The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-22
SALE AT THE GARNER MANSION.

THE EFFEcIs or THE LATE COMMODORE DIS.
PosEp OF AT AUCTION.
The salo OF tho effects OF the late Commodore
Garner took place Mt his mansion staten Island
yesterday, ana attrac,cda largo number OF pcrsonA
There many old trends OF the deceased present.
and the grounds about the residence presented
tho appearance fashionable picnic than that OF
salo auction. Groups OF elegantly dressed ladies'
sauntereo about tho cool shade OF tho trees ana
enjoyed TO the full tho beautiful prospect witch
spreaa every side. Others. OF more practical
turn OF mind. had with eye
business, for tho house full Of those
delicatey colored tapestries aud hsngngs
which dear TO the female mind. There
crotonnes Ia delicate pink, In red and blue, which
evidently excited cupdity for tho ladies' VINO desired
to possess them carly took position the rooms
OF their CHI and waited patiently Tor hours TN the
uuctiouesr reached covcicd ARTICLES There was.
OF course, innax oil the regular irldors made
their BIDS IN peariy all the dialects known from
Chatham street to Deutschland and lar Cd
Milcsia There were CLUB members and poll,l-
cans, all mixcu up In curious jumbo.
There was no time Tor delay as the goods hau ussn
divided 500 small lots 10 the convenience VI
the pubic. Inc result oil this division quito
vaataseous from The pecuniary point 0, view to ths
sellers, people paid a much higher for
small lots than could have been obtained tor larger
II mad also the effect OF discoun'ing the traders
purchases some OF tho purchases were most curious
shc cretonnc nangiags ot the CoDnoiorc's OWE rom
wore bought by at least hall dozen different pcrsons
symmetry vi tho decoration u - difficult te
what the purchasers intended 10 dc
with the odds epds they have picked up
Most oil tho variable curiosities mad boon removed
from the house tany previous TO Inc SALE aus
some OF what renamed wefo sold at very reasonable
nsurcs. The splendid buffalo head which occupied Q
place entrance TO the main hall, and which
ulicit The admiration OF iunocont ladies'
brave Indian whose had slain mighty
brute for the thefe IN eviacnce put ~
deity by artist who never saw bunaio and In
u spot no Indian could by any accident ever have
driven IT, the public evidently nad no deep ~ npa-
thy Tor either Indian ouriio, tor tho nasniiicens
head knocked down tor tho small vi STA
Tho two large Etruscan vases tell TO the lot Of New
York pohliclan Tor tho small Of SIS,
aud the lover OF hgn ART bought the Two large
Froncn bronze statues on ebony psdestais Tor $500.
The billiard Table sold 20 Mr.. Thompson, tue
purchaser Le Grand LocKwoods mansion, Tor Sl25.
There ms warm competition over the possession or
the orchcstrion, winch number Of lager beer
loon keepers had set envous eyca Tho upset prico
81, 900 but u advanced rapidly by any dollar
bids untli reached the ngure OF 81, $780,
Knocked dow ar. schuyler TINS Instrument cost
Commodore Garner some g., 300 TO set up. Inc
petition Tor the smaller articles OF domestic
animated than Tor tho valuable articles OF
vrtu, tho only Other ARTICLES Of Importance VI
which the possession was warmly disputed was the
Chckerng grand pianoiorto which stood IN tho par
ior Ii sold for x5J3. IL calculated that
sale would realize over 200.