New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-28

ard cucumDers ana other vegetables aie ihoS' '-
vting. Just south Of the house is well, sunk
twentyseven feet into the solid rock. At the SOUTH
end Of the grounds. and next to kinssorldee
Road. are vestiges Of the old quarry whence came
the Stone for house and stables. The OLD glass
grapery is abandoned and the vines have CLEO
The dollhouse still rejoces in its original usefulness
Looking from the porch at the west, one may
have fine view through the Harlem snip Cana'
entrance into the Hudson River; he may see trains
pass over the Harlem branch OF the New-iork Cen
trail, and he may look directly into the cut where
Senator Wagner and other doomed travellers met
death in the historic railroad accident near Spuyten
Duyv Just across the canal lies stretch OF prlck
buildings known around here as Johnsons iron
foundry
The clubhouse itself Is place that can truly DC
described as charming Passing in from the porch
with its broad piazza. one comes into the main
hall The carpet put down by Jonn seaman sun
the tiled floor The hall has nigh ceihns.
deliberately finished in Italian style, with colored
mouldings OFF this hail. at the north, Is the room
now used as the women's par,or. Here Is one of
the fire white marble carved nantes In when
John Seaman reioced. A noticeable feature is the
original Brussels carpet on the moor wncn was
laid there perhaps thrty-fve years ago Although
the prevailing color is purple that color Is as bright
as IL the carpe, had Just been dyed "Coors do not
last that way nowadays suggests the steward.
Eiscr Large old paintings decorate the room In
decd they are abundant throughout the house
They remain John Seaman left them
The Seaman parlor south OF the main hall. is
used as the main dining-room for the club This
room Is decorated In white and gold. and Is spick
and span. Paintings cover the walls. one declared
by members to be a Corregsio Marble statuary OF
classic character stands evidence Of one phase
OF the so-called "Seaman's Folly" Ceres. Europa
and Mercury among John Seamans favorites.
Among the quaint "reminiscences OF the house Is
the library Immediately south OF the former parior.
This opens into the conservatory-or now the sun
room-and over the ntels OF the windows still stand
marble buss OF Homer. Socrates, Plato. Byron.
Scott and Burns At the rear OF the main hallway
a mahogany staircase winds upward under a dome
on the second story In the hail, also. II may be
mentioned is an old grandfather's clock. which
ticks away the hours ard yet often falls to remind
members that II is 10 o'clock at night, the hour
when the clubhouse must be closed. Immediately
over the clock. the floor above. and facing tow
ard the Hudson River, is what once the chapel
where John Seaman worshppei when he felt Ike
sending for special clergyman. The room IS m
isaed in Imitation marble slabs; what was once the
rose window Is now mirror. and this is seemingly
in chancel. which is pctorialiy Initiated on inc
wall. A gallery running halfway around the
room shows where the servants used to stand dur
ing the service. An exquistely fretted lamp OF
black Nuremberg iron hangs under the 'front.' pore"
upon which the chapel seems TO open. The lamp Is
the gift Of ". c. Wemple
PICTURES ARE EVERYWHERE
The BEDROOMS on this floor have all been converted
into private dinns-rooms. only one bedroom mas
been reserved tor the members since they must turn
their backs on the agreeable SURROUNDINGS dt W
p m This one room Is for emergency. The FOR
mer family dining room is now used for a smoking
room and for dining lunching when desired Inc
room with rs fine Old paintings contains me
choicest mantle or inc seaman holsSnOr'. ~
tful white marble, cdrV"i MN cin.e"'S nr ~
10 the fisherman aad ne nuntsinsim: In Hing
l. IS no, until one ascends into tho cupola that
ono can appreciate the beauty Of this spot dhl te
really magnificent views when IL c2nia,'tfs IL
ard the west gets splendid view or the iui-
Of the Harlem ship Canal from the Hudson as Tar
away south High Bridge can be taken III a.. AZ d
eye view OF this great Improvement The day the
canal was opened members Of the CLUB. their ian'-
iss, "t there was to be found Of the parade one
can toward the north away across MdIo's VA,
| royaA the east one can take in kingsbr,dss the
Itn,yh,. The Harlem and the dim distance far
away over the heights. Here he can see ne tuss
work in the canal FAR below. Away toward the
south Washington Bridge and High Bridge stand ana
, io no sneelwav can be observed. and Fort
George is perfectly visible In the DISTANCE. thrte
rho ghsr s "nd Eqp' o. when oat from pole 80
feet high VIII hardly be oyerooksd rnsy are h maT
| be seen far and wide upon the HUDSON ana the
Thcrn Is story that when the Prince Of Wales
| got on the regular steamer plying between rex
Flip AMI the Harlem River at Two nnnirei ani
AND .ntertninci Mr Dyckman says this not 80
but tha, Mayor Wood took the Prnce 20 ms none ,e
look a, the marble house Oh Mr.. HAIRCUT con-
Trny The members may be pardoned for asking,
! Where is there 10 be found another Ike cluo 50
ds.shigly siigatedtl o N % ssns even the families
/ OF the members take chances on a roe 10 ~. -.
no tine OF departing for watering places. they
| drive hither and take their ci9ch yea on t.'c
S under an the ri arg 'S for the bcycerders in
the club. who take many spin up mere
SOME wELL-KNOWN MEMBERS.
Under these auspices the club has rourshed. or
| It's officers Colonel Lawrence KIP is president A.
Newbold Morris vice-presilent, captain D. H. NoS'er
treasurer and Samuel ". Taylor IT, Is secretary.
! Mr. TAYLOR is weli-known newspaper man. ana
is Editor and publisher ~ THE Rider and Driver
! The House Committee consists Of the officers ana
OF J. b. Houston. Frederick \. Hammond A. ~
| Beaileston and James Hule Iieckman. there are
over three hundred members AZ present. Inc num-
| hsr ~ members is not limited. Among them
John e. AeNandre' j., IT, r}snks Wenrv a
| De- parc,aV lanes /, barclay samuel u. Babe eek
! W. II Beadeston. James Gordon 'enh','' ~
nor Robert r conner James H. Brcslin. j. NJ
ccballos. A. J. sammeser Asn''In nbn a. ",Sn,
MINIS g y" La Vcrgnc f. W. Dewey. W. H.
pckermsn. = PSkS,s1 na1 3Sp" T. H. J0i Dnnham
| Thomas DmonT Dr cyrus Edison. Duncan Elliott
j. 6 Fargo ohp r FTHoTi s, wam Howard Eei Fopi
y. G. France. r NJ Fulton II. r. sa"try HOWARD
Glib Dr. Joseph - Gilbert George j. r Ssa' t H0I
J. Grant. f. r. Ciunthtr i. 5. Hlmmond. F \
Hammond John r Hand - haskn s;r jr !, g.
" Hoys. w IL HqIlisicr D. H %1i
John NJ Hughes; H. L. Horton c9ionel w ll, I IN
shSppard naGg N,d Loar Tobi m iG c@
a. ,,son ,r {; p Morosini. Leon Marie, Miles
4Rsn oIs0, A. PHILIPS GasFG Phoenix CV e
| pos,,ar /, Clifford Potter. x. G. Rathbonc. Mayol
CHARLES RG Gisys n 'ai sshI Ryp'Sy
| Sc,rIes John H. Shuts Jr.. General Daniel y
Sickies' j. Cncn Smith. a. v Il: stuyvesant, X