The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-01
PnT.IN.BAY.
Some Of Its. AttraetiOns-Owen
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From tho BuGdo Express, July Gs.i-ilsri4liW
Asa summer resort Put-in-Bay may
said to be Just becoming known TO the
Eastern public, bat with the people Of the
West and South il hiss long been s "a
yorite watering place. The run from
Cleveland Ia 20 miles, the, steamer leay.
ing Buffalo at o'clock in the evening,
arriving there at / o'clock the next alter
noon. 1t would be an exceedingly diff
cult task to correctly describs the siugu-
lar beauty al tbe archipelago, or Of the
diversity Of attractions which invite a
sojourn on Put-in-Bay Island. Very
few resorts present such q variety Of en-
tertAinment. For boating and fishing
the locality has scarcely an equal. Put
in. Bay Island, as is known to all verSed
| in the history Of the lake region, obtain-
ed its name from the fact that Just previ-
ous to and also alter the memorable bat
lie Of Lake Erie, Commodore Perry 'iput
intO"the welI.ptotectedIbay with his fleet.
The fight occurred in the open lake few
miles distant. On the sloping park be.
tween the Putin.B House and the
beach may be noticed circle formed Of
posts and chains, 3 large old tree rising
from the centre Of the inclosed space.
This marks the spot where. four officers
killed in the battle Of Lake Erie,
two OF the. British and two OF the
American aide, were buried, but there is
no stone or any inscription 10 relate their
names and homes, The island, as with
sil the principal islands Of the group, Is
chiefly devoted to the culture Of grapes,
and large quantities Of wine are made and
sept away from that region. Looking
out from the harbOr OF Pnt-in' Bay many
Islands are in view, picturesque 10 their
contour, and breaking the water into
bays and Ghannels Of various forms and
widths, over which il is charming oecu.
patton 10 sail or row. To the left, and q
little way out, looking from the wharf
where the Pearl and Alaska land, is Glib.
raltar Island, SO named from the siini-
lsrity Of its outline TO the grand guardian
OF the entrance TO the Mediterranean.
This wss in former years the summer re-
sort Of Jay Cooke, aud omit Is a stately
stone mansion with a bsttlemented tower.
Evidences Of the. former glory Of dthe
place are at every hand, but ovefgrown
With moss and weeds, and the scene Is
rapidly resolving itself to a state OF ma.
ture, only that the sombre building OF
gray stone, its windows covered with
heavy shutters ard doors all closed and
locked, remains as the monument OF
pleasures past. This romantic island j.
now part Of the assets upon which
Cookies creditors have lien, and who
will be its next owner, and what will
next be doue to add artificial splendor 10
its natural beauty, are questions for
time 10 determine. The island Is in the
keeping Of lonely old man whose only
steady companion is his dog, and who
follows orders go closely that none get a
glance into thedarkened rooms Of the
well. secured mansion. Buth be is a kindly
old man, with venerable locks and beard,
with tine intellectualhead and large
physique, and many Of the visitors who
come upon iGibralter will find him a
clear, intelligent, and yet pleaant con.
yersationalist. This old man who dwells
alone on this rocky islet Of Lake Erie
has history, and 1t is sad one and 10.
timately connected with one Of the dark
est chapters in the history OF our coun.
try. He was one Of the Harpers Ferry
insurrectionists, whose mission failed
then, but 10 triumph grsndly in the end.
His brothers shot down, and his father
reserved for 4 yet glOomier fate, he alone
OF his family escaped from Harper's
Ferry. His name Is Owen Brown, and
his father was John Brown, Of 0ssaWato-
mic, whose SEOUL Is marching on"
Steamboats, run dsily 10 ahd,.trom Detroit,
Toledo, SAndusky and Cleveland, exeur-
sions to the island are almost continuous,
and altogether there Is great deal Of
lie. at Put,in.Bay. Buffalo peoplesare
learning that tit IL one Of theinost at.
tractiye and agreeable Of all Summer
resorts, and that is within easy access
from our city. II sa.5.4t au..s