The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-30
THE KINGSTON CENTENNIAL.
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uvsroRrcAL "REMINISCENCES "A THRIVING
CONFEDERATION FOR THE CELEBEA-
TIoN.
(BY rEIKaRAPH 10 THE HERALD
RoSDour, N Y, July 20. 1871.
KINGSTON, they call Il, but II Is mostly Rondoul
few wears ago villages consolidated together
and called Kingston The growing but yet Unmatched
city Roundout seemng with good docks hugo manu-
factories inventive genius and $4,000 inhabitants
was merged by act OF Legislature with another
Vingsion-a sleepy village, unenterprisns. deIiber-
.ve sort OF village. two miles away and having only
1000 nhabltans and the two were made one city ana
called Kingston.
THRIVING TOWN.
There could not DO In fiction perfect contrast
han the two Rondout is city OF work and enter
,r,sc Kingston beautiful as city OF residences,
but has no shops Rondout Is tho depot OF the Della
vare and Hudson Canal Company, and has
dock front of which city smaller than
Now York should be ashamed Schooncrs,
steamers and all other craft teen at her landings
manufactures arc numerous auarrcs OF the famous
blue tagging here quieding their fullest har
vest. brewercs abound, the coal dust making
compauics have their principal workshops
here whiie railroads and steamboats, touch
ut tho village from every point, and except
for the dust and darkness which ovcrshadows the
city on working days.
HISTORY RoSDour.
Rondout is also handsome. She Is built upon hills
and bollows with sturdy factories and towering spires
landing cnchan,ment to the sceno while her harbor
Rondout Creek, leading from the HUDSON, Is
as pretty piece OF water as one could wish to see
TRADITION says that tho British burned Kingston HOW
they found II to burn Is mystery II IS two miles
IRON Rondout, which it has absorbed Lcgslatvely,
and almost hidden by the shade trees on its Streets
II contains possibly tho BEAUTIFUL cluster of rural
homes in the State. but is sadly lacking In business
enterprise on the part OF It's inhabitants, most Of
have interest in Rondout.
EDIFICEa
Many OF the residences intolcraby modern, hut
there Is cluster Enthusiastically ancient Within ra.
dius OF six or eight blocks number OF store
houses bearing proofs OF ans Ds ase wood sas
shutters in their windows, and among these are
places which should not drop out OF history or these
there arc least threctEo Westbr0ok House, where
tho Provincial Senate held It's sessions, long before
the constitution was adopted and where the most rad
tho Van Buren, mansion, where the constitution was.
adopted and the site OF the old Court House, TO which
military command on the height TO be inauguratcd
Governor lie had been elected Lieutenant Governor
.lso at the same time, but 90 concluded no. 70
presume the only instance on record where tho Lieu
tenant Govcrnorship was declined, and ! DO not DC
eve the politicians OF the present day Will thank him
,or having set the precedent Of refusing 10 hold two
Dficcs at once or declining any. How u would sim
pity matters II one man could hold all OF them.
FORTHCOMING CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
These houses are historic and the incidents OF his.
tory which they behold deserve ceLienniary cele.
bration which they to receive. Except for
tnst, the original Kingston deserves rcproba
lion for having secured the name OF tho city
which Rondoui, by population and enterprise,
deserved. AS 1t Is Rondouters worry jealous OF
their rights III the matter and have a separate Post
Onlcc and n separate telegraph Office Even the
operator, by whom send this despatch, insists that
shall date II Rondout although this is the city OF
Kingston.
Nevertheless. whatever she differences between
Rondout and Kingston may be, both are united upon
tho necessity OF having very big centenary here
tomorrow. So far the only distinguished arrival
has been Brigadicr General Hustled commanding
the Fifth division of the National Guard, who has been
ordered from his most arduous military duty in
tecing the railroads to take part the Plor6cation of
Kingston. He will have 800 men in line and will
mako imposing display, appearing himself
in full uniform, while bis aid bears a
color which unwntngly represents tho bold
headed eagle, by which tito he himself
was generally known in the Assembly. The Albany
and HUDSON military companies expected here, and
will be present unless disturbances arise along the
railroads Altogether Kingston expects q happy time.