The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-29

his place Inwood. It runs back to tho creek and
thickly planted with trees. Fine groves ana shsoed
nes IN the Vicinity Then comes Mr. W. G. Wet
mOre's mansion, and next u Hudson Park. hr. Wet
Mr. r. Bailey Meyers, retired merchant, has an ele-
giant house and nne grounds, and next TO him Is the
former residence OF wsm az H. p%rs sta mr.
mansion. and next TO HIM lies the $50 acres OF MAJOR
J. Delaneid W. Dodge IT. has y, S fns sd residences
pies a very handsome villa OF Gothic architecture.
with bow windows and verandahs and spacious and
Mott, merchant has q fine brick house further on,
with nine acres OF well kept grounds Both Messrs.
sauans ana w M oae
adjoining Is the properly OF Mr.. ". II. Appieuon:
who is spending money Freely 10 nhpr0vs
house and grounds Of Mr.. Robert Colgate, paint
merchant, ample. The mansion Is built OF Niger
head granite stones the stables are likewise Mr..
Henry L. Stone OF A. T. Stewards, has five acres.
Just above Mr.. ID. w. James, with Phelps D0dge q
Martln Bates Mr. L. rankin, Of the New YORK
Life Insurance Company, has three acresi Mr.
Samuel D. Babcock, four. General Badly Smith mas
recently been residing on the adjacent property
covering seventyve acres, IN the native state and
belonging to the Scnermerhorns.
The Bettner family mansion rests upon hign
blur and is Ia the midst Of thirteen acres Of dne
ground. Nine acres Of the Llspenard Stewart
Charity break the continuity Of villas with their
imposing edifce, and the castle OF EDWIN Forrest
srea a sss OF eeSant prounS Mr. DANIEL sloane
merchant satisfied with seven acres in good order,
with roomy house and other pleasant auxi!iaries.
Mr.. II. M. Schieifiin, merchant; Mr.. Richard Law
s Mr. Thomas ludlow Win Gothic house,
and not and
place, make up the last Of those living directly on the
waters edge below Yonkers. For much iniorma-
ton concerning these residences the writer Is IN
debted to the urbane Walter Underhill OF YOnkers.
In Yonkens. place, from its water power destined
sions. gam Among them are those Of Luke W. Thomas,
James g. Bell, Ethan Flagg, Mr.; l: W. frost Mr.;
COLONEL Alexander smith, Mr.. Henry Bower, lately
failed; william Shannon, f. Weston, Ruben w.
Haines banker; John I. warng, John X. Meyers,
LefTerts J. M. Bruce and Abraham Lent own pro-
perry there and the famous Van Cortandt estate OF
877 acres, lies In the interior.
THE GROUNDS AND MANSION OF MR.. WILLIAM T.
COLEMAN.
Mr. Coleman, Of the California line Of steamships.
has an elegant place. The mousse of brick TWO stO-
rles and half OF the SWISS style OF architecture,
stands surrounded by twelve and half acres OF ter
raced grounds Astounding In vast luxury OF trees
and plants. splendid iron fence upon the outside
OF which is planted thick growth of Norwegian
mill painted in pink gold and brown. is moving
lesurely about This device pumps the water from
arce sop Svsr
deers' anlers planted against the side OF the mousse
with the heli0rropes, geranlums. roses, ver6enas.
China roses, eOluses, fountains statues and the
great trees sngulary large on this place. including
arbor Vita, spruces, frs, elms, oaks, naples hem
locks pines and cedars make up Q beautiful pic
ture with the aid OF the shining sun, lighting up the
lawn and causing the glass not houses TO glitter ike
s ss% can and Dc on aa Se ss
spots on the place Is the garden plots, containing
cactuses, rhododendrons, Portugal laurels ana
everything known to nurseries. hot houses anu ar
bOretums
MANSION AND GROUNDS OF q. H. LILIENrHA.
Among all the mansions, and beautiful grounds
upon the Hudson, Mr.'Lilienthas have the reputa-
tOn OF being the finest save perhaps IN the single
exception OF Mr.. Seamans before described. They
lie just out of YOnkers upon the bank OF the river
where the slope declines through groves ana forest
trees to tile waters widest width The grounds
twenty-five acres OF beautiful lawns aged trees
and cultivated gardens The house has the appear
ance OF being brown stone, but 10 succeed, and
towers to height of 100 eet above the ground les
ceilings are high, Its furniture elegant and Its
Jucddes are Ornamented by huge porcnes, while the
general appearance Is massive ana Imposing IN .ne
locusts, spruces and an almost endless variety OF
trees, and the hOthOuses are nlied win
most every species OF known plants. The ground In
the rear is divided into apple and peach 0rchards
vegetable gardens and shady groves; In the front -
drives ana walks. kept IN style OF Incompatible
neatness. The grounds are laid out alter the fashion
marble. Among the fine sculpture is the grotesque
figure OF "Major Drumbo," apparently happy IN his
deptn of broad grns Directly IN front OF the east
ern door is q rustic seat Of marble Enthusiastically
carved, with birds setting on their brOods IN clus-
Of dark leaves, while snakes and squirrels repose
In natural positions against the scroll work. There
are very fine figures OF birds OF every class doves
and fowls; but space forbids an extended mention.
One OF the most amusing OF these grotesque figures
and snrpce, IN devotion, aud on the re-
Sss wsnqS the as o
his parlshiOners-an elderly gentleman smiling.
with long tie cravat and periwlg. and snake lor
wrought in marble, with rustic devices; stne FAle
du Regiment" Flower Girl" CHIMNEY Sweep"
Ing ing to o'I the Roman superstilon|part goat man
with his species divided IN the same manner, with
numerous other statuary, comprising the largest
collection Of garden figures In the Union are placed
at appropriate spots, with their spotess Witness
set well against the green The hothouses are very
| scriptlons; twenty varieties begnonIas twenty OF
celladiums, banana trees dragon IRE 8, Amerl-
t c'n Varieties Of sc f and air pans
| There are at the place some rare specimens
OF the india rubber trees In bloom; coffee plants
Bird OF Paradise trees sage palms, crot0n oil pians
400 varieties OF gladloluses orange trees; pine
apples ready for eating and grapes, ncctarines,
The interior Of Mr.. Lillienthal's house, from the
ground f0or to the roof Is one picture Of magnfi
cence. The library Ia Tiled with rare BIRDS, storks,
macaws and also with busts and shooting parapher-
malta, while gazeiles occupy prominent places The
pariOrs are sumptuous; the upper rooms frescoed
and painted In figures. and saIin, gold ana velvet
are thrown about regardless. one OF the spare
rooms painted so as to represent tent, and other
curious devices relieve the monotony that some-
times hangs the statellest OF mansions. fine
piece OF furniture Is the grant bird cage twenty rect
high, In the main hail. which has Hover basins
surrounding It, 1t Is made OF rosewood.
THIS mansion and these grounds could be studied
for week by the vrsuosO and then hall the beauties
would remain undiscovered.
Mansions and grounds like these we have briefly
described characteristics OF the entire length OF
the Hudson, though probably this is the finest or
among the finest IL is Impossible to fOreshadOw the
future OF this great river; put we may expect great
things in less than quarter OF a century. Already
the Rhine IL Outshone, and 1t would seem as II We
were about TO realize Milton's Paradise.
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