Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-28

Letter FROM New Fork.
New YoRK, July "a, 1885.
New York is undeniably dull but there are
a few people here yet. Today one of the ir-
repressible street gamins touched off pack
Of fire crackers on Barclay street. close to
broadway; for about one minute he danced
around in elee, then the horses began to
plunge and the drivers to swear, and the peo-
pie to gather; in the next minute blue
ceated man was taking long strides toward
the scene; exit small boy, demurely making
up Broadway, "didut do nuflin--it was that
other fellow" But Mr.. Policeman was too
quick for him his innocent look was naught
ana that boy got good licking for once in
his life. By this time fully five hundred pee
pie had gathered; total time of action, retreat
aud disaster, three minutes The same sized
crowd, or larger one, can be gathered by
any experimental person, in almost any part
OF this closely packed city, providing he
wants 10 risk the consequences.
New York has novelty and good one !
Namely, horse cars on Broadway. 1t seems
odd indeed to see the street without single
noisy, numbering "bus," or "stage" as they
used to call them. The change Is most
pleasant one and seems to give uni
versal satisfaction. For five cents you can
ride from the Battery TO Central Park up the
finest business street, all things considered, in
the world. Just now the business palaces OF
this stately street are festooned and draped in
every imaginable manner with emblems OF
mourning in respect to the memory OF Gen.
Grant. A special this evening announces
that the intermeut will be in Central Park.
The resources Of men have been taxed to the
utmost during the past two days 10 out-speed
their rivals in all the news concerning the
death OF this distinguished man. One paper,
tonight, thinks it has mourned long enough
and commences 10 crow, thus: brilliant sue
cess over all other papers. We were the first
to announce Grants death, the news being on
sur bulle in board al 500, one minute after
his demise. A special edition was printed
a. d on tn streets t'enty-fve minutes later
b ,nrs ahead If our contemporaries. Ours was
the best portrait" etc.. ct.
BY 10 a. IN. Wednesday, boys were selling
wretched wood cuts of Grant. Pictured, but
imaginary, representations OF the death-bed
scene, and, altogether, the scramble to
make money was disgusting. Bu,
then it was enterprisiug and the
printing presses Of New York are built for
business, you know, and the amount of i'm
agnatiou that is lying loose around these
New York printing presses is something ap-
palling.
Speaking earlier in the letter about the
Battery, did you ever go down there on a
summers EVENING" 1t is a long way from
Fifth avenue; You will not find many from
that street there, but tonight, for instance, the
Battery had all the way from FIVE to ten
thousand people with souls) there, and i,
would do you good to just sit and look at the
enjoyment present.
The Battery, as you are supposed to know
Is the jumping-of place of Manhattan
Island. On the west side Of its rounding
corner Is Castle Garden, remarkable for it4
ugliness. On the east corner is the u S
Barge Office, a new aud handsome granite
building, where cabin passengers from abroad
with their baggage, are landed. Between
these two lies the Battery, with broad grace
fully winding stone walks, with real grass
aud real trees on either side; and here on
every pleasant evening multitudes gather
TO listen to the fine music from
the stand, or sit and look around,
catching to themselves the fresh taste OF sea
air. 1t is delightful to see the pl, asure OF
the thrOng--children skate on rollers, and
chase each other merrlly over the smooth
walks; the young men promenade back and
forth with their maidens, or some
other fellows maidens; mothers
sit with little babes that never
see tree except here laborers in their labor
stained clothes dri * in rest from the air
and all can find something to look at with
pleasure. II you look south over the water
you can see the twinhliug light OF the har-
Dor entrance; the tort ou your left the ped
estal OF the great statue OF Liberty on the
right. Nearer to you the noisy tugs puff
away with the barges they are taking around
the city; and there goes swift steamer
loaded with people going to Coony Island !;
here IS swift sailing yacht, and there long,
clumsy ferry boat. IL you face the other way
yon see the brilliantly lighted trains of the
al" road curving toward their northern trip,
the electric lights of the great city, and the
people-lots OF them-and many of them
showing in their faces that lie with them il
up very steep hill. The fresh air they get here
must last them for twenty -four hours, and
the next eight or ten hours must be spent in
small crowded rooms, herdtd like animals,
with other people. The few of the thou ands
and tens Of thousands OF the lower part of
New York city that Can come to the Battery
do thoroughly appreciate il, and so would
many OF our Springfield people, of all classes,
greatly enjoy and be helped by a city park.
"Nonumen.sl Park" Is very nice, but trhe
small, Probably il will have to serve as our
park (small "p") for some time to come. 1t
is wise provision, however, In New York
CITY that plaDs such plel srre- pi WING ,o