Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-07-26
Correspondents If the Beaoon1
Frosn Ne. MaFy.s County 80 Staten L.
land in Eight Hears Tsaseisng Tfsne.

From Sas M2Ry-s County 30 staten l..
land fan Eight Hears TRAVELLING Tiuae.
We len Mcckanicxvilie 5,45 A. NJ. for
Baltimore, and there mat our fsiends who
had arranged the Trip, and At los ten II rs
from Maryland, North Carolina and Penn
sylvania boarded the p. W ana b r r. for
New York, propelled by = fas: engine AZ the
rate Of 81 miles an hour, passing through
The cities If Hayre DC Grace, Wilmington.
East and West Chester 70 Philadelphia,
thence 70 Trenton, the capital of y. J., a
beautiful and thriving little city. well sha.l-
el, with streets wide and airy, though ike
most II the cities Of y. J. majority If the
houses built IF wood upon the cottage style
thence to Princeton, New Brunswick.
Elizabeth City and Newark. The latter
place we stopped over about 4 hours for
The purpose 81 looking at the city Of about
100000 inhabitants. Whilst there took
occasion - call AZ the office Of H. :. Miller
X Co : Fertilizer Factory, and was met NV
Mr. Boyd CHE brOk-kecpeTl who very cor
daily received and welcomed us Later
we were introduced t. Mr. Schenk and
Nj Langmau, managers If the factory.
They very kindly invited Us tn look al their
works and see how fertilizer is made. We
found the factory beautifully situated on
hc Passaic River, with navigable water
FOR the Largest vessels up IN it, piers, and
boats can he loaded direct from the factory
doors The factory has been recently
huiit' covering a space cIaAFly 10000
square feet, with all the molerf. improve
ments, both in architecture and machinery
known :" American skill The machinery
Is run ~ two 80 horse power engines and
has (. capacity Of turning out 200 tons per
day THIS Is the first fertilizer We ever
saw made, and after examining tie bones
and other chemicals used We loosely uskcl
Mr.. Langlnan where he kept his oyster
shells, ). {. rock and dirt with which hc
mixed his fertilizer This excited tho Old
gentleman some and he said the only apol-
ogy lie had 70 make was that the factory
was no; il as clean condition as he would
like il for visitors. He then opened the
entire doors o. the factory, even the engine
room, and asked Us 10 search it from top %
bottom. We found nothing but animal
bone, bone meal from South America AMI
chemicals that seemed 20 Us pure. Nj
Langman then said he manufactured lie
i!rs. ton Of phosphate made in the United
states, ami this he manufactured for Liz
ter Bros and was shipped to Baltimorc L.
J. J. Turner x Co and sold under their
own brand (Turncrsl.
We next went 10 jersey city and from
there by Ferry Steamer Plainficld across
North River - New York City, arrying At
: p. NJ. After getting supper, we started
Tor Staten Island by Steamer Robert Gar
rctt. On our way down New York BAY
We Were specially attracted with Byiloc
Island, situated in the middle of the BAY.
Upon this is monument, say 50 feet high,
AMI upon top If that is the Goddess If Lib
erty, some 20 feet high, with the right hand
and arm uplifted over the head, holding .
large glass globe, an electric light within.
lighting up the statuary and masonry
wen the features and expression ofthc face
may he seen Tor miles. This was present
ell by the French Government, AMI is known
As the famous light Of the world, spreading
IL rays from shore Ia shore OF New \ ok
Bay and even as far aS Staten Island We
arrived al Staten Island about 8 o'clock
and went - SCI the greatest dramatic pro-
iuctIOn OF modern times. entitled "Ncrn, |
or the Fall Of Rome This was the grand
est thing | ever saw, over 1900 performers
IN each tablcau and all was perfectly bead
tiiu., except the sad scene in the iiitl IL
blcau, whcrc Nero Is suSpicioaei Of kil.3uI
his mother and wife and burning thC city
pi Rome, ana to ward of this suspicion he
circulatcS the report against the Chyis,uns
AMI then dcvises the most exquisite tor,Ircs
for al! suspected persons. Some were nailed
l. crosses, others were sewcd up III SKINS
81 beasts AMI exposed Z the fairy >. Ir--.
Others Were tied 10 stakes and poles. cox
cTct with combuStiblc materials and st 81.
fire, forming human torches, and dic.s in
the most cNcruciating agony. These y5..
cut.un> took place in the gardens 10; his
palace, followed ~ horse races and chari,,
racing. Ncro himself taking part in :l,c
dress Of a chari0tccr The grounds covered
about 90 acres and the beautiful city #
Rome, with al it. white grandeur, l4y m
ashes
Next day w went u Coney Islam ~
Steamer Pegasus. The first thing there
:" attract our attention rs We went Up the
Atlantic was the Big Elephant" This j.
"a use built IN the natural shape Of an 81
cphant Il was first destined rs hotel,
the Snout forming the bar-roOm, from which
the beverage was served We entered hy
the hind leg by way @: winding stairs in a
circumference Of 80 feet and abou, 2G
feet 10 reach the holy Of the elephant,
which Is two story, with saddle or house
On top and made our exit down the other
hind leg. II i now used as d place of
games and tricks, ", in other wor,.s. Il
swindle. guess our friend "Clark" well
remembers hi experience whilst imprison-
ei in the body Of the elephant ana was
conSoled only by saying intelligence wins ."
We next visited Brighton Beach, ami
from there to Manhattan Beach These
two places are toney ami quiet From
there we went by nail % Long Island and
Bay Ridge and by Steamer back 10 Scyy
York Cifv