The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-06-12
A PEEP AT NEW YORK FROM TRINITY
STEEPLE.

/ AsToR HOUSE, May 23d, 1873.
| ED. TRIBUNE Leaving the busy
marts where merchants most do congre-
gate, We entered Trinity Church, always
| open for visitors except during service.
| 1t stands on Broadway fronting Wall
street, aud is tie finest structure in the
| city. The grave yard On either side Of
| the church occupies nearly an entire
block. We tarried moment at the ven-
! Grated tomb of Hamilton, the statesman
and friend of Washington. The heroic
commander Lawrence and many other
Industrious public men rest under the
shadow of Trinity. The church is 1872
| feet long and 50 wide, and stands upon
ground rich with the ashes of our Revo
lutionary fathers
The interior is superb. There arc
many relies, the most carefully preserved
| is chancel service of silver presented by
Queen Anna We ascend the steeple
2S4 feet high, and have all Nav York
City below us. a magnificent panoramic
view; north and south runs Broadway
with tie teening multitudes of vehicles
aud people, at the foot of which is Bow
ling Green. Here stands the Kennedy
House. which, during the war Of Inde-
peBdence was the residence Of Lord
CORVALLIS, Gen. Clinton, Lord Howe,
and Gen. Washington, each in turn,
from the landing in front the soldiers of
the King passed forever from our shores.
la these old walls Arnold, the traitor
General, concerted his reasonable pro-
jec5 with Andre. Eastward lies Wall
street with the Treasury building on the
left, built on the site Of the old Town
Hall, where Gen. Washington was in
augurated first President, in 1888, and in
Beekman Str. is the church where Whit
field used TO preach There stands the
Post Office on Nassau Str, once the
''Old Dutch Church." the steeple of
which Franklin used as an observatory
for experimenting On electricity l gaze
with interest at the starting point of that
luminous train which now encircles the
globe, over which letters of light fly
with the CELEBRITY Of thought. y little
farther north and We see Franklin
Square, at the north of this square once
stood the city mansion of Washington,
his favorite place FOR holiday and state
leyees, and down on Carlton Str. is the
site of the Richmond Hill House. sue
cessively the residence of Gen. Washing
ton. John Adams and Aron Burr. Look
ing Borthward the Palisades on the banks
OF The Hudson are ia view. Rrookly Ign
lies, seemingly, but stones throw from
our position and the broad Atlantic just
beyond One desiring to see New York
to advantage should ascend this steeple
the charge is thirteen cents, made | pre-
sumo to keep out boys aud roughs.
After dinner we took car and rode
to Central Park. This park is over eight
hundred acres in extent, and has cost the
city nearly thirteen miIlion dollars. Car
riages can be procured at the gates and
a trip through and around the park costs
onlv % cents The finest entrance is at
Eth Az. and 59;h Str. called Scholars
Gate. The park is divided by the large
upper reservoir. this is huge lake COW
ering 10 acres. The lower park is as
vet the most attractive. The first thing
that attracts attention is the large bust
Of Humboldt, suImounting granite pc
destal by Biuser, of Berlin. Then there
is the statue of Commerce. The mar
bic arch. the Indian Hunter, the Morse
statue aad many others. After the drive
passing through shady lawns, over
bridges, up and down hills, and over
broad roads, We alighted at the museum,
here hours could be spent in delightful !
study. This was formerly owned by the /
State and was bought for $270, 600. The /,
collections OF birds. FISH. reptiles and !
shells are very Numerous, and form a |
beginning Of an American Museum of /
Natural History. In and around the |
Museum is a fDe collection Of animals |
from all parts of the world. The Zoolog-
ieal attractions are equal to any in this |
country. We returned to our hotel tired \
but well pleased with our days rv.k, and |
must now close TO make our final prepar-
atious for departure. We sail to. morrow
tg steamer City Of Antwerp, for !cndon. |
j. D. G.