Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-28
MIR. CLEvELAND's RETREAT.
Where the Prcsident-Elect Finds Rest an,
Security From once Seekers.

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Security From once Seekers.
An Exmore, Va, correspondent of the New
York Times saws:
If Mr.. Cleveland had searched the entire At
lantic coast fo- q retreat whose chief merit
would be its inaccessibility he could not have
| found a better place Than Hog Island. where
/ he has ten miles Of water between him and the
world, and where the only means of convey
ance except the steam launch belonging to the
club is the sail boats, which do no: commend
themselves to any one who appreciates comfort
and the economy of time. With the weather Of
the past three days the trip across the Broad
water to the island has not been a desirable
| journey, and even If the President-elect were
| not carefully guarded by the hospitable protec.
ton OF the club which owns the entire island
and controls all its shores it is not likely that
he would be bothered by visitors and Office
seekers.
The fact that Mr. Cleveland is on the island
is about all the news that there is in his trip and
the people here can tell you very little more
than is known in New York. Those who saw
him say he looked as if he needed rest. and, as
he Is intensely popular among these plain peo-
pie and good democrats. there ia a profound
local satisfaction that he came to old Virginia
to get 1t. He will not be disturbed and il
plenty OF peace and salt air and Virginia cook
turn to New York with strength enough to re-
sumo his experiences with the multitudinous
gentlemen who are willing to serve their
country.
Mr.. Cleveland cannot help feeling very much
at home with the few people who are on Hog
Island. In the recent election the total vote of
the island was eirhteen. and every one Of these
votes was cast for Cleveland and Stevenson.
Cobb Island. just below. did not do quite as
well, but all It had went to the same ticket. 1t
cast its seventeen votes for Cleveland. As one
Of the islanders expressed it, "We are born
democrats, sir. We never knew anything else
and We don't want to know anything better.
The democratic party suits perfectly, sir
The Broadwater Club, which owns Hog
Island and which has taken steps to change the
name to Broadwater Island. represents still
another development of the latest tendency Of
millionaires and associations of rich men.
Having. to large extent. conquered the conti-
nent, they are now turning their attention to
the islands. The first island in this country to
become q large social factor was CAROLS Island,
In the Chesapeake bay, where the duck shoot
ing is famed in two hemispheres and where ad
mittance to the club that owns it is beyond the
price of fine jewels the last share of stock. with
membership, having sold for something like
$4,000.
Within the past two years the rich men OF the
country seem to have been busy acquiring
islands. and at the present rate Of purchase
there won't be desirable island left by the end
of another twelvemon.h. The Vanderbilts and
Carnegie and some other rich men have bought
the habitable islands off the coast of Georgia.
The best islands off the coast of North and
South Carolina are occupied by clubs. and now
the Virginia islands are getting into the hands
of the men who can afford such luxuries.
South of Cape Henry are the ducking shores
which President Harrison visited last year rs the
guest of the Ragged Island Club and north of
Cape Charles is the Broadwater Club. whose
president, Mr.. Joseph l.. Ferrell is now enter
tanning Mr.. Cleveland and his companions, Mr..
l.. Clarke Davis and Mr.. Charles B. Jefferson.
1t is bleak and barren place, a ten-rnie
stretch OF sand with moderately good growth
OF pine, and with the marsh and marsh grass
where the game worth shooting like so well to
hide Around about you see artificial arrange
ments OF pine bushes placed on every conven-
lent point and commanding the vantage of
every flight of the ducks. In these blinds the
sportsmen hide and wait from daybreak for
their prey. 1t is pretty cold work sometimes,
but when the ducks fly well the gunncrs never
think OF the temperature. There is nothing in
the world so enlivening and warming as duck
shooting on frosty day.