New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
SEASIDE INNS.


ATw WATCH HIIL-RooM FOR THOUSAND PEOPLE
-cARAvANsERIEs AT sToNISGroN AND WEST
ERLY-rHE ANTrETAM STATUE.
ipRou A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBuSE.l
WATCH HILL POINT, r. l., July 5.-Ihere
could be no stronger proof Of the importance OF "ach
Hill as a Summer watering-pace than the iaet Ihs'
hundreds every season In the nope Oh nnus
lodgings whose accommodation there IL not 80 MUCH
as garret left. And it is most singular
fact indicating cOncusivey that people Dent
upon a seasons rest or the restoration or heath
can csntent themselves with single kind OF luxury
though everything else be tame aud unihVtlne here
is a sandy point belonging 10 Rhode Island formeu
probably by the movements Of the sea washing up gram
after grain OF into mounds Of barren waste Which
boast neither tree shrub. and which seem hardly SUD
stantia enough meet without trembling the po"erui
shock of the waves beating against them 1t must nave
appeared desoate enough to shpwrecked uniortunaeS
and the lighthouse warning mariners 10 keep t"'h
di tance might have gwen douoie re"7'"
yhy they should avoid this shore. IL was
passion for the the genuine ocean oreeIes anu
the heathfu bathing that brought visitors here ana
that tempted fishermen aud old landlords to put up
hotels There were drives no shade trees no sOl
and no protection OF any kind from the nerce s'orns
and burning But people came aud the RAPID CROWN
OF hotels has been half rapid enough 10 meet tho
demand Those who once. returned the next year
with scores OF friends behind them, and all declared
I
UNLIMITED ENJOYMENT OF THE SEA-
For this however, they cared nothing. They
we're after the sea- and here they found 1t In all lts va
rety and grandeur and whether sandhllis OF rocAS
gave them footing il all the same to them, ana OF no
consequence either The better charactersucs OI
the place will explain it's attractive powers. opposite
stoniDeton Conn., across the little Narraganseu Bay
this nont Of sand reaches out into toward the
mouth of Long Island Sound and IN sight OF hontauK
Point the extremity OF Long Island On the east II is
omen to the full which sweep against IL WIN
tremendous Here is where the Metls was "recAeu
two years ago. From the west side bar formed IKE
the section OF a circle been thrown up extending
into the sea, and with Its inner horn culmnath1 III
N,natree Paint otherwise Maps" some call II,
AppetreeD This circular beach thus formed is pecu-
arly suited for bathing. The heavy waves are proheh
by the two projections aud roll gently against tue curve
making the beach available at almost any hour' Inc
ope is about foot TO every twenty twenty-five Of
surface that happy bathers may safely wade oh
distance The lighthouses are all upon TINS sanu
har which wdens from year 10 year, ana, IN spots
yrows in stature. From Napatree Point another oar
shoots back into the bay deviating little frona par
alle with the main shore, aud terminating IN the 'Ds'
of the hav half way between Watch Hill aud stoning-
ton This forming what is almost equivalent 10 rEh'
angle with the rounded bar closely hens IN ars par
of the little Narragansett releasing it largely from the
Influence of the waves and tide, and making It's waters
as still as those OF an inland pond. Ihs luz
| nishes a delightful place for sailing ana Fo"lE'
still water bathing and fishing. But as II 10
complete the water privileges about "atch NIL 'ue
Pawcatuck River emptie into this bay from the north
west and Is navigable for steamers as far as Westerly
Here then are the grand ocean. the safe beach, the
calm bfy and the gently flowing river and all wltmn
stones throw Of each other and Of the Hill. Admitting
the worst features the place what possible checA can
they cause to the enjoyment OF these varied ana Oel
onesi 80 ,..-, nr,crs
The viev, from the nigh points OF the hll IL very eX
tepsive both or sea ana land. ana Il lighthouses
NAV DE counted from the Watch HlI House IFoni
NontauK Point around Point Judith In the morning
more than a hundred sails are in sight
The acres OF sand that st unoccupiei were held
n fancy price, and the org ginal have already
reaped a rich harvest The highest mound or the MIL
fronting the ocean, is said to have SOLD year OF TWO
since for $500 Whether the terrific winds that sweep
against it will permit building is yet to De tested II
/ Is probable. however, taat house could noU DC
! raised above two stories at most, and 1t must De
| faithfully built, and 20 deep ior It's louhua-
| tons bid of $4,000 for two acres upon 'ne
,or side NJ the hill was refused not long ,nce rms i
very desirable building spot for hotel OF FOR several
cottages and unless the popular tide suddenly turns
which II s little likely 20 d., Will be fortune TO the
/ owner IL j. now a garden patch, but can hard'y oe
| said TO pay heavy interest The property OF Ju'ee
C,tn OF Hartford which included AT the time oil tue
,robase a small and incomplete cottage Of nominal
v,lra and four acres Of Land. brought $4,000 last
/ Summer. .,-,
Tho fntnre prospects are promising for the hotels ana
for the Hill itself The applications Tor DoarI nave o
numbered those OF any previous year ana IL If peu"
h thar there will be repetition Of the crowds OF last
-aason with few additional hundreds whon the ho'eiS
cannot cover or feed. The Accommodations nave ho'
hee increased during year. but some OF the houses
Will be enlarged and perhaps others Duilt oe'oe INC
season OF 1875, should the present one iulh
! Notwithstanding the money panic anu tAe geHeEa'
hsine.s depression this year, reduction has been
| made IN the charges. The seasons are sAo'l-s'N
| or eight weeks at the best-1nd " mine most
ais thar the proprletors cannot afford to cut down
terns The guests would not be content with cheaper
fare and provisions higher than last summer 1he
item of beef for example, having advanced y per Hu
red The principal reason. however why former prices
are retained probably that the prOprietoT expect %
have their rooms all ded at present rates "hen Gus
- ,i there i, a speedy tumDling in the charges, but
botlkeepers are human As well their patrons aud
are NOT 10 be expected bid for ncre isei trade 50 long
A. they have more already than they want
ROOM FOR A THOUSAND GUESTS.
There are eight hotels, which together can
! accommodate a thousand guests. T1ey are al
| frame buildings and, Win one eAcePuo''
n,inted white. Every locality on the HUI is healthy
and free from mosquitoes for which the winds are alto
getber too strong The guests come here from all sec
tiou Of the country especially from the Sound cities
NevYurk aud the West One Is ready TO believe, with
ont discussion of the point that the class OF visitors Is
highly respectable and that the list OF dstlnS Ned per-
sonages who have lOnored the Hill with their presence
woud nut the wonderful catalogues Of the old college
socties in the shade Judge however. that II Is not
hoddy OF a specially snowy class that comes here Dut'
! rather substantial and sensible people
The Larkin House has the most southery POSITION
and il on direct line north and south with the Light
nouse which Is Oh the extremity OF the point IAls Is
now the largest OF the hotels Tue original ID FORM u
booU sauare with sides IN length. wIs built in
,so wing 20 by si5 feet was added the south side