Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-01-23
"REMINISCENCES
OF
williamsburg
ny Z. II. l.
ny Z. II. l.


Mary. BY the French. during the NeNo
luton land which was accidsntly burn
ed by them. but restored at the e1Peuse
Of I.cuis XVI), the central building at
the Asylum was occupied By the French
also. Until recently the Ak marks were
q be seen ON the floor where they USED
I, ut their ERE wood. In those DAYS
tie doors 20 the rooms Of the patients
vere OF the old castle kind. very ponder
o Is and iniaid with iron bars with
.rrOw aperture large enough 20 pass
ieir victuals through on tin plate.
All OF which i now modernized. 10 the
ravite Just below the laundry building.
was a duckiug house which consisted OF
a deep well, covered by a brick building,
With a ducking stool connected with
win q :, vic tie worst patients were
Z Gated This has long since been sub
s,ituted by the shower-baths and bath
ing tubs.
All that angle Of land now occupied by |
re Ewell and Talaierro buildings.
bounded 5y the College mil road and
the boundary line OF the town. running
hack 10 ravine, was an old field or COM
mon where a mock duel was fought be-
tween two young gentlemen Of the
+oxn. the sons Of Doctors Peachy ard
lCvrus Griffin. The affair was fixed up
] hv the seconds without the knowledge
p of Young Gritiu. The trouble grew out
r. of a love scrape. Or. Griffin lived where
d Mrs DR.. Coleman now occupies, DR..
peachv lived in the next house west OF
I. Mrs. Coleman. 1t was in this old man
sion NOW the property Off. W. Warbur-
b. TON. ESQ ) where Or. Peachy dispensed
At his magnificent hospitality 10 General
MARQUIS de Lafayette on the occasion o.
: his last visit 20 America. While Johr
TYLER was President ofthe United states
ne appointed DR.. Peachy surgeon 20 tn
- Army Post at Key West. Fla. Mr.
Tvler's residence at that time was IN
~ | old Bright house in the rear Of the Pow
der Horn that stood on the corner OF th
Of lot nov the property OF the Asylum
as long since burned by accidental tre. %
the six Chimney Lot just across a
running water stood fine old mansion
ON The MARCIA Of the lot was heautiSed
hollv-trees all around. and IN the "a
OFT season when the berries had reachi
18th their bright red color. the ce,iar-bir
found their hsppiest home. nesting
in the boughs oi these unparalleled ev
greens. This property hong since pass
49, iuto the possession of the state As1lu
soon after Geo. Washington MARI
the widow GUSTS. at the White Hoi
farm in New Kent county. he moved
this baronial home. When the Wri
~ as a boy he found in the ruins Of {
old house bottles with the name
VIII Washington blown IN the glass, q
drug sh,..;ng h. was a man fond OF the Z,
things of this life.
for The magazine or Powder Horn "a
aged ueA.P. y. A. museum. by the grace
act Mr. NJ. X. HarrelD from which /
more. the last ROYAL Governor OF
Slou. ginia in l775 took the powder. y
Iotel aroused the ire OF Patrick Henry and
bron- colony generally. was grim sentine
the time. in the old town of Magnih
-, - distances Al this time there Wa
-. brick wall around the building " hicl
tended up az high az the caves of
=. roof. doubtless for the security OF
building and its contents from ass'
Later IN life this wall was reduce'
six feet high tor purposes best know
Miss those concerned. forgot how thic
walls were. but nothing 20 compar
Coun- the walls that surrounded the Bast
5, arc the gate Of st. Antoine IN Paris, '
light, was fifteen feet at their summit
COun- FORTY at their base. When Sci
ZONES. pastor of the Baptist denOl
law in | ton. =sed the magazine tor temp
worship he conceived the idea OF
o;,,.5 ng new house OF worship Wit
cons snt of the City Council he use
brick walls of the magazine for The
pose of laying the foundation OF IN
siS01' edifiSe, the corner stone OF which
We 'o' LAID by the Masonic order OF vhicl
ZONES was a conspicuous member.
? crop) foundation was covered over Il
II once might not be injured by the fros
Stone, weather. and thus it remained
long. long while. Mr.. ZONES hous
M 80 on the corner OF the lot IN front
store house lately occupied by MIR
Dean. IL was large comfortable
ing with Offices and negro quartz
the ample premises indicating the