Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-08-24

student of engineering in England, had fre-
quently visited INN and manifested an intereea
III his labors. Fulton speaks of Rumsey in
of his letters tsa sSset and Of hs en1no
pelling beats by machinery. Rumsey
died in 1893, and fifteen years subsequently Rob-
cit Fulton's steamboat WAS pronounced u sue
cess. From all OF which it may reasonably be
inferred that the experiments OF the former led
to the final triumph OF the latter.
IN 1912 BERKELEY WAS THnoNaEp
with refugees from the seaboard, who fed from
their homes on the appearance Of the British
fleet in the Chesapeake
In 1920, the county of Morgan was formed and
tue county seat established at Bath. From that
date until 1913 when the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad was opened to Hancock, six miles dis
tant, little of interest occurred at tho Springs
The old buildings were destroyed by fire in 1874,
and in the ensuing year the erection OF the pre-
sent commodious structures WAS commenced
the baths, was completed in 1916 From that
dato until the beginning of the late
civil war, Berkeley fourished as a
fashionable resort, but between 1861
and 1865 it was abandoned by the pleasure
seekers, and the surrounding country became the
scene of devastation and bloodshed. Since the
class OF tho war, the Springs Hotel, which is
owned by a wealthy and enterprising company OF
Baltimore capitalists, and the surrounding cot
tages, have afforded accommodations during tie
TIE WATERS, BATHs, AND GROUNDS.
These springs issue from the base OF steep
sandy RIDGE four hundred and fifty feet high.
lying parallel with more important ranges OF The
Appalachian mountain syHtem The waters are
discharged from five principal sources, and an
almost infinite number of smaller Ones all within
| an extent OF a hundred yards, flowing about two
hundred gallons per minute. The fluid is clear,
sparkling, and taHteless, having Temperature OF
seventy four degrees Fahrenheit and neither the
temperature nor volume OF water ever vary
ing, Winter or summer. While the medical value
OF the wateris based on traditions and experience
of a hundred and forty years, to use the Ian
guage of "Porte Crayon," it must be confessed
that anal ytical science, even in its present ad'
vsnced stages, throws little or no light on its
mysterious alchemy. Prof A. A. Hayes, OF
Massachusetts,, has made the only analysis OF
the water ever given. He found that one stand
ard gallon OF the water contained Of soluble
sats 2 1G parts, and of less soluble salts, SIT.
The waters are principally eficacious in rheu-
matistn, gout, general debility, and kindred dis
cases. Some wonderful cures Of rheumatism
have been effected, and in short time. They are
noted for their identifying effects upon the COM
plexion, and for this purpose find special favor
with the ladies'. General Strother also tells us
in " Virginia Illustrated " that the water mixes
kindly with Old Monopgahea, and that the baths
are equal to the waters of Lethe in washing
away all remembrances of spree, but whether
they arc ever put to this use have not been in
formed,
The grounds surrounding the Springs consist
Of four acres, completely shaded with large
trees, upon which are erected three large bath
ing establishments, ono OF which contains a
swimming pool, sixty by twenty feet, and capa-
Bile of holding $4,000 gallons of water, one a
private bath for gentlemen, and the other pri-
vate baths for ladiea.
THE HOTEL BUILDINGS ARE cAPAcIoUs
having room for five hundred guests. They are
we'll appointed, the rooms being bright, airy and
pleasant and moreover kept scrupnlously clean
and neat. The hotel is lighted with gas, manu-
featured on tho premises, and there Is spacious
ballroom lately retitted in an elegant manner.
Adams Express aud Western Union Telegraph
Offices are connected with the hotel, and an ex-
| cellent livery stable is attached.
| or Captain A. r. Potts, the affable proprietor,
| have only to say that he makes his guest feel
at home and "Bnows how to keep botel.
| The ohersss Lave boon ennsiaershls, rednnad
| from last year, and are very reasonable. The
season opened on the 10Th of June, and has
thus far been an unusually prosperous one.
About four hundred guests are now here,and the
proprietor expects to have hundred more BY
the latter part of the present week.