The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06
COL. KANE,s COaCH ROU UTE.
Extending n Pleasant Drive 60 htstoricai
Grounds.

Col Delancey Kane mounted the Dox OF
bis capary.colored coach at 1880 yesterday morn
ing, after every seat was filed with passengers
on the lawn In front Of the Neptune House, New
Rochelle, and started OF the new route Tor DIS
four in hand TO the Hotel Brunswick. The time
table now reads: "On and after July the New
Rochelle and Pelham coach will make single
trip daily CSuDdays excepted between New
York and New Rochelle leaving the Neptune
House, New Rochelle, every Monday, Wednes-
day, and Friday at 100 A. NJ, will arrive at the
Hotel brunswick at $50 A. NJ. and leaving the
Brunswick every Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
day at AS p. NJ. Will arrive at the Neptune
House, New Rochelle, at G;+5 p. M
Three changes OF horses are made, In Mott
Haven. Unlop Port. aud Pelham Bridge. Tue
fare each way Is o., with a proportionately less
amount to intermediate stations. a pleasant
feature will be In leaving New York on Satur-
dav afternoon, remaining over Sunday In New
Rochelle, and returning ON Monday morning In
time for business
The extended route abounds III historical and
local interest. The Neptune House is on a
wooded island facing New Rochelle BAY. In tue
distance the white cana Of Long Island Sound
are seen as they dash on the shores OF several
bay. The house was built by PniIIp Rbinelauder
Underhill, descendant OF the Rhinelandet who
hed to this couutry with the Huguenots from Ia
Rochelle, France, and landed on Daveuporte
neck In 1859. The neck is across the bay to the
left Of the hotel. Facing the hotel Is Locust
Island, u secluded SPOT, where Edgar A, Poe
spent some time when he lived In Fordham.
Further out In the sound Ia David's Island,
near 'S" Sy is HuesiebeTry % %Ysand md which tradition
gives as a rendezvous for Capt. Kidd. The sur.
Ice Of the island has been dug over several
New Rochelle in search Of the pirates treasure.
II was last inh abitated by IN an who speculate d
ese e0t 81 bs wsT he had large drove
| hogs, but no food for them. They grew thin, and
ran almost Wild oyer the island. One morning
| the hogs attacked the man, drove him Into the
to the roof. The hogs surrounded the building
ness and sausslins attracted persons from the
NJ ain shore, and the speculator was rescued.
Neptups HoUse 70 stone Bridge connectins
with the msiu laud. short distance from the
shore Col. Ksoe's route tekes the road along !es
.Sffoundsa By H large sslds and Sssa.ltai lawns
Rochsiis wss iormetly . part Of Pelham Manor
he tract OF land op the sound shore wa.
5 .S Ss ss bses e wss. ss fsd fnds g Ss sd%H
Ssd slsased i E"fi 10 fle@ss Pei, ssats%sS: oeS
commonly called Lord Pell, the nrst Judr'
that sat In wsstcbester county. Toe trao
ssb, G5 %s. into the 'Sss Ss T settle %
ment OF the Huguenots founded New Rochelle
called PsiI Hamlet. but @ loci historians say sns
Pelham is derived from Pei (remotej and Had
!mans0Y i s one Sf the most sssIda s,s, sub
from there Is a view across the sound 70 Lon
tsomstimes called Emmet's islsndl Is seen. /
lie connected By a rustc bridge with the matt
elm 1s:. .CSs sSsTcss .; es Wm Y How
New York merchsnt, whose wife 10 daushte
Of Chief Justice Chase, and was formerly ten
antsd by wm. II. LEROY tbrother- -in-law of DAME
Webster, VINO married the daughter Of 1homa
Adds Emmett On the west side Of the road
| a large mansion, the residence of the family o
judy. Robert Emmet, aud the scene Of dariu
raid by tue kedourglsrs two years ago:
A turn 10 the road brings the coach riders u
sight Of Col. kane's nrst resting place. " tn
Prory." Ii Is an Immense stone Mansion Nv
large square turrets rise from either end tn
roofs are quaint, aud the Outouidings are ol'
st,le. This was the residence Of the Rev. Rob-
bolton, an Episcopal ninlster. II Is on tam
1s wS g gfa9hte1 .h ,S sSs ar SsqGS bSs VI MG m
pic uTes by Etb, ot the Royal Academy. \
original portrait Of Bunya9 Is among tnsn
The library contains the original IL llidn editiO
Of Piran Al, collected ty Napoleon l., and be
ing his initial, surmounted by, he imperi
crown. There ID also copy OF Mackiin's Biol'
prlnte ia six royal q .arto vol4ues. cory
| work writer aud published in the prcseu
| United states There Is valuable cabinet {
CONS and aut OgraLhs, the Oldest OF which l. thi
Of Henry VII and Elizabeth, Queen Aary' an
OiyeT aud ktchard Cromwell
THE PriOry" Is used as young ladies sem
nary, conducted by Mis- y. Bolton. wide te
rcce SURROUNDS the Aou7N, aHl lue StIdtus al
laid out IN elAoorAte de Sign. The walks lead |
several natural Cufiusitirs. among them =" rOcl
iug stone" Of full twenty toLs IN weigh,
nicely poised that "A stripiing's arm can sway
mass no host could move.
Col. Kane's route then passes through
stretch OF forest trees, ana Hunters Isl and see
In the distance, and the resldence OF DR.. Il. ]
Morris, grandson of Robert Morris. one II III
sieners OF the Declaration Of Iudependenc
| The last mansion on the Pelham road befui
reachiug Bartow's, Is occupied by Mrs. B rto
in the midst Of over 30 acres Of fields an
meadow lands.
AT Harlow the road leads to Pelham Bridg
and at Arcularius Hotel be coach route eXtenC
over the same boulevard that Col. Kane hi
driven for the past few months.