Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-05-29
New jersey Burg Reduced to Ruin
by Extravaganza.
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In the heart II forest of stunted
trces in burlington county is smure
blaeAenea chimneys, standing AS head
stones over the aSaes of as many ono,
happy homes tell the story Of the ut
ter acsolatiou q prosperous village
says the Chicago Chroniele
Ratstot existing now in name only,
stood AZ the head of Little Egg har-
hor on Muilic0 river II clustered
I about a lake where once the Indians
bathed, calunR il liatsto bathing
place. The Quakers ssttled around il
I and one OF their number built ia lTo6
an iron furnace on the brink Of its
outlet, His name was hail and an
iron plate which waA fastened ia the
stone wal recorded the building of
this second iron furnace Ia the nsw
country
The region about liatsto was dotted
With piles uf wood covered with Aand.
and many men found employment
burning charcoal for the furnace.
under the Quakers the work OF ina
proyement went on vigorously Air.
Bah was iu charge Of This work,
Working for liall wasa Young Welsh.
man. William Richards. At the
QuaSer's death Richards succeeded.
him and ndded vastly to the wealth of
tbs little yillags- II, paid the passage
ot immigrants and made them his re.
talnets and on a knoll above thc lake
still stand the ruins Of the atone nnn.
sion he built, with lwo-stotN wings. TN
DER William Richards the foundry
prespered A town was laid out ana
the streets lined with allanthus and
buttonwood trees twu.story brick
store vas uuilt near one mnusion. An
office, warehouse, tWo largo stone
staeles aud many dwellings were erect.
cd, n 1872 William Richard, died lie
left sia sons Jesse. Samaei iIeniauin
George William and Sugustns.
contentmcnt reigaed throughout
the place. fhere woro no walking dele.
gates. labor unions. combinations az
capital and Homestead RIOTS ii Bntsto. /
l4e Nafkmen loved ,ieHue Richards
ala ho ran Wat ever imposed UPON. +
He looked wen Ia their comfort and
'ht mprinfsa = iber families.
ln is7s the foundry turuaoe was re.
bulit aud tbt date u inscrihed % the
old iron plate ~ ls4o ten furnaces
were busy 10 New Jersey, but ia, dis.
eosery of iron aud coal III other statea
soon oenlt them henvy blow. and
nom thus date Batsto began to trace
IT, downfall Ia lS4s the furnaces
were 80 Improbable that tho fires
were allowed 10 die out and they
We're meyer again relighted. jesse
richards, N 1854, died, ~ yenrs Old.
with three sons and three datgbter.
" enjoy his enormous fortune. As
MILAN had LEFT to bis tons love az
.hrit and power JcsSe loft IA hls +.
owe OF strong drink Thoinas samuel
ma Jesse were the executors Of the
state and the viii ordered the rotnnin.
ng factories to be cnu IN their namee. .
ns bf"ad acres and thriving village
iili returned vast revenue.
They made Robert stewart. who had
'een their fathers SECRETARY their
manager and they left bntato Tor pm. /
delPnla - lavish their wealth IN ,
very p1aliLie pieature aud aiasipa. ,
ton lheS dvmandea all the profits Of q
he iAftofi'' 20 supply th,m. AND and- G
Nv iHese inoneg4ate Ia 1855 s0id to i
iHfAeA ~ Aiien, uf fhlAdeiAhfa ]
1900 acres Of their land. :
ihe ~nrhngmen were tft unnaid :
lungs sent from lad 10 worse. At e
80 tbeJ threw down iheir took ana
le lifes ~ enc giass furnaces went out. II
ne Plaee busy for half a century was a
le
Ihiti3 1--WE years ago The Gres went n
uA for The iast time profitable Il
arhet For ,hc products ~ lie entire Il
'uniy Was oead. The farmers who &
y Mount Holly every week. with Ia
'eat loads " pork and other neces. Ii
.ties - Ute ceased 70 travel ~ al
'aten track 10 Batst0. No rent coi- 81
etor called upon the inhabitants of ~
q diapidated teaements and n. ooe II
luse beeane too uld and rielscty to pi
'ean they moved lnio another. Beso. t.
lson notefed over egcrgfAinp Net &c
smper q me famiiy remaIned There ~
" TIE sons who had 70 woefalls mis- N
anaged the grand estate. ghomas 81
q died, Jesse occasionally visited Tie si'
: place and Samuel resided n phlia. "
lphia. M
Mortgages had grown upou fte VII 81
'e liae mens upon the min wheel. -
q the court 10 Mount Holly gae, @
bert stewart judgment - sa00e0
ginst The estate and Afraller anon
others. Joseph Wharton. af i,aiin.
phia bought uplhe mortgage ana
.h the Judgments iho once pros ks
'ous village of fatsto aud G.oeo ~
- satisfied . demand fahont 9sn.. ~
NJ wharton u known to-aay AZ ~
sfeaiest land proprietor in New ~
sey iAi
q the night Of February 20. 1874
81 from the chimney Of Robert d
warts house burned lie own dwell Nj.
and then The flames licked ap the Is
'alning tenantable boules. Batsto ia,