:t-.:- fv Glass Book COPYRIGHT DF:P0SIT / HANDBOOK OF CONTAINING A 1. I BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ISLAND, WITH NOTES OF INTEREST TO SUMMER VISITORS. NANTUCKET: Published at the "Island Review" OflRc^, Main Street, 1874. PRICK TH^EHTTY-FIVE CEWXs*. HANDBOOK OF COXTAi:&irmG A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ISLAND, WITH NOTES OF INTEREST TO SUMMER VISITORS. 7 ' ' •^-^ \ -'^' CC?YRlGHT'vA\ ) -) o.- < : NANTUCKET : - ^k^ '^-' Published at the "Island Review" Office, ' Main Street, 1874. t R.\ND BOOK OF NANTUGK-ET the liberal aid Fecyived from our friends iiTthe' shape, of advertise- ments, we y^ive our sincere thanks,; and as this is (.uj" iTfst attempt at publishina' in Ijook form, we crave the'indiii.^-^hce of the kind jiub- Hc if we have cominitted any glaring mistakes. A Preface, at the best, is but an apf)log3' , and according t(. thi time-honrrred custo'ii of authors and i)ublishers, we submit this ex- cuse— that among the chaff we publish here, may there l)e found ? few souncl kernels. ._ Editor op TK6_^'IsL;,A>5D''REviR\v." I»?anl)acket, July 30th, 1S74. :!A5(HIST0mCAL SKETCH OF THE llSLAND OF NANTUCKET. Although it is popularly Supposed that Christo- pher Columbus was the original discoverer of America, in 1492, it is now absolutely certain that seamen" had preceded him centuries before, and that lie was only repeating history when he an- nouncM to a more enlightened world the existence of a vast continent across the ocean, for it is now deiinitely settled that a bold and hardy Norwe- .2;ian seaman crossed the stormv Atlantic to colo- " nies in Greenland, in the.^^ear- 985, discovering Nantucket on that voyage,' nanijng it Naidko]!. Our island, from the tin^e this daring, navigator. ^T)jorne Herjulfson b-y name, discovered it, seems to be without historical "record, >i*i">til 'it was visited by Bartholomew CxOsiTold, an Englishman, in the vear 1602. In the year 1620, Nantucket was inch id ed ir 4 KAND BOOK OF NANITICKET. the grant to the Plymouth Company under a' patent from the English Crown, under which' patent, AV'illiam, Earl of Sterling, and Fernando (lOrges, claimed authority over it, and by whom it was conveyed' tb Thomas Mayhew in 1640' or 1 64 1.' Some eighteen years Mter, Thomas Mayhew sold to Tristram Coffin, Thonia.s Hacy, Christo- pher Hussey, Richard Swain, 'Jt'iibmas Barnard, Peter Coffin, Stephen Greenleaf, John Swain and William Pile, nine-tenths of the island', excepting that part called Quaise, (see map on Cover) to hold in common with himself. Each of these ten \vere authorized to select an associate or partner, and thus the number of proprietors was increased to twenty. The consideration named in the deed was, "Thirty pounds of current pay, and n.lso two beaver hats, one for myself and one for my wife," Although the ten men had become owners of nil the riifht and title to the island that the Crown could give them, yet they Considered that the tribes' of Indians who held possession were the true own- ers, so the}' com'mfenCfe'd to treat with the various ->achems, and shortU^^ acq[uired by purchase, a large part of the land fromjhe natives* In 1659, in the fall, when the Qtiakers in Mass- ■ichusetts were being persecuted for their religious flAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. ^ iCHARLES H. JAGGAR, ^potliecary, Allen'^ Block, Main St., JSTantucket^ 'l)EALER m Bnijs. Iflebtdncs, Cljcmitab, ;f (Lor- let Articles of all luubi M\ Stock of lProi»i*i<'tiiry Articlow is vcn- Large and Complete, etnbracing nlmost ///*' zvhole line in g^eneral use. Toilet and Bathing Sponges, Hair, jP^ail and Tooth Brushes, Toilet Combs* ^y^ I .irtirular attention i^ivetl io the com pound in "' of PHl'SI- VlAyS PRESCRIPridXS. and FAMILY RECIPES. Ice Cold Soda witli Pnre Fruit SyruDS. and Mineral Waters drawn from Puffer's Patent Carlionated Appratns. Proi)rietor of .Tag-jrcr'.** Pt'i'Miau Jtaliii for tl»«' Iffair, wliirh has been in use nearly twenty years, giving very general satisfaction. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF ALWAYS ON HAND, \ , \ .'■ ■M\t\ a general assortment of Confectionery at Wh«»l»;sa!e or Retail. ^jPure Spices and Flavoring Extracts for Fainily iWivJ Hotel .u.sr,>iid :'5i)nni',WaftH-,s in Bottles. ■ .> i . . m-.;iL'nS .ill : -^ ;, , . /i. HAND'' BOOK OF NAOTUCKET. tenets, Thomas Macy of Salisbury, having given-^ shelter to some /riends during a tempest, incurred- .hereby the displeasure of the people and the law, and to avoid punishment, and also escape to some place where more liberality- was tolei-t an. age^ of superstition, and religious bigotry, even if. the: objects of his charity were of a despised and persecuted , sect, has been sung to the world in a hymn of praise, Uy a poet, who belongs to the denomination that was then placed beyond the pale of society and kiw, and at this late day preserve their faith with increased purity, and , rem,ember gratefully that,^ there was one man that dared .to obey the dictates of his conscience at all hazards, and relieve their suffering brethren, even if it brought punishment, on his own head; and nowMiearlv two centuries later his act is still remembered and his praise, sung by one of their own faith, in the beautiful poem entitled "'Jliic-Exiles." It is hardly neces- sary to say that the poet is the bard of the pres- ent time — Whittier. Therewere about hfteen. himdreid' Indians di; -HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. To Sailing ]?ax*ties! THE COMMODIOUS —AND— SPEEDY YAj ECT 1VVILLIAM JEENEGAN TMAS lEli, Can be found at Steamboat Wliarf ready for Bhie-fishing, Sbarkiiig, Seiip- ping. Clambakes, and Moonilgbt Ex- em'siojis. ?*> iBt Js. fitted ii'iii'i excellent cabin accorninodailons and no pains will he spared in securing the COMFONT OF FASSENGERS. ®^ AppL : ard the .\.e;d- -.-, at the He corner Centre and Fearl street '. § JiAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. tlie island, when the fugitives arrived here, and thtv^ white niiij,U,foiind that they- were friendly arid peace- able, the natives treating the strangeris with great kindness. Fish and fowl were plenty, and the wandej^ers finding they were hospitiably received, located at Maddeket harbor where thev-built them a house.^ During tlie 'sprihg of' i66o'; Edward Starbuck went back to Salisbury, and prevailed upon sev- eral of the joint proprietors to take their families, and return with him to his new home to settle there. As an inducement for immigration • the - proprietors granted ' to seven other persons, priii- ' cipally niechanics, a share in the whole island equal with their own, provided they- would move-' here, anxl make new. homes. • Every year they selected a n.ew^ tract of land,' • cleared and fence-d it, and after it " wa,-s re-adv- to- feirm, dividied it ■ into twenty-seveiv' shilres, each owner in common tilling his own portion or not as- he desired. Having, after a time, acquired considerable num- ber of cattle and sheep, the stock fed at large on the island, roaming at will, except in the month of June, when the sheep were driven into enclo-"" sures, washed and sheared of their fleecy- coat4?' and then turvied out to pasture as before./ This HAND BOOK- OF NANTUCKKT. c/ THE FAST-SAILINC vjr AND 00>>I >IX>1>"1 o i^ ^ ^^^voiiiir-' "r>„ ITE. ©LOIII^. CAPTAIN j: Mi.WlNSLOW, Win lie at Steamboat Wharf the present Seasoa- l^iT Pctrtics taken S/iarkin^, Bin •fjs/iini^ aih! Sc'upping. ]\irt'iciiIaraftciition paid lo Cu^.nhakjs^ Picnics and Moon/i,i:/if Excursions. 10 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. method of paring ^r the stock was. kept up for nearly two hundred years, only ceasing in 1848, when, by vote of the proprietors of the common and undivided land, on account of the great abuses that had crept into the custom, the principal one of which was the fact that many persons pas- tured more stock than their inheritance or pur- chase of land gave them privilege to use, it was decided to restrain all from pasturage outside of th€ enclosed tracts. The greatest objections to this regulation came from those who over-stocked, and tliose who owned no land at all, and was the cause of many and bitter dissensions; but it was finally accepted, and "The Sheep Question" resolved it- self into a subject for argument for many g, year, until now, dying out, is hardly thought to be v^orth mentioning. Those of us who remember the time, however, when our common and undivided land, outside the town was dotted with some ten thou- sand sheep, remember Nantucjs:et iiT her' palmy, days^ when our streets resembled the crowded ^ thoroughfare of a city, (we w^re, even aspiring to be one,) when business was brisk, the air resound- ing with the noise o.:f tbe, caulking-iron,- a§. the car- penters worked like bees on the shipping at the wharves, the coopers a,icUng in the hum 'of prosper- ity as they hammered in swift cadences, "cooper. HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. ii G. F. BARREAU, Fashionable Tailor. HAS CONSTANTLY ON HAND Jl. FxxU Line of Jforeigii ;nt^ domestic Woolen Cloths & Vestings — AT— ]Vo. 39*Oalclei-'s Block, Main Street, Nantucket, Mass. '1^" Every Garment Warranied Peffed, or 52 ha:^^d book of xNantucket. cooper, round the cask!" whik the sturdy bhick- sinith, with his heavier tools, his iron at welding heat, aided by thfc fhainds of his lusty assistant, kept the air alive with his not unmelodious ring of^ ■'''ten, pAund, 't-fen'! teis, pam^el, ,ten!" all contributin 'their portion in fitting a ship to sail to all parts of the world to sedk Jfor the oleaginous gains that gave 'Nai^itucket the name of "The Home of the WhaEe-Fishery," the industry only relaxing when in June we annually went to Miacomet Plain op fOiir great gala-d.-.y of sheep shearing ; and ,v,;e long for the good old times when \we ,wi^iife ^^W (t^i^igaged in the busy pursuits of life, and hard times un- ;known anihe isla,nd. 'I'he early proprietors were generally illiterate ; so they induced Peter Folger, the grandfather cf Benjninin P'ranklin, to move here from Martha's X'ineyard, to serve as miller, '^Heaver i^id interpret- .^r w^ith the Indians, oncihi'^K a yhure afilan.d;beii>g offered for his use if he -would come, which ofter avas accepted, and he settled here about 1663. The first mill for i>rindinij ifrain was built some ihree years later. A\'hen Nantucket was first settled by the whites, 'hey observed 'that whales were plent\- all around it, but not knowing how to kill them they were un- molested, until about 1668, when 4 ''scragg" whale 'HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET, 13 ' 'Mt'm^ scs/ioy*' 'I'his house havini;^ brcn tliDrDULrhly renovated, re-funiisln-d and i'!)hirir<'(l. is ikuv ojh-ikmI tor the !•<■( <'i>tioii <>t iru<'sts. In coniK'ctioii with thf liouse. arc yachts witli ("omi)i-ti-iit (■a])taiiis to convt'v ])avtii-s on #''iNliiii:f 1<]\ciir!«i«»it!«. C'luiiil»iik<'M. l*ic-XiCM, Ac. ii:^ .:^:n j^ HOT :.si:. 175 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. (ODPsite tie Comoa HOvWE,^ ELMER. •A. I..iH',^^V,.K.-,;aJ.<- <>f Pavilliun-Hot.-l. Wolthoro. N. H. iW.y\. l',L>4lt;4^',.lat.-'.of LjinuuJ'hice Hytvl, Now York! .) U4 HAND BOOK OF NANtUCKET. .'was seen sporting around the inner harbor, so thej resolved to secure him if it were possible. Al; got together, a rude harpoon was speedily forgec: out, and with great peril they attacked the mon- ster and accomplished the feat of turning his flukes lip and' towing him to the shore. They little thought when they did this that they were making ■the beginning of a business that was to found the wealth of the island, and secure for it a reco2;m- . tion of its importance throughout the globe. Their success led them to follow their perilous undertaking unti 1672, vhen they offered a grant q| land, with other privileges, to James Loper, tc move here "to carry on a design of Whale Citch ing." It is uncertain if Loper accepted this offer jrothing being found as yet to prove that he set' tied here, although the impression prevails amon^ many that he did come. At that time there wa; no cooper with sufficient skill to make barrels saf( enough to hold their oil, so John Savage acceptec an invitation to come here on the same terms offer /ed Loper, The inhabitants, whether Loper cam( here or not, now formed whaling stations at differ . ent locations on the beach round the island, erect •ed spars to . lookout from for whales, and S( with their boats at hand on the shore, were reach :to chase the leviathans of the deep whenever the- HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. i< PAIKTERS, SLAZIERS A^D ♦ »♦ Vliolesale and Retail DEALf:RS IN Jaiuts, Oils, fmisjjfs, Stliiiboiur. NANTUCKET. M B. Paiatt, Eeiijafflin B. Long.. Henry PaddacL i6' HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. were descried. The Indians were very much pleased 'with the -newindustry^' its excitement and chmger being peculiarly, adapted to their venture- some -dispjositions, ^ancl they were very efficient in their aid.'- The most whales that were ever killed around the island in •onxt day was eleven ; and up to the year 1760, shore whaling was pursued with' vigor, not a single white person having been killed' or drowned while-in. the. business; and as th^ whales-^ u'ere now getting ^cViree in the vicinity of thedand the pursuit from the-shore was abandoned in this vear.' • 'i'he whales have all disappeared from our wa- ters, akhough an occasional one will wander in our vicinity, seeming to taunt us with the sight of his^ presence as we reject on the- formei" of our^ ancestors. AMien whaling from'" the ' shorfe" was give'ii'itp. . tliere was no regular town; but in 1673, a site was^ decided upon, and by order of the Governor of' New Y-ork, the island then being under his juris- diction,- the site v/as incorporated as Sherburne-,-' and remained so for many years. Nantucket isl- and was a part of' New York until 1693, when it was ceded to Massaehti«>etts, and became part of- that l^rovince. Up to the period of i70f>,;the're- w-ere uo reli- HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKEt: • 17 WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER & EIBRAVER, No. 5, Main Street. l^iT Repairing Neatly, and Promptly.' cxcciited. J^ifficult yobs Solicited: • —A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF— Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, Spectacles, Eye Glasses, &c. .^tcrrosto|MC tlicius, embracing scenes in SIASCONSET and all other points of interest on the Island ; also- excellent views of the BLACK-PISH, "CUTTING \W' BLUBBER AT THE WHARF, &cf 1$ HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. gious societies on the island amon|" the whites, al- though the people are described as being very de- vout in their manner, and greatly given to the wor- ship of God. Translations of the bible in the na- tive dialect had been introduced among the Indi- ans, and they had four churches. The bible the^ used was probably the Elliot translation, one hay- ing remained on the island up to a late period. In 1704, Thomas Story, an approved minister ol the Society of Friends, came to the island, and so great was his piety, and so impressive, his teaching, that a "meeting" was formed, which grew so in strength that nearly all became members, and the society was numbered by hundreds. There are two Friends' meetings at the present day, each branch (for the society i\i. later years split in two '^'■om internal dissensions) ha.ving their separate- meeting house, although the membership is rapidly decreasing ; and as there are few converts to the faith it looks as though in years to come Quaker- ism on Nantucket, like whaling, will be a thing of the past. The whales that had been .captured from the shore, were all right whales ; but in 17 12, Christo- pher Hussey, while cruising in a sm.all vessel near the island for them, being blown to sea in a gale, killed a spermaceti and brought it into Nantucket- HAND BOOK OF. NANTUCKKT. re W4 ^^p^*.^^ 1874., %'' M#Wg:lI .'^ *> NANTUCKiET, MASS. OPEN THE YEAR ROUND. Pleasanty located on the .Sltore of Nantucket Harbor, it is withiii conv^nivnt distance of the Post-Office, Steamboat Landing, &c. COMMODIOUS BATHING HOUSES Are cc>n'neted witli the house for thc/ri'e use of its guests. S^ The jmre sea bre-zcs, unequaled facilities for Bathing and Filching, and various oTier attractions of the Island of N.intucket as a Si'iiside\Htt:ort, are too well known by all pleasure seekers to require mon- than a passing notice. HqKsc Lighted v.'iih Gas. TERMS. Transient, . . $2.00 Der Day For the Season, $10.00 to $12.00 per ^Veck. 20 Hand -book of ^nantucket. This gave new impetus,ut ajnopg the Indians,- ill. 1 7^3. T-i..raged with extreme sever- ity among them for exactly six months, when it suddenly ceased. -Before -}^iis broke out there were three hundred and ,-fiftv-eiaht ; but when the riAND BOOK O^" NANTUeKET; ii AT ANGELL'S ^rSTe^^r Drug Stelae May be found A FIRST-CLASS ASSORTMENT OF —ALSO- PURE CONFEGTIONEHY. Tobaccos and Cigars of the Choicest Brands at Boston Wholesale Prices. /antjj Coilet Irticlts, i Soaps, Brnslies, Comos, Sponges, Stationery, Envelopes, &c,- ■Buy ISuiii, J-^Ioi-iil.i Wiiti'r, All Kiii«lN of ]>«>r- t'uin«>i\>, iiiid Kv«M\yt]kiiti:- tliiit PortaiiiM to a First-Class Drug Store. Ei'cryf/iing in stock is fresh and of tJic finest piality. lee Cream Saloons Supplied with Pure Flavors it the Lowest Cash Prices, ^1^1" Physicians' Prescriptions AcctTR^f kl'^ OMPOUNDEDi ^22 HAND BOOK aF 'NANTUCKET. 'contagion was over, it was found tliat two hundred and twenty-two had succumbed to the fell destroy- ' ex, Death. The tribe steadily diminished in num- bers from this time until 182 1, when tl^e last of the race, of full blood died; although one half-breed, named Abraham Quary, th^.lagt representative of the Nantucket tribe of Indifuis lived in- a little" hut near the Shimmo shore until .1854, wheii he passed away at the advanced age of^ighty-two, the whole race of Indians that our ancestors found here having done precisely as their neighbors on the main land did — by contact with the whites, become ■ civilized from off the face of the earth, although ' on our island they v/ere singularly exempt from wars, especially with the settlers, who aided them whenever they could, and always managed to keep ' at peace with them. P^xcept when stirred to activity by the excite- ' ment of whaling, they were very lazy, and at times would have suftered i^^reatlv if thev had not been helped by the white folks ; and . as they had ae- ' quired a taste for the "fire water" of the whites, considerable difihculty began to be made. The settlers, to avoid trouble among themselves, elected . an Indian named Kadooda as a petty arbitrator in , the tribe, and his ideas of justice would in mai>y cases of law at the present dav pro\'e ver}"^ satis- HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 2^. JUST RECEIVED AT TOYS, BOOKS, STATIONERY, CONFECTIONERY, &c. Brackets, Writing Desks, PortfolioSy * Work Baskets, Beads, Mot- tos. Perfumery, PAPER and TOWEL RACKS, Pictures aild Frames, PHOTOGRAPH A^s^D AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS, and many other articles too numerous to mention. SsGOiid-Miid Books selling LOW Irom tlie ''Circulating Lilirary.'' ^§^ Please call and examine our stock for yourself. ,24 I^iAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. fiwtpr}^ to the public : before proct5ediiig %o listen ^ to their grievances, he used ofteti- 1© ord^ji* both • plaintiff and defendant to be soundly whipped. This method of securing justice v/S.^ arbitrary, but the Indians accepted it as l^nal, for as- one of their bvvn race administered the sentei>Ge" and puni&lft- ment, they were sa-fis^ed, especiallf when they saw. that the whites, whenever there were disputes among themselvesv a©ttled their diffefeiices by the decision of one cff ih>""i? Ctwfi choosing, after he 1 had heard thq facts M0f the case plainly set forth by each side. Thc^re was no room for pettifoggers t6:;©f:OUt- island wero greatly exercised in their minds itb0>*t the sitf>ation of affairs. There *N'ere various reasoi"*'*^' S^hy they should feel thus perturbed in spirit, foi* they were differently sitU" -Hted than almost any other colonial community. — SUMMER ARKAXGEMENT. NANTUCKET AND WOODS HOLE. OAK BLUFFS AND VINEYARD HI(}HLAND,S, Edgartown and Katartaa. JINEYARD HAVEN AND EALMOUTH JEIGHT?. T.7ir;iiu from Boston landin^'jiassi-nirers at Nantucket at 5.45 I'/m., and on Saturdays the 4. i'. .m. train Mill also comiect with the Riv;ef Queen at Woods Hole, touching at Oak Hlufi's and arriving at Nan- tucket afc IP. J'.. M. .Leave Vineyard: Haven ff)r Oak Bluffs anc] Wo'xls Hole at 6.00 a n>. i,JL.oav«j\W6t>ds Hole, for Vineyard Hayi-n at.6.43 p m. Leave OaV;BluiIintfor. Nantucket at S.35 a m (excepting Saturdays. !: ^n/J 3- 30 1> f«. and on Saturdays at 7.4? p m. 'I'rains connect at Middlehoro' for Tauntim and Providence, W;ic a m, 1. 10 ami 4.40 j) m. Passen.gers from MarthaiSi Vineyard connect at MidtlleWro^.-at 10.10 a m, with trains for Hartford, via Providence, jtnd, for Nevi; York, via Fall Rivi-r lini;.4<.4o p m. Leave Providence i'or Oak Bluffs at S and 10.50 a m. For Nantuck'-t, at 10.50 a m. Throngh tickets for sale on the ♦beats, and baggage checked via Old Colony Railroad to New BethVrd, i'aantou, Providence, New Vork, Philadelphia, Boston., BrQc-kton, JNliddlel.'oro', Fall River and Newjjort. ■26 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. \ The majority of the people were Friends i rehgion, aud consequently opposed to war ani bloodshed on that account. Then the greate part of their property consisted of \thaling vessel; at sea, and they feared their capture by armec ships from England M'as. inevitable. There wa; nothing they could do however to stay the cours( of events, so they waited in resignation, withdraw' ing their vessels from service as fast as thej arrived ; and as good luck attended them the) nearly all came home in safety, but few bein^ taken. Those who followed the sea and also the mechanics whose livelihood depended upon the fitting of vessels were thrown out of employmentj so they were forced to seek new methods of earn- ing bread. Cod-fishing from the shore and farm^ ■ing on the land immediately began to be attended to, and our energetic ancestors were soon bi; y in their various ways. The sound between the; island and the main land was soon fidled witl: British cruisers, and the supply of provisions novv ■getting short, a new trade opened. Blockade-run-j ning was attempted by the more daring, and sooJ a number of idle whaling vessels at the wharves^ were engaged in this business. Fast brigs and schooners were loaded with oil, candles and fish^ and despatched to the West Indies to barter for HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET, 2/ t\)t f tcaiiitr Islanii |)oinc ^\'ill make a DAILY EXCURSION TG NAHTUGKET, (SATUKDA\:S & SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.) Leaving Woocl- Hole at 7.30 a. m., Falmouth eights at 8 a. m., and Oak Biutis at 8.35 a. m. Returning, will leave Nantucket at 2.30 p. M., d Oak Bluffb at 5.15 p. m., for Falmouth eights, thence i- 1 Woods Hole, arriving there at )out 5 p. M. xcursion Tickets between A\'oods Hole or Falmouth Heights and Nantucket to go and return, . . . $1.50 ngle Tickets, . . . i.po' ;t\veen Woods Hole or Falmouth Heights and Oak Bluffs to go and return . .6c,' ngle Tickets, . . . .5c itween Oak Bluffs and Nantucket to go and return, . . . 1.2 ct" ngle Tickets, . . . .75 All excursion tickets are good until October ist. 1 either boat except so far as they relate to Fal- outh Heights ; the latter class being vaUd only aon the excursion boat. C. C. CROSBY, Clerk ! Nantucket, July 4th, 1874. 28 HAND BOOK OF NANTUGKET.- goods required at home; The risk of capture wa^^ very great, and s6 many of the smugglers were seized that the v<^ssels that escaped being taken were finally withdrawn? Sail-boats plied between the island and Connecticut, however, their na\'i- gators running them wholly in the night time, the stormier the weather was,- the better their purpose being answered, although the danger of being lost at sea was inhnitely iriCreased.^ The inhabitants suffered greatly, however, for the necessary articles of life, fuel being among their great deprivations ,• although they made peat from the swamps lill that want as far as possible ; but when the British land- ed here in 1779, and sac::ked the stores of the town of what few goods they had, their cup of sorrow was lull to ovdrtiowing. There were a few^ Tories on the island, although the predominant feeling was fur tlie colony and ihe new movement for independence. Their feel- ings were greatly subdued, however, fur they dep- tecated violence, yet the success of tiie Continen- tal troops in war always gratitied them in secret, while re\'erses caused them proportionate depres- sion and gloominess of spirit,' The Provincial goxernment were so cramped for means that they were powerless to protect a little island like Nantucket, and so the people were ♦ . • •• f ■-HA'NB BOOK OF NANTUCK~ET„ V9 Ji:isi Ixeceiveci ! A LARGE STOCK OF Watdics, Clocks, Solkl Sterling* Si-hn^r iuid Silver-Plated Wart' from the best maniifaeturers. Sea vShells, Chromos, Frames, Knobs and CcSrifi- Ferfumery, S-lationeiy, Stereoscupes aird ■Stereoscopfc "\'ie\vs both For- eigil an\1 Americlin ; \ laige variety of Nantucket A^iews ; "Fadies'imd Ge-nts.' 'rra\elling 13ags ; the Parlor Ka- leidoscope ; Uinbrellas, Cai^es, VAr^ Cages, iS:c., Mvc. '^^^ j^itmy 'Eni:;ravihgUionc at Short /v'ia'.V: N. COeeSHALVS EMPORIUM > 30 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. forced to live in perpetual fear of being raided upon by crews from vessels of war cruising in the vicinity, and they at last decided that their only sal- vation from predatory incursions consisted in de- claring a strict neutraUty, so in 1779, a committee was appointed by the inhabitants, and acting under their instructions went to New York, where they represented their condition to Sir George CoUieril Commander-in-Chief of the British naval forcesj and received from his hands an order prohibiting all armed vessels from meddling with the people of Nantucket or their home property. Of course what vessels they had afloat were not included in this protection. Shortly after this, however, a sloop of war was sent here with orders to destroy the place, it being charged that signals were being giv- en by designated jparties to warn in-coming vessels that they were liable to be captured by the enemy; It was proved clearly to the commander of this ex- pedition that it was a libellous report, and after thoroughly frightening the defenceless community he sailed without molesting them. When peace was declared, at last, the Nantuck- eters were filled with joy, although their business was destroyed. One old man who died a few years since, when alive, was fond of telling his recollec- tion of peace ; he said— "When I was a small boy a HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET ^r i. w. ai^iai DEALER 11^ FOREIBN AND DOMESTIP BROGERIES, FLOUR, CROCKERY AND GLASS WARE, CANNED FRUITS, Table Sauces, Pickles, &c., &c. FKUITS OF ALL KINDS IN THEIR SEASON. Cobacco & Cigars of the Finest Quality CONSTANTLY ON HAND. COR. MAIN AND CENTRE STREETS. NANTUCKET, , . . MASS. 32 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET, man came running up the street shouting : — - 'Peace 1 peace !' :\nd ihen cheering lustily/' ^* *\\'hy don't you hurrah, boy ?' he asi<:ed me." " *\\'hat does peace mean ?' I asked." "'T'lentv of white iDread and molasses,' was his reply as he hurried away to impart the glorious r:ews lo otliers." "I understood him in a moment, went to cheer- ing as loud as I could, and for years after thought peace meant, 'plenty of white bread and mo- lasses. 'There were about one hundred and fifty whalers before the war, but when the revolution arri\ed at its happy conchision our island only boasted of a dcet of two. New craft was (.>btained as soon as possible, and the people began afresh. Whaling in the Pacific Ocean wns attempted in 1791, the first ship being sent there then, and it proved a very fortunate adventure, for she returned in about a vcar and a half with a full car^o of oil. Iri 1795 '•'■^ n;.n*.Jcf the town was changed from Sherburne to that of the island— Nantucket. It now increased in population until 1845, the war of 181 2 having occurred in th;n time, aUhough the isiarid d!d not suffer ::o much dei:rivation cluriiiLj iluit troublesor.ie period as it did in the protracted struggle of the country for Independence. HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET, 33 J. ^W. HA.LLETT, Corner Main and federal Streets, NANTUCKET, , , , , MASS, MANUFACTURER OF CLOTHING, AND DEALER IN ^aiMcfc^ illffi^U^. — AND— Sewing IVIachines 34 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. It was durnig the war of 1812, that a sanguU nary battle was fought on the sea near our island, and the peaceful inhabitants saw the. horrors of war brought to their own door. On the loth, of October, 1814, a privateer with a prize ship in convoy anchored off the south side of the island. The privateer proved to be the Prince of Neufchaiel, a Yankee vessel, command- ed by a Frenchman who was so hideous in his appearance and so diininutive in stature that he is described as a very Caliban in looks. Shortly after they anchored off from Maddequee- cham Pond, a vessel that was in sight hull down, only her tophamper being visible, began to head for the privateer. The approaching vessel proved to be the British frigate Endyniioji ; and after overhauling the pri- vateer she hove to outside of her prey and pre- -j^ared to semd a boat expedition to capture her. The boats, five in number, left the E)idymion about 2 P. M,, the squadron containing 146 men, commanded by the first lieutenant of the frigate ; and they opened the battle by attempting to board the Prifice and carry her by assault, br.t was totalh- defeated in thirty-five minutes, the naval affray being witnessed by many from the beach, while the noise of the fight was plainly heard in town. HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 35 l^ef^HnTMie^ WtiKf® Nii-v..- :;..:...•;„ -vr^: -.JV ->: ^ \„...r, " :.: 'ro^i-r-:'^ "^^ '^„:;»^ m. 48 ORANGE STREET, NANTUCKET, ^0H:S^. W. MACY, Proprietor. 77/t' facilities of this ^vell-known House are such that it coiHuiciids itself to the travelling public. It is situated in a pleasant part of the to7V?i, and commands a fne vie^v of the Bay and Harbor. WILLIAM A. SEARELL, (formerly Of ttifi ffaverly House.^ < Clerk> 36 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKIET. I The Prince depended upon small arms for then defence, for having plenty of muskets they loadec two hundred of them and the result was, that tw( of the boats were captured, the largest sunk with all on board, and out of 146 in the boat ex pedition only 16 return^^ to i\\&'E?idymion. The privateer took but twenty-s^ven prisoner! and as seventeen of them were wounded the los of the assaulting party was terrible, the first liei tenant of the frigate, as well as the subaltern ofl cers being among the slaiii; and having lost a thii!' of her complement of men, the frigate ga^ up the attack in despair, and not daring to cpii in over the shoals between her and the private^ sailed away. ■■ ... Several of the crew of the Frince oj xVcuJch were killed, among them being Mr. Charles .Hilburn, of Nantucket, who was on board acti as a pilot. The wounded prisoners were se ashore in charge of five other prisoners, all unc parole, being landed at Ses^achacha, at that tnn( _ village of thirty or forty ^ houses, and from th< they were brought to town for medical assistan Sunday, October i6th, nine that were killed the fight, or died of their wounds, were landed .burial, and then the privateer sailed for Bos with her prize, arriving there in safety. Tb, ^XND BOOK OF. NANTUCKET. 37 \^;i: . x;j m m m m mi » ^^ BEST IIV THE AVOK.LD, ^i^g-le ;|K;ee(l for aO ai|A Oa «lollar«. ■\ ^ . -t Double Reed for llO, VS3, 130, 150, 190 dol- ing, and npM'ards. A.. T. JVLo^vry, So/e Age?tt fpr Nanhicket. ■» ■»■ CAS FIXTURES B J!- !i OF ALL KINDS. Gas Stoves, Bur^ars, Globes, &c. THE CELEBRATED NOISELESS mm BURNER, :tac Best in tbe ITorld for Reading- or Se^viugr, FOR SALE BY ^. T- IMOTV^UL^iT. 38 HAND BOOK OF NA.NTUCKET. The captain of the privateer was so elated with his success, that on hearing the frigate l\ad gone to the Vineyard, he declared he would attack and- destroy her there ; but as the British vessel carried forty-four heavy guns, he decided that pru- dence was the better part of valor, and after land- ing his wounded and dead, ended the thing bv proceeding at once to, Boston. Nantucket, despite her Quaker tendencies, had a good representation in the service of the coun- try, and we have obtained the following list of names, and the branch of service they were in : Daniel Fitch, Sylvanus Long (killed in battle),, Thomas Hussey, Christopher Bunker, John Bar- nard, Owen Russell, John Cottle, Andrew Coffip, Seth Long, Clothier Allen, John Kelley, Samuel Gardner, William P. Coffin, Seth Pollard, Solomon Coffin, Jr., and Edward Hussey, in privateers. Abisha Gardner, Amos Bowls, Henry Coleman David A. Macy, Matthew Jones, Barzillai Stetson^ William Worth, David Russell and Giles Folger, in the navy. Gorham Macy and William Keene were in a Spanish privateer ; and David Bunker and Charles. Gardner, 3d, in the ship President. In the army, there were : Jesse Parker, Caleb Cushman, Thomas q^^- HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 39 WILLIAM B. STEVENS. ICE CREAM SALOON, Iain Street, Five Doors aDove \k M Oife, NANTUCKET, . . . . MASS. ■♦ » ♦ FINE CONFECTIONERY, I'RtriTS, NUTS, &e;, Tobacco andt3igars, Choice Brands. 1^" Families and parties supplied 7viih Ice Creairt ■'■hn reasonable terms. ICE COOL SODA, WITH' PUKE rRUtT SYRUPS. 40 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET,- ker, Thomas Kelly, Ezekiel Clark, Charles Swaiiif Francis Young, Joseph Elkins and Nathaniel Bunker, Jr. Of the foregoing list, all but two have passfed away. One is Captain William Worth, who was a boatswain on Commodore Porter's frigate, having joined it after having the whaler he commanded captured by the British ; and he yet lives to tell the tale of his cruise with the commodore. The other veteran is Mr. Edward Hussey, who' was for a time, a resident in a celebrated chateaii in England, known as Dartmoor Prison, he having been captured by the British, and been a partaker of its hospitalities. They are always ready to tell their experienbes in the '12 war, and their stories will well repay one to hear from their own lips, for they still retain vigorous minds of a superior cast. . Nantucket also boasts of another person, whoi in an humble way, was an active member in his- toric times, it being Mr. Robert Ratcliff, who was a petty officer on the British frigate that carried the fallen emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, to his island jail, St. Helena. An interview with these old veterans is really worth the while to those of tis who live in later dates ; for there is an indescribable charm in see- ing those who were actors in such excidng timeSc I .HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 41 CLEAN SHORE M a # li i it g: MQ:(^ hi s ^ NANTUCKET, MASS. ^»I>t>n from « A. ^1. to O 1». m.. until Octoticr. Int. Warm Salt Water Baths. I'hcst" r()(*in.s arc* well kmiwii as a p'at.L' nf sun.iricr rr.vtirt •iurin:; tliL' warm weather, and tlie subscriber will sji-arc no pains u> kiLj) iq) tiivir \vril ( st;il)Iisinf'. fii.ut;.tiuu. (Idod romfcrtable r^xvnis are provided, well liflitetl and warm':'*!, and every attiMJtion will he paid to the roniiWrt v>i visiti-rs. CHAHLES E. HAYDEN, I'roprietor. Nantucket, June 27th, 1S74. 42 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. Banking-houses had been established, and the strict spirit of Quakerism began to break, the in- habitants, from their commercial communications on the main land having acquired a more worldly feeling, for they now began to conform more to the customs of their neighbors, A Universalist church was organized about this period^ the society hold^ ing their services in a hall leased for the purpose"; but that form of religion was too liberal in its teach- ings, and after languishing for a few years it died Out for want of substantial encouragement. Schools were opened to the public in 1827, and after a great effort by the editor of the Ltqiiirer^ Hon. S. H. Jenks, a High School was formed which iminediately began to acquire a good reputation for the scholarly attainments to be had from it ; and it enjoys its excellent reputation to this day; It was during this year that Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, of the British navy, visited the island and found he was related by blood to nearly all o^ the inhabitants ; and being desirious of showing some regard fol^ his kinsmen, consulted their feelings and founded the Coffin" School, endoWii^g it liber- ally ; the school yet beihg in prosperous corfditiony having a high standard in its educational' bourse, and being held ingre:it local estimation'; showing the wisdom' of its founder ifi' thus erecting a ffroff- HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 43 CHARLES H. JAGGAR, A-pottj-Bcary, DEALER IN FAJN'CY GOODS, Blank Books, Note, Letter and Bill Paper, Enve- lopes, Inks, Pens and Pen-Holders, INITIAL STATIONERY IN BOXES, Toilet Perfixines, Pocket Cutlery and Scissors, Shaving Apparatus, Portemonnaies and "" Wallets, Pl^-ying and Visiting Cards. LOVEJOY'S METALLIC WEATHER HOUSE. CJroqixet Sets. » » < AGENT FOR DR.F.C, EWER'S MAP OF NANTUCKET, ■flistorical Maps, Large Size, . . $3.00. Small Size, , . . . ' 75 cts. fhose wishing the Large Historical Maps will do yvell to secure them early as there is but a limited number now in print. [See Page 5.] 44 HAND, BOOR OF HAN'raCKET, unient that will endure for ages, and cause his^ nanij to bo rv^'nuniberod lon;^ '\ft^!" ^^\^, f^i'i^^ will ]) j fop^otten ia his o\\a coanJ:i:y,. In July, 1S46, a tire broke oujt on the Main Street .£.ii*flf swept through the business part of i.he town, and in less than ten hours ne uiy a nxiUion dollars' vvorth of property was destroyed. It was a hard fotlow to the island ; and this was followed bv many g/" the w'aaling fiiet making very disastrous voy- ':\ges. Th'i Cdifjrnia fe/er swept over the island m 1849, before the people had fully recovered from, dieir previous reverses, and many nien, heads of families, sought new tields for business in. the Y\- d.orado so glowingly pictured. In about three years' time over a thousand of our citizens had g:One to the Pacific slope, and wlT,a.ling, that had d^eclined before, now^ began to die out fast. De- spite ail these reverses it had begun to revive somje^^ '>yhen the war of the rebellion burst forth, and now our w lialing b^^siness received its death blow. Our men went into the cause of the Union with prompt celerity, not only in the navy, where it would seem likliest for them to 2:0 according^ to their birth and education, but also in the army, and the quota from Nantucket was always kept full. There were sixtv-nine who lost their lives bv bullet and disease during the v/ar, wliile her cripjiled veterans can he HAND. BOOK OF NANTUCKET, 45, SUMMER PLEASURE BOATS. I1ie Sloop "DAUNTLESS" will leave her moorings near the foot >.f Old North Wharf, for Cliff Shore Bathing-Houses, everj njor ling, (Sundays excepted,) at 9 o'clock, and run until i. (.'v loyki. V'.^'- After tli.il, thu "Dauntlesii' can uo chartered by par- ties to go on fishing excursions, for clam bakes, squantums, moon- light excursions up haruo;, With such a recommendation for the delightful HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 49 SHELL STORE! JVIrs. Greo. Jol. Folger —OFFERS FOR SALE AT— Tie Store next aDo?e tlie Pacific l^ational Banfc Main Street, A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF MARINE SHELLS, Moss ;iii> SI)tll Whxli IN GREAT VARIETY, Also all Sizes of Itattan BawkotM, Roiinil aixt Oval, uiaile on l»oai'N' h'-'-u made, a largt; tract of land laid nui into lu)use lots, several cottages erected, and others ready to put up. BATHING HOUSES are located close at hand on the beach and the surf-bathing is Equal to any in the World. Fresh and salt water fishing may be carried on within a short dis- tance of the ''Heights.' Regular stage communication with the town of Nantuckrt through the summer is established, and passengers can be taken to Sunset Heights from the steamer. ; The house lots average 50 .\ 75 feet — some larger — and will be offt-r- ed to purchasers at i)rices ranging from Oj%'E Ml'!XJ[>JtHiU> tcr Lithogvaplied plans are read^, which with any information rccjuir- ed, will be iiuuishrd upon application to CHAS. H. EOBmSOX, or DK. F. A. ELLIS, "54 HAND BOOlC OF NANTUCKET. you are "fast." Now comes the excitement ! The shark, for it is one, darts furiously froAi side to side, and keeping the Hne taut, you allow him' to expend his strength x\ith impotent ra^e a!s he lashes the water into foam, and almost succeeds in leaping into your craft. Slowly but surely you pull him up to the gunwale of the boat, and at last you have him alongside. Your captain grasps ms billy, and smiting him over the nose leaves him a quivering carcass, and you take him aboard.— What a monster ! Ten feet long if he is an inch and weighs over four hundred pounds ! It Is a sand shark. One of the man-eating tribe ; and as you look into his gaping mouth, armed with sev- eral rows of teeth, you see hoW readily he Could tear your limbs off, and you give a sigh of satis- faction for the excitement of securing him that you have just gone through ^4th, and feel glad that you have rid the World df one such a mon- ster ; and having directed your captain to clean the jaw and send it to your home, that you may exhibit it as a fox hunter dc^fes Ms brush, you com- mence your venturesome sport again, until you have taken from four to eight, and the captain thinks it is imprudent to take any more aboard ; so with tired body you proceed to have a bite for yourself from the lunch-box you have brought with HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 55 GO TO ANGELUS, Corner of Iain id Federal Streets, . . MWetMass,. ^AND GET— The Fresbest Drugs and Medicines, The Best Cigar at the Lowest Price, The Finest Brands of Smoking Tobacco^ The Pnrest Qnahty of Confectionery, The Greatest Assortment for the Toilet^ The best French Note and Letter Pa-* per, with or withont Initials, of the latest and most fashionable variety^ —AND SEE THE— NEATEST AMD NEWEST DRUG STORE IN TOWN. 1^ Physicians prescripiions compounded accu- rately and with promptness. [See Page 31.] 5^ HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET, you, while the little yacht is speeding on its way home ; and having landed your ugly catch on the wharf you find that you are indeed an object of interest to those whose nerves will not allow theuj to essay any more exciting fishing than that here^ tofore described. Fishing at Nantucket cannot be excelled at any point around our coast, and those who essay their ^kill in that direction never complain of "a iish^r^ man's luck." A NANTUCKET SQUA.NTUM. "Squantum" is a peculiarly local word at Nan- tucket, conveying as a general meaning, the word pic-nic. But the natives have another definition to it. When they talk of a Squantum in its per- feet sense they also include a clam-bake ; and one of our island clam-bakes is a marvel of gastro- nomic success. Those who are uninitiated with its mysteries may be somewhat interested to know how the bakes are conducted, so we will endeavor to give them a faint description. AVe will suppose that you desire to have a Squan- tum on the beautiful little island of Tuckernuck, a pleasant ten miles' sail from town, and have given directions accordingly to the skipper of the HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 57 ROSS' HAIR GUTTING ROOMS, Msln Street, Tlilrd Door l)elow ttie Post Olce. HAIR CUTTIN8 IN THE LATEST STYLE, Covipdciit assislaiits scut to private residences f$ i/ress /(T dies' hetir for balls and parties. False, hai? of all shades and varieties obtained at sJiort notice^ such as J Tigs, Curls, CVii^nons, e^c\ ^' Particular attention paid to Ladies' Hair Work of all kinds. James Hoss, 58 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. yacht that you have engaged, telling him what day you would like to go. At the appointed time you take your company aboard the yacht and start on the excursion, re- lying that every arrangement has been made in accordance with your directions, and a coyple of hours later you land on Tuck,ernuck. Everything is ready for your coming, a deep hole having been dug in the ground, paved with dean cobble stones taken from the edge of the .shore, where by the ceaseless action of the waves they have become perfectly smooth and clean, 5.nd are admirably adapted for their present use, A hot fire has been built on them some hours previous to the arrival of the party, and you find they are red-hot when you get there, and the man in attendance is just sweeping the last cinders from the fiery bed of stone. A thin layer of moist sea-weed is now spread over the hot stones, clams distributed Over the smoking covering, a layer of the sea-weed again, more clams sandwiched in, and now a few dressed fowl are placed in, with potatoes, and if the season is late enough a few dozen ears of corn in in the husk, and the heap rounded over with sea- weed and left to its fate. The fumes soon begin to arise with appetizing HAND BOOK. OF NANTUCKET. sjf A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Oil-Clotiis, alall |l;ipcr of iill kstriptioiis in §'i\, Satin anb CriiiKoit, WINDOW SHADES, AT THE LOWEST DASH PRICES, — AT— N. Coggshail's Emporium^ MEin Stf eeti Mtotucket. [See Page 39.! ^So Hand :gooK of nantuck^t. odor, especially as you ft el as though you could "^^eat a whale after your trip oxer the water from "isMnd'to rslandj and you are prepared to do justicg to the feast "when the I'naster of cereiiioiiies an- 'nounces that tlie bake is ready and the Squantum has commenced. The covering of sea-weed is carefully removed, .yaty eyes being greeted with the sight of t-lie fowl done to a turn, the clams ha\ing impregnattjd them with a seasoning that cannot be appreciated by ' Any one -who has not been'ithere before. The'reg-etables in the liex^ laver have aided . to liavor *the fowl, and they invfurii have a suspicion 'pf/clam?} ling-ering about tlie-fii," while the shell-fisii thiimselves aiTS a'dish lit t0-4>et' before a king. -\oneat as' yon nev6r ale beiore, and realize *ho\V oiie 'of 'our "institutions" nuist be seen to be Hinderstood, 'for it can never be described and Jiave tife .j-u^ytf<5e don -^'^o It wrt*T??i"[3en that you can gi\c It \vithA'0ur taste and tee.th. ■ ^Ve^have•gi\ en bat a"' few ot the attractions ior ' sport on our -island, and iiovv we will attempt u> ':show how your" time can be pleasii-ntly employed 4n sight-seeing. There are many places' /^o be visited, anii we Svould recommend a visit to the South Sliore ai-bl ''have a look at old Ocean as it lashes the land ir 'hand book of NAk'rtici^Et. 'et A LIVE LOCAL PAPEb, Published Semi-Weekly^ ON WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY AFTERNOONS — BY — I. H. FOLGER, Editor. ■OFFICE, ... ^MAIN^STREET, NANTUCKET, MASS, TERMS : Only SQ.do a Year. Advertisements inserted at Lo7v Rates. t The Island Review is a new paper devoted to local news aiul the interests of the place. V Appearing as it does, twice a week, it is one of the best advkr TISING MEDIUMS IN THE COUNTY. 62 HAN'r) BOOK OF N'A'NTXJCKIET. impotent fage, vaihly attempting to snatch mouth- fuls of the land in its remorseless grasp, and be able to know that it is in this delightful spot that a. company have established a place of summer resort, naming it SURF-SIDE. Driving down Orange street, by the beautiful park and race track of the Agricultural Society, you pass the grove of pines to the South, the roar . of the ocean, greeting your ears long before it appears in view, . By the Weeweeder and Nobadeer ponds, you drive out to the Humane House on the edge of the shore erected bv the National Government, and find on arriving there that the broad Atlantic is tumbhng in at yoyr feet. Now a short wave comes rolling in, followed by another and another, and anon comes a huge roller that dashes furiously on the beach, making you leave the edge of the water rather precipitately, the sound of the wave .seeming to laugh at your scramble away from its moist embrace. ^ You are looking out over the broad expanse of ^ocean and as you listen to the lullaby of the wa- iters, and j*eflect that your next neighbors are on the Azores, 'you begin to appreciate the gran- HAND BOOK OF NAKTUCKET. 63 Itantufkt Surf'Sik Compng, having purchased a tract qf at)OUt 2,000 acrOS of land on the South Shore of Nantucket, IVitlt SI H^siter IProntag-e of four miles, extending from Miacomet pond on the West, to the South East Quarter, are now prepared to sell lots at Prioe^ ^vithin I^each. of AH. These Lots are 80 x 120 feet. The location is unsurpassed, and there is no cooler spot for a Watering-Place on the Eastern coast of the United States. For plans or particulars, call on or address HENRY COFFIN, President GEO. W, MACY, ) 7^- , ALFRED SWAIN, ) ^^^^'^^^''•^^ Nantucket, Mass. or CHARLES F. COFFIN, Treasurer, 174 State St., Boston, Mass. 64 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET, deur of the scene, and your admiration of the lo- cality so entrances you that you involuntarily shout, — "What a Location for a Watering-Place !" and you wonder how it has been neglected so long ; for here is the oceai'* ^'isw, and the South wind fresh from its bosom is full of l^racing health. Pond-fishing and salt water fishing are right at your hand, both being contiguous, and you see the superiority of the situation at a glance, and com- mend the sagacious forethought of the company who have secured the immense tract of land for miles along the shore, and are now laying it out on a grand scale for a watering-place and at prices that are within the reach of every one, and you long at once for a cottage right here, where you can have the thermometer below the seventies all summer, and enjoy yourself thoroughly. A little to the Westward are a group of houses, and on driving to them you find it is a fishing-sta- tion established by the islanders so they can leave their boats and fishing paraphernalia under cover, and also store their catch of cod. A neat little restaurant has been erected here named the "South Shore House," and having cre- ated quite an appetite by your drive in the brac- ing air you give it a call and find that you can get a lunch or dinner that will suit the most fastidious HAND BOOJi OF NANTUCKET. 63 Chas. H, Hobinson, ARCHITECT, BUILDER, & CONTRACTOR, Fair Street, Nantucket, Mass Having an established reputation in designing plans for Housett and making a specialty of Sun>iner Residences, I am prepared to erect in a substantial and expeditious manner, HOUSES, VILLAS AND COTTAGES, in neat and elegant styles of finish. Biaild-ing- Lots & Oottagfes in desirable locations for Summer Residences, for sale. CALL ON OR ADDRESS Cliarles H. f^ol^inson, Nantucket, • . . . Mass. ^6 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. in taste ; and if vou are thirstv, .whv a cool dn\iiirht of ci.^er, r^iiKitl 'i>cci, etc., await voiir call. Alihouiih the shore that vou are now leavinii: in the (hstance as you wend your way to town is ro;jiii2, l)'"ii nd vou, it is on.y iii a peaceful jnood ; for It is oniv seen in its wildest ij^randeur in wijitev ; and woe luito tlie untortunate ship, that, driven fi\)ni its course, finds the South bhore of Nantucls.- ei under Us lee m a stinni ; ior there is scarcely a ciiance of escape from wreck ; aiid if driven ashore in the night, it nia\ pro\e the death-bed of the u'.;fortiniate ntarmers aboard ; as it did when the schooner Haines was wrecked, and all hands, some six or seven in number, were lost ; or like the riijp Acumiu, wrecked two oavs after the Haines, wheii tweniy-se\en found a watery i^rave, carryinii^ Jiorror to liie inhabitants of the island, and desc- Jaron to nianv homes in this country and abroad, for the Newton belon;;eLl in Hamburg ; awd these Are or.iv two of a great numlDer of such disasters. \ ou have arriveci in towri at last, and now' conies a visit to "Lr.e beautiful VILLA' ;!.•: Oh' SIASCONSET. '1 fie r<^)ad to \^c(;nsel is unique to strangers, be- <^aii: c it is to tan^e : ai.d the only thimi: wanting lu complete the morujicny of the thing is some sign-board,s with "J)on't rut the road," on thehi. 'Aan'O 300IC OF NANTUCKET. 67 THE FAST-SAILING Y 'i'.:.tV. .'-Ji; .WHiiriS: LIS MS* •Tvy ^vv..«Nv. % '^» ± \ JL .X. i,. %;M 'r>:r^4ik m miJs i). Fiii^EMM, >Lylii£ at SteuiiiDoat WM iiAl^TUCIET, will tal(8 Dallife |lhI^y]iM/f ri;|}.]jingi^ S^ljiiH^ 4lt^^^ aii-Spiiliiiiis, Piuiiics aM "moonlight excursions. Tei-iiiss >I<>t;ct, as last .15 ;ifty yacht 1)1" h't-r siz\'', antl <.rry and K'mifoYtalil'^ in siSihri^ rR u X ' ; ■■■■'■ 68 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. ,as there used to be before the weather destroyed them. ' . 'Sconset is seven and a half miles from town, a straggling row of pine trees bordering either side ^of the road, the distance being accurately defined by lonesonie looking mile-stones, at regular inter- vals apart. ., ., % r- After son«.e forty or fifty minutes driving you ar- rive at this village, Trnding it a collection of di- minutive cottages, seeiping from their a;^pearance to have \een taken from, a German toy-box and left out of '2oors here. . .,,, , . Down t^ e principal street in thq village, V*y the Atlantic Mouse, a, very c.jmf rtable place t« • tarry in, you strp yuur horse at a neat restaurant, and see ai arch ^ver a tasty bridge bearing the in- scription, u. . . . ( J;_. ■ . "sunset heights." , . I 1 ; TJiis is the new water.inj^-pln.ce estabhshed by . I.r. EUis, and his^ i.artner, Mr. Robinsvai, (see adv., i age 35,) an«l agaui you are charmed by the locati i H-A^CK, LIV^ERY AND jBOARDINC STABLE, Head of Steamboat Wharf, NANTUCKET, - - - - MASS. •♦ — • Single Terns, wltli or witlioiit Drivers can always le Ui LARQE EXCURSION WAGONS designed especially to convey parties on S?> rOOTv of NANTUCKF/i^ iJatliiiig houses are contiinious, sea-fishing and^ >harl:in!'," arc riL!,ht at hand, while the delii;luful ^:';tla"-es p'.readv erected atld attraction to the- pl.ice. \ oil drink in the L'randeur of th.e location, -j . . ^. ^ and leave it with re^'ret as vou turn vour team, joward the famous svNKAi'v II'-: \!) i.[(;[ir-."i()usi-:. \l::{ a sliort distance from 'h'cunset, upon a bluff- v.jar!)' 9c feet abp\e the lexel of the sea, .stand ; ['•lis towevin." bei.cjn, 6^^ fc:;t kii:h, from the toiD of wlv.ch, at interv.ilj-; ^" <^^q.. minute, bursts forth a i:.-o:i of h'dit which is visible f^a* nianv miles oiu ^' ill' at sea, and it has the reputation of bein^• the best c.^red f[:)r li^bji on the A^veriran uoa:^t. The keel er rece:\es n ou with all courtesy, arid 'vfv;,^!/ ;\:c-Ms. vo-M over ids estabUsknient, after seeir.u' vdkch vi u rui louLcr wonder at the repu- ti.tic n it :,;n-o\.s, for its ncalness is purity i.tst^lf. Vou have mounted the spiral staircase, counted the treads, (as every one before you has done,J, and now are amply repaid for your tediou^ journey l"iea\erA\ai(l In' a look at the surrounding; countrv. There is the broad sea, dotted here and there v.'th th.e white sails of commerce, behind you the I •■.<■, Lit:! u! .viiajc }()u ha\e iust left, while a distar.t view of the town and the little iishinir hamlets in HAND POGK OF S .^y.TVCKK^, 71 :piiiiiif h\^' 0mMB^ iij li 1^: ^ JI:.,.1j %jN ^fcr- -^' : Sv .a w-^T "O' r..agisjti:ate, and he bore, an excellent reputation for probity and general information. Beyond the. Maxcy's and Washing ponds yoii, pass the Cu^Dauni pond and pressing up the abrupt hill to the Nojith, you, stand on Trot's hills, where the town of Sherburne, was originally locat-^ ed, before it was chansg^cl to its present site. Re- mains of cellars are yetj to be seen, but the houses are all gone. The only building left in existence is the one in the r^ar of the North Congrega- tional church, that is, no,\v used by the society for HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 77, ARBLE WORKS. ■Cn CHAS. H. ROEINSON, & SON, FAIR ST., - - - NAWTUCKET, MASS.., ARE PREPARED TO FURNISH AT SHORT NOTICE Monuments, TomDstones, Mantels, TaDlets, Scrolls, Figures, &c., OF THE FOLLOWING MARBLES: Italian of different grades, Statuarj', American, Rutland, Souther- Und Falls, and Eschaillon Marbles of France^ which have stood the' test of centuries, OF MOST DESIRABLE DESIGNS, BOTH PLAIN AND ELABORATELY CARVED, which will be sold at prices to defy competition. All work will be sfet up in a permanent manner, without extra charge. Also, all kinds of GRANITE WORK, from common Rockport and different errades of Quincy Granite. Neat Combination Fences of plain or galvanized iron rods and ^anite or wooden posts put up in a substantial manner, and at the tnost reasonable prices. Jfesi^ns of different classes of work on hand for inspection. ^8, HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET^ the Sunday School and vestry. The date of its eirection is uwknown but it is supposed to be somewhere in the early part of the eighteenth century. It was built from the oaks with which the island was at that period nearly covered. In 1765 it was moved to Beacon Hill, and in 1834 aofain moved back a few rods to make room for the new^ church edifice. i It was in this buildino: that the trial of tke liOtcii- ijf,^ ^2fiibby for murder on ship-board was held. All the high dignitaries were present, and the fa- mous Governor Hutchingson presided. The pris- oner was sentenced to be hanged by the neck tilt he Vas "de,ad ! dead! dead!" and then remand- ed back to ja,il to await execution ; but er^ t^ie^au- pointed day arrived, as if to show that one murder, did not satisfy his blood-thirsty propensities, he quarrelled with a fellow-prisoner, and, seizing him by the throat, choked him until life was extinct. The execution of this doubly-dyed criminal took place in 1769, near what was called the "Newtown Gate," or in the vicinity of \vhere stands the first mile-stone from town, on the road to 'Sconset. After leaving Trot's Hills you go to IVIaddeket, where the first settlers lived, and finding all traces of the eaii)(. iijihabitants have disappeared, you re- turn to town satisfied with your saunter. HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 70 ASA Oi JOTVES, CUSTOM BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, (Main Street^ fWo Deors Mm tlie Post Oice,) Nantucket^ i i . MaSSs Boots and Slides 'rn^Sc tO order in the latest stykx and warrarvted to 0f'e godd satisfaction. Rej[)ai^Mg heakry done. ATHENEUM MUSEUM ! CURIOSITIES From. .A.11 I*arts Of tie "World I MAMMOTH SPERM WHALE'S JAW! Call and se^ tTiisV »n\'ai-lc;A>f'? collettirm th:t ou^^ whalemen haN-'e brought home froih all navigable parts of the globe. Open every day (Stlndavs • xcepted.) from 8 A. M. to 13 M. ami from I to 5 P. M.. AfltlliKKion !.;> centM. JTosepli S. S^vain, iffieneni, Corner Federal and Lower Pearl Streets, Nantnclcel ^2 HAND fiOOK OF NANTUCKET, thought to be a hirge iron one, was just outside the edge of the surf, breaking and rending into bits before the mad waves that were rolhn": furi^' t)usly ashore, While her cargo of barrels of kero- sene oil was all afloat, ddsning here and there be- fore the impulse of the wild sea. It was the ship Newton of Hamburg, on a Voyage froiii New York Home ; and now on this Christmas morning she was going to pieces, while her crew of twenty-seven were all drowned ; but one poor unfortunate j^rt^iting ashore, he having succeded in landing in a nude condition, w;ilking within a mile of a fat1\l house, and then dvinir of exposure and exhausiiun, the people hnding his body as they drove to tne scene of the disasten It was " fterwards id.-ntiiied as thai of the second mat>j oi" the Newion. Th' cuiV.ir -.-ast a cl^^p gloom over the horror- stricken jominunity, fbll'dwing, as ii did, so closely upon that of die Haines. Nearly all the l^odies i'rom both \essels vvere iree. J .1 and the whole community went c/i m(U\OOII OF NANTUCKET. Christmas is a great gala-day with the Germans, but this was a terrible sfreetin^: to 2:0 flashino: over the wire,s to th "^ lovi^ig families in a foreign land. Many conjectures were rife as to the cause of. the disaster, but as t^^ere was n- 1 a single survivor spared to tell the tale, V 2 affair must always re- main, shrouded in n-ystery. Th«"; following vessels have also been wrecked \\7th loss of life attending them : Ships Earl of EgUngton and Forest Prince, barks Cornwallis a ^d Jo^^^ Swazey, and schooner Rosa- lie, these being but iew instances of a great many similar occurrences. While at times there is mournful loss of life, there is also great pleasure i" recc rding heroic at- tempts to rescue human beings from watery graves, and we note the two following incidents, with great regret that we ar.? so limited for space in this little book and only able to mention what we \o. About the^ middle o,f pctober, 1845, the brig Mariner stranded on th? bar, and the crew, six in number, were rescued with great difficulty by a party, to whom the Massachusetts Huniane Society awarded niedals. The following extract of a letter written by their ioc.a,! agent, the late P. H. Folger, Esq., tells us how one of the, heroes l,ost his life before this reward for his b,r4v.ery was made, hAnD book of NAHTlT'ckET. 8^ 'GEORGE W. MACY, AGENT FOR THE JPnrcIiases 'Sftle & Leasing" OF Real Estate in NantucketL Oficc Main Street^ opposite Orange^ Parties wisMng to Negotiate, will Please AiJress as aliove. Dealer in DWARE, STOVES, Agricultural Wares, &c. ^ ^ Proprietor of Macy's Daily Express; TO WOODS HOLE. OFFICE i:v BosTonr, - - so counv s^uarf. % 'HAN^D 'BOOK t)F NAN'TOCKEt. ^he medals not coinllrg till . soiiie months later, U'^.ssrL H. Elclridge alid 'W. 'Patyrsoh had gold 'and the rests silver ones. ( lentlenien : It has beconit' my pleasing duty, at the ret" that society, two elegant Cidld^itni^'ifeii Silver medals, eXeouUrd i|and engraved forjthe. Society, encloj^^ J,i^ '\*?^t cases, and hearing t^i foll()wing inscripti()ns, c<>tnme»ixii^atiye.jyt tiie object for which they were l)estowed : On on«i-side, ''A\var'd(;d by the Massachusetts Hu- mane Society, to : ^" and on^'tlv; i>ther, "for his hu nane 'fxertions in rescuing tfie crew of the tVig'jTaifinei", wrecked (»n Nan- tucket, (^ct., iS45."" . * . * , ,f': ^ »..:*. *,.., * .. * liut sadness comes over me, when, J,, count, ^Iiese t')T\"ns of ai)j>ro- bation, and rect)llect that ^f}f!y iVA'^VA'"" '^ w:v^u^^d ha^e b/,'en my pleas- lUre to «:onvey this medal «;jFt!v''*>«--i;ii:ty, 3iai».,uit;t.,t^iHt, i'ale which this • Community so long anticij>ated. From my boyhood u]) to the mo- ^ment of his untimely deaXh, when tiangi-r was abroad, and one was i%veeded to rush in and rescuft/life from destruction. tHeffe 5",'fis biiTj^ne -•unanimous en(iuiry, and that was, "'where is Meltiahl- '^J?^t^^?"•1;,He ; met his death as you are aware, by one of those dangers to which . hi^'whole life was exposed. 4* S;VV'*'''..'-iJ"*-' siiue, a vessel was seen some miles distant from our harbcr in want of a pilot,' Alone, in his boat he embarked to render her the assistant:e required, but ere lie reached her, his boat fouii'<)le^'/ed i« the sea, and he mt.-t a grave in that element over which he had "so olten n)de in its wildest Jury. ■ ■• ,■ In expressing the ap])robation of the Massachusetts, H umani; So- ■ tnety, and giving these more, endju^ing marks which i havij tlie hoii- y)r of i)res(;nting to you. please ty.;c'i'i»t. my jiersonal well. wishes for ■yourselves and your faniilies, and believe me, gtfntlemni. Respect- fully yours, &c., ■ P. H. F()L(;KR. Nantucket, July 20th, 1S46. To Heman Eldkedge, Ebeneze-r Qc'ul^fjjj^^iurge Kifher, fosei)h Per- ry , Hiram Fisher, Jesse F.ldredge, Wi^.liam P;j.rTEKS()N^ ^lo.si-s Hamilton, Theoph. Key, John Hall, Henry Young, Meltiah l"^i4{ieV, ,,,, , ' '' i»»»-» »■>*....;..• »». . , (.:,[► O^'-Jlyii 1 he other case we mention was that oi the schooner Mary Anna. sWAnded in about the same place over tvventy-five''yeili"s^aft6r ilie first one, the men going in the nrglVi tiinie uver rotten ice, and with infinite risk of their own lives savimr the \3 lives of six, who were expecting to freeze, and we 'take eJjpeciar pride in'presentiitg the names of,— HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET. 87 Billiard Saloon -AND- 13o^vliiig Alleys ! Water Street, - - Nantucket. 'I'lic K!":ii;ir«i J-,r. y.-' I'l^- tliis .-imt li;i\ir.|L,' been tliorouyhly r<-i'uinisluid \vith iimv tables, ami n'-littrd in m-at and tasty inainier, are now opened to the public. SFP* The establishment ran bt.- rented for jiarties at very reason- able rates. ^^i^^^^^^"^^^^ FOREIGN AND DOI^ESTIC GROCER, jSAKTUCKET, . . . MASS. ^bip CJrocfrles of all kinds alTtaym on liand. 08 IJAND BOOli OF NANTUCKET, Isaac Hamblin, Alexander Fanning, George A, Veeder, Joseph ?. Gardner, William Bates, Ste- phen Key, Jaines A. Holmes, Henry C. Coffin. We no\y conclude this vulume, with a directory of the public places, \ya" it of room coijipelling us to omit much we ha.l prepare4 to pyblLsh- ^Jk^lVJCH.m'W l^IltECTOnir JPOR 1(^74. CHURCHES. First Congngationial — N. Centre Street; Rev. H. C. Crane, pastor. Methodist Episcopal — Centre Gtreet, ; Rev. S E. Evans, pastor. Unitarian — Orange Street ; Rev. ^^ A- Haskell, pastor. St. Paul's Ej^iscopal — Fair Street • Dr. A. E. Jenks, lay reader. First Baptist — Summer Street ; kev. G, O. Fish, pastor. Colored baptist — Pleasant St, cor. York, Rev, J, E, Crawford, pastor. Friends' Meeting House — Centre St. ; ^Ieetjngs First and Fifth Days, Friends' Meeting House — Fair St. ; Meeting First and Fifth Days. Roman Catholic — Federal Stre'. 2>! oMe^.t ^|-:s.ani^ lod^e in the state.} Isle of the Sea. Ii-,vai Arch Cha-. ter.— T. S. Barney, H P; C. H. JaiTP^r, K; W. D. StHrlvick, S; G. W. Macy, T; O. F. Adams, Seci G. S. Wilb.n-, C of H; .3. F. :>.-..wa, P S; R. E. Kenny, R A C; W .[erne.?an, M 3d V; R. F. Kent, M 2d V; G. W. Defriez, M ist V; \V. H. Weston, •/■ganist. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. Nantnrl^et Lodge, N .. f,6. (Tnstitiit.'d 1S45.)— A. T. Mwv'V; N Gj J Freeman. VG; A. 1 be ., Trtasunr ; VV. Jeniegsn, Secretary. Wanackm^mack, Encam ment of Odd F-^Jlows, No. 16.— 'W. Jer-, ne^^an, C P ; \ 0. Snra-oe, H T" ; A. T. M. wr>', S W ; H. Paddack„ I W ; W. H. W.vHt G ; W. C. L'Homm^diru, t ; C. H. Tracy» S»ft» tinel; Wm. H. C ffin, 3 D G P for tb's Encampment, DAUGHTERS OK REBEKAH, A lodge is about t-" I 2 in Lituled. V.'ilJis n H Waitt. iO O C ^^ for this district. The above lodges hold t'leirine, ling in SVrburnt IialT, Centre Sti SOCIETIES. Agricultural— Atheneum, (We"t Room,) A. M. Myrick, President. Howard Benevolent — Room on Federal Street ; Mrs. George Star- buck, President ; Mrs. Harriet Pierce, Secretary. The' Ladies' Howard Society was fcrmed in November, 1S36, by the union of three previously existing societies, viz : — The Fragment, Benevo- lent, and Charitable. The Howard Society was incorporated 1S46. Relief Association for the aid of Indigent, Aged Pec pie ; Invested Funds, $3,300. Subscriptions solicited. Mrs. Harriet Pierce, Mrs. David C. Ba.xter, Mrs. Sarah Townsend, Committee, and a board of Directors comprising twelve other ladies. Union Benevolent — Mrs. Mary B. Winslow, President ; Mrs. Sarah A. Coffin, Sec. and Treas., and a committee of twelve other ladies. Children's Aid— Organized in iS6i ; Miss L. S. Baker, Secretary. Sorosis ; Mrs. Elizabeth Crosby, President ; Mrs. Charlotte Pearson, Vice-Pres.; Mrs H. M. Robinson, Sec. ; Mrs. C. Starbuck, Treas. Humane— building and apparatus on Water street. There are about a dozen Humane houses located at various points round the island. 90 HAND BOOK OF NANTUCKET, THANKS. Vacilic National H.tnk — Corner Main and Centre streets, (fmntin.i^ the S<}uare) ; Organized, 1804; Ca])ital, $200,000. F C Sanfoni, President ; Joseph Mitchell, Cashier. f«stitution for .Savings— M^in street, 2d door b low Centre, (4p one ^ight); Jose-ph C Clj,a;>4', president; Matthew Barney, Trefisurer, jpyBI^IC OFFICES. Cu.stom House — in brUk building, owned by Pacific Club, corner of Main and Water streetH ; Jame« Codd, Collector ; Wni H Waitt, Deputy Collector and Inspector; Matthew Macy Insjiec tor. Post-Office — Main street, opposite Federal ; A Whitney, i)ostniaster. 'J'owii Offices (Selectmen's Ro(»tn, Register of Deeds and Notary Public (Wni H Macy) Office. Toh'ii Clerk's and Collector of Taxes' Office, &c,) 'J"v»'n'^ building on Union street. COURTS. .Supreme and .Suptnior-- Town Hall ; George W Jenks, Clerk. Probate — Towns building; T C Defriez, Judge, Sam'l Swain, Reg. PRINTING OFFICES. Inquirer d: Mirror and Island ReTirv.'. (See advertisements. THE END, \lAVi'i> b6, Nantucketj * '. . . Mass. dU— 4M. *■—-■»_. -AND- TEIMyife *MOI>ER,.f\.TI^. Letters by Mail to secure Board ivill receive ^pwmpt attention. ^ 1 c