Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-11-18
Our 1Ne,c YORK. Letter.
Grand Central DePot--Haekmen--Ho Horse
Cars -Architecture-- East River Bridge,
Sunday Ssrvices--Eldcr--He pworth--
ashworth, or Englsnd--Howard Mis-

Grand Central Overwhelmingly Horse
Cars -Architecture--E River Bridge,
Sunday Ssryices.-Elder--He pworth--
Ashworth, or Englsnd--Howard Mis-
sion. ~
On entering the city by rail, you will
disembark into one OF the finest depots in
the country. monument to railway
enterprise and cheek extending, rs it
does. from 42nd to 45th su eets, thus
cutting of from tho public travel two
streets; feat which could only have
been accomplished in the palmy days Of
the "Ring." The walls are built of tho
best Philadelphia front bricks, and trim
med with white. while the roof. composed
OF series of arched iron rallerS, presents
al appearance of graceful strength COM
bined with neatness. The building is
about eight hundred feet or forty rods in
length. Tracks arc laid to accommo-
date the various railroads which center at
this place; aud arrangements are made
Sd The passengers Tor each train can
easily tell where their cars are located.
Every conceivable device for the accom-
mediation OF patrons has been introduced,
No idea Of the building can be given in
the space which this paper can devote to
il.
Passing through the depot to forty
second street. the traveller is greeted 10y
u chorus OF voices from the hackmen.
who axe not allowed To enIsr the depot,
aud who are all the more eager to secure
their prey when it is within reach Take
a hack. sir o. Carriage, madam p IRON
s hundred voices produces nylhing but
a calm feeling of love loI all mankind
and spirit oil devotion 1t is deaiening.
1t is soul stirring Il is altogether
abominabe AM nerve distmcling.
Having safely run This gauntlet. YOU
arc free 80 pGroue what course you choose
to navigate lbc city Probably You viii
take horse car that institution of
democracy, in which a man Ia a man,
even it be /, au lrishman. Ia act, the
horse car Is The beat place in which to
study tie New Yorker" Here he is
iammed aud clus "a aud lroddcn upon.
His hat is smashed; his pocket is picked;
BIZ. lap is filled "i,h other peoples babies
and bundles. and hu i made altogether
log The sake OF saving his shoe
soles greatly at The risk OF his other soul
Two lal iiibrrn.au women vainly en.
deaNo ISd L. vio.ato law OF Natural
Philosophy. oy trying 10 occupy the same
place at the same time. Both desired 10
enter ;hc car, and Is ii stopped they each
put one foot upon the step, aud hand
upon tho rail. then they raised their
bodies. One was driven against The end
oil The car. the other against the back
dasher. They paused, gazed pen'ivcly
al each other. tiled again. and again col.
lided. Then their spinal columns began
to elevate. and their tongues 10 vacillate,
till the conductor took one of the women
by the hand and gradually restored the
equilibrium by contracting the muscles OF
his light arm sufficiently TO place her on
the center OF the platform. There is a.
ways 4 mania lor seats in these ears. A
man will 10 anything lor a seat; and If
ho can only hoos the end OF his spine
upon the edge of the scat. he is supremacy
happy, Columns might be occupied by
incidents collected from lie in the street
CARS; aud it is singular that some enter
prisisg author has not written II book
upon The subject.
Daring the past three years great
Improvement in the siy les OF architecture
has been made Formerly il seemed ne
though each man who built house. tried
to see how nearly like some other house
he could maze ii. Consequently hun
dreds OF acres ale filed with monolo.
nou, line of brick and stone walls. broken
only by the inlersec,iug avenues aud
streets But there seems 10 be IN in
creased desire tor variety exhibited ut
present, both in public and in private
buildings. This is particularly noticeable
in the northern part Of the city. Here
many public Institution, hare been
erected, such as the Normal College Old
Peoples Homes, Hospitals. Founding
Asylum, Association Halls, Banks. and
numerous churches. Down town." also.
the new Banks and daily paper establish.
mcut. are being built in better taste and
in more magnificent s'y.e. Stewarl's new
house j. palace-That aud bis hotel Tor
women, are iuc samples Of progression,
aS are many other buildings. TOO
numerous to mention" The yas,est
piece OF architecture in the city at present,
IS the pier Tor the East River Bridge, at
Fulton Ferry. This is massive pile OF
huge stones, cut perfectly square from
the best OF granite. and ccmented to-
gsther with the hardest and most durable
cement which can be obtained. One
great shaft or abutment, which from the
ferry seemed 10 be as large rs the Uni
versalist church in Paris, and as high rs
its steeple, made obeisance TO its mate on
the Brooklyn side, which is nearer COM
pletion. The Brooklyn pier is nearly
finished Upon tie top OF the monstrous
abutment are placed three columns Of
stone, built 10 the same substantial man
rer AS the abutment. and the space