New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-14
PEACEFUL SHELTER ISLAND.
PREPARING FOR A PROSPEROUS SEASON
COTTAGES NEW AND OLD, AND WHO WILL DWELL IN


IRON An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
SHELTER ISLAND, May 15.-The long and
silent winter has been succeeded by the hustle busy
excitement that presages 1.-The season" The welcome
OF the carpenters hammer and the srdent voice
of bis echo back from the hills that over upon
GreenpOrt and the New England shore beyond; tile
wild ducks have taken wing 10 make room FOR the sum-
mer boaIders. Everybody Is pleased Every BODY -
shelter Island in winter is somewhat comprohen-
sive term; but in It Is stretched with a
geance Everybody then exists here In editions to
use technical expresson-ln two bound volumes as It
were the one of Boston, the other of Brooklyn make
That of the City Of Churches Is the varied and In
terestns that OF the Hub the exclusive and quite
the more aristocratic Perhaps IT IS the difference b.
tween religion and culture perhaps the style Of the TWO
towns.
don't know how II happened built is down in the
books, and in tie memory OF the youngest adult
nhabitant that eleven years ago two parties OF
seekers for sunmerhomes journcycd hther from Brook
Ign and Boston. Between them they gobbled up about
thirteenth part Of the island the north shore Tho
| men from Brooklyn Mehodsts and bent on camp
meetings. Honest John French their head they
settled the Old Chase homestead, bought 800
acres of the heirs aud forthwith organized the Shelter
| Island Grove Camp Meeting Association. Their pur-
chase embraces TIE highest hills the island and
finest Views The shore rises rapidly from the bay and
and twlst3 that two lots OF ground the
tire tract have the same level or view Somewhere ac
cordngly in this hill lies buried the philosophers
stone OF perfect content. II s observed az peculiar
local phenomenon that of the hundred cottage
owners each thinks and secretly gloas thought
| that ho has tho better OF his neighbor In the
matter OF location. IN truth there IS little
choice the Wow is always charming and the water
ALWAYS at hand The breezcs from the north cool all
alike. The association put up hotel and called It the
Prospect House chapel cdSerHe for summer bOarders
and five cottages, Not to be Outdonc, the Boston iolk
who had picked out their 800 the har0Or.
Locus Point. did Likewise They spcnt D. 900 Ia build
Ing tie Manhansctt House and put up Eve cottages, but
left Ou the chapel The hotel was all ambitious affair
ana this day the fines, all Eastern Long Island
Then Doth concerns cut Up their into budng lots.
! 1000 oach, and offered them TO the world. MotdoGsm
| and the clergy stood by Brooklyn molly, even when
camp-ncctug- were abandoned after few years and in
tie race between religion and culture, religion came
long way ahead. The original number OF cottages has
been doubled twenty times over, and there hardly
600 left TO be d posed OF prices ranging
500 10 $1,000. Grc4. enterprises projected to
"boost" tie settlement. These Include b'g hotel on
ire top White IIi wncuc" the most attractive OF views
obtained OF land ana bag ana Shore shc.~ aud
pcolir4 tne Sound with il nyrid ~ White sails
! and clear into Connecticut. standing upon
| this cninence I counted lGj yaclt-. boats aud
! sa..u craft OF all d, scrii tons iu sight.
! To ae # almost Dissertation TO bud a hotel
| +
-vcetcru ana the cat.brd calls. bat the site has
been reserved tor the purpose and President Hoa-aud
tod rue only tie other lay that the scheme pressing,
AMI may Dee carried ont By another YEAR Inc LII is
nearly two hundred fcrt high and there must steam
elevators 20 carry guests 10 tie top from the beach,
winch Il right AT the foot. drive VIII be made skirt
the associaton'. grounds back to Tower nm and give
ges chance TO bring blIher the beach Yet these
are thing OF the future abbott Less romantic hut
M r. Immediately practical tae tcn-tLOusand ga
water tank hat was built during the winter in the hill
10 hold water from the yell the cottages on the high
~ cyes tho new watcr.pipe Anl the fre-plugs that
have been put H. and the sharpening of the sanitary
measures concerning the disposal Of sewage, ctc that
| r.lovud % tho benefit ~ al
| while the Boston establishment over Tic way has
n3uri-hcd but Increased. tho Brooklyn settlement
| has pushed up the hill very vigorously TO the i've
| House mono have been added TN TINS spring
when Nrw-York has come to the rescue IN
MOTLEY. isnow building summcr.hou.e there. or
toned and expensive as itls the handsomer hut tae
pr,pondcunc- OF popular has been wi the dcrl-
o.r.lr SIDE Of the not, Wncrc buo shirts are allowable
aud is Al premium over dignity. Though the season
no, SCI begun neatly all tho cottages On Prospect
have been e being furnished Tor occupancy by
tacir owners ARA seme1ts Tor board are ucn, couI-
pc,ed cy,ry day Mo.t persons who spcLd thc summer
at Propoct and have cottages. board Themselves; but
prefer not To bother with houseLeeps and take
their meals ~ the hotel or at Bay View Among those
Is the Rev. Dr. stephen H. Camp OF Bt0okyn, who has
let lis cottage Henry II. Hogias, of New York Nh
Iou' ua- purchased two ilne lots on the waterfront.
and Will buIld for himself. The cottages on Prospect
li That 1o 70 iet range IN prce from $3.50 to $500.
fully furnished or Lou-ehe 'plS ~: Tue season ron,
June To -cp,'E'rr A.'opS ta'1e MAo h1Yc rented
oi ErOoAlyu. Henry J. NHehr, or New ork, aud the
| Rev. Dr BehreHs, Dr Scuidcr's successor, w1o has
secured ono Of the LARGEST Congressman Darwin James,
| OF Brooklyn, has taAon the ne" Derby cottage *
Mayor schroeder. who, with President j. c. uoAS ami
controls Ac fortunes o. Prospect 10 going 10 Europe, aud
! Aa. le, BIS cottage 10 hl' partner j. NJ Bon.
Mr. lIoaeiaud. eotissc Is benz eilaEed II Is Oh TIE
h and thinks he has the best OF tuosc fellows up there
being ubc 10 run his saltwater pYe eht out ~ the bay
aad pump up the water into his bath room. The other
fr lows chucke back at the thought OF how hose
below have sElnded themselves as 10 view d. Arnold
summer aud the Rev. ;. r. Deuuiu and The Rev ". T.
Hui. oil NcwHNeu who, disGegaIding the scuplral IN
uuctOu have two "a D, VIII De there. Oae OF Dr. Dcu
Sr5 OF Con,rir, for the wear II II, even said maj
the Rev Or. II. ". Hculder no tn owner OF
,SS any cittr Island The inst cotago Oh the hill
W!u Dee occupied by o., owner, Dr G.. y. Hoagiaud or
BroukIV Lester Pcttt, cN-lliyOr Booth agd Alder
man John French are getting their cottages an shape
| Nornau l.. Munro tnc publisher has bought the Wal
lace cottage tor 1000. anu Is having Il remodel for
his own use me hon'e going up lor b. H. cary Of
July Or. Bsyau's new collage has been bought by
j. Drmer, OF th" Roy Bahlu% POWDER company, VINO
/, altering II TO sut his l~e,c Dr. Adoph whale, u
Ncw-lotk dentist, IS building; and john l. Coos, a
BIoad.t provision dealer, 81, having four cottages
ercc ed, one for his own use.
Thc Prospect House un3eG going repars # VII. DO
under the management y. Richard II. stcarns. The
Nauhan,ctt House, vii be- run b, Wilson K C.aifed,
as last year. Both hotels are always crowded IN the
season. promise har boon received from MT S"rOih
Of "A limited express that Will run i!Om Nev-l ~
Greeupolt. uHety-,ir miles IA two hours and MAJ,
stopping ohy al Jamaica anu HlSlOt. me ptJ.t',
recent urged, OF forming poo OF cap aliss for the
purchase or the West Neck farm as site of summer
r.. .uccs f. apparently dead Il Is more than prnbd-
bic mat u Will revived IN another season, however,
and eventually carried cut IAe beach Is very nnc.
where 4, T. not shelter Island; and where else is
clear eth water to be fOuud Tor sea-bathnsl AL
round inc shore from he West Neck to DR. NicCils
ann and over - Cookie Ilarbor the side he
farmers are getting ready 10 board more city people