The New York herald., 1879-07-03
ANCIENT AND MODERN RETREATS.
Delightful Localities for the Fish
erman and Hunter.
THE COTTAGERS AT NEWPORT.
Distinguished Arrivals at the
Leading Seaside Resort.
LONG ISLAND SHORE.

VARIOUS PLACES OF RESORT FOR SUMMERlNG
CITIZENS OF NEW yoRKA MULTIPLIED
SERIES OF ATTRACTIONS PICTURES
IN OLD FISHING vILLAGEs-ANCIENr SAG
HARBoR AND MODERN SEA CLIFF.
GREENPoEr. July !. 1879.
BY reason of the distance from New York, this, the
eastern region of Long Island, is perhaps,
less known than any other to the general pubc yet
1t has many anG varied attractions. not the least
among them being the quaint, old fishing settle
ments, with bits of color and character about them
suggestive of Flemish pictures. In the streets OF
this village that run down to the beach there is
strong aroma of the and of seafaring pursuits.
The stores smell Of tar, salt pork, fish and oil
skin suits. Sailors overalls, tarpaulins red and
blue worsted shirts and marine toggery of all
kinds are displayed out of doors and in windows.
On the gravelly beach fishing boats OF various sizes
are drawn up ali of them wearing more or less
weather be aten appearance Outside in the harbor
snumber of fishing sloops and schooners are an
rhored, and everywhere on the boats, the piers and
the beach, the fishing net is 1t is of all sizes.
from the only large enough to hold o few min
nows to the shad bunker seine almost mile long.
The maritime instincts of the people to be OBJ
served on every side. When the net is no longer
serviceable for fishing purposes they stake it around
tender plants in the garden to keep off intruders,
of stranded whale. and articles of ship garnituro.
such as gilded fgurehead made to trick out the
architecture of cottage gable.
PICTURESQUE NATURAL SCENERY.
This intensely marine character of the village is to
many minds its chief attraction, but it is not without
. good deal Of varied and picturesque natural
scenery besides. such might yield abundant mate
rial for the pencil of artist. All around the spa
cious andlocked Peconic Bay the low hills covered
with foliage rise and dip. project into and recede
from the water giving endless diversity to the shore
line. Shelter Island, with its clustering woods has
. cool and inviting look it lies over opposite
Greenport in the folds OF the blue new and
fine hotel called the Manhansett with mansard roof
and fanking towers, is seen high above the trees,
the island itself presents variety Of hill and
dale, groves, bays and creeks
The Shelter Island Camp Meeting Association here
own property of 300 acres, situated directly op-
posite Greenport. The ground slopes gradually from
the beach to height of 200 feet, upon which
observatory has been erected. giving fine view all
round embracing Greenport, Orient Long Island
Sound for distance of fifty miles, Montauk Point
aud the ocean on the east Sag Harbor and the
to the SOUTH and Long Island and the shore Of Con-
necticut to the west. From many points of view
the harbor in front of Greenport looks like q lake.
outlet is visible There yachts. catboats
and other craft skimming it's surface, and the
scene bright, sunny day is full Of life and
color.
AN ENTERPRIsING HOTEL NERDED
Grecnport, though not near much of q summer
resort in former years, owing to the lack of
prise the par: of the hotel propretors. is more
prosperous than ever. When the whale fishing
failed the fishermen went into the business of fish
ing Tor menhAden, and now $500,0O0 are invested in
vessels and oil factories. and it goes on ncreas.
ing from year to year. When the fishing fleet comes
O a 10 dali ivaP
its countless millions of "mossbunkers," US the
menhadens are called, the scene is of great
hustle and animation there il much rivalry among
The boats, some OF which are powerful looking tug
shaped steamers. to which makes he greatest haul
The fish is made at the factories here into oil and
Into an article of manure. Probably with eye to
removing an obstacle to the summer patronage Of
the village, the people had the oil factories removed
range of sight and smell; but the real cause
of the falling off in the number OF visitors is the
character OF the hotels and the establish
ment on Shelter Island only few miles away, of q
modern and first class caravanseray.
AT THE HOTELS.
The hotels here The Peconic, Wyandank, Booth
and Clark House. AT the Peconic there and have
been stopping from New York Messrs. Walter Flor
dron, j. A. J. Clark. Miss Lizzie Clark
and Mrs. A. Waldron. At the Wyandank House
there are from New York Benson Young Benjamin
W. Skluler NJ RYAN Nathaniel Abbott leonard f.
Hess, Johnston Gamble, X. nj. Johnston, G. De
Haven and James o'Mes. At the other houses
there were 10 recent visitors from New York. but
all OF them expected crowd after the Fourth OF
July. and appeared to have no expectation of any
shooting. fishing, bathing, driving boating and at
eroquet aud lawn tennis. On Shelter Island two
hotels. the Manhansett and the Prospect but the
weather has not proved sufficiently warm so tar to
swell the registers OF these cool number
of Brooklyn people have cottages Shelter Island.
among them being DR.. Scudder. Dr. Bcvan, ex- Mayor
Schroeder. Alderman French DR.. Smith, Register OF
Arrears Little and Mr.. Petit. The walks are nu-
merons. and there are few pretty good drives on
the island.
sPoRTsMES.
Around Greenport to the the veteran sports
men go in chiefly tor cunning. Woodcock and quail
SAID to be plentii ul the neighborhood aud it
Is reputed that game is easily found in Oshma-
mock the neighbor.ng township to the northwest,
the outskirts OF Dismal swamp and Browns
Meadow. Silver Lake and Long Pond. For grouse
shooting the sportsman must 20 to the southern
peninsula, else dozen eighteen miles west
OF Greenport For lovers of quiet scenery place
OF here. near Holbrook station. 1t is delicious
sheet Of water, in an emerald setting. and seen
when the sloping down the Western sky Ii q
sight to be rcmcmbered.-
VILLAGE PAST RENowN.
Sag Harbor is far to the east end of Long Island
ms Greenport, ana lies south from the latter place
about eleven miles. II is a village that boasts q
glorious past and lives the recollections of the
time when IL owned seventy five whaling ships and
was prosperous and happy. 1t has little no busi-
ness now but there are many solid residences scat
tered about. kept by those no made their money in
the good old whaling days. now gone forever. A
soporihc atmosphere peryades the village that has
charm for those who love to escape from the fierce
racket the city and lu themselves, to the of
soul and body, i'll place where, Like the lotos eat
ers' island, the time is always afternoon. and
where the associations of the past carry the
mind away from the disturbing thoughts OF the
present. There are two hotels the Nassau and tho
Amsterdam. which appear to partake of the mildew
OF the place and are not worried yet by an influx
of Visitors from the city. Though twice as large as
Greenport, Sag Harbor has none of the symp-
toms of lite. The people much less given to busi
aud are living ON the fruits of the past. Most
of them are willing to take boarders if they don't
give too much trouble and every year many of that
class come down from New York tor the sake of the
fishing. which consists principally Of bass. blue.
black and Hat fish, also Spanish nackerel,
porgies and weak fish chequet. Sag Har-
Dor has historical associations. Captain Kidd
landed there of his piratcal cruises,
and at Gardiners Island, by, buried
large part of the pundered treasure, consisting OF
gold. silver and precious stones in presence OF Lyon
Gardiner, the lord OF the Isle. who after Kidd,
sailed away to make another haul, but found HIM
self instead at the end Of halter dug up the val
nables and the ridicuousy honest fashion OF the
day handed thom to the Colonial government.
People there who could be made to believe
that rdiuer rot all of Kidds and parties