The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-09
HISTORY BY MIR. W. ". AsToR.
A Book On Tuxedo That Was Written by III
Head Of the Enmnns New York Eamlly.

| Head OF the Famous New York Family.
William Waldorf Astor's literary works in
clude little book which few even among the
| most persistent collectors Of first editions have
| ever seen or heard Of 1t sums up the results
| OF his examination into the original historical
names OF places In the Tuxedo neighborhood.
and is bound In the shape Of little red cloth
| covered book and called Historical Names OF
| the Tuxedo Region" 1t was gotten up five
| years ago. and bears the name OF no pu 5llsh-
| or. 1t contains "a copy OF the manu-
| script map OF this portion OF New York
| and New Jersey. made for Washington
| in 177S-177a." Just n century before Mr..
Aston made his investigation. lie traces the
name Tuxedo back to 1864. when the sheet Of
water now In the pretty resort was called
Tuxedo Pond. Afterward it is found varl-
ously called and spelled: Tuxcito. Tuxetough
Tucksito. Tucsedo. TuGseto. Texedo. Toxedo.
and in the noble hand OF tho Marquis dc
Chastellux 1t even became Duck Sider."
Thus started it easily became Duck Cedar in
1917 and 1875. and with 1t went the expla-
nation that the margin OF the lake
is overgrown with cedars, and that
it is q favorite haunt Of wild ducks"
Mr.. Astor turned to the algonquin
tongue with the hope that he could find some
sentimental or poetic meaning in some Indian
words that sound like the name OF the pond.
but he gave that UP manfully and hazarded
the conjecture that as the Indians had chief
named Ptauk-scet. the bear" and as tough
pronounced like "though"-means place. per-
haps this was called Ptauk-seet.tough. the
place OF the chief Ptauk-seet. Another ven
ture that he makes is that as the forest lying
west OF Tuxedo was occasionally the refuge OF
bears. the district may have received from the
The best Of Mr. Astors little book is that
part whcreln he tells the simple history of the
mon. 1.-The first settlement at Tuxedo" he
says. was made at tho northern extremity OF
Hasenclever enclosed a ien-a acre tract lying
equally on both sides OF the outlet. On a sur;
ii y sns a hs Rs ana
the house situated fifty yards northensterly
from the dam and built by man named
tier During the Revolution. when the iron
works on tho Isamapo were liable to INTERRUPT.
raised several feet. and the overflow turned
southwest to suppl the Ringwood furnaces in
New Jersey. During this period. Tuxedo Lake
times. found shelter among some rocks which
they named after their leader, Clandius
in what way Mr.. Aston was led to characterize
these cowboys bya name that had not been in;
which he speaks. and whether he uses the
term correctly as applying to party Of pa.
hax or no ana SCI cas
them cowboys. as another, writer might have
called them reneGades or fusitives from the
material which entered into his first historical
novel. and. as the scene OF that Is laid abroad.
a slip in an Americanism would. perhaps. be
pardonsble. His history goes on as follows:
he first description OF this section Is writ
ten by the Marquis de Chastcllu1., French
and who. on Dec. 10. 1880. following the Con.
tinental road through the gorge south OF tho
view, Of Tuxedo He mentions that at Ring-
wood he stopped to ask his way. and that at
Erskine's house they gave him full ipforma;;
ea rass OF mnder IN
W Wiz viii not allow ySu to leave a house
quotes at some length the description Of the
lake by the Marquis. who described it as three
miles long by two miles wide Though it is
be lin the widest and most deserted country
! have yet passed through Finally the dis
tinguished author ends his report with five
ture OF the locality He would have the gorge
called the Glove. as II used to be, he would
the old road over which Washington led his
army preserved as the Continental road"
hnae eSea lie Would aeSse nsns the ss name CRUZ
Creek for n little stream near by, ana would
have it called stenvalletIo a difficult course.
whence the MARQUIS must have first seen tho
lake cleared a and En Eoyi,ded with rustic
OF the woodcutter. Hasenclcver, though rs
easy in the mind and mouth as Chnstellux. no
did not sock TO faston upon any point in the
the guidance OF tho famous Tuxedo Climb It
contains only seven pages but Is extensively
gotten UP. with gilt edged leaves. heavy paper.
and u finely engraved map, so that it must
source OF pride to its author.