Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-24
ADAY Ar sAvIN ROCK.

Ascension and Parachute Drop-The
Deep Water Near Shore Below the
Rock Future Commercial Re1a.
lions and Possibities-NIen Of Mark
Notes of the ShOre-A Big X. OFF.
Day Next Tuesday.
Savin Rock air was redolent of the salt
sea yesterday. The wind was off from the
''big sea water" and blew fresh and cool,
and with the beautiful sky and sunshine
and moderately warm atmosphere yester-
day was, as cottagers and other jewellers
by the sea termed it, Zone of the perfect
days at the shore" Far off on the broad
bosom of the sound, here and there, rose
upward swift moving smoke from the
smoke stacks of passing steam tugs, which
looked like mere specks in the distance.
There were "white winged Ships" too, sail
ing smartly onward, driven by the stiff
breeze. The old lighthouses white shaft
glistened brightly and reflected the glare
of the bright summer sun. Far down the
sound, in the direction of Gotham, the
waves looked densely blue and the shape of q
big black steamer was visible. It was not
bringing cargo to be landed in the deep
water below Savin Rock. The time has
not come yet for the building of those big
coal docks toward the waters of the "vasty
Deep" of which 80 much was said a few
years ago, the talk then, as it will be re-
membered, being that the ready access to
deep water there would be soon utilized by
the building of the aforesaid docks. New
Haven is growing, however, and New Eng.
land is growing, and greater and still
r,roo fo. foni1itiaa of tranarortatiGn arc da-
manded as the years go by, and no doubt
the readily accessible deep water of the
sound below Savin Rock will be marked
by the docks of commerce at nc
very distant day. Ex-Mayor Lewis will
remember what a hard fought battle
it was to get public sentiment in accord
with the necessity of having a railroad
built to Derby, a project which he and
President Dawson Of the water company
and few other aggressive public spirited
men fought for with leonine persistency
and with final success. Before that New
Haven lost or rather sacrificed it's privilege
of being the terminus of what is now The
Naugatuck road at New Haven. Bridge
port stepped in-aggressive little Bridge
portland won the prize, and prize il
Haven, a man of rare enterprise, public
spirit, energy and business sagacity, pushed
with few others the project of building
a horse railroad from New Haven t.
Savin Rock. What would West Ha
ven do without horse railroad
nowf A road would have been bull
no doubt in time, but except fol
such men as Kelsey, Ward and few
othres West Haven would not have had 6
horse railroad until years later. So Mr.
Kelsey, also with indomitable enter
prise, connected West Haven with this
city by steamboat, building for the steam
er's accommodation dock quarter of q
| mile long into deep water, there being NJ
deep water close to shore at the Rock, al
| though such is not the case a mile or 81
| below. So some day an enterprising maj
or big corporation may build docks be
low the Rock in accordance with the pla1
spoken of, Of having steamboat and shil
connection with railroad communication
at this point, or possibly the east shor,
may step in ahead and win the prize or
portion of the profits at lease by utilizing
the deep water close to shore on that sid
| of New Haven bay.
Among the frequent visitors to this city
| and Savin Rock this summer is Mr.. Edwart
| L. Goodsell, formerly of New Haven, bu
| for several years past one of the leading
dealers in the United States in the fruit
yielded on the Pacific coast. His advance
ment in business has been very rapid, TO-
| Mr.. Goodsen is yet young business man
Obtaining preparatory knowledge of tn
business with his father, the late Mr.
| Goodsell, who was for years merchan
| and wholesale dealer in fruits here, he wen
to the Pacific coast and fast built up bus
mess in San Francisco which has now at
tanned the proportions named. His bust
ness became so extensive that he estab
| lished his headquarters in New York, tax
ing large store in Park Place, where b
has big depot for goods, and en-
ploys twenty-eight or thirty clerks in tn
busy season and dozen or twenty all tn
year round, beside much other help. A
a result of recent trip to Europe he ha
established branch house there, and b
has now branch houses in San Francisco
Boston, Philadelphia and other cities. Fo
several weeks this season he is spending
day or two in taking a respite from bus
ness cares at the handsome cottage at Say
in Rock of his sister: Mrs. Clark, wife G
J. Gardner Clark, the noted conveyance1
Councilman D. A. Blakeslee and famil
are spending the summer at their shor
house at Savin Rock.
The Horse Guard will picnic at Saw
Rock next Wednesday. The married me
| will play ball against the unmarried men
bers of the company.
The many friends of Mrs. Stevens c
Wooster Place, who is now with her daugt
ter at the Morgan cottage, will rejoice t
hear that this lady's health is much in
proved and is far better than last summer
A great day at the Rock will be mex
Tuesday. The state parade of the un
formed bodies of the Knights of Pythia
takes place in this city on that day, an
the whole force will 60 to Savin Rock an
take dinner. Dinner will be served q
Cards pavilion, Mr.. E. M. Card bein
the contractor for the catering for the oc
casion. 1t is expected that fully 1000 {
the Knights will visit the Rock, to ga
nothing of their hosts of lady friends
who will take the same opportunity to b
there.
Several parties were at Railroad Grov
yesterday negotiating with reference t
bringing several large picnic parties there
The throngs of people at the grove yeste1
day were much enlivened by the playin
of the Hungarian band, twelve piece
while great attraction at the Putnam p,
wilton was the Edison telephone concer
The great interest of the day conferred
the balloon ascension.
THE BALLOON ASCENSION.
| Ihe parachute comes Down To
Soon.
AS early as 1 o'clock yesterday afte
noon people began to gather at Savin Roc
to see the advertised balloon ascension an
parachute drop. Great interest was di
played in watching the preliminary prepa
ations for the ascent and all waited p,
tiently for the balloon to 60 up. A stron
wind made itimpossible to start on time an
it was ive-thirty when the balloon was
last let loose. 1t was only partially file
with gas, and as result the seronaut We
dragged along the surface of the groun
for some little distance before he went u
in the air. At length the balloon took
rise, and after dragging the DARN
Donald up through the trees, got up t
some little height. When up about Is
feet the catch which held the parachut
became loosened in some way, and Ion
before it was time took a sudden droI
The parachute failed to open properly,
the drop was SO short, and the @ronar
was somewhat Jared and bruised.
The drop was made into potato pate
owned by William Hayes instead of in tn
ball ground, as was intended, and Haye
was greatly incensed because the crow
broke down his fence and trampled hi
patch. He talks about suing some or
for damages who he does not seer
to know. A special officer of Savin Roc
wishing to load himself with honors i