Smyrna times., 1858-11-25
MIS- CELLAN ECU ).
B r O A D w AY,
NOVEMBER Is.

The wonders of the Thousand nd One
Nights are less startling than the growth of the
principal thorOughfares Of the city of New
York, which was originally called by the Dutch
settlers Here STRAIT. The name of Broadway
was fret applied TO the street in 1911 aud the
more arlstocratIc name of Heere-straat-the
name of many streets in Holland as for IN.
stance, the magnificent Heeregracht in Am
sterdam-meaung the street of the gentry,
was hoard no more. ln 1871, above Chambers
street, 1t was known as ''Great George street,
IN lSO2 1t was called the " Middle Road, and
Only III lcO4 has the name OF Broadway been
applied TO Its full extent Amcrican history
exhibits remarkable development of cities like
Buffalo, Cincinnati, Chicago aud ST. Louis; but
of all the wonders achieved by industry, ener-
gy, aud imagination, The growth OF Broadway
Ii the greatest.
In le2O, lady, eigEty-six years DID, remem-
bered the TINE distinctly when the site Of the
present ST. PauFs church was wheat field !;
an old man OF nearly the same age remembered
when boats could pass freely over the space of
the Battery nov covered with large Trees At
thdt time there were tcw streets paved. Broad
Wy aud all the other streets had their cutters
: me middle. The Oswego market was in
e.ldwuy, opposite L.berty street. In 1897,
- II, r. Orchurd was On ne site at I'll" presan,
VI -spI,s, and tnis was the extent Of Broadway.
town, and the COW pastures were upon a line
with the present Grand street.
La 1871, tae hIdst5 clustered thichly around
the BItt+ry, winch was then what the Fifth
Ave9ue Is 10 our day, the place Of residence
OF the wealthy and fashions Die. The Cover
nor's uouse stood opposite tue Bowling Green
the name Of the pleasure ground where the
sturdy Dhtch played at bowls and skittles aud
where Oh pheasant evenings their buXUm wives
AMI rust C bellies olned The merry retel; while
the Governor, smoking his long Dutch clay
pipe, watched from his window, with Il species
of phlegmAtIc diplomacy, the movements OF the
people, takngcare that nothing sedllous should
be going on
The aspect Of Broadway in 1855 presents
m ny striking features, with elements 80 mixed
IN character, that no comparison with the great
thorourhfares Of European capitals could con- |
gey a cJrr.cl idea Of It. Early IN the morning |
the street begIus To fill with carts aud vehicles, |
braglng supplies from the country to the mar |
ket. From all the by-sireets which connect
Broadway with the rivers, crowds of men aud
women, wagons and horses, emerge from the /
Brooklyn, lIoboken, WIIIiamsburgh, Staten
Island, and New Jersey ferries. ItIs still very /
early ~ the morning the shops are sIll clos
ed /: only here aud there an Omnibus makes Its
reluctant appearance, It's horses aud driver not
having yet shaken oil the soth of the night
There are also some carriages stopping before
The Astor House, st. Nicholas, MsIrOpOlIlan
and other hotels, with load Of travellers Just
coming 10 from East, North aud WesI, or trOn
European and California steamers. At this
early hour Broadway looks thoroughly respcc-
table; like a big ballroom, which, after the
reyel of the evening, is used by the lady Of the
heuse IN the morning for thrifty purposes. But
"a the morning advances traffic increases. The
ferries disgurge their human cargOes. The
sidewalk berIns TO swarm with women and
men EN- sloyed 10 business. Newsbpys appear
noon the scene Of action. Omnibuses begin to
rattle. The rush of emigrants sets 10. Spruce
clerks appear at the corners o Prince, Cdna,
and White streets; howeve limited their {
means, here they are, haiIing the Omnlbuses,
f,esb rosy: and we'll dressed TradespeopIe
.of iii o,t,nnaIIties crowd the vehicle French !
and German dry goods JObbers, Bremen mer-
-eban,s lew inanclers, Southern, Enstern, aud {
IVes, ,rn speculators and pecUlators, auction :
eer. IN of straw aud men OF substance; New
\ ,rk. .%ew Orleans. Hamburg, Liverpool' San
Francisco Boston and Cincinnati are huddled
to retber in u ELK cent omnIbU pelI-mei WIN
NJ, Iouis. LYONS, Charles On, Manchester, aud
Savannah all rushing to wan street, DIuad
-, p.arl street, Front street. SIuth street
This g,vss character 10 Broadway. Besides
,Lis crowd of passengers there are the locust {
svvsr,ns of city.bound pedestrians. Marketing
has disa appeared--buslness has begun; the smell
Of meat, fruit s@d vegetable gives place to
fragrance Of cotton. SILK goods, aud groceries.
'Fhe stir inside the stores begins. ln the street
the exeuemeat increases. Small knots OF irAV- {
pIers. boarders, loungers and smokers begin TO I
conyreyate before the principal hoieIs. IL 70
oboat O n. m. Business men who dine out and
rise late, journalists who come late home from
the editorial sanctnm, aud others who belong {
20 the Broadway rear-suard, now appear.
Yet Broad~ay has already Iosl as rIgid busi- {
ness aspect Alter nine ur ten, new elements {
are added to its life. Lawyers. professional
men. and leisurely men Of business appear on !
the sidewalk and as the day advances, come
dams, theatrical managers ireratsu!s' clergy
n,aa aud artists mingie with the crowd. Soon
aides make their appearance. u the weather !