New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

ness centre of which is situated miles inland
and is a station On the New York. New Haven q
Hartford Railroad. The resort is reached eltheF
by ferry from Stonngton, Conn. or troiiey from
Westerly.
Asioe from its natural attributes. the place mas
the advantage of all the local improvements or the
town of Westerly. This includes good water
supply piped to the apex of the peninsula eecric
lights for street and cottage use, local ana ions
distance telephone connections and adequate police
protection.
While of recent years this attractive seashore
summer resort has become an important New Eng
land cottage colony. 1t started as note! re-
sort and for many seasons had no cottage life
whatsoever Aside from the hotels. the only buildings
were a couple of farmhouses. few shack stores
and the bathing and boat paVlllons- Inc FARMERS
did a prosperous business in entertaining summer
boarders of modest purses and social desires
AZ one time there were ten hotels at Watch Hill.
and all did q thriving business. About two years
ago the largest OF these the Larlin House was re-
,ooyeu and the site occupied by several new sum-
mer cottage settlers.
Among the hotels which have held their own
against the onslaught of the summer home builder
are the Ocean House and Watch Hill House For
more than quarter of q century the Ocean House
has been presided by J. Frank Charplain
The Ocean House while not the newest building, Is
modern in aspect and improvements 1t has new
broad Colonial verandas and sun parlors encircllng
its exterior.
The Watch Hill House has proprietor this
season B. H Yard. formerly OF the Griswold, at
Eastern Point, New London, Conn, has succeeded
Harvey s. Denson.
Looking eastward from Watch Hill the coast Is
visible as far as Point Judith. taking in the sum-
uer settlements Of Pleasant View, WeeKapaus
Moves Beach. Quonocontaug, Charlestown. Green
HiIl Point and Rocky Point; westward across Lit
tie Narragansett Bay and the mouth OF the Pa"cd-
fuck River the view embraces Osgood Point tthe
nearest Connecticut land, WeQueteQuoak, Ston-
,nston and Fishers Island: inland looking up the
winding course Of the Pawcatucks the village Of
Avondae is seen while looking straight out TO sea
on auv passably clear day Block Island and Mon
tank Point are also plainly visible TO the naked
eve fourteen miles distant
There is a lighthouse, a lifesavng station ana
| .oos+ defence fortifcation the extreme sea end
/ - +he land The point on which the lighthouse and
Itxo.a1,i,e station are situated is completely ex-
oss3 m the ravages of the sea and is called Watch
La, Point while companion point. which ii pro-
...a .o a considerable extent In conjunction Win
| tha eastern extremity OF Fishers Island and
yr-.+cb Hill Reef and is occupied by the govern
-. ooast defeace works. is called Napatree Point
| -, cast defence station is called Fort Mans
/ s1s and is occupied by the Ssth Company, United
/ S+o+as Coast Artillery. There are several large
80 with disappearing carriages and small bat
80. AT this station. which is an important de-
go t~eI +o +bs eastern entrance of Long Island
Sound ...e-. ..., ,.,
sltua ,cesn shore, between Watch Hill and
proUe no,rts II is about mile and a half
N@p - ~ pure white sand There are private
long -. bathing paxiIions under separate cover
Ano - I'm wxsex haShtnx ezsAhishnsenx.