New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-17
PHOEBUS AS A REPORTER.
HE TELLS ABOUT THE CANOE MEET.


SOME OF THE NEW ARRIvALs-THE DELIGHTS OF
soUAw POINT
A young with dsheveed hair was wander
ing westward along the ridge OF the Hook Mountain
late yesterday afternoon trying to think This
young man knew where he had come from. but
couldn't for the life Of him tell how he got where
he He knew he a Tribune reporter. and
that he should have been at Croton Point. report
Ing the dongs OF the meet there. but why
he was strolliDg along the top OF the Hook he had
no idea. AS the day drew TO a close he reached
the summit OF High Tor and looked off 70 the
north. At his feet. a thousand feet below, the
town OF Haverstraw. with its many monuments OF
Gothic architecture the brickyards nearly sur
rounding IT, Beyond 1t to the north were more
brickyards Only a few miles further on. historic
Stony Point shot out into the river, and. acting as
a background to this picture, lowered rugged old
Dunderberg. looking however at that distance as
II he were dressed In green velvet
His eye wandered over the view until II crossed
the river and aighted Croton Point. Then he
turned his face toward the south, and. glancing
over the wide Hackensack Valley. which dotted
with fields of grain and pasture lands, stretched
away farther than mis- eye could reach. walked
down the southwestern slope little way and sat
down
Near sunset he was suddenly aroused by a
dazzling flash OF reddish light. coming apparently
from a cloud almost above him. He sprang to his
feet. when to his amazement he saw two fiery
from behind a heavy cloud. dragging a numbering
golden chariot. He had just time TO see that IL
man. whose face looked like I,OOOOO candle power
searchlight, IN the out-of-date road cart when
the intoerable glare blinded him and he caught at
Look out down there; something's goin' to
drop, Yelled st.nt9Ian voice. and the next mo.
out ana the young man heard vioent cuss
word" and the same voice he had heard before
"HoIloa. there. Are you deaf dumb and blind, or
whats the matter with you anyhow
the ground. was elderly gentleman clad in COM
plete golden armor, who would nave made his
several yards high and his grth would probably
make molasses hogshead envious. His face
with his horses. Mr. Phoebus. for IT was the sun
goo. sat down heavily. and looking gloomily at
now
The pilgrim answered with feverish haste;
for The Tribune, but got lost this morning. some
how. and landed on the wrong side OF the river;
what they did. will YOU
Hum You wrote that story about last Sat.
frown.
yes" admitted the trembling pilgrim. In a
"On. YOU needn't be afraid OF me; won't hurt
you.' said MIR. Phoebus. smiling slightly at the re,
have enough of that as IT is-and didn't like what
you said about me- but The Tribune's my paper.
me. Those clouds have bothered to death to-
day began Mr.. Phocbus. stretching out his legs,
gmpses OF the camp. 1 heard some of the fellows
say that the West Wind got in some OF his fine
work last night. He raised cain In the ladies' camp.
and-Oh. yes he blew catboat ashore. but by the
undaunted Of the intrepid canoests all tn
pa ssengcrs. amounting 10 two. were saved from an
untimely ducking.
Il saw by the bulletin board that Percy f. Hogan
officer OF the day. +. l.. French signal
officer f. ". Lewis was chief OF ordnance. and
NJ T. Bennett Mrs. ". c. wltherbee and Miss
Palmer were appointed committee on the ladies'
camp Oh. those girls, amt they great.
though Squaw Point Is certainly In II this year.
| Was so interested In the girls that got closer
than should. and you just ought 70 have heard
them talk about the heat" and Mr.. Phoebus
chuckled hoarsely. "One Of the tents In Squaw
Point" ne went on. rs called the Bungalow. and
another near II is called Birds Nest Mrs Lillian
Gilbert Fish. OF Newly and four young women
Syracuse. Miss Richardson OF Brooklyn, Miss
Grace Wetherbee. OF New-York. and Miss Brown.
Mrs Fish. hear. is In charge OF the party. saw
the register this afternoon. and among the recent
arrivals | noticed cN-commodore &. V. Whine and
William Wackerhagen, OF the Mohegan Canoe Club
Of Albany. X. Easton Burns, of the Cataraqui
Canoe club. Kingston. ont: Edward l.. French
and Fred NJ Lewis. OF the Buralow Club; Gilbert
$ and Frederick +. Stanton. OF the knlckerbock-
and George Wheeler, OF the Arlington Club; NJ. 7.
Bennett Of the New-York Canoe Club. and Mrs
Bennett: r. g. Boggs and J. II. Braine. OF the
Ianthes. and omar Shalcross. OF the Red Dragon
club Then / noticed Miss Roberta and Hiss Con-
stance Rranc OF the Ianthe club. and Miss j. l.,
Carter They brought their own canoes-oh. dear.
how sleepy / am and Mr.. Phoebus broke OF his
account with tremendous yawn. and falling back
on the ground Immediately went to sleep.