The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-16
DOWN EAST.
By the sea-Sag Harbor Past and
Present BridgehamptOn-- Summer
Boarders, 60; &c,

to the map of the Empire State, you
will find Long Island hung to the
southeast corner of the State. We
cross from New York City by the
way of Fulton ferry and other fer
ries. We take the L. 1. r. r. and
in four hours we are put down in
this old time village; or by steam
boat at p. m, from New York.
We then have a delightful sail of
one hundred miles through Long
Island Sound reaching Sag Harbor
at six o'clock next morning. This
is q pleasant town of some three
thousand people, fiveChurches, pub
lie and private schools, and all the
usual comforts of New England
town, though in the State of New
York. Forty years ago this village
fitted out and sent to the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans fifty large sailing
vessels in the whale fishery, be-
sides all the smaller craft that nat
urally grow up and find business
from such a large importation from
the seas of oil and whalebone. The
shores and wharVes in those days
reminded one of the busy docks of
New York City. The very long
dock in this harbor, we have been
told, would in those days be crowd
ed with seven hundred to one
thousand men discharging, over
hauling and preparing for sea this
large feet of vessels, none less than
full rugged ships. Years ago this
business became Improbable, one
by one the ships were sold, and to-
day not q vessel sails from the
good port of Sag Harbor in the
whaling interest. A few small craft
exc out a precariOus existence coast
ing to neighboring towns. OF the
beautiful brick blocks of stores on
Main street, once filed with busy
throngs, some are closed, others
make a show of business. Proper
ty has gone down. But amid all
this depression (snd perhaps not
greater here than in many other
places of business pursuits there
still comes to this old town very
many city people to spend their
summer vacation, and private homes
are thrown open to receive the Wis
itors. In this way considerable
money is left in the town. For
salt water bathing, sailing and
groves, clam bakes and beautiful
drives (when not too dry) there are
but few places, we think, that can
surpass this. The society is good,
and in many respects one would
imagine him or herself in a qui-
ct New England town. Over on
North Haven, quarter of a mile
from Sag Harbor, Chief Justice
Daily, of the Court of Common
Pleas, N. Y. City, has built his
country seat, and at an old farm
house near by Judge Glider
sleeve, of the court of Sessions, OF
the same city, has taken summer
residence with his family and ma.
ny other New Workers. This last
Judge was one of the noted Rife
Team at Creedmore, and we'll sus :
tanned his part in that great contest
He has done some rifle shooting
down here that has surprised the
natives. Judge Daily has said thai
in all his travels at home and abroad
he has found no place to equal the
one lie has selected for his summer
resting place.
Bridgehsmpten, five miles south
of Sag Harbor, is a very pleasant
country village with a farming
community. On its southern slope
the old Atlantic breaks at time.
with tremendous power, and its in
cessant roar will lull you to sleep a
SagHarbor, five miles away. On thil
coast many a noble vessel, some o
wood and some of iron, have gon,
to pieces, and many life has yield
ed to the wild fury of the storm
The multiplied life saving station
upon the coast have done much tt
save both life and. property. The
people here are prosperous ant
apparently happy farming commu
nifty, and would not talk of goin,
to Kansas worth q cent. Here to,
many people spend their summer
, months the surf being the grea
temptation.
You people of the Cottonwoo,
and Neosho valleys, who hear n,
roar of waters only as you hear
pouring over Soden's dam, or it
lesser murmurings on Allen creek
would stand in awe before the tire
: mendous breakers on this coast. G.
; in with the bathers, step down int
the water knee deep, now brac
: yourself for the water that's com
} ing, and the next moment you ar
| lost to view by your friends upol
the beach. The wave has gon,
over you, giving you a complet
and entire bath. The top of tn
wave was two feet higher than th
top of your head. If you wer
strong enough to resist its incomin!
: striking power, you will be see
: standing when it has gone owe
} your head. If not, you will b
down in the sand and must hurr
up before the next wave overtake
, you. The sight is q very animatin
one to look out upon q crowd @
baIhers in the surf.
81 Montauk. Please look at you
i map. At Riverhead the Island di
: vides, Montauk forming the south
3 ern. and Orient the northern ex
! tremity. Up between these e5b an,
8 how Gardeners and Peccnic bay
4 Montauk is east from Sag Harbo
, twenty miles, Between lie the vi