. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 84 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX The mansion was known as "Whitlock's Folly," and the name clung to the place until the building was destroyed. In 1867, after the death of Mr. Whitlock, his widow sold the house to Senor Yglesias Casanova, a wealthy Cuban sugar and coffee planter, for $150,000. Senor Casanova was a leader of a band of Cuban pa- triots, and during the early struggles of the Cuban people for liberty, this place was the rendezvous of Cuban patriots and sym- pathizers. It is said that
. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 84 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX The mansion was known as "Whitlock's Folly," and the name clung to the place until the building was destroyed. In 1867, after the death of Mr. Whitlock, his widow sold the house to Senor Yglesias Casanova, a wealthy Cuban sugar and coffee planter, for $150,000. Senor Casanova was a leader of a band of Cuban pa- triots, and during the early struggles of the Cuban people for liberty, this place was the rendezvous of Cuban patriots and sym- pathizers. It is said that the cellars and subterranean passages .*&;. Casanova Mansion were stored with powder and rifles which eventually found their way into the hands of the patriots in Havana and other Cuban cities. An underground passage had been made, running from the house to the Sound, and under cover of darkness boats, which were undoubtedly filibusters, were occasionally seen to steal into the little cove that the mansion overlooked; and, after being freighted with ammunition and other implements of war, to creep out again as mysteriously as they had entered. After the suppression of the first Cuban revolution, Casanova^ whose loyalty to his country never waned, became down-hearted, and the mansion that for many years had been the scene of revelry. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Harry Tecumseh, 1873-; Kaplan, Nathan Julius, 1887-. New York, The author
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