New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-27

Er-NEUors NEW ATTRACTIONS PRESENTED.
PROM Av o-cAsr)~AL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE.
CALDWELL, Lake George, July 2A-Ihls
beautiful region is rapidly increasing in popularity, and
eac recurring summer gives evidence OF the fact ia the
multiplication OF hotels. cottages. boarding houses.
steamboat. and yachts Fishing Il unusually good this
season and many line lake trout have been caught Tie
water n Tie laXe has been unusually high and many OF
Tie steam landings have been raised Around the
shore. and orthe islands % Lake George there ar now
nearly fty houses entertaining visitors for the secson
For William Henry Hotel at the head Of the lake, IS the
largest, and is conducted by the same managers as the
Boavan at Albany and the Arlin gton at Washington.
Tie SPACIOUS ana attractive grounds surrounding THIS
house were laid nearly twenty years ago by the
senior member OF the company who In his early career
WIS landscape gardener He also planned the hotel 10
be- in harmony with backgrounds. auduow lives IN retire
pept on his auIes occasionally the summer rcyi,ltng
the scene % hi past lhor and Tho floor OF tie
slttiacroom m this hotel Is OF white marble. and is kept
scrrpulously clean. Every evening the guests ENJOY
music aud danrug IN the large parlor and during the
d. at regular intervals the band plays In the summer
house on tho Iavn There twenty steamboats, on
thc lake ard excursions are taken daily 10 all attractive
and interesting points Through its entire length.
prominent feature that attracts notice this year at the
head OF c Jake Is the English cottage built on nn rresu-
hr PLAN and with very high roof The Interior Us
finished c1wclyin the cabinet style. ana % is occupied
BY tAc owner r. Dcnuoth, Of Ncw-l ork' ana HE family
Who have also private steam yacht here
The Iayticn Minister. Mr.. Preston who Is also dean
,he dip omatc corps AZ Washington caycs'Vart Of he
family 40 tAe Fort william Henry Hotel, while he, as
tparite Ambassador ya.,- with b esest the courts
% France and Lag and Mrs. Preston. ana ,X OF thct
children have their carriages and horses ana tbc el on
tlc family prove themselves 20 DEE equally expert WIN
leii brothers 81 managing and propcAs thelr Doal on
TIE AXE.
Dr. bowling Of New-York: withihs family ia as usual
occupying Ae cottage he built here over zen year ago
& Matthew Wilson The artist r. at his cottage On lAc
'@s 9 sue a. iue 49Ae' 0pposle iluWet, .,t ., o
pit ana Mrs. MoldiIu BOclne, Win their family are
H;4g III one Of TIE Fort George cottages.
NJ. George W. Warren, Organst OF St Thomas
tAuciJ New-NOrk, and family have again TINS season
tle cottage At the south end Of The Lake House.
'lt r, :. Montgomery, the NeW-Iork broker ana
a4H.-g are IN The cottage opposite the Lake House
~ orb and Grand Master Mason OF the state with
81 1!iloh4s Tie Misses. Julia g aud Mabel! simmons
~ masters Charles Joseph iF Iand George ->nmoha
grounds
a. r Eggeston. OF Brooklyn with his family, are at
~ o9ttge On the shore, about i've miles from the head
" lAe lake he and party OF lis uelghbOTs while on
acAt excursion recently, had the rare opportunity
cssHltAee7 dp unusual meteOr0logicM phenomenon.
VtoAe moving over the adjacent hs ioIlnc1 water
spout over the lake far from their yacht though all
W board escaped injury They, however the largest
'o,est trees cOntOrted and broken 10 pieces
AT A \. BeadestOn IS greatly identifying the grounds
surrounding his cottage at the north end OF the Lake
EolAe For weeks landscape gardener has been
transforming the uneven, rocky slope into c0nccntnc
y terraces with pockets for flowers and al terminate
Sir. sherman Of the Mansion House has been making
many improvements; fine road has been made 20 cross
Nlt main road north OF the house, making beautiful
u.,ye 0f quarter Of a mile through the grounds
Inc patrons Of the 5aganore ma thai many changes
~ NJ made IN the winter and sprihg Inc ehtIo avn
presents series Of terraces laid out III great perfection
among the guests ut the Sycamore sre MI w +. Mads-
MIN MIN and family, Miss Colgate Edward Cornelius and
William Colgate; Miss Mayher, Mrs Charles Hartman
shd daughter Mr Dyer Pearl and family, and the Rev
OI Henry D. Van Dy Ike and family, of Sew-York.
AMONG Inc large number Of cottages now being built