The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-22
GARNER'S HOUSEHOLD GODS.
SELLING the CONTENTS or ms MIN
sION ON STATEN ISLAND.
The Home Surroundings Of the Millionaire
who was Drowned with hts Wire on the
New York Yacht club. Bont House.

Tn. Home Surrounding Of the millionaire
who was Drowned with hts wire On the
New York Yacht Clubs Bont House.
The red flag OF the auctioneer hung from
tho gateway of the Garner grounds, half milo
from the landing at Sailors Snug Harbor'
Staten Island. yesterday morning. the executors
OF the late Commodore Garner having detor-
mined to close his country house ana sen OH us
furniture The house is an irregular structure
OF brown stone. three stories high with
Mansard roof. and square tower about two
stories higher. wide veranda nearly sur
rounds It. It stands in n broad park OF perhaps
n dozen acres through which winding road.
shaded with trees. leads from the little porter's
lodge on Bard avenue TO tho arched rortico OF
Tho tower. wei knpt lawn SWEEPS away on on
the rear OF the house are large consorvntorics,
that. until yesterday were tllcd with rare How
prs and tropical plants and fruits.
Some choice paintings and less salabc arti-
rles of furniture had been removed from the
house in anticipation OF the auction, but
enough remained to furnish richly several
houses of more moderate dimensions. In the
square marble noored vestibue on each side of
HE double doors was an alnhaster vase OF
Etruscan pattern. seven feet in height These
sold for tis-thc. worst sale, perhaps. Of the
bomc lighter wood in alternate blocks. was
lighted on the nights when, the mansion was
gps Jets from bronze statues of an Indian and
his squaw OF nearly life size. These were sold
Tor $3.50 each. Beyond these. framed in panels
on both sides Of the hail. are large paintings,
containing life size figures but with no legend
70 tell their tale. one Is construed to exhibit
Judas throwing away the thirty pieces gf silver.
The other is supposed To- represent iucrctiq
ttabbing herself after telling her father and
husband Of Tarauius crime. Both 81 these
were passed over in the sale. rs was the largo
mirror on the left OF the door
The sale was bcgun in the dining room.
which is on the right OF the hall. II is a largo
room hoorol and flushed in oak. The furn-
turc is of oak with Mr.. 0arner's monogram IN
Ing is pancllcd with oak. The smoking room
On front is finished ~ the same wood, with the
addition Of having the walls hung with oak
mating An this was stripped on by a single
bidder who purchased everything portable in
hall is finished in black walnut. The book
cases We're empty yesterday. but the not par
ticularly expensive cngravings aud ono or two
cheaper paintings. with several OF hogors's
pieces ~ -tntuurY. were sold 10 eager
purchasers. The adjoining drawing room
hoasted engravings only. Persons wondered
that Mr. Garner showed so little aesthetic
tasto. and Inscribed 1t 10 his yachting procliv-
itics. until tod that his best paintings had
been removed before the sale The Chickcrng
grand piano was the chief feature of the draw
Ing room. The Gottschalk present played on
time since the funeral services over the bodies
OF Mr. ana Mrs Garner and Frost Thorn were
two years neo next month. The piano brought
1886. Whom It was not being played the orrhrs-
tron ia the billiard room adjoining burst into
melody. The orchesirlon is a huge instru-
mont, and the au- tloncrr said it, cost WA.
$500. IL WIS on rcd ~ an upset price OF
81 900. and sold for , 800. The billiard table
with It's paraphernalia brought sl25.
The room In which these salos werc held Is
finished in onk. with furniture and flooring II
that wood. The door openin.. on tho hail loads
10 the stairs which are of black walnut They
ascend at right angles 70 the landings TO the
third story. and this iden Of squarcness and
nngularty arc madc more conspicuous hv the
glare Of the -kylight in the roof. The room
formerly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs Garner II
The front corner room on the right Of the upper
hall. II is known rs the blue room from the
tint OF its ceiling. paper. carpet. ana furniture
II is fully twenty feet ia width ly twenty
live feet in length. and its broad bed.
nearly as large as the famous one Of Ware,
had a blue canopy overhead. Dressing and
bath rooms are connected with ii. Other rooms
In the second story are also distinguished by
their prevailing color. and they wero all
furnished nearly ms cahoratey ns the chamber
of the dead proprietor. only in the third story
does the wall pap-r give out and plaster become
a substitute. After the furniture had been dis
posed OF. the sale was adjourned to the bowling
alloy in tho basement. where the ten pins and
Aowors wera bid IN
While the sale was in progress visitors loungcd
about The broad piazza and strollcd over tho
lawn and among the trees. Some had evidently
come Tor no other purpose than to picnic. and
they brought their provisions with them. For
those who had none two colored men catered.
establishing stand on the plaza. WHORE hard
boiled eggs. corn beef sandwiches. and leihon-
ale cOull be Obtniuel