New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
THE CATSKILL REGION.
HOW MOUNTAIN PLACES ARE NAMED
PROMINENT VISITORS AT LEAD
ING HOTELS


Haines Falls. n. Y, July Is (speciaD.-Haines
Corners Is the name strangely adhered 70 nv the
mountain railway lines for this place And this is
the old name which was bestowed in that period
when the good people there saw nothing 70 sug-
gest name except prominent man and prop
erty owner, who CHANGED 10 settle there at the
corners OF the roads and build sawmH and
store Ihls name was also retained for a time by
the government for its postofice. But aside from,
all this and overshadowing il all is the r.-,e
Halnes taIls, by which the place is now univar
sally known at home and abroad 1t is the nar,a
~" useu Dy the government. and it should be
adopted by the railway commands a. MI =.
order TO avoid confusion
The cataract here is tho domino. &c.,.
"hich Nature has carved into the IandscaDe with
marvellous grandeur and beauty and IL is ami
heht!y hitting that man should own bar s,.o,,
mat the name Of Haines should have been given
10 the rails in honor of the first settler uybo.
seems TO have been a worthy man in aver, ,,'a-
Is a sufficient tribute to him
Inc return of sunshine and bright vreatba- -
Wednesday brought joy 10 every nook in tn
~ me thlrsty mountains seem at last m
o. ,,, win water in every part beyond
any PosslDhlty OF drouth this season Tar5
lords and summer entertainers NJ a,,ar Ii -
"o" urea OF receiving congratulations over their
ample water supply. and the attitude OF ,bai-
eueS's on this point may perhaps be assumed II
Is however, remarkable to note the chance .
IA dc
and paths. barely passabIe before in r,ackirtosb
ana ruooers' are at once dry and firm and the
leafy rambles are longer dripping
But IN spite Of all the bad weather the tide of
49, nouhtalnward has been steadily main
famed Many or the resorts are now filled and
August rooms being closely cornArad r,,r
now intending visitors will do well to apply in ad
vance Tor rooms if they wish to avoid DELAY and
disappointment ' anu
Nathan straus. who is summering at the
Kaaterskill with his family Is delighted with bis
nrst season In the range. He joins actively In thu
saturday evening hops and the athletic sDorts
r'ecthtiy on his return from the Empire race
track. where he had driven his horse Alvas bt,,
SER ana won the race in 211a. the hotel orchestra
greeted him with Hail 10 the Chief" c.
pleased was he az this recognition of his victory
on the turf that II is said the band was hand
sonely rewarded ~
george Julian zolnay. the Rumanian sculptor
whose statues Of Winnie Davis the Daughter nj
the Confederacy" and Edgar Allan poe 90 .bo
University Of Virginia well known is enioy-
ing the pleasures OF KaaterskiH Mountain
MISS Laura Ioni Conklng, niece of the late Ros
coe Conkhng' who inherited fortune from her
cousin, Miss Catharine Wolff is also there
Mrs H. NJ Schieffen Is at the Kas,ersl,u rr,,b
her graudsons. Mounsell S. Crosby and Edwin "a
Van E,ten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Robinson Towue Of NAv
1ork are occupying the Caromatley cottage in
twilight Park. All the numerous cottages In This
and the adjoining parks OF Sunset and Santa CO.
are now fully occupied But the mountain weather
thus far has been anything but conducive to park
life. pun
The handsome new Sunset Park Inn is doing good
business, however. and its guests find much 10
commend and enjoy in the elaborate fittings and
vens Mn management N Mr. and Mrs Bentley Ste
iy Ma are among guests there;
at the Santa Cruz Lodge with her Cultured voice
oenty H fassp and fsmilS Of Brookyn have re-
Bishop satterlee. of Washington is Twilight
The old CatskiH Mountain House has been Obliged
10 turn away applicants lately for lack of room
Arnold Arnold y s n; is enjoying the beauties of the
The recent Colonial dinner at Santa Cruz Lodge.
az winch some OF the guests appeared in costumes
Miss Hae q RTes tSs am nth6 @ n
attractions Of Kaaterskill Falls at the Laurel
Adm Admiral D, Dewey and , Mrs Dewey are soon
arranged handsome suite of rooms for them
the second floor front from which the view of river
Dewey was a we'll known visitor at the Kaaters-
Kill previous TO her marriage and she now counts
Mrs. Joseph B. Coghlan. who was lately there will
return in August. hoping bring the rear admiral
with her for a season. Both have been frequent
Man1 of q rog arrived With his 'R Wife this weeh
P aSd he T nd @ hng psy c Or
OILS, of New-York are also among late corners.
return in time for an August sojOurn at the
painter. niece of Mrs Abraham Lincoln. and daugh-
ter of the dashing Confederate cavalry officer Gen
eral Ben Hardin Helm, Is also among kaater-
skill guests
NJ ]. Degnon. a subway contractor. OF New
The Village OF Stamford is reported to have fif-
teen hundred guests at this date, which, If true
is in excess OF any previous and more than
doubles the normal population OF that pretty vii
lage in Delaware County
THE HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Late arrivals at some of the larger hotels include
the following:
Hotel Kaaterskill-Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Farrell
DR. and Mrs Saul PressOn, E II. Van Etten,
Mr. and Mrs p H. Mcmahon. Mrs. NJ c.
Hilson. Mrs. j.. H. Morley; Miss II. b Cresson.
Lamson A. c. Rose, Beach Polk. H. X. Glore. Mr.
and Mrs. c. r. Hitchcock Carroll Livingston; n
" Stevens. It. II. Dexter, A, c Boughton, r 5
Hyatt A II. Allen, E p Bonnet. Albert Tessy
j. w Rush l.. NJ Simson. a. L. Sberstein. ].
Samuels. L. Norlinger. Maurice Marcus: d Ooen-
steil NJ. Mindheim, Maurice Heller, l. Goodman,
Charles Calm Bruno Richter. Nj. 5 Auerbach,
Louis Kissel s. NJ Bloch. John Stech. a. II. Alt
mayer S. Jackson Mr.. and Mrs Gunther. George
Catskili Mountain House-William Strauss, II. a.
Strauss. j. r Remsen. p Lewanthal Leopold
Well. Edwin Lichtenstein Arthur Aaron. Mrs. A.
Upland c. Putzel Samuel jackson, Nj: Bass, NJ.
S Traub John E Tucker and Frederick Fuld
New Grand-Mr and Mrs. j: T. San Rey, David
b Duncan O. r. Mills Miss Helen 4. Clark Mrs
G. T sutton Charles w. Mccarthy, jr.. Miss Mil
dred Detelbarh. John e. Freund Gustav eiotthetl,
the Misses Levy, James Kearney and Otto Horwitz.
Santa Cruz Lodge-Dr and Mrs, j. r. ". Rowe.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Fulton. the KEY William
Wyckorr Schomp Mary Osborne K. +. Duryea,