Daily Republican., 1881-09-01
A CONNECTICUT ChAMBAKE.
What a Whining tDuian Has to Say
From the Land OF wooden Nut

What a Whining tDuian Has TO Say
From the Land OF Wooden Nut,
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Sp, cial Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN
GAyLoKDsyILLE, Conn, Aug. %.
Perhaps description of a clambake
would hr interesting to the readers OF
the REPUBLICAN,. II SO, then here is a
few words about basket picnic aod
clambake at parlor Rock given by the
Water Witch Hose Company No. 2, OF
New Milford, Conn. "A train Of 81 cars
lett kent at 80 IA m., and arrived ut
MerwinSville, where | started from at
40 u. m. Tho above stations are in
the HouSatanic ltairoad fifty miles
north of Bridgeport and before wo ar
rived at Par!or Rock every car wa3
packed t'ull OF people. We arrived at
our destination az about 1870 Il. m.
Saddle Rock is about five luies north
OF Bridgeport and is very beautifully
located on top If a high rock, but once
ON top ii is smooth and beautiful ard
1T cd up nicer than any place Of the
Kind | was ever at. There is a build
Ing OF unique structure that will shelter
I needed two or three thousand people
from storm. There are at least a
dozen beautiful swings and as many
croqlet grounds specially prepared for
the purpose similar to circus ring -
| mean banked up outside and the
grass removed and then smOOthed as
even ami almost as hard rs tloo:.
There is also large dancing pavilion,
where saw Twelve set dancing at one
time. Nice walks, u number of places
to get cod spring water, plenty OF nice
new tables and seats painted and every
thing about the place charming. 1t is
In lovely grove and on the eastern
side is beautiful lake about mile
louE aud on he western shore are a
number OF stone steps to 90 down and
then before you hardly realize it, you
are in a na ural room of natures form.
ing OF solid rock and on the wall is cut
he Inscription "Parior Rock" This
palIOr IS about ten feet square.
Now | Will give you an accurate ac-
count OF the clambake. This is doue
by pllng up good quantity of stone,
about Twenty-Five feet long by twelve
feet wide and fifteen inches thick on
the ground. Upon these stones were
placed about five Gods of wood waich
Was burned To Goals and ashes which
took two and half hours. Then the
coal and odd pieces of unburnt wood
wee aked oifand swept with Il course
brush The stone pile by this time was
very hot and was then covered with
lamp sea grass. Then one hundred
bushel Of clans were emptied ou the
earth-one half round and the other
haf long CLANS. On top of these clans
tive busi els Of sweet potatOe and then
on top ii the potatoes were 25OO ears OF
sweet corn which had been opened and
NE silks moved but the husks we're
l,f On tho ears. Then the whole was
covered with a large canvass cloth
aud that again was covered with
staweed, aud then on top of that
va, placed quantity Of fresh mown
grass the whole pile being about
81 feet tnlck. In about 45 minute,
the pile was uncovered and served to
the cAcursloEisls. | cannot describe pro-
perly what a grand affair it was, only
tha, It was superior to any thing Of the
kind | ever saw in Delaware. The
Watar Wi'ch Boys Of Wilmington may
see by this how their nlll.es axes ia
Connections do up things. can only
say in conclusion that | never met u
more gentlemanly set OF fi.emcn in my
life, an'l told them was proud tllac
hey fore the name OF "W .lter Witch"
arrived home at eight O'Clock tired
out doloiy paid and hope | may live
onS enon n to 60 On another Claubake
Ind basket picnic at PLrlor Rock wit
he Waer Witch Fire Company OF
New Milford, Conn. j. 5. b.