Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-19
IN NEW ORLEANS.
A RAMBlE THROUGH THE LOWER
PART OF THE CITY.
Below Canal Street-A Place Where the
SiIht-Seer FOrgets He Is In America
New Orleans Graveyards-
ether Sights.
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new orleans GrASeyards-
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After you are comfortably ensconsed in
your quarters with your night-key in your
pocket you start out to see the town, and
there is more to see in New Orleans than any
town of its size We know of. There is popu-
lation by the census of 1880 of PIG, ,l40 1t
was founded in 17lS, and most of the houses
below Canal street look as though they had
been built that year. The surface Of the
streets are four feet below high water mark.
and the levee is higher than the town The
city has river frontage Of IA miles, and is
a mile and a half wide at the broadest place
The location is level and swampy, conse-
quently everything is built above ground.
There are no cellars or sewers, and wooden
tanks serve as cisterns. The deep street gut
ters are always carrying off a flow of dull,
dirty water.
Canal street is the grand dividing line be
tween upper and lower New Orleans All
below Canal is French, all above American.
Canal street Is q peculiar and handsome
street 1t must be nearly 200 feet in width,
with wide sidewalks on each side. In the
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four street car tracks and graced with shade
trees and green lawn. A row of electric
lights extend the entire length, and the
site Royal street. All street car lines start
and stop at the Clay statue. Canal street is
lovely by day and brilliant by night.
Sunday morning is the best time to do the
French market Take the levee cars or
vrol II, al tha Wbap
rive at the wharf you can see any kind of
a craft you ever thought Of United States
men of war, schooners, tugs, boats from all
southern rivers, and ships from all the world.
Go through the French market thoro ughly.
1t is not much to see. but a great deal to
miss; come out and 60 into jackson square,
the loveliest place in the city; see the bal
snced equestrian statue of Gen. jackson.
This is the original; the counterpart stands
in Lafayette square opposite the White
House in Washington
Pass then into the French cathedral, which
faces on the square between two public
buildings Go into the front door, stop long
enough to admire its wonderful beauty;
count the pillars and put it down OH card
and loose the card before you get home. If
the services are progressing and the church
SAo"ucAs oAA0 q iooA ~ tuc SouAoSslolhl
closets, 90 out the side door, step up the little
alley along the right hand side Of the build
ing to the door opposite the chancel, rush
boldly in; there may be twenty five or thirty
people engaged in prayer. but don't stop on
that account for there has been so many
obtrusive visitors here that the worshipers
do not enjoy their prayers unless somebody
is tramping over their feet Go across into
the opposite corner and see the lovely arti-
fetal landscape with little cataract Of real
water, q veritable Minnehaha-
Having done the cathedral, a few blocks
brings you to the Hotel Royal Take a look
at that and pass on Now then take a look
at the architecture. Did you ever see such
housess See that white one, four stories
high, with its lovely green porches, made of
fancy iron work at every floor, on all sides;
then see that one next door, one story high
with tile roof, and certainly not painted
since the Mexican war; see the green mould
on it. You are now in the French part of
the city. Here is sign; read it: "La Bon
A street sign at the corner reads:
Rue St LOUIS" another sign says
"Francais Ia Marchandaise," another.
Robe de Modiste," etc. You forget
that you are in America The architecture
is wohoerIuL houses tnat cost thousands OF
dollars stand next TO houses that Sanga-
mon county pauper would not live In. Neat
looking men, women and children emerge
from shabby looking houses. The scenery
Of Romany Rye and the Lights O London is
knocked out OF comparison, and after all,
the houses are not SO mixed as the popula-
Spanish Italians, Negroes,
Mexicans and Indians sun themselves, or
lounge and talk. All languages but that of
America seem to be spoken Even the ne-
groes talk French and Spanish at each other.
Elegant stores full OF rich novelties stand
next to little stores, where stove wood is re-
tailed at ten sticks Tor cents and cabbageS
are cut into four pieces and retailed to poor
families. At your feet the narrow dirty
street breathes forth contagion, and above
your head flaps the family washing.
Are You tired OF this part OF town. then
20 right on up Dumaine or Cont streets
and come out on Rampart, which runs at
right angles with Canal, to which it is
similar. Great palaces OF marble with
columns to grace the doors are seen on this
street; they have yards filled with orange
and other choice trees, and fences ten feet
high with locks and door bells on the front
gates They are private dwellings where
wealth and luxury doth abide, or did when
they were built Perhaps now they are
ylad 10 rent furnished rooms at IS day.
Here is the church of the dead 90 and s.,a
n Nov Won can 90 ON . l;ttIe snr,b,r .nd
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~ ouo " tn'" p'uM -'e" orieans
sFa"eyar"s' DuS you oetser go across, IL IL
. warm, and take the cars for the Spanish
fort You find the cars on Canal, block
Dr. two above Rampant When you get out
10 the Spanish fort don't forget to hunt for
the fort Tle landscape. the fish the bear
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DuI uun lo,so' W nhu 'ne iort "nich
might De easily overlooked
Another day take the steam cars on Canal,