Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-09-08
Gardeners Island - An Interesting
Historical "Reminiscences.

The Warwick Advertiser, few days
ago published the following very inter
esting sketch of GARDENERS Island:
GARDENERS Island, one of the largest
of this group, is situated ten miles east
of Shelter Island; between three and
four miles from the south branch OF
Long Island, fifteen miles from Mon
tauk Point. It was called by the Indi-
ans Monshongonock, and by its original
proprietor the elsie of Wright" 1t is
of irregular form, and including o long
beach running off to the northwest, the
extremity of which is within five miles
of Orient Point, is full six miles IN
length, and contains to the waters edge
five superficial miles. In municipal
jurisdiction it constitutes part OF East
Hampton, of which more anon.
This island, which had always been
retained in the Gardiner family by en-
tailment, till that relic of feudalism
was annihilated by our statutes, was
taken possession of by the original pro-
prietor, Lyon Gardiner, in 1859.
And here Elizabeth Gardiner, the first
child of British parentage within the
entire province of New York, was born
September IA, 1641. The island is now
owned by Samuel B. Gardiner. Gardi-
ner's Bay and GARDENERS Island was a
favorite resort for the British forces, not
only at the time of the Revolution, but
during the war of 1912 and 1915. The
Cuban fillibusters, under command OF
Col. Ryan, here took refuge, when hotly
pursued by the United States war YES
sells in the fall of 1869. From this
place they crossed the bay in boats,
which they purloined from Col Gardl-
ner, and landing at different points on
the coast, committed many depreda-
tons. Gardeners Bay reminds us of
the unfortunate William Kidd, man
more sinned against than sin ming.
"As sailed, as sailed,
My name was William Kidd as ! sailed,
My name was William Kidd,
| And Gods laws [ did forbid,
And 50 wickesdily did,
As l sailed
William Kidd, who was commissioned
in 1896 to go against the pirates who
infested the seas, became pirate, sailed
to Madagascar, and ravashed the sea
and coast Of Malabar for nearly year,
when he returned with more valuable
spoils than perhaps ever fell to the lot of
a pirate. On his way to Boston he an
chored in GARDENERS Bay, landed on the
island, and buried box of gold, silver,
and precious stones. The owner of the
island was intrusted with the secret,
and his life was the pledge of his secre-
sy. Kidd made like deposits at other
places on the coast. When he arrived
at Boston, on the LIST of July, 1869, he
was seized and committed by his part
ner in crime, the Governor, the Earl of
Belmont. He was sent to England,
and tried and executed May 7, 17Ol.
Among his papers was found an account
of all of his deposits on the island. On
being assured that Kidd was in safe
custody, and not likely to be again in a
condition to injure him. the owner of
the island produced the box, and de-
livered it to the Commissioners. The
treasure deposited on the island con-
sisted of six hundred and forty-eight
and three quarter ounces of gold, eight
hundred and forty-seven and one-half
ounces of silver, and three eighth
ounces of precious stones. The present
owner of GARDENERS Island has in his
parlor, handsomely framed, a piece OF
| ieweled alton cloth-a memento OF
Kidd's hidden treasure.