Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-09-29
Summer Resort, Menagerie and Stock Farm
 Combined.
MACH KLEIN DEUTSCHLAND
A Charming Combination of Swei
 Lager and Pr tzels.

Glen Island is one of the most popu- lar resorts near New York city, from which it is about an hours sail on Long Island sound. Thousands speni the day or afternoon there every day during the summer. It is owned by MT. Sta rln, who purchased it several years ago. He has added expense to the grounds esch year, until in beauty of arrange ment it has become almost as beautiful as human hands and skill can make it.
 One day this summer ve joined the multitude and s;ood on the East Thirty second street pier, amidst the elderly matrons, men and their wives, carrying satches baskets or boxes of lunch, young me- wi,h their bouton- nieres, young ladies sir their frills and and little tots iH white dresses. Ooe of the Siarin hoAts ssi'ei u9, and all crowded aud E.ns' ed euc;, her to get cn first. All aboard, aud va ere off gliding along East river and past Black wells island, on which are tEe peniten- tiaFy, city iunatic asylum ''aod ether cancer spots of mccerr Manhattan" Nexs We aie ID Hell Gate, which has been the scene of many shipwrecks. It consisted of a collection of rocks in the water previous 10 being blown up. From here We glided into the sound, passing light houses, buoys and Fort Schuyler.
 Arriving at Gen island, which IS not one, but a series Of islands connected by bridges; tiny ones surrounded by rocks, in the center of which are flower beds; larger onee with winding paths, smooth lawns, shade trees, shruobery, vinGs, artistic gardening, with beds of cUleus, geraniums and other common plants, century cacti and other rare plants, etatuary of animals and people and rustic summer houses.
 First, near the landing we saw tower in Japanese style, from which is a fine view of the island and the beautiful on the sound. 4 few feet from it Is a large cafe, where hand of music plays, while excursionisUs in |. pavilion may enjoy clam bake of the following and soft shell clans baked, boiled potatoes and sw eet corn, toma- toes, bread and butter, apple pie, water melon and glass of water. In front of the restaurant are pretty urns of flow CTS, and hanging over the rocks by the waters edge blooming mass of red and white petunias. MT. Starin's private residence Is two story wooden house, painted white, with green shutters. A little beyond is bed of English ivy about twenty feet square, covering the grass. Now we enter the museum with its curiosities, including the skull of a whale captured off Long island in 1894, the total length being fifty-five feet. South American cart, Irish jaunting car, birch bark canoe made by Algon- quin Indions, cane of cactus stalk cap- tured at the battle of San Jacinto Tn 1886; fac simile of the famous Rosetta stone discovered at the mouth of the Nile; native African curios, stuffed birds, varieties of corals and sea ferns; star fish, fac simile of platypus nugget found in Australia, valued at S7 ,344; pol lshed agstized wood and tiger eye; painted bark blankets and frocks; armor of woven cocoanut fibre and other articles from the South Pacific islands; arts and crafts of North American Indians of beadwork, etc., Japanese spider crab with claws about two yards long, rear claws shorter, and much else of interest. Leaving here, we pas sed psvilions for soda and candy, the dairy where glasses of milk can be found, merry-go-rounds, circular pond in hich are swans, around which is path " !-ere little people ride on donkeys, a group of hydrangea bushea with cimes of pinkish white flowers. Crossing the bridge we are at the Zoo whi:h has a
 line collection of animals, birds and fish; among them are Mexican cranes, Amer
 cRn peacocks, white guineas, Indian lebus, fine varieties of dogs chained aSont the Zoo grounds; a young Indian .i ress which showed her teeth at the Keeper and sprung at the bars of the oars of the cage with its claws out; other wild animals, Brazilian coatimun- ii, South African ostrich, emew from Central Australia, representatives of diff ferent families of the monkey tribe with
 
 of fish in the aquarium, large number of pigs, fancy kinds of cattle and poultry, some of the latter flew over the high wire fencing and were seen in other parts of the island, brooder with it's downy chicks, also an incubator, iit- Lle prairie dogs standing erect surveying the surroundings, Guinea pigs and rab- bits. MT. Starin has combined his fan y stock farm with the geological gar 1ens. Returning over the bridge and following Beach Lawn leads us to the picnic grounds where parties cen eat the lunches they bring with them or order clam chowder, ice cream, coffee, etc. At other islands of Glen Island less culti- vatec, associations come and have pie nics. We then proceeded to follow the sign, "Nach Klein Deutchland," and crossed another bridge to Little Ger many where We saw numbers of Teu- toLi, brethren and sisters enloying them selves ID the open air garden like they have In theIr native land, with tables and chars, some in alcoves of vines, most of them drinking beer and chatter ing ID Deutch, except when the instru- mertal music played softly while two German maidens in German costumes sang German sopgs. Coming away we saw the sign, "Gluck," or happiness to tree. We then started to wend onr way to the steamboat but found ouselves in kind of maze, dur ing which we saw the boat which con- veys excursionists from New Haven, the City of Films" and seat of Yale Col lege. Other attractions we encountered. There were a place for bathing and bath houses, row boats, steam launch to sail around the island, baby carriages which mothers can hire to wheel their little ones ID, and, perhaps not so at tractive, the sign, 'Any person picking flowers, fruit, or walking on the grass, will be prosecuted and punished under the penal code"
 At last, reaching the boat, we left at