, 1869-12-18
New York cortsspondsnoe.l
Nrx YoaK, NOvember Al, lsea.

EDITOR STATESMAN: have been
10 this city for the past ten days,
but have not been permitted the
privilege of viewing any Of its beau
ties or studying its vices, until to.
day, in consequence Of severe at,
tsek Of inflammation Of the lungs,
contracted I think at Niagara. This
morning / vsutured out for a stroll
through the loEer portion; Of this
city, snd 'havs Sesn fully repaid-bOt
my risk Of a relapse BY the many
sights l have seen. Perhaps no
where else in America is the great
contrast between the past and pres
ent so visible as in New York.
Even upon that great thoroughfare,
Broadway, you can to-day see the
magnificent palatial marble store Of
A. T. Stewart looming up seven
stories high, and covering an entire
block, the highest type of modern
architecture, while nearly opposite
stands the old store house of Ketch-
UNI, built one hundred years ago,
with its small doors and still smaller
windows and antiquated gable ends,
built of red bricks, two stories
high Each of those buildings are
worthy the contemplation of every
visitor, and stand as monuments to
marx the rapid strides of civiliza.
tiou. Coming down Broadway passing
on our way the old Astor House,
once the hotel of New York, but
now eclipsed BY the Fifth Avenue,
St. Nicholas and one or two others,
we come 10 the old St. Paul Church,
built long before the Revolution.
This church and the grave yard
attached covers an entire block.
Here are to be found graves bearing
the inscription: "Diede, Julye l69l,"
and other dates down to 1899. But
the most remarkable and notable is
the grave of General Richard Mont
gomery, who was killed at the storm,
Ing OF Quetec, IN fTTe. Over tbs
remains is reared a splendid monu,
ment, p!aced here by order of Con,
gress. Passing on down Broadway
to Wall street, we come to old Trim.
ity Church and graveyard, the most
magnificent and costly church in
New York, and owned by one of the
wealthiest corporations in the world.
1t stands near the centre of an en-
tire block. As you enter the first
object that attracts your attention is
the grave of Captain Lawrence, the
hero of the greatest naval engage
ment of the war of 1912. 1t is
erected in the form of a cenotaph,
reared upon platform. On cne
side is an inscription giving a sue
cinct account of the engagement in
which the noble Lawrence lost his
life. On the end is engraved the
last words of Lawrence, Don't give
up the ship" On the other side is
an inscription to the momory of bis
wife, who died in 1856, and il bu-
ried by his side. Passing through
the side gate the next object that
attracts the attention of the visitor
is the grave and monument of the
great 6nancier, Alexander Hamilton,
who fell by the hand of Aaron Burr
10 1904. There is perhaps no other
grave in America = save that oil
Washington-that is visited by SO
many as this grave, and it requires
the careful vigilance of the janitor
to keep them from defacing the
tomb BY knocking off pieces of the
monument, and with all his care
they have succeeded in choppiug of
many pieces that have been carried
home as souvenirs of Hamilton s
grave. A few steps further brings
ns TO tue grave of the compcer Of
Hamilton, Albert Gallatin, who rests
under a square tomb of common
brown stone, containing appropriate
Inscriptions. These are the most
notable graves of Trinity, but there
are thousands Of other graves that
are interestiDg-of Captains, Majors
and Generals who figured conspicu-
ousIy 10 the war for indePebdepce
Il one corner a magnificent tomb has
been erected BY Trinity Corpora
tion" over the remains Of the Amer
ican prisoners who died 10 the "0Id
Sugar House." while the city was
occupied by the British, in 1878.
Returning from our inspection Of
Trinity, We next visit the old City
Hall, which contains the furniture
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