The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-30
NANTASKEr BEACH.


THE LONG BRANCH or BosroN-A GRIM STORY
ABOUT PIRATFs--PoINrs OF INTEREST on
THE SAIL FROM THE HuD-THE SEA SER
pENr AND IT'S OBSERVERS.
NANrAsxEr BEACH, Mass, July 2s. 1917
What Long Branch Is TO New York Nantasket Beach
rs TO Boston, and while The latter Is widely known
as It's New Jersey rival Il Is none the less dear to tho
Hub. Almos, every body from Boston, plcban rs well
as arstocrai, visits hero least for portion OF the
season. Nantaskct Beach really hne surf bathing
resort. Forming horseshoe. the beach extends a
distance OF fully i've niles and the absence OF all
undertowing making bathing absolutely safe.
adds not little to us charms. The cottages,
Of which there large number are nII or nearly
ali, situated on picturesque bluffs commanding excel
lent views oil the ocean. The hsels here, too CON-
pare avorably with those Of Long Branch First ia
point Of patronage comes the RocKland House, the
Oldest In the place. Ranking next is perhaps the At
antic, delightfully."- situated at the extreme right
WHAT AsToSisuED the HUI
In point OF popularity the Sen Foam House comes
third and bids fair to speedily eclipse lis rivals pub
lie favor. It erected only low seasons ago
by the large dry goods nrm OF Jordan. Marsh & Co
staid old Boston people shook their heads they
heard Of IT, II was new departure for a dry goods
lrm. aud public opinion was against the Innovation.
The trends Of The firm excused Il the ground that
after ALL II but following in tho footsteps OF A. T.
Stewart h Co. They put up tho Grand Union at Sara
toga, aud why shouldn't Jordan, Marsh Co. tho
Sea Foam At Nan,askotY But the argument only
Increased tho gossip and 10 the present day
the enterprise current theme OF con.
vcrsation. But what shocked the Beacon Hin
class moro than anything else the reduction In
the fare to tho Beach-another feature introduced
by the dry goods men, 1t had tho effect OF opening
havn hntAe rlA elsA
Notwithstanding the ominous predictions OF tho elite,
the Foam continued 10 flourish, and It Is to-day
OF the best pntronizcd hotels al tho Beach.
THE TRIP PROM BosTox
The sail from Boston is pleasant one, but some
what marred by the umer0uS small Islands that loom
up ON every hand and interrupt the view. Several
grim forts arc passed In the trip, aud Deer Island
Boslon's Blackwell is brought within sight Boston
ians point with pride TO both lauding the former for
their invulnembility ami praisng the latter rs
an exceptionable public Institution. Among the
curiositics passed Is n low black tower situated
tiny island. the Inter almost entirely covered by
water It is worry suggestive of ghostly memories,
''On that there island, said communicative Yankee
10 me- pointing TO the place, sx pirates were hanged
them nnoesns and indeed their quit was ssoesSSa
public 0amorsd Or their blood and they
they solemnly protested their innocence, and
OF the number prophcsed that Heaven would
period OF twenty years. The prophecy ridiculed.
Soon altcrward the authorities erected that tower and
then almost large any around here, but gradually
Il began TO lessen IN SIZE and now, as you see, s
almost entirely covered with water In year 1t will
PROBABLY have disappeared ali together"
GREAT HULL
The most historic place passed IN the sail Is perhaps
Hull, but why Hull Is historic nobody seems know.
Hull is fur from being large place; indeed It's DIS
tinguishing feature Is It's smaliness The most promi
nent building visible from the steamer Is a COW shed.
which painted in largo wnite letters the OF
tho place Sarcasm calls the building Huls CITY Hail.
There are report says Just ten voters IN HILL divided
each campaign Boston tails send greatest
orators to work upon them. The party that succeeds
in winning OF the opposite suro to gam
the general election, Tor Is ~ well known in every
OF Massachusetts Bunker Hill itself that as
Hull goes goes the Uniou''
DowNgR's LANDING.
Another Interesting place, dear TO Bostonaus, Is
out. Its cottages arc choice specimens OF aren't
tec,ural beauty and its drives are Justly famous
The drive to Nantasket Is Of the finest
IN tie State and one Of The most frequenI Every
moonlight night numbers Of elegant equipages throng
tho road, and the far occupants minge vocal music
effect THE Old Oaken Bucket" appears DO a ia
voriie heard Il at least dozen tunes on different
parts OF tho road last night
sERPENr.
NshauS tho home OF tho sea serpent, Is also passed
in tho trip to the beach. II is nice place but could
nothing TO particularly attract serpent, and
yet the natives are willing to pledge their lives their
shp did v,s. their beach and sport in Their
surf ! tim,dly suggested 10 an enthusiastic
Nahantsr that possibly school Of fish which he
'Has school of ish a huge black head and body
forty feet in iengthS No. SIR; school OF fish won't
do neither Will porpoisc or whale. or alligator,
or n rhinoceros II was genuine sea serpent and no
mistake"
The csrnestncss OF the speaker wavered my skepti-
cism ana determined TO make inquiries at Nantaskct
reasoning that his hshshp must have also been seen
from there, being close 10 Nahant. Co.roboratIon
from parties outside OF Nnhant had hitherto been
wanting a fact which made Nantasket evidence
valuable To my surprise almost tho FIRST persons
whom questioned wero among the fortunate few who
bad the serpent For the veraCty OF two Of them
l personally voucb. One h Hon. Austin II.
Cornell, OF the Massachusetts, Legislature, and tho
other Miss Minnie Manning, tho daughter OF OF
Boson's wealthy merchants, who has cottage at tho
Beach, al WAC standing on the piazza OF Mr.. Man
nings cottage" said Mr. Conne ION the afternoon Of
the 18th u. whom l noticed q hugo object In
the wator, about three hundred yards from the
shore Il left trail Of ten or fifteen feet
and appeared to be about forty feet In length II
moving rapidly out TO sea I could what APP
peared to be u great black hoad. The body SUD
merged. | called Miss Manning's attention
TO IT, and both wondered what IL could
be-" Miss Manning, on being spoken 10, fully
corroboracd Mr. ConncL sho distinctly saw
the strange objects In the water, but could form
estimate OF It's length but she noticed that II left
long trail behind. II moved and ducked III head.
Alter this evidence my Incredibly gave way. Certain
II ~ that some strange fish Of gguatic szo
ahant more than occasion by persons Of
responsibility and veracity
THE GRANITE STATE