The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-07-28
A CECIL OOUNTIAN ABROAD.


Editor Wig: We left PoughksepSi1 al
"a NJ on the beautiful and CON 'nnd!nuS
steamer Mary Powell, S" c,lled in h"nor
of the WIFE of Thomas Powell, of New
burph We were just fairly seated rs it
seemed (but we had gon:. four or live
miles) when the speed was sIackened aud
some one sang out Milton This WAS
our first landing; \ small quiet looking
vlIlrge situated ut the base Of a hill.
QIite IA number OF excurSionisrs joined
us here.
As We 90 on the beauty of the scenery
increases with every yard of our progress.
In the course OF half an hour We make
another stop at Nev Hamburg, u place
in appearance and situation much like
Milton.
We are off again Bye and bye we
shall be at New burg, quite an enterpr,sing
city of twenty thou ~audS population. a
good deal can be said of it both AS 70 It's
beauty of location and historic interest,
we shall only mention that it is situated
on the side OF 4 hill, the strerts heiug
one above another. An old fashioned
house with sloping roof and great high
chlmneys was p,n;ed on; to- us hein2
the Il Il iquarters of Washington du"iue
the r evolutionary war. L. is now nlled
with relics of those times. The tourists
can distinguish it by a ,owcr RICH, be-
sid. it.
Our next landing is Cornwall. i small
romantic looking pa:e called Corn wall
on the Hudson \ mile and hIlf be-
low is the famous S5orm King Noun
tain which is very lofty and grand, tower
ing above all the other highlands The
Cornwall Mountain House is situated at
the western slope at an elevation o. twelve
hundred feet. At the other side there IS a
back ground of a curious peak Another
irregular shaped on is AnthOnys Nose.
it being on the east bark.
In a short time we shall be at West
P ,iut. We have NOT fully discussed the
luLeres ing sights passed whan our atteu-
tiontion is demanded here Every Amer
can has read AMI heard of West p nut,
military school at which have graduated
some of the mos. famous aud successful
generals of the daY; sherman, 5 eridau,
Graut and others Some OF the build.
ings can be seen from the river, the rid
ing school, stables, and ,be dome of
another building. Hacks or cabs c,n he
taken at The depot or wharf which go
directly TO the post which gives the
traveller the pleasure of seeing the dress
parade. The cadets are Ill encampment
now. We only make one more stop
(Cranstnus) before we reach New York.
1t is pretty little town situated on
high rock. Some folks from the hotel
saluted us. 1t being the Fourth of July
our salutations were quite numerous as
the river was alive with crafts of every
descriptions; barges, fright boats, ferry
boats. pleasure yachts, palace steamers,
etc. Nearly all the towns on the west
shore lave one opposite, connected by
ferries.
The two prlncipal cities that we pass
are Sing Sing and Y 5nkers, the former
is where the State prison is located, the
latter a nice clean looking place very
much like Newburgh. Greystnne, the
resi- ience of the late Slmuel J. Tildrn,
is at Ynnkers. The p .lisades of the
Hudson rise TO view now, they are huge
rocks from three to five hundred feet
high, on both sides of he river, and extend
tor fifteen miles.
We occasionally catch glimpseS OF
handsome n tnsiOuS in among the trees
Sunny Side the home of Washington
Irving. the novelist, was one. Jay Gould's,
the Western Uhion Telegraph owner,
was an other.
We reach New York at 30 A. NJ,
making t" stops, Vestry and 22nd Street.
Now we proceed up the harbor which by
the way is magnificent. as all the ships
are gaily decorated with flags, all nations
being represented. We pass the Statue
oi L berty on Bedloe's Island. und =" the
Brooklyn Bridge. also by Green Point,
Blackwells island where the prison and
insane asylum are, Harlem River, past
Fort II ,llet, through He'll Gate Tito Long
Island Sound. He'll Gate is where I'm
mense beds OF rocks lie winch are very
dangerous to uavigator>. Q tie IA number
have been blown out but e. good many
remain. few can be seen rs they are be-
low the surface OF the water. While oa
the Sound we had d grand view of Exc
cution Light, Wards Island and Others
F.om the East RIYer General Gil .ut's
tomb can b, seen. On our home ward
route New York Was passed at 3 10 p. NJ
We had nothing to mar our eujoy ;nenJ
as everything passed off quietly and ex-
cellently for a promiScuous crowd. How
ever we had u strict commander who
would have insisted on good order Gap
tain Anderson).
The Poughkeepsie VIII .rf was touched
s 10 p. NJ quite IA number We're there to
"tlCUult US. hI were uudHlul III
pronouncing it grand success. We were
in time to witness the display of fireworks
which were on liberal scale Fastidinus
indeed must the tourist whose eye fails
TO detect no beauty along the Hudson
River.
Would be glad to join some OF YOUR
readers next summer Gt we be spared)
on ii trip up this lovely river.