Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-08
THE HOUSE OF NAPOLEAu
Famous Wilder Mansion
Where He Was Going to
Live if He Game 10
Alnerita


or the great country estates OF
massachusetts there is none more
famed In historical connection than
,ho Wilder mansion on WattoQuottoc
mn III the township OF bolton. II
was here TINT Napoleon was 10 hovo
Songht refuge had. he decided To at.
tempt to. escape to This country n
was in the mansion house OF ihig ea.
tate that Lafayette at one time ntndo
MS headquarters. and yenrs later tho
spot was selected as the future resI.
dencc Of President Mckinley. hnt
never 30 occupied. 1t has boen IND
abode OF several mIllionaires ana Inc
scene of lnpumerable fcstiylties ~
varied natures.
Another new chapter In the LONG
history of the old place 10 500, N ne
opened. with the entrance of new on.
cupants OF wealth and position II Ia
adnlistod that within tho last fow
days the estate has been placed N
the hands Of prominent Boston hanl..
ers TOT DISPOSAL. and Il Is understood
that several prominent bidders boyc
appeared in contest for the title 10
the property
a little mosc than ten yenrs moo
The Wilder mansio n,.ecaine In dey
me most talked OF residence In New
England II was reported. win many
iacts TO snbstantiate tho taia Mar
PRESIDENT Mckinley would become q
resilient OF Bolton and Liat m wonI1
occupy the Wilder mansion. A, ina
time negotiations were comnIete, 10
me extent of Transferring tho nron.
cry TO the name of j. WyInan Tones
brotherin-law of the iata AIarcns
a. hanna. Mr.. Jones admitted ihat
ne was acting In the interest of pros.
ident Mckinley. AS IN the earlier
history OF the famous estate. thnra
was subsequently, change cor ina
chahce TO acquire another worId',o.
nous resident '4'"'
me Wilder mansion is Z, ouaint old
structure, built over one hnndTed
years ago. and several times re,no5.
eled. II stands on the west SHE ~
me NIL road leading from Iancaster
old common" TO Bolton contar ~
most at thescrown OF the hiehee, risa
annough this road does moi scain
nattoquottoc's extreme. height
sampson sYryling Stoddard w,ldo-
me founder, OF tho Wilder nnnsion
was born In Lancaster Man. 90 Zoo
and his family tree sprang from M
puritan stock which settled tha ,,,.no
me Wilders emigrated from EnslSnd
and came to Boston in 1879 Sbont
the year 1900 NJ, Wilder. bovlne, ,,,a !,
iaileyrand In Boston, ami boing con,
70 France TO look after oertai, 'hn,
ness interests, obtained throns.,, ne.
friendship special privileges fron, re
French government. Ha 49, NJ
acquaintance OF many promjnant ,,n,,
OF the DAY, ana preserved nmnn., Ne
lnenlentos are many personal lettars
winch We're written by them In b,r,
ne represented the United Statos ~ -,
the occasion of the iuarrihge, NJ E M
peror Napoleon, then Ia the heirbt ~
his glory, to the Arcilduohess t Mo ~ -.
Louise. N'sos Marle
| !, In l823sMr Wilder returned - ~,
ton to settle down. Tho fo,,o, po,
year WAS made mamorable ~, ~
coming OF Lafayette. to Americs a ,nS
W yue reception given the latter tw Mr.
~ ,'u ~ me Bolton mansion was
n NJ Event OF me century for that com.
~, me program was arranged
po,, ,n nost and the then Mayor OF
elder. >suihcy. me
~, Wi cStdDiiShcd tradition
.n'. me Wilder mansion was selected
~ an asylum for Napoleon after he
yieht az Waterloo. Napoleon delay.
ca IN taking advantage of The ofser
untii TOO late. Passage had been ~,
taged for him on o vessel tina, was
70 bring him to America, hut he waIt'
60 IN desire to provide for his foitb.
iui friends until he was compcIled tn
give nimself UP as prisoner of war
--Boston Herald. " VI Wal
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