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of 3Ifrsej)| ^dboolep*# iJHotmtatn=«#nre linoton asfIsi Sfi ffi ffi !fi 5I Ij^\IME Was When This Famous Resort Attracted the Bon Ton Society of the Leading American Cities—Was Widely Known as a Health Resort—Alfls! AH This Is But a Memory Now—The Historic Old Seminary and its Founder, Rev, Luke I. StoutenburgpartakeIIKH B ivua a tline,; n ot - ho very I numy years ago, wlien even Sunt-: toga ancT Newport didn't have tinyiliiiijt? on. our own. .Schooled'** Mountain aa a health report, People of \vorld*v.’Ido promt.: nonce came to fiehbol-cy*n Mountain In great number* . to breath pure air and 10 I hi’ hcn1th-glv;ng \va*■ .’It la sjthi that, the spring* wore discovered In . I SOD by a man named Culver. This is the nisin who years Afterward ' sold, a considerable - tract of land to Jos, Heath*-from ivhonv tho Ilqnth House took its' name, . The particular .spring which became famous art d is still an object of curiosity le located near the ; foot of the mountain. Ephraim Marsh, sorro yeam ono, built a beautiful sprir.g-house there lt;u protection .to the spring, at n .cost of 51,000. This structure Is still Htumllng, although In n state nfduring the first year of hia ownorahlp.Some years.later tho property was purchfified by Wm. E. So atlv a wheelwright, who camo from Trenton with Ilia brother, who was a blacksmith. Thoy bu|H a email .house, on the old ialte,, but fate ace mad to abide at that particular, spot, and within; two or three years: that building burned. Thoy rebuilt;, the house, and soma lime afterward sold H to Goo, Force, .who lived near.': Ftocktown. . Force finally sold It |p a man named Jo risen or orange.;.; Jensen'married Mlss-Ger-MCDIMIMM SgSSfQKttSS.ftter,: which became famous because It contained iron nnd was thereforeconsidered ; .beneficial; to. Invalids,There wore no automobiles In those days, but the picturesque roads nrouml Schoolov’s Mountain and Hacketts-tbw'ti, in the suiitmer aeason, were fairly alive with tnllyhoos and expensive equipages,A Mctiiory of Hie Olil Days.• . These. grand old days are but; pleasant memory now. Other rosort3 sprang up, made a bid for public favor, and. Schooley's..Mountain failed to stand up under the hot pace. Tin Delaware... Water. Gap and , Pocono Mountain resorts gained in prestige, aiid with exceptional tullraad facilities ■soon secured an advantage over School ey's Mountain. And for 25- years the Mountain ... gradually lost caste, until the present generation of Vanderbilts, Goulds, As tors and-Roosevelts scarcely^Unow' the location - of the resort which wbb once, such an attractive spot for their fathers.The two Immense hotels—tho HeathHouse - and Belmont , Hall—-which on cc \ pro v kl e d a a co m m od ati ons ;; for -■.150' guests iTcacH/’’'gradually’ lost business to such d decree that in a few years they were* com polled toclo sc,; a nd -the build in es Xvo rthfl is -rn an tie tl o f f ti rn Itii re.-7.....It Is'a sad reflection! The . hotels are-; Hrar state of : decadence, and the.once thriving resort Is now nothing more than a collection of cottages. But the mountain resort is juat as healthful as £t ever was, which statement can be attested, in the - longevity of jth'ccitizenswho have taken up J,hol rn aho ”.~Pbh'e q—dc-LeoiYmight hotter have come to Schooley's Mountain In his search for . the foun tnlh. of.^per pCLuaI_yo utl y -rat her,-, th an tb^HH.ve.-ehnso-d off dawn to Florida, Hon.' TI. who...liaspresidedthere for- many ye ars, tool id ves' tlm t Schooley's Mountain.- is.; the. most healthful spot In the United States. Ii: is his opinion that if a man. can't stay-lieulthy *there/ he‘can■ b'stiiy ■ healthy anywhere. In a conversation, the otti or. d i^, . AIr._ .Hu n t - said Ui„: “Why, thisTplace :i3 so healthful that several ¥ ea rs a go, wh en , we. wati ted . to o s tub -Ush h’ Rravbi-afd,: w'b’ imd to klli-h man to get it started...^'.'And nonv Just think of 1C he eon11nued|^ “thIs.J.vtllage. .. wliieh^jyas. oucb eue of the fcreTmoBt resorts In the country, stands a chance of being plnced: on. a- rural dcUvary mnil':i'onie; We used to be within 25 minutes of Hackesttstown, which Is only three' miles away, but now a letter mailed here must travel one .. hundred,_rnl]ca 'aitd;reli‘uire-24'’hoyrs''of_t!nio'to reacts Hackettstowp. Mall consigned to Hae11ottsto wrt mugtj , be.^..ca.rried._to. ■GerinntmValieyr'thence by^rnllrond1 to’ High Bridge, over the Jersey Central to .Jersey City,' and flimlly to .Hack-ottstown -by way of the Lackawanna. Distance, 100 miles; - time, 24’ hours; The Government gave more consideration to Schooley’s Mountain thou this in tlie old days.TVs Ilcutth-Glvlng Snt lngR.AVhat nmde Uchooloy’s Mountain? Wliot first brought It to public, atten-tlbr ? uiitlouhledly It whs the humrr. oils springs that abound In that section, and tho tfealtli.-glyjnit-virtun-nr. 111 c-niti (“—:i'-h e-spri ngs'.a r e~7il 1*1 tcav-iljf, charged with iron, the medicinal .pro pefiy...p ftho-wri .tfr.^ing ■ r eco ghlz\ b-vjoii^l’n-^ihoTdtfjr^wlienr t h eIndlari1 pitch edrhis’-tehti.thcre^i. Su ff ere. from'k!dney’ troublocIhlm that they,; have been greatly benefited, by this water.dilapidation ;due to continued neglect^ In the early port of.the.iaet century there .existed an old Indian trail from the Schoolej,,a Mountain spring across country to Barker’* Ml Us, and It Ja believed that this trail marked the dh'ldlng line between . two tribes of I rid Ians. :iS^lulillsluMl n Water Cure, Although Schooley's Mountain be-cnme somewhat famous as a health resort, due entirely to its iron-charged springs, it was hot.until..the year 1852 that It got Its first real boost. At that time two physicians came then-trude Read of Schooley’s Mountain. He died xvhfle residing lbdre and John Read, father of Mrs. Jensen, has since occupied it. Jensen’3 widow and children also reside there. -Entertained nisthigulstiod Guesta.■ -Seliooley’s -Mountain grew In ': Importance following- the establish meat:; of the Taylor Moore sanatorium.; Aristocratic people from all sections of the United States came': there, having been drawii by reports of Its healthful advantages. During the sum-1 mer seasons tooth the Heath House and Belmont Hall {the..;latter:;beinsi.-dud-eiecletb A very' large 'buirdttigas latericnowtCaa''the’^Hcstel Dorlncourt). n sftnatoi'iunu • This became known pvere filled with guests, as many-ash as. a rest-cuca. and...water-cure .resort. Tdfl- finding: accotnTnoddtlon ln tticsQIt was furnished in an elaborate manner, and'.for several years the two doctors had all the business they could :, handle. The sanatorium was the building which afterward became even more widely known ns tho Sc 11 no t ey's M o u n ta i n • S em 1 nary, - which.wo hotels. The prominent people of Hew York, Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans and other', cities were numbered am ong the pat rone, and their names may yei hotels registers..;lon had been made to eater to thisbe seen In the old Every accommoda- =itvas conducted for many years by the class; of trade,-and expenee was not ^ late .Luke, I, Stoutenburg.. . ; spared ;|n making the resort cttract-liTlie ■ lwo ;dr»ctors -who erectod v the ive - to; pebple',.ofmeans..,...-.The -.tljheSsiinatnrhim ..weretDjv:Wm..-Taylor «iidwm'-wlien; tooth'^ThiTHeathbu,iiirrftn'dr': Dr. Mooro, -boLh of High Bridge, Dr- Belmont Hair had bands which gave Taylor was a brother of the well- daily concerts, and orchestras which:know it Law is H, Tayl or, wh o ffun Jed .the;..IronIndusti'y-uiL-i-KIsh: -Bridge.It was through no lack of patronage that the sanatorium failed. The common understanding Is thatprovided mtislc..for..dancing and'-dur-:' lug the meal hour.' Belmont Hall was'noted'for Its swell balls, ther^ Ije-ing an Immense ball room lOO feet The fact that tbe guestsagreement arose between the two doer at, these' two' hot sis included mntiy tors on account of an alleged mlsap- people of high prominence 'resulted pUcatlon of funds by Dr. ltoore, Old in a: visit to Schooley's ■ Mountain of residents, ^to this day, claim that Dr. many noted ministers, and It !b a fact Taylor was an admirable -man and tbat.,iiwroe_gCj.h^y«ry^brlsht^^flsT\d— : liigiVest-sa iar'tea J‘,rci e rgym e n'rlii*the'' world have visited the Mountain, and their voices have been heard in the -Phi r U.Llh ere..r—-'THe'iriHJitoi'lwfrHmtH'.'-.“Hfbiiie'’-waa' ■ run for .a. great^mnyearsMby,, JudRe— Ejjiiniirn'Mar3liy who^Waa once tlie president . of . the MorrJa,CnmnI „Co, . Tlie property was a very valuable one at that time, and at his. donth waa oflercdi.'at : public sale to -close trie ': estate, The highest bid recorded at the.sn1e. wn9j.f_3M helra. ro-fused'to iet'lt-go at that figure.The-;Dialutegratlon. v '-.Vj . How tho fame of Schooley's Mountain has, waned.. The true condltioo of- affairs /at: Schooley’s: M ountaln to-~ cant bf.^best' toldfi i-i h er’cact;-' that the old Heath House. was sold tWa’- ' years ago for 51,500,. the :purohaser„ -.being. Xtbcrt B^Klefhcrt'of Brooklyn. There is’ no demand for a hotel, of this character on. the mountain any longer and the Healh Houee.has.bsen^ . J. enar.t! s ss-fo r - aie vei'iil'j.yeo rsr'*”’—v. '| Relrtiont ,Hall, now 'known os the Dorl n c our t, su ffer c a. a al in liar fate.place ,.the.-blamo, fcrrthe,; fn£2ttrfiit:pon...-The altejtiipon xvhich the building yrns erectcd ;:.vaa ..tmrchnBed_-by.-The - two j. dpcto ra'f r o m'-lIRcv.-Trl-I o U’owayiAV.' Hunt, father of the present Hon.' H.' W.'E-It1111,....;Thn.._rraet „of.i 1 andficOded~to' 'theiii comprised ID acres. The present .owners, still-hold tho tract- intact. The building was surrounded by q beautiful...gra ve, of. whl to: oak, hickairy anci chestnut trees. This grove consists of five acres* Tho rest of the .land Is-orchard ifuuTfnrm land.. Taylor *'Moore conducted the sana-torlnm..;for.. several years, and after they retired from business the building passed into the hands of David A, Kw of Elizabeth. - He ^nj'lt a,s,a. :su m snc rg: h otc I - f un^iT'H i me p-tout'.wen t bankrupt trying to make it pay,II w'as then purchaepd by,. Patrick ;.Mat thews, : - ah'Jt Ishhiaii of Newr It. Matthews: was a rich man and It Is said that ho made some money in conducting the place, although It de^ . c imeno t»ccmrii Oiv-g iii* niMj’, Converted Into a Seminary,.in tho year IS67^tlie_proper.tyjwasIThis -hotel —wn -^JltrcUiliil-by--tt¥vr-Luke~i.™Stoutfiti-'| by”Davlil^A. ^irowell for 28 ycare, burg, ' who opened , a . preparatory and nt his death, Jri 1889, was sold to school, of whlcb further (1 reference U Mr, Stafford, The prudential Ineur-tvJIl bo made In tnoro detail. / ance Co. held a mortgaBe^on-, ..the _ .When Mr. Stouienbutg tclln-ciulahc'l property and' was,''event-oally obliged tho business, tho building romnlned tn foreclose. Tho hotel waa later die-Idle for a while, and the property wasi mantled, and hae been closed for thesold In 1S81 to a Hebrew, whose narr.e past flvo years. -was Sonncborn. He expected to.use' ' The Hcath' llo’jse was’for eoVerkl ■ It n« a honrdfng house, but fate-pur-, years conducted by J. Wnrrch Cote-surd him, for soon a fire burned^ man, a popular old-time.hotqi^irnn, — dewn.. the ..building, • Sonncborn hadjVlio wos fortunate.. Inr the VaeieBeian lea the property liv charge «f a care*, of a talented wire , who did ..much taker, who hr.;J, been o uay r ft kingjj] i j .to ^ p op u to r Isd - ~ ° rr.noon so'eial^favorlta' promlhent In church .'ixour.^whlle tho caretaker was ot; the affairs, and Ja; very -exceptiona!J wo-.^-barib.v.Lh% leaves caught. flrfr.,common*-..manilnijcqnqral.%=Her^death'ilr,1^! s 52.™ IcaI’e semIhaiyg-'andrtlior'ivas Jav’eoriouR : biow TJto;. SchooIeV'ajJbitlidlnsVrwent-'up in, (Inmeayllk .-iiQunt^nz^lij8^ti^n;in'd%ig^^'ua5!l‘~J -^Sonneborn-;had7 the,. buI tdiirv fuHy' In'* period,’ -whierT noightiorlng resorts :vret«sure cl, he was - unable to recover the - —^ —.insurance. The building burned down | lt;Contlnucd' on page lO.')’1’-.. ,:';
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