The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-20
N. Y. millionaire
BUILDS MANSION
IN WILDERNESS J
pa" JOHN N. MAsuRy SPENDS
$4,000 FOR A GRANITE HOME
IN URelNIA--A MILE FROM ANY.
WHERE.

erness al station on the electric d.
vision OF the Norfolk & Southern
Railroad known as Lakeside. between
Virginia Beach and Cape Henry. about
five miles from the latter place.
The mansion. including the land.
cost $4,000 There are lis acres in
the tract, but most OF II is now and
viii never be OF any use te the own
er All OF this property is posted with
peculiar warnings 10 trespassers.
Alasury, who is known as Doctor"
has become a person Of mystery TO
the residents OF Virginia Beach and
Cape Henry, because OF his strange
ways and eccentric ideas No one az
either Of these famous resorts knows
anything about him, except that NJ
has plenty OF money
Ills handsome mansion is replete in
every particular and overlooks what IL
known as Crystal Lake The mansion
is absolutely in The wilderness and
cannot be- reached except BY travers-
ing a mile of forest This has been
made practically easy by mile OF
! board walk, with foundation of the
most expensive OF cedar poles import
ed from North Carolina
! There are - rooms in the mansion
All OF the interior decorations were
done by hand The walls are covered
With tapestry then whitened with tho
| best Of material and lastly painted.
! There Is a pink room. a green room
Snd a purple room. The dining room
/ has the finest OF wall decorations, rep
resenting birds OF every kind, in flight
and perched In trees This is all hand
/ work. painted on the finest OF cloth.
! specially imported,
Special Door Knobs.
Every door in the house ia provided
with glass knobs inlaid with tiny lit
tie white dots, which resemble pearls
These knobs We're specially made for
! DR. Masury
There are several bath rooms on
I each floor fitted out complete with
hot and cold water and showers In
the construction OF the building $50
600 IONS OF granite was used, 10000
tons of trimming stone and 10000
bricks. The woodwork OF the interior
Is OF solid mahogany. highly polished
and grained
The kitchen is provided with a ho-
tel range. and there is solid copper
boiler TO hold thousand gallons Of
not water. The house is lighted by
electricity and gas. Or. Masury will!
have his own electric power and gas
house on the premises. A mammoth
tank, holding many gallons OF gaso.
Hue, Win be erected i5e yards from
the mansion ana the fumes win be
transported TO the house through 4
buried pipe and pumped through the
building by gas engine located In
the cellar.
Surrounding the mansion itself. in
the rear. are fruit orchard and
vegetable garden These are under
fthe supervision OF several gardeners
drought here from the north. ant. who
are said 90 be experts in their line.
There Is not another house within
several miles OF this hid away from
civilization by tall pine trees. brush
and high sand dunes. On the oppo-
site side OF Crystal Lake. and stand
Ing IA mock contrast To the stately
mansion erected by Dr Masury, Is an
old barn lhal was used once upon
time As a shelter for horses or cows
Dr. Masury. the owner OF this hand
some structure. Is yet q young man
but he is now and has been for tho
last four years at least living the life
~ reciuse. In addition 10 this hanI-
some home In the woods, DR. Masury
MAS been residing In frame dwelling
facing the Atlantic ocean About once
a month he takes a trip TO New York
but Is never gone more than two days
The most OF his time is spent az his
home on he beach. or in the woods
experimenting the construction OF his
mansion
Dr. Nasury. because OF his hermit
like methods. Is much discussed per-
son in local society. the cream OF
which flock 10 Virginia Beach In the
summer season after the necessary
iutp 10 mountain resorts. All over his
immense property Or Masury has
signs posted on trees and poles warn.
ing trespa~scrs go stay off Nv has
three men 20 guard his property. ard
these have orders to keep every body
except the Masury FAMILY on the l15
acres owned By the eccentric New
York mtilss.aaire
pr Masury is d postgraduate 81 Co
lumbia university He has Visited
nearly every country Ia lhe world in
his yacht and has had many advent.
Ures shortly before be came 60 this
Dart u the country he had trying
experience with the crew Of one Of
his yachts while he wss in West In
'httN NItkfr.
The doctor was I'D aud ttr crew mu-
tinted when the new WAS carried
90 him b. one 0i his mos, faithful EN-
pioyes he asked thar BE- De carried on
deck III was done and when he got
/ through taking several were put in
irons ana the ba.ance swOre allegi-
ance aud returned ~ work.
Or Masury seldom wears a hat ami
most pi ihe time wears no shoes.
When ne trayerses ids board walk.
however. ne usually wears sandals 10
pfoteci his feet from possible encoun-
Yer With splinters, Or Masury hes,
three children. two girls and boy.
The bow Is about : Years old and the
oldest Airl pot more ihanNl5 Years Old.
IS little giri OF perhaps two years is
apparently tLe greatest thing in life
4 tW Din %asury. ouIssde OF mis- desire 10
DE away from society and the crowds
Dr Masury S the biggest stockhold.
| er in the Masury Paint Works OF
I Brooklyu.
Love is The quality thar gives the
man who cant support himself the
conviction that be WITH have no DIFF
fculty In supporting a family.
Every boy is proud OF the fact that
he ehews tobacco, and every man IL
ashamed OF Il
There Is not much difference In