New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-20

OF Uewellyn Park, to which we briefly al
sudvd day two since. We find ths following pic
toresqgo description in Tx I-S.xnGs.s written BY Ar.
Titon:
We have been visiting piece " lsrg--rstterned
~afkaeushp reminding q ths roieot Of the ancient
crcheot to carve Mount Altos into statute Of king
holding city in his right hand and basn Of rivers N
his Jeff; refer 10 tie unique, beautiful aud romantic
llowcllyD Park at Grange Nev-Jcrsey-onee rough
shaggy mountain side now transformed lnto az on.
shsBted grvund OF fairy land.
Nine OF ten years ago. Mr.. Llewcnyn S. Haskell
whose business was that OF Newl OH merchant and
whose pastims that OF an architect N landscapes
Bought wild tract OF mounsanoas land sb0nt ~ large
ss Central Park. or large a. thot pDIucn al NtW.
York which lies below Canal street, covered with thick
~oOds aud tensnted by ro5iu yed-breas.s eld gray
suirres pulling the DeighoorS ~ tao apparent IN
rvasOnableness Of such pnrchae inasnnoh - every
tody asked Bugers question. 'Wh0; vii he do with
tF But this tract u land consisted " series OF not
aIsl terraces ascending by easy graaaion5 from ne
teyel al the village Eoads below up to samt 700 feet
hlch sffOrdng from every terrace beautiful and mob
rnoted view OF vide and varied hncseapc r,ac'lrg
srlO the distance. while, for near view tie tract
itSeH was threaded BY molniain-si.esUe p.ereod by
picturesque Taymcs. rimned ant ribbed win roIkA
inOnumcAted with venerable trees ss Oh tie Pilgrim
Iaihers. and altogether 0irersideG vlth beautiful
hfokennesS Of scenery such as delcs m adequate 10
scrIliOn-au rendered sOUby ATTRACTIVE. not because
al iAat poetic distance which lends enchanimeui 20 tho
Fcw bat Of that ectua Dearness which locsied this
ilndScme spot within NAKED sight 81 our Own Trinity
s2ire and within sixty minutes % the Merchants Ex-
(, Needed only tie eunring hsnd!orah Of tue
80 % develop this waste Place into something 20 an
frit from It's former gtli sha. VIC sOubt Whether
Tire b.. ds Lat used fly T. ~ 20 build nests smong
o. gseu trees. any iongor recognize as tie ssn.s old
tsgsfG and diaheyeed SPOT Il once vas
MI Haskell struck upon happy plan OF iay ing out
TIRE fire Elk hundred acres Into park l"i elegant
re-deuoes reseT1ing a. the oenter?ioce OF ~ lcsisD
space Of fifty o. the pr.ners fore. undaturDed
sFoept By little clearing away OF 1ndegroNths to
syke psssabls Tor the feet OF aeditetiye stroeIb of
Aunters violet gashere<s; surrounding this per
fpSqTVailo With eighty ninety Charming build
lng sites. VARYING from two acres 20 sn IN extent al
bordering upon this central common " original wilder
ne5stl opening with free range into tnis charinltS
leaDt Of lonesomeness and euiesude Moreover every
e-tate designed 10 BE- an adjunct OF every other,
aeps.ated not by fences bat By skia hedgoa or ever
green trees thus avoiding the app sgsnee " any middle
ais Of partition between neighoors the Whole PARK
80 be made picturesque 5yfeTenun.ng roads' une1-
Sosks and the Ike Offering. % oycrs turn some com
folt or beauty TO make tho place "yeeOe ana .eia'r
s1le.
.SoIs Of and spade. OF patti finding and brdgebuid
sg oil masonry anu carpentry, TIC wilderness mas been
famed into llcwe lyn P9rk-Iov tte seat OF about -
completed Summon or nter residences. With room re
suainng for about twice many more; each estate be-
tas isolated from tie rGXt Ye, cGoh by happy part
atShp with every other possessing tho yaoi' paik 10
common so that The fortaueie purchase Of two 0rtree
hecones virtual owner Of the Whoo 80; plon
ly which poor ruan, for fow solsaud dollars, Dlsy
buy country seat that challenges comparison With the
Duke 81 Deyonshiro's. Nor % tbs coum1nlsn, any
than the nearnoss a. adjoining houses in q city
street is communion. No individual privacy cen be
eter no Seclnsion more EDsrdols tEtn here on QUO
a. these romantic estates which Gle az % s,qncstei %
fAat sitting the lawn y. any orc II tlf such nan
- zimmerman. without any other hterupting tornd
flan birds song among the ieo'es. hois . hoSf
O. Gle road. might Lave enjoyed fine solitude rs
ihs' whereof he wrote book
"SuoL being the general outline of IJswe.'vn Psrk .
nearer view OF Us dcta' Al % the peota.or the III
.JOuso Of The ample des'ra. S1ppose ss instance, We
are in New York -tsBdipg On 'he steps ~ nc Citg
Ial-thht Interesting historic SPOT toir Which ha
H. u Y ,
dressed his frieBds No'thyard, an hours onxaey Y
central Park westward. hours toprney, IL Lever
yn Park fox tho crossing OF Hoekeh Any. and the
rdinr Of l2 miles by railroad 10 OfonGc, OeeuR l4sS
sae Srae fine as trfndliu in AN ounihls NJ down
l.lfthe length OF d big City But rcccltlg Orange.
where 10 Leveiyn Pukf AZ hTs;t Is apparent! ehri
ertofs,ght " a living val Of eyeigeel1-,lsn its
insureoii0n Of visitors from tte town lle
su,roach is hand.Dnie avenue or f2sc0, 100
rsat vide and bali mile lors fashoasd amor
walk % eitlor SIDE and the whole si1dcd By four con
flnu0rs parallels o. trocs. The entrance proper Is
sarongh spadoas gateway having 9orsess ioQro on
one hand, and lake waterfall AID sumner house on
shs other making aovc sier enc OF the most inviting
yeoss of mingled rural architecture AID landscape gar
heug We have anywhere seen Wseyersl oadS throo On
th6 park OIL dtverng from this eatgascc Ike the ope1
layers of hand ohooee fo- instance tho dkcst nd
aooert-l,len demonstrating gentry up thrVrghe mag
eiiceIt rayile which oftsef wouM b. voGth niiion
OF dollars In Central Park II Mr. HaSk NJ wond sgree
10 sci, and deliver Y 70 that rival concern. We 70
shroneh oleckerot gloon OF great trees the water
aiOOss habbling 20 feet snc tie shiverng tree.
CO.'S overhead M king noise like a rain shower until
W emerge from tho r1vire into many devious roads
eiat lead ore pleasantly estTayi thon passing many
silsns0 unfamiliar trees. which on Inquiry are found
" represent every 9uador o. the goo a. fos Distance
abe Pine from tho Hmaayar mountains. and tho Inors
ToadIous evergreen OF CsfoEaio that grows 70 three
g. DO hight 81 the faosi church spre la America
Paing great beds Of Towers. planted % t's pl.'- "
Slss.i.x slse quantities Of Bind In one place q