Middletown transcript., 1874-10-24
A Trip up the Hudson.
ANN ARBoR. MIcn.. Sept. 26

As the "Wolverine" mongers Of th'
lesser sex are yet lying silent await
ing the time to make sudden "stam
pede" in exclamation Of their right ;(Y,
as the ERE Of the suffrage campaign il
yet but kindled for the want of .
more voluminous and extensive subject
to talk about. purpose writing short
though faint description Of a hundred
and sixty mile ride up the Hudson
that river upon whose bosom the cradle
Of steam navigation was 6rst rocked
To some Of your readers it may be .
monotonous review but to many, espe.
cially those familiar with Knicker-
bocker's New York, it may be read
with some interest. There are but few
who have never read, heard Of OF Oh
served the beautiful scenery which the
Hudson presents. Nature seems no,
10 have been partial ia the distribution
Of her attractions: America is full Of
them. The celebrated mammoth cave.
with its natural, obstruse and intricate
windings. is looked upon With an amaz-
ing iucomprehensiveness, Coughs SUBJ
lime descriptions Of the beautiful as
poets Of the Rocky mountains renders
q sensitive possibility Of their reality
The stupendous Falls Of Niagara, with
their imposing splendor, excite an sb
servers imagination. But / doub,
whether there is any other spot in tht
world that presents so great variety.
associated with SO many magnificent
views as the noted Hudson. Surely
no other river. The Danube has in
part glinpses Of such grandeur. The
Elbe sometimes has such delicately
penciled effects. But no European
river is SO lordly in its bearing. none
flows in such state to the sea. 1t is not
The romance alone that gains Cor the
Hudson its universal reputation. While
some point engulfs our human thought.
we are reminded Of some poetic or his
toric fact connected with it or some
tale. which can properly be
rallied the foliage Of history 1t is full
uf historic interest. Weehawken is the
sceue Of the duel between Hamilton and
Burr. North. Of Hayerstown. we see
Ihe spot where Arnold and Andre met.
Sunuyside-Irving's residence. is seen
in the distance; an cid antique looking
building. surrounded by dense foliage
accompanied by large Gag pole was
shown US as Washington's Head Quar-
ers. Near the river, just below AS
pinwall is the place where Johnny
Dean met Ibis own Mary Ann" The
lite where Captain Kidd's ship was
hought to have been scuitled is pointed
'ut. The dreamland Of Rip Van Win
zle is another point of interest. 1t was
IN Thursday morn when the steamer
Vibhard began gently to recede from
Ter wharf. Already the sun had risen
,alf quadrant above the horizon and
lis blitbesome rays could only be seen
,laying upon the still waters as be oc-
'asionally emerged from behind the
'urple and misty clouds which hung
leavily ever us all day. This, how
ver, but slightly obscured our view
nd it was not long before New York.
Jersey City and Hoboken were left iu
he distance. and our attention is now
rawn to the scenery Of the Hudson.
FOR convenience and remembrance, it
'ehooves US to divide the river into Eve
istinct characteristics. First. the Pal.
'ades particularly noted for their gran
eur and stateliness, present an un--
roken chain of rock for many miles,
rom Fort Lee to the hills Of Rockla |
ounty. Their peaks vary from ten
undred and Fifty to six hundred feet
Ugh. Interwoven as it we're, among
hose massive rocks. stood the narrow
.dge Of rock where Hamilton fell in a
uel with Aaron Burr. This-spot has
ow made way for the West Side r. R.
.onkers. beautiful little town we'll
pmembered as the place where Hen
rick Hudson anchored one September
vening 16U9, and the spot too. where
e and his mate Juet made their ex-
eriment. Here an old building was
ointed out erected in 1852, as once
by Washington. A few
tiles farther brings US in view of the
ighest point Of the palisades "Indian
[ead'' so called, and said 10 be the site
here Garibaldi spent many of his lei
are hours in conversing with his I'al-
IN friends. The palisades now taking
northwestern course we begin to lose
ght of them and Tappan Zee, our
'cond division. surrounded by the
oping hills of Nyack, Tarrytown and
leepy Hollow arrest our attention
arrative tells US that Tappan Zee was
nee supposed to be haunted by the old
orns ship which after its departure one
'ening up the Hudson never returned.
lso BY the "aying Dutchman" who is
ways rowing but never succeeds in
aking port. just beyond while We
e gazing upon the many beautiful
las almost aenxelnped in the thick