New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-29
THE .JUMEL PROPERTY:
,,rcrON To RE SOLD.

-, I,.nal nroperty, an estate WllcH IL "iN w.
u -, ;tercsting parts of Manhattan lslahu ~ w
n 'o'. f,r the legal student, because IL was O"N
sr,iect of lawsuit Ia WIZ" No.,
u, lawvcrs were engaged; lor tio SP0 ~
.I,,o &c a large quantity oil Naiu"oo ' az. 90
"a IN d portion Of the city INC Po'' 49, .ho
sofa III ..i,., can hardly be estimated; ior 'no
,.1.,-;an because within the W''iiS VI WV o,a 10
hS''' ''', remcntoes of bygone ume' auu w
son alo me- It'll with some of the chlef chai
cause 80 history of this country during ono W
ao'ei' intoresting periods. The estate cA'o"u'
It's n'S' t,,odrcd-ond-ffty- ninth-st TO one"ui-
rom -fthst, and from Harlem it'Nr n ~
dleu-'r' o,.o and the Kngsbrldge roau' no
CT w.. vbich is situated on the sou'he'.'V,i'
ola H'"' 49, cronud overlooks the hai'o''
par VI hyn of considerable height Ilo"
hlNc' NV" 80, in front OF the no"'e
the Ina he obtained when c"'uo'
q VIE" -, hcauty and extent at any poln' III VIC
be eNo,,'0' ,,nlsr the base of the MI Is 'NV
city. A'in Is',;,rs Of the Metropolitan LeV",co
nol po,opd this lies the river with It's 10"
~ 49, onIivcned by the movement OIL lo",' ~
a".actice In the middle distance arc 'n' i"
~. Mott Haven and the upper po'"o"
,Iaron Beyond these an undulating coumr mill
!"Hiace and gardens, carries the eA Gt sound
III 1! mon the blue waters OF the qlslah' Jnd
4 rests upoIr tLe shores of Long lslal,J
Lacked norSS itself is one of those fo oicr
tashioncd buildings which are econ look
every y,"I ~ ot franc. with a broad PIAZZA inc
,oof If which is supported 10y ioIT ~ drcav.
ayer,, appearance of age except 3t i rcrros the
oN Ti3 o-,inrrcSs of the outside hardIN iiie
;;,or lar the strange appearance Vl Wy, it a
Fnierinr the door is like Sierplhs MANOR
nast are The hall Is OF the most - IL r{gbt
- II has an archvay IN TIC centre ~ - - -, Gov,
a law, been divided hut the pieSeui W. house
tb9t fLc-e have been no altcIl lo"G In ,'N main
sinre The day il was buht-cNen ~: 81 ich are
D. s,,re The hal l. lined with onJ'Nto n,,'.otL
tnr fS sam. a. s epinniu.-Vhccl stands bcEMeun
ov,r- l1ree uicuro of Nine. JUluGi' ivi iI',Ii ,ir
and her SON. Beside tbs painting n1'EH ~, object
trIe OF NapvIc0' H. TF3iIv On Il lett OF tha haI
j. ~ pallo!. whose chief hsto'lolI a'' f Nmc
thar il was the scene oil the In.i" CONFIRMS
Ir,ncf tLru Il widow, to Aaron BCir' % 10
"iiartS of interest. however WHICH,, u-.' Ntd
scenes that OILY be Tcilei'. p'tr'' Lrce well,
','tI ,t- ,,o.srt day. Among them Is H'iSc' ~
, LIark lratler trunk made III circular FORM
md fastened by heavy clamps au" '0N"
Fine kew of which. IS as large "' III"
,n0lcru door-Ecv The trunk was once ulc
nro,er.y Of Napoleon aud Wa useH Oy mn ~ @
risrlay,s duIlng sclao OF his c1I12eIghs me IooW
is o1,,vl,d with bUc-4-hitc and G0ecU7 OF az; a."
ri which are old and curious Ibe luIuI'uiE - y,
Stti.re pattern. cuub5ous ln shape, surprising III
,yc. glt and suggestive 81 C-scCWtoIl' IT,, a.
Across tic LAH IS the dln.uE Io'i1' WT'R N,nr
1Iu.,l's lraud-uecc her husband ana HcI 'A'".'
Nelson Chase, say is il exactly me same sla't -
day IS il when used by W asAiuE;tH "a no
There certainly is nothing modern IL II S>ccpI .no
s:nye In a recess at one cud Oh nc
roou stands a massive sldeboaId, $40 years oIu'
with broad marble top and legs va! looH l"itG
,-ough to supper; a Quail hoCS'. lbs sIu'DUd'Y
l. loaded wiz, cldfaShUned silver ware, every piece
large heavy and Of cVTlOus design. he chduS are
straightforward aad 40 WGlGlty 'Ilt ~ III
strength to mcyc them. There IS another slueDoaIu
on the other SIDE Il the room; tins has seFcrai series
Of shelves and looks lie small Icnch HI H"UAe
irhabIed by china ald Drc-a-DIac. Inc "Ht"VHs
md
Iarlcm to the eastward, and 1t Is asserted
that General Washington spent rs m",l
moments in gazing anXCusy out IL thcIl III lhc III
rection from which be expected huyphAuSeh ana
lie Hcssians ~ he did IN ALA lng his appcltc INC
dining table, axe the other irntulc l. large ana
heavy. IN a corner stands an ora CLOCK "ucn
marked treloUp when the world Was younger by
two centuries than II - now.
At The end Of The hail Is heavy door, surmouGtcd
b. pair of gilt wings with an Egyptian aspect,
opening into large octagolal apartment Here, as
eseN here, everything Is old lie furniture Is u
solld ebony upholstered "a heavy L'us s4tll, ana
dehcr is of old French fashion. 1t was
once tic property OF the famous General Moreau,
who whcG driven from France by tie jealousy OF
the / ret Consul came TO New-I ork and lived IN a
house almost the site of the present STOCK tx
change When he gave np tai ornse ms e' ,,,r
chased tie chandelier. Ga little table stands a
small gilt copy OF the hammered copper statue OF
squares of Dresden Even The Wab-papef
hds been on the walls for lis years
aud was there when Washington occuped lLc
house. IN this room General Washington holq MS
councils of war, when his arUy lay n;Ienched a
,nic t. the north at Fort Washington. teie, TOO,
lie received delegations OF indian chelS al q time
when their friendship was of vital Importance to
the country Just over this room Is the bcdchaln-
Der which was occupied by Washington when nc
was at tie house. IN whatever direction The visitor
Turns either within Tie house or without he - CON
lrJuteG with objects OF historical interest NOi ldI
AWAY Is the former home OF Alexander Hamilton
The tomb of Audubon the naturalist, Is only short
dist frllu T. y
one of the present occupants OF toc house sand yes
terday: - his spot Is perhaps, more than any
other on the island, Intimately COnuccteQ win the
past, the present and the future OF New York"
The old mansion vas built ~ 1903 by Colonel
Roger Morris, who was a fellow sold er OF Washing
ton at BraddOcks defeat III the following year.
Colonel Morris remained loyal 10 tic King OF Eng
land and when the British evacuated New York,
be aud his wife having been included by the act OF
attliudeI passed by the Legs. urc IN lII9, went
60 England aud remained there until they dlcd. II
was during the beginning OF operations around
the uppef end of Manhattan Island that " ashlDg-
Ton made this house bus headquarters. From the
IupOlG CT the house, after hasty crossing from
Fort lee. he watched the NOV enents OF the enemy.
Ills occupancy u the Louise then was vey brief Tor
fortune al that tune favored the British and Wash
inetOn was Obliged to make hasty retreat. After
ward, when by the capture of Fort Washington the
whole island fell into tbe hands Of tie English,
General knyphauscn. commander of the Hcsslan
1t was 50 used until November %
1883. Washington was again at the old house IL
after years when 1t was tavern kept by Ialmagc
hail. who had just started IBe Of stages tI1m
Boston 10 NewlOtk. The Rogers Mansion Was the
first stopping place out OF this city, and noted
ior the beauty of the view which II commanded and
the excellence Ut tbs table. " asHugton's last
visit 20 the house, shown by the record in Els
own diary, was on SATURDAY, July 10, 1879, while
be was President of the United States.
The house passed Through the hands
years, but finally came into
lie possession of stephen Jume wealthy French
lraI His wife had formerly been MISS Polly
Bowen u native OF Providence X. l. She was ce.e-
brated in her day tor her beauty and the picture
i the old house painted IN Rome wncu she had
{aiued the age vi eighty years Is that Of woman
ol attractive appearance III "a state of remarkable
prcscryatlUn After Sir. Jumel had been dead lew