New-York tribune., 1895-09-30
MOUNT LoRETTo AND THE MISSION

NOr,NT IORETTC AND THE MISSION.
,to,n, roretto is the name given to the square
mile OF land occupied by the mission OF the I'M
maculate Virgin, which was founded py the rev
John C. Drumgoole. The gateway landing 10 TINS
most beautiful spot is only few steps from the
Pleasant Plains station and few minutes u'Ne
along well-kept roads brings the visitor TO the IN
st,utlon which stands in the front rank OF scieh-
,inc charities II would be impossible to give any
idea o, the work done and the good Accomplished
there in brief sketch, but visit to the place VIII
convince any one that Father Drumgooie did not
live In vain. The home was originally estap"sHeu
I'm New-Yorls CRY and when the quarters In war
ran-st became too small the land near Pleasant
Plains was purchased and named by the founder
Mount Loretto. Since then IT has developed into
country town II has mile of nne beach, with
three piers two Of which extend 800 feet out INTO
the water and here are anchored floating baths for
the children and boathouses The main buildings
are built in the Queen Anne style Of architecture,
and overlook the Bay and the ocean one or the
features OF the home is the great and we-managed
trades-school in which boys arc taught all trades'
and from which they go forth masters. ready 10
earn a good living and to become a benefit to the
community. \ peculiar feature OF the institution
H. that It's managers provide for the boys until
they find employment In the city house OF 2,dn ,ne
mission. at Great Jones-st. and Lafayette race
there is q room IN which the products o. the traces
school exhibited. and they are PROOF PROOF OL tne sn
OF the boys and the thoroughness OF the instucsors
Besides the trades-schooi there are on the grounuS
three-story printing estdplshmemt, pdh, al, an
a harness shop. There is also Home Tor L!tue
Girls" under the supervision OF the S,s'ers OF o.
Francis. and the same sistefh2Qa %l. nave chtIse
Of the Asylum for Destitute Blind Girls, which is
being erected on the grounds. This asylum Is the
gift Of OF the sisters VINO was 1oiahde de
Comeau. .... ,so,. .o.....
When n5n Of syi Scn '9% 2sy ha nsy RSsdfss
he higher branches end N building set apart
for for th Pqp2'e aft tnsy ywhch the Rc E Me-
Nichol takes them IN charge and superSyises their
on the grounds, which has been declared the finest
in the diocese. except those OF 81 patriek anu ~; ~
tie cemetery at Mount I.oretto where some of the
little ones whom he befriended and for whom ne
VILLAGES NEAR TOTTENVILLE.
-Four miles from TottenvIlle is the pretty village
called Huguenot which has about four hundred
inhabitants. 1t has picturesque Dutch Reformed
church and a small school, which WI soon make
way for a larger and moro pretentious structure
The pos,oftlce for Huguenot IS Rossvile. which is
about two and half miles distant, beautifully
situated on Staten Island Sound The two PAGES
ar connected by stage line. There are about nine
hundred Inhabitants in the place. which has one
Episcopal one Catholic and two Methodist
churches and a good school. The Woodrow Meth
ol.st Episcopal church, which is about halfway
between Rossville and HuguenOt. was built in lID,
and ls the Oldest Methodist church on the Island.
The church was rebuilt in 1872. James A. Bradley.
the founder OF Asbury Park, born here The
postmaster Is T. r. slaight Among the note:
Caleb Lyon, who was Governor of Montana; the
Henry v. Mason place. the Israel Oakley house
and the colonial house of H. w. Decker. The
Blazing Star Hotel is one of the old landmarks of
this part of the Islani. The Staten Island historI
say that "it built long before this
tury was In its teens. 1t was the only tavern in
the vicinity. and was kept by Mr.. Oakley, father
of ex-Superysor Oakley who lives rear the house
now" The Rossyllle Improvement Association was
formed in 1892 by five citizens of the pace and
has membership Of seventy The village -
indebted to the association for several miles of
sidewalk and for the street lamps. These improve
mcnts suggested and carried out by the
ISOLATION
The road now leads to Annadale a peasant little
place which il only few minutes ride from Gif-
forIs. which is a popular fishing resort. The post
Office for Gfford's Is Great Kills J. W. Hether-
ngton postmaster The Original name OF the village