New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-18
WHITE MOUNTAIN RESORTS.
THE HOTELS AxD THE aUEsrs-A CHAT WITH
BARNUM. -

THE HOTELS AND THE GUEsrs-A CHAT WITH
BARSUM. =
CRAWFORD HOUSE, n. H., July 17.-Here
there are four hotels under management with
commodations for LOO persona They the Fabyan
Crawford, Twin Mountain and Mt Pleasant Houses
TIE Crawford and Fabyan Houses each accommodate
400 boarders, the Twin Mountain 800. and the MI
Pleasant 200 Each house q post Office and tele-
graph Office and connected with the others and the
several stations by telephone
The Crawford House situated 1920 feet above the
sea- vito broad piazzas and pleasant ha!s Several
oursions for Mt. Washington. Mt Willard and the
Notch start every morning, while Idle Wild and Lake
saco Merrill Spring aud Lake Ammonoosuc. Beechers
Cascade oibbss Falls. the Wiley House, Bugle cf. tho
Fhime and silver Cascades aud the Ammonoosuc pre-
sent attractions fer those who desire merely TO take
short tramp. Toe walters Of the hotel are mostly SENT
nary girls. there being only few college sudents EN-
pl0yed this year.
Seated ON the piazza Last week. often entertaining n
large circle OF friends, the venerable show
man, r. T. Barnum. He left the hotel on Saturday
to meet his show st Montreal In conversation VITA
Thu TRIBUNE correspondent, Mr.. Barnum said that h.
had been depressed recently by the loss OF hi
two white elephants. WHICH had been cruelty murdered
hy the official order OF the King Of Siam Regarding the
burning Of his tent at Chicago he said as he rubbed his
hands together: "By George, we had r providentiai
escape there DO you know ours IL the only show that
carries duplicate tent and never carried one before
Providential wasn'titP'
There IA another person concerning whom much
interest has been aroused he has walked about the
hotel or started of n tramp to the summit OF Mt.
willard 900 feet above the hotel Mr. Melcher Is ovor
ninety years DID, and 10 In appearance vertable Rip
Van Wrinkle His "story 10 this Fty-seven years ago
he helped the bodies OF Samuel willeys family
when In August 1926 avalanche buried the father,
| mother five children and two hired beneath the
memorable slide Of which tho White Mountain guides
and the Oldest nhabtant tire oftalkng Mecher,
who lived the Of tho accident helped 10 dig
some Of the bodies IRON the grave into which they had
been hurled by the terrible storm. The men sent In
| quest OF the missing family were unable 70
| ind the dead bodies until they were
| attracted by the flies found lowering about
resting place The Wiley HOUSE, three miles from
the Crawford House, in the Notch road. sti stands
monument Of that destructive Slide 1t was preserved
from destruction by huge rock which averted the
rent that hurled the Inflated family the gens be-
low The bodies two children never dscov
| cred
Among the guests at the Crawford House are Bishop
Niles and family, Of New.Hampshire; r. T. Barrum's
family Of Bridgeport Henry Barnard, A. b. Rsdneld
and family the Rev. s. Kelsey, and Mr. md Mrs W. T.
| sugden OF Hartford; A. ]. johnson, Mr. and Mrs
II. Nj. Anthony. l. Valentine and Francis
and Arthur, of Thomas Z. Tacott of New. York;
sSa m AND b n C.oe g.
family. mr. and MIRA r. L. Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs A.
Tseiaciosy and 5 s. waite and family. Of Boston; G.
| J.. Hubbard, Of Norwich, Conn; Mr. and MIRA G. 5.
White 81 PURDUE cs
Indiana; Presidents NJ II Buckbam, Of the University
OF Vermont Professor q. Cove, OF Denver.
Colonel Charles y. Spencer, Of Nrw-York, Ia here
with his family. This Colonel Spencer's twentieth
I'm the White Mountains and the hotel clerks tell
with interest of his bshng expoita
| John c. Potter, w. H. ALen Joel Goldthw waite and G.
w. Converse. of Boston L. E. Stanton and w. H. Post.
Of Hartford; J. s. Armstrong and W. Aitken OF New
families in the last two weeks Of July and in August
The Fabyan House y one terminus Of the Mount
\ made from the Crawford House. Among the guests
registered last the following: Charles Colgate
| Mira @. c. Colgate Mrs L. Ranney. Thsodore Fiesch
| % W. Cook George w. Edwards. Mr.. aud Mrs. r. A.
| Flis Mr. and Mira Il. Louia A kaufman aud family,
! and r. Mapesden aud family, OF HewYork.