Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-21

Tho nnnl abandonment OF tho old !
ilrandy Aine springs hote, 60 bats and
rats. and whatever other uncanny
creatures infost such ruins. recalls tho
Vaguely remembered fact that at
lsulkland was located tho first sum
met resort of any rrotcnsicns In the
United states, and that In tho orig'-
ral hoatelry thcre forcgathcrcd for sew
,fai successive summers the most
fashionable society leaders and
wvalthi,st planters of the south. These
srrlrrs tthough there is but one pos
sesring medicinal prcperties) attained
prominence through the rcputed heal
sns qualities ~ tho waters possibly
xwo centuries ago. even a century or
NOR. before the place became famous
81 pleasure resort and sanitarium.
Tho waters attracted tho halt and
Afnlciod, those who suffered from all
~ tho minor and many OF the major
Ms, ard who had tailed 20 obtain re-
ilcf through the orthodox methods OF
medication, and others came there be-
cause the country round about was
most attractive I'm It's pastoral beauty,
and bcceusc OF tho hotel. which was
numptuous Ia It's appointment and
uncqualloj IN its excellence.
The Indians. according @ legends.
had discovered the healing quality OF
Tho medicine waters tsnr before the
coming OF the whites. and IL had been
tho custom OF tho Lenni Lenapes and
DriAwarcs 20 gather here at inter-
walls, usually IN the spring and
autumn. and partaken of them
70 tho partial exclusion of food and IN
few days they invariably found
themselves restored TO normaicy.
\ legcnd touching tho curative
pfopertlc. OF these waters IL still pre-
served. and runs 20 the effect that the
daughter Of An Indian chirs who was ill
~i,ha a wasting sickness. and near the
point u passing 10 tho happy hunting
grounds, was brought here from the
frontier, which WAS then Just across
the present penpsylvsnis line in Ohio
and waa cured almost Immediately. I,
" said that her father. a chief OF the
rihe. had heard % this hoalth-giv.
sng fount from some ncighhor!ng rec
mon, who had once crossed the ALE.
ahsnies. and After tho tribal medicine
Wan's inoan;ations and invocation,
hat failed he insisted that his daughter
~ brought 10 tho eprings here. Con.
s~aucntly she was carried. on an Inn
provised litter. by relays Of "Squav
Snsn" OF tho tribe. and reached her,
almnes At the point % death after
no weeks Journey through the PIN
fcrosts ~ Pennsylvania.
Dur1ns her roriad of taking IN
~sssrs." the VISITORS were frtqucnil,
brought into contact with the abo
r'alncs ~ the nolghborhood. and IN
story runs that ono OF the braves o
the tribe woocd and won tho conta
lcseent squaw, and that she never re
turned 90 shc w.rwam ~ her waitin
rnthcr. II is claimed also thnt OF IN
descendants Of the couple, India
llannsh" was the last survivor; sh
died more than century aeo a
-ncborrh's Rock" on the prandyw1n,
rec, West Chester. Indian Hannah
~as a hair breed. as she IL recalled h
historians. but retained many OF N
frsits ~ her rcd forebears. pr,
fs'tins 90 live IN the open, Tor .,
ample.
There % no doubt but that a
whites hcr-aoouts discovered ne q
Ncney ~ tao water of this chalybeai
srrinT soon after their coming hithe
nor That they frequentod q and ca
sled the water home 10 invalms ui
ehle % 40 "a the sourcc OF tho healif
fountain. They, indeed. found it
psnscea Tor almost every "a. from q
untuly liver 20 the stiil unconquer,
consumption and str rcpute gradual
spread 20 remote sections OF the cou,
uN and The water was much sougl
altar some 81 it was shipped
wenen, on other slow methods
transportation ~ those DAYS. until
vac decided the bsttor plan 20 bril-
che ~ich 90 The spring rather than co
ses the water 30 them.
viii such purpose IN view a cor
rrhy ~ ~nterprlsns Wilmington bui
No. men snd farmers of the Faui
aeNi vicinity vas organized and {
"iesiion ~ hotel aud eanltanum W
-ef efoct. A charter was granted I
hrnndywinc chalybeaie Springs Co
She Delaware Legislature IN .Januai
tts', ana the undertaking vac Il
in~iAtely launched old records sh,
hat James Candy wa. chosen pre-
don't and Lee rusey treasurer of
vurrein. The rest of the direct,
we're alec men % high standing. a
he stock Was promptly subscq-ib
fcf every one wac optimistls as 70
ftancini success - the venture,
Ssins aesur~, ~ good management
rvssou ~ the excellent business N
- its head.
Plane. rather crude. comosred "
fhs detailed. nnishcd drawings
uacd~rr agchit~cts were soon for
coming and tho work aa~ turned o.
a. Justs Jusslr q rauikland.
THE original hct.l was doubt.
fho Arssst building IN the entire 81
si the time ~ its compilation, a
lscsstbiy. Was sxcolled In s!xe by
few ~ the hotels IN the largest
cur cile~. and the builder gsed 20
atS how the people who came
watch it grow unfaiiingly eNprce
,her missivinss es 70 whether sue
huss -tructurc could be put up
stAY. Tie builder, however. had
scsset on ,nS point and proved
'si,h by his WORKS
fhe original hotcl wss 90 feet ]
~f'h an IL" ~ similar iiniensl
With purchss attending ths cn
.snsih, II ~aa three md a hair .io