New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-18
FORT POND BAY.

BETWEEN NETWORK AND LoNpoN-rRo-
POSED WESTERN TERMINUS AT
FORT POND BAY.
ers, regular passenger train to make the run
The new extension OF the Montauk Division OF
e'" nc Island Railroad from Amagansett 10 Mon
wv, dew out of the Long Island City depot at $50
49, Yesterday morning In a private Inspection
" .,ere D. s Voorhees,, the secretary; j. H. cum
"a, Tho superintendent Of buildings l. H. Ryan
-.ss agent and party OF newspaper men engine
~ in charge OF Charles McKeever. engineer
co-ge Smith. fireman and Joseph MckeeVer' con-
80 took the train the route. Besides the
~,,ate car the train carried mail car oa3
.oach smoker and parlor car
~ FIRST stop was made at Jamaica. Picnickers.
..-,vne lunch baskets. were picked up at Bridge
,.nnton East Hampton and Amaganset' anu '"e9
,,s3e the trip 10 the new terminus
III. extension from Bridghampton TO Amagan-
at, has been IN operation since June %. There was
40 stop on the thirteen miles OF the new road
,,..rei between Amagansett and Montauk ana the
,-s,n drew up at the new depot which is only par
,,.uv completed at 1928 exactly on schedule time
rhc engine whistle sent forth a prolonged
A-,sk and as the passengers stepped out upon the
i.,,o-r, they were welcomed by a crowd OF the ma
-. vulagers whose dress indicated unmis takably
,ba, their chief occupation was that OF fishermen.
Tn. onlv official on hand was the town constable,
,sho came dashing UP TO the newspaper delegation
80 or a Texas mustang. He informed the
critters that his name was jim Grimshaw, and
,hs, ne had elected to his exalted estate bI
The people .
..o,, the inspection car. however, was neither the
l,,le hamlet Of Montauk. nor its inhabitants To
,,e north OF the depot and separated from 1t by
,a,roW strip OF sand lies the beautiful sheet OF
uater known a. Fort Pond Bay. Here II Is that
Austin Corhin. the president Of the Long island
railroad COMPANY hopes to establish the western
for nov
Win view OF furthering this project that the ne"
rslroad was opened yesterday. $500
Far, Pond Bay j. on the north side Of the island;
o,lv siN miles from Montauk Point IL II sdiu
-, fa or. Of the finest natural harbors in the world
!. "a an entrance three-quarters of a mile wide,
and a. shown by the latest Government charts, :.
OF such great and uniform depth thai ne large,
steamer can enter and depar, from IT with perfect
safety any time OF the year one Iae aoi,d tben
ing this harbor Is that ocean steamers TE 1d iba
avoid The entire southern coast OF Long IsIahu ue
eastern coast Of Ncw-Jersey. and the dangers az
tending the Of the crowded New-AorK mar
hor particularly In case OF FOG ,. .h time
,dg ns rsa 5ai by the best mali and passenger
steamers making the trip between Queen ,, hi
S,Isori Maven Wales mas been proposed as the
nos. advantageous terminus on the eastern emu VI
The estimated time by the PToposxsd Fort Is fIn na
Milford Haven route betwe,h Nv INA rir,e AZ
+hs~ er'l shows a gain OF fifteen hours and forty
seven minutes over the average ilne maui os ,6
....-,a~ I .lcauia over inc Queenstown route ana
,-.- fav hours and Is minutes over the aver
az. time y ne steamer New-Nork over the Sou'"-
"a. rr den, Of the Milford Haven Dock Company
.. lrf.-eSte! IN the project and recently naur
I'll, VA Mr. Corbin - Fort Pond Bay TO invest,
$3.50 Frv~s b.ll the consent Of Congress for for
:. ttsSr,snf ~ a free p0r; at Fort Pond Bay
81 h c6taired He intyhds to build tweny cot ct
ages On The ridge a. Montauk ovetloohk t Snr
i1r snd 3. s. expected that they VIII be reaoy io'
1sie- ,o3k.re tho place over and climbing 70 1he
.., N Rocky RMco rom which point the KnoSe
leland coast ls visible ne par! tSr noTne ~
a..o. an BOARDED th" rain al l'4 ''' "o'''
fGrtL i.NINrNS TEOCBLES.
-.--ns. r Gr1imsu. wholesale dealer in moiasses
s+ 81 " Wau-st ana ~. 10 Easiest. this clty' ana
.... .r N-u-Orl-ans Is in financial diftcnlties'
r.-s have been -,p'a;ei. II is said. by serlo's
rr.s...-ta.. f.vrr-whca has prevented MN
e-... If.a. ...e--4ry financial arrangements 10
r... Pa. .n-atons His brother-in-la"' 6. 4.
H.at .- r,.. TRYING % straighten out MS anaHS.
-r-. aii. 0f tf. Indebtedness II is understood II
,.. t. rr-I...rs ir New-Orleans. probably $ioVD
while the amount due in thi- CITY Is said 10 be small
Do s believed that the assets viii not pay in full.
harriet e Trsr. formerly dealer In sewing
...r4. ID. >o a "ai.a Square made an assign
u... ......l., t1 Amos r French. Of Tuxedo. She
Invented ff- Tr4et ssN.n. machine. on whlch II
. .t ST.. .,,l Was 81 cut hu- the business did not
prove successful She lives az ih' IiareEaon HOTEL
an. DOB non in ans business
Canton q Van schack have obtained an attach
n..at h.re f.r Ssl@ against Ihe star Oh Gompany
81 r.nnst.,aui corporation in favor OF benlamin
T hnoais ir. of this city. or a note made by me
company on February y. payahl" On cemand ~
ff.. -.tt ID Lombard & Ayre-. which was indorsed
f. fh.r. and delivered NJ Rh0aos PAYMENT
pas been demanded. but no part. IL j. said mas
been pail 49, .
Peter fucker. on behalf % The firm Of + Werth-
..r.f A 60 wholesale dealers IN Jewelry al No. go
froa4Way who failed on Saturday offers settle
nanf 2. tho creditors al ~ cents on the dollar-lV
cents oasn ID cents IN thirty DAYS and 10 cents IN
sixty DAYS secured by Endorsements lie said yester-
daf that the liabilities were probably SoW TO SlV,-
81, The hrm will resume at once n the compromise
is granted
Lodge Andrews OF the Supreme Court. Yesterday
appointed Kaufman Simon receiver for the Excelsior
Pebble Phosphate Company. % No. So William-st.,
AMI a. Excelsior Park. Fla on the application OF
Richard Arnold. a stakeholder Mr.. simon is the
president and principal stakeholder. The company
is 'nsolvent.
daniel L Ingraham has been appointed receiver
- the American Gas Control Company. Of No. s53
Broadway. by Judge Andrews. OF the supreme
Court; on tho application Of George NJ. Rye and
~ y kys. stockholders
The schedules % Thomas Hagan, roofer, al Nos.
q and % Fast Sth-si. show liabilities SsS4l nom
flal assets Slik.9fy actual assets 1850 He also
has contingent liabilities notes for s2.ll6 and on
bond and MORTGAGE A02J2u but the property IS be-
ieyed 10 he good for the mortgages.