The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . les beneathfruitful trees after an autumn storm. The change that had been wroughtwas marvellous. Another was about to take place. A few weeks afterthe visit here mentioned, that fine building delineated in the picture wasdestroyed by fire. The writer was passing by, in the evening, on therailway on the eastern side of the river, with a copy of the London Art THE HUDSON. 253 Journal in which, these sketches were first published, containing thispicture, while the building was in flames. Mr. Cozzens soon erected amore spacious one on the high rocky blu
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . les beneathfruitful trees after an autumn storm. The change that had been wroughtwas marvellous. Another was about to take place. A few weeks afterthe visit here mentioned, that fine building delineated in the picture wasdestroyed by fire. The writer was passing by, in the evening, on therailway on the eastern side of the river, with a copy of the London Art THE HUDSON. 253 Journal in which, these sketches were first published, containing thispicture, while the building was in flames. Mr. Cozzens soon erected amore spacious one on the high rocky bluff overlooking Buttermilk Falls,a very short distance from the site of the other. Between Cozzenss and the mountains is a small cruciform stone church,erected years before the hotel was contemplated, chiefly by the contribu-tion of Professor Eobert W. AYeir, of West Point, the eminent historicalpainter, and one of the best of men in all the relations of life. It is reallya memorial church, built in commemoration of his two sainted CHUKCH OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS. and called The Church of the Holy Innocents. For this pious purposehe devoted a portion of the money which he received from the UnitedStates Government for his picture of The Embarkation of the Pilgrims,now in the Rotunda of the National Capitol. Divine service, accordingto the modified ritual of the Church of England, is held there regularly,and the seats are free to all who choose to occupy them. We trust ourfriend, whose modest nature shiinks from notoriety, will pardon us forthis revelation of his sacred deed. The world, which needs goodteachings, is entitled to the benefit of his noble example. 254 THE HUDSON. All about the cliffs, on the river front of Cozzenss, are winding paths,some leading through romantic dells and ravines, or along and across aclear mountain stream that goes laughing in pretty cascades down the
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