New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-01

| cupola surrounding the four soped roof. sand
stone underpinnng shows to the height OF nVe ieet
more around the house and over each WINDOW
are carved birds and other designs. An immense
hall divides the interior, and each corner was
q large. square Two enormous chtmneys are
still standing, and each room in the house mad an
open fireplace. In gradually tearing down the
building curious relics have been found IN the
walls. The corner beams that supported the frame
work all OF hand hewn English oak, ana the
rough slabs may still be seen. The laths were mana
split and shaved, and many of them nave shdrp-
ened points. All of the nails hand wrought
and wooden pegs used in many places
In the process of partly demolishing the interior
of the original partitions have been left, ana
under the many layers of wallpaper may be seen
the original highly rnamented English wallpaper
which Arnold and his bride chose in I'M That on
the parlor walls sky blue and In the bed
chambers yellow. with curious old figures on IT.
In secret partition recently uncovered
number of cid account books dated ia, holster
and sword, but it is clear that they belonged
to Arnold. Arnold kept his larder in good condi-
ton; the kitchen has large fireplace ard an i'm
mense bake oven, extending six feet back into the
chimney.
In the cellar immense bricked-in compart-
ments, evidently wine cellars cold storage rooms
FOR imported perishable goods. and the present
owner of the building will show you prick GaF!ty
four or more feet high, that was originally the
PP et nS the 4soa to hh as
it. Arnold not above using for the Illegal pur
But this has never been proved though Arnold is
known to have smuggled extensively as did his
Captain Arnold's life in New-Hayen Is still fresh
vas dashng fellow is readily TO be believed from
Of S for Se Of OF ocn np
tary company before the Revolution came on, and
Guard. when the war broke out His drug business
with the West indies and he wss one of the noy{
successful a1a Of the early merchants Of The
wants to buy number Of large genteel, fat horses
ana salt by quantity or retail, and other goods
What goods he offered for sale he himself i'm
6e a ed on the G P9 pork e he sent
was part owner of three such-the Fortune of 20
Of s ohs S5a aren OF and the
as supercargo on his own vessels and on one occal
british BY personally ohas sdsIs T hen
sailors sail who were interfering with the unloading Of
evading the Custom House Officers Arnold seems as
aEfapes in this ned4tey got o 5mset
Sashgs e rnP9EgR MS natural and
ne harmnE say soF Sb Shsf TO one sf Of
facts resardg rb we1t to the officers with certain
earne dec of b Public business Arnold hoWever
9 sT aad o a6on tim 7 him little
sailor sailor remained in town and was again "angb. me
and gave hG him TOOK faIt him to the public whipping po
over fbe when public feeling still ran high
NewHaven nannis Of their old time companion
an oId reputation while in New-aven In Isss
how ne was was: regarded by the H
and said Good I'VE mo DqTea e him whenever
sbIa le1 MN to our houses" But that is question
pTevas A Ar was prime favorite in
1t was in 1775 that Captain Benedict Arnold frs,
with three on sb,p nse 0hs s Of merchants life
bI poS q fro5 the news brought Haven
ton ha Arn Te9u bsd the British with loss
At man and he was Immediately fred With pstr
postbdy roa Within three hours from time The
Fifty to- a 6ne to S o the
Vou rIs eaDtah Arnold held rendezvous for ali
students 5t to his company. Headed by drummer i
Brck aEern UP n 1he oPe dd IN front Of the
Iwd committee was in disquieted session and ap-
sued sue som, some harley. Colonel wooster a veteran of
salt he had leenFed h propep to
b hne STnHFh1r CD Benedict Arnold answered None
a ar h Of 5 ammg9t 40 and started with
Arnold did not roe Get1r a to Ne until ,7-e
Of offfS the yeSes later when he had riser from captain
Lake hampan at Bems Heights n and 61te of
ana was eharSe He was sent home to recover
His wife had died when he ma with
With them S and P h snG fG Who had
Pds B Fs1%" of May tn"5 Ff2Sr'ed in
>, MONDAY last came to town Major-GeneraI Bene-
uict arnold; lie was met the by the Con-
tnental and militia officers. the company and
a NUMBER OF respectable inhabitants of this Mace
TO testify their esteem of who has by his BRAY
cry rendered his country many important services
charge of thirteen guns 49,
In the same year he appointed by Washing
ton to the command at Philadelphia. and New
Raven Knew no more of him. He married in Phil
adelphia. became lukewarm in his allegiance to his
former associates in the army, who. he believed
FAD shouIdered him to the wall account Of ieal
ousy and two years later finished his miserable
business at West Point. His estate, both his house
and private belongings We're Immediately confscat-
ed by government order. His efigy was burned
publicly by his former townsmen and ever since his
an example of what eeotism and weakness will /
do for All otherwise brilliant man.
Not only benedict Arnold the traitor but Noah
Webster, the dictionary maker, lived In this his
toric old mansion. and the that once echoed |
with the laughter and gayety of the days before !
the Revolution also harbored in later Years the |
grew under his hands After Arnod's New-Haven |
property was contiscated the house unoccupied !
Haven people feel for anything that belonged
the betrayer of his country, and it not until
1888 when Noah Webster Haven to
write his dictionary. that we find the fine old
bought the property, and lived there from 1895 to
1872: when he removed to Amherst account of |
at the left entered by the front door in
the room which used by Arnold as a banquet
room. and here Webster received the most learned
men of mis- time. An old desk that Webster used
has lately gone the way of the rest of the old
furniture and woodwork.
in the house from that of Captain Benedict Ar
mold. His friends were not Arnolds gay intimates
nor his pleasures TO dance drink from the fine
old wine cellar, Pilss Of books must have cum !