children tremDled and shlvered under
the now patterng ram. and the train started slowly
for Breslau Thlrty-three miles OF railway crawling
brought the party In about two hours their desli.
nation. The sun was out for lew minutes before
the tram drew up at the wooden box labelled Well
wO0d but as soon as the rain got the people out
the streets IL went at them like mad.
SURPRISE, Disgust AND INDIGNATION
filed the minds and looked out of the blue eyes OF the
Dewdered Teutons. Umbrellas blew out Of the eager
hands OF the holders; lat DuUchmen fell and lmpaed
themselves on alnbushed tree stumps; bOnnets TOOK
to themselves the Wings or the morning; children
cried; men sw0re deeply; women roared In chorus,
and loud, unlled wall OF anguish swept the
heathery streets Of Breslau. Never did there ap-
pear to mortal vision prospect more
utterly dreayy. 1t is true tnat on either
newly erected wooden shanues, over which the
nag OF the free was suspended, and that there
platform shaded by green bOughs, erected for the
accommodation OF those vi the multitude who might
desire to express their enthusiastic delight in dane
Ing to the inspiring music OF the brass band and the
big drum. But the starry banner sasned about
mournfully, dripping In the wet, and the bushes
boarded the falling rain and distributed 1t in lots
the heads OF the frantic frauleins rhe lager beer
poured from the spigots the moment the crowd
touched the ground,
MIGHTY NOISE OF CRACKING BRETZELs
rose above the angry cries Of the famsned prOpre-
tors OF the SOIL Very soon One.fourth OF the people
were filled 10 overiowng, ana the remainder staked
town before four o'clock all hands went looking
for their .'lots" and fell to speculating In real
estate" Following IN the footsteps OF these moist
enthusiasts the HERALD reporter sought Opportu-
the city Gr the purpose of ascertaining their
on the invasion OF the Germans. lie looked IN vain
for the Colonel Scadder OF TINS Eden and, like Marx
Tapley, was felicitating himself on being
JOLLY, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
when cnance brought him into the presence of the
oniy citizens OF the place. They were group OF
Duilirogs, OF aldermanic stomachs, with wondrOus
voices. They had chalrman-no doubt the presi-
dent or their board OF aldermen-and, like our CITY
Fathers, they seemed TO be voting on general
orders" AYE ' cried Alderman Croaker; 'No %
answered Alderman Bagbelly, and tney tran
sacted business. Turning from this interesting
meeting lively scene presented itself. IL appears
that some Williamsburg roughs present IN the crowd