Milford chronicle., 1913-01-10
HYDE PARK, N. Y, Jan. 3, 1913.

HYDE EAhk, IN. -, IAN. D. lJlO.
DEAR FATHER
When we left Milford on Tuesday,
the crowd came as far as Harrington
with US. | wish that you could have
seen the car after the crowd left. We
were not long in hunting another place.
In the chair car there were three diff
ferent bridal couples. We spent Tues
dav and Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Yesterday morning we left Broad Street
Station at eleven o'clock, arrived in New
York at one p. M, where we got lunch.
The new PENNSYLVANIA Station is man.
moth affair. It is doubtful whether a
person, who had never been in the place
could find his way about. | had a
porter take our baggage and show US
lust how to get to the Grand Union
Station.
We left at that place at 3.24 and ar
rived in Hyde Park at 5.23. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shears were awaiting US in their
automobile We came out to their beau
tiful bungalow, had dinner, and then
sat around the large fireplace in the
living room until bed time.
The Grand Union Station, according
to my idea, is being built along very
practicable lines. The place Tor that
section of it still in the course of con-
struction) will be thrown open to the
public Sunday a week. There are three
track levels, all below the surface of
the ground. The tracks are all built
with the ''third rail- system. No steam
locomotives come into the station. Elec-
trio engines pull the trains from the
Grand Central Station as far as High
Bridge" Here steam locomotives are
attached. The New York Central and
Hudson River lines, on which we came
here, are making extensive improve
ments all along their lines. A four
track system is being built. Within
another year electric trains will run as
far as Yonkers.
The ride up was beautiful. The rail-
road tracks follows the Hudson River
for the entire distance. At very few
places, indeed, is the view obstructed.
The high bluffs rising abruptly from the
waters edge was a very beautiful sight.
Before we had gone far, however, a /
mist came up and obstructed much OF
the scenery along the lines. The river
at numerous places was covered with
small boats. For the first twenty miles
out lighthouses without number lined
both banks of the river.
The right side of the Hudson is one
continuous row of private estates,
while the western side is owned more
by persons of only ordinary means, The
Vanderbilt estate, of which Mr.. Shears
is manager, contains 700 acres, all OF |
which are used for pleasure. The man /
sion house on the estate cost three mil |
lions of dollars to build and furnish. 1t
is hand carved. The view from the |
front of the place is magnificent. AT
this point the river is one mile wide.
On the opposite bank can be seen the
large new mansion recently completed
by Col. Paine, a wealthy New Yorker.
Of course these places of which have I,
been speaking. are owned by wealthy
persons. The homes of the people of
moderate means are very ordinary Il am
speaking onlv of what | saw from the
train windows), and do not compare with
those of Delawareans who should be
classed among the same class. think
that Delawareans in the towns use more
paint and take more pride in their homes.
All along the route, at frequent inter
walls, we saw large apple orchards, the
trees of which were evidently very OLD.
A strange thing connected with these
orchards was that the ground had not
been plowed as they are in Delaware:
The heavy sod had the appearance OF
having been untouched for years, The
apple section, so / am told by Mr.. Shears,
lays further upstate. On the opposite
side of the river we can see large vine
yards from here. According to our host
the grape thrive on that side of the
stream, but on this side they do not do
we'll at all. The berry section also is on
the opposite side of the stream
think that possibly the most beauti,,
full scenery viewed from the railroad /
was at Gold spring few miles below I
here. The bluffs there are very high, {
and the sun was just setting over them {
as we arrived there. The scenery every '
where is beautiful, and the direct op- f
posite to that found in Delaware. f
Mr.. Shears and myself are going to
toughkeepsie now in his automobile, SO
| viii finish when | return.
We went to Poughkeepsie and return
ed home about three O'Clock, but have
been busy looking about ever since we
arrived back. Virginia, Mrs. Shears,
Tor the children did not go with US be-
;ause Mr.. Shears was going after money
With which to pay off the men on the
state. Whenever he goes for money, Z
le does not allow any women with him.
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