Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

GeOfge w. ItcyDOld OF DelaWare City
was interviewed by n GAZETTE reporer
a day or two ago upon the question of
the proposition to convert Bombay
Hook island into laZaretto. Mr.. ltey-
bold has very pronounced sentiments on
the question and they are very emphati-
cally against any transformation of the
island into lazaretto.
lie was invited to speak on the sub
ject, as he represents the chief owner
ship of Bombay Hook island, that is to
say the more valuable wharfages, 500
acres of the centre Of the island, where
the railway passes through, the best
water facilities, and in fact the only To-
cation on the place that is applicable to
the purposes of tho proposed lazaretto.
He said i'll effect that he and the par
ties he represents are inalterably OPP
posed to the application of their prop
erty or any part of it to such purposes.
1t has been stated in the Philadelphia
papers that the people of Delaware
would favor this location as q site.
Now the facts are that the residents of
Kent county, part of, and adjacent to
whose shores Bombay Hook island lies
are opposed to the project. This oppose
tion comes especially from the residents
of Smyrna and its vicinity, contiguous
TO the island. They object to Pennsyl-
vania placing its pest house in Kent.
There has been nothing more aggra-
waiting to the people of the locality than
this Pennsylvanian assertion that Bonn
bay Hook island is a semi-deserted
sandspit, some miles off shore, and
which nobody has any special interest in.
On the contrary it is an extremely inn
portant summer resort. Besides it is
not an Island, certainly not In the sense
brulted IN the Philadelphia papers.
lhe island $50 called from time out of
mind) is easily and at all times access-
bic from shore. 1t has been visited this
season by, in round numbers, 1900 Will
mingtonians; by about 10000 people
from Philadelphia, Chester and other
points oy the steamer Thomas Clyde.
from BrldSeton, ". D., Just across the
bay, between 5000 and 1000 people re-
presenting Sunday-schools and churches
from that vicinity, have made 1t practl-
caliy Their summer resort.
lhere Is a good driving road from the
mainland TO the Island. AT times from
oUO % ,OOO carriages may be seen on the
OCCASION OF any. particular gathering.
Inc claim OF lnaccessibility is fully
refuted in the fact that about 10000
residents OF the vicinity, from Dover,
Lelpslc, smyrna, Clayton and elsewhere
nave visited BumDay look Tor holiday
purposes during the past summer.
Inc road TO the island is country
road, under the jurisdiction OF the Levy
court and Is properly maintained.
BOMBAY Hook, instead OF beinga lonely
uninhaolted island, has its hotels,
orchards, farms, It's sschool-house, and is
under regular county. jurisdiction.
Neither Is II sandsplt, Tor upon 1t are
~ acres OF the finest timber in Delaware.
IL was this beautiful bit OF woodland
mat gave the place Its well-known name
OF Woodland Beach.
Inc owners OF woodland Beach were
only recently applied TO by the Worlds
Far commission, to allow New York
artlst TO make painting of one of its
peach orchards for exhibition at Chicago,
the reason being that 1t afforded the
ideal peach otchard scenery, such as
would give the best pictorial descrip-
ton Of Delaware's staple fruit product.
Ana TINS Is the spot that the Philadel-
phla papers have been preaching uD as