Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-10-13
Correspondence.
IN NE W YORK AND UP THE
HUDSON.

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EDITOR CITIZEN.-To me the New
York and Hudson are as charming as
ever Once every two or three years
like to visit and sail up that delight
full river l suppose that most people
know that in order to sail up the Hud-
son it is necessary TO visit first the
Metropolis of America, New York
City. the home of one million, three
hundred thousand souls, the richest
city in the United States, having with
in it some of the greatest men in relig-
ion and politics and also some of the
worst men in the republic. New
York surpasses any city that the wri-
ter has ever visited in its advantages
in reference to foreign and home trade
New York is built on Manhattan Is
land. which is at least IA miles in
length. The Hudson river flows along
the western side of the city into New
York Bay. which forms one of the
finest harbers in the world. The en-
trance into this harbor is through what
is called the "Narrows," about half a
mile in width, where nature, with art
combined, has formed a. fortifcation on
either side surpassed only by that Of
the British at Gibralter, making it i'm
possible for any hostile ship to pass
with safety into New York harbor
The visitor on entering New York
City will notice q circular building at
the extreme south end of the city.
This is Castle Garden, where all i'm
migrants are landed and where the
friendless are cared for until they find
friends or a place to work. Into this
place the writer was landed on the
29th of May, 1866, and in few hours
after took his first walk up Broadway.
But what change during those IA
years has came to the Empire City of
the great republic. 1t is true Broad
way looks about the same as it did
then. There is Trinity Church stand
ing on Broadway, looking down on
Wall street, the latter place being the
great money market of the United
States. We have been up in the
tower of Trinity before, but let US go
again. Climb up 283 feet, and as you
go up be sure to notice the belfry.
Here you see the chime-bells which so
often delight the visitor with those
solemn peals. At last you reach the
highest standing place, where, if the
day is clear, YOU get view that pas
ses description. A city of one million,
three hundred thousand souls beneath
your feet Across to the east is
Brooklyn. the third city in rank in the
United States. Across the Hudson is
Jersey City Whatever way you
look you can see far beyond the city.
You see villages, stately mansions, to-
gether with bays anu rivers, present
ing one of the finest views that the eye
of man can behold. North of Jersey
City is Hoboken. Look to the ex-
treme north, and near to the Hudson
river there is Weehawken. 1t was
there that General Hamilton fell in a
duel with that notorious politician,
Colonel Burr. They met at that place
on the 1lth of July, 1904, and Hamil-
ton fell dead at the first shot.
Only passing word can | give to
the High Bridge, Bay Ridge, Green
wood, Prospect Park, Coney Island,
Manhattan Beach. Tomorrow we
must visit Central Park, see the Obe-
lisk or Cleopatra's needle, old enough
for any one to look at, as it is only
$500 years old. Here we are once
more in Central Park The Obelisk
;e ha oanfra of aftraotion IN a Iit+Ia
hill near the Museum of Art it is to
be placed. Men are busy at work
but neither Jew nor Gentle dare come
near to see | was told none have
been allowed within the sacred en-
closure since the first stone came from
Egypt The corner stone is not yet
laid. 1t is to be laid on the I'd of
October by Jesse b. Anthony, Grand
Master of the Fraternity of Free Ma
sons, and a grand display both of Ma
sons and Knights Templar will take
place.
UP THE HUDSON
The Hudson river IS about three
hundred and twenty-five miles in
length, and for beauty it's banks are
unsurpassed by any river in the Unit
ed States. The Hudson is the most
historic and classic river in America
shall not weary my readers by tell
ing them when and by whom the
North river, as it is sometimes called,
was first discovered. propose to re-
fer to thetowns and villages as we can
see them from the deck of the Albany
steamer--The western bank of the
Hudson is guarded by the Palisade
rocks. They presenta perpendicular wall
some places as high as five hundred
feet We must pass by many places
of interest as we go up the river, but
we must not pass by that historic
town on the east bank Of the Hudson,
twenty-six miles from New York
This is where we are going, like thou
sands Of other loyal American citizens.
This is Tarrytown, so famed in the
history of the American revolution, as
the place where Paulding, Williams
and Van Vert arrested Major Andre.
The centennial anniversary OF his cap
ture is to take place to-day (Sept. 22d,
1s80) Tarrytown is a living mass of
humanity about $4,000 civilians and
10000 soldiers were present. Seldom
in the life of man is he permitted to
see such grand parade.
The Hon. Samuel j. Tildon occu
pied the CHR He looks quite feeble,
but the citizens Of New York seemed
to be very proud of him. Prayer was
offered up by Rev. Alexander Van
Vert, a son of one of the captors.
The historical grafton was by Hon.
Orlando Is. Potter and the Grafton by
Hon. Chauncey M. Depew. A grand |
concert is to be given this afternoon
and tonight the display of fire works
is to surpass anything that even New