Historic Newark; a collection of the facts & traditions about the most interesting sites, streets and buildings of the city; . smoke as long as I livesand—this with a rush—a dressing-gown with brass buttons thesame as yours. But, protested the amused Mr. Schuyler, wish for somethingvaluable. Thoughtfully scratching his head, after a serious pause the slavevoiced the valuable wish:—• Well, marse, I think Id like a little more tobacco. The mining enterprise led the owner to import from England oneof the Watt and Boulton steam-engines, which, brought over in 1753,was said to be the first erected
Historic Newark; a collection of the facts & traditions about the most interesting sites, streets and buildings of the city; . smoke as long as I livesand—this with a rush—a dressing-gown with brass buttons thesame as yours. But, protested the amused Mr. Schuyler, wish for somethingvaluable. Thoughtfully scratching his head, after a serious pause the slavevoiced the valuable wish:—• Well, marse, I think Id like a little more tobacco. The mining enterprise led the owner to import from England oneof the Watt and Boulton steam-engines, which, brought over in 1753,was said to be the first erected in this country. Expert geologicaltalent was also procured from Europe, the most distinguished beingJosiah Hornblower, who assumed for a time the superintendence ofthe mine, which was rapidly yielding a fortune to the owner. TheSchuyler mines were for many years worked with success, the onlyinterruption coming at the outbreak of the war for independence, in thefight for which the Hornblowers and Schuylers were ardent was resumed in 1792, but early in the nineteenth century either 34 HISTORIC NEWARK. SCHUYLER MANSION, BELLEVILLEThe home of Arent Schuyler a derangement in the machinery or fault in the cyhnder through whichthe water was taken from the mine put an end to operations. Josiah Hornblower, who came over with the engine and expectedto return to England as soon as it was in running order, determinedto remain in this country, the reason being his marriage to a MissKingsland, whose fathers plantation adjoined that of the he was but twenty-five years of age and very handsome, as therecord runs, it may be concluded that the arrangement was a satis-factory one. The Schuyler family was among the earliest settlers of BergenCounty, and the neighbors long pointed with pride to the mansionon the gentle slopes of the Passaic as the most palatial in lawns and dense, well-cared-for shrubbery surrounded the house,while along the driveways
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