The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-07-04
The N. j. Editorial Excursion.

The N. j. Editorial Excursion.
The New Jersey Editorial Association
took their annual excursion last week
Newport, r. l., was the objective point.
The members of the Association, their
families and guests to the number ofabout
two hundred, assembled at Pier 2S, North
River New York, on Monday afternoon of
last week, and left on the steamer New
port, of the Fall River Line, at G o'clock.
The evening ride up the East River and
Long Island Sound was delightful one,
and novel to most of those ON the excur-
sion.
The boat arrived at Newport on Tues
day morning at 6 o clock, and at Z, the
party left it for the Ocean House, where
they were quartered during their stay.
This hotel will accommodate about six
hundred persons, and is the largest in the
city. 1t is fine building, arranged in
the most perfect manner, handsomely
fitted up and furnished, and kept in the
best style. Its table and attendance
are first-class, and better stopping place
IL would be difficult to find.
Newport is one of the oldest places in
this country and even during the Revolu
tionary war it was a town of large
population. The older part of the city
is closely built, and is not remarkable
for its beauty, but the newer parts of tho
city are beautifully laid out aud dotted
with magnificent residences Many OF
these residences are veritable palaces, and
the grounds surrounding them beautiful
beyond description. No money is spared
in adjoining these summer homes. On one
of these grounds we were shown two trees
that had been brought from Europe dur
ing the winter, full grown, at an expense
of seventeen hundred dollars. Land is
high. For one plot of ten acres, one hun
dred thousand dollars was paid just as it
Jay without any improvement whatever.
There are numbers Of houses that cost
from $4,000 to 100000, and many
houses and grounds that range all the
way from $500, 900 to 81, 900, 600.
OF course, the entire system of living is
in keeping with the homes occupied.
Magnificent furnishings, scores of SER
wants, costly carriages and handsome
horses, liveried coachmen and footmen,
make up show of wealth and splendor
that is not equalled elsewhere in the
United States.
II will be seen that Newport, as a place
of Sumner residence, is only calculated
for wealthy people and editors. Here
reside in Summer the Astors, the Van
derbilts, the Belmonts, the Lorillards, the
BENEFITS, and numbers of Others no less
wealthy but less famous.
The drives around Newport are very
fine. There are several miles of coast
line, some of which is very rocky, the
bluffs being worn into various fantastic
shapes by the beating of the waters. AS
a bathing place Newport does not amount
to much. People do not go there to
battle, but to see and be seen.
Newport has many other attractions,
among which may be named the old
round tower, or mill the Redwood Lii
brary containing $4,000 volumes, and
many works Of art and cnrlosities the
u. S. naval station and training school
Ida Lewis home on LIMERICK Light and
the Casino, a magnificent group of build
ings and grounds, in which are theatre,
bowling alley, tennis court, etc, These
grounds were kindly opened to the edi-
torial party on two different days. Many
other attractions we have not room to
mention.
On Thursday, the excursion party took
a trip to Boston by the Old Colony Rail
road. Upon arriving there each one took
his own course. We with many others
visited Bunker Hill Monument, Faneuil
Hail. the State House, the Commons.
Music Hall, the Water Works, Harvard
College, and took ride through Beacon
and other leading streets
Returning, the party came by cars as
far as Fall River, where the magnificent
new steamer "Pilgrim largest and
finest boat in the world, it is claimed
was taken. This boat will accommodate
about 400 people, is 800 feet long, has
three decks, and is superbly finished and
furnished. 1t is lighted solely by about
800 Edison electric lights. Unexpectedly
we had the pleasure of meeting on this
boat, DIR. J. w. Scarborough, of New
Hope, and Mr.. Eugene Ely, formerly of
this city. We arrived at Newport at
P. N. and by the time supper was over. it
was half-past eleven. and tired party
soon retired for the night.
Friday was spent pretty much as other
days, in wandering around. Some took
trips to Providence and visited Brown |
University and its handsome grounds,
stopping on the way back to enjoy clam
bake. Others took a trip to Narraganset.