The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . f , the hand of cultivation is everywhere visible. Its shores borderingon New York Bay arc dotted with lively villages, and all over the broadrange of hills that extend from the Narrows, across the island, are superb So named from Isaac Bedloe, the patentee under Governor Nicholson. THE HUDSON. 459 couQtiy-seats, and neat farmhouses. It is a favourite place of summerresidence for the wealthy and business men of New York—easy of access,and salubrious. These country-seats usually overlook the bay. Thetourist will find an excursion over this is
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . f , the hand of cultivation is everywhere visible. Its shores borderingon New York Bay arc dotted with lively villages, and all over the broadrange of hills that extend from the Narrows, across the island, are superb So named from Isaac Bedloe, the patentee under Governor Nicholson. THE HUDSON. 459 couQtiy-seats, and neat farmhouses. It is a favourite place of summerresidence for the wealthy and business men of New York—easy of access,and salubrious. These country-seats usually overlook the bay. Thetourist will find an excursion over this island a delightful one. On the northern extremity of Staten Island, the State of New Yorkestablished a quarantine as early as 1799, and maintained it until thebeginning of September, 1858, when the inhabitants of the village thathad grown up there, and of the adjacent country, who had long petitionedfor its removal as a dangerous nuisance, destroyed all the buildings byfire. There had been more than five hundred cases of yellow fever there. rORT LAFAYETTE. two years before, and the distress and alarm created by that contagionmade the people determine to rid themselves of the cause. Since thedestruction of the establishment, a hospital-ship, to serve quarantinepurposes, has been anchored in the lower bay, preparatory to somepermanent arrangement. From the Quarantine Dock may be obtained an excellent view of theNarrows, the ship channel between Long and Staten Islands throughwhich vessels pass to and from the sea. Our little sketch gives acomprehensive view of that broad gate to the harbour of New York. Onthe right is seen Staten Island, with the new and substantial battery on 460 THE HUDSON. the waters edge, just below the unfinished Fort Wadsworth (formerlyFort Richmond). On the left is the Long Island shore, with FortHamilton on its high bank, and Fort Lafayette, formerly Fort Diamond,in the stream below. The latter fort is upon Hendricks Eeef, twohundred yards from the Long
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