The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-01
SPANISH FORT.

their associates In the Spanish Fort Railroad
Company. The want OF summer resort In
the suburbs OF the city. for the large number Of
our people who cannot absent themselves dur
Ing the heated tsrm. Is In fair way OF being
dispeled, owing to the enterprise. taste and lib
erality Of the gentlemen named. Spanish Fort
and its surroundings. from q comparatively
dreary waste. are fast assuming atransforma-
tton which In q few years will make the locali-
ty one OF the most attractive and health giving
In the country.
The work already done on the grounds and
the line OF the railroad since last summer will
together with the Indications OF what will GER
tatnly be done In the future. surprise and
crafty them the most exaeting Of our people
been laid out and planted with flower plants
shrubbery and trees; ornamented With three
ana q ybrsa pond dsns sa Ts, asc
Incomplete. but suflciently advanced to give
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Immediately opposite the lake and depot, and
eiesant ] two.story t building. q the slanchssi
construction. is 10. course Of erection. the d.
mensions Of which will be $40 feet by $780, fol
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from rain.
Tue importance Of this construction, which
on the ground floor. and about 1000 on the upper
floor. cannot be- over estimated. for connected
as it will be- with the lake station BY a covered
the pleasure seeker Will be assured Of protec-
tion against all kinds Of weather from the mo-
ment he enters the train at Basin street. This
when be
for the concerts which have characterized the
enterprise will not only be continued. but the
orchestra will be materially Increased. on cer-
nnaA1innR YlrEV
musicians and never less than twenty five.
The height OF tue pavilion will besides pro-
early afternoon. where innumerable settees and
tables will be placed for the partaktng OF re-
freshments Of all kinds.
tertainments Of the Spanish Fort will be the
illumination OF the grounds BY electricity,
the Messrs. schwartz having not only secured
the steam engine which ts to furnish the motive
Fhe top OF the engine. house viii contain a
iountains @ which . have been DESIGNED and are
being completed By Capt. Williams. the super
intendent OF the railroad com pany
awarded to our attenuated young friend Eu.
gene Krost will comprise q fret. class bar and
two stands. one on each side OF the summer
We noticed also yesterday that the com pany are
digging canal south OF the hotel. and at right
angles With the Bayou st. john. for harbor to
Wnrt ond tho watarin0 niacaa aornsa the ia Ia
and the landing OF which will be connected d.
restly with the station by covered way. The
road. bed OF the company iS now In most
splendid order. the heavy iron which has been
laid between the Fort and the Metaire Ridge
enabling the trains to make the trip from the
city to the lake In less than TWENTY-FIVE min
utes.
IN order to maintain and increase the his.
tOrical interest of the resort. the burial place
OF the Spanish officer. to the west and adjoin-
Ing the hotel. and which te marked by the four
large oaks, will be provided With q mound OF
blooming aowers bearing headstone , HPen p
engraved as soon as It can be Obtained. tn
whole will be enclosed by neat iron railing
Even the Confederate torpedo boat, which here
tofore lay on the northern edge OF the bayou.
has been transferred to the Fort side. to figure
with the ancient cannon and other rem1nis:
oe2ces cen . 81 tie tie t Rast which are strewn around
And the improvements which are referred to
are only the beginning Of the laying out Of an
extensive park from the hotel to the Orleans
canal on the north eide OF the railroad. to effect
which the construction OF a breakwater or jetty
will soon be commenced. and filing In process
done gradually and simultaneously with the
And this IL not all: In order to perfect the1l
grand scheme the Schwartz Brothers propose
also. at an early day. to convert the two sQuaree
OF the neutral ground on Basin street. occupied
by their city depot. into beautiful garden plots
and lawns.
our readers posted a. to what our intelligent
and enterprising fellow citizens are doing fol
their comfort. Now the question is. who will
be enterpristng enough to take possession OF
the lake shore or the north side Of the bayou
and beautify 1t also?