New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-14
LELAND CASTLE BURNED.
CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL ESCAPED
UNINJURED.
A LANDMARK or wEsTCHEsTER. BUILT BY
SIMEON LELAND IL WHAT Is now RESI-
DYxcE PARK NEW -RocHELI.E-suR-
ROUNDED PY FINE HOMES.

n.
ROUNDED BY FINE HOMES
The old Leland Castle in Residence Park
New-Rochelle. was nearly destroyed by fire yes
terday afternoon. Tt building was used by Miss
A. r. Morse Of Boston az private school ana
was flied with children who were at their studies
when the hie was discovered. The fire started
at 80 O'Clock. and first seen by MISS
Morse. who was looking out Of the third-story
window and saw smoke issuing from the large
tower in the northeast corner Of the DuiIoing
The fire was spreading rapidly in the attic. ana
flames were breaking through The slate root
Miss Morse ran downstairs and called the trach-
ers from their rooms She told them TO tell the
children that an acciden, had happened 90 the
building. and that they could 60 to their homes
for the afternoon Forty children in the kinder
garten department, had just been dismissed The
children did not realize what going on.
and SOM - the little tots crowded into the
anterooms and wers slow In getting on their
wraps and overshoes. II became necessary for
the teachers to tell them what the trouble was
Miss Morse had in the mean time run into the
park and sen; an alarm.
When Chief Ross arrived and saw the extent
Of the fir. ne sent in general alarm. and soon
four companies were al work trying 70 save the
building The frenen spent over Two hours
fighting the fire and finally saved the puld'hs'
but the interior is completely burned out anu
the contents are lost. with the exception OF d
few articles carried out by the boys, VINO Or
ganized themselves into company 10 rescue
the property Miss Morse and MISS bosies' M'ss
Thompson, Miss Myer and the maids ana gov
ernesses had their sleeping rooms In the th"o
floor. and lost nearly all Of their apparel One
Of the governesses while trying TO save her
nronertv becam. overcome with smoke, and was
assisted downstairs by the fremen Inc H.
mates are staying a. the homes OF the RESIDENTS
Of the park.
The old castle is one Of the best known ana
most picturesque landmarks along the sound. Il
was built in 1871 by Simeon Leland the note!
rrnprie.or The grounds which compose Residence
perr were a, one time part Of the estate.
and were surrounded by iron fences "hich
we're entered through massive iodge sa ii'rs
marked hy a life-sZe image OF an African ~
IL x said that building ana GROUNDS 90 ~ -.
leland nearly St(pOp Mr. Leland was porn IN
Vermont where his father for many Years ~
2 wavside inn. and in furnishing inc cas'ir ~
co,nme,norated his early childhood DAYS IN d
striking manner with large oil painting. IN
Of these in the large hallway represent 80 VI
Leland plough-boy. following lns :.
.ttired in an old-fashioned hickory shirt :.
,onpanjon picture gave him al the zenith Of
his ambitions dressed in the style OF the %;
and driving handsome taIy-ho n.l~u "a -
A
arc members of the Vanderbilt family ana De
Lancey Aston Kan who was aiter"ata pr,
dem - the Westchester Hunt CUB ""'0i' nav
liz clubhouse in the building 10000
The castl-. after NJ. Lelands death passed
into the hands Of New-fork insurance com
nam and is now owned by Adrian lseIln IT.
rru,nbe- ~ we'll known persons have their MONIES
in tho neigh horhood among them Francis VIII
son Julian Hawthorne. John Ha 6oerton' hen n- ,
nd-Sts Nelson Henry (. Clarke. Supreme Court
Justice Martin J. Keogh and the Emmett fanny;
The children ~ number NJ these fainhles aR'ein
Tho school n the castle. snd were there When the
fr. began Their parents ran 70 the school ana
- ,7,,cb relieved when I. was known that all
had escaped safely. , A.. IT,
ra-i.srd ceilings with their fine ,rescoNs ana the
grea, chandeliers and the candelabra which we're
N Inc grand hall. are entirely ruined. The n
,a-sC- ~ The castle will have 20 he rebuilt. Ire
loss il FULL covered ~ insurance MISS morse
rad her personal effects insured. but WEI .ns'
nrorer.v of the teachers. goveTnesses and maids
was entirely uninsured.