The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-16
rpou THE TOVER At MON BRIDGE.
ri. New Yort of the Next Generation
Syi,u,c,es OF the Coming Metropolis.

the best anu mo-' e'nipr'h'hHi''N ,'" o' NV
YORK cliv' ue p"' "''' ''o Hur,"unu'hs ""V'S
and cities. Inc Wow Is ''r,ah"y nue. anu pe'u-
liar but mol so urhnlte ana COMPREHENSIVE us
that from the heli tower OF 81 Mleha'i
Church. attached 10 the monastery oi me ia7-
sionists on the heigh's al hopokoh' IRON, '"e
High Bridge tower the view "i Long ls'aiu
Sound and the highlands OF the hu"soh II UNI
equaed. but New YORK ana hcr tributary cuies
nretoo distant Tor thelr immensely 10 DC even
faiaty seen.
There was yesterday n line clear atmosphere
al almost cloudless sky; the view north. east
and west was unohstructed; the blue OF tho
waters OF the Sound and the blue Of the sky
melted together North and west the line oi
the horizon seemed TO ningle with the few low
lying stratus clouds. while. oven n, the height oi
400 feet from the level Of tie Harlem river. be-
meath me. seemed below the distant line where
the shadowy hills and clouds were blended to-
gether. Tho Crotou tower seemed LOFTY point
In the midst Of an immense basin. the southern
edge OF which. dotted with house TOPS lowers
and spires. was lost IN a smoky h"Ho whI'h
hung like all lumber curtain over the islands III
the bay.
|, was hard TO realize mat was ac'ua'N
within the limits OF New YORK city' but 10 any
one who remembered New iork NJ II WIS inlrY
years ago when there were no streets ana INT
few houses above the Forty second street rcsrr
voir. II did not seem improoable that all tha'
smiling valley and hill country below, through
which the Harlem river Winds should III the
course Of the next thirty years be- a. populous
rs Harlem. lorkviic. ManhaitanNilc. Carmans-
Vile. and Mott Haven. Tile whisper oil malaria
has not deferred many opulent men IRON perch
ing their princely homes on the heights between
the Harlem ana Hudson rivers. anticipating the
day when a suburban village shall surround
High Bridge f"rk. They Know that where he
masses oil working people nnd II popular re-
sort such n hlgb Bridge farR 49, IN" pulldius
NJ OF such LOCALITY Is only n question OF time.
The hotels ana beer gardens on the south side
OF the bridge. anu s'haedl'rs' on the norm
side. with It's beautiful anu elegant surround
ings. showthe procliviiies OF the Teuion- Ameri-
can and native American mind. picnic party
came NJ on the Tiger Lily d"oarkcd. and
spread Itself out into kyles Garden ut tho time
lcame up; and while stood in the belvidere OF
The Cro,on tower team aitrr team ana wagon
after wagon drove round the circle IN front 81
s'haedlers landing their rider, and drivers on
tue piazza ana among them. flashing red and
blue tiroush the green trees pehlhd its team OF
SIX Wii'e horses came the A'"h'' eoafh. tue
'op packed Win KAY 'oachIhE party anu inc
cornet ringing out the notes oil Bohny Doom
Oh me sot autumn air.
Inc ueinol OF ihalhfia' whether r'a'v
salAs ABROAD on inc upper part OF MahhAttah
is'ahd or ohly III ,he FORM oil current ruinof'
has ehecheu tue uue OF cry eHlgra'loh III tha'
ureeuoh io1 Hhh| years Inc PICTURESQUE
Oe"uV ol inc urlNe "'ohe 'ne hihssprluso
ioau l. essehuulN rural many Oh ''le houses
IRE oiu anu uli"piu"eu' pu' orr"s'ohiiN
pfinceN one Il seen surrouhneu WIN su'uaty'
ia"ns' saruehS' grass pio's "nu no"'r u'uS'
n"ns ~ II "err upon Tue 'ei'"''s Una. i's' rom
'ne roau "hich runs n.ohs 'ne "Ve'
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