Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-08-12
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OUR SAIL
TO
NEW YORK
What Four Girls From
Snow Hill Saw.
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MEssKS EDITORS Thinking
that YOU might enjoy a de
scription of the past two weeks
spent So delightfully."- by us |
submit the following pages
taken from the diary of one of
our party
We left Snow Hill on Mon
day. the seventeenth. and
after day spent very pleas
antlv at Chincotcaguc we
crossed the bar at 80 on
Tuesday and in few minutes
were sailing swiftly over the
broad Atlantic. N the next
two days we passed. and with
he aid Of the glass. we're able
to sec plainly many of our well
/ known summer resorts. among
which were Ocean City. Rcho-
both, Long Branch. Cape May
and Atlantic CITY. At twelve
O'Clock Thursday morning. we
were passing between the grim
fortiiications of Fort Hamilton
and Wordsworth. which stand
like guardians To the Narrows
which form the entrance To New
4 \ urk harhor. Until the next
/ SATURDAY the time was delight
fully spent, visiting the differ
cnt places of interest in New
York. Brook lyn and Staten
island
On the afternoon of the 22d
we again weighed anchor and
were soon gliding through the
smooth waters of the Hudson.
The scenery along the Hudson
is quite beyond description.
The high mountains standing
cut in bold relief, against the
blue of the sky in Il few cases
rugged aud bleak but generally
covered with the beautiful
green vcrdurc of ages. are none
/ the less picturesque when dot
ted. as they invariably are with
the exquisite homes of New
\ ork million heirs.
.Ns YOU leave the great metro
polls and The boat turns her
head la the westward, Jersey
! City and Hobokcn are seen.
The limit of the latter place is
marked hl Il rocky promontory
i known az Castle Hill. on which
stands the mansion of the
/ Stevens family. y few minutes
farther sail up the river. and
We are passing the beautiful
/ little village of Wcehawkcn.
The scene Of the dual between
Alexander Hamilton and Aron
/ Burr is i'm Wrchawkcn. Among
all the beautiful places that we
visited along this part of the
river was \ NonkcrS. about 20
miles from New York. This
lovely village now composed of
the most exquisite summer
homes. was once single cS-
tate owned by Frederick Phil
ipsc. The old ''Philipoc Manor"
still exists. and is a most at
tractiVc object for those inter
cStcd in relics Of the oldcn time.
/ 1t is probably the finest spcci-
men Of an old fashioned man
sion in the country The inter
Tor decorations have been scrup-
uloush preserved, and are very
quaint and curious. In this
hall was born Mary Philipsc,
the belle Of her day, and the
carly love of Washington.
She choose To marry another.
Roger Morris. but it is said that
I " ashington always cherished
the memory of the beautiful
hciress of pnilipsc Manor.
About midway between lon-
kcrs and Hastings. on the
opposite side of the river is the
highest point of the Palisades.
nearly luu feet above the river.
This is said to be the favorlte
resort of t;ariballi. when the
Libcratur Of Italy. kept Il soap
and candle factory in Staten
Island
only a few minutes walk
from here is Dobbs Ferry, a
village of considerable size and
beauty This place is attract
ing attention Just now because
of the death. only a few days
ago. of Col. Robert lngcrsoll
one of its most CONSPICUOUS
inhabitants.
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