New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-26
GLANCE AT NEW. YORK FEATURES.

them an idea Of the city. which in its shape an" S"
was different from thing they had previously s'ei ~
reoured means OF OcOmGticn, facilities OF "Ppr"o" INV
methods OF administration that hcy considered novel
| Count de I.,sscps quick To nOtlcc every p''"'
! I'm what was shown him, and commented WIN Su'P'i
and comiGeudation much that ne saw
Arcra O'Clock breakfast n the Windsor liotel-upon
ro of which ;hc French fag has been displayed IN
ms honor since his arrival Count de Le'se' was re'uy
In receive the members OF committee oi The clV en-
eiucers and otlers vino to be of the cXcur''on
Marty Iv haIfpast 10 they had all arrived ana Assem-
blcd in the eeepion-room, az the Fifta'e ana fo'
stvcnthsi. corner OF tho hotel IhcIc Wcfe' p's"o'
! Count de Lcsscps and Countess de LesNepS' Tue
| members OF his party, Lieutenant /" " d.
WISE Herr j. Difks and Mc~sicurs j. D'uz'u'''
chief engineer of the surz Canal; T. Bouan' A. COW
! reux Danprat and Galay; the committee oi the ''H
Engineers soceiy-OcIaSc Chanutc, vice-preSId'h''
Jonn Bogart, secretary Major C. W Dresser D. d. H.
Croes Charles Macdonald J.. Il. Andrews; Nathan Al'
plcton Of Boston. aud several ladics-AiIs hooDlhg'
wife of the ciei engineer of the Eis River Bridge ME-
Borart Mrs Chnnutc. Mrs walter kac, Miss Andrews
! Mrs Macdonald and Mrs. Dresser. At IL O'Clock the
rarty started from the hotel on foot ana went up run
ave to F.fiotst where they turned Go"n ana Went -
the ftieth street station OF the metropolitan EeNa'e"
| Railroad. Here they were received 10y Jose T. ue
Navarro Walter Katie. chie engineer Of The road Gen
eral Horace Porter ana DR.. Hufus IL Gilbert special
! train that had been waiting at Fny-nnthst was run
down to the station, and tine party was soon on the way
10 the terminus OF the road at one huudredand ity-
| Anh-st The engineers explained 10 the visitors The
construction Of the road dwelling upon the engineering
problems that had 10 be met aud solved for the hfss
fine and from the platforms pointed the objects OF
interest about which guests seemed very desrous
Of learning Count De Lcsseps expressed himself as de-
lighted with the road. It's novelty, It's convenience and
It's attractive appearance in the country" In the
| city," he SAID 81 do not like H." When the curve
| was reached at Onehundrcd-ondtcn he was
| al III a1m rat 10 Americana q
people," he said "Tis IA audacious - Large mnpr Of
the city brought into the and the OF the
elevated system closely studied, and the pro-
gross OF the excursion was followed upon 1t with inter
| est
On the arrival at the terminus the train deserted
for look at High Bridge Washington Height. and the
| Harlem River which Herr Dlrks the Dutch engineer,
viewed with affection for s names sOke. The incoming
Trains Illustrating the arrangements Tor making up
trains the locomotives also rccrivcdattcn
ton on the return TIP down town the TOute tab,
through Nntnave.. where the stil remaining portions
OF the old road and the substitution OF the heavier struc
,re now used enabled the TO the elevniod
structure In three forms OF Development Whom the
train reached South Ferry all went out To starn'a pa
ylon 10 take OF the ferry system ana 10 tnc
nlaces OF Interest visible that point. The for
the Barholdi Statue or Liberty Brd!oes Island was
obseryed with feelings 10 which Count de LesseVs gave
| no expression.
A second tram was provided for the East side trip.
|
loft II and descended the office of the Brooklyn Bridge
enrineers where they were received by Colonel W II.
Paine who met them the train. G. G. Martin. Francis
ColhngWood = H. Probasco and George ". McNuliy. Of
the engineers and Henry &. Murphy, j. :. l. Straua-
! ham, John T. ANEW and John q. DAVIS, Of the bridge
trustees The plans and elevations Of tie bridge were
examined and then lunch was served; IN inspection OF
the bridge followed Elaborate notes oi the bridge
taken by the foreign engineers. and Cout dc Le-srps
mnGe particular inquiries to The mcasurcmrn oi Tie
masonry He was much inter- 4ei IN learning the height
Of tbe towers THAT s. WITHIN feet" Inc sand The
highest cut In the Chagres Canai-214 feet" The vi-w
OF the bridge taken from tho masonry work for
| the approach, nj Cherry and Dovcrs;s., which was
reached by iGbOriOu5 climbing up the wooden stairs.
Some party veninrod along the footpath to the
top OF the tower the Newiork side hut Count de
esseps did not and the time at their disposal did nor
admit OF crossing the river.
II am tod "stid Count dis I.sseps that many thou
saud ve have crossed mat md that hrco
fonrihs them were women. Now, don't doubt that
You owe his brdse 70 the women 1t never woGd have
been butt but for them 10 cross on me pr"gr,st 9r
woman and the progress Of civilization 20 hand In hnnd
Such an enterprise never could nave b.ea undertaken
III an Oriental country. H. TIE East they have two legs
one l- nsn aud one is woman. Bat they Keep woman
nonncrd he u1ronry ~ the p,rs approaches
"biggrr thing than even hi- Hopo,rl dan for th@
vim wir,. said thI; the c&pti'ncs WIN su! cables
in Europe had been t1a thy were sometimes octc'.-
or,tcd hv chemical action ana that ~ G-ut micro
SEQ, examination would be Important 10 bc OF
| the unimrarcd condition oi the cables
When the descent made from The iIids'. tNo Erie
| Railway transfer coaches were ioIni Whiting 10
Iale The party across city The Pavon1 F'ry. for
an hspcctlon gram elevator ana the p,ts. aul
70 the city from the water On the way tcy Stopped
the fgc cugnc mouse at ChaGb'rs auG Ccuirrst-,
where the working, of the system we're cabordtly CX-
planned In French by Captain DeyTrt Of Engine G m,
pAny No 4 An alarm was sounded, tu show The skil OF
inc men and The .,ige9ec Of me h%T.es an exnioI-
hle!" said Count de bosScpS " hiagnihquel" rad the
Countess. In response to an offer 10 repent the eNhi5
! ion. IheIo cnorus OF "cncore! More open de-
Hight shown heie than at any tlhng that had been
| seen.
made to The foot Of Twenty hIS al d the members
Of tine party were driven 10 the Itth Avenue Hotel All
went M TO tho balcony except Count do Iesseps, who,
accom- panied by Captain Dcyre Of Tie Department.
10 the tirealarm box Fltihayc aud after
hearing explanation Of tnc woIkn OF the alarm, he
pulled the spilng large crowd had collected. many
Of whom locke cngcrIy about to fire
The party on the bacony watched IN excitement
appearance the with th"ir watches in their
hand. to take the Ilne In one minute thleot-bttalon
brennan was seen across the PARK ia hs wagon urging
me horse down Madisonh'c. at salop' ana ~
Engine No. II arrived hrri, from Eighteenth
Gnaricrs and had q stream plaTins in Tic street in
two minutes ana quarter from the sounding OF tlc
and arrived together IN three minutes. c',acly toll
| lowed by Hook amt Ladder Companies Nos. aud -.
pressed his qualification In unmcRsured terms lie c1
pressed desire to SEQ tne sepropcins steam fire en-
To show tho visitors model New-York residence,
sou, at No ca Last Thirty ourtha, whcn has been re-
Gently built win n1ny novel imnroyrmsInls, en- Afier
Hotel, with the iuentiog OF spending quiet evening
| after the fhtigur OF tue day.
During the evcuug, however, the time OF Count de
| Iesscps was occupied with many visitors Mr. Cha
nute Of tho civil engineers dncd with hiui and among
| those who called in the evening prom
inent official OF tho Panama Railroad. Nathan
Appleton. Mr.. Hurtado and others Tue copver-
| satOn about the Panama Railroad led Count
de Lesseps to 1RlDUSE reporter that the build
ing tho canal certain 10 assure to the road in
rather thau decrease OF business arguing from
| the Cfec, OF the SueZ Canal upon tho business OF
! the Port said Railroad. He said that its
| business had increased threefOld. He thought
the Canal would resn In the formation OF villages aud
even on the Isthmus aud the road would benefit
from these.