The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-01
THE OLD STEWART
CASTLE
The Interesting Memories OF
Washingtoh's Historic
Mansion Revived

the magnificent old furniture taken
from Stewart Castle, the former resi-
dence OF Senator Stewa t. called to-
gether a G. OVID of prominent Washing
ton citizens and their wives. fill na
the rooms of an F-street aution-h -hous
for three da.s last week The protes
of the Senator's daughters against tic
sale and the tart reply of the Senator
both given wide circulation, sc we'd
advertise the SALE 1t d q more thar
that-it Sc we'd to make pubic the feel
ing of protest felt hv the daughte 8
toward the Senator himself and the
Senator's resentment. the occasion be
ing the Senator's second MARI age. The
daughters having declared that 1t was
the Senator's intention to sell the por
traits and keeosakes Of the family as
originally constituted. the Senator re-
piled that this statement was not true
that he had no intention of selling any
keepsakes, much less the family 20 :
traite; that the complaining daughter
had been allowed 10 go through IN
stuff TIVE and take what they wished
and that they had done so. but tina
not satisfied, they wished to make =
third culling from the stuff that con
tanned no keepsakes and no portraits =
and to this he had sa d No"
So for three days piece by piece
the dust-covered. but costly furn'tur
passed inspection of the crowd an
into the ownership of the highest BIO
der Mahogany and teak woed mos
of II hand-carved and bought in Lon
don. Pa is and italy, formed the ca
part OF the sale; a great number
immense mirrors. one framed In tea
,,ood and large enough to wafran
building a house around 1t. grea
number of pictures OF doubtful me
but elaborate I aiming. sllverwa an'
nrIc-abrac. Most of it was bougf
by the first Mrs. Stewart during be
travels and selected for some partic
ular niche or space In the Stewal
Castle. And Il was this that cut dow
the value OF many OF the most cosl
pieces at the sale. but few OF tht
would-be purchasers had the spa''
Necessary "See the possibilit' 'es
this miri or. was a frequent sayin
of the ingenious auctioneer. you ca
cut II In half. you can make two
three out OF II f you wish
None of the family was present dnT
ma the sale e. W tness the sacrifice ane
slaughter.
Or ssewart Castle. where all tn
inaylliternce found place when 1t wa
shirnil.L new, there remains only tht
(. urda:lor stones and its story. 1t wa
situated T.. dupont CIRCLES. principal
th,sr residence snots in Washingto
" hnr.. live the ve..v rich Surrounde'
al |. y. the Hitler. that alone mark
the place where was the castle. Is tn
nore conspicuous. a thing of com
n ent by every passefby.
IT came legitimately by its nan'f
through its tuvteted resemblance to ?
castle. IL had an a ched entrance an
rauv a~cI itte;i raj oddities. In tn
rfoat reception hail spiral staircas
led to the floors above. TIE ball room
NIS All lIffiich~t anu tt6tVdS
and was famous for the dances ard re
cept ons held there. Altogether Stew
art Castle IL amo- the historic thing
of Washington II was bull; In 1877
al cost OF 800. .000-which was mor'
money then foi a winter home thai
It is now l.. ecame famous at onc'
for It's hospitality and the costly char
aeter ri rs entertaining A ball give'
at the instance of Tom Ochiltree l.
hone, Of the two sons of John Macka,
Is still ts'ked about as among the
social events of the capital city not t.
BE- ecliosed until new methods are In
vented for prodigal and brilliant s.
play. Everybody was at that ball they
say.
After the death of Mrs. Stewart the
and so occupied for three or fou
Yeas. When Senator Stewart looked
into the place afterward he went
stralghtway and hired lawyer and
preferred a claim for $4,000 for dam
age done. The Chinese government dis
puted the claim ard enga =ed former
Secretary of state John w. Foster
to represent it, Indemnity was finally
allowed In the sum of $4,000. Senator
Stewa.t spent this sum in setting his
castle to rights and himself set up
housekeeping there again.
The castle was built of brick and
stone. but was ornamented with stucco
work. which In the course OF years fel,
into decay and gave the castle not SO
much an ancient and hoafy look. which
Is becoming TO castles. but frayed,
worn and seedy appearance Now
comes another multi millionaire Sem
ator ON the far West. Mr.. Clarke of
Montana. and buys palace In Dupont