New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
;--- V1-o-.h1a in Traditions, Yields to Army of Youth
Alumni in Great Pageant Wn
Celebrate Achievements.
of Inventors Who
Lived There.

In spite Of the owners failing hear,
Castle Point was a gay place. for 1, -.
full OF young people. and II becan. :.
nous for its parties and fancy balls. In 81.
Miss Mary Stevens. the eldest daugh,.-
the house, was married 20 Moscoe H,,..'
Garnet, a Virginia Congressman. in =.
great drawing-room. The wedding wa,o.
Of the events Of the season. with the t,,.
ionable world OF New York and h,l,
dozen members Of Buchanans Souri,.
Cabinet among the guests. Two years l,,.
the whole Legislature OF New Jersey. ~,
the Governor and his staff, were ea,.
tanned at a reception. and not long an.
the Bishop OF Litchheld vas entertain.s !.
dinner with the leading churchmen Of NJ,
York and New Jersey.
Edwin a. Stevens died in 1853. He len
large tract OF land AZ Castle Point. y.
eether with a building fund OF slg,oO A.,
an endowment OF $1,000, 10 be USED |.
founding AN institution OF learning ,
was known that he wished tho proposed ,
stitution 10 be a school Of engineering. a.,
accordingly the trustees organized the g..
vens Institute Of Technology. which IA
developed into one Of the for .mov y
American technical schools. It's grov,a
lie al the rear OF Castle Point s!oo,,
down on two sides from the summit 4
the bluff, where the Castle stands.
As the children grew up the life a, d.
Castle grew still liveler. There were 70,
sons. and all married famous beauties. E|
ain A. Stevens, jr., married Miss En.-
Lewis, OF Virginia. a connection Of 81
Washingtons: John married Miss Mary NI
CURE. another Virginia girl: Robert Llvrs
ston Stevens married Miss Mary Whi,nsy
GRANDDAUGHTER OF stephen Whitney; Abs-
married the lovely May Brady. o. yr
York. and Richard Stevens married Mz |
Elsie stevens. the daughter az his coss.
Franciscan inventor. ike the Others Of Y
family
All the boys brought their brides ho,s
10 live for a few years az least IL &. [
great house, and they stu! tell their c.,
dren Of the merry life they had thss
There was another daughter. Carolins. n,
was the second bride TO be given away
the drawing room. In spring there w.
garden parties every week or so under q
great trees on the bluff. and every Chrs
mas for forty years there was a big ,ir
" merrymaking in the house. where 1 |
the Stevenses 70 the fourth and eth b 4
Grafton. and the servants as well. kept =
feast in the approved style.
Mrs stevens. the widowed mother al
grandmother. lived on as mistress Of .
house for many years. She enterurS
Cardinal Setoli durin- his visit 20 A-s
lea as the Pope's messenger. and the CAT,
olic clergy Of New York with him. Dr.
ing the Worlds Fair az Chicago ID -
she was sent as one OF the representative
Of New Jersey on the board OF nianas.
ment. and on her return, al great recsp
ton which she gave for the colonial Da's
Of America. she created sensation y
appearing as Queen Isabella Of Spain
costume which had been one Of the brl.ar
exhibits Of TIE fair. Then there was =
onen air performance Of AS You Like I
on the Castle grounds. with A cast VIE
included such celebrities as Viola AN
Rose Coghlan. Herbert Bond. Maurice ~
rvmore and-"Billy" Muldoon, 10 "a
the part Of Charles the Wrestler. All NJ
York society was on hand.
The stevens family has not aoando,s
Castle Point by any means The Oasi1
as is quite appropriate. they have ~
ouished to the institute. But the graz
children and great-grandchiid-en OF coz
John still live on its green slopes. J.,
have lawns and orchards ana u
courts and even a bit Of real woods VIZ
the ground has been Stevens ground y
century and a quarter. But the hisa =
nit has gone into the hands OF ne co.Is
and the college bears their name y
will be Stevens ground. no doubt I"
centuries 70 come.