Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-08-23
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Observation-Disclosures the American
Buckle and Cartridge Factory-A Res
ervOIr and Building for the New and
Notable Spring on MIR. Kelsey's Land
Near Savtn R0ck-Bus1ness Lively at
tine Rock-Gaming at the shore.
West Haven manufacturing industries con-
sinue to look up. Business at the American
Cartridge and Buckle company's works has
SO extensively that the entire large
brick mandatory erected by Mr.. George r.
Kelsey though filed to the utmost with ma
chimes and machintey has proved inadequate
and an addition is now being erected on the |
north side. It's foundations are laid and the |
work will be rapidly pushed forward 30 as to |
get it ready for occupation as early as pos
sible It will be used both for the cartridge
and buckle work. The concern is to be con-
graduated on its success. It already employs
one hundred hands and is an important fac
tor in West Ravens material prosperity.
Nature has provided a delightful spring at
Sayin Rock in the vicinity of the Rock itself,
with its flavor of old Indian times surround
ing it, Not far from what remains of the old
Savin Rock Hotel, that old and pleasant
hotel by the sea, which fire destroyed and
which was SO popular resort for beauty,
crystal water almost entirely free from all
mineral and organic substances. It is on
land owned by Mr.. George r. Kelsey, the
much esteemed president of the West Haven
horse railroad company and for many years
past one of the leading men in this section OF
the State, one whose energy, foresight and
business ability have done SO much to make
the borough of West Haven the hourlshing
and prosperous place that it is. Mr.. Kelsey
in the last few months has had the water of
the spring analysed by State Chemist s. z.
Wheeler, who finds it a truly remarkable
spring of water for purity and transparent
clearness. He prenouness it as undoubtedly
unexcelled for purity by any other spring
water in this section of the country. The
chemical analysis disclosed that there is only
64-1OOth of grain of foreign substance to
the gallon of this water. This minute guam
ity is composed of carbonate of >magnesia,
chloride of sodium and chloride of calcium
the magnesia being the chief component.
This is indeed q remarkable showing. The
water il used exclusively in Mr..
Kelsey's household for cooking purposes
and the table. He has also had
a reservoir built OF rock stone enclosing
the spring. The reservoir contains many
hundreds of gallons of water; and over the
reservoir small frame building has been
erected, thus providing for keeping the wa
ter perfectly pure or in its natural state.
Mr.. Kelsey's idea is next year to supply cot
tages, hotels and other places at the shore
with pure drinking water, to be delivered
in quantities large or small direct from the
spring. The water is simply trancendent
" pure drinking water and no claim is made
of it's possessing mineral or other medicinal
substances. The spring is situated in a
ravine fifty feet wide between two slightly
hills each of which is forty feet high and both
of which are remarkably fine sites for fine
shore residences, as residence on either of
them would command magnificent view of
the sea, and would overlook Savin Rock it.
self; beside which it would be accessible by
driving from the rear well as the front.
The hills front on Savin avenue, and but the
least bit of landscape gardening is needed to
make the surroundings beautiful indeed, all
the immediate surroundings being greatly
diversified, with driveways either made by
man or made by nature. The land is to be
sold by Mr.. Kelsey for residences, these two
knobs or hills being SO beautifully situated
and SO desirable for the purpose and when
thus disposed of, the spring goes with it, to
be under the exclusive control of the pur-
chasers of the land. There is another
spring on an elevation about five
hundred feet further in the rear,
which Mr.. Kelsey intends to utilize
for pure water supply for the shore cot
tagers and others, and which from its eleva-
wanted. Back of the spring short distance
is Kelsey avenue, beautiful wide avenue
opened by Mr. Kelsey through his land and
which when completed will extend from
Savin Rock to the center of West Haven run
ming parallel to and west of Savin avenue.
A large portion of the avenue where it runs
through Mr.. Kelsey's land is graded or near
" graded. The end near the Rock is yet to
be finished. The whole forty acres owned by
Mr. Kelsey in this section near Savin ave-
nue. was bought by him of Charles Dicker-
man of Howe street, this city, our most
noted raiser of fine pears, who planted on one
part of it many pear trees which still remain.
Business among the shore restaurateurs is
very good on pleasant days, and the hotels
are crowded. Altogether, with hot spell
of two or three weeks, all expect to come out
ahead, with fair profit.
Picnics at Savin Rock have not been very
numerous this season, but next week, how
ever, there will be quite a boom in picnics at
the Rock. Mr.. Lempert, the proprietor of
the flying horses in the grove, intends pro-
curing theatrical troupe to give perform
ances near his flying horse machine. Mr..
Lempert has the lease for the grove and
therefore claims to have the right of furnish-
ing any proper amusement there that he de-
sires.
Joseph Weeks, sporting celebrity at
Savin Rock, who is engaged in game at
which he reapg financial harvest, was ar
rested recently tor keeping gambling place.
The operating wheel by which the game is
PLAYED was stationed in Miller's saloon. The
case against Weeks was tried last Monday
and he was fined 81 and costs. As is I'M
usual in such cases the "wheel," which is
worth some $50, was returned to the accused.
Charley Miller, the proprietor of the saloon
and pavilion, and man named Bishop were
also fined on q similar charge.
The old feud between some Of the grove
business men seems to have started up again
and this tine Mr.. Lynch the proprietor of
the bowling alleys is victim of the law. On
complaint of Mr.. E. Reiner and several other
witnesses a warrant alleging Sunday liquor
selling was issued for Lynch.
At Savin Rock the severity of the storm
was remarkable. Although no serious dam
age was done, the strong wind and unusual
tide made more or less havoc along the shore.
In speaking of the high tide, an old resident
at the rock said that at no time during the
last ten years had he seen the water 60 high
as to reach nearly to the roadway. There
was little lightning, but large tree on Beach
street in front of the grove was struck. The
end of Kelsey's pier, where the boats land,
was washed away by the "big sea water" A
platform at NJ. P. Donohues bathing payil-
lion was carried off and deep trench dug in
the roadway near by. A hat-bottom row
boat belonging to Hills Bros. was driven
upon the beach and smashed by the big
waves. A number of other craft belonging
to other cottagers were smashed during the
night and three sail boats were found on the
DeEcu. lucy Ao0 eNAuoA1AJ DLOAOA tAo1E
fastenings add drifted off. A sail boat be-
longing in West Haven and containing a fish
ing party from Merwin's Point, attempted to
land at Kslsey's pier during the storm, and
the night being dark and with the strong
wind and heavy sea, the craft was badly used
up, and not until the mast was split in two
did the boat become secured to the pier. A
number of other accidents occurred, but no
serious injury resulted in any case.
Severed the Ligaments.
In Naugatuck Tuesday John Monroe, an
elderly man and a mason by trade, fell from
q hnldino and struck nnon his trnwel in aunh