New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-25
SUMMER LEISURE.
Ar TIE MONTH OF NEW-LONDON HARBOR


NEw-LoNDoN. Aug 21.-One Of the pleasantest
summer resorts on Long Island Sound IS at tho mouth OF
NewIondon harbor ON what Is known a. Eastern Point
the extremity OF the little historic town OF Groton.
Properly speaking the Edgcomb House Is In Groton
but IA New-LOndon Is better known by the travelling
public and as mails received aud deposited here
the proprietor has adopted that address, for he says
There amt one person in 500 who knows where roton
is" 1t is now nearly century since people came TO
Eastern Point 10 spend the hot months. The old
Ocean House was the hotel, rather tho boarding
house. Of those days. constantly Increasing NUMBER
of summer guests made 1t necessary to enlarge the old
hotel, and for several years additions were made
until little IA left OF the original structure. Tho house
stands on knoll only few feet from the waters edge
shaded by trees that borne the blast and the DOw
shock for many years Thirty years ago it was great
resort for Norwich and Hartford people who appreciated
n real salt breeze and good fish dinner. soon New
York people heard OF tho place, and for several years
they filed the house to its utmost limits, until nj as the
house and lands having passed into younger hands ne
cessity compelled the erection OF larger hotel close by
the or gina one In the winter OF 1S7l72 what Ia now
the Edgcomb House was bn 1t stands on the highest
point OF land the vicinity, about stones throw from
the water aud less than that distance from the ola ocean
House. Both houses under the control OF tue Same
person and kept open from the middle of Juno until
| October
The location IA excced by that OF any other sum-
mer hotel on tho Sound There is constant breeze blow
ing here all the time the air IA cool and deughfui
tho hottest days % summer one can always ana
on the hotel vcranda cool and comfortable spot Inc
| hotel commands fine view Of New-London harbor ana
the city ITSELF Of the village OF GrOtOn ando large part
OF the Sound Across the river and dagonaly in the
direction Of New-LOndOn Is Fort Trumbul the sentinel
| Of the Thames. where small detachment Of Govern
ment troops spends little time III the manual OF dr
and great deal in fishing of the docks The hotel faces
| the west and is exactly opposite to the famous
| Pequot House; q line drawn across tho river NJ
| right angles would Insect both hotels.
The land around the Eigcomb House IA just about as IL
was hundred years ago when the British forces land
ed here tor this is the identical place OF their andng
previous TO their marching GrotOn. Nature has
made this beautiful place and art has never nerlered
with It to any great extent Great boulders crop ont OF
the ground everywhere The immense rocks that skirt
the shore and protect tho mainland from the deprcda
tons of the waves show only slight traces OF the raw
ages Of time lawn, sloplng gradually to the waters
edge surrounds the hotel and looks great deal better
than il would II It had graded and chopped up into
! nower-beds by modern landscape gardener Back OF
the Ocean House. which faces the south, Is the wharf
where the larger steamboats, occasionally stop But In
the little bay that makes just below that wharf and In
front OF the hotel is the principal andngpace Here
every half hour, the sean-launches from NewLondon
| land take their passengers. These lAucheS OF
yachts OF which there three, are the properly
OF stock company NcwLondOn The boats are adver-
tsed to with all the trains on the Shore Line ana
| New-Iondon Northern Railroads, and generally do
They make hafhoury trips to the El9como and Pequot
| Houscs and Osprey Beach Having no oPpostoh' they
run as they please and when they please but IN general
are found great Of convenience to people visit
ing these places The attractions of Osprey Beach-a
sort of Coney Island only more tho other side OF
the river have Increased the travel much that TINS
year new aud larger boat the Osprey has been placed
On route. and people on this side OF the river snare
| its advantages.
The Elgcomb House T. also access bic by the way OF
| Groton terry boat leaves NewL0ndon every seven
Minutes and lands passengers Groton where teams are
occasionally found by Which one can reach Eastern
Point ait n a ride OF about foryye minutes through
| beautiful country
Below the Elgcomb House aud further ont on the
| Point is what is called the Norwich Colony Several
years ago. some prominent men from that city bought
large strip OF land and put up number OF cottages
Some OF cottages occupied during the summer oy
their owners others rented for the season The
situa ion is So pleasant that their number rapidly IN
creasrd until now there is almost village the people
OF which have styled 1t the Norwich Colony"
Among those who have cottages there and live in them
during the summer are \ =. Sturteyant, OF Norwich
owner OF the Sturte House IN NevIork ana POST
| master +. c. Bdwcl, Of Norwich. To the everlasting
credit Of this hostcry it b. said, there are no mos
ouitoe here fact which ought to be printed in italics
4. Won follow along this shore, that migratory bird
Gems n increase I'm size ana his teeth get sharper until
YOU get to Saybrook Point there he reaches the maxi
mum and from that point onward he tapcrs of gently
At saybrook he has occasionally been shot for snpc and
MIA business end" Is sometimes used for the tongue OF
| fog bell
The boating facilities az this place are excellent Now
Toudon harbor and the Thames river have attract ons
for the OF aquatic sports that can not be srpas
ed There is plenty OF saltwater bathing here but the
breakers do not roll in with sufficient force, except per
haps during storms 70 furnish even the mmeSt kind OF
-ur-bathing But the cledrncs5 and sadness OF the
| the estimation or almost every
one who his been here for the absence Of the surf or
| fishing there is no end Only short SAL from the
Point Rock. where the waters OF the ocean ana
tbe soupd come together causing tide that Ike
| a InilLrace In the Race finds plenty of blue-tsl
mg and of VI Point there is every variety Of fish
Sometime in the course % every season the Atlantic
| and Nc-York yachtnccts come to anchor IN the har
Dor The former was here in July the latter more re-
| Gently
The temperature IS taken here with great from
thermometer that han,s inside the Office and Is unafect
ed by drafts The difference last year averaged twelve
degrees this year the hottest days AMI at the hot
| test part OF the day It has been stl NOR marked
1t often happens in the OF the summer that
some Of the Government vessels come To anchor III the
harbor, usually opposite the hotel. Long before the
time OF the celebration Of the centennial OF Groon. last
venr in which they took part the Tennessee. Kelrrge,
| Ynntic Vnndala, St. VI RVS and Constellation lay
al anchor OIL Eastern Point Receptions on board OF
these SHIPS gwen by the officers to the guests Of
the hotels, and the compliments were returned 10y Ter
mana7 and balls" In tie motel dining nails ms how
ever, to b" ohyear, AS the only vessels mere
are Two belonging the Coast survey service. The
officers OF these vessels probably deeply cngrorsel
I'm themst cal calculations which keep them occupied
, all day and. no doubt large part Of the night.
II feature of this place that II IA accessible IN
ya Nv of WAYS within reach OF the NewYork news
papers and ia conveniently situated mat, II one
gets tired OF it he pack mp and 20 TO Natch mn
Narrglu.ctt Per- New port, New YORK, Boston, Hart
ford in fact every wncre at almost every Lour or the
day. Like all OF these summer iesO IT, EASTERN iOlmC
has its yearly aud i- lifetime Inhabitants, some OF
lg ID
fsbrrInru 0uaint queer. ana curious All nave their
peculiar arms 10 spin yarns peculiar IA those who
| spin them. They give You complete history OF
the place can ten their cd whaling exploits, when
| New Wualtra than IL does