The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-18
NEW YORK LETTER.
The Trip From wsshiD gtoD--Looking Over
the Great City-A Trip Through II
aud what Was seen

vanis, Delaware and New Jersey. / came
by the Pennsylvania Road as far as Eliza
beth, and there took the New Jersey Central
10 PIsiDfeld. / learn that there is an in
ferssting rivalry between the PsnnsylVanis
Road and the Baltimore and Ohio. The
former does not allow the latter to 60 into
Philadelphia on its lines; so tina. tbs Balti-
more and Ohio directors are constructing a
new road nearly parallel with that OF their
rival, and 70 pass into Philsdeiphia. Both
are now trying to get possession OF the New
Jersey Central.
Plaiufeld, where stopped few days, ia
beautiful little city Of 1900 inhabitants
about twenty miles from New York. have
heard it spoken of several times as "a city
OF homes" and so 1t Is. for a great many
men live there and do business in New York,
As the trains run on an average OF one every
fifteen minutes, morning and evening.
There are none OF those prim rows OF houses
IN Plainheld which one gets 80 tired OF see
ing in towns and cities both West and East.
/ saw no great castles there, either. ALI the
houses are good sized and comfortable, and
there is M sir Of thrift which is very pleas
ing. While there I visited for the FIRST time
built in 17sS, and Is Just rs it was at that
time. There is no paint on the inside, the
walls, ceiling, floor and benches being bare.
The men, several of them with their hats On
set on one side of the room, while the
women, in their quaint costumes, occupied
the other side. We sat for about an hour
perfectly still; then sweet-fsceG old lady
rose laid aside her bonnet repeated q verse
or so from the Bible, commenting upon
them IN q few impressive words, and then
sat down, put her bonnet on, and every.
thing was as still as before. Presently, an
cd man stood up and offered bis hand to the
Friend next to him, whereupon every one
in the house began shaking hands with
evrey one else, saying, How does thee do
toGayf
From Plainield L came to New York. On
the way crossed Newark Bay, en- whal is
said to be the longest railroad bridge in the
world. At jersey City We lefs the cars. and
t0oE the Hodson River ferry 10 New York.
People on the ferry boat were quite excited
over a steamer that was just coming in, hop
ing it might be the Alaska, which was then
SIX days over due, and which Usually makes
ths pGsssge in seven Bat it proved to be
the City OF Chester. We learned afterward
ocean; and it was relief to read the next
day that the Alaska came in safely.
must tel. OF some OF the sights | have
seen in thia great metropolis.
We went Ole 10 top o. TIC
Equitable Life Insurance Building on
broadway; this on account o. its height and
commanding view, hiss been selected
ss one Of the signal stations, which
iediestes the condition and proba-
position. we looked over what seemed to be
perfect sea of houses We saw Staten
Island, Governors Island, and the little
slsnd where the foundations are being laid
for the Bartholdi statue; the buildings OF
D. /. 49,
Tribune, and many others which can not
recall now.
We then went across Brosdwsy TO Trinity
Church, where DR.. Morgan Dix breaches. It
is an immense structure, and the old grave
wards on either side, with their old.fashioned
stones, looked very odd.
Passing down Wall street from Broadway,
We looked in at the Stock Exchange rooms,
where the transactions cover so many mill
ions, and saw in trent of the Treasury build
ing the fine, large statue OF George Washing
ton, which has been erected within year:
he is standing, and there is real majesty in
his splendid figure and stately bearing. This
statue is on the very spot where he stood
when he took the oath es first p. esident OF
the United States.
We visited the new Postoffice, the Court
House and City Hall. There is an in
terestirg and rather amusing fact In
regard 10 this elegant City Hall. The
bailding is entirely of white marble except
u Q back, which is of brown sandstone; be-
canse st the time it was built il was thought
q needless expense to have portion hat
would never be seen of white marble. But
now, no doubt to the surprise OF those who
planned II, If any OF them are alive, by far
The larger psrt of the city is behind the City
Hall. Near the City Hall park is qaite
Newspaper centre; the offices OF the rimea,
Herald, World, Sun aud Post are al there
and very near together.
We crossed over the Brooklyn Suspension
Bridge, which is the largest span in the
world, and it was indeed wonderful to look
DOWN and see no supports under as only
houses or water.
The city of New York is nearly triangular
n shape. We took the cars one day on the
elevated road near the point OF the triangle,
went along one side out beyond Cennal
Park, passed along the hypothenuse in q
borse car took the elevated road again on
he other side and In about an hour and q
half from the time We started found our
selves at the Battery, which is the extreme
point of the triangle, thus completing the
circuit. Here We saw Castle Garden where
al the foreigners land, which, with the
vicinity round about. Is quite rough place
now, though / was told that this
Used 20 be the most fashionable
Vsrt of the city, and that Jenny Lind sang
Ia the Castle Garden building when she
esme 10 this country.
To one riding on the elevated roads for the
irst time, tbs sensation is q peculiar one.
IT seems dangerous TO go whiZzing through
the air right over the hoTse-csss and people
down II the streets, and 1t is rather curious
10 De able TO look right in at peoples second
or thi.d story windows
In Central Park we saw the obelisk, or
Clsopatra's needle, ss it used 10 be called IN
history; bat after seeing the Washing
ton Monument, the obelisk looks quite med
crate While az tho Park We visited the
Metropolitan Art Museum, and I can not
begin 10 tell of all the interesting aud won.
derful things We saw there; old tapestries
old pottery. old statues, and paummses who
lived and iourished five or six or ten hun
cred years B c. gszsd at US from their glass
cssss. 1 saw there the original cast that was
made OF Washington's face alter desth