Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-30
TWO HOMES UP TEE HUDSON.
Greystons and Lgudehurst, the Resi-
Ienoes of lay Gould and S. }. Tiidsn.

From M BlIruore Snu
Having never married. Sir. Tilden lives
al Greystone the most OF his time. h.-
companion beng eX-Compuoiler Green.
who resides with him. Mr. 1lldeu's house
is constructed of Ereyst1ue. His park is
laid out in beautiful drives and walks,
and is free TO the public. DIR. IIden him.
self is rarely seen by visitors, beng
guarded In his immense mansion by BIS
ever watohfuI secretaries and Alr Green,
his business manager. A day or so ago
I went TO seet1e ''Sage OF GreyStone,' and
10 my surprise Mr. l1iden himself opened
the door TO answer my tlmId ring. IN
spite OF all that IS said about the lallure
of his health hlCn is not all ttue-MI'
Tilden carries the weight OF as II years
uncOmmonly we'll. He mas not very
vigorous physique. and bis spare form Is
now slightly bent and his thin hair is
whitened with ;he frosts OF many winters.
His eyes dI0Op "a little. and whatever may
he the cause. he is unable 10 use has right
arm and band az the table or IN dressing.
ii is said be has had a stroke OF paraly-
SIS, which has been succeeded by sort OF
palsy, so that his right hand is never IN
Tepose, bat trembles constantly. In 0rdl-
nary conversation Mr. Ildeu's voice Is
That he IS Just as bright and quick-witted
as ever have no doubt. He is indeed as
sharp as needle in all his transactions.
He walks slowly and with difficulty, due
10 partial paralysis. At home he Is hos
pHable and kind. His collection Of en-
cravings is marvellous. Some Of his treas
ures are Invaluable. His autograph cop
les are numerous, and the man who could
be bored or ennuied If left for hours
H. ea. H.aH nF.rHN 4 Hf nat
the sort Of a man that / should imagine
would 20 TO A masquerade ball IN baDy's
frock.
At the present time Mr.. Tilden is great
" interested in the construction Of bis
immense conservatory and in the propa-
CATION OF fine stock. His new cOnseTVa-
tory when finished viii be perhaps the
largest and most complete i'm this cOuu-
try. ~ is several hundred feet long and
will be heated hy steam. Iu each section
the pipes VIII be So arranged that the tenn
peratuTe can be fixed independently of the
adjoining sections. BY this means fruits
and grapes can ne insured all the year
round, as the vines can be kept in differ
enL stages OF development. so that as the
products Of one section have been eX-
hausted those Of the adjoining one will be
ready for use. IN most Of the sections a
trough OF water viii run through the fun
length o. the conservatory, thus furnish
ing the double purpose OF mOistening the
atmosphere and Of supplying the attend
ants with water for the plants. When
finished the beautiful grounds and con-
seryat0ry Of Greyst0ne, which can be
seen from the fne road leading 70 Tarry-
town, viii be thrown open freely 70 all Wis
ltors under tbs supervision Of Nj. Iilden's
manager.
JAY GOULD AND HIS FAMILY.
Mr.. IHcens only successful rival in the
co. seryatOry line is Mr. Jay Gould, who
lives few miles above him, near Irving
ton. AT the present time there is no other
private conservatory in this country Of
equal size and scope as Jay GOuld's at
"Lyndenurst" Almost every wealthy
gentleman maintains dollhouse for tlow-
eTs, out no other has undertaken to estab-
bsn full collection Ofplants. In Europe
there are many private conservatories,
butiew can compete with Mr.. Jay G0uld's.
II can be seen for miles up and down the
Hudson river, there being a river view
from the mansion Of f0rty-dve miles. The
COnserF atOry is 400 feet long on the north
ern line and 81 feet wide. The
central house, containing the collection
Of ferns and palms, is 81 feet
deep and 50 feet long. The east wing.
containing cacri crotOns. caladiums and
and y feet wide. The west wing
is Of the same size, and contains the rose
houses and graperies. In addition to this
building there is a rear house, 250 fest
long and IS feet deep, containing
sections for propagation and the orchids
Of air plants. In all there are sixteen
sections. There are $1,000 feet OF double
thick glass in the building, which is heat
ed by six steam boilers. There are al
N a,-E -
5000 varieties Of plants. These are the
products Of every cline and every coun-
Try. There is an infinite variety Of forms
and colOrs, and the senses are be-
wildered by the uXurlanoe OF the
scene.
In one apartment there are 1875 varie-
ties OF double geraniums. One sec
ton, 80 feet long by - ieet wide. is de-
voted TO roses, Of which there are over
400 varieties. There are over 400 va
rletles OF palms; 300 OF them from Amer.
3ca and over 100 from Asia. Some
OF the specimens cost from sos
70 $500 each. There are 40 varieties OF
the pitcher plant from Madagascar alone
There are 100 varieties OF crOtins from
the FIJI aud Solomon islands; 800 varieties
of plants from Central America, East
Indies and the Archipelago Islands; 81
varieties u marartas from the Amazon
river CORRECTION l ferns from central
and South America and the East Indies
300 varieties, including some eXcep-
tionaliy fne tree ferns; 1870 yariaues OF
gioxinea. TIE collection or Oracenas is
the largest in the world. There are SO
kinds Of bromelias and tillandsas. In a
room artihcially mOistened are some I 900
orchids. The collection Of caladiume il
very large. There are over 200 varieties
Of camellias from Japan and China; over
400 varieties OF aZalias anG many kinds OF
Indian rnOdOdendrOns. One or two sec
lions are devoted 10 exotic grapes. In
tae fruit house luscious eepalier peaches
were almost dropping by reason Of their
weight. Among other interesting objects
IN the ope grounds is century plant
which doomed a short time since. The
ulonma muBcipula OF Carolina. which
deyours the flies which are so unfortunate
as 20 enter It's delicate throat, and the elk
horn fern from the East Indies attract es-
pecial attention Of visitors. The flower
and vegetable gardens comprise about 10
acres. There is also "A vineyard OF several
acres, and large orchard containing over
1000 apple and pear trees. About 1900
ornamental trees, chiefly OF foreign
importation, have been planted OF late
years.
"Lyndehurst," the residence OF Jaw
Gould, was patterned after Newstead
Abbey, In England, and is fine piece OF
architecture Here Mr. Gould goes every
night during the summer months from his
financial cares IN New York. His
neighbOrs say that he is a boy among bis
boys when he rs az home. He drops all