Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01

| originated from the fact that extensive cal
careous deposits were found there. Many
have supposed from this that this beautiful
/; elevation was once the site OF an inuiah
village. and Its vicinity to an inviting sheet
Of water. well supplied with fish, when
extended along its eastern boundary. mas
added probability to the conjecture. Ihere
IL no record, however, of any such village
| since the settlement Of this island Dy
Europeans. The kalckhook commence
| ed" SAYS a historian OF Broadway. at
vale near the present cline OF Duane
street. and rose gradually to an elevation
| Of forty or fifty feet above th surrounding
meadows; on its summit a little pond OF
an acre or more In size appears on some
of the early maps. Its extent embraced
| about forty acres. the whole of which was
| granted BY Governor kieft to Jan Damen
| in the year 1896" Forty years anerward.
we are told, the kalsckhook still lay In
common. no improvements having been
made on 1t up to that time. About 1850
| the land passe from the hands of Damcn
| into possession Of four owners. one OF
whom was Jocabus Van Cortlandt, ana,
on a partition being made. the eastern
portion fell to him Some years aItcrward.
the western halt. Of which the present site
of the New York Hospital forms part.
| became the property OF Col. Anthony
| Rutgers. a leading citizen of the colony.
| and he about the year 1850 erected there
| one Of the finest mansions IN the vicinity
| Of New York. and laid out the grounds
surrounding his residence after the most
/ approved style of rural landscape garden
\ Ing in vogue In those days. very me
was straight one. and every angle right;
/ the walks were all lined with lockwood.
u t.l,, 4 a., nrt,, NN,.T,
\ planted in mathematically exact rows.
! Far removed from the noise and hustle of
Y the cty, which then lay entirely below
Vail street IL was charming rural resi-
/ dcnce aud Colonel Rutgers continued To
7 live there until his death. which occurred
/ about the middle OF the last century. l."
! the souti. of the mansion vas the orchard.
\ willie pa.,nre lands and cultivated fields
/ extended to the north
\ century ago NauX Hall and Ranrlagh.
I the faynrite resorts Of the idle and gay Of
\ London snciety, were in the midst of their
/ glory, and the Earli,h colonsts no. only
4 brought with them to New York the
4 memory Of the feas,lnc. music and dane
/ ing of those pnpuI ar place, OF amusement
/ bnt soon established In their new home A
/ Nnux Usu and Ranelach OF their own
~ the latter name, after his death was
/ Colonel Rntpers's mansion and garden
known. and f,r several wear, previous 10
. the Revolution, the place wa, conducted b '
one Mr.. John Jones who advertised il as
..iudrei Ia he the most rural and pleasing
Y retreat near the city" Here grand break
fssts were served To our grandfather, and
yraudmothers; a larg. dancing hail was
er.ctrJ N lie garden: a compIrt. band
vas in Attendance on every MONDAY and
Ihursday evening during .he summer AMI
% moonlight nights. n ne evening wan
ell. the beiies anu pea'N Oh 'hal uiy 'h'gn'
nave been seen stroliIhg aiphg lh' iphciE
country ROAD that iei lo thc CITY or ttottllG
merrily over the sandy street. the lidy
mounted orhind hcr cavalier on p'lhon-
In 1909. an ASSOCIATION was formed which
] obtained chart n Tor tue establishment OF
hospital, an institution nn'li Then uh-
known IN ths Guy ana the next year
when the Rutgers estate was first brought
into the marked for sale, negotiations were
commenced. whIch Fe>uitth ~ l.'a ~ me
purchase 81 five acres OF land including
the Rutgers orchard. me city authorities
had already granten SIC LOT the lnstitu-
ton in the 'ity Hal farA. ami. when the
hospital association relinquished III claim
appror rated tiooo ~ lieu OF the iand.
The building. which cost about sis,o".
was commenced September 2l''5, and
had been occupied but short time when
y Wa nearly DESTROYED hy hrr IN 1912.
Having been partially repaired, ne BRUSH
surrounded II with earth""rAs ana used
Il as barracks during the Revolution.
Af.r the return OF rcic' the hospital
remained nn"ccnpicd Tor several years
nnti' wheh adequate iahlS had heeh
sernFch oF private sun'ct lp''oh ahi ie-lN-
hnsevsr sfff,As njsfinnftSt bnef II tiiH t NH
prominent As we'll as the Oldest in,titution
Of III. Kind IN New Yor. m. or;,,in,I
building. with som. additions ma, hny.
been mad from time to time. still stand,
though It's DAYS are now numbered
The history OF tho New York Uo,niraI
would MI a yolnm. and r.n h.r'. r'.,..r
To only one episode, and that il what wa :