The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-07-13
HIDDEN CHARMS or SANDY HOOK.
A Member Of The Tile Club Discovers
Leach and nccnMes Enth1siastIe.


Leach and Hcc"~.s Eatsssia.iie.
As Sun reporter WIS about to make him
self comfortable In ono Of tho wicker rocking
chairs on tho forward dock OF the 1T. John.
which plies between Now York and Sandy
Hook. he spied n member OF the famous Tilo
Club Joining him. the reporter asked II the
club were going on any trip this summer.
"Going?" WIS the reply. why they're oil
gone-that Ia. nearly ALL"
AL gone inside Z" uueried the reporter. re.
membering ono OF tho clubs famous stories.
Not exactly. They've nearly ell gono In
sections TO Europe. Perhaps there are but
four OF us loft In this country. Don't misun-
dorstand me. though. The club hasn't gone
and won't go anywhere this summer - club"
The reporter was going TO Seabright and
asked the Ttler II no were going so far.
Not l." was the reply. " leave tho city for
day away from houses and people. spend
to-day alone by the sea. get OF with the rest
at Sandy Hook. but lot them tnke the train
and stay behind. They're welcome to tho High.
lands. seabright. Monmouth Beach. and Long
Branch IL they'll only leave tho seven miles
beach OF Sandy Hook alone to NO."
49,, But Thought" snid the reporter. that the
Tiers weren't very we'll satisfied with their OK;
heard all sorts Of stories about mosquitoes with
toslh. and flies with claws. aud that your only
you the Tsi e. good
many circumstance tended to bring on that
mosT%t" rSsrc There WAS, Mas ths wreck wi;h
meat and unfortunately. most Of tina time a
very strong land hreczt. which brought tho
l've L1en there dozans OF times since. md NAT
for hours on n lox Of that same wreck-.tho hull
wsnt II E sin ?nr a3o-and novor heard
n n vow 80 there 20 often you must nad
p9Snt{ ~ sts,ac. yoM a..
backs OF n sensible resort: Strong. braeing salt
air. magni ilcent beacf. grand SURF no
no mot
Sat sssins a soul. and i've mover seen more
most. HAYS boon train hands wlo'vo run over
f9r dip Ia the surf But tho beauty OF Sandy
"s s ,H woods sI q aaauo
and pi,;t .ns ,a T , NJ y9! Gun find"
make It easy tor many others You have to
follow the rnilronl sk.rtnx the words for some
rafIr"aa You h"ss to STrak THROUGH uss sheksS
TO reach IT,, can ts, how 70 strike 1t exactly
because it,s Irrissly familiar 7: ne ard
" You called 1t unique"
1t is unique. Between the railroad and the
bench. stretch of about Il mile and u half. the
Hook Is d;ysoly wooded; But the woods arc
snIsy afr"n; from ,hs I"sE c"antry tyre
strolling through u miniature forest. II is NO
dense that often tho branches meat IN graceful
Ink in luAurinnt growth over ihs brln chss form
beautiful arbnrs Most Of tho way through the
woods tho path i lined on either skie with wild
can io!i"w iii" lines Of primros"s iii ihsy al.
post fade awav in slreuks OF delicate pink.
dune. II Is crowned BY . sinslS Scrub oak OAK
whose branches have beon blown into fan asti.
cal shapes. A deep. reveriernting SOUND COMES
Il
woods bphind ana on either sdo. and the sand
htll before. 1t ILLS ono with mystery, AS You
ascending, You reach The top Of tn. dune aud
raise your hoad W draw long breath. DofOrs
"NoGody who has not thus had tho ocean
burst suddenly upon his view can fully appre.
ciata Its grandeur. leaves u sense OF vnstncss
which Is beyond dsscrintion. There Is really
sotneth M drn'int c IN tho change from the CIR.
"a rsss y sw.sp yqS IL: stood
tell you how often haya stood there watching
the shifting lights on that immense surface. or
ThY scaao ia. not ys, sst and donDt TX sssr
will lose. its imprcssiyeness for me through
which crowns the drive. . pam leaf II had
been thrown on tho beach by the ,surf. and
E: S"s w: %su I.s ,ss tho r0n OF
,s ay P. 1t 81 In ny s Si. .%oi s.
PiGe. sscond-I take = DIP In tho surf Third
two pipes. Fiitii-T stroll along tho beach =
ooupis 81 hours. Sixth-1 am thankful that
NO ono also has besn on the beach. s.4venth-I
bathing on the bay side Of tho hook, and have
beaptiiul swim. Ninth reach the boat no.
myself comfortnbio. Tsntk-I watch an OK
CITED and heated crowd from the train rushing
for ths boat Elsyenth-I think 70 myself thai
they are n pack Of fools. Twslfth-I finish %
In New York with an enormous dinner"
AT the Invitation Of the Tier. ths reporter