The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-24
xxcuRs1oxIsrs BorHEn THAN
Some Owners OF FSne Suburban Grounds No
Not Like 90 he Overrun.

Some Owners OF Fs.e Suburban Grounds No
Nos Like 90 he Overrun.
| Excursionists have become source Of ter
ror to the people who have country places
| within excursion distance Of New York. They
have grown to look on the landing OF Now
| York bont on Sunday rs an invasion Of van
dals who will go through their grounds ruth
lessly and tako whatever flowers they wish.
break branches from tho trees. trample down
| the grass. and leave tho ground strewn with
beer bottles and torn newspapers. This fool
ing has become so strong that II has hurt tho
value OF country places near excursion land
ip2s. and In somo cnses tho railroads and
steamboat companies have had to get
special places like Iona Island. where their
cargo will disturb no one.
Along the Hudson the men who own large
places now keep watclmen to protect them.
and on Sundays they have the men who do tho
gardening on week duys net ms police force
Mr.. j. Picrpont Morgan has his country
place about two miles below Highland Falls
and three miles from West Point. SO many
Sunday cxcursionists went to West Point that
he had a stone fence built around his place
and his men keep watch on Sundays. At tho
United States reservation at West Point the
sentineis see that things are conducted In an
orderly manner and that picnic parties do not
lunch on the parade ground. Mr. John Bigo-
low has q place near Mr.. Morgan's, and he
takes precautions also.
Across tho river at Garrisons are the country
places OF Mr.. Hamilton Fish and OF several
members OF his family. They have made
rules that no parties OF excursionlsts shall be
permitted on their grounds on account Of tho
damage they do Down by Tarrytown and
along the roads from Yonkcrs up the same
nrncautiOnR ObGarvpl IN VII
would come to Mr.. Jay Gould's place ut Irving
ton that he had to hive men stationed around
through the grounds without having ono II
Mr.: Gonld's men as escort,
place Mt F.lerslie. near Rhincbcck. Possibly
because there are not so many Sunday excur-
sionists there he Is more lcnicnt about visitors
to his place. and there is no objection to small
parties going through tho grounds and the
conservatories. 1t may he that II eight or ton
go W. to Mr. Morton's place so, some sunday he
might change his rules Mr., Whitclaw Reid is
from his place. Ophir Farm. near White Plains.
but he also is not exposed TO excursion boats.
md ~ A. there IRE not many cxcursionists by the
ind go through the grounds.
Mr.. Rockefeller IS exclusive about his place
zion bout traffic and near several landings SO
he eniorccs tho rule that excursion pnrties
These ruie s OF exclusion rarely apply to a
driving pnrty Or to any one OH horseback. II
they do not drive over tho grass there is no
objection to their going through the place. A
horse is an open sesame to grounds of most
country places. and n naughty air or n small
fee to the watchman will make it easier still.
, Along tho main road above lonkers. where |
there are many country places tho. owners |
have gone SO far as to try to prevent travellers
from stopping along the road. between tho |
FENCES and the road they have had walks laid |
and grass plots which are kept in order by
and so much have the owners OF tho adjacent |
land como to consider themselves owners OF |
the road rs we'll that they Will send man out |
TO chase away II horseman who has stopped to |
let his horse eat grnss along the roadside.
There is a constant feud between tho SUI |
burban residents and the sunday excursion
lists; The suburban resident goes to New York |
In the morning and .,oes back in the afternoon. |
excert on Sunday when he stays Mt home. 1t |
would suit him IL tho Sunday train service |
were nj most entirely stop cd except ono morn |
Ing train out into the country and ono evening |
spend the day with him. The sunday ex-
tration Of the destructive forces of man
kind. so he goes to Tuxedo or Wave Crest |
or some reservation where excursionists |
are not permitted to go. and whom he |
gets rich enough he builds u place in |
the midst OF grounds wide enough to hide |
him from the road and puts out watchmen to |
prevent people he does not want from coming |
IN and 'rnmpinS on he grass. This is more an |
Americ can than an English feeling. In Eng |
land almost ull of the show country places arc |
open to visitors under restrictions which are |
observed 1t would be rega rded as |
an improper, and unsocial thing for an Eng |
people of tho grounds. Instead Of that ho |
welcomes visitors and provides guides to take |
them around and look after them.