The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-07
NeW YORK.
AN INTERESTING Descriptions
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/ NGw iuu., JUly 800. correspond.
once. EvrJyWlrH NH Ep, ia and
about this ur.ut commercial city,,
We Gud SOME new attraction ur
some wonderful achievement ~ man,
/ The great East River bridge, with IL,
! towering piers of massive granite, looms
up over housctnp aud stccplc, aud can
J hc seen at . great distance against the
4 blue slSy, The four Immense cables,
/ with a strcnth of l4,9,N tons "a each,
] swings high above the tullust nustS oi
! ships aud joins brooklyn with New
| York, II il u grand architectural mon
umCnt of 2, Mus, science, and bravery,
aud tho immense amount Of money at
| Sli,OOO,OO0. Cars compelled by station
cry engines convey passengers nrrnSr
| the bridge, or one can walk over for one
cent. We stood ON the bridge one cyo-
ening about dusk and watched The YES
sells pass under the bridge. and the pc"'
pie aboard seemed Ike spcckS Of black
and white from this great height,
| What magnificent view we
! had of the two cities, washed
on every side by either rivcr bay,
| sound or ocean, bearing on their spark
/ ling surface merchandise from every
iand! What q vast oppurtuuily tor
/ TRADE; vessels uu every side, from the
/ grcrr iron steamships down to the busy
/ little tugs, tnHi prupcls tho heavily
laden rlntl-huu.s In their destination.
| Hero come un old New Yorker, uu yu-
ginc hui,unr, Uud ono Of those good
noble hupr ", mon who are always
/ rruov Coz help iw,dry traveller.
"iiuw uu you 40, I"Nirduf,' hc
snunfIv cXciimcl We laughed and
rNchnugcd greetings, and finally uur
/ conversation turncd'on the topic OF COM
/ mcrcial enterprise and the fine harbor
4 nj the city.
. ayes, there are seventy peers on TIL
/ East River and SiNty-thrcc on the North
river. They ARE not IN very good cuudi-
. ton now, but the water line is 10 he cN-
/ tended some 100 feet and now piers huiit
/ ufsiuuC bulk heads
"rhn rents must bring good revenue
/ To the city" remarked.
"Well, they average now from S35,OO
to $4,000 year. That boat you see
coming belongs to the StOningtuu line.
There was Il competition for her berth,
and they bid S7O,O0O for it. The People,
| limo thcrc-thcrc j. one of the boats
now, the st. John-Shc cost about II mil
lion-wcll they own their own pier. |
suppose it is worth about $GOO,OOO.'
where othoSe immense stones come
from they are using over there ut that
pier; they must weigh several tons?' |
asked.
"ThCy are manufactured in the city
"Manul'acturcd? Those immense
stoncs!r'
"Ncs, everything can he manufactured
now days, from u stone pavement to II
Presidential candidate"
"rclcgram o'clock" shouted little
newsletter. "Will you have the World
or the Tribune" the boy inquired.
our friend selected the World, which
gave us to understand that hc was still
u Democrat. While looking over the
city our eyes caught sight of Printing
House Square, and turned the CONVERSE
ion ON the leading papers.
"Nou can't find lincr newspapers in
The world than We have in New York"
said our ipyit' companion. "No foreign
journals spend half the money we do in
| gctt'n nrH, rom ut over ciNiliH tupB.
\ , even hear about your water famine
in FcA.,, nc remarked while he nudged
one of our party.
"Wcll," i remarked, "New Workers
seem to think that Texas is wild, I'M
civilized place, but allow me to inform
YOU that we have all the latest improve
mcutS, and some OF the most beautiful
homes of the South, whore families
gather around their own iiresiLcS in
stead Of lpungng around clubs
ayes, New York is not city Of honest it
is a great place To make money, but pCu-
ne replied. "rhcrc goes one of the night
editors of the leading papers. Ills work
begins ut Il and will last till , tomorrow
morning, then the papers are ready for
distribution. You should see them
cJrtcd away in great wagons to the up
per parts of the city, and in large bags
totlie pOst-offir and before : o'clUcll You
can find them within radius of 100
mites on the breakfast table rs first
course"
"Ihe new post-oflice is massive
structure" | remarked.
Eyes il is built entirely OF granite,
iron, brick and glass. it has II frontage
on Broadway of 3lO feet, on Park Row
go feet and north front of 300 feet. To
give you an idea of the amount of work
lone in the post-otfice, just imagine l5O,-
100000 letters and packages received in
4 wear, distributed through carriers or
through the branch offices. Some of the
expert clerks have amazing memories,
and can recall 10000 names and ut what
part of the building they are delivered
at, or whether they are sent out ny car
iars or by the mail wagons. Accuracy
~ demanded, every error costs the clerk
a fine. They are being constantly tested,
and those who are the most expert are
rapidly promoted. The rules Of the office
are very strict, and no one is allowed to
use their box for improper purposes"
'I1uNt you Sttll lUt ptoi VI L u
kin, at Manhattan beach,"
$50 man, said our good friend" 81
don't like to go to the beach at night.
How did you like the display?'
"Wcll | must say il goes ahead OF
ANYTHING We ever saw in Texas. | wish
we could take il with us. 1t is large
setting of Chinese vessels on small ar
tilicial pond in lieu of the sea, with
scene of Pekin in the distance. The
night was dark, and rs the storming be-
gun, soldiers were seen at work and
soon the booming Of CannonS and sky
rockets illuminated the scene. The eff
feet was so grand and so realistic as to
carry one enthusiastically into the object
of rcprosentatio At last the city was
all aiiame, amid the cries of victory and
defeat. The display lasted about an
hour, and was certainly one of the finest
. Nominations we ever saw. AS we
came along through the crowd, Il small
boy asked his little sister, "Say, if all
the girls went to China, where would
the little girl. "Why to Pekin," said he.
Speaking of children, did you know
that am taking lessons in dancing, in
order to teach the little ones some
. pretty little steps to dance at the holt
day festivals. shall open II school
shortly after my return, for nothing
gives me more pleasure than teaching
Il little children.
"Well then you will be glad to hear
, that many little children have been sent
to the country around about, to the
, homes of farmers and villagers, who
, have extended to them an invitation for
two weeks. Every day car load OF
, these little raga-muifins are whirled
, away into the country to enjoy the pure
hearty food" added our friend. "Well
, you will please excuse me for the pres
: ent, and wish You a pleasant journey
: homeward," and away went the great