The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-15

niled up With choice wines and conRlomers-
Col. Cruger built mis- house in 1890 and 1891 /;
pared rod BY bpI kTchitsct William T. o Potter Of 10
Flith avenue. II embodied pany IDEAS q Mr:
and Mrs Cruger's as 70 what country house
house we'll lighted built Of wood. and after
the colonial style of architecture. II was
The housn Was S 266 iee lon long and 80 feet vide
Two spacious entrances opened into Il IN the
centre ono on the water, the other on the land
side htthe entrance on the water side 81 X Ionic
pillars about two feet in diameter, held IN
gable and marked on a Iortic9}. which was
his friends in tho summer. The house was
claptoarded with good pine boards painted a
we'll proportional the first story being four
teen feet high and the aecond ten feet In the
clear. An ordinary shingled roof rose ten feet
The doors opened into large hall extend
ing through from entrance 10 entrance Tho
floor Of tho hall was iatd with mosaic. and in
tho centre was set white marble fountain.
Down each side OF the hall eNteude n row OF
columns, the whole effect being suggestive Of
AT tIc lett OF tho hall was tho dining room. n
spacious apartmcntuQ by ~ feet There We're
hung the PORTRAITS which were rescued The
room was finished IN plain pine, ns we're nearly
all the rooms in tho house There was no
wainscoting mud the walls we're slightly rough
ana tinted. The room was hung with dark red
furnishings. beyond the dining room were
several smaller rooms.
Occupying most OF the east end on the ground
foor was an octagonal room. measuring ~
feet from sido 10 side. This was the music
room. Tho prevailing color was white, and
the floor was ~ POLISHED oak.
The second nOor was reached hy n flight OF
stairs rising from smaller hall orenng oil
from the main hall On the second ioOr wero
tho family rooms and aaO the guests rooms.
which were arranged en- suite. with separate
parlOrs
Numerous flreplaces wore in the various
rooms somc cited with tile and others with
marble, and some hrirked. Tho house was
built at n cost Of about $4,000
Col Cruger said last night, on his return to
his town residence at ll2 East Thirty-nfth
street. that the FIRE had evidently been
smOuldcring for some hours before it bla2ed
sufficiently to awaken Mrs. truger When the
household retired at about IL there was a very
weak fire in the fireplace. Col. Cruger
spark or an emter must hive leaped from tho
fireplace, and In some way possibly by hurn-
ing lts way through. dropped down between
the door and the ceiling. There 1t smouldered
till finally started In tho blaze which aroused
Mrs. Cruger.
Col. Cruger was quite cheerful over his mis-
fortune. He said the loss would perhaps be
SIJ. 600 with perhaps $50 600 insurance. lilo
said he and Mrs. Cruger had lost great many
things portraits and books and bric-a-brac.
which they, had been years In col;
Ind time he said. to save any Of their
clothing or jewelry or other personal effects.
Mrs. Cruger. he sai id. had lost valuable pieces
81 Iewelry formerly worn hy her mother and
grandmother. and also lcwelry formerly the
property OF Washington irving. Col Cruger
spoke particularly Of the kind and enthusiastic
way his neghbors had helped him.