Evening star., 1898-06-07
SPRIN GS
Messrs Ingalls, and Morgan Become Owners
of Famous Resort.
Make Investments-GOssiI
Mt the Springs Respecting New
York Politics.
pecial Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


pont Morgan Of New York and NJ. E. In
gals of Cincinnati are the controlling own
ers Of the Virginia Hot Springs Company,
| a corporation which not long ago purchased
| the vast property in this section known as
| the Warm Springs valley, and which COM
Irises not only the Hot, the Healing and
| the Warm Springs, but also large hotels
and various other buildings which go to the
aking up of the modern fashionable re-
| sort.
Coincident with the disclosure of the in
| formation that the capitalists named are
| taking an interest in property in the south
| i'll other lines than those of railroads, with
which both have been connected for many
yaars, it is made known that plans have
| been adopted for an immense continua ton
of the New Homestead, the principal hotel
here, and, in fact, the demolition of the
buildings which must be removed in order
| that the Improvement may be consummated
| has already been begun.
There will be in the new building, which
! is expected to be ready for occupancy by
december l, 1SO rooms, en- suite, and 40
| bath rooms, and this when finished will
make the New Homestead the largest ho-
Tel to be found at any mountain resort in
thu south, ii not on the continent. The
structure will correspond in architecture to
| the present building, which is extremely at
tractive and imposing in appearance.
The Hot Springs were at one time the
property of the late Ben Holiday, who was
well known in Washington, and who for
| SO many years petitioned Congress to reim-
burse him for property lost by him while in
| the service of the government as a con-
| tractor in carrying the United States mails
across the plains before the days of rail-
roads, and for which he claimed the gov
ernment was responsible. The failure of
Congress to reimburse Mr.. Holiday pre-
vented him from retaining the springs and
after being in the hands of various parties
| in succession passed to the possession of
| the Virginia Hot Springs Company. by
which name its present corporate owners
are known.
The improvements.
The latter have invested very large sum
Of money here, prominent among the i'm
provements being the bath house, splen-
| old structure, costing over s1500O0, built in
| the colonial style of architecture from plans
| made after studying the best European de-
signs and adapting them to the special con-
ditions of the springs and grounds.
Situated in a lawn just below the last of
series of six distinct large flowing hot
springs, the waters are conducted to the
bath house by gravity and distributed to
! the bathing apartments of different floors
| fresh from the ground without loss of heat
and fully charged with all it's gases
Next in Importance to the central fea-
| ture of this valley-the splendid bath house
Is the NEW homestead, a large, grand ed1-
f1ce crowning knoll that overlooks the
| bath house and springs and Immediately
contiguous to them.
The Healing Springs.
Within three miles of the Hot Springs
are the Healing Springs, and almost as
close are the Warm Springs, the waters of
each being noted for it's various healing
properties. The scenery is richly colored,
bold and picturesque. The visitor can drive
for miles over boulevards and roads every
where attractive, and affording success
sion Of constantly changing mountain
views not excelled by any scenery in the
Alleghanies. The views from Flag Rock,
on the eastern mountain summit, are of
the srandest in the world. The region is
bountifully~ supplied with striking manifes-
tations of nature which delight the eye
and impress the Imagination.
Mayor Maguire's Aspirations.
Although the season at the Hot Springs
| has not really begun, there are now at the
Homestead several hundred guests, who
represent every section of the Union.
Prominent among them is Mr. James Ma
gure. the mayor of Syracuse.N. Y. Though
only twenty-nine years of age, Mr.. Mcguire
| is now serving his third term as the chief
municipal officer of his native city. He ad-
mits that he has aspirations to be the
governor of the great state of New York.
and it is said he has not only secured the
Endorsement of former Senator David B.
Hill, but of all the other democratic leaders
in the state, except Senator Murphy and
Richard Croker. The latter it is stated,
informed Mr.. Mcguire that he has a can
didate of his own for successorship to Gov
ernor Black.
The friends of Mr.. Mcguire of whom there
are number now here, are greatly en-
couraged to believe that their favorite will
be successful in securing the nomination
by receiving word today from New York
that Mr.. Hill, who has been read out of
the democratic party by Richard Croker,
has given Tammany Hall lesson in polit-
ical strategy which will, it is expected call
the Tammany leader home from England
before the hot weather and the racing sea-
son are over.
AS the story goes. Mr.. Croker, after
warning Mr.. Hill that he intended to take
from him the leadership of the state
democracy, as he had taken the leadership
| of Tammany from John c. Sheehan, sailed
for England. His last words were an as
| surance that he would be back late in Au-
gust or early in September to take part in
the state campaign. His friends said this
meant he would control the convention and
name the state ticket with Senator MUIR
phys aid. 1t now appears that Mr.. Hill
has made such good use of his time that
| the state committee will call the conven-
ton in August.
Gen. Grant His Opponent.
It is also rumored here that the demo-
cratic nominee for the governorship will be
| antagonized by Gen. Frederick D. Grant,
| a brigade of volunteers. 1t is said Gen.
Grant is a great favorite Of Senator T. C.
Platt, and that the latter desires Grant to
be nominated for the gubernatorial Office
Others among the visitors are: Mr.. H. b.
Ledyard, president of the Michigan Central
railway, and Mr.. Charles L. Frear and Col.
Russell, bankers, all of Detroit, Mich; Mrs
and Miss Harrity Of Philadelphia, Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Donnell of New York, Mr. Frank A.
Furst, a prominent grain exporter of Balti-
more, and his wife; Mrs. E. G. Walworth
and Mr. Gaines Of Washington, D. c.. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Rawle of Philadelphia,
Mrs. J. Bryan of Englewood, N. j.; Rev.
DR.. Colss of Philadelphia, Mrs. Butler of
San Francisco, Mrs. DR.. Hedges of Plain
field N. J.; Rev Father Duggan of Balti-
| more, Mr.. and Mrs. L. v. Lord Of Bangor
Me-: Mrs. Warwick, wife of former Mayor
Warwick of Philadelphia: Mr.. and Mrs F.
L. Alcott of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. W. r.
Travers of Newport, R l., and hundreds of
| others.
Among those recently here, some of whom
took their departure today, were: Mr. W. K
Vanderbilt Of New York. United States
Senator Shoup of Idaho, Representives
Burton and Beach of OHIO, e. ]. Codd
wealthy manufacturer In Baltimore, and
others.
There seams to be a growing disposition
on the pert of rich northern men to take up