The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-15
nXsDsonr EXCURSION GROUNDS.

A Temperance Resort for Women are
Chiidi en--A Cool and Delightful Re
sort on the De,nware-Easy OF Access,
by wiImingtonians md Phbiadolphi
| ans.
Some twenty or more newspaper
| representatives from Philadelphi a,
Chester and Wilmington visited Cor
don Heights Park, on Thursday after.
noon, by invitation of the genial and
good natured Captain Wilson, PresI
dent of the Wilmington Steamboat
,, Com pany and were handsomely enter.
tnlmed.
Thu, mpany purchased the grounds,
which consist OF u large aud hand.
somely built In and some IL acres of
ground, with landing for some
pleasure boats running out In the
Delaware. After purchasing tho
grounds they afterwards purchased
the wharf property from tho Delaware
wharf Company, where their two
steamboats,, the City OF Chester and
Brandywlne touch, both going and
coming between Wilmington and Phil.
udelphla, which will without doubt
make these grounds one OF the beat
sum er pleasure grounds to be found
w hAiS bbAhNhtos lieo bNblH VICE
anu an attractive spot Tor the mothers
to tako their little ones Tor days
pleasure during the coming warm
summer months.
The best OF order will be kent on the
grounds which has made their steam.
boats sucn fuvorlte5 with the ladies'
who can travel alone unmolesteL
from insult from drunken rowdies
VINO intest tho majority OF summer
resorts Gordon Heights Is something
Ike three miles from our city by rail,
six by water and about four by cleo
lfic road, which will DO completed and
n running order sometme In July.
lhe grounds have u frontage OF /, goo
ieet Oh tho river and are adapted TO
tho wants OF tho steamboat people.
Several buildings have boon erectad
Tor the amusement OF the public. The
N erry-go.round or caruusnl building
Is the hrst one to attract your atleu.
ton as you walk up from the steam.
boat landing. being SOX90 feet in dl.
mensons
1t is lifted up with one OF the finest
curousnls and organs to lie found in
the country. our newspaper boys
took ride around the Circle and pro.
nounCed the machine all right. An
Ice cream paviiionIs centrally located,
beng 35X6e feet, whore tho inner
wants cnn be looked after. II you have
the necessary u. $. stamps. The
dancing pavilion is situated a little
further along to the eft, and IL a
beauty. being 5ONl2S feet In dimen.
sions, where the young can trip the
light fantastic to their hearts contont.
hat necessary building. tho avatory.
lor public comfort is nicely arranged.
ana the ladies department is all one
could wish for on picnic grounds.
lho club houan Is under the manage
ment Of Allan ii. Ainscow. who Will
look inter the wants of lie inner man
and provide anything at reasonable
prices. Tie thoroughly unders lands
Tie busin IS anu attends strictly to 10,
SO II you wish To visit the grounds
you don't have 10 take a lunch with
you, bat can purchase anything you
may need ut the Inn Tho company
have their own electric plant, which
consists of 2I.orG and ia lncandescent
laEls, 81 oil the incuniescent lamps
being locpted in the Inn.
An urtesiun well Is now being sunk,
which Ia down 2lO feet, S. feet being
through clay. the balance through
stone and rock. A good supply OF
drinking water is whit tho company
are utter, and thoy ext ect to procure
1t before many more days. Owing to
tue death of Captain Horace Wilson
elght-year-old daughter he was unable
to meet tho pencil pushers who were
greatly disappointed ~ not being able
to grasp him ny the hand ana say
how-do. Inc newspaper men were
treated to a Yery nice set.out gotten
up by 4. II. AinsCow. With such pro-
Lresalro men H9 arc ut the head OF The
Wilmington Steamboat Company,
Gordon Heights pleasure grounds are
bound TO be success