The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-09
NARRAGANSETT PIER.
It's Rapid Progress as a Place of
Summer Resort.
BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF THE SEASON.
The New Railroad and Its
Benefits and Effects
THE WAR OF THE GIANTS.

THE WAR OF THE GIANTS.
NARKAGAxssrr PIER. r. l.. August T. 1879
A few years ago Narraganset PIER, like many
another Hne point and beautiful island in Narragansstt
Bay was almost unknown to the public. Fishermen
and farmers and yachlsmen knew IT, but the tides OF
life and pleasure swept by II into Newport Harbor.
Now il OF the lavoriie watering places the
Now England coast and 1t well deserves its fortuna It
looks out upon tho ocean, upon the city OF Newport
nnc miles distant upon the Beaver Tail Lighthouse
Couancut Island, and the Lghtshp OF Brin,on's Reef
and Block Island in the distance. The bathing beach
is half circle of about three miles length, with
drive along the shore The surf is fine without
undertow, tho ground slopng and frm and as smooth
MS grassy lawn. There good fishing In all the
waters around. and there Is q tradition that
Narragapsctt Bay was once full Of fish
that people walked over Thorn as on
bridge or you sometimes do in winter when
the Ice Is piled up In the East River There ia fine
sailing TO Point Judith oil the islands the bay Block
Island and TO Newport which can be reached IN an
hour and quarter Inland tho country is picturesque
and we'll watersd and wooded Old ante-Rcvoutionary
towns are scattered among the valleys; ancient ems
and oaks shade the Of these quaint villages and
their gable ended mansions here OF the
ancient pride modern business enterprise
have sat down hand in hand like young man who
has married old woman. Narrsgansett Pier is not
like many watering places where there Is nothing but
sea, sand and sky; long and shore like that Of
the Nile, with nothing but water the side and
desert the other 1t has background OF woods and
hills and you can sail on tho soa md look upon these
little mountains, or stand upon Tower Hill and behold
the ocean circling around the vast horizon
aKr THERE.
But the merits OF any place OF little use to the
world unless 1t can be easily reached. Heaven has
many attractions but Is unpopular because Of the diff
Guilty OF getting there. Governor Tden and General
Hayes will both find tho road to the White House
hard travel. Narragansett Pier for long ume
resembled Paradise and the Presidency In this respect
II could DO reached from Newport only by steamboat
Or saboat; but the steamboat line a
and was recently abandoned. From New York and
Boston the only commun cation by stage from
Kingston station on the Shore Line Railroad-a two
hours drive No really great watering place was
built up by stages People want TO 20 and return
quickly and often and at any time Narragansett Pier
has succeeded in spite of its comparative isolation but
this summer step has been taken which must add
greatly to its popularity. As ono OF the most mpor-
tant points intending traveller is How to get
there" will state tho best routes Tho Narragansett
Pier Railroad has just been built and has boon open
travel Tor about month 1t connects ut Kingston
with tho Shore Line road and trains each way
every day. and two trains each way Sun
days Thus the traveller from the West East
reach the Piev with only one change OF The
from Kingston 70 Narragansett Pier 10 half hour
anu the faro hny-Gve cents From Newport you can
Of an hour, passing around Conancut Island Torpedo
Island Gould Island aud then taking the Shore line at
Wexford Junction. reaching the Pier in less than
hours Or when you reach Wexford you can drive
along the winding road OF tho bay shore making the
twelve miles In about an hour and halt Carriages
be had from tho conductor OF the at Wick
ford, by nquiring the station. Then yacht
at any time be hired at Newport and, II the wind Is
good this is the ploasantest we'll tho oldest way
getting the Pier But the railroad will be of
incalculaOle good TO the Pier II unites 10 the
OF the world.
ABOUT THE RAILROAD
But 1t that railroad be built without
collision OF some kind, and tho Narraganset Pier road
has already made trouble in Rhode Island. Two Of the
principal men connected with the company both OF
whom prominent in the State have engaged
Ono Of these II Rowland G. Hazard, the well known
manufacturer whose mills at Peace Dale among tho
largest In New England The other 10 Elisha r. Potter,
OF the Associate Judges OF the Supreme Court aud
u
Potter have tho road built over Kingston hill bot
the voted for the Peace Dale route This
difference OF opinion resulted in sharp correspondence
between Mr.. Hazard and Justice Potter. winch has
been published Sir. Hazard accused the Judge Of
using ms olhciai position advance his own personal
interests OF declaring that the charter Of the
void, and yet ut the same time, urging the company
70 build the road over Kingston hill you have"
Mr. Hazard wrote ..persistenty threatened the cor.
porstion with lawsuit and nJunctons the Court OF
which you are y member, aud with eventual annihi-
iaton by us DEGREES, and al the virtually
tntr fnl n,.tw
profit by the illegal aclion" The Judge has replied
with equal severity aud with much sarcasm, ana Ia
one oi his closing letters said to Mr. Hazard III you
have any charge to mako against my Judicial conduct
you 60 before the Legislature any day and must
meet u the best way i can" This challenge was
promptly accepted. petition, signed by large
number OF persons who believe the fcts
should be fully known, asks the Leg,sIa-
ture to inquire INTO Judge Potters couduci with a
view to hts impeachment II II deserved. an, in
formed that the attempt to mpeach him will certainly
be made when the Legislature next assemblies This
will stsrtie Rhode Island Under the constitution of
the State the justices OF the Supreme Court are ap
pointed by the Legislature, and hold their places SUD
removed or mpcached. and, N Judge Potters case Is
presented by tue House to tne Senate the trial will be
a novelty IN a State whose judiciary has been always
thought TO be above suspicion II will be battle OF
giants Tor Mt. Hazard, whose a ndidate for
Governor last year is OF the richest OF the
State, reputed TO own Millions OF the principal
stockholders IN the Union Pacific Railroad.
and has great influence. while Judge Pot
ter stands in the front rank OF the Bar
has many friends and will undoubtedly make a
determined resistance Little Rhody Will be shaken
to her centre by the combat OF these Two powcrsror
many years friendly but now abtagonistc as France
to Gorrany IL has been said that these meut
proceedings wore stopped but the hes. authorities on
boIn sides agree that the contest has gone
compromised aud that Mr. Hazard should decline 70
impeach Judge Potter would be bound by the
publicly made against him. to demand full iuvcstga-
tion. The dispute the route OF no Importance
now for the road Is built but the larger question Is
raised whether Justice OF the Supreme Court has
used his Official power with the hope OF advancing his
personal interests