The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20
THE STORM KING CLUB.
WITH Social FEATURES 1T COMBINES
HISTORY AND SCIENCE

>vhcSN'Vh Us .Nh'tNc "therNIs ana
Near New York city Is tract Of country rich
| In Revolutionary history that Immediately
| contiguous to the Hudson River. and more
particularly embracing the portion included
| in Orange county. with West Point at one cx-
| tremty and Newburch Mt the otnsr. For sons
months this region has boon the spocifIc field
for exploration Ivy members OF the Storm King
Club. whose headquarters arc near tho apex
| OF the storm King Mountain. Cornwall. Not
| few OF these members own luxuriant sum-
mer homes in that vicinity. aud the purposud
| researches. indeed. tho inception OF tho club
| itself. ara practically tho outcome of u thor.
| ough admiration and appreciation OF this in.
| tercsting region. James Stilman. President of
! the city Bank. New York; W. V. Powers and
| Cornelius Powers. sons OF the late Judge Pow.
| ore: Mrs. 1. L. Ledoux and her son. Dir. l.e-
| doux: George f. Holgman, tho wealthy rub
| her manufacturer: James Stout. Fletcher IL
| Bangs OF Narpe,''s. Con. Gaylord. HUDSON
Hoagland. +. A. Matthciscn. Dr. J.. I. Par
fridge. James W. Smith. President OF tho Mu-
tual Gas Company: II. A. Anthony. Hiram Slb.
10y. and DR.. Lyman Abbott. who is an honorary
member Of tho club, are included in tho sum.
mer colony.
primary purpose OF tho club rs SGT forth
in its constitution lis tho collection anil
preservation o!tho historic facts and legends
of tho Hudson River" hence tho labors ami
enthusin sm of the members IRE dreci oil both
to q literal exploration Of territory and a
lively search for literary matter descriptive OF
it. DR. J.. l. Partridge. nephew OF tho late
Prof Dwight. and Mr.. {. II. Stono constitute
the Library Committee, but the lnbors OF these
gentlemen are supplemented by those Of other
OF the members who aro equally Interested IN
securing appropriate data. Several Of the
best works trcatin. of tho earlier history and
legends OF the Hudson 1iver-notHbly hut.
trnber's History of the Indian Tribes and
EnGer's History of Orange County"-nrs
out Of print and they can only be found at
certain libraries; and further. 1t is scarcely
possible 10 Gnl in any one or two volumes a
comprehensive collection OF both facts and
legends. The specific purpose. therefore. OF
the club is to cren,"-in fact. 1t has already
crcnted-a nucleus for literature treating OF
that part OF country. Wherever or whcnevera
book. n manuscript, or information in any
other shape Of tho kind desired shall be dis
covered 1t shall DO the business OF the Library
Committee to endcavor TO secure it.
A committed Of two gentlemen are now In.
vesiyating some of the Indian traditions,
which arc very plentiful in Orange county
They have discovered very interesting arrow
and spear heads. and some curious shaped i'm
Elements. as yet unidentified. upon the old
Yer Planck property on Plum Point" They
Valley. and they have done somo cxcaNat!ng
Oh the ol,>buri1l site near the Indian castle on
the SIDE Of Schunc munk Mountain At the
latter point has resided for seventy
years al old gentleman. who remembers
distinctly the last Indian buried thee. Thls
Indian. as age grew upon him. returned from
western Ncw York. where the remnant Of his
tribe had teen placed upon n reservation. and
built n little hut upon the mountain top that
b,, ,i,,,t l,,,l. i,,, %
vanished people lie supported himself ~
selling berries and tnnhnrE. and occasionally
doing odd Jobs for the nei.hbors. The farm
ers were very suspicious of him. and whom
ever anything disappeared he was accused OF
the theft. II" was never. however. convicted.
The following story. told Ivy one of tho three
Justices who uron certain occasion presided
at his trial illustrates the sagacitv aud clear
ness OF logic 50 often identified with the Indian
character. One day the lnliun Wa, brought
into court accused Of stealing II coat. A
farmer testified TINT he had missed tho coat,
that he htd seen it on the Indians back. aud
that the Indian had COMES ed t" having taken
T.. Asked for his defence the accused replied
as follows:
some days ago came down tho mountain
corn corr, ST., stood AN. an imaSe. i"v i, on its back
the as Ss an ann sn si Viii You uhans
coats With me-: ! received no reply i"u
S"m GO ,o" y,%n S cont in from M
and replaced il with mine. re'acm pcrinG that
yoSnb a-H "nyS lys ,&l. nNTE thS w
dim. III that vas stenllnE Tim am guiy 4.
If f ' rsSII no the In "dGe nS IL
coat OIL from Il scarecrow AMI mn! Then ,e been
waas acquitted and the farmer paid the costs,
There will shortly he placed on exhibition IN
the club reading room Il collection OF typical
specimens of minerals Indigenous to the To-
rsality Of the Hudson River presented by Dr.
mems OF ITO Wonderfully luxurinWt ilora Of The
Hudson Highlands. collected 10y several en-,
very and Senm Tp m this
tora was furnished at the clnh lo.s. !ast
spring at nm entertainment cn"! . Wild
flower show, an entertainment. ~ the way:
which is to he Of annual occurrence. On thnt
occasion. which reprGscntet ig"hn,,, ,,rd ths
miles mi iher" were cxhihieG one hundred va;
and f,y S "Hit sol Of "wsrns plants Wd
violrts md earth orchids OCCURRED =! nriomi-
ny" Tha S%rm kin l GIHb the Iriviiesss q
which e!ilnitcd strictly o members and their
Eei aS fyen imPei" no 1I n a sSx,nes
the time II iii othsrs WIN ii-on liver ha
bi;g''s gather to ENJOY IA" s"r:e9us iohags
nmMcr WnGrHEi1h in s@,- ' Of i've 6raHt
receptions was concluded last week and II Is
Gether with it's twodriached cottages. will be
laNei during the Christmas holidays. when nc
fashions datum GDthams smart set takes UP
the ine OF march for country scenes ana
frocs. New Year hall and, weather permit
ting n constinc carnival will be included in
the mid winter festivities.
About FIVE hundred acres are included IN mo
club property. part o, which are ia iain u TH' IN
uorchpd nj au altitude OF 800 feet. "oinmnnos
a superb Wow Of the Hudson for mnHy m'Ies:
to tho northwest Ii" tn" h!u",tntGd nt-hlus'
setts and ronno"ticui. aud to the, south W
numnrOuS "nlInsnr"s Of tho ,iiGhlHndI WIN
Iro' Nest IN the foreground. Tho Gun mouse
is s-miclrcuIur IN form, ihice rt"iiie ,od Ia
height. sHgGea,ing ian a.,I,ra 'Ip ts "moat
artistic f-atur". L"'hai-. ~ a, ~ ~
piazza which nuns o. nn'fe % .riE,or 1a In al
im tTif IF ten feet rs hug" sIuars pillars
iomr cot IN diameter hr"t Of r"mGi' uhbe,.
in pt"fiSr. ma WIN every coyenisnce as
e1'tat~i wth clnn lie. Is !urnl,hcl !hroughss
n"I ~ ~. 20 ~ ~. mnlorn luXurious or