The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21

observations Taken bv nm Old stnacr who
was Oui-oi-noors An Nipbt

Observations Taken nv nm Old Stnacr who
was Oui-oi-noors An sight.
From six in the mo uing till 1--WE In the
fcrnoou the busiest part Of New \ Ork Is be.
low nj street. From i've in the aftcrnnon TIL
two In the following mOtuing the busiest por-
ton is between Tenth aui Thrlieth streets.
From two I'll i've IN tie morning New YORK
Sleep; policemen, thioycs, and an occasional
doctor have TIE time between them. The
cry below Canal strect-,ll but It's heart at
Printing II ,use squares benunhed 10y dark
ness. Business is suspended; mercn nts. clerks
and poftcrs are gone home. We walk through
the Battery. unaccOsted even ~ beggars The
narrow streets, I .ced hy INN cnse stone or brick
warehouses;. are silent as the grave. Now ana
then the tinkle OF car he'll = rikes the ear. or
the sharp ring II a peelers cluD excitcs atten-
ton, or the sight OF two icndlv night watch
men ATTRACTS the eve, out the hurryinc, bustling,
crowding thronv are gone awly-eoue up town,
to Brooklyn. to New Jer.ey; gone to sleep.
The tnree features Of down town after dark
are precau,ion. temptation. and poverty. Police
men, 1rcmen, w,tchmen. and IRON barred doors
and windows are the only evidences Of civiizl-
ton to be found. And they abound. Tempia.
ton t. the thief heckons him from every ware
house. Temptation to the passer starea at him
from the rum shop on nearly every corner.
Temptation to the Miserable swashes with the
tide a. the foot OF every wharf Poverty lives In
the down town easements, ks on the pierI
curls M ON the Battery benches, and haunts the
ferrV entrances.
a few hotels are bright. hut the m0tortv are
closed and darn. There are NJ resiuences Of
well tu-do pee, L.. The churches are snuf.
Some ~ the ferries su.feud travel until Il "
break. The sttgc tines stop before mid iVht.
lnieed were 20 not ior the inridtntal hack hur-
tNlut TOT cry. tne hClH el de u .u- OF 81 H.
l,n or jersey cry, the pniiremru and the rum
SHOPS. THIS gre section Of the metropolis
where u iiii"n- OF money are daily passed from
hand to hand. where 40 btnk. and c1rpor wa
of various sorts Is gathered The vel OF the ma
iph mi-ht he plotted fr0u eXl~seuce - the
deulneni o. No one. through tue l0ns aud slient
" tcnc, Ut thu ui-
Ca the east side and the west are tcnc mont
streets lin"d with ch upiun disease breeder;
wutrr. lHr ten rents an 50 on uu to az, rer. -
] dyer. male or fem lr, Nift' ~ ct an. sex or
wen. honest or scuunGrei nrelng from tue ! W.
c "a uud rr-t Tor the We ~. NumAnce -ud mrlD-
driiia are ALWAYS To- os ipunI IA these NEST
urn-; aud TINT tragedy uit-n seeks them out.
oar p'nce records snow. But lite. sen -
tNis ed IN these "a &c, ten. fifteen years 90, l.
no more tu o. TtcugulXei there. 4 he disciplined
y Ice wink a, ruu sellinI. uoli ID .Nine. ctri
~ Hing. ani every Other vice. provided 90 noise
L. n.a.e a out tue INDULGENCE. ne Is the
bsc uoir of the night ue. of y Ilicemdn. \
murder week wa-a small average In other
time.. Vow We rarely near Of AN assault ,nd
10 Eth; disroMfO.f. hnri-nip. foul u, AMI
worse Ia 40 can ne . sly f1uut. out when tue
Volunteer flrs Department cied, aud uni
b is.er1us l. afe -ui-i tea.
90 lux up llliAtl = II 80 -flllArf rs r. lcn 3D.
ine Me,tsr9 mon lie o-rt d Cong ny. tue
| Itrud, U0iL iom.s, iiib.ait, SuN, ,ll ST. i.s-
| 4 "il 'Nl - 70 Wl nih a $. .ine intnN -
tiv fos oih's' ana u wouii ue "A rather % III
| cut "at.or fur Sew losA t d. without
u e.. n'i n-- nn.n go a. lot a ! an TO i've
TITS stn al section of Nm Gur t l. unue cesar,
/ "rte 1 i,n-tn. lne .ic~ Of the trieslapu
! uiacpiuc :, iIt--. ANT. y 900. WON 100 tur Post
/ Vhce couiinu ~ aud ourrou-. fr m the brit
/ II nt Composing rooms. through ths ste su-
| nea.ca a..l.meu,s 81 cal.,ts auIre.ort ts.doMu
H .T
dseper yet IA the eco" roluns vaults OF tue urr-s
rooms, cra-eiess Activity rcsus from 80 At uigat
I'll. louI ia tue inuONIus day.
From the square, SIT i-ht across the city, be-
tween tue ice iur. en-d riycr-. clear up to Canal
street. and peraaps as iaC a. fnnre street. wnat
De- iulhd In iAe WAY 81 lie, al ni-ntf Also
Oar driver, shout. Gus drivers follow IN, bad
| piscsdent, policemen patr ID, ucc ,siOueI pe1es
! tfihs zoos ,ni a. etcn uine., tle rum snops
wnas el-er Ana Walls tni-.wnen conn tfel VITA
the opposing tides 500 aud loJ, when all DAY
| long h the street and pack tue pyemensf Auso-
! litel, nothing. \ mt . r. % New \ ork l. AZ
! detu 10 II !. II n never been corn.
I.vA iiinte street w Jos .Oiy from Canal,
| W t"uei iiie III earnest. II 'tels afe uullhnt
| with gIs aud ~ isY with guests. Clrr,As b Ill
/ NE s'frrts. lhetr II constant pa,siug 80 ana
I r.. IN each si4e ~ bi"dd"y ihrrt are ihel-
/ tres, all u ca, ~ sat sh ~ 20 ARTIFICIAL lsuf.
/ Dful u lr-- iuuuline tue ni-nWay tnroulu inc
media 81 m"nF t'i"fed uo-u'-. titar stores.
cIues stu.,-, Ns-t its tufdut-. Il Wrf stores all
/ vice atcn tnAilAs t0r ca-tull. Uri-ut AID a o
/ tr.rtitr. NiIn 81 lurs Is I'd Il h-ht.
| Iusauc.. tAe AZ tHe'ny. lammauy Al al, sey raj
Lotel.. tne saiA iiselt' is W -.in-tIn. is LA
cuin. It's L.lasettc. IT. frOz.n tu4utlin. And its
! cnulcai sparrow house, unto witn Tue lluerii
display OF mani ip L - is. Tue iiequeu. COM
~. ai'l SONG + IA. h.. c,4pr,.- - ANA clr,
ava tue Instant MAlhiu- Ol Pr1.us ct people
/ To Impress tue opsoiy r. wttu tue cAistence Of
| HE. and a grea; ied. II II.
| Here Too ~ oe-lh L. Ina houses and homes.
lew streets to the fi-ut ana ielt are our board
~ houses, our hash iactons-. the dlrh and
/ drrsb aoodes irJm y nicI Young men aud
/ nialatu- -,t up aud git oIt $ ear. IN toe ven
| M- ip--'uie. Tue boarding IA Use s-clion Is