The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-30
UP THE HUDSON
An Interesting Sketch OF a Days
Outing from the Quaker City

1 lcl dl Z way = III WHICH, NLt
may escape the heated atmos-
phere of the city the dreadful
discomfort of which | told you
not long ago-and spend a most
delightful day at seashoro or
mountain for a triHing sum -oue
within the reach of the poor We
can board an express train at Z
a. m. and find ourselves i'm At'W-
tic City, that queen OF coast re
sorts 80 miles away, in one hour.
We can bathe and frolic all day
and get delightfully."- suuburned
and reach home at in the even
ing and-ouly one dollar out. Or
we can go to Cape May on the
coast. Woodland Beach on Della.
ware bay, Neshaminy amid Bucks
county hills, or up the Hudson
river by rail and steamer And,
of all the day trips, the last named
is certainly far ahead of all other
excursions During August,
both the Pennsylvania and Read
ing offer weekly outings over this
beautiful route.
Last week we filled Il satchel
with ham, hard boiled eggs, bread,
butter, tomatoes, and pickles,
and getting aboard at $ O'Clock,
we went whirling away toward
New York City where we arrived
at 10 a. m, having passed 93 mile
posts without a stop. Now we
begin the interesting part of our
trip: for the man to whom we
gave up our two dollars and fifty
cents for the trip, has fine, big
steamboat ready and moored
alongside the monster depot 20
take us up the Hudson river 10
Newburg, 60 miles above. Rush
inc on deck we grab camp stools
and get 4 good place m the bow
to sit down and wonder why the
ropes are not cast OFF and we d.
not go. Presently we find that
another section of our train has
not yet arrived, and our already
bic crowd of 1860 is shortly to be
augmented by the arrival of some
fifteen hundred more; for the
purser is responsible for the
statement that we carried on that
boat 2760 people, all of whom
came from Philadelphia and vi
cinity on those two trains, and on
that same day, it will be well tC
remember that 1914 car loads o.
people left the same city between
: and s a. IN. for Atlantic City
Now the ropes creall, the grea
side wheels are put in motion the
water foams and rushes, first for
ward. then backward, and W.
swing out and are quietly head
inc north; and we contrast th'
d, graceful, easy ride with that jar
ring, nervous ilutter OF the rail.
Now our guide, an atfable gen
tleman, who reminded me Of th'
,, late Doctor VIM. f. Trout, step
out to tell us the places OF inter
est we are passing; but of all W.
saw, | can only give you a few
Here is point where HendricI
Hudson anchored Septem Der IL
Dobbs Ferry, lryingtou
and the house just above Wher
dwelt Washington Irving Tarry
town; Sleepy Hollow where An
Dire was captured; Sing Sing vi
- lage and the famous prison, Ven
planck and the ground ON whic
Baron Stenben drilled the Con
tinental soldiers in 1916; Franci,
. can Convent, Village of Peekskil
all are passed in pleasing succe'
sion. Just above rises in statel
,e grandeur the famous Sugar-lot
a, mountain; the old Beverley House
- Arnold's headquarters, and Con
i, stitution Island, opposite We'
Point Military Academy Hel
- we disembarked 2O0O Cr more
=, our passengers, and then pr
-. ceeded up the river past til
70 frowning heights Of "Brea
=, Neck" mountain, reaching NeN
,o burg at 3.l0p. m, when we turl
! for we are only out for a day
90 boat ride)and proceed homeWar
=, faster than before, for we lave
- strong current in our favor v
stop again ut West Point ul