Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-09
ynE srrE AsD Irs sroaY.
a spot Associated With Memories %
WashtnxtsR, iisaststoa. AsneTs@n
and sehatIeF.


fpef. 4 at present At least something
very negriy like it. Ilsere - y RlTersIae
driVss-a superb siFetoa Of massdamizsa |
road, unexselied perhaps 10 asy city OF |
the land but ths park, - parks are
understood, isan iiInsioBsTy shiDR. fhls |
doubaless aeosnnss for the popular lRno-
ramos which unduestiensbiy EXISTS 10 70
iation 70 the plaes. Except among the
ownnrs Of carriages. IL Is doubtful II
one Ia ona hundred OF New fork's
inhabitants have had the faiutest idea |
vbsse or what kiSsrsids Park re-
sllyis-
she Park Department, al I3nd street, |
ffso which street.. II you are driving, |
you lnrn, Just before reechiaR the Had |
son dyer, into q broad roadway at |
psing where, on the left, there has been !
an obvious bat ill-Adyissd attempt Al an |
imxeinR boulsyard 6atranen. A curl
ousiv shaped plaza, which gives you the
IMPRESSION that . landscape 1arGensr
has bstn practising ''-sfeess," and has
been. sailed aWay before be h quite
doaa, hanks the Turnout OF 72od street
on the left, and on the right rise the
bYiak walls Of the old BloominRdaie
(no,r called the New YoFk" ~ Orphan
Asyiam. Tho drive II broad, magnin
cently vide, In fact, making room for
many carriages aad IN army Of fqnes
syiana. Il is besutifsh In tbs splondid
views Of tbs Hudson river, which u
furnishes you on yeur left, aud h In
mod stretches attractive IL you look %
the right, besauee Of the innumerable
picturesque buildings residences OF
priysfs eilizsns--whlsh line that side Of
she road. You AEs riding on the hlnff
Of The Huds0R--ihe First Mess" as
they would say In the Wcst-and the
visw of the river, alive With sailing
craft and steam vessels, IA entraneing.
AZ times the hlan widens out towards
tho west, and ~ tue road you are trav
ersing keeps Ia q straight course, there
In room for biia Of lawn between the
driva and the blah's edge. Ia one Of
thes8 UideniDgs. at point where sstb
street would be, we're II cut through, ats
4 fev circular beds OF bright oolored
how0fs, and a green triangle, Ia the
center OF which stand a sGlall brDr1s
statue OF Gen. Geo. Washington. which
was cast and erected by tue pennies OF
the public school children OF tue CITY
Before reaching tnis point In the driv-
you have crossed place where the bsuh
comes close ap against the road Say, anG
where from the oyefhaneing road yOn
are able 10 look down upon the brick
yards az 6Oth street asd see the sleeping
luRRets OF the river loading and unload
Ing NJ the old whaFy,ss. And then yon
cross wooden hriigs. and on your
riRtt see l1oinieR MP the walls OF the
Cakhotio Reform story for Women.
There ~ M teaih sent visW of tbs
Aedson nj this peint; the river ruling
away nofthward like great broad rio
hsn Of bus. Az s2ud street begins a
thfee feot high STONE vail. whicn sStrts
she western edge OF the drive like
braakwaler. II yoa aIight at auy spot
and look over the wall You sili Sec
thickly wooded side hall Running precip-
ltausly down toward tine railroad ira L.
u " practically animproved property,
and ~ would be diilicuit 10 imagine any
way that It conld be utilized by the res
iasnts Of New York for pleNsute seeking
pesspusee, bat il IL nevertheless inciuded
within the limits OF Riverside Park, aud
~. IN fact, about all Of Riverside Park
that there 10.
RssTDEScM AND zRNIsIsckScEs.
Yen are, meantime, ~ yoa travel
north, leaving upon your right hand
many Tine bulldogs worth more than
passing notice. ME-. Cyrus w Clarke
house, for ina.anee, sta Iika AsbaronlAl
castle IN grove Of nliekty lusiust trees.
and q hnuse. now bsloneing to John
brogsf. bat which vas built Years ago
by DAn Bryant Of minstrel fame, IL
met with little farther along. As
Ntnetyesixt street che Riverside drive
makes \ graceful sweep 10 acoou,nno.
date q capaciauii bead IN tho Hudson,
which IL knoRn A. Strikers bay. II
was here that the Egyptian olselisk was
lsadsd several years ago, and Il was
hars q good many years ago that there
was u famous road house known to
nufselnen as the maet deleclable spot
between Bulls Head add Spuyten Day.
vi. The old hostslfy IL weather stain
cd rheumatlc and riokety TO-DAY, aud
tnere 10 enahlsaoiled Upon lie faded clap
oaards the not over attractive legend,
/" Feser L. BeeenAs, lager bier" Al
une Hundred and ssecond street You
pass thr hne residence Of james A.
neeelng. The drive has Sidaned here
aboeiil sutaoissnisly 10 admit OF prass
piosss which sre saaauiched Id between
the eiavelly Roadway and the eastern
limits OF the park. On the left runs
continuously the stone vail and beyond
= We precipitoazl and animprUved river
After passing Cine Handred ana rhir.
sesnth street goa iind that the eastern
ana ui,stsFu boundaries ara rapidly an
pruachtnR each other. Tha ruadxay
nafroNN Quickly and steep decline Ia |
we fAes OF Tho coAntFy on yens left |
lssses yen upon . eealpaFatively narrox
naee. the edgps Of uhich ootae elassr
hna eia.af tssv~,her tns.s Raa rsaeh 10 |
coafsc OF time tiie end Of . hieh pFsaa
ensort, oo the noEth. srrsaa oat In =
vaaley below. Y sssnkAttAustllss On the
wSas 70 me hosAso1 RiwsF. eiklhay feet
below a. you stand 90 she edge o. tae
eanni on We esat = steep siAilting hiil
1ctseo WA sAantiesl and odd manner
hsnsse, over the roais Of whicth GA The
SECOND mesa, yoa tan see tha stsaiebt
Iins. eI we npsesn avenues. ard On TIE
jaNt travelled.
rms sEfs az rMx Tuata.
10 70 on thls pnbmailtosy that .he souoh
tor Gah Gsana N b he can@afv.cts.a. /,
te hl@ttsiual sali. la the enfnssst tasaN !
et IAe C4taseK ksx senator Fto,mx. j
Crsaeusr tslia rs history well. rms
rsrtiealar sSatisa at ktsensds PsFk
shiee cane under The coatS.a 81 m. |
faAk uommasanasFa Ia ls7l or ls-4
hsa loaE beea assaes sassi 9tth ne n.,a,,,. |
OF Ulafemont- Esrgy IN ths psU.eat /
eeHtaFy, Ard iitaed isstota tue lss, ss,s-
tary wAa closed. ~ufArNuaosass III ss~l's |
waa knewn viii lAset BY Wh,i m,v =. !
oaiaed The @tfiu nhaa u sn~ Oh q /
time." fAers Msra d namhes M s,s,n.
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ieland, notteesels sal4d S,rtksr'- R.x-9 /
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Nine,y 'afeh sasssss : wsetsawu's.a Tar
tier 40 The road. aad tAa kstsis,.n sass,. |
stotl. klaeSn ~ he ''St. Nseaalas'i stlll /
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q uas nfss oseas.s a. Eusst !, .s,.e ~ !
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