New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06
PICTURESQUE STANFORD.
A MOUNTAIN TOWN WITH ALL MANNER OF
MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.

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MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
rou villages Of it's size have the improvements
which Stamford can boast Its permanent popu'a-
,,r &c only 000aIthough it shelters l5o strangers
IN surnmer-yet it is equipped with water supply
system installed at a cost Of S"Oe' anu Hi'o
ssworaee svstom with chemical disposal works
and an automatic flushing apparatus Inc STREETS
and the hotels are lighted by electricity the tee
graph and telephone are at hand of course theIe
ore three New-York mails daily in summer ana
the wide mape-shaded streets have pavemeh's Oh
stone The town is at the base OF Mount O'Sds
anita. the summit Of which. l5U feet hlsher up 10
reached by an excellent wagon road TWO ana nan
miles In length. $500,
Stamford stands 800 feet above sea-evei' on
,aha,and forming a watershed which drains into
the basins Of the Hudson, Delaware ana Susque
hanna In every direction are gooo roaos' an"
many interesting points are within easy DRIVING
distance As no other village in the mountains is
so we'll equipped in other directions for the enter
tainment of summer guests. so no other Town Is
better supplied with good hotels
CHURCHILL HALL.
Fra, among these is Churchill Hall. This. one OF
the most widely known hotels In the mountains
stands in beautifully kept grounds facing ana a
little back from the handsome main thorougA1are
Of Stamford Opened In 1888 by DR.. 5. h. Churchlil'
as the pioneer summer hotel OF the village IL mas
been enlarged no less than four times, until now
there are few more spacious houses in the noun
tains The main building and the two large pro-
tectny wings with which II is connected by covered
passageways form a spacious court which opens
on the street. and these passaeeways and the nam
piazza together afford a promenade nearly q" lee'
long The hotel has two hundred and hve Sleep
ing APARTMENTS and has ample accommodation for
moro than three hundred guests. Thirty-sX OF the
rooms have private baths attached and near!
every room is fitted with a steam or hot-wat@r
radiator some having open freplaces. The halls
AoHixy he ne cd
the weather is raw and cold. Nearly every room
looks out upon the mountains and the Delaware
Valley and there Is no room but has the sun some
time through the day. Gas and the electric light
are In all the rooms. and the precautions against
possible fire would reassure the most tmid. In
keentng with the character OF the house in other
respects is the excellence OF the table TO when
special attention is paid; and the hotel property
includes large dairy farm with herd OF Jersey
cows One novel and pleasant feature OF Churcnii.
Hall Is it's library and reading groom. in which arc
kent several hundred books az well as the prin-
cipal periodicals and daily newspapers. There IL
also a music hail. which has stage and dressing
rooms and has large floor space for dancing. There
is music here by good orchestra every evening
during the season. Excellent tennis courts are on
the hotel grounds. well as shaded Fairgrounds
for the children. Bicycling and driving and walk
ing AFFORD pleasant recreation, for the roads around
stamford are good and the country Is beautiful.
The athletic grounds not far from the hotel con-
tain fine bicycle and driving tracks. and also fields
for baseball and other games. Stamford Is a
hcaithful and pleasant place In winter, and so DR..
Churchill keeps part of his big hotel open all the
! year round.
| THE PINE GROVE HOUSE
One of the prettest villages in the Catsks is
Palenviie at the entrance OF the picturesque Kaat-
crskIll Glove. It's popularity as a summer resort IS
attested by the number Of hotels scattered along It's
main avenue. prominent among which Is the well
butt upon the high bank Of the Kaaterskil Creek.
just beyond which towers lofty mountain IL in
n ne ste o me as is feet from the
In the midst Of grove Of two hundred pines, from
commodation for seventy-fye guests: The sanitary
! conditions are perfect and the house Is supplied
throughout with pure spring water There Is n 12
ss from RE as is ny in
mountains. being only four and half hours distant
by rail the guest coming By the West Shofc Road
! way to Palenville. Or he may take the Hudson
River Road 10 Catskill Station crossing the river
by ferry; or the Albany Day Line beats or the Cat
/ skill Line steamer TO Catsk The hotel is within
! easy walking distance Of more than a score OF
! waterfalls. and only three 10 five miles from Hanes
Falls the Cauerskill Falls and several OF the most
is seen the old Caiskl Mountain House. up on the
! mountain edge, and the journey TO that fine point
Of vantage is only a short one; AZ around the
preaty SPOT with It's views CT valley and mountain
seems peacefuness and calm personihcd. Yet II Is
| populous and gay In summer all the more so since
| no longer In any degree irksome, and developed
| and enlarged II.
THE NEW GRAND HOTEL.
| For the visitor who wishes to dwell on the noun
tain top. with its bod scenery and Its perfect air.