The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-25
NEJV JERSEYS DESERTED VILLAGE
Fair Auburn's Counterpart In the Apple
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JNSh StNses
Tho State OF New Jersey boasts curious re-
Gion. not many miles frorits handsome State
camp ground. that is counterpart OF Gold
smiths deserted village. 1t is pretty spot in
tho township OF Allaira In Monmouth county.
ard oddly enough Its existence is known to
few outside OF the residents OF southern New
Jersey. A picturesque country road winding
past largo farms leads the traveller into
tract Of cultivated land. over 1000 acres in
extent. owned by one man. accounted to be
the wealtniest in the county, and right in the
or more, of. dwellings and large buildings
plain that they must have been built over 100
years ago. Some AFRO in good state OF preser-
walton. and are inhabited by employees OF the
owner Of the estate. Others have tumbled
into homeless ruin.
Tho walls of what was once large and busy
iron foundry stand at one end OF the village.
buried in ruin the outfit Of tho foundry To tho
Eahlcd roofs. whore tho foundry hands used
to live half century ago. only one OF this row
tho n others We're tumtIed il, heap in heavy
storm, The roots have fallen in. and carried
with them the rotten floors; Near by is tne
Onica. and 200 feet away still Stands
four-story building in good preservation
sch i overhead. mis- is now furnished
Just as it was when the industry that gave ON:
plOyinpnt 10 several nunklTtu WOTkmen ana
their families, suddenly ceased at least fifty
years ago as tho present dwellcrs there say.
through ne failure! failure Of tho firm of iron men
itorS nowadays ut certain times. when n guide
! takes si:htsocrs aronad the deserted village.
| All tho Old tools and the unpcrishuble things
that were sold at the village store are still 10
beisren. rust"d by age an! disuse,
dwelling in the colonial days when tho village
was founded stands, amid trees. near the old
store; 1t is crowned with an od-fashioned
| f,,.t1 nj
| with vines in III" summer time. and great en-
trance doors with glass, panels on either side
| Standing back Of what wns tho main street Of
| the village is tho iittln church where the vii
good repair. 70 aecommolato chnrchEoers in
the Immediate vicinity. A country par
ron drives M in his buggy every Sun.
To- tn" country folk This church is crowned
with n FIAT wooden stHepIc. with u great clock
| long since disabled for further service in keep
ins track OF ia" mnrsh OF time. A grass
and ,,i i nov on" OF tha most p" I picnic
grounds in New Jersey. ricnckers gather
there il the sun'mor time from Asbnry Park.
| view Of tho deserted village is u big incentive
There are other odd Things besides the de-
Gazing and deserted buildings, to reward the
visit one Of inc 1r,'ns.s, 10 ho;o unfamiliar
brook flowing NJ hill 10 The lett Of tho ascend
re tonI I" ,n% tyil!aSI. Down hccliyity
other brook lowing down hill. 10 wntrn tho
ono g, ~ III. nn! thG Other down puzzles
iiu". the @r''de Smiles at tho quest ions ofthe
visitors about tho ,phenoncnon of tho
ncenSeE f'n xpn II. TINT # is
ot tho system OF steam force pumping.
TO save his l., !lno cattle eat, a long Journey down
Of tho extensive trait Of land built u great
force pump Mt III" foot Of tho hill dug a new
water up hil. SO that the cows could readily
ret a dr nh. At ono point near the bank Of tho
up;iI'owinG brook ar" thG 1, ruins Of an ancient
going. 1t dried UP long ago. and now a
gnarled and twi,tcd ample ,tiroe grows up out
from seed dropped into tho wei! when it first
sil into di:us.e. An"thHr object OF interest to
the foundry echoed with the hum OF It's its n n1,y
industry It's walls tumbled n an, and buried the
clear and sweet ana cool.
What is the story Of this mysterious monu-
probably knows Is not laxative. and nobody
has got been able: the Present townspeople say.
t2get him 10 toll the interesting history He Is
Mr.. James i. Allnire. owner OF tho deserted
village and Of Tho wido tract surrounding il,
and tho man after whHso, ancestor Al!aire was
r., iolk n9SwY9days profess TO believe that Capt
tSs y TGs ns w SanGsa the Ssy yass
years old. 1t is recorded that the Eng.
lish pirate arrived 10 New York somewhere
near the fourth Of July, 1896. and, was back
later. nj which tinio i,c was believed by Eng
lishm"n to have given W his original mission
Of pirate huntin g AMI turned buccaneer him
self. 1t i probable though. that this legend.
IKE many country tales handed down from
father to son. has no foundation In fact. 1t is
Tho exact location ni the deserted village is
seven miles iro.l lielmar and four miles from
New Bedford. 1t IL reached by Pennsylvania
trains. Any one who has liking for studying
relics OF olden times will find 1t well worth