Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-02
THE NEW YORK CRYSTAL PALACE ON SUNDAY.
EsaLIsHMAE JUST LANDED.
From the Ns,o York Albion.

From Me NeW York Albion.
As is the Keblss seat to the pilgrim unto Medina as
are the Queens Palace and ST. Paurs Cathedral to the
country cousin who journeys unto London as in fact is
that which happens to be the most remarkable thing in
- '-'i-i'--"' -" .---Ais IN that quarter
any place 80, ---s
so at this is the Crystal Palace 10 the who
turns his face towards New York. On Sunday morning
last the land of the New World rose for the hrs time be-
fore the view of myself and my felowyoyagers; but It
was not its pleasant green fields after five weary weeks
of view but water YET the prospect Of better
fare after equal period Of salt beef and hard biscuit
that with constituted the great event II was the
intended visit which each was TO pay TO the crystal
Palace.
Having, as Englishman, gratifed recollection of
our own Exhibition, set out myself upon early ex-
cursion and purpose mentioning what saw there, and
what thought Of it and although head my paper
"The Crystal Palace Sunday" one will perhaps
object also hear what British stranger thought of New
York generally on his first arrival.
To my mind nothing could be more unlike London.
New York bears no resemblance to il whateyer WHILE
on the contrary would be extremely like Paris, if Paris
but stretched out little in the breadth OF its streets
Most Parisan too did seem to my mind IN It's cafes
and if not in its drinks at least in its dominoes Par
ticularly unlike London in its omnibuses without con-
ductors and the passengers paying their fare through
hole in the roof driver sitting coatless on his box
Above all things unlike in its absence OF blue and blud
geoned policemen displaying instead to the gaze Of the
unawed Bton custodian Of the public peace IN, II may
be- Panama hat and nankeen rock the small brass star
indicative of authority being TO British mind but
poor substitute for the blue and buttons OF old England
police Paris, however, it is most especially unlike In
thing and the disparity not little agreeaby sur
prised it observes in its suspension OF business the
sanctty of the Sabbath reminding the Brton that he
is in no French or heather land peopled by
with ancestors like his He sees churches, too in
abundance reminding him of the temples Of old England
but the Bron must remember that they not all Eps-
copaan here and that the aperng spre does not rise
above such affairs alone but likewise the seats of
Genevan and Romish worship But-and leave it last
being the strongest pontmost unlike of all is 1T to
/ ha.,a bnfp
countered before in my fe heard during the day the
highest tribute paid the strength of the which
possible for it receive by poor Irish emgrant who
out steerage passenger in the vessel with
me. Och, murher u said he he dragged himself
along persprDg at every pore and gaspng for BREATH
g Och, murher l used to complain Of the cowld and
the hunger in Ireland and sure its myself that would
take dhrass of the hunger for the sake of shiyer of
| the cowd." The poor Irishman not singular for
my part would willingly have gone without my dinner,
if getting cool condition annexed to the abstinence
La that me most singular of all modes of convey
ance-a railway drawn by horses through the public
streets reached the neighborhood of the Crsyal Pa
| lace where
"Lke Babel royal dome has arisen"
| My first impression of disappointment. Used
to the gigantic proportions OF the great parent of all the
Crystal Palaces, in Hyde Park there not only
thing amaze but something to disappoint the eye.
The complete absence of yastness however is somewhat
atoned for by the external decoration which is in good
and keeping, and in favorable contrast thought,
with the too-airy exterior Of the Palace in Hyde Park
Ii me- however that the site selected is in
udicous one; its adacency to the massive architecture
of the Croton Reservoir impart degree of fmsness to
the airy and upsprngng proportions of the Crystal Pa
lacea fault which viewed by themselves they would not
present
AS for the neghborhood new city appeared to me to
be rising around it but it is city of groggeries and
curiosity shops. Such assembage of the former /
never before witnessed in my lfe OF at the
grounds Of old England have more drinking places
but they only tents Of which after day
so struck down; but the groggeres which in hun
dreds surround the Crystal Palace substantial
edces of brick and wood built to endure for than
day. There literally appears to be end to them
Their is indeed legion; but, though they may be
all comprehended under that general term they for the
part give themselves individual appelatons taken
from heroic NEUROLOGICAL national, and OF course
" crystal" In the multitude Of groggeres the wonder
to why in particular should be paronized
more than another far as you could judge from
their outward appearance the "cobbler and the sling
good in in another. The idea would
to have struck propretors particular ind
viduals adopted particular styles and names. grogge
ry designated by railway name for instance furnished
its round with after this fashion: railway
train and engine fixed in such manner that the
front Of the engine facing the hinder part Of the
carriage in the carriages seats each side
row carpeted to sit upon the other uncarpeted
rest the heels on, Ia Anericqnc. Thus seated you
might yourself with any of cobber and
sling and from the quantity consumed should that
though the train motoness the company were keep
ing up the steam Other propretors speculated in en-
tcing One had the confidence to pronounce his
Temple Of Health. The Bier Brauerey kept by a GER
tain Gervasz Ochs had large sgnboard with the sim
gle and significant word Panofort" and sent forth
from its interior the perpetual sound of many feet wind
ing their way through the of the waltz. cotilon
Another German establishment, to which garden was
attached seemed to receive large from the men
Of that country may also say the women for saw
more than yellow haired" beauty drinking beer
out of huge glass vessel with handle attached From
morn to dcwy eve the cry appeared TO be "ber" and
" schwipes" Refreshments of another kind, too,
amply provided in the neighborhood and all tastes and
states Of pocket accommodated from the iced cream
Of the glded saloon, to the oyster soup outside six
cents bowl, and the luxury Of spoon TO sup il WITH
Besides the generous preparations made for supplying
the public with eatables and drnkable speculation had
made great provision for mental recreation by Of
exhibitions. They appeared to be Of all kinds and de-
grees, from Gen. Jacksons statue down to the largest
living crocodile There things monstrously large to
be seen for few cents, and things singulary small
queer human beings and intelligent monkeys giants of
course and dwarfs
Having spoken Of the groggeries, may add, with
spect to the articles vended therein that the liquors too
extremely numerous. In the low shanties aco-
ho appeared to be principally used 1t not any Of
those ancul preparations which made plentfuly
in America crafty the thirsty palate evidently
drinking for the sake Of its intoxicating effect And yet
saw but few people drunk In the better cassf houses
there great demands for various cooling and at the
same time stimulating beverages. Several OF them had
heard Of in Engand-sherry cobber had actually i'm
bbedmnt juleps had received the report ofgin-sng
was not an unknown name-but term sounded quite
new to me- and that was when heard the demand for
smash subsequently discovered The composite drink
ia question to be mixture of brandy, ice, lemon, mint
and sugar, the whole smashed" unde dcriUdtua) by
placing the glass tumbler within larger goblet of tin
and shaking both together IL s understood, palnt