The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-28
The Most Crowded Corner in

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America.
A New York reporter, Witnessing the
huge crowds OF people who surge past
tho corner Of Broadway and Fulton
street, in that city, set himself 10 count
and carefully estimate the number Of
people who pass that locality in twenty.
four hours time. and puts the total al
225, OOO-more than the number Of in.
habitants Of a large-sized city. When
it is taken into consideration that less
than a century ago that particular local,
ity was considered n of the outskirts
OF the young metropolis, the figures
given are a fair exponent OF the wonder.
full growth OF the city-it being now
considered far down town. He says
From midnight till one a. m. people are
passing at the rate Of about twenty-five
a minute, or ], 800 an hour. In the next
hour, from n to two, the number is
slightly smaller, being about twenty a
minute, or $4,000 foftthe hour. These
are all miscellaneous people, some in
tent upon business, some after pleasure,
most OF them walking, but some riding
in wagons, and q few In carriages. From
two TO three the number is still less,
about twelve a minute, or 100 in the
hour. The hour from three 10 four il
the dullest OF the whole twenty-four.-
The average is about ten persons a min.
ute, or only coon the whole hour. Then
the figures go up rapidly. From four
to five the average is about thirty O
minute, or 1900 in the hour. From
five to six the working people and early
clerks come along at the rate of fifty q
minute, 5000 in the hour. From six to
seven, more clerks, more working peo-
pie, people after early trains, people
from Brooklyn, from Jersey City, from
Staten Island, at the rate OF eighty O
minute, 1900 to the hour. This mum
Der is only slightly increased in the hour
between seven and eight, about ninety to
the minute, $500 to the hour. Between
eight and nine the number goes up like
a rocket to 175 a minute, a total Of TO-
500 in the hour. Between nine and ten
it is safe to put the number at $50 to the
minute, $1,000 to the hour; at least
ven-tenths of them going down town.
In the next hour, from ten TO eleven,
the number settles back to 200 q minute,
$4,000 an hour, and there it remains,
without much change, for the four hours
that lead up TO three o'clock in the af.
ternoon. The hour between three and
four in the afternoon is the busiest OF
the day. In that hour it is only aques.
ton OF how many people can crowd past,
walking, in stages, and in carriages
Both the Broadway sidewalks are black
with people, and so are those in Fulton
street, the people rushing past the cor
ners at the rate of fully 400 to the min.
ute, giving q total of twenty-four thou
sand in this single hour. It seems
almost impossible that $4,000 should
make their way past these corners
in an hour, but the tide sets in all
four directions, north, south, east and
west, principally, of course, north and
east, people going up town and to Brook.
lyn. From four to five about 300 a
minute is the average, or Is, 900 in the
hour. From five to six the number is
much the same as in the previous hour.
From six to seven there is a slight fall.
ing of, about $50 to the minute being
the average, or $4,000 in the hour. In
the next hour, from sever to eight, the
number decreases still more; not more
than 200 a minute pass the corners, 49,
600 in the hour. From this point TO
midnight the numbers steadily decrease,
unless something unusual swells the
crowd, such as the arrival at the Battery
OF one OF the Rockaway excursion boats,
and these extra crowds are not counted.