The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
THE CAPITfL or THE CAR.
What Most Interested m American on Ills
First visit to ~. Petersbura.

On first view OF st. Petersburg, n stran-
ger. looking upon the imposing edificcs and
wide streets. asks whcrc all the poor people
live He Will find them in the cellars. or in
wrrtchrd buildings on the outskirts. 1t IL II
city Of palaces. and stands on several islands
carved out 10y streams that divrrgc from the
river Ncva. and by artificial canals. Bridges
are. therefore. numerous. spanning these
streams in every direction The site OF st.
Petersburg was originally swanpy. but Its
found r. Peter the Great, In the beginning of
the last century. seeing the commercial and
political advantages OF tho location, ordered
piles to be- driven for the stone foundations Of
BUILDINGS. The country around Is Hat and the
soil sandy
st. Petersburg is in latitude So Sc. Al tho
same altitude on the American continent snow
is almost perpetual but in 81. Petersburg the
warm or mild DAYS OF the year average 1874.
The thermom"t'r during July and the begin
ming ui Au-ust often rises to 81 above zero.
ana s9m.tim's aNoWW la winter 1t some
about ~ below. Preparations tor winter. hy
means II doubt, doors and Windows. az" made
toward the end OF September although the
duuIlo doors AMI windows are only casually
needed before NoNNrIhCr. The gigantic STOVES
nf stone or brick. coatcd white with porcelain.
@ ar rns IN 4r'@s S "r.hi' Sn, dGys
september. Fuel is vhHap. Hnd the dwellings
have au iuiDrndi temperature i summer. Groat
ear" DE- taken jan regard I" winter clothing, and
tur air h"ins 'lotr an hrurng. colds urc almost
unknown. CONSUMPTION, ui 20 'rOiuluus ma
SNOW usually Inlls in the latter part OF Onto-
h'r ur carly in Nvvrmlwr. Hull syuntimes ~
lni H. the iir-t week In MAY. Tie y va and It's
of November. and the Ice breaks up about th"
mid'tr0. April. AZ tugs tnrr" is a public e'r"-
nUuy. The cumranllnt N, tho fortress. row
INK i'm sinio across the river under saiyos of
artillery. visits tht Emperor in his mhEn liiccnt
W,nt'r paig'~, and giVs HIM cupnf is water
in token Of restored naVi-atln The ice dis
atpcnrs hy the beginning ct NAV. and ye; ta-
tom becomes rHud. lurnE june and July,
in' lluv- arr very long, ana the sun Is only %
afford. 10 hciakc themselves to the islands and
villages NJ The suburbs.
\ feature ot ~. Petersburg is tho cuu strnn
statue of r't"r tho Gr'at. erected in l7~2. Tn"
horse having rushed up Steep rock. ls rearing
al lis preeiptou- hriuk. with his for'fe.t in the
the Emperor eleven feet Fnloourt thu art ~.
told the Empr' ~ Catherine that hn could not
properly model horse aud iis. rider IN that
position without seeing models. Gen. M'h-s lno.
a bold and expert rider, then offered t. ride a.
horse ny IN step mound prepared forihe rur-
pose, ~ did -, AMI acn-i"m.t t.e Morse
to hat AT tho brink AMI paw the air. After the
horse became trained, the General rode up tu"
mmnni repeatedly for the study oi the artist.
The winter palace. when % a.upind los thc En-
p"ror. contains 5000 p.rs' Va different ways
connected with either his court or his house
hoIA The Interior Is hlrt with pictures AMI
rare ornaments. Connected with th. palace Is
tho Hermitage. built by Catherine H.. which
contains ri ture galleries. a museum Of arms.
statuary AMI curins tirs. and "a theatre.
The prin 'ipnl street is the Nr,~kl Prospekt.
or y va Prospect {. four miles long and 1870 feet
,ruad IN 1t = the oath, drsl of our Lady q
hW2in richly adorned in n" Interior with gold
silver, AMI gems. It's hluc dome ia studded with
stars. Another Greek church IL similarly
dom"d. tn great bazaar with H. 0oOo MGR
chants. T. also in this thoroughiare. also tn
iMhwy nrailiar,ris. m, palarVf the Arm,
due. Mghne. tlat Of IT, VI trgpoAian. or head
III. al