The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-03
STATE FALLS HEIR TO PARK
7 % ROg GU GIFT or LaTE ~. o..
IETt HWORTH or GLEN IRIS.
h. Estate. Con'prising Loco Acres. d
airh IN Historical Association. an.i
geological Interest On o. st,,,
stands the lroanois Council House

aich IN Historical Associations ap.t
theological lntrrrst-On o. SIN
stands the lroGnols Councii House
.. IN" death Of William Pryor Latch
'n which occurred AT Portage y
q, .'ursday night. there passes into thu.
>stnn 81 rh.' State 10 H. used Al. A
.r park tract of land rich in hlsrnri-
. >~oC,atlons and also IN geological
est
,'"hwor'h Park IL the name nv which
'~ar' will h" known. On It Is MIR
~ urihS home. Glen Iris. and o.
h''r" mat h" passed awav AZ The.
&C., Z - While the gift Was made, ~
~'a'" IN January. 1897. under a..
' ~ III" deed 81 GIFT IN. properly
r"main in tn. donors poss-ssIn,r
w. H- death. II was also stipul. ted
No. American Sc~nr and HGSturlCu'
Pc ''r'"'ion Society was Ia IL. m" Gus
n'ter IN" property pass..d Ia -.
- condition which resulted nv so.l.f
-l'.'n IN th" Legislature. inspired
ii. nv tho Gen-s-.. Power Com
which Rad been casting Cov-tou-
.n -" property II va. To fru~trar.
i.,IerS ~ This company. IT j. SAID
\lr letrhworth mad. his Gift tn ,h..
= when he did. instead Of waiting
. his death. and also inserted The.
c 80 making rho society ~ custodian
Doe opposition to tho conditions I'M
ID ~ IN" donor failed and IN accept
- g fDr the Stat. on January "a 1907
Hughes said.
~ gift tn tn" reopl. H. an act nf
CO.. ~I'y which fifty crowns "A life ~
,.'-Ulvuo'iS public usefulness and en-
6 ~" donor To III" lasting regard Of
"lns citizens The paopl" 81 rh.
: '' cannot fail TO realz. The advantages
ia will accrue from their acquisition
.. Tl~ r"autIful tract and by means If
."rr"tuai dedication IN the purpose II
.hic park or reservation
i"ichworth Park comprises. .ooo acres
Z tied in Wyoming and Livingston
ut"s. through which tn" Gen"~.."
'r runs in a "a non who's" walls rI-. al
owe. point II "a height of 3GD feet In -
rs. the river timhies over three falls
-rown a. III" Portage Falls
". Let chworth was born IN Browryill"
l"rnr-on county. in ls23 and after Spending
som" wears Of his hf" IN business IN rui-
ct'v he. went To- Buffalo wh.r.. h.. founded
thu 'irru Of Pratt 4 L-trhwprth O.. .r.
port and manufacture" S.tiii"ry hardware.
W" also established -At"u-ly" iron w"r,-
~ Black Rock.
IL was IN 1859. when his health nsc..--,-
t.ted him r@tir ing from hI-lu--- t.d
-""klng outdoor life. that NJ IrtthNnrrl
gam 70 purchase IN" property which rt....
sat" now owns. building hlI HON" Gi..'
lr- AZ "A point where the ,i'u.-',,. take .,
2 uEe Of over "A hundred feet O', ttt-
- ate. nearly four miles long and q mile
%, = half wide. Mr.. Letchworth follow
'rIt his ideas a naturalist. intro. /
q III many different kinds 1T tl"w"r- and
-. until At tho present tim" Their" a~..
r.'" different specimens ri these To- b..
= nd there than at any other plac" "a tL..
- ." He built "a museum. in which = rh.
nod { a !nastodon dug up on IN" estate.
art many Indian relics. He also e-tah-
h-'.'d a model dairy farm
F"rhaps the most Interesting feature
G. ~" estate historically - the nld lo,
q nCrl hons" Of tn" 1ro0uo- wh h.. ,
~ moved To ,he estate from neig hhor-
-: village II was IN rhis council hou-..
after = had been NOV sd that the. la-r
c.!rc,l Of the IroIuo- was held in ls72
L",' - GTa'ltVd" to Nr I"tchworth ne.
Indians on that occasion Insisted upon
ndor''uc Mr. I."'"hw"r'h art gave. hun
me nam.s Il Ha-Sa '..--r.tn 1h. NAV.
"ho always do"- IN" night hing
From the dav h" purchased thu estate.
'lf Letchworth never closed y TO II"
ruhic. In fact. IL has been A public par,
- all intents and purposes ever -inr.
m $50 he Incorporated tn" Ny1mIrE
k"urvolent Institution 80 that children
'ru'n the cities could com" and he. HOUSED
for the summer In on" year .nUI
e.. lie visited has property All told
;. .nt over $500 DO on th'. .-tar"
''r Ietchworth'r b.nefaCtlou- covered
q a /" range. In 1873 Gov John \ INK
,.r'ed him stat" Comm :. ou"r ~
r.....',.>. for which h" refused All corn
r..- t-ion. He served on that board for
H....,tv-tour years and for ten year Wa
o.. dent In 1851, while still q Nom
= the board. he made an inspection
.. I'' most noted institutions for 'h..
30 IT, Il.
-..,r months IN the work. the. results
10 'rrh ver.. embodied IN an illustrated
.y. The Insane IA Foreign Cnuu-
.- which has become a standard urs
.. ...r..uC"
poe. instrumental in forming the
". nal Association for tn. study Of ,
:. ..t-y. nj which he Was prasId.nr 4 .
90 ... b." made OF this subject Resulted III
,- work. The Gar. and Treatment Of ;
....'IrS In 1888 tho University Of ~" ,
-. II New York conferred upon hiru
'... .yr.... of doctor 81 laws. in recoE-
# ris disrin guish.,d services ro ~. ,
~..a.. - New York as a member and pr.SI- ,
...' = ~. state Board Of harirI..- and - !
.. ,.'r0r ~ many valuable contributions 7
p '"" literature pertaining TO the d.i.u-
,".. '.ts-ss one Of the features Of tho q
'..- = library containing ON. of tn.. q
'.'.-' objections 81 looks on charities
p ''0uud ~ tins country
'r" 'i-u. when ~" gift was no for q
H- .--Ipn IN IN. Legislature 'hr., wears :
10 NJ l..'chwOrth said that he would :
90 ..aw II unless th,. d.s.i II Erft Nas {
- IN it's orr ginal form SENATOR
F lad the oppo-lrIon to n. bgt ouly
. -"ultOrs voted against II at The. tIbal y