Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11
A Trip Up the Hudson.

We arose, paid ample respects TO
good breakfast and reached the wharf
just in time TO buy our tickets before
the boat pulled out. ! will try TO give
you brief description of our trip up
this beautiful river.
First We will notice the objects OF
interest at the beginning of the voy
age. We went on board the steamer
New York, and took position on its
upper front deck, from which place we
had a commanding view of both sides
OF the river. As We steamed out of the
harbor, scores Of other boats, such as
coast liners and ocean steamers, could
be seen in every direction, while ferry
boats were crossing and re-crossing in
rapid succession from shore to shore.
From the mast-heads Of nearly all the
vesse!s-smalI and great-the stars
and stripes foated majestically in the
morning breeze. Add to all Of this
the playing of some of our favorite
national airs by brass bands, the way
ing Of hats and handkerchiefs. and the
shouts from thousands of people on sea
and shore. and you have a faint con-
ception Of the inspiring circumstances
which told Us goodbye as we started
on our first voyage up the picturesque
Hudson. In few moments the noise
and excitement which surround US in
the harbor are exchanged for quietude.
broken only by the merry chattering
and laughter from nearly a thousand
passengers.
Pretty soon our attention was attract
ed by q bushy headlaud, which was
pointed out as the '.Wehawken shore"
which has a melancholy interest as the
place where that sad duel was fought
between Hamilton and Barr, in which
was ended the career of one of Ameri-
cas- most useful and talen ted men.
The next object of interest is Gen.
Grants monument, which stands con-
splcuously on the brow of the bluff
on the right hand shore. Here on
the commanding heights-surrounde
by quiet lawns and waving groves
the dust of the famous warrior and
statesman silently sleeps.
Next we come to Washington
Heights. The leaves Of trees almost
conceal the buildings and objects OF
interest from sight. yet We strain our
eyes to get a glimpse of the place
where some of the early struggles of
the Revolution were made. Above
this point for few miles the shore on
either side becomes a series of bold
rocks covered by scattering houses
with now and then a brewery Soon
we come to what are called the Pali-
sades of the Hudson. where for dis
tance of about fifteen miles, extends
an almost perpendicular bluff of rock
about three or four hundred feet high.
Now these heights give way TO low
rugged land and we approach the city
of Yonkers where there are many i'm
portant manufacturing establishments
and a population of about thirty thous-
and.
The next town we come to worthy
of.notice is Irvington. This is village
1F al
is Inhabited in the hot season chiefly
by people who have homes an6 busi-
ness in New York. and take refuge
here during the warm summer months
as many from ST. Louis do in your
own beautiful Valley. The river at
this point is about three miles wide,
and the sloping hills that rise from
either side are covered with beautiful
residences and charming grounds.
This town was named in honor of
Washington Irving. whose own bach
elor quarters contribute to the charms
of the village. There is perhaps no
other point on the Hudson where there
are more evidences of wealth and re-
fnement. A little lurther up the river
oD the eastern shore is the home of
William Rockefeller, president of the
Standard Oil Company, and one Of the
wealthiest men in the United States.
Next We come TO the city Of Sing
Sing, which is the site of one Of the most
noted prisons in this country. Now
we come 10 large brick factories on
both sides of the river. Here most Of
the brick that supply the trade in New
York are made, and here solitary
place was pointed out as the spot
where the bargains were made II the
case of Arnold's Treason, where Major
Andre placed the papers in his silk
stockings and started on his fatal
journey.
Now We swing around a curve in the
river an6 come in full view of the
highlands of West Point. Here it will !
be remembered Is the leading military |
school of our country, and where !.