New-York tribune., 1896-06-08
IN A HAUNTED" CASTLE.
A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG WOMEN WHERE
sPOOKS DO CONGREGATE
GHOST STORIES ATTACHED TO A wELL-KNo"N
r,ppyroyN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
THE PHANTOMs ARE ATTRACTIVE

1h. hu,Iine known az TIE Castle. sltu''e' vi
hich land east Of Tarrytown, Ia one Oh VIC ''Y 'Y
picturesque places along the Hnasoh, - "',' To-
by pr TTcrrck Of pateDt-meic'he ihi''' 100 -,
the nrilcs and has passed. thro"H" " ' .
hands since then remaining In the po'ses'ion VI
none for any great length OF time uh'h ~" - "
o,cuule, bv Mss &. r. Mason as schooi lot So"''e
women the recent commencement exercises HA'
ing been duly noticed In The Tribune
Whom II was first erected all the ar'h'. f;s' eNc'p'
the one who designed It. declared the o"i"'"6 ~ "
an architectural impos.ibnl,y II vas al matter
o. cnvy perhaps ana the castle d'h ho' "''' ~ -
,nov sai1 about IT, but kept right on growing f"ofr
and more picturesque for every year ''''' l'- l
over ~ gray walls. Some OF me sIc' 's'''V ' -,
into whose hands the castle fell maze ai'e' 'u''' "
tho original building, AMI bult rd''i''s 49,
,ra,niv on the east side but 1t is dorh'fHl II any
o31it,,n or alteration has been an IMPROVEMENT i'
a, ar,,st,c no,nt OF view. and The west f'e u't
faces tho river which IS practically rs II vas "f's
,no,Iv 1eslgncI SIN remains It's most sUlN"s "''D
Imposing pOlnt OF view .
Upon entering the castle and passing t'"'s" no
snac,ous APARTMENTS one IL not disappointed lux
nnds II as stately and interesting wit!"h As j. "
without The principal room Is the par''r o' 81"
i,c-roorn which occupies the main tower oi INC
huildlny rho room Is circular. and has hBn'y Or
namental vaultcl ceiling which s s1?p'' 'u j" .'o
centre bv 4 cluster column TIA; !is'a fEon ne mn.
do OF the apartment The dini1S-room - i""u-
some
colorel wood. and a rafterei ceiling ''c'ratel III
olJ Tine room IS lighted by immense "!iIo"
o,l-iuy ., the northwest. The View nom 'hls WIN
low Is one OF the fines, in tho liuij)n N'''tN- -
the w-s, overlooking the 1ap2dn Zee ana ->!Hoh,
tho Ramapo Mountains. I'm the cen're 't K", ,hi1"'
County can plainly seen, wnilo 10 Inc Hor'h o"'
can sc. I'm succession Tarrytown. North Tarry Own
croton Point IIaverstraw Bay Nerpla2cks Point.
s,on, Point and In the distance Tie blue rfaks Of
tho catskGls From all the wllo IS On he north
and west si6 this View can be repeated "iile II Is
made moro Impressive when seen from the attic
rncnts Looking south Il Is aid 'hat N'w-Nork
CITY can be seen from the TOP Of The smallest ana
highest tower clear day.
As migh; be expected IN buliing constructed as
the castle il. there arc many oli hlpei apartments
Within lfs walls-long corriiors dark nooks. wrd-
ing stairwavs and 1arkencl rooms. IN; The ma
,orl,v OF the rooms are we'll lish'ei, bright and
homel.ke.
A DISAPPEARING ROOM
or course there are stories connected Nith the
place that are cultivate! Ike the wv ani Nch-n
iipon It's walls because they naturally belong 10
castle: for who ever heard of castle that was not
oyerxrosn with Ivy. or that belonged In N" same
cat~rory with taunlng's knifcgrini r. ari al %
.tory2 There the tale q the 9d nol. 'He~'eI Wro
ie.lar,.l that IN one u her nightly ours o. the
"a tie -ho entered an agartmeu; ~ cne ot the ccr-
r.l,rI which sho !n not remember noticing tef're.
once within tho room everything Naa - strange.
ami there -esm.-. surn queer inhren,e u.r"; tnat
she quickly re,reaicd Tho noise of violently
cio.ei door fo..owci her return 20 The corridor,
down which she fci calling !or ds-fftnNc. From
-h,. I'm. until Tho pr.scn; lav he lost ROOM.
fl n called has bc.u searched !cr In vain.
The experience of two tN0chers Is also cited az
rroor tha' Tho silc up dat" In all no mysety
INA, such a structure sh iuid possess The trnch'fs
I'm question two women o. ycracy. were sca'ei one
evening In tho 'hr.siTlas vacation "a ihe apart
mon; ca.l... ihe music room The weather had t"e'i
cold the ground ol's'fe no castle frozen hard
and no rnow hal roceatly fallen fres"ntly hey
heard N. sound ~ carriage approaching ne
castle. hat grow louder p'rl in" nrHr ., thee
wh~-is upon tho gravel ard the sp.n! ., ~" hors"a
hoofs could hc plainly Distinguished TIE cgr'paS"
scenic! a. fhc r'rne-~ 90 draw up - tnc main en-
frafce wh,.r~ Il rtopprl As guests wrr" n'' ur-
.xu>c,-! Of the fra .1cra went 20 me door ana
oc.fcl H. if.rndng 70 greet fhe newcomer. when.
- n.r a.rp~-~ -he found neither gu"sts horses nor
tArrag" nothing but The empty driveway, Acro3s