The New York herald., 1875-08-23

to V Go about Do they intend 70 Gi SGid eS. Kns %
will Il take before tho sapen COMMITTEES on Roads con-
sistng OF Messrs Mccarthy, Reilly and Deane make
ready report this question for which the public
demand immediate solution
TIRE OLD DRBAMT
And that much has been said OF the Kings
bridge road that 70 be- when the Aldermen get ready,
should not something be said OF the kingsbrdgs
road OF tho present and the dead pasu Along
this eafy road IN the odcn time swarmed
the rcd Indian the wide breeched Dutehman,
the Continental in his bun and blue and after the latter
sometimes came the red coated soldier OF King George
flaming whskey and brutality and beer, and look
ing for plunder Here in this ravine, which slopes u
The Hudson, now lowing so peaceaby' and beau
Hotel and the Institute Provost Bron and Continental
elnched fought and fell as the musSes . barrels, barre
will testify. Across by the grounds Of Isaac Hays
there Is another ravine and through this tors
the hot and disorganizcd Hcssians a hundred
years ago, after Washngton's guard, who sought
refuge the Palisades at Fort Lee when retrcatina
from the shameful rout at White Plans. Along this
road rising from the river 70 ascent the
highest Manhattan Island, tho mansions Of
Enos and Buckng and Hopkins and a glimpse
is caught through tho trees Of the home OF Charles
O'Conor, foremost Of American advocates who sleeps
nightly on tho ground where the pickets OF Knyp-
held wassa in the cultural Cassel dialect Be-
fore, tho road 70 the
st. Nicholas, which ends here is tho gateway
OF the orphan Asylum, and hero commences what
IL known and what Is LEFT Of the old Kingsbrdge road
Below tho magnificent bridge which the upper
gcther the eastern and western secuons OF Trinity
Cemetery Tho Kingsbridgc road here is mere rugged
lane ful OF shanties ana Tin pots ana tomoto cans
with tho bottoms torn out, and one would
think TO look at It's opening that any square
gronnd either side OF the road will be valued
ono day at $50 foot Here, before come to the
spreading gates that lead up Of trees
the Jume mansion, the right hand side Of tho road,
n number OF little, scattered shantes, backmiths'
shops ragged children poverty and alongside
as it is in hundreds OF other places OF pride
pomp and power For in this old mansion is shown
ny n
child Of destiny Napoleon Bonaparc, and the halls OF
the old mansion arc literally covered with pictures,
sketches and relics OF the soldier The smell OF the
lockwood W como down the wide avenue, which runs
TO the end OF the place and looks down in rainy
mist into the Harlem River, is truly refreshing
tho senses. Then comes the Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
surrounded by noble tract Of green. This institution
has front Kingsbrdgc road OF about 600 feet and
has number of fine trees The next places seen on the
road the Ward Montayner estates now not occupied
and get sight OF the tower built TO furnish Croton
water to the residents OF the high ground in the neigh
borhood. Next we see in clump of trees the Doric
columns Of French institute like gem in its setting.
Mr. Augustus +. Smith has fine place here, over
800 feet 'front.' and as the horse cantcrs along
pass Louis RAIDERS, the Buckngs villa, the
handsome front of Hosea b. Perkins place. one Of
the finest the road; the summerke spot owned by
Uncle George f. L. Hyatt retired carpet dealer; the
Bennett property the shelf of hill, and from this
place through gorge northward can be
seen the road to Yonkers which tho eye
follows in its sinuous lines as well az
the mist will allow. On tho right OF tho road Is tho
fence enclosing the property purchased by Mr..
schc and to the left ltts quaint old white story and
year one Here 'Mr Rogers cheap grocery for cash"
Next pass Dr. Brann's handsome church. II is
now down hill nearly all the way, but gradually, "a
Kngsbridgc. We pass rapidly Mr.. Richards castle,
once owned by Tweed, and the fine property OF
Mr.. William Hays, Of the once famous "Jaks
Hays premier constable of New York and its leather
heads Then is passed the Chittenden place. Dowu
the Inwood road is the house OF Joseph Byrne, wen
known citizen with his happy family, wife and beauti
f daughters and the residences of james McCreery,
Augustus Dovalli, Brooks tho clothing
chant and back up the road the
magnificent properties Of tho Slomans and the
Dyckmans and a host of other well known families,
who in the good old days that are gone, held high and
courteous hospitality when New York was young, and
when the shrek of the railroad engine and the
Of the steam whistle from passing boat could not DO
heard the quiet waters OF tho Hudson longer
quiet That old Kingsbridge road has memories
fearful and grave, gallant and gay OF brave men and
beautiful women OF the Revolution their powder and
their patches the hoops and buckles and farhngales
Its rocky road bed has echoed the tramp OF armed
and hostile egons in hot pursuit and eager retreat but
these pages of the of the old Kngsbrdge road
falling into nothingncss and soon not echo OF
the days that gone will he heard by the shore OF the
Hudson which aves the base Of the old Broadway road