The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
DRAWBACK AT GRAY GABLES.
Pestilential odors From Cedar Creek
Annoy the Clevelands.
From the Phlladelphia Press.

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Boston, Mass, May 1O.-Gray Gables,
the summer home of President Cleveland
at Buzzard's Bay, is in a bad way. 1t is
| troubled by a disagreeable odor, which
! the residents of the neigh borhood are
now seeking to remedy. The odor comes
! from Cedar Creek bar at Gray Gables.
A petition is before the state board of
harbor and land commissioners, asking
for authority to build a dam or dixie in
and over the tide waters of this creek.
which win do away with the nuisance.
The petition is reported as signed by
Moses Williams, who owns property ad-
joining the Presidents seaside resort and
| Others The Others means President
Grover Cleveland.
The petition, it is said on reliable au-
thority, also has another meaning, which
is that the surroundings of Gray Gables
are to be greatly improved.
FROM THE CREEKS MUD BANKS.
This odor, obnoxious in the extreme,
comes largely from the fats of the creek,
which are uncovered by water much of
the time in summer, and upon which the
sun casts its burning rays.
Early last summer, when Mrs. Cleve-
land was at Gray Gables with her daugh-
ter, this evil odor invaded the home. 1t
became serious matter with the mem
bers of the household. and an investiga-
ton was made. Then for the first time
did they learn whence IL came. Nothing
further was done then.
When Mrs. Cleveland had returned to
Washington and Baby Esther had been
born, visions of cholera infantum and
other infant troubles came to Mrs. Cleve-
land when she thought Of Gray Gables,
and, as the story goes, the President and
Frances agreed that before their summer
home was sought again the evil must be
done away with.
Then congress assem- bled, and the mind
of the chief executive became fixed upon
national questions, crowding out all
thoughts of his Massachusetts home. It
was not so, however, with Mrs. Cleve-
land. She urged on the President the
necessity of immediate action. largely be-
cause Mrs. Cleveland and the children
will, in all probability, pass the entire
summer at Gray Gables, instead of spend
ing the early summer months, as they
originally intended, at their present
country seat, at Woodley, on the out
skirts of Washington, where Coxey had
at hrst hoped to camp his army
DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION.
In view of this arrangement, it was alb
solutely necessary that the evil should be
done away with before Mrs. Cleveland
came to Massachusetts with her chill
dren. Immediately after the President
was reminded by Mrs. Cleveland, letters
OF instruction came from the white house
to Horace 5. Crowell, who represents the
Presidents interests here. Through his
efforts the. petition has been drawn up
and presented to the state commission.
The stencil is caused partly by the
fats of the creek, and partly by a place
where in bad storm, the sea has washed
into wooden section and killed many
cedar trees. These trees now lie there
rotting day by day, and from them an
odor arises.
1t is proposed to clear away the rub
bish washed up blythe sea and the rot
ing trees, and then build dam across
narrow portion of this creek. This dam
will cause the creek to be filed with
water at all times, and the fats will no
longer be exposed. BY doing this the
property will be greatly improved A
sheet of water like a small lake will be
the result of the work. Other improve
ments will be made